The last week in May, I spent the week in NYC for BookExpo!!! It’s the one week I splurge a whole week in the city…and I love every minute of it! This was my 6thyear attending BookExpo – I went in 2014, 2015, skipped 2016 when it moved to Chicago, attended in 2017, 2018 and now was back to attend in 2019. I was once again rooming with my blogging…
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Title: Chase Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Patterson, #9.5 Published: August 2016, BookShots Format: Paperback, 115 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: “This was no suicide,” says Detective Michael Bennett. A man plunges to his death from the roof of a Manhattan hotel. It looks like a suicide–except the victim has someone else’s fingerprints and $10,000 in cash. Enter Detective Michael Bennett. ***Short & Sweet Reviews are short, quick reviews. These will…
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Title: This Is Home Author: Lisa Duffy Narrator: Renata Friedman, Emily Woo Zeller Published: June 2019, Simon & Schuster Audio Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: From the author of book club favorite The Salt House comes a deeply affecting novel about a teenage girl finding her voice and the military wife who moves in downstairs, united in their search for the true meaning of home. Sixteen-year-old…
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Title: Summer of ’69 Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Published: June 2019, Hachette Audio / Little, Brown & Company Length: 13 hours 34 minutes / 432 pages Source: Audio – via Hachette Audio via Libro.fm / Print – via Little Brown & Company Summary: Follow New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand back in time and join a Nantucket family as they experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval…
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Title: The Summer Country Author: Lauren Willig Narrator: Nicola Barber Published: June 2019, Harper Audio / William Morrow Length: 16 hours 21 minutes / 480 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – Hardcover via TLC Book Tours Summary: The New York Times bestselling historical novelist delivers her biggest, boldest, and most ambitious novel yet—a sweeping, dramatic Victorian epic of lost love, lies, jealousy, and rebellion set…
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Title: The Guest Book Author: Sarah Blake Published: May 2019, Flatiron Books Format: ARC Paperback, 496 pages Source: Publisher Summary: An unforgettable love story, a novel about past mistakes and betrayals that ripple throughout generations, The Guest Book examines not just a privileged American family, but a privileged America. It is a literary triumph. The Guest Book follows three generations of a powerful American family, a family that “used to…
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Title: The Favorite Daughter Author: Kaira Rouda Published: May 2019, Graydon House Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher via Wunderkind PR Summary: From the author of the page-turning domestic suspense Best Day Ever, comes another gripping novel of psychological suspense set in an upscale Southern California community, for fans of B.A. Paris and Shari Lapena. The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect lie. Jane Harris lives in a…
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Last week, Gillian McAllister’s latest book, The Good Sister, was released. I was lucky enough to be sent 2 copies and so I am going to give away the finished copy to one lucky reader!!! 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 Instagram page!!! Read on to see what others…
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Title: Your Life Is Mine Author: Nathan Ripley Published: June 2019, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Instant national bestseller Nathan Ripley follows up the success of Find You in the Dark with another suspenseful page-turner—this time about a woman whose notorious father died when she was a child, but whose legacy comes back to haunt her. Blanche Potter never expected to face her past again—but…
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Title: Count to Ten Author: James Patterson Series: Private, #10 Published: November 2017, Grand Central Publishing Format: Paperback, 400 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: From the world’s #1 bestselling author comes the newest book in the blockbuster PRIVATE series… Santosh Wagh quit his job as head of Private India after harrowing events in Mumbai almost got him killed. But Jack Morgan, global head of the world’s finest investigation agency, needs…
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Title: I’ll Never Tell Author: Catherine McKenzie Narrator: Julia Whelan, Timothy Andres Pabon, Whitney Dykhouse Published: June 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: Deeply buried secrets make for a disturbing family reunion in bestselling author Catherine McKenzie’s tantalizing novel of psychological suspense. What happened to Amanda Holmes? Twenty years ago, she washed up on shore in a rowboat with a gash to the head after…
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Title: The Huntress Author: Kate Quinn Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Published: February 2019, Harper Audio / William Morrow Length: 18 hours 39 minutes / 551 pages Source: Audio – borrowed via Library / Print – ARC Paperback via William Morrow Summary: From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female…
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Title: The First Mistake Author: Sandie Jones Published: June 2019, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From Sandie Jones, the author of the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller The Other Woman, comes an addictively readable new domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is supposedly her best friend. THE WIFE: For Alice, life has…
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Next month, Riley Sager’s latest book, Lock Every Door, will be released. I was fortunate to be sent an advanced copy and then I met him at BookExpo where I got a signed copy…so I am giving away my extra copy!!! I will be reading this book very soon and am so excited – I love Riley’s books and this one sounds so good! But just take note…the Giveaway it…
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Title: Queen Bee Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Series: Lowcountry Tales, #12 Published: May 2019, William Morrow Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank’s Carolina Lowcountry in this evocative tale that returns at long last to her beloved Sullivan’s Island. Beekeeper Holly McNee Kensen quietly lives in a world of her own…
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Title: The Island Author: Ragnar Jonasson Series: Hidden Iceland Published: May 2019, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Elliðaey is an isolated island off the coast of Iceland. It is has a beautiful, unforgiving terrain and is an easy place to vanish. The Island is the second thrilling book in Ragnar Jonasson’s Hidden Iceland trilogy. This time Hulda is at the peak of her career and…
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Title: The Royal Secret Author: Lucinda Riley Published: May 2019, Atria Books (first published July 2000) Format: ARC E-copy, 528 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Note to readers: In the UK, this book is published under the title The Love Letter. In this suspenseful and heart-pounding novel from New York Times bestselling author Lucinda Riley, an ambitious young journalist unravels a dangerous mystery that threatens to devastate the British…
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These months are just flying by!!! I had a good reading month, but it definitely was a bit slower because I just got back from BookExpo this week and I didn’t get any reading done at all while I was in NYC for the week…but I am 100% OK with that. I had a fantastic time meeting up with some old friends, meeting new friends, seeing the publishers and publicists…
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Title: Lost Roses Author: Martha Hall Kelly Series: Lilac Girls, #2 Prequel Narrator: Kathleen Gati, Tavia Gilbert, Karissa Vacker, Catherine Taber Published: April 2019, Random House Audio / Ballantine Books Length: 15 hours 21 minutes / Hardcover 448 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – Personal copy Summary: The runaway bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. This sweeping new novel, set a generation…
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Title: Lilac Girls Author: Martha Hall Kelly Series: Lilac Girls, #1 Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati, Kathrin Kana, Martha Hall Kelly Published: Audio – April 2016, Random House Audio / Print – February 2017, Ballantine Books Length: 17 hours 30 minutes / Paperback, 502 pages Source: Audio – Library / Print – Personal copy Summary: Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this debut novel reveals…
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Earlier this week, Catherine Ryan Hyde’s latest novel, Have You Seen Luis Velez?, 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: Have You Seen Luis Velez? Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Published: May 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: Paperback, 320 pages Summary: From New York Times…
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Title: The Disappeared Author: Kristina Ohlsson Series: Fredrika Bergman & Alex Recht, #3 Published: March 2015, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: Paperback, 432 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: The body of a young woman is found carved up and buried in a forest glade in an innocuous Stockholm suburb. As Fredrika Bergman and her colleagues in the Stockholm Police continue to excavate the site, several more bodies are unearthed. Meanwhile, the…
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Title: The Night Before Author: Wendy Walker Published: May 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: First dates can be murder. Riveting and compulsive, national bestselling author Wendy Walker’s The Night Before “takes you to deep, dark places few thrillers dare to go” as two sisters uncover long-buried secrets when an internet date spirals out of control. Laura Lochner has never been lucky in love.…
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Title: You, Me and the Sea Author: Meg Donohue Published: May 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: From the USA Today bestselling author of All the Summer Girls and Dog Crazy comes a spellbinding and suspenseful tale inspired by Wuthering Heights that illuminates the ways in which hope—and even magic—can blossom in the darkest of places. To find her way, she must…
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Title: Only Ever Her Author: Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Narrator: Joshilyn Jackson, Eric G. Dove Published: May 2019, Brilliance Audio / Lake Union Publishing Length: 9 hours 17 minute / 298 pages Source: Audio – Brilliance Audio / Print – Paperback via Little Bird Publicity Summary: It was to be the perfect wedding—until the bride disappeared.Annie Taft’s wedding is four days away, and it will be one of the grandest anyone…
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Next week, Kaira Rouda’s latest book, The Favorite Daughter, will be released. I was lucky enough to be sent 2 copies and so I am going to give away the finished copy to one lucky reader!!! I will be reading this book very soon and am so excited – I love Kaira’s books and this one sounds so good! But just take note…the Giveaway it happening on my Instagram page!!!…
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Earlier this week, John Glynn’s debut novel, Out East, was published. To help the publisher get the word out, I am hosting a giveaway for two lucky readers…one giveaway is being hosted here & one is being hosted on my Instagram page. I just finished reading this book and posted my review earlier today – you can find my review here. Read on to see what others have to…
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Title: Out East: Memoir of a Montauk Summer Author: John Glynn Published: May 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 256 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A gripping portrait of life in a Montauk summer house–a debut memoir of first love, identity and self-discovery among a group of friends who became family. They call Montauk the end of the world, a spit of land jutting into the Atlantic. The house was a…
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Yesterday, Jennifer Chiaverini’s latest novel, Resistance Women,was published. I was lucky enough to be sent 2 copies and so I am going to give away the finished copy to one lucky reader!!! But just take note…the giveaway is happening on my Instagram pages!!! I just finished reading this book and posted my review earlier today – you can find my review here. Read on to see what others have…
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Title: Resistance Women Author: Jennifer Chiaverini Published: May 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 608 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger, romance, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous, passionate American—Mildred Fish Harnack—and her circle of women friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler…
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Title: The Way of All Flesh Author: Ambrose Parry Series: Will Raven, #1 Published: October 2018, Canongate Books Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Edinburgh, 1847. City of Medicine, Money, Murder. Young women are being discovered dead across the Old Town, all having suffered similarly gruesome ends. In the New Town, medical student Will Raven is about to start his apprenticeship with the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson.…
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Next month, Sandie Jones’s latest book, The First Mistake, will be released. I was lucky enough to be sent 2 copies and so I am going to give away one copy to one lucky reader!!! I will be reading this book very soon and am so excited – I loved Sandie’s last book and this one sounds so good! But just take note…the Giveaway it happening on my Instagram page!!!…
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In just over a week, Melanie Benjamin’s latest novel, Mistress of the Ritz, will be published, and to help the publishers get the word out, I’m hosting a giveaway! I will be reading this book soon and will be sure to share my review as soon as I do. You can see what others have to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!! Title: Mistress of the…
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Title: Stone Mothers Author: Erin Kelly Published: April 2019, Minotaur Books Format: Hardcover, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Erin Kelly, the masterful author of He Said/She Said, delivers another irresistible, unputdownable novel of psychological suspense. You can’t keep the secret. You can’t tell the truth. You can’t escape the past… Marianne was seventeen when she fled her home in Nusstead – leaving behind her family, her boyfriend, Jesse, and the…
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Next week, Wendy Walker’s latest book, The Night Before, will be released. I was lucky enough to be sent 2 copies and so I am going to give away the finished copy to one lucky reader!!! I will be reading this book very soon and am so excited – I love Wendy’s book and this one sounds so good! But just take note…the Giveaway it happening on my Instagram page!!!…
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Title: Death on the River Author: Diane Fanning Published: April 2019, St. Martin’s True Crime Format: Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: It seemed like the perfect romantic afternoon: a kayaking trip for two on the Hudson River. But it ended in tragedy when Angelika Graswald called 911 to report that her fiancé, Vincent Viafore, had fallen into the choppy frigid waters. Authorities assumed it was an accident, but when…
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Title: A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts Author: Therese Anne Fowler Narrator: Barrie Kreinik Published: October 2018, Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Length: 14 hours 19 minutes / 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, from the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. Alva Smith, her…
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Title: Final Betrayal Author: Patricia Gibney Series: Detective Lottie Parker, #6 Published: April 2019, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 484 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: ‘She lifted the flap of the envelope and pulled out the single white page. As she opened it up she stared, open mouthed. Four words were typed on the page. I am watching you.’ When Amy Whyte and Penny Brogan leave a local nightclub in…
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Title: The Southern Side of Paradise Author: Kristy Woodsen Harvey Series: Peachtree Bluff, #3 Published: May 2019, Gallery Books Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From internationally bestselling author and “rising star of Southern fiction” (Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author) Kristy Woodson Harvey comes the third novel in her Peachtree Bluff series, in which a secret threatens the tight-knit bond between a trio of sisters…
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Title: The Lost History of Dreams Author: Kris Waldherr Published: April 2019, Atria Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, in this captivating debut novel in the gothic tradition of Wuthering Heights and The Thirteenth Tale. All love stories are ghost stories in disguise. When famed Byronesque poet Hugh de Bonne is…
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Another month has come and gone. I had a great reading month, and part of that was because I ended up with a terrible cold that just wouldn’t go away. So, the only thing to do was stay in and read! Worked for me…especially since Spring really hasn’t made much of an appearance yet. We’ve had a few warm days here and there, but nothing steady. I’m hoping May brings…
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Today, Robyn Carr’s latest novel, The View from Alameda Island, is being published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I will be reading this book and sharing my review soon. I also have 1 copy of the book to giveaway – be sure to read all the way to the bottom of the post for details! Title: The View from Alameda Island Author: Robyn…
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Title: The Darkness Author: Ragnar Jonasson Series: Hidden Iceland, #1 Published: October 2018, Minotaur Books Format: Hardcover, 310 pages Source: Library Summary: Spanning the icy streets of Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and cold, isolated fjords, The Darkness is an atmospheric thriller from Ragnar Jonasson, one of the most exciting names in Nordic Noir. The body of a young Russian woman washes up on an Icelandic shore. After a cursory investigation,…
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Title: Elizabeth II: Life of a Monarch Author: Ruth Cowen Narrator: Jennie Bond, Tim Piggott-Smith, Lindsay Duncan Published: April 2019, Audible Studios Length: 3 hours 47 minutes Source: Personal Copy Summary: Veteran royal broadcaster Jennie Bond explores the life of Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Wife, mother and head of state, who is the real Elizabeth? What do the headlines hide? How close to reality are the television interpretations? Once a…
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In just a little over a week, Kristy Woodsen Harvey’s latest book, The Southern Side of Paradise, will be released. This is the final book in her Peachtree Bluff series. To help get the word out about this book, I am hosting a giveaway for this book – but take note…the Giveaway is happening on my Instagram page!!! I’ve already read this book and will be posting my review later…
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Title: The Island of Sea Women Author: Lisa See Published: March 2019, Scribner Format: Hardcover, 374 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very…
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Title: Wolfhunter River Author: Rachel Caine Series: Stillhouse Lake, #3 Narrator: Lauren Ezzo, Will Ropp,Emily Sutton-Smith, Dan John Miller Published: April 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: She can’t ignore a cry for help. But in this remote hunting town, it’s open season. Gwen Proctor escaped her serial-killer husband and saved her family. What she can’t seem to outrun is his notoriety. Or the sick…
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Title: I Know Who You Are Author: Alice Feeney Published: April 2019, Flatiron Books Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the New York Times and international bestselling author of Sometimes I Lie comes a brand new, highly anticipated, dark and twisted thriller: I Know Who You Are. Meet Aimee Sinclair: the actress everyone thinks they know but can’t remember where from. Except one person. Someone knows…
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Title: The Mother-in-Law Author: Sally Hepworth Published: April 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Someone once told me that you have two families in your life – the one you are born into and the one you choose. Yes, you may get to choose your partner, but you don’t choose your mother-in-law. The cackling mercenaries of fate determine it all. From the moment Lucy…
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Title: Bullseye Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Bennett, #9 Published: August 2016, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 339 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Caught in the crossfire of a deadly standoff, Detective Michael Bennett must kill…or be killed. Tensions between America and Russia are the highest they’ve been since the Cold War. As the countries’ Presidents travel to the United Nations to iron out their differences, a fashionable…
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