Review: As Night Falls by Jenny Milchman

Title: As Night Falls    Author: Jenny Milchman         Published: June 2015, Ballantine Books    Format: Hardcover, 384 pages     Source: Publicist/Author    From the acclaimed author of Ruin Falls and Cover of Snow comes a breathless new novel of psychological suspense about a dark, twisted turn of events that could shatter a family—a read perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Chris Bohjalian, and Nancy Pickard. Sandy Tremont…

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The Sunday Post #77 (6.28.15)

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.     I can’t believe that this is the last Sunday…

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#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in June 26

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog  and That’s What I’m Talking About   I seem to be getting back in the groove a bit. Having those weekly fitbit challenges really seems to motivate me – I was part of three this past week, and I loved it!!! Testing is finally coming to a close at work, which means less time out and about and more time working from…

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Review: The Sound of Glass by Karen White

Title: The Sound of Glass    Author: Karen White     Published: May 2015, NAL   Format: Hardcover, 432 pages    Source: Publisher   The New York Times bestselling author of A Long Time Gone now explores a Southern family’s buried history, which will change the life of the woman who unearths it, secret by shattering secret. It has been two years since the death of Merritt Heyward’s husband, Cal,…

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Review & Giveaway: Tiny Little Thing by Beatriz Williams (GIVEAWAY CLOSED)

Title: Tiny Little Thing    Author: Beatriz Williams          Published: June 2015, G.P. Putnam’s Sons    Format: Hardcover, 368 pages    Source: Publisher    In the summer of 1966, Christina Hardcastle—“Tiny” to her illustrious family—stands on the brink of a breathtaking future. Of the three Schuyler sisters, she’s the one raised to marry a man destined for leadership, and with her elegance and impeccable style, she presents a…

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Book Spotlight and Excerpt: A Week at the Lake (with Giveaway!!!) GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Title: A Week at the Lake    Author: Wendy Wax        Published: June 2015, Berkley   Format: Paperback, 432 pages    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 New York City dreams. Then, each…

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The Sunday Post #76 (6.21.15)

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.   Work is really kicking my butt lately…only another week or…

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#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in June 19

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog  and That’s What I’m Talking About   Thank goodness for those 5 minute workouts I found 2 weeks ago…that was the only thing I was able to consistently stick with all week – my schedule was all over the place. I was out the door early every day for morning meetings and then had to work 3 nights on top of that,…

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Book Spotlight, Short Author Q&A, & Giveaway: As Night Fall by Jenny Milchman (CLOSED)

Jenny Milchman has quickly become one of my favorite authors. She has a new book coming out, As Night Falls, at the end of this month and I am looking forward to reading it. I was fortunate to be sent duplicate advanced copies of this book, so you, my readers, will benefit – two lucky readers can win a copy! See below. Title: As Night Falls    Author: Jenny Milchman…

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Blog Tour & Review: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank (audio)

Title: All the Single Ladies    Author: Dorothea Benton Frank      Narrator: Robin Miles   Published: June 2015, Harper Audio / William Morrow   Length: 10 hours 54 minutes / 386 pages   Source: Personal copy via Audible / Publisher via TLC Book Tours In this fast-paced and evocative novel, beloved New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank again takes us deep into the Lowcountry of South Carolina, where three…

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#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in June 12

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog  and That’s What I’m Talking About   So, I found some quick and easy workouts strength-training workouts that I can do each morning or every other day and I really like them. They are from Pop Sugar Fitness and I downloaded them to my iPad, so I always have access to them. The two I’ve been doing as the “5-Minute Standing Ab…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell (CLOSED)

Lisa Jewell has quickly become one of my favorite authors and I always look forward to reading one of her books. She has a new book out, The Third Wife, and I am quite eager to read it. I was fortunate to be sent a duplicate copy of this book, so you, my readers, will benefit – one lucky reader can win a copy! See below. Title: The Third Wife …

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Blog Tour & Review: Second Life by S.J. Watson

Title: Second Life    Author: S.J. Watson         Published: June 2015, Harper   Format: ARC Paperback, 432 pages    Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours   From the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her. How well can you really know another person? How far would you…

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Review: Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge

Title: Eeny Meeny    Author: M.J. Arlidge     Series: Helen Grace, #1      Published: June 2015, NAL   Format: ARC e-copy, 416 pages    Source: Netgalley   The international bestseller that “grabs the reader by the throat” (Crime Time). First in the new series featuring Detective Inspector Helen Grace. Two people are abducted, imprisoned, and left with a gun. As hunger and thirst set in, only one walks…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Love and Miss Communication by Elyssa Friedland (GIVEAWAY CLOSED)

Title: Love and Miss Communication    Author: Elyssa Friedland    Published: May 2015, William Morrow & Company   Format: Paperback, 400 pages     This unforgettable debut novel asks us to look up from our screens and out at the world…and to imagine what life would be like with no searches, no status updates, no texts, no Tweets, no pins, and no posts Evie Rosen has had enough. She’s tired of…

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The Sunday Post #75 (6.7.15)

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.   I got to spend the day on Friday watching my…

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#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in June 5

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog  and That’s What I’m Talking About   It was a busy week, work-wise, but a rather quiet week fitness-wise. I’m in the process of setting up my training program for the full marathon that I will be walking in October – not only do I need to set up a walking regiment to get ready to walk 26 miles, but I also…

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Review & Guest Post: It’s You by Jane Porter

Title: It’s You    Author: Jane Porter     Published: June 2015, Berkley   Format: ARC e-copy, 336 pages     Source: Netgalley via Publicist   From the USA Today bestselling author of the Brennan Sisters novels comes a heartwarming story about finding love and strength, even in the darkest moments… In the wake of a tragedy that tore her life down to the foundations, Dr. Alison McAdams has lost her…

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Blog Tour & Review: The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley (audio)

Title:  The Seven Sisters    Author: Lucinda Riley    Series: The Seven Sisters, #1    Narrator: Emily Lucienne    Published: May 2015, HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books / Atria Books    Length: 18 hours 27 minutes /  480 pages  Source: Personal copy via Audible / Publisher via HFVBT  Internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley returns with THE SEVEN SISTERS, the first novel in a spellbinding new series (seven books in…

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Book Spotlight & Guest Post: The Cake Therapist by Judith Fertig

Please join me in welcoming Judith Fertig to Always With a Book. Judith’s debut book, The Cake Therapist, is out today. I’ll be reviewing this book in the coming weeks, but for now, please enjoy this lovely guest post. Title: The Cake Therapist    Author: Judith Fertig      Published: June 2015, Berkley   Format: Paperback, 304 pages    A fiction debut that will leave you wanting seconds, from an…

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Review & Giveaway: The Marriage Season by Linda Lael Miller (GIVEAWAY CLOSED)

Title: The Marriage Season     Author: Linda Lael Miller     Series: The Brides of Bliss County, #3      Published: May 2015, HQN Books   Format: ARC E-book, 304 pages    Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity   Will the marriage pact be fulfilled? Return to Mustang Creek, Wyoming, with #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller for more Brides of Bliss County! Since Hadleigh, Melody…

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Month in Review: May 2015

Here are my reading stats for May!  Books read:  11  Books I read:  Natchez Burning — Greg Iles Dear Carolina — Kristy Harvey Woodsen (e-book) The Bone Tree — Greg Iles (audio book) Moonlight on Butternut Lake — Mary McNear Cat and Jemima J — Jane Green (e-book) The Summer Girls — Mary Alice Monroe (audio book) I Regret Nothing — Jen Lancaster Your Next Breath –Iris Johansen (audio book)…

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