I enjoyed Nicole Baart's most recent book, not yet published, and found I have her other two. I hope to get to them soon.
Where He Left Me by Nicole Baart
Nov. 4, 2025; Atria Books, NetGalley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Sadie Sheridan, in a remote cabin in the Northern Cascades, is left bewildered and frightened when her husband Felix did not come home one evening. Left alone with winter storms raging, she must fend for herself in the rustic home. When a teen and a young boy, Henry and Fin, show up in her backyard, she takes them in, nursing Finn to better health as he has a raging fever and communicates only by signing.
Sadie suspects they have run away from an abusive environment and home, but gradually relies on Henry, who is accustomed to living in the woods, to help them survive during the relentless winter storms.
These two dire situations - Felix's unexplained absence, and the strange boys who come into Sadie's home during harsh winter storms- leave Sadie with more than enough on her hands. The setting, atmosphere, and characters in the novel are unique and challenging. Sadie is a sympathetic but struggling character in her environment.
How the story develops and unfolds is interesting and gripping. The added suspense toward the end gives a thrilling ending to the book.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Sadie Sheridan, in a remote cabin in the Northern Cascades, is left bewildered and frightened when her husband Felix did not come home one evening. Left alone with winter storms raging, she must fend for herself in the rustic home. When a teen and a young boy, Henry and Fin, show up in her backyard, she takes them in, nursing Finn to better health as he has a raging fever and communicates only by signing.
Sadie suspects they have run away from an abusive environment and home, but gradually relies on Henry, who is accustomed to living in the woods, to help them survive during the relentless winter storms.
These two dire situations - Felix's unexplained absence, and the strange boys who come into Sadie's home during harsh winter storms- leave Sadie with more than enough on her hands. The setting, atmosphere, and characters in the novel are unique and challenging. Sadie is a sympathetic but struggling character in her environment.
How the story develops and unfolds is interesting and gripping. The added suspense toward the end gives a thrilling ending to the book.
Genre: mystery and thrillers, women's fiction
Description:
Juniper Baker had just graduated from high school and was deep in the throes of a summer romance when Cal and Beth Murphy, a childless couple who lived on a neighboring farm, were brutally murdered. When her younger brother became the prime suspect, June’s world collapsed and everything she loved that summer fell away. She left, promising never to return to tiny Jericho, Iowa.
Genre: women's fiction
Description: Years ago, Gabe’s birth mother requested a closed adoption and Jessica was more than happy to comply. But when her house is broken into and she discovers a clue that suggests her estranged husband was in close contact with Gabe’s biological mother, she vows to uncover the truth at any cost. A harrowing story of tenacious love and heartbreaking betrayal
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