★★★★☆ Maggie D'Arcy is back in a solid sequel to The Mountains Wild that confirms (for me) that Sarah Stewart Taylor is for real!

★★★★☆ A thief with a wry sense of humor is reluctantly paired up with a badass female knight on a quest to save the knight's queen.

★★★★☆ When the matriarch of the famous Delaney tennis family goes missing, family dynamics and long-held grudges are on full display.

★★★★☆ When Lore Perseous makes a deal with the goddess Athena, she is thrust into the middle of a once-every-seven-years event.

★★★★★ A “one last job” crime caper that ends up with a lot more depth and character development than expected. It's outstanding.

★★★★★ Years after her cousin's disappearance, detective Maggie D'Arcy is asked to consult an a case with eerie similarities.

★★★★★ Part Seabiscuit, part palace politics, part commentary on societal boundaries and castes -- this novel was great on multiple levels.

★★★★★ An old friend desperatly needs Lillian's help caring for her kids. There's one catch, though: when the kids get upset, they catch fire