Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Rain Watcher by Tatiana de Rosnay

Yesterday, Tatiana de Rosnay’s latest novel, The Rain Watcher, came 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 Rain Watcher Author: Tatiana…

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Review: The Spite Game by Anna Snoekstra

Title: The Spite Game Author: Anna Snoekstra Published: October 2018, MIRA Books Format: ARC E-book, 336 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Everyone does bad things when no one is watching   Mercilessly bullied in high school, Ava knows she needs to put the past behind her and move on, but she can’t—not until she’s exacted precise, catastrophic revenge on the people who hurt her the most. First, she watches…

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Review: Deranged by T.R. Ragan (audio)

Title: Deranged Author: T.R. Ragan Series: Jessie Cole, #3 Narrator: Kate Rudd Published: October 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Source: Publisher Summary:  Family man or deranged killer? It’s for fearless PI Jessie Cole to find out. At any cost.  Ever since a car accident left reporter Ben Morrison with amnesia, he’s been trying to rebuild a future as he puts together the pieces of his past. With…

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Review: Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy

Title: Marilla of Green Gables Author: Sarah McCoy Published: October 2018, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables . . . before Anne: A marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to…

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Book Spotlight: Go to My Grave by Catriona McPherson – with link to Giveaway

Earlier this week, Catriona McPherson’s latest book, Go to My Grave, was released. Catriona is a new author to me, but she is definitely not one to be missed. I am thrilled to be able to offer one reader a copy of this book – a finished copy…But – the giveaway is over on my Instagram page.  You can find my review of Go to My Gravehere. Read on to…

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Review: Truth and Lies by Caroline Mitchell (audio)

Title: Truth and Lies Author: Caroline Mitchell Series: DI Amy Mitchell Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Published: August 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Source: Publisher Summary:  Meet Amy Winter: Detective Inspector, daughter of a serial killer.  DI Amy Winter is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her highly respected police officer father. But when a letter arrives from the prison cell of Lillian Grimes, one half of a…

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Review: Go to My Grave by Catriona McPherson

Title: Go to My Grave Author: Catriona McPherson Published: October 2018, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Donna Weaver has put everything into The Breakers, a Bed and Breakfast that she and her mother are opening on a remote stretch of beach. Now it waits – freshly painted, richly furnished, filled with flowers. But as the guests arrive, they feel like they’ve been here before. Amid…

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Review: The Midnight Witness by Sara Blaedel

Title: The Midnight Witness Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Louise Rick, #1 Published: October 2018, Grand Central Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Sara Blaedel returns with another thrilling novel in her series featuring homicide detective Louise Rick–a strong-willed police investigator perfect for readers of Lisa Gardner, Tami Hoag, Tess Gerritsen, or Jo Nesbo.  A young woman is found strangled in a park, and a…

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Review: The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig & Karen White

Title: The Glass Ocean Author: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig & Karen White Published: September 2018, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Forgotten Room comes a captivating historical mystery, infused with romance, that links the lives of three women across a century—two deep in the past, one in the present—to the doomed passenger liner, RMS Lusitania. May 2013…

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Review: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor (audio)

Title: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter Author: Hazel Gaynor Narrator: Imogen Church Published: October 2018, Audio – HarperAudio / Print – William Morrow Paperbacks Length: 10 hours 27 minutes / 383 pages Source: Audio – Hoopla Digital (Library) / Print – William Morrow Summary:  From The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home comes a historical novel inspired by true events, and the extraordinary female lighthouse keepers of the…

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Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton

Title: The Clockmaker’s Daughter Author: Kate Morton Published: October 2018, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 496 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A rich, spellbinding new novel from the author of The Lake House—the story of a love affair and a mysterious murder that cast their shadow across generations, set in England from the 1860’s until the present day.  My real name, no one remembers. The truth about that summer, no one…

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Book Spotlight: The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza – with link to Giveaway

Last week, Robert Bryndza’s 2nd book in his Erika Foster series, The Night Stalker, was released in the U.S. I have long been a fan of this series since the first book was published in the UK back in 2016 and I am thrilled that the series is finally being published here in the states. And I am thrilled to be able to offer one reader a copy of this…

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Review: Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaelle Giordano

Title: Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One Author: Raphaelle Giordano Published: July 2018, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: Paperback, 256 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The feel-good #1 bestselling French novel about a woman whose mission to cure her “routine-itis” leads her to lasting joy and true fulfillment, for fans of The Alchemist and Hector and the Search for Happiness    At thirty-eight and a quarter years…

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Review: When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis

Title: When the Men Were Gone Author: Marjorie Herrera Lewis Published: October 2018, William Morrow Paperbacks Format: ARC Paperback, 240 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In Marjorie Herrera Lewis’s debut historical novel the inspiring true story of high school teacher Tylene Wilson—a woman who surprises everyone as she breaks with tradition to become the first high school football coach in Texas—comes to life. “A wonderfully touching and beautiful story…Tylene makes me…

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Review: The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher

Title: The Kennedy Debutante Author: Kerri Maher Published: October 2018, Berkley Books Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A captivating novel following the exploits of Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, the forgotten and rebellious daughter of one of America’s greatest political dynasties.      London, 1938. The effervescent “It girl” of London society since her father was named the ambassador, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy moves in rarified circles, rubbing satin-covered elbows…

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Book Spotlight: The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain – with link to Giveaway

Today, Diane Chamberlain’s latest novel, The Dream Daughter, was published and because I ended up with an extra copy, I’m going to give that copy away – and it’s a finished copy. But – the giveaway is over on my Instagram page. I will be reading this book and sharing my review soon. You can see what others have to say below and then you can find out where to…

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Review: Under My Skin by Lisa Unger

Title: Under My Skin Author: Lisa Unger Published: October 2018, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: New York Times bestselling author and master of suspense Lisa Unger comes an addictive psychological thriller about a woman on the hunt for her husband’s killer   What if the nightmares are actually memories? It’s been a year since Poppy’s husband, Jack, was brutally murdered during his morning run…

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Month in Review: September 2018

Happy October!!! Oh, how I love October – the leaves start to change, there’s a crispness in the air, it’s apple and pumpkin season, and it’s time to break out the scarves, sweaters and boots and get all cozy! It’s the perfect time for thrilling, haunting reads and I have some good ones coming up so I hope to have a productive reading month this October. September turned out to…

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Month in Review: September 2018

Happy October!!! Oh, how I love October – the leaves start to change, there’s a crispness in the air, it’s apple and pumpkin season, and it’s time to break out the scarves, sweaters and boots and get all cozy! It’s the perfect time for thrilling, haunting reads and I have some good ones coming up so I hope to have a productive reading month this October. September turned out to…

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