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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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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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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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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#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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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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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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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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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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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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#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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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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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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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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#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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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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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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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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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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#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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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