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Review: Abby’s Journey by Steena Holmes (audio)

Review: Abby’s Journey by Steena Holmes (audio)

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: Weekly Check-in February 24

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in February 24

  #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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Short & Sweet Review: The Stranger You Know by Jane Casey (audio)

Short & Sweet Review: The Stranger You Know by Jane Casey (audio)

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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Author Q&A: Pam Jenoff

Author Q&A: Pam Jenoff

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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Review: I See You by Clare Mackintosh

Review: I See You by Clare Mackintosh

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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Book Spotlight: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff

Book Spotlight: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff

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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Giveaway: The Mother’s Promise by Sally Hepworth

Giveaway: The Mother’s Promise by Sally Hepworth

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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Review: The Mother’s Promise by Sally Hepworth

Review: The Mother’s Promise by Sally Hepworth

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: Weekly Check-in February 17

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in February 17

  #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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Review: Play Dead by Angela Marsons (audio)

Review: Play Dead by Angela Marsons (audio)

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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Review: Burying the Honeysuckle Girls by Emily Carpenter (audio)

Review: Burying the Honeysuckle Girls by Emily Carpenter (audio)

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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Review: The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams

Review: The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams

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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Review: The Shimmering Road by Hester Young

Review: The Shimmering Road by Hester Young

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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Review: Pretty Little World by Elizabeth DeBan & Melissa DePino

Review: Pretty Little World by Elizabeth DeBan & Melissa DePino

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: Weekly Check-in February 10

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in February 10

    #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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Review: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins (audio)

Review: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins (audio)

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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Review: The Lost Woman by Sara Blaedel

Review: The Lost Woman by Sara Blaedel

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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Review: The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe

Review: The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe

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: Weekly Check-in February 3

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in February 3

  #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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Review: The Bat by Jo Nesbo

Review: The Bat by Jo Nesbo

Title:The Bat Author:Jo Nesbo Series:Harry Hole, #1 Published:July 2013, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Format:Paperback, 369 pages Source:Personal copy Before Harry took on the neo-Nazi gangs of Oslo, before he met Rakel, before The Snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went to Australia. Harry Hole is sent to Sydney to investigate the murder of Inger Holter, a young Norwegian girl, who was working in a bar. Initially sidelined as…

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Book Spotlight: In The Shadow of Lakecrest by Elizabeth Blackwell

Book Spotlight: In The Shadow of Lakecrest by Elizabeth Blackwell

Today, In the Shadow of Lakecrest, the latest book by Elizabeth Blackwell is being published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I will be reading this book soon, and may even have a giveaway when I post my review, so stay tuned! For now, please enjoy this spotlight and let me know if you plan on reading this book – it sounds like a…

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Month in Review: January 2017

Month in Review: January 2017

How is it that January is already over? This month passed rather quickly, but it was a busy month! I’m in the middle of training for a BIG walk – I’m doing the Challege Walk MS in Savannah, GA the first weekend in March – it’s a three-day, 50 mile walk. Since I’m not really a music fan, I tend to listen to audio books when I walk, so during…

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