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Keeping Time, a novel, Stacey McGlynnDaisy Philllips is tired of being treated like an old lady. Sure, there was that incident with the lawn mower and the mud. And she did get trapped at the top of a ladder. But that doesn't make her incapable of living on her own, as her son Dennis seems to think. Now Dennis is pushing her to sell the family home in Liverpool and move into a retirement community. To make matters worse, her best friend is going away for the summer and the new boss at the library politely informed her that her services as a volunteer are no longer needed. Is it any wonder that Daisy is feeling distressed?But the unflappable Daisy won't go down without a fight. What she needs to boost her spirits is an adventure. A long forgotten watch found in a box in the basement provides the perfect start. The watch belonged to her first love, an American soldier stationed in England during World War II. With a decades old Brooklyn address as her only clue, Daisy embarks on a trip to New York City with plans to track him down and return the valuable keepsake and maybe get a peek at the life she might have had.But first there's a haphazard family reunion where she meets and settles in with her colorful American cousins on Long Island. Elizabeth is the harried, working mother who's engaged in a fashion battle with one of her five sons. Richard, her attorney husband, might be taking his enthusiasm for the game of darts too far. And their sullen teenage son is on the brink of failing his final exams. Though Elizabeth can barely keep up with the life she already has she eagerly jumps on board with Daisy and her quixotic quest, determined to help Daisy find her long lost love, an adventure that hold surprises for all involved.The Boleyn Inheritance, Philippa GregoryThree Women Who Share One Fate, The Boleyn InheritanceAnne of ClevesShe runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother and her abusive brother to a throne whose last three occupants are dead. King Henry VIII, her new husband, instantly dislikes her. Without friends, family or even an understanding of the language being spoken around her, she must literally save her neck in a court ruled by a deadly game of politics and the terror of an unpredictable and vengeful King. Her Boleyn Inheritance: accusations and false witnesses.Katherine HowardShe catches the King's eye within moments of arriving at court, setting in motion the dreadful machine of politics, intrigue, and treason that she does not understand. She only knows that she is beautiful, that men desire her, that she is young and in love, but not with the diseased old man who made her queen, beds her night after night, and killed her cousin Anne. Her Boleyn Inheritance: the threat of the axe.Jane RochfordShe is the Boleyn girl whose testimony sent her husband and sister-in-law to their deaths. She is the trusted friend of two threatened queens, the perfectly loyal spy for her uncle, the Duke of Norfork, and a canny survivor in the murderous court of a most dangerous King. Throughout Europe, her name is a by word for malice, jealousy, and twisted lust. Her Boleyn Inheritance: a fortune and a title in exchange for her soul.The Boleyn Inheritance is a novel drawn tight as a lute string about a court ruled by the gallows and three women whose positions brought them wealth, admiration and power as well as deceit, betrayal and terror. Once again, Philippa Gregory has brought a vanished world to life with her intelligence and page turning best.One more book I'd like to mention: Teach Yourself Visually Microsoft Windows 7, The Fast and Easy Way to Learn, Paul McFedriesSee you at Rylander!