Having read the first two books in the series, I was looking forward to reading The Burden of Hate. I’m not sure how much a new reader to this book as a standalone would enjoy it, but I certainly did. The Burden Of Hate Book Title: The Burden of Hate (An Annie Collins Mystery) by Helen StarbuckCategory:  Adult Fiction (18+), 216 pagesGenre:  MysteryPublisher:  Routt Street PressContent Rating: R. Several explicit sex scenes, profanity, medical scenes How far would you go for someone you love? How much hate would you need to commit murder? Revenge. Hate. Fear. Not exactly traditional wedding gifts. But when convicted killer Ian…

I’m always drawn to read Irish stories. A Rush of White Wings revolves around Irish immigrants to the USA. A Rush Of White Wings The best journey brings you home. Boston, 1849. Shattered by the devastating loss of his wife and children during the Irish famine, Sean Deacey has given up on love and happiness. So when he rescues an infant from an immigrant shipwreck, he gives the orphaned babe to his sister Kathleen and her husband. They raise the boy as their own – until Ailish Sullivan arrives two years later claiming the child is her last living relative…

Weekend Pass packs a lot into fewer than two hundred pages. The dialogue never stutters. The writing is tight and clean and elegant with hidden depths that give pause for reflection and thought. It covers important, difficult themes in a compassionate, humanist way. It was an absolute pleasure to read. Recommended, TheBookBag.co.uk Weekend Pass Who can forgive a mother who poisons her eight-year-old son? Even if it was an accident. Tasha thought she had everything under control – her family life, her career as a nurse – until her son got into her stash of painkillers. Now, during her first…