Last week, the gals at She Reads announced the ‘Books of Spring‘ selections. I’ll be reading both of these books and posting my reviews over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for them. And do be sure to let me know if you’ve either read them or plan to. So without further ado…here are the Books of Spring: Title:A Bridge Across the Ocean Author:Susan Meissner Published:March…
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Title:Gone Without a Trace Author:Mary Torjussen Published:April 2017, Berkley Format:ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher GONE WITHOUT A TRACE by Mary Torjussen is a chilling psychological thriller about a woman whose boyfriend has vanished. Fans of I LET YOU GO and THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN will be gripped. No one ever disappears completely… You leave for work one morning. Another day in your normal life. Until you come…
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Title:The Girls in the Garden Author:Lisa Jewell Narrator:Colleen Prendergast Published:March 2017, Dreamscape Media / June 2016 Atria Books Length:9 hours / ARC E-copy 320 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley Imagine that you live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people’s houses. You’ve known your neighbors for years and you trust them. Implicitly.…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a quiet week. The weather didn’t really help matters – it was rainy and dreary much of the week. Luckily this coming week is supposed to be sunny and warm, so I’m hoping to get some good, long walks in outdoors!!! April Goals: 10K steps M-F, at least 7,500 steps on…
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Anne D. LeClaire is a new-to-me author. Her latest book, The Halo Effect, is now available. Last week I shared a book spotlight along with some early praise for the novel – you can read that here. Today I have a conversation that Anne has prepared that I found to be quite interesting. I read the book and posted my review earlier this week – you can find my review…
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Title:The Halo Effect Author:Anne D. LeClaire Published:April 2017, Lake Union Publishing Format:Paperback, 348 pages Source:Publisher In this tour de force, a father, shaken by tragedy, tries to avenge his daughter’s murder—and restore his family’s shattered life. It was supposed to be a typical October evening for renowned portrait artist Will Light. Over dinner of lamb tagine, his wife, Sophie, would share news about chorus rehearsals for the upcoming holiday concert,…
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Title:A Week at the Lake Author:Wendy Wax Narrator:Amy Rubinate Published:June 2015, Tantor Audio / Berkley Length:10 hours 48 minutes / 432 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Publicist From the USA Today bestselling author of The House on Mermaid Point comes a powerful novel about secrets, loyalty, and the bonds of true friendship . . . Twenty years ago, Emma Michaels, Mackenzie Hayes, and Serena Stockton bonded over their…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, I signed up to walk another 1/2 marathon!!! And, it’s in 4 weeks…good thing I just did that big walk – I am still in good shape for this 1/2 and just need to get a few big distances in and I should be good to go 🙂 I’m pretty excited about this one…
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Today, The Halo Effect, the latest book by Anne D LeCaire is being published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I am reading this book now and will be sharing my review soon! For now, please enjoy this spotlight and let me know if you will be reading this book 🙂 Title:The Halo Effect Author:Anne D. LeClaire Published:April 2017, Lake Union Publishing Format:Paperback,…
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How is it that March, one of the longest months, is already over? I’m so hoping that the warmer weather is only just around the corner and that we’ve seen the last of that white stuff until next winter! I’m ready for the flowers to start blooming and to start spending more time outside 🙂 The only good thing with March being over is that it means we are one…
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Title:The Witnesses Author:James Patterson Series:BookShots Published:July 2016, BookShots Format:E-book, 136 pages Source:Personal copy The family next door has a very dark secret. The Sanderson family has been forced into hiding after one of them stumbled upon a criminal plot. Or so they think. No one will answer their questions. And the terrifying truth may come too late…. BookShots LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a…
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Title:Little Black Dress Author:James Patterson Series:BookShots Published:July 2016, BookShots Format:Paperback, 108 pages Source:Personal copy James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. Can a little black dress change everything in her life? Magazine editor Jane Avery spends her nights alone with Netflix and Oreos – until the Dress turns her loose. Suddenly she’s surrendering to dark desires, and New York City has become her erotic playground. But what began as…
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Title:Forever a Hero Author:Linda Lael Miller Series:The Carsons of Mustang Creek, #3 Published:March 2017, Harlequin Books Format:ARC E-book, 384 pages Source:Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity For the youngest Carson brother, finding—and fixing—trouble seems to be all in a day’s work Mace Carson is no hero. Back in college, he came upon a woman in trouble and intervened—but he was just one irate Wyoming cowboy with his boots planted firmly…
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Title:Deer Lake Series – Books 1 & 2: Night Sins/Guilty as Sin Author:Tami Hoag Series:Deer Lake Series, Books 1& 2 Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyke Published:July 2016, Brilliance Audio Length:39 hours (Book 1 – 19 hours 45 minutes; Book 2 – 18 hours 32 minutes) Source:Publisher NIGHT SINS: A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues – only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper…
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Title:The Lost Children Author:Helen Phifer Series:Detective Lucy Harwin, #1 Narrator:Alison Campbell Published:March 2017, Bookouture Length:9 hours 46 minutes / 320 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible/ Netgalley via Bookouture Lizzy pulled the covers over her head. Then she realised what was being dragged behind the person with the torch. She rammed her fist into her mouth to stop herself from screaming… For decades, The Moore Asylum was home to the…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, my two week break is over and I came back with a vengeance! I did 4 10K’s last week 🙂 Plus, I found a quick and easy arm workout that I did twice – it’s perfect to add in after my walks and now I just need to find a good ab and leg workout…
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Title:Blood Lines Author:Angela Marsons Series:DI Kim Stone, #5 Narrator:Jan Cramer Published:October 2016, Bookouture Length:8 hours 52 minutes Source:Publisher How do you catch a killer who leaves no trace? A victim killed with a single, precise stab to the heart appears at first glance to be a robbery gone wrong. A caring, upstanding social worker lost to a senseless act of violence. But for Detective Kim Stone, something doesn’t add…
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Title: Black Fall Author: Andrew Mayne Series: Jessica Blackwood, #3 Published:March 2017, Harper Paperbacks Format:ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher In Black Fall, the third book in the ITW Award-nominated series that began with self-published eBook phenomenon Angel Killer, magician-turned-FBI agent Jessica Blackwood investigates a series of seemingly unrelated, but equally bizarre and sinister, crimes that lead her to the Colorado desert and a town that has, simply, disappeared. With…
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Title:The Secrets You Keep Author:Kate White Published:March 2017, Harper Paperbacks Format:ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source:Publisher From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wrong Man and Eyes on You comes a harrowing new psychological thriller about a successful self-help author who suddenly finds her life spiraling dangerously out of control. What would you do if you realized that your new husband, a man you adore, is keeping secrets…
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Title:The Cutaway Author:Christina Kovac Published:March 2017, 37Ink/Atria Books Format:ARC e-copy, 320 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher The Cutaway draws you into the tangled world of corruption and cover-up as a young television producer investigates the disappearance of a beautiful Georgetown lawyer in this stunning psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn. When brilliant TV news producer Virginia Knightly receives a disturbing “MISSING” notice on her desk…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a relatively quiet week…despite the crazy snowstorm we had. We ended up with 15 inches – not as much as they were originally predicting, but enough to be a complete nuisance and shut everything down for two days! And since it’s stayed cold since, the snow is taking it’s time melting. Hopefully that’s…
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Title:The Missing Ones Author:Patricia Gibney Series:Detective Lottie Parker, #1 Published:March 2017, Bookouture Format:ARC E–copy, 518 pages Source:Netgalley via Bookouture The hole they dug was not deep. A white flour bag encased the little body. Three small faces watched from the window, eyes black with terror. The child in the middle spoke without turning his head. ‘I wonder which one of us will be next?’ When a woman’s body is…
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Title:In Farleigh Field Author:Rhys Bowen Published:March 2017, Lake Union Publishing Format:ARC Paperback, 396 pages Source:Publisher via Little Bird Publicity World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if…
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Next week, Christina Kovac’s debut novel, The Cutaway, comes out and I’m pleased to offer you, my readers, a chance to win a copy here! I will be reading this book next and am really excited about it – I’ve been hearing some amazing feedback about it and can’t wait to dig in! You can also see what others have to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway…
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Title:Everything She Forgot Author:Lisa Ballantyne Narrator:John Lee Published:October 2015, Harper Audio / William Morrow Paperbacks Length:11 hours 17 minutes / Paperback 448 pages Source:Library / Publisher Lisa Ballantyne, international bestselling author of The Guilty One, delivers a compelling domestic thriller with impeccably observed characters and masterful edge-of-your-seat storytelling in a novel that leaps between past and present with page-turning finesse They’re calling it the worst pile-up in London history. Driving…
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Title:Bad Little Girl Author:Frances Vick Published:February 2017, Bookouture Format:ARC E-copy, 325 pages Source:Netgalley via Bookouture ‘I’m not safe – you have to help me…’ Little Lorna Bell is from a notorious family on a rundown estate. Everyone thinks she’s a nasty piece of work. The schoolchildren call her a thief. But Lorna’s hair is matted, her shoes pinch her feet and school teacher Claire Penny can’t help herself; some kids…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, the BIG WALK has come and gone…and it was amazing!!! I did the walk with my mom – and even though we don’t get to train together (she lives in NC and I live in NY) we walk the same pace, so it works well. The weather was perfect – the walk was…
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Title:The Sister Author:Louise Jensen Narrator:Natalie Blass Published:July 2016, Bookouture Length:9 hours Source:Publisher Grace hasn’t been the same since the death of her best friend Charlie. She is haunted by Charlie’s words, the last time she saw her, and in a bid for answers, opens an old memory box of Charlie’s. It soon becomes clear there was a lot she didn’t know about her best friend. When Grace starts a campaign…
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Title:The River at Night Author:Erica Ferencik Narrator:Joy Osmanski Published:Simon & Schuster Audio / Gallery/Scout Press Length:8 hours 26 minutes / 304 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Publicist A high-stakes drama set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, charting the journey of four friends as they fight to survive the aftermath of a white water rafting accident, The River at Night is a nonstop and unforgettable thriller…
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Title:Turbo Twenty-Three Author:Janet Evanovich Series:Stephanie Plum, #23 Narrator:Lorelei King Published:November 2016, Random House Audio Length:6 hours 16 minutes Source:Library In the heart of Trenton, N.J., a killer is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts. Larry Virgil skipped out on his latest court date after he was arrested for hijacking an eighteen-wheeler full of premium bourbon. Fortunately for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, Larry is just stupid enough to…
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Another month gone…and as this post goes live, I am on my way to Savannah, GA for Challenge Walk MS that is happening this weekend! I have been training for this walk for the past five months and am so excited that the event is finally here…it’s a 3-day, 50 mile walk that is grueling and definitely tests your endurance, yet is so inspiring and helps raise money…
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Title:Abby’s Journey Author:Steena Holmes Series:Saving Abby, Book 2 Narrator:Em Eldridge Published:February 2017, Brilliance Audio Length:6 hours 42 minutes Source:Publisher Twenty-year-old Abigail Turner has only known her mother, Claire—who died shortly after she was born—through letters, videos, postcards, and journals. Abby’s father, Josh, has raised his precious daughter himself, but his overprotectiveness has become stifling. Abby longs to forge out on her own and see the world after a childhood trapped…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It’s here, it’s here!!! I can’t believe that this BIG walk that I’ve been training for for 5 months is finally here 🙂 I’ll be heading down to my mom’s on Wednesday and then we head down to Savannah Thursday. The first leg of the walk starts bright and early Friday morning – a…
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Title:The Stranger You Know Author:Jane Casey Series:Maeve Kerrigan, #4 Narrator:Sarah Coomes Published:December 2014, Audible Studios Length:14 hours 5 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible He meets women. He gains their trust. He kills them. That’s all London police detective Maeve Kerrigan knows about the man she is hunting. Three women have been strangled in their homes, and it appears to be the work of the same sadistic killer. With no sign…
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Pam Jenoff is one of my favorite authors for her historical fiction novels. Her latest book, The Orphan’s Tale, is now available. Yesterday I shared a book spotlight along with some early praise for the novel – you can read that here. Today I have a conversation that Pam has prepared that I found to be quite interesting. Do let me know if you’ll be picking up this book –…
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Title:I See You Author:Clare Mackintosh Published:February 2017, Berkley Format:ARC E-copy, 384 pages Source:Netgalley The author of the New York Times bestseller I Let You Go propels readers into a dark and claustrophobic thriller, in which a normal, everyday woman becomes trapped in the confines of her normal, everyday world… Every morning and evening, Zoe Walker takes the same route to the train station, waits at a certain place on…
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Today, The Orphan’s Tale, the latest book by Pam Jenoff is being published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I will be reading this book soon and cannot wait! For now, please enjoy this spotlight and let me know if you plan on reading this book – it sounds like a powerful and compelling read!!! Title:The Orphan’s Tale Author:Pam Jenoff Published:February 2017, MIRA Format:Paperback,…
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Today, Sally Hepworth’s latest book, The Mother’s Promise is being published and I’m pleased to offer you, my readers, a chance to win a copy here! I’ve already read this book and really liked it – you can read my review here. You can also see what others have to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!! Title:The Mother’s Promise Author:Sally Hepworth Published:February 2017, St. Martin’s Press…
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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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#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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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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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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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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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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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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#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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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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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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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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#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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