Review: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

Title: The Last Time I Lied Author: Riley Sager Published: July 2018, Dutton Books Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In the new novel from the bestselling author of Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied follows a young woman as she returns to her childhood summer camp to uncover the truth about a tragedy that happened there fifteen years ago. Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played…

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Review: Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts (audio)

Title: Shelter in Place Author: Nora Roberts Narrator: January LaVoy Published: May 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 15 hours 22 minutes Source: Publisher Summary:  Sometimes, there is nowhere safe to hide. It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video-game store…

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Review: The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis

Title: The Summer Sail Author: Wendy Francis Published: May 2018, Touchstone Format: Paperback, 307 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: A trio of college friends who reunite aboard a cruise ship experience an unforgettable vacation in this compelling novel from the author of The Summer of Good Intentions, which was hailed as “everything a summer read should be” by Elin Hilderbrand. Three college roommates are celebrating a twentieth wedding…

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Review: The Widow of Wall Street by Randy Susan Meyers (audio)

Title: The Widow of Wall Street Author: Randy Susan Meyers Narrator: Susan Bennett Published: Audio – April 2017, Dreamscape Media / Paperback – June 2018, Washington Square Press Length: 11 hours 19 minutes / 352 pages Source: Audio via Library / Print – Paperback via GetRed PR Summary:  What’s real in a marriage built on sand and how do you abandon a man you’ve loved since the age of fifteen?…

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Review: The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand (audio)

Title: The Perfect Couple Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Published: June 2018, Hachette Audio / Little Brown & Company Length: 12 hours 8 minutes / 480 pages Source: Audio – via Hachette Audio via Libro.fm   / Print – via Little Brown & Company Summary:  From New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, comes a novel about the many ways family can fill our lives with love…if they don’t…

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Review: See her Run by Peggy Townsend

Title: See her Run Author: Peggy Townsend Series: Aloa Snow, #1 Published: June 2018, Thomas & Mercer Format: ARC Paperback, 268 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Running for her life could leave her breathless. A former reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Aloa Snow knows what it means to be down and out. Once highly respected, she’s now blackballed, in debt, and dealing with the echoes of an eating disorder. Until…

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Review: The Real Michael Swann by Bryan Reardon

Title: The Real Michael Swann Author: Bryan Reardon Published: June 2018, Dutton Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In a new novel from New York Times bestselling author Bryan Reardon, a suburban family is rocked in the wake of a terrorist attack on American soil.    On a typical late summer day, Julia Swann is on the phone with her husband, Michael, when the call abruptly goes dead. Then…

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Review: Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

Title: Bring Me Back Author: B.A. Paris Published: June 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone—never to be…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland

Tomorrow, Stephanie Butland’s latest novel, The Lost for Words Bookshop, comes out, and because I ended up with an extra copy, I’m going to give that copy away – and it’s a finished copy! I will be reading this book soon and am really excited about it.  You can also see what others have to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!! Title: The Lost for Words Bookshop Author:…

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Review: The Chosen Ones by Carol Wyer

Title: The Chosen Ones Author: Carol Wyer Series: DI Robyn Carter, #5 Published: May 2018, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 374 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: They had not been forgiven. And they would never be forgotten ….   When a doting young father is murdered and his body discovered in a cornfield for his family to see, it’s a harrowing new case for Detective Robyn Carter. But just as Robyn starts to…

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Review: The Daughter by Lucy Dawson (audio)

Title: The Daughter Author: Lucy Dawson Narrator: Rachel Atkins Published: April 2018, Bolinda Audio (Brilliance Audio) Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Source: Publisher Summary:  A heartbreaking and unputdownable psychological thriller that will keep you guessing right until the end. You lost your daughter. You will never forgive yourself. And now someone is determined to make you pay…. Seventeen years ago, something happened to Jess’s daughter Beth. The memory of it…

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Review: Find You In the Dark by Nathan Ripley

Title: Find You In the Dark Author: Nathan Ripley Published: June 2018, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Martin Reese is obsessed with murder. For years, he has been illegally buying police files on serial killers and using them to locate long-lost victims. Then he calls the police anonymously and taunts them with his finds. Martin sees his work as a public service, a righting of…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Find You In the Dark by Nathan Ripley

Next week, June 19th, Nathan Ripley’s debut novel, Find You In the Dark, comes out, and because I ended up with an extra copy, I’m going to give that copy away – and it’s a finished copy! I’ve just finished reading this book – it’s amazing!!! – and will be posting my review later on today. You can see what others have to say below and then be sure to…

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Review: Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier; Plus extras from Publisher

Title: Jar of Hearts Author: Jennifer Hillier Published: June 2018, Minotaur Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who’s been searching for the truth all these years . . .When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong—one of the most popular girls in school—disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Lost Family by Jenna Blum

Earlier this week, Jenna Blums’ latest novel, The Lost Family, was published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I will be reading this book and sharing my review soon.  I also have 1 copy of the book to giveaway – be sure to read all the way to the bottom of the post for details! Title: The Lost Family Author: Jenna Blum Published: June…

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Review: The Cactus by Sarah Haywood (audio)

Title: The Cactus Author: Sarah Haywood Narrator: Katherine Manners Published: May 2018, Harlequin Audio / Harlequin Length: 10 hours 30 minutes / 364 pages Source: Audio – via Library / Print – Hardcover via Publisher Summary:  In this witty and heartfelt debut, one woman’s unconventional journey to motherhood means learning to embrace the unexpected    Even the prickliest cactus has its flower… For Susan Green, messy emotions don’t fit into…

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Review: What Happened That Night by Sanda Block

Title: What Happened That Night Author: Sandra Block Published: June 2018, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Author Summary: She doesn’t remember that night. But she will never be the same. One moment, Dahlia is a successful Harvard student; the next, she wakes up from a party, the victim of a brutal assault. Her life veers into a tailspin, and what’s worse – her memory of…

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Month in Review: May 2018

Happy June!!! It seems the weather has finally cooperated and it is finally warm – YAY!!! Now if we can only get some time to enjoy it before it gets too hot, I’ll be happy 🙂   Reading Stats:   Read this month: 12 Year to date: 82 Books Read:   The Way of Beauty — Camille Di Maio (audio book) Wicked River — Jenny Milchman (e-book) Our Kind of…

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