Title: Let Me Lie Author: Clare Mackintosh Published: March 2018, Berkley Format: ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: In the newest psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You, Clare Mackintosh brings us a gripping story about how those who love us never really leave us… Two years ago, Tom and Caroline Johnson committed suicide, one seemingly…
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Title: Bone Music Author: Christopher Rice Series: Burning Girl, #1 Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Published: March 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 14 hours 14 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: There’s more than one way to stoke the flames of revenge… Charlotte Rowe spent the first seven years of her life in the hands of the only parents she knew—a pair of serial killers who murdered her mother and tried to shape…
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Title: Mrs. Author: Caitlin Macy Narrator: Vanessa Johansson Published: February 2018, Hachette Audio Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: In the well-heeled milieu of New York’s Upper East Side, coolly elegant Philippa Lye is the woman no one can stop talking about. Despite a shadowy past, Philippa has somehow married the scion of the last family-held investment bank in the city. And although her wealth and connections put…
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Title: The Sandman Author: Lars Kepler Series: Joona Linna, #4 Published: March 2018, Knopf Publishing Format: Hardcover, 464 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The #1 internationally best-selling thriller from the author of The Hypnotist tells the chilling story of a manipulative serial killer and the two brilliant police agents who must try to beat him at his own game. Late one night, outside Stockholm, Mikael Kohler-Frost is found wandering. Thirteen years…
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Lars Kepler is a new-to-me author, but I can already tell you, this husband/wife writing duo is definitely going to be a new favorite of mine. Their book, The Sandman, part of their Joona Linna series, releases today in the U.S., and while it is the 4th book in this series, it really does read as a stand-alone. I’ll have my review of the book up a little later today…
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Title: The Family Next Door Author: Sally Hepworth Published: March 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A gripping domestic page-turner full of shocking reveals, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Amanda Prowse and Kerry Fisher. The small suburb of Pleasant Court lives up to its name. It’s the kind of place where everyone knows their neighbours, and children play in the street. Isabelle Heatherington…
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Tomorrow, March 6th, Sally Hepworth’s latest novel, The Family Next Door, 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 already read the 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 enter the giveaway…
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Title: The Wife Author: Alafair Burke Narrator: Xe Sands Published: January 2018, Harper Audio Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Source: Library Summary: His scandal. Her secret.When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and…
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Title: Silent Victim Author: Caroline Mitchell Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden, Steve West Published: March 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: Emma’s darkest secrets are buried in the past. But the truth can’t stay hidden for long.Emma is a loving wife, a devoted mother…and an involuntary killer. For years she’s been hiding the dead body of the teacher who seduced her as a teen. It’s a secret…
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Happy March!!! As we get closer to Spring – I’m in denial that it’s going to snow again tomorrow 🙁 – we get closer to our move…I hope! As such, my house is now a maze of boxes, and so far, the majority of the boxes are all book boxes. It’s so sad to see my bookshelves empty, and I don’t really relish the idea of unpacking all these boxes,…
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Next week, Lars Kepler’s latest book in their Joona Linna series, THE SANDMAN, will be released in the US. This Scandinavian thriller is perfect for those readers who like gritty, chilling, fast-paced crime-fiction. Now, not to worry if you haven’t read the prior books – this book works great as a stand-alone (and where I am starting!). If you like Stieg Larsson or Jo Nesbo…this book, and series, is for…
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Today, Catherine Coulter’s latest FBI Thriller, Enigma, is being released in Trade Paperback and to help get the word out, I’m pleased to offer you, my readers, a chance to win a copy…and there are 2 copies up for grabs!!! I am desperately behind in this series and have so serious catching up to do, but I can assure you, it’s on my list…but in the meantime, read the spotlight,…
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Title: Dreaming in Chocolate Author: Susan Bishop Crispell Published: February 2018, St. Martin’s Griffin Format: Paperback, 288 pages Summary: A story of love, hot chocolate, and one little girl’s wish for her mother that will make your heart swell. At twenty-seven, Penelope Dalton is quickly ticking off items on a bucket list. Only the list isn’t hers. After her eight year-old daughter Ella is given just six months to live…
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Title: White Houes Author: Amy Bloom Published: February 2018, Random House Format: ARC Paperback, 240 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The unexpected and forbidden affair between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok unfolds in a triumph of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of Away and Lucky Us. “I never envied a wife or a husband, until I met Eleanor. Then, I would have traded everything I ever had,…
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Title: Cold Blood Author: Robert Bryndza Series: Detective Erika Foster, #5 Narrator: Jan Cramer Published: September 2017, Bookouture Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Summary: She fell in love with a killer, now she’s one too. The suitcase was badly rusted, and took Erika several attempts, but it yielded and sagged open as she unzipped it. Nothing could prepare her for what she would find inside…When…
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Title: Local Girl Missing Author: Claire Douglas Narrator: Hannah Murray, Emilia Fox Published: July 2017, Harper Audio / Harper Paperbacks Length: 10 hours 24 minutes / 352 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: Someone knows where she is… The old Victorian pier was a thing of beauty until it was allowed to decay. It was where the youth of Oldcliffe-on-Sea…
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Title: Things to Do When It’s Raining Author: Marissa Stapley Published: February 2018, Graydon House Format: Paperback, 384 pages Summary: Two families, three generations and a lie that almost destroys them. Is their love strong enough to heal old wounds? Mae Summers and Gabe Broadbent grew up together in the idyllic Summers’ Inn, perched at the edge of the St. Lawrence River. Mae was orphaned at the age of six…
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Title: Tips for Living Author: Renee Shafransky Narrator: Susan Bennett Published: February 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: On the day Nora discovered that her husband, Hugh, had gotten another woman pregnant, she made a vow: I will come back to life no matter how long it takes… It’s taken Nora three years. With the help of her best friend, she fled New York City…
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Title: Daughters of the Bride Author: Susan Mallery Narrator: Tanya Eby Published: July 2016, Harlequin Audio / HQN Books Length: 12 hours 10 minutes / 416 pages Source: Audio – Borrowed via Library / Print – Hardcover via Publisher Summary: With Joy, Love and a Little Trepidation, Courtney, Sienna and Rachel Invite You to the Most Emotional Wedding of the Year… Their Mother’s Courtney ~ The Misfit ~ As…
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Title: The Tuscan Child Author: Rhys Bowen Published: February 2018, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher via Little Bird Publicity Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father’s hidden past to discover his secrets… In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied Tuscany. Badly…
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Title: The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris Author: Jenny Colgan Narrator: Beverly A. Crick Published: Audio – January 2018, Tantor Audio / Print – February 2014, Sourcebooks Landmark Length: 10 hours 49 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio – Borrowed via Library / Print – ARC E-copy via Netgalley Summary: Inside Paris’s premiere chocolate shop, sometimes dreams really can come true. It’s true that Anna Trent is a supervisor in…
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Title: Mister Tender’s Girl Author: Carter Wilson Published: February 2018, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: How far are you willing to go for Mister Tender? At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn’t exist. His…
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Title: She Regrets Nothing Author: Andrea Dunlop Published: February 2018, Washington Square Press Format: Paperback, 400 pages Summary: In the tradition of The Emperor’s Children and The House of Mirth, the forgotten granddaughter of one of New York’s wealthiest men is reunited with her family just as she comes of age—and once she’s had a glimpse of their glittering world, she refuses to let it go without a fight. When…
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Title: Cemetery Girl Author: David Bell Published: February 2018, Berkley Books (First Published 2011) Format: Paperback, 448 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A missing child is every parent’s nightmare. What comes next is even worse in this riveting thriller from the bestselling and award-winning author of Bring Her Home. Tom and Abby Stuart had everything: a perfect marriage, successful careers, and a beautiful twelve-year-old daughter, Caitlin. Then one day Caitlin vanished…
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Title: The Undertaker’s Daughter Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Ilka, #1 Published: February 2018, Grand Central Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Already widowed by the age of forty, Ilka Nichols Jensen, a school portrait photographer, leads a modest, regimented, and uneventful life in Copenhagen. Until unexpected news rocks her quiet existence: Her father–who walked out suddenly and inexplicably on the family more than three decades ago–has died.…
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Title: Girl Unknown Author: Karen Perry Published: February 2018, Henry Holt & Co. Format: Hardcover, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: ‘I think you might be my father . . .’ When first-year student Zoë Barry walks into Professor David Connolly’s office and tentatively says these words, he is left reeling. But it is the lives of his family – particularly his wife Caroline – which are turned upside down by…
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Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Published: February 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 448 pages Summary: Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they…
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Title: Look For Me Author: Lisa Gardner Series: Detective D.D. Warren, #9 Published: February 2018, Dutton Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner’s latest twisty thrill ride, Detective D. D. Warren and Find Her’s Flora Dane return in a race against the clock to either save a young girl’s life . . . or bring her to justice. The home…
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Title: Twist of Faith Author: Ellen J. Green Narrator: Angela Dawe Published: February 2018, Brilliance Audio / Thomas & Mercer Length:9 hours 29 minutes / 332 pages Source: Audio – digital review copy via Brilliance Audio / Print – Hardcover via Thomas & Mercer Summary: When family secrets are unearthed, a woman’s past can become a dangerous place to hide… After the death of her adoptive mother, Ava Saunders comes…
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Happy February!!! It’s hard to believe we are already into the 2nd month of the year – it seems like these days are just flying by already! This year I have decided not to participate in a ton of reading challenges – instead, I am trying to focus on the unread books already sitting on my shelf. To that end, I am participating in #TheUnreadShelfProject2018. I did pretty well this…
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Title: The Girlfriend Author: Michelle Frances Published: January 2018, Kensington Books Format: ARC Paperback, 432 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A girl. A boy. His mother. And the lie she’ll wish she’d never told. The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances is a gripping and chilling debut psychological thriller, based on the fall-out following an unforgiveable lie. It looks at the potentially charged relationship between girlfriend, boyfriend and his mother, which most women…
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Title: Here We Lie Author: Paula Treick DeBoard Published: January 2018, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Author Summary: A riveting novel about how the past never stays in the past, from the critically acclaimed author of The Drowning Girls and The Mourning Hours. Megan Mazeros and Lauren Mabrey are complete opposites on paper. Megan is a girl from a modest Midwest background, and Lauren is the…
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Title: All We Knew Author: Jamie Beck Series: The Cabots, #2 Published: January 2018, Montlake Romance Format: Paperback, 336 pages Summary: For Hunter and Sara, getting married was easy. It’s staying together that’s the true test of love…Hunter Cabot deeply loves two things: the international tea company he’s helped his father build, and his wife, Sara. From the moment he first saw her wide smile on their college campus years…
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Title: Still Me Author: Jojo Moyes Series: Me Before You, #3 Published: January 2018, Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, a new book featuring her iconic heroine of Me Before You and After You, Louisa Clark Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new…
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Title: Copycat Author: Alex Lake Published: September 2017, HarperCollins Format: Paperback, 416 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Your stalker is everywhere. Your stalker knows everything. But the real problem is that your stalker is you. Sarah Havenant discovers–when an old friend points it out–that there are two Facebook profiles in her name. One, she recognizes: it is hers. The other, she has never seen. But everything in it is accurate.…
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Title: The Black Painting Author: Neil Olson Published: January 2018, Hanover Square Press Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: An old-money East Coast family faces the suspicious death of its patriarch and the unsolved theft of a Goya painting rumored to be cursed There were four cousins in the Morse family: perfect Kenny, the preppy West Coast lawyer; James, the shy but brilliant medical student; his seductive, hard-drinking…
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Title: After You Author: Jojo Moyes Series: Me Before You, #2 Published: September 2015, Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him.…
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Today, Colleen Hoover’s latest novel, due out July 17, finally had it’s cover revealed, and I’m so happy to be able to share it with you. I may have come to the #CoHo fan club late, having only read, and loved, her last two books, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that I will be adding this book to my reading list. And let’s just take a minute…
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Title: Walking the Bones Author: Randall Silvis Series: Ryan DeMarco Mystery, #2 Published: January 2018, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC E-book, 464 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: When long-buried secrets come back to the surface…The bones of seven young girls, picked clean and carefully preserved, discovered years ago… that’s all Sergeant Ryan DeMarco knows about the unsolved crime he has unwittingly been roped into investigating during what is supposed to be a…
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Title: Match Made in Manhattan Author: Amanda Stauffer Published: January 2018, Skyhorse Publishing Format: Paperback, 320 pages Summary: After two intense, dead-end relationships, serial monogamist Alison finds herself confused, lonely, and drastically out of touch with the world of modern dating. Refusing to wallow, she signs up for a popular dating app and resolves to remain open-minded and optimistic as she explores the New York City singles’ scene. With the…
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Title: Anatomy of a Scandal Author: Sarah Vaughan Published: January 2018, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Sophie’s husband James is a loving father, a handsome man, a charismatic and successful public figure. And yet he stands accused of a terrible crime. Sophie is convinced he is innocent and desperate to protect her precious family from the lies that threaten to rip them apart. Kate…
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This year, I have decided not to partake in the many reading challenges I have in the past. The reason for this being that I rarely, if ever, end up linking my reviews to these challenges, nor participate in any of the other activities they may have. I have been using those challenges mainly as a way of tracking what I have been reading – How Many Books I’ve Read,…
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Title: Hardcore Twenty-Four Author: Janet Evanovich Series: Stephanie Plum, #24 Narrator: Lorelei King Published: November 2017, Random House Audio Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Source: Library Summary: Janet Evanovich’s #1 New York Times bestselling sensation Stephanie Plum returns in her twenty-fourth thriller as mutilated corpses litter the streets of New Jersey…Trouble comes in bunches for Stephanie Plum. First, professional grave robber and semi-professional loon, Simon Diggery, won’t let her take…
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In a little over a week, Paula Treick DeBoard’s latest novel, Here We Lie, comes out, and I’m pleased to offer you, my readers, a chance to win a copy! I’ve already read the book – it’s amazing!!! – and will be posting my review on publication day (January 30). You can see what others have to say below and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!! Title: Here…
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Title: The Pearl Sister Author: Lucinda Riley Series: The Seven Sisters, #4 Narrator: Stephanie Racine, Rehanna MacDonald Published: November 2017, Whole Story Audiobooks / January 2018, Atria Books Length: 19 hours 54 minutes / 528 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC E-copy via Netgalley via Publisher Summary: From the breathtaking beaches of Thailand to the barely tamed wilds of colonial Australia, The Pearl Sister…
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Title: The English Wife Author: Lauren Willig Narrator: Barrie Kreinik Published: January 2018, MacMillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Length: 14 hours 52 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author, Lauren Willig, comes this scandalous New York Gilded Age novel full of family secrets, affairs, and even murder.Annabelle and Bayard Van…
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Title: Just Between Us Author: Rebecca Drake Published: January 2018, St. Martin’s Griffin Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Four suburban mothers and friends conspire to cover up a deadly crime in this heart-stopping novel of suspense in the tradition of Lisa Scottoline and Lisa Unger. Alison, Julie, Sarah, Heather. Four friends living the suburban ideal. Their jobs are steady, their kids are healthy. They’re as beautiful as their…
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Title: Private L.A. Author: James Patterson Series: Private #6 Published: February 2014, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 425 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Private Jack Morgan investigates the disappearance of the biggest superstar couple in Hollywood. Thom and Jennifer Harlow are the perfect couple, with three perfect children. They maybe two of the biggest mega movie stars in the world, but they’re also great parents, philanthropists and just all-around…
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Title: A Map of the Dark Author: Karen Ellis Series: The Searchers, #1 Narrator: Lisa Flanagan Published: January 2018, Hachette Audio Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: A girl, missing A woman, searching A killer, planning… A thrilling new FBI series for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Karin Slaughter. FBI Agent Elsa Myers finds missing people. She knows how it feels to be lost… Though her father lies…
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Title: Now That You Mention It Author: Kristan Higgins Narrator: Xe Sands Published: December 2017, Recorded Books / HQN Length: 11 hours 6 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: One step forward. Two steps back. The Tufts scholarship that put Nora Stuart on the path to becoming a Boston medical specialist was a step forward. Being hit…
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