I love dual timelines and this one has two gripping stories. Jazz Age Chicago with its dancers and bootleggers was a brilliant trip into the past. The story of a young scholar researching one of those dancers gets a much different story than the one he expected. Sooo good.

Did you ever read a book that left you hungry? This cozy thriller—is here such a thing?—introduced me to a White House chef married to a Secret Service agent. She‘s the target of a terrorist plot. The results? Page turningly delicious! With recipes at the end. I‘ll be looking for more of this author‘s books. Soon as I get out of the kitchen.

My weekend reading. Piper Huguley‘s new book from Hallmark and historical novels by Denny S. Bryce and Sarah Woodbury What‘s on your list?

Do you aspire to write novels? LIbbie Hawker‘s slim how-to book offers an ingenious way to plot your story so that readers keep turning pages. Love this book.