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k2reader February 20, 2017

Review: The Mother’s Promise by Sally Hepworth

Title:The Mother’s Promise Author:Sally Hepworth Published:February 2017, St. Martin’s Press Format:ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source:Publisher A new poignant and breathtaking novel from the author of The Things We Keep and The Secrets of Midwives. With every book, Sally Hepworth becomes more and more known for her searing emotional portraits of families—and the things that test their bonds. In The Mother’s Promise, she delivers her most powerful novel yet: the story…

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k2reader February 19, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in February 17

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About My training is winding down for the BIG walk…I only have this week coming up and then I will be heading down first to NC to pick up my mom, who’s doing the walk with me and then to Savannah where the walk is. I’m starting to get really excited for the walk…this week…

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k2reader February 17, 2017

Review: Play Dead by Angela Marsons (audio)

Title: Play Dead Author:Angela Marsons Series:DI Kim Stone, #4 Narrator:Jan Cramer Published:May 2016, Bookouture Length:9 hours 35 minutes Source:Publisher The dead don’t tell secrets…unless you listen. The girl’s smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess. Westerley research facility is not for the faint-hearted. A “body farm” investigating human decomposition, its inhabitants are…

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k2reader February 16, 2017

Review: Burying the Honeysuckle Girls by Emily Carpenter (audio)

Title:Burying the Honeysuckle Girls Author:Emily Carpenter Narrator:Kate Orsini Published:April 2016, Brilliance Audio Length:10 hours 1 minute Source:Personal copy via Audible Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother’s tragic, premature death—and tormented by the last, frantic words she whispered into young Althea’s ear: Wait for her. For the honeysuckle girl. She’ll find you, I think, but if she doesn’t, you find her. Adrift ever since, Althea is now fresh out…

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k2reader February 15, 2017

Review: The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams

Title: The Wicked City Author: Beatriz Williams Series: The Prohibition Series, #1 Published: January 2017, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams recreates the New York City of A Certain Age in this deliciously spicy adventure that mixes past and present and centers on a Jazz Age love triangle involving a rugged Prohibition agent, a saucy redheaded flapper, and a debonair…

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k2reader February 14, 2017

Review: The Shimmering Road by Hester Young

Title:The Shimmering Road Author:Hester Young Series:Charlie Cates Trilogy, #2 Published:February 2017, G.P. Putnam‘s Sons Format:ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source:Publishers A pulse-pounding mystery from the author of “The Gates of Evangeline” featuring Charlotte Charlie Cates, an unforgettable heroine whose dark visions bring to light secrets that will heal or destroy those around her… When soon-to-be mother Charlotte Charlie Cates begins to have recurring dreams about harm coming to her unborn daughter,…

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k2reader February 13, 2017

Review: Pretty Little World by Elizabeth DeBan & Melissa DePino

Title:Pretty Little World Author:Elizabeth DeBan & Melissa DePino Narrator:Cassandra Campbell Published:January 2017, Brilliance Audio / Lake Union Publishing Length:10 hours 36 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible / Little Bird Publicity On a cozy street in Philadelphia, three neighboring families have become the best of friends. They can’t imagine life without one another—until one family outgrows their tiny row house. In a bid to stay together, a crazy idea is born:…

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k2reader February 12, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in February 10

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About We had a crazy-big snowstorm on Thursday – 10 inches and so I spent Thursday afternoon shoveling…good exercise as the snow was wet and heavy! Boy oh boy was I sore the next day!!! I got some good training walks in this past week and I think I’m in good shape for my…

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k2reader February 9, 2017

Review: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins (audio)

Title:On Second Thought Author:Kristan Higgins Narrator:Xe Sands, Amy Rubinate Published:January 2017, Recorded Books, HQN Books Length:13 hours 4 minutes / 480 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Publisher via Little Bird Publicity Ainsley O’Leary is so ready to get married—she’s even found the engagement ring her boyfriend has stashed away. What she doesn’t anticipate is being blindsided by a breakup he chronicles in a blog…which (of course) goes viral.…

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k2reader February 7, 2017

Review: The Lost Woman by Sara Blaedel

Title:The Lost Woman Author:Sara Blaedel Series:Louise Rick, #9, Missing Persons #3 Published:February 2017, Grand Central Publishing Format:Arc E-copy, 320 pages Source:Netgalley A housewife is the target of a shocking, methodical killing. Shot with a hunting rifle through her kitchen window, the woman is dead before she hits the ground. Though murdered in England, it turns out that the woman, Sofie Parker, is a Danish citizen–one who’s been missing for almost…

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k2reader February 6, 2017

Review: The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe

Title:The Ice Beneath Her Author: Camilla Grebe Narrator: Katharine McEwan, John Lee, Justine Eyre Published: December 2016, Random House Audio / Ballantine Books Length: 12 hours 28 minutes / 368 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley Acclaimed Swedish author Camilla Grebe makes her solo American debut with a psychological thriller as cunning in its twists as it is captivating in its storytelling—for fans of the celebrated crime fiction…

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k2reader February 5, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in February 3

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, I got one big walk in last week – 16 miles!!! And while I had great intentions of doing another one the next day, life got in the way and I couldn’t get it in. But that’s ok…I ended up with a blister on my one heel, so it was probably best I…

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k2reader February 3, 2017

Review: The Bat by Jo Nesbo

Title:The Bat Author:Jo Nesbo Series:Harry Hole, #1 Published:July 2013, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Format:Paperback, 369 pages Source:Personal copy Before Harry took on the neo-Nazi gangs of Oslo, before he met Rakel, before The Snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went to Australia. Harry Hole is sent to Sydney to investigate the murder of Inger Holter, a young Norwegian girl, who was working in a bar. Initially sidelined as…

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k2reader February 1, 2017

Book Spotlight: In The Shadow of Lakecrest by Elizabeth Blackwell

Today, In the Shadow of Lakecrest, the latest book by Elizabeth Blackwell is being published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I will be reading this book soon, and may even have a giveaway when I post my review, so stay tuned! For now, please enjoy this spotlight and let me know if you plan on reading this book – it sounds like a…

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k2reader February 1, 2017

Month in Review: January 2017

How is it that January is already over? This month passed rather quickly, but it was a busy month! I’m in the middle of training for a BIG walk – I’m doing the Challege Walk MS in Savannah, GA the first weekend in March – it’s a three-day, 50 mile walk. Since I’m not really a music fan, I tend to listen to audio books when I walk, so during…

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k2reader January 31, 2017

Review: Killing Kate by Alex Lake

Title:Killing Kate Author:Alex Lake Published:January 2017, Harper Format:Paperback, 416 pages Source:Publisher A serial killer is stalking your home town. He has a type: all his victims look the same. And they all look like you. Kate returns from a post break-up holiday with her girlfriends to news of a serial killer in her home town – and his victims all look like her. It could, of course, be a simple…

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k2reader January 31, 2017

Review: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

Title:Behind Her Eyes Author:Sarah Pinborough Published:January 2017, Flatiron Books Format:ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source:Publisher Why is everyone talking about the ending of Sarah Pinborough’s Behind Her Eyes? Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louise…

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k2reader January 31, 2017

Review: Duplicity by Sibel Hodge (audio)

Title:Duplicity Author:Sibel Hodge Narrator:Simon Vance, Henrietta Meire Published:December 2016, Brilliance Audio Length:8 hours 5 minutes Source:Publisher There are three sides to every story: Yours. Mine. And the truth… Max and Alissa have a fairy tale life—newlywed, madly in love and enviously rich. Then Max is brutally stabbed to death at their home and Alissa, miraculously, escapes with her life. But why was she spared? The hunt for the killer begins,…

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k2reader January 30, 2017

Review: Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner

Title:Right Behind You Author:Lisa Gardner Series:Quincy & Rainie, #7 Published:January 2017, Dutton Format:ARC E-book, 400 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher Is he a hero? Eight years ago, Sharlah May Nash’s older brother beat their drunken father to death with a baseball bat in order to save both of their lives. Now thirteen years old, Sharlah has finally moved on. About to be adopted by retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and…

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k2reader January 29, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in January 27

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was another good week…my training is going well for the BIG walk…only 33 days to go!!! I just ordered a new pair of sneakers – they should be arriving by the end of the week. I’m a huge creature of habit, so I went with the same pair of sneakers (new color, though) that…

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k2reader January 27, 2017

Review: Lost Girls by Angela Marsons (audio)

Title:Lost Girls Author:Angela Marsons Series:DI Kim Stone, #3 Narrator:Jan Cramer Published:November 2015, Bookouture Length:10 hours, 34 minutes Source:Publisher Two girls go missing. Only one will return. The couple that offers the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing couple will not. Make no mistake. One child will die…. When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms…

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k2reader January 26, 2017

Short & Sweet Review: The Hidden Child by Camilla Lackberg (audio)

Title:The Hidden Child Author:Camilla Lackberg Series:Patrik Hedstrom/Fjallbacka, #5 Narrator:Simon Vance Published:May 2014, HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Length:14 hours 58 minutes Source:Library Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among her late mother’s possessions. Haunted by a childhood of neglect, she resolves to dig deep into her family’s past and finally uncover the reasons why. Her enquiries lead her to the home of a retired…

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k2reader January 25, 2017

Review: Playing With Fire by Tess Gerritsen (audio)

Title:Playing With Fire Author:Tess Gerritsen Narrator:Julia Whelan & Will Damron Published:October 2015, Brilliance Audio Length:6 hours 56 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible In a masterly new thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series, a beautiful violinist is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome. The first time Julia Ansdell picks up “The Incendio…

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k2reader January 24, 2017

Review: The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney

Title:The Girl Before Author:J.P. Delaney Published:January 2017, Ballantine Books Format:ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source:Netgalley Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life. The request seems odd, even intrusive—and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating. Emma Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until…

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k2reader January 23, 2017

Review: Midwinter Blood by Mons Kallentoft

Title:Midwinter Blood Author:Mons Kallentoft Series:Malin Fors, #1 Published:January 2013, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format:Paperback, 464 pages Source:Personal copy Meet police superintendent Malin Fors: Talented. Troubled. With a sixth sense for the truth. In the early hours of one of the coldest February nights anyone in Linköping, Sweden, can remember, the bloody body of an obese man, stripped bare and horribly mutilated, is found hanging from a lone oak tree in the…

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k2reader January 22, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in January 20

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a great week!!! I pulled out one of my Leslie Sansane walking DVD’s and ended up doing them 3X’s – I forgot what a great overall workout they are!!! I think I am going to do them on the days I am not doing my distance walks leading up to the BIG…

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k2reader January 19, 2017

Review: Little Girl Lost by Carol Wyer

Title:Little Girl Lost Author:Carol Wyer Series:DI Robyn Carter, #1 Published:January 2017, Bookouture Format:ARC E-book, 274 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher A perfect family hiding disturbing secrets. A killer who wants the truth to be told. A teacher goes missing under suspicious circumstances. A millionaire is murdered at a local reservoir. For Detective Robyn Carter, there’s no obvious link between the men. But as she starts to delve into the cases, her…

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k2reader January 17, 2017

Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth (Closed)

Last January, I read The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth when it was first released in hardcover, and I really enjoyed it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. Today the book is being released in paperback and to celebrate, I am helping the publishers get the word out. I also have 1 copy of the book to giveaway – be sure to read all the way…

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k2reader January 17, 2017

Book Spotlight: The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams

Today, The Wicked City, the latest book by Beatriz Williams comes out and I’m super excited about this one. This is the first book in her newest series. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Beatriz quite a few times and will be seeing her again next week. She’s delightful and I have really enjoyed all the books I’ve read of hers, and I love that familiar characters have a habit…

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k2reader January 15, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in January 13

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About This cold I have is one stubborn cold! But, I think it’s finally easing up – and I am starting to feel more like myself!!! While I’ve been sick, I’ve been pretty much housebound, so I’ve been looking around Pinterest for workouts and found a ton of yoga flows. I’m hoping to start doing…

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k2reader January 13, 2017

Review: The Perfect Girl by Gilly Macmillan

Title: The Perfect Girl Author:Gilly Macmillan Published:September 2016, William Morrow Paperbacks Format:Paperback, 464 pages Source:Personal copy Zoe Maisey is a seventeen-year-old musical prodigy with a genius IQ. Three years ago, she was involved in a tragic incident that left three classmates dead. She served her time, and now her mother, Maria, is resolved to keep that devastating fact tucked far away from their new beginning, hiding the past even from…

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k2reader January 12, 2017

Review: Two Days Gone by Randall Silvas

Title:Two Days Gone Author:Randall Silvas Series:Ryan DeMarco Mystery, #1 Published:January 2017, Sourcebooks Landmark Format:ARC E–book, 400 pages Source:Netgalley A literary page-turner about a beloved college professor accused of murdering his entire family, and one small-town cop’s dangerous search for answers. Thomas Huston, a beloved professor and bestselling author, is something of a local hero in the small Pennsylvania college town where he lives and teaches. So when Huston’s wife…

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k2reader January 11, 2017

Short & Sweet Review: Before He Finds Her by Michael Kardos (audio)

Title:Before He Finds Her Author:Michael Kardos Narrator:Julia Whelan Published:February 2015, HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Length:10 hours 30 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible Everyone in the quiet Jersey Shore town of Silver Bay knows the story: on a Sunday evening in September 1991, Ramsey Miller threw a blowout block party, then murdered his beautiful wife and three-year-old daughter. But everyone is wrong. The daughter got away. Now she is…

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k2reader January 10, 2017

Short & Sweet Review: The Last Girl by Jane Casey (audio)

Title:The Last Girl Author:Jane Casey Series:Maeve Kerrigan, #3 Narrator:Sarah Coomes Published:May 2013, Brilliance Audio Length:15 hours 21 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible Vast wealth offers London defense attorney Philip Kennford a lot of things: a gorgeous house with a pool in the backyard, connections in the top echelons of society, a wardrobe worthy of Milan runways. But his money doesn’t provide a happy marriage, or good relationships with his twin…

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k2reader January 8, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in January 6

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, January is off to a somewhat good start…I’ve been active everyday, but I’ve also been fighting a cold, so I haven’t really been going crazy with my training for the BIG walk I’m doing in March. I’m not too worried, though, since I have been training since August and have been pretty active all…

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k2reader January 6, 2017

Review: Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry (audio)

Title: Under the Harrow Author: Flynn Berry Narrator: Fiona Hardingham Published: June 2016, Blackstone Audio Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Source: Library When Nora takes the train from London to visit her sister in the countryside, she expects to find her waiting at the station, or at home cooking dinner. But when she walks into Rachel’s familiar house, what she finds is entirely different: her sister has been the…

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k2reader January 5, 2017

Review: The Stepmother by Claire Seeber (audio)

Title:The Stepmother Author:Claire Seeber Narrator:Karina Fernandez Published:July 2016, Bookouture Length:9 hours 42 minutes Source:Audible via Publisher The perfect wife. A fairytale family. Don’t believe your eyes… Jeanie and Matthew are a happily married couple who both have teenage children from previous relationships. No one said it would be easy to raise a blended family under one roof but Jeanie and Matthew are strong. They will make it work. And whilst…

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k2reader January 4, 2017

2017 Audiobook Challenge

The 2017 Audio Book Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens & Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and it goes from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. I love listening to audio books and have been doing this challenge for the past few years. I’m joining at the Marathoner level, which means I need to listen to 50+ audio books in 2017. I’ll keep track of them here. ***As of 7/31/17, I…

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k2reader January 4, 2017

2017 eBook Reading Challenge

The 2017 E-Book Challenge is hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair and it goes from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. I’ve done this challenge for the past couple years and primarily use it to track just how much I end up reading on my iPad. I’m joining once again at the Megabytes level, which means I need to read at least 25 e-books in 2017. I’ll keep track…

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k2reader January 4, 2017

2017 New Authors Reading Challenge

The 2017 New Authors Reading Challenge is hosted by Literary Escapism, and it goes from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The goal of this reading challenge is to read new-to-you authors. There’s no levels to join at for this challenge – which means that we get to pick how many new authors we want to read. I join this challenge primarily to keep track of how many…

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k2reader January 4, 2017

2017 Library Love Challenge

The 2017 Library Love Challenge is being co-hosted by Bea’s Book Nook and Angel’s Guilty Pleasures, and it goes from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. I love my local library and love doing this challenge. This is my eighth year participating in the library challenge! I’m joining at the Thrifty Reader level, which means I need to borrow at least 24 books from the library in 2017. I’ll…

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k2reader January 4, 2017

2017 #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks Reading Challenge

I am once again signing up for the #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks Reading Challenge, being hosted by Andi over at Estella’s Revenge. I participated in this challenge last year and actually did pretty well – while I didn’t make the goal I had set, I did read more than I usually do of my own books. What I love about this challenge is that we can make our own rules for it. Books…

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k2reader January 4, 2017

2017 You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge

The 2017 You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge is hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair, and it goes from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. This is a reading challenge where we are challenged to read, read, read!!! I am going to join this challenge at Level 2, where I hope to read 150 books. Midwinter Blood — Mons Kallentoft The Witnesses — James Patterson (e-book) Two Days Gone…

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k2reader January 3, 2017

Review & Giveaway: Everything You Want Me To Be by Mindy Mejia (CLOSED)

Title:Everything You Want Me To Be Author:Mindy Mejia Published:January 2017, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format:ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher Full of twists and turns, Everything You Want Me to Be reconstructs a year in the life of a dangerously mesmerizing young woman, during which a small town’s darkest secrets come to the forefront…and she inches closer and closer to her death. High school senior Hattie Hoffman has spent her…

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k2reader January 1, 2017

First Book of the Year 2017

Each year, Sheila over at Book Journey makes a big deal over what the first book she’ll read will be for the new year and once again she’s asked us to join her. I have joined in for the last 2 years and it’s always a lot of fun seeing what book everyone selects. Be sure to stop by Sheila’s post to see the collage she makes of everyone participating!…

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k2reader January 1, 2017

Month in Review: December 2016

Here are my reading stats for December! Books read: 15 Books I read: Love You To Death — Caroline Mitchell (audio book) The 4th Man — Lisa Gardner (e-book) Evil Games — Angela Marsons (audio book) The Christmas Gate — T.A. Cline The Marriage Lie — Kimberly Belle (e-book) Little Black Dress — James Patterson The Hidden Child — Camilla Lackberg (audio book) The Chosen — Kristina Ohlsson…

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k2reader December 31, 2016

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in December 30

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About Here’s my post for the last two weeks as I was away last week. My husband surprised me with a trip away for Christmas this year – and didn’t tell me where we were going until 2 weeks before we left!!! So where did we go? London and it was a fantastic trip…

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k2reader December 29, 2016

Review: Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand (audio)

Title:Winter Storms Author:Elin Hilderbrand Series:Winter, #3 Narrator:Erin Bennett Published:October 2016, Hachette Audio Length:6 hours 31 minutes Source:Library Gather under the mistletoe for one last round of caroling with the Quinn family in this heartwarming conclusion to Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling Winter Street Trilogy. Some of the stormy weather of the past few seasons seems to have finally lifted for the Quinns. After a year apart, and an ill-fated affair with…

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k2reader December 27, 2016

Review: The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo (audio)

Title:The Invisible Guardian Author:Dolores Redondo Series:The Baztan Trilogy, #1 Narrator:Coleen Marlo Published:March 2016, Brilliance Audio / Atria Books Length:11 hours 59 minutes / 384 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley Already a #1 international bestseller, this tautly written and gripping psychological thriller forces a police inspector to reluctantly return to her hometown in Basque Country—a place engulfed in mythology and superstition—to solve a series of eerie murders. When…

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k2reader December 23, 2016

Review: While You Were Sleeping by Kathryn Croft

Title:While you Were Sleeping Author:Kathryn Croft Published:November 2016, Bookouture Format:ARC E-book, 326 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher You wake up to find the man beside you is dead. He is not your husband. This is not your bed. What do you do? Tara Logan lives a quiet life with her husband, Noah, and two children, teenager Rosie and eleven-year-old Spencer. But her peace is shattered when she wakes in her…

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