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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Title: Silenced Author: Kristina Ohlsson Series:Fredrika Bergman & Alex Recht, #2 Published: December 2013, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: Paperback, 352 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Fifteen years ago: A teenage girl is viciously assaulted as she picks flowers in a field one night in midsummer. The crime is never reported. Present day: A man with no identification on his person is killed in a hit-and-run. He is never reported missing.…
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Title: Under the Table Author: Stephanie Evanovich Published: April 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Big Girl Panties puts a modern twist on My Fair Lady in this funny, romantic confection in which a canny young woman makes over her awkward millionaire client . . . with some hot, sexy, and surprising results. Suffocating in a dead-end…
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Today, Alexander McCall Smith’s latest book, The Department of Sensitive Crimes, is being published. This is the first book in his newest series, Detective Varg, and is considered ScandiBlanc What may you ask is ScandiBlanc? It’s ‘a wholly original genre of fiction marked by unusual cases. These are the crimes and criminals that you won’t find in the newspaper or on the ten o’clock news…unless it’s a particularly slow news…
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Title: Buried Deep Author: T.R. Ragan Series: Jessie Cole, #4 Narrator: Kate Rudd Published: April 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: Two missing persons. One apparent suicide. Three cases pushing PI Jessie Cole and crime reporter Ben Morrison closer to the edge. Lacey Geiger could be a very rich woman. If Jessie Cole can find her. The beneficiary of a sizable estate, Lacey vanished…
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Title: Trophy Life Author: Lea Geller Narrator: Amy Landon Published: April 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – Paperback via GetRed PR Summary: A refreshingly honest, laugh-out-loud novel about losing the life you always wanted…and finding the life you were meant to have. For the last ten years, Agnes Parsons’s biggest challenge has been juggling yoga classes and lunch…
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Title: After She’s Gone Author: Camilla Grebe Series: Hanne Lagerlind-Schon, #2 Published: February 2019, Ballantine Books Format: ARC E-copy, 379 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Out of the frozen depths of a forest in Ormberg, Sweden, a woman stumbles onto the road. Her arms are covered with scratches, her feet are bare, and she has no memory of who she is. Local police identify her as psychological profiler Hanne…
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Title: Saving Meghan Author: D.J. Palmer Published: April 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Can you love someone to death? Some would say Becky Gerard is a devoted mother and would do anything for her only child. Others claim she’s obsessed and can’t stop the vicious circle of finding a cure at her daughter’s expense. Fifteen-year-old Meghan has been in and out of hospitals…
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Title: The Perfect Husband Author: Lisa Gardner Series: Quincy & Rainie/FBI Profiler series, #1 Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman Published: December 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 52 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: What would you do if the man of your dreams hides the soul of a killer? Jim Beckett was everything she’d ever dreamed of…But two years after Tess married the decorated cop and bore his child, she helped put him…
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Title: Last Light Author: Helen Phifer Series: Detective Lucy Harwin, #3 Published: November 2018, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 294 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Lucy watches the pathologist leave, then turns to the nameless victim on the table. ‘I promise I will catch whoever did this to you,’ she whispers. In charge of a new team, Detective Lucy Harwin is called out to attend the discovery of a woman’s…
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Later this month, Sally Hepworth’s latest book, The Mother-in-Law, 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 Sally’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: Girl Most Likely Author: Max Allan Collins Series: Krista Larson, #1 Narrator: Dan John Miller Published: April 2019, Brilliance Audio / Thomas & Mercer Length: 7 hours 26 minutes / 272 pages Source: Audio – Brilliance Audio / Print – Paperback via Little Bird Publicity Summary: It’s never too late for revenge in this thrilling novel by New York Times bestselling and award-winning crime master Max Allan Collins. In…
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According to the calendar, Spring is here, but Mother Nature isn’t quite playing nice as the temps are still a bit chilly. We’ve had some nice days where it has gotten up to the 50s and I’ve been able to sit outside for a bit and read on my front porch, but we’ve also had quite a few days where it’s only been in the 40s. I’m so ready for…
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Title: Her Father’s Secret Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Ilka/The Family Secrets series, #2 Published: March 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A woman’s murder is only the beginning as a daughter races to unravel the maze of secrets her father left behind–before she becomes the next victim–in the latest emotionally gripping novel from Sara Blaedel, #1 internationally bestselling author with over 3 million copies sold…
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Title: Beautiful Bad Author: Annie Ward Published: March 2019, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In the most explosive and twisted psychological thriller since The Woman in the Window, a beautiful marriage turns beautifully bad. Things that make me scared: When Charlie cries. Hospitals and lakes. When Ian drinks vodka in the basement. ISIS. When Ian gets angry… That something is really, really wrong…
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Title: The Secret Child Author: Caroline Mitchell Series: DI Amy Winter, #2 Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: DI Amy Winter knows evil. She’s lived through it. Four-year-old Ellen is snatched by a stranger in the dead of night. Her devastated mother, Nicole, receives four identical phials and a threatening note in a familiar scrawl that chills her to the…
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Title: The Library of Lost and Found Author: Phaedra Patrick Published: March 2019, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A librarian’s discovery of a mysterious book sparks the journey of a lifetime in the delightful new novel from the international bestselling author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Librarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people—though not for…
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Earlier this month, Glendy Vanderah’s debut novel, Where the Forest Meets the Stars, was published. Because I ended up with an extra advanced copy, I’m going to give it away to one lucky reader. 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 say and then enter the giveaway!!! Title: Where…
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Title: Where the Forest Meets the Stars Author: Glendy Vanderah Published: March 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 332 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove…
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Title: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives Author: Gretchen Rubin Published: December 2015, Broadway Books Format: Paperback, 336 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: The author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, tackles the critical question: How do we change? Gretchen Rubin’s answer: through habits. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we…
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Title: Her Pretty Bones Author: Carla Kovach Series: Detective Gina Harte, #3 Published: January 2019, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 330 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: She’s just the girl he’s looking for… A young woman falls from a van speeding down a quiet road. Battered and bruised, she turns her head to the person who comes to her aid. ‘Help her’, she whispers before her eyes close. Days later,…
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Title: The Trial Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #15.5 Published: July 2016, BookShots Format: Paperback, 110 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: “I’m not on trial. San Francisco is.” An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city. Detective Lindsay Boxer and…
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Title: Unwanted Author: Kristina Ohlsson Series:Fredrika Bergman & Alex Recht, #1 Published: November 2012, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: In the middle of a rainy Swedish summer, a little girl is abducted from a crowded train. Despite hundreds of potential witnesses, no one noticed when the girl was taken, and, in what seems to be merely a coincidence, her mother has been left behind…
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Title: The Wolf and the Watchman Author: Niklas Natt och Dag Published: March 2019, Atria Books Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In this breathtakingly bold, intricately constructed novel set in 18th century Stockholm, a dying man searches among the city’s teeming streets, dark corners, and intriguing inhabitants to unmask a ruthless murderer—perfect for fans of Perfume and The Alienist. It is 1793. Four years after the storming of…
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Yesterday, Vanessa Savage’s debut novel, The Woman in the Dark,was published in the United States. 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…
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Title: The Woman in the Dark Author: Vanessa Savage Published: March 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publishing Summary: A debut psychological thriller about a woman who moves with her family to the gothic seaside house where her husband grew up–and where 15 years ago another family was brutally slaughtered. Sarah and Patrick are happy. But after her mother’s death, Sarah spirals into depression and overdoses…
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Title: Until the Day I Die Author: Emily Carpenter Narrator: Jess Nahikian, Kate Orsini, Patrick Lawlor Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: From the bestselling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls comes a riveting novel about a mother and daughter separated by grief, secrets, and a conspiracy that threatens to destroy their lives. If there’s a healthy way to grieve, Erin Gaines hasn’t…
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Title: The Hunting Party Author: Lucy Foley Published: February 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge . . . and murder and mayhem ensue. All of them are friends.…
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Title: The Winter Sister Author: Megan Collins Published: February 2019, Touchstone Format: ARC E-copy, 336 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns home to care for her ailing mother and begins to dig deeper into her sister’s unsolved murder. Sixteen years ago, Sylvie’s sister Persephone never came home. Out too late with the boyfriend she was forbidden…
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Title: The Girls at 17 Swann Street Author: Yara Zgheib Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Published: February 2019, Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Length: 7 hours 49 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio – Macmillan Audio / Print – ARC E-copy via Netgalley via St. Martin’s Press Summary: The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose…
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Yesterday, Sara Blaedel’s book, Her Father’s Secret,was published in the United States. This is the 2nd book in her Ilka or The Family Secrets series — I’ve seen it referred by both. 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 ‘m currently reading this book and…
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Title: The Beautiful Strangers Author: Camille Di Maio Narrator: Jess Nahikian, Sarah Naughton Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio / Lake Union Publishing Length: 11 hours 18 minutes / 320 pages Source: Audio – Brilliance Audio / Print – Paperback via GetRed PR Summary: A legendary hotel on the Pacific becomes a haven where dreams, love, and a beguiling mystery come alive. 1958. Kate Morgan, tethered to her family’s failing San…
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We made it to the end of another month…and it was another good month for reading! The trend is still continuing with great books being published this year, though I did manage to read my own books this month as well…I got 3 books in – so yay for me 🙂 I am really enjoying the challenges I have decided to participate in this year – #theunreadshelfproject2019 is not only…
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Title: Blood Echo Author: Christopher Rice Series: Burning Girl, #2 Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Published: February 2019, Brilliance Audio / Thomas & Mercer Length: 10 hours 53 minutes / 355 pages Source: Audio – Publisher / Print – Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity Summary: A conspiracy that promises bloodshed and the only woman who can stop it collide in the page-turning thriller by Christopher Rice, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Bone…
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Title: What Doesn’t Kill Her Author: Christina Dodd Series: Cape Charade, #2 Published: January 2019, HQN Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: One secret, one nightmare, one lie. You guess which is which. 1. I have the scar of a gunshot on my forehead. 2. I have willfully misrepresented my identity to the US military. 3. I’m the new mother of a seven-year-old girl. Kellen Adams suffers from…
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Title: The Last Romantics Author: Tara Conklin Published: February 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl explores the lives of four siblings in this ambitious and absorbing novel in the vein of Commonwealth and The Interestings. “The greatest works of poetry, what makes each of us a poet, are the stories we…
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