Title: Fiercombe Manor Author: Kate Riordan Published: February 2015, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours A house as old as Fiercombe Manor holds many secrets within its walls. But which dark chapter of its history is haunting Alice, a young woman staying there during the course of a fateful summer? In 1933, naive twenty-two-year-old Alice is…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. It’s hard to believe that we are already…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About Well, the week didn’t quite calm down work-wise, as I had hoped, but I did get more walking in than last week. I still didn’t make it to the gym, but tried harder each day to get those steps in. And, of course, the days I did get my walks in, I felt much…
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Title: Finding Jake Author: Bryan Reardon Published: February 2015, William Morrow & Company Format: ARC Paperback, 272 pages Source: Publisher A heart-wrenching yet ultimately uplifting story of psychological suspense in which a parent is forced to confront what he does—and does not—know about his teenage son, in the vein of Reconstructing Amelia, Defending Jacob, and We Need to Talk about Kevin. While his…
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Last July, I read One Plus One by Jojo Moyes when it was first released in hard cover, and I really enjoyed it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. On March 31 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…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. Today, we are hosting our annual St.…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, last week I was in Washington DC with my mom and we did a ton of walking! Friday was the better day, weather-wise, so that’s why you’ll see the higher step amounts, but we still did a fair bit of walking even in the rain on Saturday. The rest of the week, work was insane,…
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Title: Bare Bones Author: Kathy Reichs Series: Temperance Brennan, #6 Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Published: 2006, Recorded Books Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Source: Library She works with the dead, but she works for the living. “Down time” is not a phrase in Tempe Brennan’s vocabulary. A string of disturbing cases has put her vacation plans on hold; instead, she heads to…
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Title: Left for Dead Author: Jane Casey Series: Maeve Kerrigan, #0.5 Published: March 2014, Minotaur Books Format: E-book, 104 pages Source: Personal copy ‘Two women died every week in the UK at the hands of a partner or ex-partner. On average, women endured thirty-five incidents of domestic abuse before contacting the police. And then I showed up the thirty-sixth time and stumbled through…
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Title: A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London’s Flower Sellers Author: Hazel Gaynor Narrator: Nicola Barber Published: February 2015, Harper Audio / William Morrow Paperbacks Length: 10 hours 29 minutes /Paperback 400 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Print via publisher In 1912, twenty-year-old Tilly Harper leaves the peace and beauty of her native Lake District for London, to become assistant housemother at Mr. Shaw’s…
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Title: Dog Crazy Author: Meg Donohue Published: March 2015, William Morrow & Company Format: ARC Paperback, 288 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours The USA Today bestselling author of How to Eat a Cupcake and All the Summer Girls returns with an unforgettably poignant and funny tale of love and loss, confronting our fears, and moving on . . . with the help…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. This week I met up with my mom…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About I’m posting this with a day short of my weekly activity because I’m on my way to Washington DC for the weekend to meet up with my mom. We were supposed to be walking the DC Rock-n-Roll 1/2 marathon this weekend, but since the weather isn’t looking like it’s going to cooperate, we’re just going…
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Title: Dust to Dust Author: Tami Hoag Series: Kovak & Liska, #2 Narrator: David Colacci Published: December 2014, Brilliance Audio (re-release) Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Sorry. The single word is written on a mirror. In front of it hangs a Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop. Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic? Either way, it wasn’t…
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Title: First Time in Forever Author: Sarah Morgan Series: Puffin Island, #1 Published: February 2015, HQN Books Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publicist Windswept, isolated and ruggedly beautiful, Puffin Island is a haven for day-trippers and daydreamers alike. But this charming community has a way of bringing people together in the most unexpected ways… It’s been a summer of firsts for Emily Donovan.…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. Oh, the dreaded Spring Forward…what a love/hate relationship…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About What a crazy week! I got a great training walk in on Saturday – 12 miles in 3 hours. Boy, I felt great after that!!! Then, work was crazy, we had more snow and the rest of the week seemed to get away from me. I have to say, this is the first time that…
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Title: The Girl on the Train Author: Paula Hawkins Published: January 2015, Riverhead Books Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Library A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the…
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Title: One Step Too Far Author: Tina Seskis Published: January 2015, William Morrow & Company Format: Hardcover, 304 pages Source: Library An intricately plotted, thoroughly addictive thriller from a major new voice in suspense fiction–a mesmerizing and powerful novel that will keep you guessing to the very end It’s funny how easy it is, when it really comes down to it, to get up…
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Title: One Wish Author: Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point, # Published: February 2015, MIRA Format: ARC e-copy, 400 pages Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity Grace Dillon was a champion figure skater until she moved to Thunder Point to escape the ruthless world of fame and competition. And though she’s proud of the quiet, self-sufficient life she’s created running a successful flower shop, she…
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Title: The Girls of Mischief Bay Author: Susan Mallery Series: Mischief Bay, #1 Published: February 2015, MIRA Format: ARC E-copy, 409 pages Source: Netgalley via TLC Book Tours Nicole Lord wants to be a good wife, but there’s a difference between being supportive and supporting her husband, who quit his job to write a screenplay she’s never seen. He won’t even help…
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Here are my reading stats for February! Books read: 12 Books I read: Crazy Love You — Lisa Unger Dust to Dust — Tami Hoag (audio book) The Forgotten Girls — Sara Blaedel The Girl on the Train — Paula Hawkins First Frost — Sarah Addison Allen (audio book) One Step Too Far — Tina Seskis A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London’s Flower Sellers — Hazel Gaynor (audio…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. It’s hard to believe today is March…
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