Review: The Dilemma by B.A. Paris

Title: The Dilemma Author: B.A. Paris Published: June 2020, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  It’s Livia’s fortieth birthday and tonight she’s having a party, a party she’s been planning for a long time. The only person missing will be her daughter, Marnie. But Livia has a secret, a secret she’s been keeping from Adam, her husband, until the party is over. Because how can…

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Review: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Title: Such a Fun Age Author: Kiley Reid Published: December 2019, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: ARC Paperback, 307 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains’ toddler one night, walking the aisles…

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Book Spotlight: Silent Scream by Angela Marsons — with link to #Giveaway

Earlier this month, Angela Marsons’ 1st book in her D.I. Kim Stone series, Silent Scream, was released in the U.S. I have long been a fan of this series, discovering it through a UK publisher and have read quite a few books in the series already. I am thrilled that the series is finally being published here in the states. And I am thrilled to be able to offer two…

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Review: The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine

Title: The Wife Stalker Author: Liv Constantine Published: May 2020, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Breezing into the tony seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirtysomething Piper Reynard sets down roots, opening a rehab and wellness space and joining a local yacht club. When she meets Leo Drakos, a handsome, successful lawyer, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn’t like about…

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Review: A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

Title: A Good Marriage Author: Kimberly McCreight Published: May 2020, Harper Format: Hardcover, 400 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Big Little Lies meets Presumed Innocent in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia, in which a woman’s brutal murder reveals the perilous compromises some couples make—and the secrets they keep—in order to stay together. Lizzie Kitsakis is working late when she gets the call.…

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Review: The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor

Title: The Mountains Wild Author: Sarah Stewart Taylor Series: Maggie D’arcy Series, #1 Published: June 2020, Minotaur Books Format: Hardcover, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  In a series debut for fans of Tana French and Kate Atkinson, set in Dublin and New York, homicide detective Maggie D’arcy finally tackles the case that changed the course of her life. Twenty-three years ago, Maggie D’arcy’s family received a call from the Dublin…

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Short & Sweet Review: The 20th Victim by James Patterson

Title: The 20th Victim Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #20 Published: May 2020, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Three victims, three bullets, three cities. The shooters’ aim is as fearsomely precise as their target selection. When Lindsay realizes that the fallen men and women excel in a lucrative, criminal activity, she leads the charge in the manhunt for the killers. As…

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Review: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

Title: The Splendid and the Vile Author: Erik Larson Published: February 2020, Crown Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 464 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to…

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Review: The Mist by Ragnar Jonasson

Title: The Mist Author: Ragnar Jonasson Series: Hidden Iceland, #3 Published: June 2020, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  The final nail-biting installment in Ragnar Jonasson’s critically-acclaimed Hidden Iceland series, The Mist, from the newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene. 1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn’t. The couple should never…

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Review: That’s Not a Thing by Jacqueline Friedland

Title: That’s Not a Thing Author: Jacqueline Friedland Published: April 2020, SparkPress Format: Paperback, 256 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Meredith Altman’s engagement to Wesley Latner ended in spectacular disaster. When Wesley lost his parents in an accident, mere weeks before the wedding date, he blamed Meredith and left for an open-ended journey to Europe, breaking off their engagement and shattering Meredith. It was Aaron Rapp, a former Ivy League football…

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Review: Fighting Dirty by Lori Foster (Audio/Print)

Title: Fighting Dirty Author: Lori Foster Series: Ultimate, #4 Narrator: Jim Frangione Published: February 2016, Recorded Books / HQN Books Length: 11 hours 30 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC e-copy via Netgalley Summary: He’s the hottest MMA fighter in the game, but one woman is ready to try out a few steamy moves of her own in an unforgettable new…

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Review: 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbran (audio)

Title: 28 Summers Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Published: June 2020, Hachette Audio Length: 15 hours 26 minutes Source: Publisher via Libro.fm   Summary: By the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Summer of ’69: Their secret love affair has lasted for decades — but this could be the summer that changes everything.  When Mallory Blessing’s son, Link, receives deathbed instructions from his mother to call a number…

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Review: The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren

Title: The Honey-Don’t List Author: Christina Lauren Published: March 2020, Gallery Books Format: Paperback, 308 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at sixteen, and—more than anyone would suspect—has helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to…

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Review: The Good Stranger by Dete Meserve

Title: The Good Stranger Author: Dete Meserve Series: Kate Bradley Mystery, #3 Published: May 2020, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC E-copy, 284 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: From the bestselling author of Good Sam—now a Netflix feature film—comes another Kate Bradley story about the nature of generosity and finding unexpected connections with strangers.   TV reporter Kate Bradley arrives in Manhattan ready to take on a challenging new position…

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Review: Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West

Title: Saving Ruby King Author: Catherine Adel West Published: June 2020, Park Row Books Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher   Summary:  Family. Faith. Secrets. Everything in this world comes full circle. When Ruby King’s mother is found murdered in their home in Chicago’s South Side, the police dismiss it as another act of violence in a black neighborhood. But for Ruby, it’s a devastating loss that…

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Review: The Persuasion by Iris Johansen (audio)

Title: The Persuasion Author: Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan, #26 Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Published: June 2020, Hachette Audio/ Grand Central Publishing Length: 16 hours 15 minutes / 464 pages Source: Audio – Publisher via Libro.fm / Print – Hardcover via Publisher Summary: When Eve Duncan’s daughter, Jane MacGuire, becomes a killer’s target, Jane must team up with longtime love interest Seth Caleb in this thrilling novel from the #1 bestselling…

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Blog Tour & Review: Stranger in the Lake by Kimberly Belle

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for the Stranger in the Lake by Kimberly Belle. Thank you Park Row Books for inviting me to participate. Title: Stranger in the Lake Author: Kimberly Belle Published: June 2020, Park Row Books Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  “Spellbinding. Another outstanding novel by Kimberly Belle, masterfully written to lure you in and…

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Review: Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein

Title: Daughter of the Reich Author: Louise Fein Published: May 2020, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 560 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  For fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See, a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime. As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand…

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Review: Summer Longing by Jamie Brenner (audio)

Title: Summer Longing Author: Jamie Brenner Narrator: Molly Parker Myers Published: May 2020, Hachette Audio / Little, Brown & Company Length: 11 hours 36 hours / 384 pages Source: Audio – Publisher via Libro.fm / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: When a baby is left on the doorstep of a Cape Cod beach house, an unlikely group of women risks all they hold dear to harbor and protect…

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Review: Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer (audio)

Title: Girls of Summer Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Kate Rudd Published: May 2020, Brilliance Audio Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: One life-changing summer on Nantucket brings about exhilarating revelations for a single mother and her two grown children in this sensational novel from New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.  Lisa Hawley is perfectly satisfied living on her own. Having fully recovered from a brutal divorce nearly…

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Review: Perfectly Famous by Emily Liebert

Title: Perfectly Famous Author: Emily Liebert Published: June 2020, Gallery Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Pretty Revenge—a “gripping tale of subterfuge, betrayal, and retribution” (Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish)—comes the story of a journalist obsessed with finding a crime novelist who disappears after a deadly attack on her beloved daughter. As a mother and a…

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Short & Sweet Review: Ali Cross by James Patterson

Title: Ali Cross Author: James Patterson Series: Ali Cross, #1 Published: November 2019, jimmy patterson Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Alex’s son Ali is eager to follow in his father’s footsteps as a detective, but when his best friend goes missing, what price will he have to pay to solve the mystery? Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, former detective and FBI agent Alex…

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Review: White Bodies by Jane Robin

Title: White Bodies Author: Jane Robin Published: September 2017, Atria Books Format: ARC E-copy, 297 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  This chilling psychological suspense novel–think Strangers on a Train for the modern age–explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together. Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless facade,…

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Review: The Silence by Susan Allott

Title: The Silence Author: Susan Allott Published: May 2020, William Morrow Format: Hardcover, 304 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Booktours Summary:  Combining the emotional power and dual narrative style of Before We Were Yours with the nuanced, layered, and atmospheric mystery of , a powerful debut novel revolving around a shocking disappearance, two neighbor families, and shameful secrets from the past that refuse to stay buried. It is 1997, and…

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Review: The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Title: The Murder List Author: Hank Phillippi Ryan Published: August 2019, Forge Books Format: E-book, 304 pages Source: Author/Publicist Summary:  “An exhilarating thrill ride that keeps you turning pages.. Ryan deftly delivers a denouement as shocking as it is satisfying.”–Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish and The Last Time I Saw You Law student Rachel North will tell you, without hesitation, what she knows to be true.…

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Review: Buried Angels by Patricia Gibney

Title: Buried Angels Author: Patricia Gibney Series: D.I. Lottie Parker, #8 Published: May 2020, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 451 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  Bubbles of cold sweat trickled down Faye’s spine. The hole wasn’t empty. Before she could turn and run, she caught the two sightless eyes staring up at her. Only then did she scream. When Faye Baker discovers a fragile child’s skull behind the walls of…

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Month in Review: May 2020

This month was a little harder than the past two months only in that I would have just gotten back from BookExpo had we not been in the middle of this pandemic. While I am still getting books from publishers – some print copies, but mostly e-galleys – I was just sad to not be able to see everyone and be able to hear about all the upcoming new books…

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Review: The Echo Killing by Christi Daugherty

Title: The Echo Killing Author: Christi Daugherty Series: Harper McClain, #1 Published: March 2018, Minotaur Books Format: Hardcover, 356 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  When a murder echoing a fifteen-year-old cold case rocks the Southern town of Savannah, crime reporter Harper McClain risks everything to find the identity of this calculated killer. A city of antebellum architecture, picturesque parks, and cobblestone streets, Savannah moves at a graceful pace. But for…

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Review: Tough Love by Lori Foster (audio/print)

Title: Tough Love Author: Lori Foster Series: Ultimate, #3 Narrator: Jim Frangione Published: August 2015, Recorded Books / HQN Books Length: 11 hours 10 minutes / 538 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC e-copy via Netgalley Summary: She’s playing hard to get…to win the MMA fighter of her ultimate fantasies in a sultry new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster Vanity…

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Review: The Liar’s Room by Simon Lelic

Title: The Liar’s Room Author: Simon Lelic Published: January 2019, Berkley Books Format: ARC E-copy, Source: Netgalley Summary: A new spine-tingling thriller from the author of The New Neighbors that takes place over the course of a therapy session, in which neither patient nor therapist are who they claim to be. Two liars. One room. No way out. Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity…

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Review: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner (audio/print)

Title: The Jane Austen Society Author: Natalie Jenner Narrator: Richard Armitage Published: May 2020, Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Length: 9 hours 55 minutes / 320 pages Source: Audio – ALC via Libro.fm / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: “Fans of The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society will adore The Jane Austen Society… A charming and memorable debut, which reminds…

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Short & Sweet Review: The 19th Christmas by James Patterson

Title: The 19th Christmas Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #19 Published: October 2019, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 344 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: It’s not sleigh beels that are ringing this Christmas. As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women’s Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down. The medical examiner’s office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some…

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Review: The Summer Set by Aimee Agresti

Title: The Summer Set Author: Aimee Agresti Published: May 2020, Graydon House Format: ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  The real drama happens backstage in this juicy novel about an idyllic summer theater where hot stars, has-beens and hopefuls chase roles—and each other. Charlie Savoy was once Hollywood’s hottest A-lister. Now, ten years later, she’s pushing forty, exiled from the film world and back at the summer…

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Review: The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale

Title: The Sunday Girl Author: Pip Drysdale Published: May 2020, Sourcesbook Landmark Format: ARC E-copy, 288 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  Any woman who’s ever been involved with a bad, bad man and been dumped will understand what it feels like to be broken, broken-hearted and bent on revenge. Taylor Bishop is hurt, angry and wants to destroy Angus Hollingsworth in the way he destroyed her: Insidiously. Irreparably. Like a puzzle,…

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Review: The Ingredients of You and Me by Nina Bocci

Title: The Ingredients of You and Me Author: Nina Bocci Series: Hopeless Romantics, #3 Published: April 2020, Gallery Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  From the USA TODAY bestselling author of the “heartwarming and refreshingly sweet” (Lauren Layne, New York Times bestselling author) On the Corner of Love and Hate comes a sizzling and sweet small-town love story that follows a bakery store owner who…

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Blog Tour Stop & Excerpt: Sister Dear by Hannah Mary McKinnon

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the Sister Dear by Hannah Mary McKinnon  blog tour – I have an excerpt for you to read thanks to Harlequin Publishing. Title: Sister Dear Author: Hannah Mary McKinnon Published: May 2020, MIRA Books Format: Paperback, 384 pages Summary:  Beauty. Wealth. Success. She’s got it all. And it all should’ve been mine. When Eleanor Hardwicke’s beloved father dies, her world…

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Blog Tour & Review: HumanKind by Brad Aronson

Title: HumanKind Author: Brad Aronson Published: April 2020, LifeTree Media Format: Paperback, 256 pages Source: Author via @SuzyApprovedBookTours Summary:  HumanKind is the heartwarming, feel-good book that we all need right now. Brad Aronson’s life changed in an instant when his wife, Mia, was diagnosed with leukemia. Following her diagnosis, Brad spent most of the next two-and-a-half years either by her side as she received treatment or trying to shield their…

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Review: The German Heiress by Anika Scott

Title: The German Heiress Author: Anika Scott Published: April 2020, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  For readers of The Alice Network and The Lost Girls of Paris, an immersive, heart-pounding debut about a German heiress on the run in post-World War II Germany. Clara Falkenberg, once Germany’s most eligible and lauded heiress, earned the nickname “the Iron Fräulein” during World War II for her…

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Review: The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley (audio)

Title: The Sun Sister Author: Lucinda Riley Series: The Seven Sisters, #6 Narrator: Weruche Opia, Sophie Roberts Published: February 2020, Whole Story Audiobooks / May 2020, Atria Books Length: 26 hours 14 minutes / 656 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: The Sun Sister is the sixth installment in the multi-million selling epic series, The Seven Sisters, written by the…

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Blog Tour Stop & Excerpt: The Summer Set by Aimee Agresti

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the The Summer Set by Aimee Agresti  blog tour – I have an excerpt for you to read thanks to Harlequin Publishing. Title: The Summer Set Author: Aimee Agresti Published: May 2020, Graydon House Format: Paperback 384 pages Summary:  The real drama happens backstage in this juicy novel about an idyllic summer theater where hot stars, has-beens and hopefuls chase…

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Review: Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon (audio)

Title: Where the Lost Wander Author: Amy Harmon Narrator: Lauren Ezzo, Shaun Taylor-Corbett Published: April 2020, Brilliance Audio Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss.   The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. Eager to leave her…

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Blog Tour & Review: This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf

Title: This Is How I Lied Author: Heather Gudenkauf Published: May 2020, Park Row Books Format: ARC E-copy, Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  Gudenkauf proves herself the master of the smart, suspenseful small-town thriller that gets right under your skin.” —Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny Everyone has a secret they’ll do anything to hide… Twenty-five years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Eve Knox was found…

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Short & Sweet Review: Criss Cross by James Patterson

Title: Criss Cross Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #27 Published: November 2019, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 389 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  A killer with all the skills of a master detective has made Alex Cross the subject of his deranged “investigation.” In a Virginia penitentiary, Alex Cross and his partner, John Sampson, witness the execution of a killer they helped convict. Hours later, they are called…

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Review: The Getaway by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (audio)

Title: The Getaway Author: Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Emily Bauer Published: April 2020, Audible Original Length: 2 hours 24 minutes Source: Audible Summary: In this short thriller from number one New York Times best-selling authors Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, a young woman’s dream getaway becomes her worst nightmare.    Prepare yourself for a transformative experience. Sometimes, life’s setbacks contain hidden gifts. Here at Lakewood, you’ll find the space…

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Short & Sweet Review: Blindside by James Patterson

Title: Blindside Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Bennett, #12 Published: February 2020, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  The mayor of New York has a daughter who’s missing and in danger. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who’s in prison. The two strike a deal. Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett a discreet…

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Review: Followers by Megan Angelo (audio)

Title: Followers Author: Megan Angelo Narrator: Jayme Mattler Published: January 2020, Harlequin Audio Length: 13 hours 29 minutes Source: Library Summary: An electrifying story of two ambitious friends, the dark choices they make and the stunning moment that changes the world as we know it forever    Orla Cadden is a budding novelist stuck in a dead-end job, writing clickbait about movie-star hookups and influencer yoga moves. Then Orla meets…

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Review: The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne

Title: The Girl Beneath the Sea Author: Andrew Mayne Series: Underwater Investigation Unit, #1 Published: May 2020, Thomas Mercer Format: ARC Paperback, 332 pages Source: Publisher via MB Communications Summary:  For a Florida police diver, danger rises to the surface in an adventurous thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Naturalist. Coming from scandalous Florida treasure hunters and drug smugglers, Sloan McPherson is forging her own path,…

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Review: The Secrets of Love Story Bridge by Phaedra Patrick (audio/print)

Title: The Secrets of Love Story Bridge Author: Phaedra Patrick Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Published: April 2020, Harlequin Audio / Park Row Books Length: 8 hours 2 minutes / 336 pages Source: Audio – library / Print – ARC E-copy via Netgalley Summary: A single father gets an unexpected second chance at love in the heartwarming new novel from the author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper It’s summer…

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Blog Tour & Review: My Kind of People by Lisa Duffy

Title: My Kind of People Author: Lisa Duffy Published: May 2020, Atria Books Format: ARC E-copy, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  From the author of The Salt House and This Is Home comes a profound novel about the power of community and a small town’s long-buried secrets as a group of New England islanders come together for a recently orphaned girl. On Ichabod Island, a jagged strip of land thirteen…

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Blog Tour Stop & Excerpt: Flowers On Her Grave by Jennifer Chase

Title: Flowers On Her Grave Author: Jennifer Chase Series: Detective Katie Scott, #3 Published: March 2020, Bookouture Format: Paperback, 328 pages Summary:  On the floor, amongst the piles of freshly pressed laundry, lay the woman’s lifeless body, her pale yellow nightdress soaked in blood.  “I didn’t do it…” came a whisper from the corner of the room.  Detective Katie Scott has never seen two people more in love than her…

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