Review: When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica

Title: When the Lights Go Out Author: Mary Kubica Published: September 2018, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A woman is forced to question her own identity in this riveting and emotionally charged thriller by the blockbuster bestselling author of The Good Girl, Mary Kubica   Jessie Sloane is on the path to rebuilding her life after years of caring for her ailing mother. She…

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Review: Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia

Title: Leave No Trace Author: Mindy Mejia Published: September 2018, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: ARC E-copy, 336 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: From the author of the “compelling” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) and critically acclaimed Everything You Want Me to Be, a riveting and suspenseful thriller about the mysterious disappearance of a boy and his stunning return ten years later.  There is a place in Minnesota with hundreds of miles…

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Review: Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Title: Trust Me Author: Hank Phillippi Ryan Published: August 2018, Forge Books Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: An accused killer insists she’s innocent of a heinous murder. A grieving journalist surfaces from the wreckage of her shattered life. Their unlikely alliance leads to a dangerous cat and mouse game that will leave you breathless. Who can you trust when you can’t trust yourself? Trust Me is the…

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Review: The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker

Title: The Waiting Room Author: Emily Bleeker Published: August 2018, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 260 pages Source: Publisher via Publicist Summary: From the bestselling author of When I’m Gone and Working Fire comes a gripping novel about a mother, her missing daughter, and the dark secrets that engulf them.  Ever since her husband’s death collided with the birth of her daughter, postpartum depression has taken hold of Veronica…

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Review: Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone

Title: Jane Doe Author: Victoria Helen Stone Published: August 2018, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback,  258 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A double life with a single purpose: revenge.    Jane’s days at a Midwest insurance company are perfectly ordinary. She blends in well, unremarkably pretty in her floral-print dresses and extra efficient at her low-level job. She’s just the kind of woman middle manager Steven Hepsworth likes—meek, insecure, and…

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Review: Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day

Title: Under a Dark Sky Author: Lori Rader-Day Published: August 2018, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Only in the dark can she find the truth . . .    Since her husband died, Eden Wallace’s life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick, like a far-off star in the night sky. She doesn’t work, has given up on her love of photography, and is…

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Book Spotlight: The Phantom Tree by Nicola Cornick

Yesterday, Nicola Cornick’s latest novel, The Phantom Tree, was published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. It sounds like it will be a great summer read – let me know if you decide to pick it up 🙂  I’ll be listening to it on audio when I get a chance! Title: The Phantom Tree Author: Nicola Cornick Published: August 2018, Graydon House Format: Paperback,…

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Review: The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

Title: The Other Woman Author: Sandie Jones Published: August 2018, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A deliciously disturbing, compulsively readable debut domestic suspense–prepare to meet The Other Woman: there’s nothing she won’t do to keep you away from her son … Emily thinks Adam’s perfect; the man she thought she’d never meet. But lurking in the shadows is a rival; a woman who shares a…

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Review: The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner (audio)

Title: The Husband Hour Author: Jamie Brenner Narrator: Christie Moreau Published: April 2018, Hachette Audio Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Source: Hachette Audio via Libro.fm Summary:  When a young widow’s reclusive life in a charming beach town is interrupted by a surprise visitor, she is forced to reckon with dark secrets about her family, her late husband, and the past she tried to leave behind.  Lauren Adelman and her high…

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Review: Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood

Title: Rust & Stardust Author: T. Greenwood Published: August 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Camden, NJ, 1948. When 11 year-old Sally Horner steals a notebook from the local Woolworth’s, she has no way of knowing that 52 year-old Frank LaSalle, fresh out of prison, is watching her, preparing to make his move. Accosting her outside the store, Frank convinces Sally that he’s an…

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Review: The Coroner by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

Title: The Coroner Author: Jennifer Graeser Dornbush Published: August 2018, Crooked Lane Books Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Publisher via Publicist Summary: Summoned from her promising surgical career first to her estranged father’s bedside, and then his post as medical examiner when his small town needs urgent help with a suspicious death, Emily Hartford discovers home is where the bodies are in this pitch perfect mystery debut. Recently engaged and…

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Review: The Bucket List by Georgia Clark

Title: The Bucket List Author: Georgia Clark Published: August 2018, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: ARC E-copy, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: From the author of the critically acclaimed “lively and engrossing parable for women of all generations” (Harper’s Bazaar) The Regulars­ comes a deeply funny and thoughtful tale of a young woman who, after discovering she has the breast cancer gene, embarks on an unforgettable bucket list adventure.…

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Review: Everything That Follows by Meg Little Reilly

Title: Everything That Follows Author: Meg Little Reilly Published: May 2018, MIRA Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: CAUGHT IN THE BACKWASH, THEY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES… For fans of Megan Abbott and Chris Bohjalian comes a novel of moral complexity about friends who must choose between self-preservation and doing the right thing in the wake of a fatal boating accident. Set in the moody off-season…

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Review: When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger

Title: When Life Gives You Lululemons Author: Lauren Weisberger Series: The Devil Wears Prada, #3 Published: June 2018, Simon Schuster Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: New York Times bestselling author Lauren Weisberger returns with a novel starring one of her favorite characters from The Devil Wears Prada—Emily Charlton, first assistant to Miranda Priestly, now a highly successful image consultant who’s just landed the client of…

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Review: The Last Thing I Told You by Emily Arsenault

Title: The Last Thing I Told You Author: Emily Arsenault Published: July 2018, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: I hear myself whispering. Not again. Not again. Why did I ever come back here? Surely because of you. Because I thought of something I’d always meant to tell you. Because you were the only one I ever really wanted to tell it to. Therapist Dr.…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Coroner by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

Tomorrow, August 7th, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush’s mystery debut novel, The Coroner, 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 and will be posting my review soon. You can see what others have to say below and then be sure to enter the giveaway below!!!   Title: The Coroner Author:…

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Review: With You Always by Rena Olsen

Title: With You Always Author: Rena Olsen Published: August 2018, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the author of The Girl Before comes a tense and incisive work of psychological suspense that examines how easy it is to fall into the wrong relationship . . . and how impossible it can be to leave. In the wake of a painful breakup and struggling to…

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Book Spotlight: Cooper’s Charm by Lori Foster

Yesterday, Lori Foster’s latest novel, Cooper’s Charm, was published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. This is book 1 in the brand new Summer Resort series. It sounds like it will be a great summer read – let me know if you decide to pick it up 🙂  I’ll be listening to it on audio when I get a chance! Title: Cooper’s Charm Author:…

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Month in Review: July 2018

Happy August!!! It was quite the productive reading month – hot, hazy, humid days will do that! I’m hoping a week at the beach will also give me some good, quality reading as this month brings a slew of new books coming out 🙂 Reading Stats:   Read this month: 19 Year to date: 118 Books Read:   Baby Teeth — Zoje Stage (audio book) The Summer Wives — Beatriz…

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