Review: The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

Title: The Other Woman Author: Sandie Jones Published: August 2018, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A deliciously disturbing, compulsively readable debut domestic suspense–prepare to meet The Other Woman: there’s nothing she won’t do to keep you away from her son … Emily thinks Adam’s perfect; the man she thought she’d never meet. But lurking in the shadows is a rival; a woman who shares a…

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Review: The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner (audio)

Title: The Husband Hour Author: Jamie Brenner Narrator: Christie Moreau Published: April 2018, Hachette Audio Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Source: Hachette Audio via Libro.fm Summary:  When a young widow’s reclusive life in a charming beach town is interrupted by a surprise visitor, she is forced to reckon with dark secrets about her family, her late husband, and the past she tried to leave behind.  Lauren Adelman and her high…

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Review: Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood

Title: Rust & Stardust Author: T. Greenwood Published: August 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Camden, NJ, 1948. When 11 year-old Sally Horner steals a notebook from the local Woolworth’s, she has no way of knowing that 52 year-old Frank LaSalle, fresh out of prison, is watching her, preparing to make his move. Accosting her outside the store, Frank convinces Sally that he’s an…

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Review: The Coroner by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

Title: The Coroner Author: Jennifer Graeser Dornbush Published: August 2018, Crooked Lane Books Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Publisher via Publicist Summary: Summoned from her promising surgical career first to her estranged father’s bedside, and then his post as medical examiner when his small town needs urgent help with a suspicious death, Emily Hartford discovers home is where the bodies are in this pitch perfect mystery debut. Recently engaged and…

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Review: The Bucket List by Georgia Clark

Title: The Bucket List Author: Georgia Clark Published: August 2018, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: From the author of the critically acclaimed “lively and engrossing parable for women of all generations” (Harper’s Bazaar) The Regulars­ comes a deeply funny and thoughtful tale of a young woman who, after discovering she has the breast cancer gene, embarks on an unforgettable bucket list adventure.…

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Review: Everything That Follows by Meg Little Reilly

Title: Everything That Follows Author: Meg Little Reilly Published: May 2018, MIRA Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: CAUGHT IN THE BACKWASH, THEY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES… For fans of Megan Abbott and Chris Bohjalian comes a novel of moral complexity about friends who must choose between self-preservation and doing the right thing in the wake of a fatal boating accident. Set in the moody off-season…

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Review: When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger

Title: When Life Gives You Lululemons Author: Lauren Weisberger Series: The Devil Wears Prada, #3 Published: June 2018, Simon Schuster Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: New York Times bestselling author Lauren Weisberger returns with a novel starring one of her favorite characters from The Devil Wears Prada—Emily Charlton, first assistant to Miranda Priestly, now a highly successful image consultant who’s just landed the client of…

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Review: The Last Thing I Told You by Emily Arsenault

Title: The Last Thing I Told You Author: Emily Arsenault Published: July 2018, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: I hear myself whispering. Not again. Not again. Why did I ever come back here? Surely because of you. Because I thought of something I’d always meant to tell you. Because you were the only one I ever really wanted to tell it to. Therapist Dr.…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Coroner by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

Tomorrow, August 7th, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush’s mystery debut novel, The Coroner, comes out, and because I ended up with an extra copy, I’m going to give that copy away – and it’s a finished copy! I’ve just finished reading this book and will be posting my review soon. You can see what others have to say below and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!!   Title: The Coroner Author:…

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Review: With You Always by Rena Olsen

Title: With You Always Author: Rena Olsen Published: August 2018, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the author of The Girl Before comes a tense and incisive work of psychological suspense that examines how easy it is to fall into the wrong relationship . . . and how impossible it can be to leave. In the wake of a painful breakup and struggling to…

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Book Spotlight: Cooper’s Charm by Lori Foster

Yesterday, Lori Foster’s latest novel, Cooper’s Charm, was published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. This is book 1 in the brand new Summer Resort series. It sounds like it will be a great summer read – let me know if you decide to pick it up 🙂  I’ll be listening to it on audio when I get a chance! Title: Cooper’s Charm Author:…

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Month in Review: July 2018

Happy August!!! It was quite the productive reading month – hot, hazy, humid days will do that! I’m hoping a week at the beach will also give me some good, quality reading as this month brings a slew of new books coming out 🙂 Reading Stats:   Read this month: 19 Year to date: 118 Books Read:   Baby Teeth — Zoje Stage (audio book) The Summer Wives — Beatriz…

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Review: Dead If You Don’t by Peter James (audio)

Title: Dead If You Don’t Author: Peter James Series: Roy Grace, #14 Narrator: Daniel Weyman Published: Audio – May 2018, Macmillan Digital Audio / Print – July 2018, Macmillan Length: 12 hours 14 minutes / 400 pages Source: Audio – personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC via Wunderkind PR Summary: A PARENT’S WORST NIGHTMARE IS GRACE’S DEADLIEST CASE . . .   Roy Grace, creation of the CWA…

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Review: The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler

Title: The Hypnotist Author: Lars Kepler Series: Joona Linna, #1 Published: July 2018, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Format: ARC Paperback, 576 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A riveting new translation of the first installment in the #1 internationally bestselling Joona Linna series, The Hypnotist shows the lengths one determined detective is willing to go to solve a horrific crime. A gruesome triple homicide attracts the interest of Detective Joona Linna of the…

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Review: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

Title: All Your Perfects Author: Colleen Hoover Published: July 2018, Atria Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Colleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the…

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Review: What Remains of Her by Eric Rickstad

Title: What Remains of Her Author: Eric Rickstad Published: July 2018, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Girls comes this chilling, harrowing thriller set in rural Vermont about a recluse who believes the young girl he’s found in the woods is the reincarnation of his missing daughter, returned to help him solve her and his…

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Review: A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay

Title: A Noise Downstairs Author: Linwood Barclay Published: July 2018, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of No Time for Goodbye returns with a haunting psychological thriller that blends the twists and turns of Gillian Flynn with the driving suspense of Harlan Coben, in which a man is troubled by odd sounds for which there is no rational explanation.  College…

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Review: Believe Me by J.P. Delaney

Title: Believe Me Author: J.P. Delaney Published: July 2018, Ballantine Books Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In this twisty psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before, an actress plays both sides of a murder investigation. One out-of-work British actress pays the rent on her New York City apartment the only way she can: as a decoy for a firm of divorce…

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Review: Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke

Title: Girls’ Night Out Author: Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke Published: July 2018, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: For estranged friends Ashley, Natalie, and Lauren, it’s time to heal the old wounds between them. Where better to repair those severed ties than on a girls’ getaway to the beautiful paradise of Tulum, Mexico? But even after they’re reunited, no one is being completely honest…

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Review: Everything We Give by Kerry Lonsdale (audio)

Title: Everything We Give Author: Kerry Lonsdale Series: Everything, #3 Narrator: Andrew Eiden, Amy Landon Published: July 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: From the author of Everything We Keep comes the final novel in the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling Everything Series. Brimming with suspense, mystery, and romance, Everything We Give brings to a powerful close the gripping series of love, lies,…

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Review: In the Vines by Shannon Kirk

Title: In the Vines Author: Shannon Kirk Published: July 2018, Thomas & Mercer Format: ARC Paperback, 284 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Family ties so strong you can’t escape…   Mary Olivia Pentecost, known as Mop, was born into one of the wealthiest families in the country—and one of the most guarded. Now, two years after her mother’s mysterious death, Mop is seeking closure on the disquieting tragedy by returning to…

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Review: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (audio)

Title: Baby Teeth Author: Zoje Stage Narrator: Gabra Zackman Published: July 2018, Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Length: 11 hours 6 minutes / 320 pages Source: Publisher for both Summary: Sweetness can be deceptive. Meet Hanna. She’s the sweet-but-silent angel in the adoring eyes of her Daddy. He’s the only person who understands her, and all Hanna wants is to live happily ever after with him. But Mommy stands…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

Tomorrow, July 17th, Zoje Stage’s debut novel, Baby Teeth, comes out, and because I ended up with an extra copy, I’m going to give that copy away – and it’s a finished copy! I’ve just finished reading this book – it’s a deliciously creepy read!!! – and will be posting my review later on today. You can see what others have to say below and then be sure to enter…

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Book Spotlight & Recipe: The Freedom Broker by K.J. Howe

Last February, The Freedom Broker by K.J. Howe, the first book in her Thea Paris series, was released in hardcover.  Right now, the book is only  $2.99 on Kindle – only til July 16 and  I am helping the publishers get the word out.  I also have a recipe to share – it’s Thea’s favorite Greek dish…check it out below!   Title: The Freedom Broker Author: K.J. Howe Series: Thea…

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Review: The Subway Girls by Susie Orman Schnall

Title: The Subway Girls Author: Susie Orman Schnall Published: July 2018, St. Martin’s Griffin Format: Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In 1949, dutiful and ambitious Charlotte’s dream of a career in advertising is shattered when her father demands she help out with the family business. Meanwhile, Charlotte is swept into the glamorous world of the Miss Subways beauty contest, which promises irresistible opportunities with its Park Avenue luster and…

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Book Spotlight: How to Keep a Secret by Sarah Morgan

Yesterday, Sarah Morgan’s latest novel, How to Keep a Secret, was published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. This book marks Sarah’s transition from romance to multi-generational women’s fiction. It sounds like it will be a great summer read – let me know if you decide to pick it up 🙂  I’ll be listening to it on audio when I get a chance!  …

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Review: Somebody’s Daughter by David Bell

Title: Somebody’s Daughter Author: David Bell Published: July 2018, Berkley Books Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: In the pulse-racing new suspense novel from the bestselling and acclaimed author of Bring Her Home and Since She Went Away, the life of a little girl rests in the hands of the father who never even knew she existed… When Michael Frazier’s ex-wife, Erica, shows up on his…

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Review: The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams

Title: The Summer Wives Author: Beatriz Williams Published: July 2018, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams brings us the blockbuster novel of the season—a spellbinding novel of romance, murder, class, power, and dark secrets set in the 1950s and ’60s among the rarified world of a resort island in the Long Island Sound . . . In the summer…

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Review: The Night Visitor by Lucy Atkins

Title: The Night Visitor Author: Lucy Atkins Published: July 2018, Quercus Format: Paperback, 356 pages Source: Publisher Summary: How far would you go to save your reputation? The stunning new noir thriller from the author of the bestselling The Missing One and The Other Child. Perfect for fans of I Let You Go and The Ice Twins. Professor Olivia Sweetman has worked hard to achieve the life she loves, with…

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Review: The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger

Title: The Banker’s Wife Author: Cristina Alger Published: July 2018, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publisher via Get Red PR Summary: On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Lerner, a banking insider at…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Dead If You Don’t by Peter James

Yesterday, Peter James’s latest novel, Dead If You Don’t, was 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: Dead If You Don’t Author: Peter James Series: Roy…

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Month in Review: June 2018

Happy July!!! I can’t believe the year is halfway over…this is flying by! Summer is certainly here – we are having a mini-heat wave this weekend, not that I am complaining by any means…I love summer and the beachy weather 🙂 Reading Stats:   Read this month: 17 Year to date: 97 Books Read:   What Happened That Night — Sandra Block (e-book) The Cactus — Sarah Haywood (audio book)…

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Review: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

Title: The Last Time I Lied Author: Riley Sager Published: July 2018, Dutton Books Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In the new novel from the bestselling author of Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied follows a young woman as she returns to her childhood summer camp to uncover the truth about a tragedy that happened there fifteen years ago. Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played…

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Review: Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts (audio)

Title: Shelter in Place Author: Nora Roberts Narrator: January LaVoy Published: May 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 15 hours 22 minutes Source: Publisher Summary:  Sometimes, there is nowhere safe to hide. It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video-game store…

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Review: The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis

Title: The Summer Sail Author: Wendy Francis Published: May 2018, Touchstone Format: Paperback, 307 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: A trio of college friends who reunite aboard a cruise ship experience an unforgettable vacation in this compelling novel from the author of The Summer of Good Intentions, which was hailed as “everything a summer read should be” by Elin Hilderbrand. Three college roommates are celebrating a twentieth wedding…

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Review: The Widow of Wall Street by Randy Susan Meyers (audio)

Title: The Widow of Wall Street Author: Randy Susan Meyers Narrator: Susan Bennett Published: Audio – April 2017, Dreamscape Media / Paperback – June 2018, Washington Square Press Length: 11 hours 19 minutes / 352 pages Source: Audio via Library / Print – Paperback via GetRed PR Summary:  What’s real in a marriage built on sand and how do you abandon a man you’ve loved since the age of fifteen?…

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Review: The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand (audio)

Title: The Perfect Couple Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Published: June 2018, Hachette Audio / Little Brown & Company Length: 12 hours 8 minutes / 480 pages Source: Audio – via Hachette Audio via Libro.fm   / Print – via Little Brown & Company Summary:  From New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, comes a novel about the many ways family can fill our lives with love…if they don’t…

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Review: See her Run by Peggy Townsend

Title: See her Run Author: Peggy Townsend Series: Aloa Snow, #1 Published: June 2018, Thomas & Mercer Format: ARC Paperback, 268 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Running for her life could leave her breathless. A former reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Aloa Snow knows what it means to be down and out. Once highly respected, she’s now blackballed, in debt, and dealing with the echoes of an eating disorder. Until…

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Review: The Real Michael Swann by Bryan Reardon

Title: The Real Michael Swann Author: Bryan Reardon Published: June 2018, Dutton Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In a new novel from New York Times bestselling author Bryan Reardon, a suburban family is rocked in the wake of a terrorist attack on American soil.    On a typical late summer day, Julia Swann is on the phone with her husband, Michael, when the call abruptly goes dead. Then…

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Review: Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

Title: Bring Me Back Author: B.A. Paris Published: June 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone—never to be…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland

Tomorrow, Stephanie Butland’s latest novel, The Lost for Words Bookshop, comes out, and because I ended up with an extra copy, I’m going to give that copy away – and it’s a finished copy! I will be reading this book soon and am really excited about it.  You can also see what others have to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!! Title: The Lost for Words Bookshop Author:…

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Review: The Chosen Ones by Carol Wyer

Title: The Chosen Ones Author: Carol Wyer Series: DI Robyn Carter, #5 Published: May 2018, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 374 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: They had not been forgiven. And they would never be forgotten ….   When a doting young father is murdered and his body discovered in a cornfield for his family to see, it’s a harrowing new case for Detective Robyn Carter. But just as Robyn starts to…

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Review: The Daughter by Lucy Dawson (audio)

Title: The Daughter Author: Lucy Dawson Narrator: Rachel Atkins Published: April 2018, Bolinda Audio (Brilliance Audio) Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Source: Publisher Summary:  A heartbreaking and unputdownable psychological thriller that will keep you guessing right until the end. You lost your daughter. You will never forgive yourself. And now someone is determined to make you pay…. Seventeen years ago, something happened to Jess’s daughter Beth. The memory of it…

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Review: Find You In the Dark by Nathan Ripley

Title: Find You In the Dark Author: Nathan Ripley Published: June 2018, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Martin Reese is obsessed with murder. For years, he has been illegally buying police files on serial killers and using them to locate long-lost victims. Then he calls the police anonymously and taunts them with his finds. Martin sees his work as a public service, a righting of…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Find You In the Dark by Nathan Ripley

Next week, June 19th, Nathan Ripley’s debut novel, Find You In the Dark, comes out, and because I ended up with an extra copy, I’m going to give that copy away – and it’s a finished copy! I’ve just finished reading this book – it’s amazing!!! – and will be posting my review later on today. You can see what others have to say below and then be sure to…

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Review: Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier; Plus extras from Publisher

Title: Jar of Hearts Author: Jennifer Hillier Published: June 2018, Minotaur Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who’s been searching for the truth all these years . . .When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong—one of the most popular girls in school—disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Lost Family by Jenna Blum

Earlier this week, Jenna Blums’ latest novel, The Lost Family, was 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 Lost Family Author: Jenna Blum Published: June…

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Review: The Cactus by Sarah Haywood (audio)

Title: The Cactus Author: Sarah Haywood Narrator: Katherine Manners Published: May 2018, Harlequin Audio / Harlequin Length: 10 hours 30 minutes / 364 pages Source: Audio – via Library / Print – Hardcover via Publisher Summary:  In this witty and heartfelt debut, one woman’s unconventional journey to motherhood means learning to embrace the unexpected    Even the prickliest cactus has its flower… For Susan Green, messy emotions don’t fit into…

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Review: What Happened That Night by Sanda Block

Title: What Happened That Night Author: Sandra Block Published: June 2018, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Author Summary: She doesn’t remember that night. But she will never be the same. One moment, Dahlia is a successful Harvard student; the next, she wakes up from a party, the victim of a brutal assault. Her life veers into a tailspin, and what’s worse – her memory of…

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Month in Review: May 2018

Happy June!!! It seems the weather has finally cooperated and it is finally warm – YAY!!! Now if we can only get some time to enjoy it before it gets too hot, I’ll be happy 🙂   Reading Stats:   Read this month: 12 Year to date: 82 Books Read:   The Way of Beauty — Camille Di Maio (audio book) Wicked River — Jenny Milchman (e-book) Our Kind of…

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