Captured by a Laird by Margaret Mallory

A really enjoyable Historical Romance.

It was an interesting take on what Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus' sisters life was like.

I did get annoyed with David. He expected Alison to trust him when he made it clear he didn't trust her and would not explain anything.

The Triple Hoax - Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: Book 57

Aunt Eloise Drew invites Nancy, Bess, and George to New York to help a friend who has been swindled out of a sizable sum of money. There the girls see a performance of the Hoaxters, a magicians' group, who stun their audiences by clever sleight of hand tricks. Because the magicians temporarily remove people's wallets and handbags, Nancy feels the actors aren't above suspicion. Her hunch is borne out and a whirlwind chase ensues

You know right away who the guilty party is. The story is how will Nancy catch them and prove it.

The Photograph by Penelope Lively

Glynn discovers a photograph of his beloved late wife in a cupboard. It is marked -destroy do not open. But open it he does and discovers he may not have known her heart at all.

This does a good job of showing each person's point of view.

But I didn't like any of the main characters. They were all to self involved. Glynn was to involved in his work. Polly cared more about how this inconvenienced her than anything else. Polly had no sympathy for her mother.

The only glimmer I saw was Elaine recognizing how a kinder sister would of reacted to a childhood incident and letting that effect her judging of a gardening contest.

The Secret in the Old Lace - Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: Book 59

A nice mystery. The set up with the contest was a bit contrived. But it was fun.