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k2reader June 23, 2021

Review: The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

Publisher: Sourcebooks Published: June 22, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: From the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women’s rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today. 1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is…

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k2reader June 22, 2021

Review: A Distant Grave by Sarah Stewart Taylor (print/audio)

Publisher: Macmillan Audio / Minotaur Books Published: June 22, 2021 Source: ALC via Netgalley / ARC Paperback via Minotaur Books Summary: In the follow up to the critically acclaimed The Mountains Wild, Detective Maggie D’arcy tackles another intricate case that bridges Long Island and Ireland. Long Island homicide detective Maggie D’arcy and her teenage daughter, Lilly, are still recovering from the events of last fall when a strange new…

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k2reader June 22, 2021

Review: The North Face of Heart by Dolores Redondo (audio)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio / Amazon Crossing Published: June 1, 2021 Source: Audio via Brilliance Publishing / Print via MB Communications Summary: In a propulsive thriller by the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Baztán Trilogy, a female detective follows a psychopathic killer into the eye of a storm. Amaia Salazar, a young detective from the north of Spain, has joined a group of trainees at the FBI Academy in…

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k2reader June 20, 2021

Review: What’s Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh

Publisher: Random House Published: June 22, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: Abducted as a teenager, a woman must now confront her past and untangle the truth of what really happened to her in this dark thriller from the author of The Wolf Wants In. “Laura McHugh expertly delivers a harrowing tale of a world where little is what it first appears to be.”–Ron Rash, bestselling author of Serena Seventeen-year-old Sarabeth has become…

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k2reader June 18, 2021

Review: The Secret Wife by Gill Paul

Publisher: Harper 360 Published: August 25, 2016 Source: Netgalley via Book Club Girl Free Friday Program Summary: A Russian grand duchess and an English journalist. Linked by one of the world’s greatest mysteries… Love. Guilt. Heartbreak. 1914: Russia is on the brink of collapse, and the Romanov family faces a terrifyingly uncertain future. Grand Duchess Tatiana has fallen in love with cavalry officer Dmitri, but events take a catastrophic…

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k2reader June 17, 2021

Review: The Accidental Suffragist by Galia Gichon

Publisher: Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing Published: June 1, 2021 Source: Author via Suzy Approved Booktours Summary: It’s 1912, and protagonist Helen Fox is a factory worker living in New York’s tenements. When tragedy strikes in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Helen is seduced by the Suffragist cause and is soon immersed, working alongside famous activists. As Helen’s involvement with the cause deepens, she encounters myriad sources of tension that test her…

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k2reader June 16, 2021

Review: One Year Gone by Avery Bishop

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Published: August 10, 2021 Source: ARC Paperback via Author / ARC E-copy via Let’s Talk Books Promo Summary: A mother will risk everything to find her missing daughter in this twisty thriller from the author of Girl Gone Mad. “Sometimes teenagers run away…Give her a few days. She’ll be back.” That’s what the police tell Jessica Moore when her seventeen-year-old daughter, Wyn, vanishes. All signs point…

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k2reader June 15, 2021

Review: Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams

Publisher: William Morrow Published: June 15, 2021 Source: Netgalley via Scene of the Crime/Publisher Summary: From the author of the “full-throttle thriller” (A. J. Finn) No Exit—a riveting new psychological page-turner featuring a fierce and unforgettable heroine. Three months ago, Lena Nguyen’s estranged twin sister, Cambry, drove to a remote bridge sixty miles outside of Missoula, Montana, and jumped two hundred feet to her death. At least, that is the…

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k2reader June 15, 2021

Review: Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: March 2, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: “They found the bodies on a Tuesday.” So begins this twisty and breathtaking novel that traces the fate of the Pine family, a thriller that will both leave you on the edge of your seat and move you to tears. After a late night of partying, NYU student Matt Pine returns to his dorm room to devastating news: nearly…

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k2reader June 14, 2021

Review: The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley

Publisher: Blue Box Press Published: May 27, 2021 Source: Netgalley via Social Butter PR Summary: The six D’Aplièse sisters have each been on their own incredible journey to discover their heritage, but they still have one question left unanswered: who and where is the seventh sister? They only have one clue – an image of a star-shaped emerald ring. The search to find the missing sister will take them…

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k2reader June 14, 2021

Review: Dance Away With Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (audio)

Publisher: Harper Audio / William Morrow Published: June 9, 2020 Source: Audio via Library / Print: Hardcover via Publisher Summary: At long last, the legendary New York Times bestselling author returns with a heartfelt novel of womanhood, a wild heart, and the healing power of love. Run, run, as fast as you can! When life throws her one setback too many, midwife and young widow Tess Hartsong takes off…

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k2reader June 11, 2021

Review: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides (audio)

Publisher: Macmillan Audio / Celadon Books Published: June 15, 2021 Source: Audio: ALC via Librofm / Print: ARC Paperback via Celadon Books Summary: Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike—particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens.…

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k2reader June 11, 2021

Review: Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen

Publisher: Orenda Books Published: October 17, 2019 Source: Personal copy Summary: A man with dark thoughts on his mind is racing along the remote snowy roads of Hurmevaara in Finland, when there is flash in the sky and something crashes into the car. That something turns about to be a highly valuable meteorite. With euro signs lighting up the eyes of the locals, the unexpected treasure is temporarily placed…

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k2reader June 10, 2021

Review: Far Gone by Danielle Girard

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: June 15, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: From the USA Today bestselling author of White Out comes a story of two heroines with shattered pasts and a town with blood on its hands. When a North Dakota couple is shot down in their home in cold blood, the sleepy town of Hagen wakes with a jolt. After all, it’s usually such a peaceful place. But…

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k2reader June 7, 2021

Most Anticipated Releases of the Month: June 2021

Back again with my five most anticipated releases coming out this month. With so many releases this month, it was hard to select just five books, but these are the ones that really stand out in my mind for some reason – either because I have loved the author’s previous books or it’s a debut novel and sounds amazing. As I’ve done before, if I’ve already read the book,…

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k2reader June 7, 2021

Review: A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: June 8, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: For readers of Jane Harper and Rachel Caine comes a chilling thriller from award-winning author Jen Williams about a woman who discovers her late mother had been secretly corresponding with a serial killer for decades. When prodigal daughter Heather Evans returns to her family home after her mother’s baffling suicide, she makes an alarming discovery–stacks and stacks of…

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k2reader June 7, 2021

Review: The Dark Corners of the Night by Meg Gardiner

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Published: February 18, 2020 Source: Personal Copy Summary: I am the legion of the night … He appears in the darkness like a ghost, made of shadows and fear—the Midnight Man. He comes for the parents but leaves the children alive, tiny witnesses to unspeakable horror. The bedroom communities of Los Angeles are gripped with dread, and the attacks are escalating. Still reeling from her best…

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k2reader June 4, 2021

Blog Tour & Excerpt: The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery – I have an excerpt for you to read thanks to MIRA Books. I had the opportunity to read this book already – and spoiler alert…it’s really good! You can find my review here. Publisher: Harlequin Audio / MIRA Published: May 25, 2021 SUMMARY: #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery pens a…

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k2reader June 4, 2021

Review: The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery (audio)

Publisher: Harlequin Audio / MIRA Published: May 25, 2021 Source: Audio via library / Print via TLC BookTours Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery pens a love story of a different sort…a heartfelt tale of friendship between two women who used to be sisters. Once upon a time, when her dad married Sage’s mom, Daisy was thrilled to get a bright and shiny new sister. But…

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k2reader June 3, 2021

Review: Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams

Publisher: William Morrow Published: June 1, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Her Last Flight returns with a gripping and profoundly human story of Cold War espionage and family devotion. In the autumn of 1948, Iris Digby vanishes from her London home with her American diplomat husband and their two children. The world is shocked by the family’s sensational disappearance. Were they eliminated by the Soviet intelligence service?…

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k2reader June 2, 2021

Review: Beneath Devil’s Bridge by Loreth Anne White

Publisher: Montlake Published: June 1, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: A true crime podcast yields new revelations about a shocking murder in a riveting novel of suspense by Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author Loreth Anne White. True crime podcaster Trinity Scott is chasing breakout success, and her brand-new serial may get her there. Her subject is Clayton Jay Pelley. More than two decades ago, the respected family man…

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k2reader June 1, 2021

Month in Review: May 2021

Here we are again with another monthly wrap-up! It was a great month…it seemed a bit long, but I had a great month of reading, though most of the books were review books. I am shocked at all the great books that continue to be published, though that does make it hard to make time for my own books. I need to get better at balancing that…but hopefully this coming…

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k2reader May 31, 2021

Review: Dear Seraphina by Avery Bisphop (audio)

Publisher: Audible Original Stories Published: May 20, 2021 Source: Personal copy Summary: For fans of Pretty Things and The Guest List comes a shocking novella of psychological suspense following a glamorous young actress and an obsessed fan. Dear Seraphina, I hope you’ll write back someday soon. I know I might be asking too much: you, a Hollywood star; me, a cashier at this small-town grocery store. But the thing…

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k2reader May 31, 2021

Review: The Last One Home by Victoria Helen Stone

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Published: March 30, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: A razor-sharp novel of suspense about the lies families tell—and those we choose to believe—by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Jane Doe. Lauren Abrams wants nothing to do with her damaged mother, whose spurious testimony sent Lauren’s father to prison for murder years ago. After a serial killer’s confession to the crime restored justice, Lauren chose to live…

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k2reader May 28, 2021

Review: It Had To Be You by Georgia Clark (audio)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio / Atria/Emily Bestler Books Published: May 4, 2021 Source: Audio via Simon & Schuster Audio / Print: ARC E-copy via Netgalley Summary: The author of the novel The Bucket List returns with a witty and heartfelt romantic comedy featuring a wedding planner, her unexpected business partner, and their coworkers in a series of linked love stories—perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Casey…

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k2reader May 27, 2021

Review: Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson

Publisher: William Morrow Published: March 23, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: A bride’s dream honeymoon becomes a nightmare when a man with whom she’s had a regrettable one-night stand shows up in this psychological thriller from the author of Eight Perfect Murders. Abigail Baskin never thought she’d fall in love with a millionaire. Then she met Bruce Lamb. But right before the wedding, Abigail has a drunken one-night stand on…

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k2reader May 26, 2021

Book Feature & Review: Amazon Original Stories: House of Crows by Lisa Unger

Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, is pleased to present House of Crows, a four-part serial collection from master of suspense, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. Decades ago, four friends came face-to-face with dark events that they couldn’t explain as children and can’t bear to remember as haunted adults. The secrets they’ve tried to repress have lingered, shaping who they’ve become. Now, they’ll return to…

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k2reader May 25, 2021

Review: Legacy by Nora Roberts (audio)

Publisher: Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Published: May 25, 2021 Source: Audio: ALC via Macmillan Audio / Print: ARC Paperback via St. Martin’s Press Summary: Number one New York Times best-selling author Nora Roberts presents Legacy, a new novel of a mother and a daughter, of ambition and romance, and of a traumatic past reawakened by a terrifying threat…. Adrian Rizzo was seven when she met her father…

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k2reader May 25, 2021

Review: Thief of Souls by Brian Klingborg

Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: May 4, 2021 Source: Publisher Summary: The brutal murder of a young woman in a rural village in Northern China sends shockwaves all the way to Beijing–but seemingly only Inspector Lu Fei, living in exile in the small town, is interested in justice for the victim. Lu Fei is a graduate of China’s top police college but he’s been assigned to a sleepy backwater town…

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k2reader May 24, 2021

Review: The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter (audio)

Publisher: Macmillan Audio via Netgalley / Minotaur Books Published: May 25, 2021 Source: Audio: ALC via Macmillan Audio / Print: ARC Paperback via Minotaur Books Summary: Mary Dixie Carter’s The Photographer is a slyly observed, suspenseful story of envy and obsession, told in the mesmerizing, irresistible voice of a character who will make you doubt that seeing is ever believing. WHEN PERFECT IMAGES As a photographer, Delta Dawn…

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k2reader May 24, 2021

Blog Tour & Excerpt: You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon – I have an excerpt for you to read thanks to MIRA Books. I had the opportunity to read this book already – and spoiler alert…it’s fantastic! You can find my review here. Publisher: MIRA Books Published: May 25, 2021 Summary: Forget the truth. Remember the lies.…

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k2reader May 23, 2021

UPDATE!!!

After a lot of research, and some issues of late, I have finally made the move from blogger to wordpress!!! The biggest change is that I now own my domain…it is now ALWAYSWITHABOOK.COM so be sure to change any bookmarks you might have, though if you went to the old site, you were automatically redirected to the new one. The look and feel is pretty much the same, with small…

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k2reader May 20, 2021

Review: Random Road by Thomas Kies

Title: Random Road Author: Thomas Kies Series: Geneva Chase, #1 Published: April 2021, Poisoned Pen Press Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Some vices are deadlier than others…Veteran reporter Geneva Chase is at the end of her professional rope. Battling alcoholism and bad choices, she’s lost every major news job she’s had; working at her hometown newspaper is her last chance to redeem herself–and now the paper’s future…

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k2reader May 20, 2021

Blog Tour & Review: The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff (audio)

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff. Thank you Park Row Books for inviting me to participate. Title: The Woman with the Blue Star Author: Pam Jenoff Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya, Emily Lawrence, Nancy Peterson Published: April 2021, Harlequin Audio / Park Row Books Length: 12 hours 20 minutes / 336 pages Source: Audio…

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k2reader May 20, 2021

Cover Reveal: The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island by Heather Webb

I am so excited to help Heather Webb spread the news today about her newest book – and share the cover!!! I love reading historical fiction and Heather’s previous books have been so good. I am so excited to read this one. This book will be released February 8, 2022, but you can pre-order now. See the pre-order link below. Title: The Next Ship Home: A Novel of…

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k2reader May 18, 2021

Review: The Savage Instinct by M.M. DeLuca

Title: The Savage Instinct Author: M.M. DeLuca Published: May 2021, Inkshares (first published June 2015) Format: ARC Paperback, 377 pages Source: Publisher Summary: England, 1873. Clara Blackstone has just been released after one year in a private asylum for the insane. Clara has two goals: to reunite with her husband, Henry, and to never—ever—return to the asylum. As she enters Durham, Clara finds her carriage surrounded by a mob…

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k2reader May 16, 2021

Review: Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

Title: Local Woman Missing Author: Mary Kubica Published: May 2021, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher via Kathleen Carter Communications Summary: People don’t just disappear without a trace…Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected?…

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k2reader May 15, 2021

Review: The Happiest Girl in the World by Alena Dillon (audio)

Title: The Happiest Girl in the World Author: Alena Dillon Narrator: Frankie Corzo, Mikhaila Aaseng Published: April 2021, Harper Audio / William Morrow Paperback Length: 8 hours 56 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio via library / Print via Publisher Summary: From the acclaimed author of Mercy House comes a gripping new novel about a young woman’s dreams of Olympic gymnastic gold—and what it takes to reach the top…

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k2reader May 14, 2021

Review: The Summer of Lost and Found by Mary Alice Monroe (audio)

Title: The Summer of Lost and Found Author: Mary Alice Monroe Series: Beach House Series, #7 Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Published: May 2021, Simon & Schuster Audio / Gallery Books Length: 9 hours 55 minutes / 368 pages Source: Audio via Simon Schuster Audio / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: The New York Times best-selling Beach House series returns with this tender and compassionate novel following the Rutledge family…

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k2reader May 13, 2021

Review: Little Pieces of Me by Alison Hammer

Title: Little Pieces of Me Author: Alison Hammer Published: April 2021, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher via GetRedPR Summary: Following her acclaimed debut novel, You and Me and Us, Alison Hammer offers a deeply moving story of family and identity. When a DNA test reveals a long-buried secret, a woman must look to the past to understand her mother and herself.When Paige Meyer gets an…

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k2reader May 12, 2021

Review: Twice a Daughter by Julie Ryan McGue

Title: Twice a Daughter Author: Julie Ryan McGue Published: May 2021, She Writes Press Format: ARC Paperback, 282 pages Source: Booksforward PR Summary: Julie is adopted. She is also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their adoption papers―which becomes an issue for Julie when, at forty-eight years old, she finds herself facing several serious health issues. To launch…

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k2reader May 12, 2021

Review: An Invincible Summer by Mariah Stewart (audio)

Title: An Invincible Summer Author: Mariah Stewart Series: Wyndham Beach, #1 Narrator: Kate Marcin Published: May 2021, Brilliance Audio / Montlake Length: 10 hours 52 minutes / 378 pages Source: Audio: ALC via Brilliance Publishing / Print: ARC Paperback via Amazon Publishing Summary: An endearing novel of friendship, forgiveness, and second chances by New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart. It was a lifetime ago that recently widowed Maggie…

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k2reader May 10, 2021

Review: You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon

Title: You Will Remember Me Author: Hannah Mary McKinnon Published: May 2021, MIRA Books Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: Forget the truth. Remember the lies. He wakes up on a deserted beach in Maryland with a gash on his head and wearing only swim trunks. He can’t remember who he is. Everything–his identity, his life, his loved ones–has been replaced by a dizzying fog of uncertainty.…

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k2reader May 10, 2021

Review: Her Three Lives by Cate Holahan (audio)

Title: Her Three Lives Author: Cate Holahan Narrator: Chris Ciulla, Kylah Williams Published: April 2021, Hachette Audio / Grand Central Publishing Length: 9 hours 47 minutes / 339 pages Source: Audio: ALC via Libro.fm / Print – Paperback via Publisher Summary: Gaslight goes high-tech in USA Today best-selling author Cate Holahan’s new stand-alone thriller in which a family must determine who the real enemy is after a brutal home…

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k2reader May 6, 2021

Review: The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates

Title: The Whispering Dead Author: Darcy Coates Series: Gravekeeper, #1 Published: May 2021, Poisoned Pen Press Format: ARC Paperback, 256 pages Source: Publisher Summary: USA Today bestseller and rising queen of atmospheric horror Darcy Coates returns with a ghost story that will haunt you long after the final page. She hears them whispering…Homeless, hunted, and desperate to escape a bitter storm, Keira takes refuge in an abandoned groundskeeper’s cottage.…

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k2reader May 5, 2021

Most Anticipated Releases of the Month: May 2021

Back again with my five most anticipated releases coming out this month. With so many releases this month, it was hard to select just five books, but these are the ones that really stand out in my mind for some reason – either because I have loved the author’s previous books or it’s a debut novel and sounds amazing. As I’ve done before, if I’ve already read the book,…

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k2reader May 5, 2021

Review: The Dead Husband by Carter Wilson

Title: The Dead Husband Author: Carter Wilson Published: May 2021, Poisoned Pen Press Format: Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A murderer, a victim, and a witness… but no one in this house is innocentTwenty years ago an unspeakable tragedy rocked Rose Yates’s small, affluent hometown… and only Rose and her family know the truth about what happened. Haunted by guilt, Rose escaped into a new life. Now she…

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k2reader May 5, 2021

Review: A Caller’s Game by J.D. Barker (audio)

Title: A Caller’s Game Author: J.D. Barker Narrator: Brian Hutchinson, Mia Barron Published: March 2021, Recorded Books Length: 12 hours 25 minutes Source: Netgalley Summary: Die Hard meets Talk Radio in this heart-pounding, relentlessly fast-paced thriller from the New York Times best-selling author of The Fourth Monkey – master of suspense, J.D. Barker. “I’m going to offer you a choice.” Controversial satellite radio talk show host, Jordan Briggs, has…

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k2reader May 4, 2021

Review: The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews (audio)

Title: The Newcomer Author: Mary Kay Andrews Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Published: May 2021, Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Length: 14 hours 30 minutes / 448 pages Source: Audio via Macmillan Audio / Print – ARC Paperback via Kathleen Carter Communications Summary: Mary Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Beach Reads delivers her next page-turner for the summer with The Newcomer.In trouble and…

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k2reader May 3, 2021

Review: The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jonasson

Title: The Girl Who Died Author: Ragnar Jonasson, translated by Victoria Cribb Published: May 2021, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Teacher Wanted At the Edge of the WorldUna wants nothing more than to teach, but she has been unable to secure steady employment in Reykjavík. Her savings are depleted, her love life is nonexistent, and she cannot face another winter staring at…

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