Title: One Little Secret Author: Cate Holahan Published: July 2019, Crooked Lane Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Everyone has a secret. For some, it’s worth dying to protect. For others, it’s worth killing. The glass beach house was supposed to be the getaway that Susan needed. Eager to help her transplanted family set down roots in their new town – and desperate for some…
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Last February, I read Never Tell by Lisa Gardner, the latest book in her Detective D.D. Warren series, when it was first released in hardcover, and I loved it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. On August 6th the book is being released in trade paperback and to celebrate, I am helping the publishers get the word out. Are you a fan of this series? If not,…
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Title: The Current Author: Tim Johnston Published: January 2019, Algonquin Books Format: ARC Paperback, 408 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A Stunning New Novel from the Bestselling Author of Descent Tim Johnston, whose 2015 national bestseller Descent was called “astonishing” by the Washington Post and “unforgettable” by the Miami Herald, returns with another tour de force about the indelible impact of a crime on the lives of innocent people. When two…
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Title: Gretchen Author: Shannon Kirk Published: July 2019, Thomas & Mercer Format: Paperback, 364 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The new tenants have a terrible secret. So do the landlord and his daughter… Ever since Lucy was two, she’s been on the run alongside her mother. She’s never understood the reason for a lifetime of paranoia, aliases, and lies. All she understands are the rules: never lock eyes with strangers,…
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Title: Ask Again, Yes Author: Mary Beth Keane Published: May 2019, Scribner Format: Hardcover, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the friendship between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, and the power of forgiveness. Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope are two NYPD rookies assigned to the same Bronx precinct in 1973. They aren’t close friends on…
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Title: The Body Lies Author: Jo Baker Published: June 2019, Knopf Publishing Group Format: Hardcover, 288 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A dark, thrilling new novel from the best-selling author of Longbourn: a work of riveting psychological suspense that grapples with how to live as a woman in the world–or in the pages of a book–when the stakes are dangerously high. When a young writer accepts a job at a university…
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Title: Private Gold Author: James Patterson Series: Private, #13.5 Published: May 2017, BookShots Format: Paperback, 144 pages Source: Personal Copy Summary: Money. Betrayal. Murder. That’s a Private conversation. Hired to protect a visiting American woman, Private Johannesburg’s Joey Montague is hoping for a routine job looking after a nervous tourist. After the apparent suicide of his business partner, he can’t handle much more. But this case is not what it…
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Title: Her Secret Son Author: Hannah Mary McKinnon Published: May 2019, MIRA Books Format: ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: How far would you go to protect the ones you love…when they may not be yours to protect? When Josh’s longtime partner, Grace, dies in a tragic accident, he is left with a mess of grief—and full custody of her seven-year-old son, Logan. While not his biological…
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Title: The Two Lila Bennetts Author: Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke Published: July 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Authors Summary: “One fateful decision. Two unexpected endings. A perfect summer read!” —Wendy Walker, bestselling author of The Night Before Lila Bennett’s bad choices have finally caught up with her. And one of those decisions has split her life in two. Literally. In one life, she’s taken…
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Title: The Last Guest House Author: Megan Miranda Narrator: Rebekkah Ross Published: June 2019, Simon & Schuster Audio Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: Littleport, Maine is like two separate towns: a vacation paradise for wealthy holidaymakers and a simple harbour community for the residents who serve them. Friendships between locals and visitors are unheard of – but that’s just what happened with Avery Greer and Sadie Loman.…
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Title: The Unbreakables Author: Lisa Barr Published: June 2019, Harper Paperbacks Format: Paperbacks, 352 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses, putting the broken pieces of herself back together while rediscovering her own joie de vivre—a lust for life, art, and steamy sex. The worst birthday ever might just be the gift of a lifetime……
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Today, Kerry Lonsdale’s latest book, Last Summer, 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 have to…
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Title: The Chain Author: Adrian McKinty Published: July 2019, Mulholland Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: You just dropped off your child at the bus stop. A panicked stranger calls your phone. Your child has been kidnapped, and the stranger explains that their child has also been kidnapped, by a completely different stranger. The only way to get your child back is to kidnap another child within…
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Title: Never Look Back Author: Alison Gaylin Published: July 2019, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: Reminiscent of the bestsellers of Laura Lippman and Harlan Coben—with a Serial-esque podcast twist—an absorbing, addictive tale of psychological suspense from the author of the highly acclaimed and Edgar Award-nominated What Remains of Me and the USA Today bestselling and Shamus Award-winning Brenna Spector series. When website columnist…
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Title: False Step Author: Victoria Helen Stone Published: July 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 280 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Stay calm, keep smiling, and watch your step. In this marriage of secrets and lies, nothing is what it seems. For days, all of Denver, Colorado, has worried over the fate of a missing child, little Tanner Holcomb. Then, a miracle: handsome, athletic Johnny Bradley finds him, frightened but…
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How is it that this year is already half over? I had a great reading month and I am hoping, now that summer is here, that this trend continues!!! I did manage to get my recap posts up from my time at BookExpo, so I will include the links here. And if you follow me on Instagram, I’ve been spotlighting each individual book I picked up…I’m having a great time…
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Today is the final day of BookExpo…it was 2 and a half days on the floor and let me tell you, as much as I love this event, it’s exhausting! It’s very busy and non-stop, but in a good way. I always leave this event feeling energized and recharged about reading and blogging, and I’m so excited about all the new books coming up that I cannot wait to share…
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Title: Lock Every Door Author: Riley Sager Published: July 2019, Dutton Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and…
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Today, the floor was open all day and I had quite a full day planned. I got to the Javits Center bright and early, grabbed the Publisher’s Weekly Show Daily as I walked in the building and as I was standing on line to drop off my suitcase at the baggage drop, noticed my name on the front page…my little interview from the day before made it into the article…
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Title: The Dead Girl in 2A Author: Carter Wilson Published: July 2019, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC E-copy, 334 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Jake Buchannan knows the woman sitting next to him on his business flight to Denver—he just can’t figure out how he knows her. Clara Stowe isn’t in Jake’s line of work and didn’t go to college with him. They have nearly nothing in common apart from…
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Once again, BookExpo was changing things up! This year, the show was 2 and a half days, meaning the floor was opening on Wednesday at noon. It’s been different every year I’ve attended and so I never really know what to expect and I guess that’s part of the fun of it! But, I had my schedule ready to go, though of course, part of the fun of this show…
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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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