Book Tour Announcement, Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Sandman by Lars Kepler

Next week, Lars Kepler’s latest book in their Joona Linna series, THE SANDMAN, will be released in the US. This Scandinavian thriller is perfect for those readers who like gritty, chilling, fast-paced crime-fiction. Now, not to worry if you haven’t read the prior books – this book works great as a stand-alone (and where I am starting!). If you like Stieg Larsson or Jo Nesbo…this book, and series, is for…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Enigma by Catherine Coulter

Today, Catherine Coulter’s latest FBI Thriller, Enigma, is being released in Trade Paperback and to help get the word out, I’m pleased to offer you, my readers, a chance to win a copy…and there are 2 copies up for grabs!!! I am desperately behind in this series and have so serious catching up to do, but I can assure you, it’s on my list…but in the meantime, read the spotlight,…

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#WRC2018 Book Spotlight: Dreaming in Chocolate by Susan Bishop Crispell

Title: Dreaming in Chocolate Author: Susan Bishop Crispell Published: February 2018, St. Martin’s Griffin Format: Paperback, 288 pages Summary: A story of love, hot chocolate, and one little girl’s wish for her mother that will make your heart swell. At twenty-seven, Penelope Dalton is quickly ticking off items on a bucket list. Only the list isn’t hers. After her eight year-old daughter Ella is given just six months to live…

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Review: White Houses by Amy Bloom

Title: White Houes Author: Amy Bloom Published: February 2018, Random House Format: ARC Paperback, 240 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The unexpected and forbidden affair between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok unfolds in a triumph of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of Away and Lucky Us. “I never envied a wife or a husband, until I met Eleanor. Then, I would have traded everything I ever had,…

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Review: Cold Blood by Robert Bryndza (audio)

Title: Cold Blood Author: Robert Bryndza Series: Detective Erika Foster, #5 Narrator: Jan Cramer Published: September 2017, Bookouture Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Summary:  She fell in love with a killer, now she’s one too. The suitcase was badly rusted, and took Erika several attempts, but it yielded and sagged open as she unzipped it. Nothing could prepare her for what she would find inside…When…

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Review: Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas (audio)

Title: Local Girl Missing Author: Claire Douglas Narrator: Hannah Murray, Emilia Fox Published: July 2017, Harper Audio / Harper Paperbacks Length: 10 hours 24 minutes / 352 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC Paperback via Publisher Summary: Someone knows where she is… The old Victorian pier was a thing of beauty until it was allowed to decay. It was where the youth of Oldcliffe-on-Sea…

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#WRC2018 Book Spotlight: Things to Do When It’s Raining by Marissa Stapley

Title: Things to Do When It’s Raining Author: Marissa Stapley Published: February 2018, Graydon House Format: Paperback, 384 pages Summary: Two families, three generations and a lie that almost destroys them. Is their love strong enough to heal old wounds? Mae Summers and Gabe Broadbent grew up together in the idyllic Summers’ Inn, perched at the edge of the St. Lawrence River. Mae was orphaned at the age of six…

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Review: Tips for Living by Renee Shafransky (audio)

Title: Tips for Living Author: Renee Shafransky Narrator: Susan Bennett Published: February 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Source: Publisher Summary:  On the day Nora discovered that her husband, Hugh, had gotten another woman pregnant, she made a vow: I will come back to life no matter how long it takes… It’s taken Nora three years. With the help of her best friend, she fled New York City…

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Review: Daughters of the Bride by Susan Mallery (audio)

Title: Daughters of the Bride Author: Susan Mallery Narrator: Tanya Eby Published: July 2016, Harlequin Audio / HQN Books Length: 12 hours 10 minutes / 416 pages Source: Audio – Borrowed via Library / Print – Hardcover via Publisher Summary:  With Joy, Love and a Little Trepidation, Courtney, Sienna and Rachel Invite You to the Most Emotional Wedding of the Year… Their Mother’s   Courtney ~ The Misfit ~ As…

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Review: The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen

Title: The Tuscan Child Author: Rhys Bowen Published: February 2018, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher via Little Bird Publicity Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father’s hidden past to discover his secrets… In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied Tuscany. Badly…

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Review: The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan (audio)

Title: The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris Author: Jenny Colgan Narrator: Beverly A. Crick Published: Audio – January 2018, Tantor Audio / Print – February 2014, Sourcebooks Landmark Length: 10 hours 49 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio – Borrowed via Library / Print – ARC E-copy via Netgalley Summary: Inside Paris’s premiere chocolate shop, sometimes dreams really can come true. It’s true that Anna Trent is a supervisor in…

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Review: Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson

Title: Mister Tender’s Girl Author: Carter Wilson Published: February 2018, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: How far are you willing to go for Mister Tender? At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn’t exist. His…

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#WRC2018 Book Spotlight: She Regrets Nothing by Andrea Dunlop

Title: She Regrets Nothing Author: Andrea Dunlop Published: February 2018, Washington Square Press Format: Paperback, 400 pages Summary: In the tradition of The Emperor’s Children and The House of Mirth, the forgotten granddaughter of one of New York’s wealthiest men is reunited with her family just as she comes of age—and once she’s had a glimpse of their glittering world, she refuses to let it go without a fight. When…

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Review: Cemetery Girl by David Bell

Title: Cemetery Girl Author: David Bell Published: February 2018, Berkley Books (First Published 2011) Format: Paperback, 448 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A missing child is every parent’s nightmare. What comes next is even worse in this riveting thriller from the bestselling and award-winning author of Bring Her Home.  Tom and Abby Stuart had everything: a perfect marriage, successful careers, and a beautiful twelve-year-old daughter, Caitlin. Then one day Caitlin vanished…

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Review: The Undertaker’s Daughter by Sara Blaedel

Title: The Undertaker’s Daughter Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Ilka, #1 Published: February 2018, Grand Central Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Already widowed by the age of forty, Ilka Nichols Jensen, a school portrait photographer, leads a modest, regimented, and uneventful life in Copenhagen. Until unexpected news rocks her quiet existence: Her father–who walked out suddenly and inexplicably on the family more than three decades ago–has died.…

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Review: Girl Unknown by Karen Perry

Title: Girl Unknown Author: Karen Perry Published: February 2018, Henry Holt & Co. Format: Hardcover, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: ‘I think you might be my father . . .’  When first-year student Zoë Barry walks into Professor David Connolly’s office and tentatively says these words, he is left reeling. But it is the lives of his family – particularly his wife Caroline – which are turned upside down by…

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#WRC2018 Book Spotlight: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Published: February 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 448 pages Summary:  Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they…

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Review: Look For Me by Lisa Gardner

Title: Look For Me Author: Lisa Gardner Series: Detective D.D. Warren, #9 Published: February 2018, Dutton Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner’s latest twisty thrill ride, Detective D. D. Warren and Find Her’s Flora Dane return in a race against the clock to either save a young girl’s life . . . or bring her to justice. The home…

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Review: Twist of Faith by Ellen J. Green (audio)

Title: Twist of Faith Author: Ellen J. Green Narrator: Angela Dawe Published: February 2018, Brilliance Audio / Thomas & Mercer Length:9 hours 29 minutes / 332 pages Source: Audio – digital review copy via Brilliance Audio / Print – Hardcover via Thomas & Mercer Summary: When family secrets are unearthed, a woman’s past can become a dangerous place to hide… After the death of her adoptive mother, Ava Saunders comes…

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Month in Review: January 2018

Happy February!!! It’s hard to believe we are already into the 2nd month of the year – it seems like these days are just flying by already! This year I have decided not to participate in a ton of reading challenges – instead, I am trying to focus on the unread books already sitting on my shelf. To that end, I am participating in #TheUnreadShelfProject2018. I did pretty well this…

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