Title: The Last Book Party Author: Karen Dukess Published: July 2019, Henry Holt & Co Format: ARC Paperback, 256 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A propulsive tale of ambition and romance, set in the publishing world of 1980’s New York and the timeless beaches of Cape Cod. In the summer of 1987, 25-year-old Eve Rosen is an aspiring writer languishing in a low-level assistant job, unable to shake the shadow of…
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Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz Author: Heather Morris Series: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1 Narrator: Richard Armitage Published: September 2018, HarperAudio / Harper Paperbacks Length: 7 hours 25 minutes / 272 pages Source: Audio via the library / Print via personal copy Summary: This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story…
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Title: Shattered Mirror Author: Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan, #23 Published: April 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 339 pages Source: Library Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes Shattered Mirror, a new explosive thriller featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan. Iris Johansen returns with a thrilling novel of action and danger where fan favorite Eve Duncan is thrown once more into a deadly game of intrigue. It…
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Title: The Glass Ocean Author: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, & Karen White Published: September 2019, William Morrow Paperbacks (Reprint Edition) Format: Paperback, 432 pages Source: Publisher viaTLC Book Tours Summary: The lives and loves of three remarkable women—two in the past, one in the present—and the tragic final voyage of the HMS Lusitania. From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Forgotten Room comes a captivating historical mystery,…
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Title: Ambush Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Bennett, #11 Published: October 2018, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 303 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Only Detective Michael Bennett stands in the way of two lethal cartels fighting for New York City’s multi-million-dollar opioid trade. And they know where Bennett, and his family, live. An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan proves to be a setup. An officer is…
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Title: Cold Woods Author: Karen Katchur Series: Northampton County, #2 Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Published: August 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 9 hours 1 minute Source: Publisher Summary: Buried bones of the past rise to the surface in this chilling mystery from the bestselling author of River Bodies. When the long-buried bones of a man turn up in the middle of December, Pennsylvania homicide detective Parker Reed knows he’s in for a…
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Earlier this year, I read The Light Over London by Julia Kelly when it was first released in hardcover, and I really enjoyed it! You can read 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…
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Title: A Stranger on the Beach Author: Michele Campbell Published: July 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: There is a stranger outside Caroline’s house. Her spectacular new beach house, built for hosting expensive parties and vacationing with the family she thought she’d have. But her husband is lying to her and everything in her life is upside down, so when the stranger,…
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Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, is pleased to present FORWARD, six stories exploring the nature of discovery. The authors imagine the future incarnations of everything from casino heists to fertility clinics to global politics, placing characters in the midst of world-altering technological changes and exploring the consequences. These stories are not available in print – only in digital or audio format. They are available on Amazon and…
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Title: Manhunt Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Bennet, #10.5 Published: November 2017, BookShots Format: Paperback, 144 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Michael Bennett, be grateful you’re alive. Someone attacked the Thanksgiving Day Parade directly in front of Michael Bennett and his family. The television news called it “holiday terror”–Michael Bennett calls it personal. The hunt is on…. ***Short & Sweet Reviews are short, quick reviews. These will mainly be used for…
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Title: The Widow of Pale Harbor Author: Hester Fox Published: September 2019, Graydon House Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Maine, 1846. Gideon Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after his wife’s death, so he moves to Pale Harbor, Maine, where there is a vacancy for a new minister. Gideon and his late wife had always dreamed of building their own church,…
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Title: The Stranger Inside Author: Lisa Unger Published: September 2019, Park Row Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Even good people are drawn to do evil things… Twelve-year-old Rain Winter narrowly escaped an abduction while walking to a friend’s house. Her two best friends, Tess and Hank, were not as lucky. Tess never came home, and Hank was held in captivity before managing to escape. Their abductor was…
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Title: The Second Chance Supper Club Author: Nicole Meier Published: September 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: Paperback, 272 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: Two estranged sisters reunite in an emotional novel of family, forgiveness, lost hope, and new beginnings. They had a forever bond, until a sudden tragedy thrust them apart. Now, each at a crossroad in her own life, two sisters’ paths are about to intersect. Broadcast…
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Title: Things You Save in a Fire Author: Katherine Center Published: August 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about family, hope, and learning to love against all odds. Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she’s seen…
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I am so excited to help Kristy Woodsen Harvey spread the news today about her newest book – and share the cover!!! I have adored Kristy’s previous books and I am so excited to read this one…Kristy writes from the heart and that definitely comes across in her writing! This book will be released April 28, 2020, but if you pre-order between now (September 13th) and September 20th, Kristy is…
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Title: The 17th Suspect Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #17 Published: April 2018, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 351 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: In this #1 NYT bestseller, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer puts her life on the line to protect San Francisco from a shrewd and unpredictable killer. When a series of shootings exposes San Francisco to a mysterious killer, a reluctant woman decides to put…
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Title: Mind Game Author: Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan, #22 Published: October 2017, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Library Summary: With Iris Johansen’s trademark adventure, intrigue, and explosive energy, Mind Game is a propulsive thriller that’s impossible to put down. Scotland holds a treasure that Jane MacGuire has been hunting for years. But as she scours the Highlands in search of it, she’s plagued by dreams of…
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Title: The Nanny Author: Gilly Macmillan Published: September 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: When her beloved nanny, Hannah, left without a trace in the summer of 1988, seven-year-old Jocelyn Holt was devastated. Haunted by the loss, Jo grew up bitter and distant, and eventually left her parents and Lake Hall, their faded aristocratic home, behind. Thirty years later, Jo returns to the house and…
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Title: Mrs. Everything Author: Jennifer Weiner Published: June 2019, Atria Books Format: Hardcopy, 480 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: From Jennifer Weiner, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who Do You Love and In Her Shoes, comes a smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters’ lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places—and be true to themselves—in a rapidly evolving world.…
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Title: A Nearly Normal Family Author: M.T. Edvardsson Published: June 2019, Celadon Books Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: M.T. Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal Family is a gripping legal thriller that forces the reader to consider: How far would you go to protect the ones you love? In this twisted narrative of love and murder, a horrific crime makes a seemingly normal family question everything they thought they…
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Title: The Medical Examiner Author: James Patterson Series: The Women’s Murder Club, #16.5 Published: August 2017, BookShots Format: Paperback, 144 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Two bodies arrived at the morgue. One was still breathing. A woman checks into a hotel room and entertains a man who is not her husband. A shooter blows away the lover and wounds the millionairess, leaving her for dead. Is it the perfect case…
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Title: The Secrets We Kept Author: Lara Prescott Published: September 2019, Knopf Publishing Group Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice—inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago. At the…
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Title: This Tender Land Author: William Kent Krueger Published: September 2019, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 464 pages Source: Publisher Summary: For fans of Before We Were Yours and Where the Crawdads Sing, a magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary Grace. 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native…
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Another month that has flown by…and as sad as I am to see summer winding down, I do love the fall! I love the crisp, cool days and breaking out my scarves and sweaters and sitting outside under a blanket with a warm cuppa tea while reading! I plan on reading on my porch or deck as long as I can…I love reading outside!!! Once again I had a rather…
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Title: Stolen Things Author: R.H. Herron Published: August 2019, Dutton Format: ARC E-copy, 368 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: A sensational crime, a missing teen, and a mother and daughter with no one to trust but themselves come together in this shocking debut thriller by R. H. Herron. “Mama? Help me.” Laurie Ahmadi has worked as a 911 police dispatcher in her quiet Northern California town for nearly…
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Title: Forgotten Bones Author: Vivian Barz Series: Dead Remaining, #1 Narrator: Julie McKay Published: August 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: An unlikely pair teams up to investigate a brutal murder in a haunting thriller that walks the line between reality and impossibility. When small-town police officers discover the grave of a young boy, they’re quick to pin the crime on a convicted felon who…
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Title: The Birthday Girl Author: Melissa de la Cruz Published: August 2019, Dutton Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alex & Eliza comes a return to adult fiction, centered around a mysterious woman’s birthday celebration—and what it reveals about her past. Ellie de Florent-Stinson is celebrating her fortieth birthday with a grand celebration in her fabulous house in Palm…
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Title: The Woman in the Park Author: Teresa Sorkin & Tullan Holmqvist Published: August 2019, Beaufort Books Format: ARC Paperback, 224 pages Source: Publisher Summary: When Manhattanite Sarah Rock meets a mysterious and handsome stranger in the park, she is drawn to him. Sarah wants to get away from her daily routine, her cheating husband and his crazy mistress, her frequent sessions with her heartless therapist, and her moody children.…
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Title: Whisper Network Author: Chandler Baker Published: July 2019, Flatiron Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: Four women learn their boss (a man who’s always been surrounded by rumors about how he treats women) is next in line to be CEO—what will happen when they decide enough is enough? Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita are four women who have worked at Truviv, Inc., for years. The sudden…
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Title: The Lost Vintage Author: Ann Mah Published: August 2019, William Morrow Paperbacks (Reprint – Paperback Release) Format: Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: “If you enjoyed Sarah’s Key and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale, then this wonderful book by Ann Mah is for you.” — Tatiana de Rosnay Sweetbitter meets The Nightingale in this page-turning novel about a woman who returns to her family’s ancestral vineyard in Burgundy…
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Title: The Whisper Man Author: Alex North Published: August 2019, Celadon Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town. After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and…
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Title: The Doll Factory Author: Elizabeth Macneal Published: August 2019, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Obsession is an art. In this “sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art, and obsession” (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train), a beautiful young woman aspires to be an artist, while a man’s dark obsession may destroy her world forever. In 1850s London, the…
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Title: Haunted Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Bennett, #10 Published: September 2017, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 317 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: You can take Michael Bennett out of New York City, but you can’t take the cop out of Michael Bennett. Detective Michael Bennett is ready for a vacation after a series of crises push him, and his family, to the brink. He settles on an idyllic,…
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Title: Montauk Author: Nicola Harrison Published: June 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC E-copy, 394 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: An epic and cinematic novel by debut author Nicola Harrison, Montauk captures the glamour and extravagance of a summer by the sea with the story of a woman torn between the life she chose and the life she desires. Montauk, Long Island, 1938. For three months, this humble fishing…
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Title: The Kiss Quotient Author: Helen Hoang Series: The Kiss Quotient, #1 Published: June 2018, Berkley Format: Paperback, 336 pages Source: Library Summary: A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there’s not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases–a job…
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Title: 16th Seduction Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #16 Published: May 2017, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 350 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Fifteen months ago, Detective Lindsay Boxer’s life was perfect–she had a beautiful child and a doting husband, Joe, who helped her catch a criminal who’d brazenly detonated a bomb in downtown San Francisco, killing twenty-five people. But Joe wasn’t everything that Lindsay thought he…
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Title: Lady in the Lake Author: Laura Lippman Published: July 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 340 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: The revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. In 1966, Baltimore is…
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Title: The Last Time I Saw You Author: Liv Constantine Published: May 2019, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 309 pages Source: Author Summary: The internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish follows that success with an addictive novel filled with shocking twists about the aftermath of a brutal high-society murder. Dr. Kate English has it all. Not only is she the heiress to a large fortune; she has a gorgeous…
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Title: Girls Like Us Author: Cristina Alger Published: July 2019, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: Hardcover, 276 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: From the celebrated and bestselling author of The Banker’s Wife, worlds collide when an FBI agent investigates a string of grisly murders on Long Island that raises the impossible question: What happens when the primary suspect is your father? FBI Agent Nell Flynn hasn’t been home in…
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Title: The Turn of the Key Author: Ruth Ware Published: August 2019, Gallery/Scout Press Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes Ruth Ware’s highly anticipated fifth novel. When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But…
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Earlier this month, Marlowe Benn’s debut novel, Relative Fortunes, was published, and to help the publishers get the word out, I’m hosting a giveaway! You can see what others have to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!! Title: Relative Fortunes Author: Marlowe Benn Series: Julia Kydd, #1 Published: August 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Summary: In 1920s New York, the price of a…
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Title: The Escape Room Author: Megan Goldin Published: July 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC E-copy, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are ruthlessly ambitious high-flyers working in the lucrative world of Wall Street finance where deception and intimidation thrive. Getting rich is all that matters, and they’ll do anything to reach the top. When they are ordered to participate in a corporate team-building exercise that…
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This summer is flying by and I am not one bit happy about it! The only good thing about August is that I spend one week at the beach…and that is my favorite week of the summer. Other than that, it means summer is winding down… I did manage to read quite a bit this past month and I’m very happy about that…we had some really hot days and I…
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Title: Meet Me in Monaco Author: Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb Published: July 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher via Author Summary: Set in the 1950s against the backdrop of Grace Kelly’s whirlwind romance and glamourous wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb take the reader on an evocative sun-drenched journey along the Côte d’Azur in this…
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Title: Never Have I Ever Author: Joshilyn Jackson Published: July 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In this game, even winning can be deadly… Amy Whey is proud of her ordinary life and the simple pleasures that come with it–teaching diving lessons, baking cookies for new neighbors, helping her best friend, Charlotte, run their local book club. Her greatest joy is her family: her devoted…
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Title: Last Summer Author: Kerry Lonsdale Published: July 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 302 pages Source: Publisher via Little Bird Publicity Summary: From the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Everything series comes a new novel of love, lies, and deceit. Lifestyle journalist Ella Skye remembers every celebrity she interviewed, every politician she charmed between the sheets, and every socialite who eyed her with…
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Title: Layover Author: David Bell Published: July 2019, Berkley Books Format: Hardcover, 416 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: In this high concept psychological suspense novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter, a chance meeting with a woman in an airport sends a man on a pulse-pounding quest for the truth. Joshua Fields takes the same flights every week for work, his life a series of…
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Title: How To Walk Away Author: Katherine Center Published: July 2019, St. Martin’s Griffin Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the author of Happiness for Beginners comes an unforgettable love story about finding joy even in the darkest of circumstances. Margaret Jacobsen has a bright future ahead of her: a fiancé she adores, her dream job, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then,…
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Title: The Dare Author: Carol Wyer Series: Detective Natalie Ward, #3 Published: April 2019, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 348 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Jane’s daughter is a good girl. What is she hiding? When thirteen-year-old Savannah Hopkins doesn’t come straight home from school, as she always does, her mother Jane immediately raises the alarm. Leading the investigation is Detective Natalie Ward whose daughter Leigh is the same age…
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One of this summer’s most anticipated releases, Thomas Harris’s latest book, Cari Mora, was released. This is his first book in over 10 years!!! To help the publisher get the word out, I am hosting a giveaway for two copies of this book. I will be reading this book very soon and am so excited – this one sounds so good! But just take note…the Giveaway is happening on my…
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