White OleanderWhite Oleander is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way. It is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, their selfish love and cruel behaviour, and the search for love and identity. Astrid has been raised by her mother, a beautiful, headstrong poet. Astrid forgives her everything as her world revolves around this beautiful creature until Ingrid murders a former lover and is imprisoned

the potential couple is the talk of the campus

not a whisper of wind

With celebrities showcasing them on social media (step forward Kendall Jenner Hailey Baldwin and Bella Hadid) micro tattoos are a major trend

Garry is a brilliant

it's an excellent book for returning to again and again - for children and adults

This latest Sweetwater Springs installment features a heartfelt holiday romance between a down-on-his-luck Christmas tree farmer and a woman with plans to bring the merriment back to their town

Regretfully

Joyce reminds us that

this one is often happy and sometimes sad

impressive landmarks

But trouble is on its way

"Paula Quinn captures the heart of the Highlands" (Monica McCarty