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Name of Book: First Crush Last Love Author: Elizabeth McKenna ISBN: 9781548371739 Publisher: 2017 Type of book: First crushes, second chances, domestic abuse, 1980s, 1990s, homosexuality, high school, friendship, high school reunion, marriage, stalking, child abuse Year it was published: 2017 Summary: Remember your first crush? How your heart raced and your cheeks flushed whenever you saw him? Jessie Baxter does, and it’s happening again. Ten years ago, despite her best efforts, Lee Archer wanted to be just friends. Now, he wants more, but Jessie's still recovering from a psycho ex-husband. Can she learn to trust again and make her first crush into her last love? Elizabeth McKenna’s latest novel will have you remembering the angst of high school, the grief of a failed relationship, and the happiness of true love. Characters: Main characters include Jessie, Lee Archer and Billy. Other characters such as Jessie's and Lee's best friends are there, but ...

Name of Book: Venice in the Moonlight Author: Elizabeth McKenna ISBN: 9781492720195 Publisher: Self published Type of book: 1753, Italy, mystery, murder, carnival season, Venice, romance, matchmaking, secrets, money, leaders, playboy, Giacomo Casanova Year it was published: 2013 Summary: After her husband’s untimely demise, Marietta Gatti is banished from the family’s villa by her spiteful mother-in-law. She returns to her hometown of Venice and her only kin—a father she hasn’t spoken to since her forced marriage. Her hope of making amends is crushed when she learns she is too late, for he recently has died under suspicious circumstances. Grief-stricken, Marietta retraces her father’s last night only to discover someone may have wanted him dead—and she may be next. When the prime suspect turns out to be the father of the man she is falling in love with, Marietta risks her future happiness and her life to avenge the death of a man she once hated. Elizabeth McKenna’s...