2014 – Page 3 – Always With a Book

k2reader August 20, 2014

Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman (CLOSED)

Title: After I’m Gone Author: Laura Lippman Published: August 2014 (Reprint); William Morrow Paperbacks Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Dead is dead. Missing is gone. When Felix Brewer meets nineteen-year-old Bernadette “Bambi” Gottschalk at a Valentine’s Day dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually keeps. Thanks to his lucrative—if not all legal—businesses,…

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k2reader August 19, 2014

Book Blast & Giveaway: The Typewriter Girl by Alison Atlee

Author Alison Atlee’s The Typewriter Girl is now an audiobook, narrated by Audie winner Rosalyn Landor, and in celebration she’ll be touring the blogosphere from August 4-29 with Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours! Enter to win a copy at the end of this post! I read this book last year when it first came out in print edition and you can read my review here. Audible Audio Book Edition Release…

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k2reader August 18, 2014

Review: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

Title: The Good Girl Author: Mary Kubica Published: July 2014, Harlequin MIRA Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher “I’ve been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don’t know the color of her eyes or what they look like when she’s scared. But I will.”…

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k2reader August 17, 2014

The Sunday Post #36 (8.17.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…

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k2reader August 15, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in August 15

#BookBlogWalkers is being hosted by Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About for the month of August Another week has come and gone! It wasn’t quite as busy as last week and I was able to get in my walks each day. I also decided to do some inside walking while catching up on my DVR instead of just sitting on the couch – might as well be productive while watching…

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k2reader August 15, 2014

Review: The Collector by Nora Roberts (audio)

Title: The Collector Author: Nora Roberts Narrator: Julia Whelan Published: April 2014, Brilliance Audio Length: 15 hours 44 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a novel of a woman who needs nothing, a man who sees everything, and the web of deceit, greed, and danger that brings them together—and could tear them apart . . . When…

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k2reader August 13, 2014

Blog Tour & Review: Season of the Dragonflies by Sarah Creech

Title: Season of the Dragonflies Author: Sarah Creech Published: August 2014, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 224 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours As beguiling as the novels of Alice Hoffman, Adriana Trigiani, Aimee Bender, and Sarah Addison Allen, Season of the Dragonflies is a story of flowers, sisters, practical magic, old secrets, and new love, set in the Blue Ridge Mountains For…

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k2reader August 12, 2014

Review: Butternut Summer by Mary McNear

Title: Butternut Summer Author: Mary McNear Series: The Butternut Lake Trilogy, #2 Published: August 2014, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Return to the golden beauty of Minnesota’s Butternut Lake in this emotional story that vividly captures the joy and pain of first love, as a mother and daughter each come to terms with the desires of her heart. Summer…

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k2reader August 11, 2014

The Sunday Post #35 (8.10.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…

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k2reader August 9, 2014

Review: The Perfect Score by Beth Albright

Title: The Perfect Score Author: Beth Albright Published: May 2014, Tule Publishing Group Format: E-book, 138 pages Source: Personal copy Ginny Bloom Hunnicutt is crawling back home to Cottonwood Cove Alabama, her promising CNN news-reporting career in shambles when an on-air flub cost her the job and cost CNN a lawsuit. Putting ego aside, she takes a position at the Chatterbox, the local weekly…

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k2reader August 8, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in August 8

#BookBlogWalkers is being hosted by Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About for the month of August This week work was super busy and my schedule was jammed packed. I ended up working nights this week, which totally throws my schedule off track. I did manage to get some walks in each morning, but they were quick ones – mainly just to get the dogs out for a bit. Next week,…

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k2reader August 6, 2014

Review: Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella (audio)

Title: Wedding Night Author: Sophie Kinsella Narrator: Jayne Entwistle, Fiona Hardingham, Mark Bramhall Published: April 2013, Random House Audio Length: 13 hours Source: Library Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed. So when Ben, an old…

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k2reader August 4, 2014

Review: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Title: Big Little Lies Author: Liane Moriarty Published: July 2014, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam Format: ARC Paperback, 480 pages Source: Publisher A murder . . . a tragic accident . . . or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead. But who did what? Big Little Lies follows three women, each at a crossroads: Madeline is a force to be reckoned…

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k2reader August 3, 2014

The Sunday Post #34 (8.3.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…

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k2reader August 1, 2014

Month in Review: July 2014

Hello August! Summer is flying by and work has crazy busy which means I’m not getting in as much reading time as I would like. I’m hoping that I can sneak in some more reading time here and there during these upcoming weeks as summer winds down before the fall is upon us as – there as so many good books that have just come out and I want to…

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k2reader August 1, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in August 1

#BookBlogWalkers is being hosted by Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About for the month of August I did it!!! I walked my second 1/2 marathon and had a great time doing it! Walking a half marathon in NYC at night with my mom, my sister and about 3,000 other women and some men in our bras was quite an experience…and I cannot wait to do it again. It’s always been…

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k2reader July 30, 2014

Review: Gone by James Patterson

Title: Gone Author: James Patterson Series: Michael Bennett, #6 Published: September 2013, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 416 pages Source: Personal copy A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why. Manuel Perrine doesn’t fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit.…

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k2reader July 28, 2014

Blog Tour & Review: The Sweet Spot by Stephanie Evanovich

Title: The Sweet Spot Author: Stephanie Evanovich Published: July 2014, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 272 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours The amazing Stephanie Evanovich returns with The Sweet Spot, the sizzling story of everyone’s favorite couple from her New York Times bestseller Big Girl Panties: hunky professional baseball player Chase Walker and his sassy wife Amanda When pro baseball player Chase…

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k2reader July 27, 2014

The Sunday Post #33 (7.27.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…

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k2reader July 26, 2014

Review: Waiting On You by Kristan Higgins (audio)

Title: Waiting On You Author: Kristan Higgins Series: Blue Heron, #3 Narrator: Amy Rubinate Published: March 2014, Blackstone Audio Length: 12 hours, 21 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Does being nobody’s fool mean that you’re nobody’s love? Colleen O’Rourke is in love with love… just not when it comes to herself. Most nights, she can be found behind the bar at the…

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k2reader July 25, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in July 25

#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Tomorrow is the big day, or rather, big night!!! I will be walking the Walk the Walk America’s MoonWalkNYC benefiting Breast Cancer. I’m doing the 1/2 marathon as this is my first time participating in the event, but there is an option to do a full marathon (maybe next year I’ll do that!). I’m doing the walk with my mom…

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k2reader July 23, 2014

Blog Tour & Guest Post: Barbara Kyle (and Giveaway, too!!! – CLOSED)

Please join me in welcoming Barbara Kyle, author of The Queen’s Exile to Always With a Book! If you missed my review, you can read it here. Today Barbara guest blogs about one special email from a reader. Enjoy and be sure to enter the giveaway below! THE ACORN AND THE PINE CONE by Barbara Kyle I welcome every letter and email I get from readers, but there’s one…

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k2reader July 22, 2014

Review: Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf

Title: Little Mercies Author: Heather Gudenkauf Published: June 2014, Harlequin MIRA Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher In her latest ripped-from-the-headlines tour de force, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf shows how one small mistake can have life-altering consequences… Veteran social worker Ellen Moore has seen the worst side of humanity; the vilest acts one person can commit against another. She is…

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k2reader July 21, 2014

Blog Tour & Review: The Queen’s Exiles by Barbara Kyle

Title: The Queen’s Exiles Author: Barbara Kyle Series: Thornleigh, #6 Published: May 2014, Kensington Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher via Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours 1572. Europe is in turmoil. In the Netherlands the streets are red with the blood of those who dare to oppose the brutal Spanish occupation. A vengeful faction of exiled English Catholics is plotting to…

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k2reader July 20, 2014

The Sunday Post #32 (7.20.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and…

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k2reader July 18, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in July 18

#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog I can’t believe that my next 1/2 marathon is next weekend! Good thing I’m not planning on doing this one for time as I really haven’t done much training for it between my back injury and then the heat. Since this one is for charity (Walk the Walk MoonWalk New York City benefitting Breast Cancer) and I’m doing it with…

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k2reader July 17, 2014

Review: Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen (audio)

Title: Live to See Tomorrow Author: Iris Johansen Series: Catherine Ling, #3 Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Published: April 2014, Brilliance Audio Length: 12 hours, 11 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Catherine Ling is one of the CIA’s most prized operatives. Raised on the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled into the agency at the age of 14, already having accumulated more insight…

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k2reader July 16, 2014

Review: The Promise by Robyn Carr

Title: The Promise Author: Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point, #5 Published: June 2014, Harlequin MIRA Format: ARC e-copy, 363 pages Source: Netgalley #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr returns to Thunder Point with an uplifting story about overcoming loss and finding unexpected love Scott Grant has a bustling family practice in the small Oregon community of Thunder Point. The town and…

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k2reader July 15, 2014

Blog Tour, Review, Guest Post: The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane by Sheila Roberts

Title: The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane Author: Sheila Roberts Series: Life in Icicle Falls, #5 Published: June 2014, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC e-book, Source: Netgalley via publisher When it comes to men, sisters don’t share! After a fake food poisoning incident in L.A., Bailey Sterling’s dreams of becoming a caterer to the stars collapse faster than a soufflé. Now Bailey’s face is in…

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k2reader July 14, 2014

Review: That Night by Chevy Stevens (audio)

Title: That Night Author: Chevy Stevens Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Published: June 2014, Blackstone Audio/St. Martin’s Press Length: 11 Hours 16 Minutes Source: Audio copy via Audible/ Print copy via Publisher/She Reads As a teenager, Toni Murphy had a life full of typical adolescent complications: a boyfriend she adored, a younger sister she couldn’t relate to, a strained relationship with her parents, and classmates who seemed…

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k2reader July 13, 2014

The Sunday Post #31 (7.13.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share…

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k2reader July 12, 2014

Review: Little Lies by Heather Gudenkauf

Title: Little Lies Author: Heather Gudenkauf Published: March 2014, Harlequin Format: E-book, 45 pages Source: Personal copy In this riveting prequel to her novel Little Mercies, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf explores how even the smallest lies can have far-reaching consequences. When the body of a woman is discovered in a local park—with her bewildered four-year-old son sitting beside her—veteran social worker…

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k2reader July 11, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in July 11

#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog I got some good walks in this week – despite the heat! As long as I go first thing in the morning or after dinner, it’s not too bad. My mom came up to visit Thursday, so I had a walking partner for 2 days of walking, which was nice! Usually I end up walking by myself, but as long…

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k2reader July 11, 2014

Review: Before We Kiss by Susan Mallery (audio)

Title: Before We Kiss Author: Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold, #14 Narrator: Tanya Eby Published: 2014, Brilliance Audio Length: 9 hours, 5 minutes Source: Library New York Times bestselling sensation Susan Mallery returns to Fool’s Gold, California, where it’s true that sometimes you have to kiss a few frogs… Former pro-football kicker Sam Ridge has notoriously bad luck with women—from cheaters to fame…

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k2reader July 8, 2014

Blog Tour, Review & Author Q&A: Until We Touch by Susan Mallery

Title: Until We Touch Author: Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold, #15 Published: June 2014, Harlequin HQN Format: ARC e-copy, 384 pages Source: Netgalley via Publicist From New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes the story of secret desires finally fulfilled… After a family tragedy, former football hero Jack McGarry keeps the world at arm’s length—a challenge now that his PR…

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k2reader July 7, 2014

Blog Tour & Review: Eyes on You by Kate White

Title: Eyes on You Author: Kate White Published: June 2014, Harper Format: ARC Paperback Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours From New York Times bestselling author Kate White comes a riveting psychological suspense in which a media star must battle a malevolent enemy who may be disturbingly close to her. After losing her on-air job two years ago, television host Robin Trainer…

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k2reader July 6, 2014

The Sunday Post #30 (7.6.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…

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k2reader July 5, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in July 4

#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Ah…it’s always so hard to get back to your routines after a vacation. And it didn’t help that the holiday weekend fell so quickly after we got home. It seems as if it won’t be until next week that everything resumes to normal! *For part of this past week I was still on vacation – we got home July 1.…

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k2reader July 3, 2014

Review & Giveaway: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes (CLOSED)

Title: One Plus One Author: Jojo Moyes Published: July 2014, Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher One single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You American audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moyes. Ever since she debuted stateside, she has captivated readers and reviewers…

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k2reader July 3, 2014

Month in Review: June 2014

Hello July! Summer is here with a vengeance…the heat and humidity are here along with crazy thunderstorms. I’m hoping this summer brings lots of reading time…the spring ended up being super busy work-wise and I’m not too happy about that! There are just too many good books to read and not enough time in the day to get them all read. I’m back to training for another 1/2 marathon (walking…

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k2reader July 2, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in June 27 (a little late due to vacation!)

#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog So, this post is a bit late, due to me being on vacation. We were in Mexico from June 24 until July 1 and had a great time!!! While I didn’t do any big fitness walks, I did spend quite a bit of time in the pool each day swimming around with my almost 1-year-old niece and hanging out with…

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k2reader June 25, 2014

Blog Tour: Book Spotlight & Guest Post: Magic in Dixie by Beth Albright (with Giveaway!!!) – CLOSED

Title: Magic in Dixie Author: Beth Albright Series: In Dixie, #1 Published: June 2014 “ Honey, there are secrets in this town for sure but I couldn’t believe there were so many– all buried in one family. And of all places to start digging them up—a funeral.” ~Vivi McFadden Heart “I was born into a house full of secrets and bad behavior.” Rhonda Cartwright Bently…

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k2reader June 24, 2014

Author Q&A: Wendy Wax (with Giveaway!!!) – CLOSED

Today, I am pleased to welcome Wendy Wax to Always With a Book. Her latest book, The House on Mermaid Point, is the third book in her Beach series. It will be available July 1st. You can read my review of the book here. Please enjoy this Q&A and be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of The House on Mermaid Point below! About…

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k2reader June 23, 2014

Review: The House on Mermaid Point by Wendy Wax

Title: The House on Mermaid Point Author: Wendy Wax Series: Beach #3 Published: July 2014, Berkley Trade Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publicist In this new novel from the author of Ten Beach Road and Ocean Beach, three unlikely friends who were thrown together by disaster get a do-over on life, love, and happiness . . . Maddie, Avery, and Nikki…

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k2reader June 22, 2014

The Sunday Post #29 (6.22.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…

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k2reader June 21, 2014

Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in June 20

#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog I’m happy to say my back is finally feeling better!!! I was able to take longer walks with the dogs this week – still at a slower pace, but with no pain. Next week, while I’m on vacation in Mexico, I plan to walk on the beach each morning. I’m not bringing my sneakers, but walking is walking, so I’ll…

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k2reader June 19, 2014

Review: The Fever by Megan Abbott (audio)

Title: The Fever Author: Megan Abbott Narrator: Caitlin Davies, Kirby Heyborne, & Joe Barrett Published: June 2014, Little, Brown & Company Length: 9 hours, 12 minutes Source: Publisher The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community. The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a…

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k2reader June 18, 2014

Review: The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee

Title: The Glass Kitchen Author: Linda Francis Lee Published: June 2014, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC paperback, 366 pages Source: Publisher With The Glass Kitchen, Linda Francis Lee has served up a novel that is about the courage it takes to follow your heart and be yourself. A true recipe for life. Portia Cuthcart never intended to leave Texas. Her dream was to run…

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k2reader June 17, 2014

Review: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

Title: Elizabeth is Missing Author: Emma Healey Published: June 2014, Harper Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours In this darkly riveting debut novel-a sophisticated psychological mystery that is also an heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging-an elderly woman descending into dementia embarks on a desperate quest to find the best friend she believes has disappeared, and…

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k2reader June 16, 2014

Review: Island Girls by Nancy Thayer (audio)

Title: Island Girls Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Published: June 2013, Random House Audio Length: 10 hours Source: Library New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer returns to her beloved Nantucket in a highly emotional, wholly entertaining tale of three sisters forced to confront the past over one event-filled summer on the island. Charming ladies’ man Rory Randall dies with one last trick…

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