#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, the BIG WALK has come and gone…and it was amazing!!! I did the walk with my mom – and even though we don’t get to train together (she lives in NC and I live in NY) we walk the same pace, so it works well. The weather was perfect – the walk was…
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Title:The Sister Author:Louise Jensen Narrator:Natalie Blass Published:July 2016, Bookouture Length:9 hours Source:Publisher Grace hasn’t been the same since the death of her best friend Charlie. She is haunted by Charlie’s words, the last time she saw her, and in a bid for answers, opens an old memory box of Charlie’s. It soon becomes clear there was a lot she didn’t know about her best friend. When Grace starts a campaign…
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Title:The River at Night Author:Erica Ferencik Narrator:Joy Osmanski Published:Simon & Schuster Audio / Gallery/Scout Press Length:8 hours 26 minutes / 304 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Publicist A high-stakes drama set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, charting the journey of four friends as they fight to survive the aftermath of a white water rafting accident, The River at Night is a nonstop and unforgettable thriller…
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Title:Turbo Twenty-Three Author:Janet Evanovich Series:Stephanie Plum, #23 Narrator:Lorelei King Published:November 2016, Random House Audio Length:6 hours 16 minutes Source:Library In the heart of Trenton, N.J., a killer is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts. Larry Virgil skipped out on his latest court date after he was arrested for hijacking an eighteen-wheeler full of premium bourbon. Fortunately for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, Larry is just stupid enough to…
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Another month gone…and as this post goes live, I am on my way to Savannah, GA for Challenge Walk MS that is happening this weekend! I have been training for this walk for the past five months and am so excited that the event is finally here…it’s a 3-day, 50 mile walk that is grueling and definitely tests your endurance, yet is so inspiring and helps raise money…
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Title:Abby’s Journey Author:Steena Holmes Series:Saving Abby, Book 2 Narrator:Em Eldridge Published:February 2017, Brilliance Audio Length:6 hours 42 minutes Source:Publisher Twenty-year-old Abigail Turner has only known her mother, Claire—who died shortly after she was born—through letters, videos, postcards, and journals. Abby’s father, Josh, has raised his precious daughter himself, but his overprotectiveness has become stifling. Abby longs to forge out on her own and see the world after a childhood trapped…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It’s here, it’s here!!! I can’t believe that this BIG walk that I’ve been training for for 5 months is finally here 🙂 I’ll be heading down to my mom’s on Wednesday and then we head down to Savannah Thursday. The first leg of the walk starts bright and early Friday morning – a…
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Title:The Stranger You Know Author:Jane Casey Series:Maeve Kerrigan, #4 Narrator:Sarah Coomes Published:December 2014, Audible Studios Length:14 hours 5 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible He meets women. He gains their trust. He kills them. That’s all London police detective Maeve Kerrigan knows about the man she is hunting. Three women have been strangled in their homes, and it appears to be the work of the same sadistic killer. With no sign…
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Pam Jenoff is one of my favorite authors for her historical fiction novels. Her latest book, The Orphan’s Tale, is now available. Yesterday I shared a book spotlight along with some early praise for the novel – you can read that here. Today I have a conversation that Pam has prepared that I found to be quite interesting. Do let me know if you’ll be picking up this book –…
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Title:I See You Author:Clare Mackintosh Published:February 2017, Berkley Format:ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source:Netgalley The author of the New York Times bestseller I Let You Go propels readers into a dark and claustrophobic thriller, in which a normal, everyday woman becomes trapped in the confines of her normal, everyday world… Every morning and evening, Zoe Walker takes the same route to the train station, waits at a certain place on…
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Today, The Orphan’s Tale, the latest book by Pam Jenoff is being published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I will be reading this book soon and cannot wait! For now, please enjoy this spotlight and let me know if you plan on reading this book – it sounds like a powerful and compelling read!!! Title:The Orphan’s Tale Author:Pam Jenoff Published:February 2017, MIRA Format:Paperback,…
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Today, Sally Hepworth’s latest book, The Mother’s Promise is being published and I’m pleased to offer you, my readers, a chance to win a copy here! I’ve already read this book and really liked it – you can read my review here. You can also see what others have to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!! Title:The Mother’s Promise Author:Sally Hepworth Published:February 2017, St. Martin’s Press…
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Title:The Mother’s Promise Author:Sally Hepworth Published:February 2017, St. Martin’s Press Format:ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source:Publisher A new poignant and breathtaking novel from the author of The Things We Keep and The Secrets of Midwives. With every book, Sally Hepworth becomes more and more known for her searing emotional portraits of families—and the things that test their bonds. In The Mother’s Promise, she delivers her most powerful novel yet: the story…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About My training is winding down for the BIG walk…I only have this week coming up and then I will be heading down first to NC to pick up my mom, who’s doing the walk with me and then to Savannah where the walk is. I’m starting to get really excited for the walk…this week…
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Title: Play Dead Author:Angela Marsons Series:DI Kim Stone, #4 Narrator:Jan Cramer Published:May 2016, Bookouture Length:9 hours 35 minutes Source:Publisher The dead don’t tell secrets…unless you listen. The girl’s smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess. Westerley research facility is not for the faint-hearted. A “body farm” investigating human decomposition, its inhabitants are…
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Title:Burying the Honeysuckle Girls Author:Emily Carpenter Narrator:Kate Orsini Published:April 2016, Brilliance Audio Length:10 hours 1 minute Source:Personal copy via Audible Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother’s tragic, premature death—and tormented by the last, frantic words she whispered into young Althea’s ear: Wait for her. For the honeysuckle girl. She’ll find you, I think, but if she doesn’t, you find her. Adrift ever since, Althea is now fresh out…
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Title: The Wicked City Author: Beatriz Williams Series: The Prohibition Series, #1 Published: January 2017, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams recreates the New York City of A Certain Age in this deliciously spicy adventure that mixes past and present and centers on a Jazz Age love triangle involving a rugged Prohibition agent, a saucy redheaded flapper, and a debonair…
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Title:The Shimmering Road Author:Hester Young Series:Charlie Cates Trilogy, #2 Published:February 2017, G.P. Putnam‘s Sons Format:ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source:Publishers A pulse-pounding mystery from the author of “The Gates of Evangeline” featuring Charlotte Charlie Cates, an unforgettable heroine whose dark visions bring to light secrets that will heal or destroy those around her… When soon-to-be mother Charlotte Charlie Cates begins to have recurring dreams about harm coming to her unborn daughter,…
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Title:Pretty Little World Author:Elizabeth DeBan & Melissa DePino Narrator:Cassandra Campbell Published:January 2017, Brilliance Audio / Lake Union Publishing Length:10 hours 36 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible / Little Bird Publicity On a cozy street in Philadelphia, three neighboring families have become the best of friends. They can’t imagine life without one another—until one family outgrows their tiny row house. In a bid to stay together, a crazy idea is born:…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About We had a crazy-big snowstorm on Thursday – 10 inches and so I spent Thursday afternoon shoveling…good exercise as the snow was wet and heavy! Boy oh boy was I sore the next day!!! I got some good training walks in this past week and I think I’m in good shape for my…
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Title:On Second Thought Author:Kristan Higgins Narrator:Xe Sands, Amy Rubinate Published:January 2017, Recorded Books, HQN Books Length:13 hours 4 minutes / 480 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Publisher via Little Bird Publicity Ainsley O’Leary is so ready to get married—she’s even found the engagement ring her boyfriend has stashed away. What she doesn’t anticipate is being blindsided by a breakup he chronicles in a blog…which (of course) goes viral.…
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Title:The Lost Woman Author:Sara Blaedel Series:Louise Rick, #9, Missing Persons #3 Published:February 2017, Grand Central Publishing Format:Arc E-copy, 320 pages Source:Netgalley A housewife is the target of a shocking, methodical killing. Shot with a hunting rifle through her kitchen window, the woman is dead before she hits the ground. Though murdered in England, it turns out that the woman, Sofie Parker, is a Danish citizen–one who’s been missing for almost…
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Title:The Ice Beneath Her Author: Camilla Grebe Narrator: Katharine McEwan, John Lee, Justine Eyre Published: December 2016, Random House Audio / Ballantine Books Length: 12 hours 28 minutes / 368 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley Acclaimed Swedish author Camilla Grebe makes her solo American debut with a psychological thriller as cunning in its twists as it is captivating in its storytelling—for fans of the celebrated crime fiction…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, I got one big walk in last week – 16 miles!!! And while I had great intentions of doing another one the next day, life got in the way and I couldn’t get it in. But that’s ok…I ended up with a blister on my one heel, so it was probably best I…
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Title:The Bat Author:Jo Nesbo Series:Harry Hole, #1 Published:July 2013, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Format:Paperback, 369 pages Source:Personal copy Before Harry took on the neo-Nazi gangs of Oslo, before he met Rakel, before The Snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went to Australia. Harry Hole is sent to Sydney to investigate the murder of Inger Holter, a young Norwegian girl, who was working in a bar. Initially sidelined as…
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Today, In the Shadow of Lakecrest, the latest book by Elizabeth Blackwell is being published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I will be reading this book soon, and may even have a giveaway when I post my review, so stay tuned! For now, please enjoy this spotlight and let me know if you plan on reading this book – it sounds like a…
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How is it that January is already over? This month passed rather quickly, but it was a busy month! I’m in the middle of training for a BIG walk – I’m doing the Challege Walk MS in Savannah, GA the first weekend in March – it’s a three-day, 50 mile walk. Since I’m not really a music fan, I tend to listen to audio books when I walk, so during…
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Title:Killing Kate Author:Alex Lake Published:January 2017, Harper Format:Paperback, 416 pages Source:Publisher A serial killer is stalking your home town. He has a type: all his victims look the same. And they all look like you. Kate returns from a post break-up holiday with her girlfriends to news of a serial killer in her home town – and his victims all look like her. It could, of course, be a simple…
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Title:Behind Her Eyes Author:Sarah Pinborough Published:January 2017, Flatiron Books Format:ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source:Publisher Why is everyone talking about the ending of Sarah Pinborough’s Behind Her Eyes? Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louise…
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Title:Duplicity Author:Sibel Hodge Narrator:Simon Vance, Henrietta Meire Published:December 2016, Brilliance Audio Length:8 hours 5 minutes Source:Publisher There are three sides to every story: Yours. Mine. And the truth… Max and Alissa have a fairy tale life—newlywed, madly in love and enviously rich. Then Max is brutally stabbed to death at their home and Alissa, miraculously, escapes with her life. But why was she spared? The hunt for the killer begins,…
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Title:Right Behind You Author:Lisa Gardner Series:Quincy & Rainie, #7 Published:January 2017, Dutton Format:ARC E-book, 400 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher Is he a hero? Eight years ago, Sharlah May Nash’s older brother beat their drunken father to death with a baseball bat in order to save both of their lives. Now thirteen years old, Sharlah has finally moved on. About to be adopted by retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was another good week…my training is going well for the BIG walk…only 33 days to go!!! I just ordered a new pair of sneakers – they should be arriving by the end of the week. I’m a huge creature of habit, so I went with the same pair of sneakers (new color, though) that…
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Title:Lost Girls Author:Angela Marsons Series:DI Kim Stone, #3 Narrator:Jan Cramer Published:November 2015, Bookouture Length:10 hours, 34 minutes Source:Publisher Two girls go missing. Only one will return. The couple that offers the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing couple will not. Make no mistake. One child will die…. When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms…
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Title:The Hidden Child Author:Camilla Lackberg Series:Patrik Hedstrom/Fjallbacka, #5 Narrator:Simon Vance Published:May 2014, HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Length:14 hours 58 minutes Source:Library Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among her late mother’s possessions. Haunted by a childhood of neglect, she resolves to dig deep into her family’s past and finally uncover the reasons why. Her enquiries lead her to the home of a retired…
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Title:Playing With Fire Author:Tess Gerritsen Narrator:Julia Whelan & Will Damron Published:October 2015, Brilliance Audio Length:6 hours 56 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible In a masterly new thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series, a beautiful violinist is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome. The first time Julia Ansdell picks up “The Incendio…
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Title:The Girl Before Author:J.P. Delaney Published:January 2017, Ballantine Books Format:ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source:Netgalley Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life. The request seems odd, even intrusive—and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating. Emma Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until…
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Title:Midwinter Blood Author:Mons Kallentoft Series:Malin Fors, #1 Published:January 2013, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format:Paperback, 464 pages Source:Personal copy Meet police superintendent Malin Fors: Talented. Troubled. With a sixth sense for the truth. In the early hours of one of the coldest February nights anyone in Linköping, Sweden, can remember, the bloody body of an obese man, stripped bare and horribly mutilated, is found hanging from a lone oak tree in the…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a great week!!! I pulled out one of my Leslie Sansane walking DVD’s and ended up doing them 3X’s – I forgot what a great overall workout they are!!! I think I am going to do them on the days I am not doing my distance walks leading up to the BIG…
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Title:Little Girl Lost Author:Carol Wyer Series:DI Robyn Carter, #1 Published:January 2017, Bookouture Format:ARC E-book, 274 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher A perfect family hiding disturbing secrets. A killer who wants the truth to be told. A teacher goes missing under suspicious circumstances. A millionaire is murdered at a local reservoir. For Detective Robyn Carter, there’s no obvious link between the men. But as she starts to delve into the cases, her…
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Last January, I read The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth when it was first released in hardcover, and I really enjoyed it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. Today the book is being released in paperback and to celebrate, I am helping the publishers get the word out. I also have 1 copy of the book to giveaway – be sure to read all the way…
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Today, The Wicked City, the latest book by Beatriz Williams comes out and I’m super excited about this one. This is the first book in her newest series. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Beatriz quite a few times and will be seeing her again next week. She’s delightful and I have really enjoyed all the books I’ve read of hers, and I love that familiar characters have a habit…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About This cold I have is one stubborn cold! But, I think it’s finally easing up – and I am starting to feel more like myself!!! While I’ve been sick, I’ve been pretty much housebound, so I’ve been looking around Pinterest for workouts and found a ton of yoga flows. I’m hoping to start doing…
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Title: The Perfect Girl Author:Gilly Macmillan Published:September 2016, William Morrow Paperbacks Format:Paperback, 464 pages Source:Personal copy Zoe Maisey is a seventeen-year-old musical prodigy with a genius IQ. Three years ago, she was involved in a tragic incident that left three classmates dead. She served her time, and now her mother, Maria, is resolved to keep that devastating fact tucked far away from their new beginning, hiding the past even from…
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Title:Two Days Gone Author:Randall Silvas Series:Ryan DeMarco Mystery, #1 Published:January 2017, Sourcebooks Landmark Format:ARC E–book, 400 pages Source:Netgalley A literary page-turner about a beloved college professor accused of murdering his entire family, and one small-town cop’s dangerous search for answers. Thomas Huston, a beloved professor and bestselling author, is something of a local hero in the small Pennsylvania college town where he lives and teaches. So when Huston’s wife…
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Title:Before He Finds Her Author:Michael Kardos Narrator:Julia Whelan Published:February 2015, HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Length:10 hours 30 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible Everyone in the quiet Jersey Shore town of Silver Bay knows the story: on a Sunday evening in September 1991, Ramsey Miller threw a blowout block party, then murdered his beautiful wife and three-year-old daughter. But everyone is wrong. The daughter got away. Now she is…
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Title:The Last Girl Author:Jane Casey Series:Maeve Kerrigan, #3 Narrator:Sarah Coomes Published:May 2013, Brilliance Audio Length:15 hours 21 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible Vast wealth offers London defense attorney Philip Kennford a lot of things: a gorgeous house with a pool in the backyard, connections in the top echelons of society, a wardrobe worthy of Milan runways. But his money doesn’t provide a happy marriage, or good relationships with his twin…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, January is off to a somewhat good start…I’ve been active everyday, but I’ve also been fighting a cold, so I haven’t really been going crazy with my training for the BIG walk I’m doing in March. I’m not too worried, though, since I have been training since August and have been pretty active all…
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Title: Under the Harrow Author: Flynn Berry Narrator: Fiona Hardingham Published: June 2016, Blackstone Audio Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Source: Library When Nora takes the train from London to visit her sister in the countryside, she expects to find her waiting at the station, or at home cooking dinner. But when she walks into Rachel’s familiar house, what she finds is entirely different: her sister has been the…
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Title:The Stepmother Author:Claire Seeber Narrator:Karina Fernandez Published:July 2016, Bookouture Length:9 hours 42 minutes Source:Audible via Publisher The perfect wife. A fairytale family. Don’t believe your eyes… Jeanie and Matthew are a happily married couple who both have teenage children from previous relationships. No one said it would be easy to raise a blended family under one roof but Jeanie and Matthew are strong. They will make it work. And whilst…
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The 2017 Audio Book Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens & Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and it goes from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. I love listening to audio books and have been doing this challenge for the past few years. I’m joining at the Marathoner level, which means I need to listen to 50+ audio books in 2017. I’ll keep track of them here. ***As of 7/31/17, I…
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