Title: Somebody I Used to Know Author: David Bell Narrator: Andy Paris Published: Audio – July 2015, Recorded Books / Mass Market Paperback – December 2018, Berkley Length: 10 hours 51 minutes / 464 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – Paperback via GetRed PR Summary: The bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter and Cemetery Girl, “one of the brightest and best crime fiction writers of our…
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Title: An Anonymous Girl Author: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen Published: January 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Seeking women ages 18–32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her…
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Last February I read Look For Me by Lisa Gardner, the latest book in her Detective D.D. Warren series, when it was first released in hardcover, and I loved it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. Next week, on December 31st, the book is being released in trade paperback and to celebrate, I am helping the publishers get the word out. Are you a fan of this…
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Title: The Fire Witness Author: Lars Kepler Series: Joona Linna, #3 Published: November 2018, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Format: Paperback, 560 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: The third installment of the #1 internationally bestselling Joona Linna series, The Fire Witness sees Joona drawn into a gruesome, mysterious murder at a home for wayward girls. Detective Joona Linna is on leave dealing with personal and professional issues when he gets…
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Title: The Christmas Hirelings Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon Narrator: Richard Armitage Published: December 2018, Audible Studios Length: 3 hours 53 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Summary: Richard Armitage modernizes a classic hidden gem of Christmas Past… Sir John Penlyon is planning to spend Christmas at his estate with his niece and his friend Danby, the closest thing he has to family since disowning his daughter years ago. (She eloped…
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Title: Private: The Royals Author: James Patterson Series: Private, #12.5 Published: December 2016, BookShots Format: Paperback, 138 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.Jack Morgan is visiting Peter Knight and the team in the London branch of his investigation agency, Private.At a cocktail party the night before the Trooping the Colour parade for the Queen’s 90th birthday, Jack receives a phone call from the Duke…
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Title: Watching You Author: Lisa Jewell Published: December 2018, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: “Page one intrigued me. Page three hooked me. By page five, I was consumed. This compulsive, propulsive novel is both a seize-you-by-the-throat thriller and a genuinely moving family drama. Stellar.” — A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window The instant New York Times and…
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Title: The Masterpiece Author: Fiona Davis Published: August 2018, Dutton Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In her latest captivating novel, nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women, fifty years apart, strive to make their mark on a world set against them. For the nearly nine million people who live in New…
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Title: The Drowned Girl Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Louise Rick, #3 Published: December 2018, Grand Central Publishing Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Detective Louise Rick must race against the clock to stop a violent killer targeting immigrants in this disturbing and timely thriller, perfect for readers of Lisa Gardner, Tami Hoag, Tess Gerritsen, or Jo Nesbo. It’s clearly no ordinary drowning. When a young girl is pulled from…
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Title: Tony’s Wife Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Published: November HarperAudio / Harper Length: 12 hours 39 minutes / 496 pages Source: Audio – via library / ARC Paperback –Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: Set in the lush Big Band era of the 1940s and World War II, this spellbinding saga from beloved New York Times bestselling author tells the story of two talented working class kids…
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Title: The Lost for Words Bookshop Author: Stephanie Butland Published: June 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The Lost for Words Bookshop is a compelling, irresistible, and heart-rending audiobook from author Stephanie Butland Loveday Cardew prefers books to people. If you look carefully, you might glimpse the first lines of the novels she loves most tattooed on her skin. But there are some things…
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Title: The Latecomers Author: Helen Klein Ross Narrator: Polly Lee, Vanessa Johnansson, Robert Petkoff, Lauren Fortgang, Kevin T. Collins, Sarah Franco, Sarah Mollo-Christiansen Published: November 2018, Hachette Audio / Little, Brown & Company Length: 13 hours 22 minutes / 419 pages Source: Audio – Hachette Audio via Libro.fm / Print via Little, Brown & Company Summary: Set in New England over three generations, THE LATECOMERS mixes the world of Colm…
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Title: Winter in Paradise Author: Elin Hilderbrand Series: Paradise, #1 Narrator: Erin Bennett Published: October 2018, Hachette Audio Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: Spend the coldest days of winter on a Caribbean beach with New York Times Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Join New York Times Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand on the stunning beaches of St. John’s for the beginning of her thrilling new winter series-The Paradise.…
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Title: Missing Author: James Patterson Series: Private, #12 Published: October 2016, Grand Central Publishing Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Even for Private Investigations, the world’s top detective agency, it’s tough to find a man who doesn’t exist . . . Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile…
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Title: Where the Crawdads Sing Author: Delia Owens Published: August 2018, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open. For years,…
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Back in September, RaeAnne Thayne’s latest book, Season of Wonder, was published and I ended up with 2 finished copies. As we are now in the midst of the holiday hustle and bustle, I would love to offer both these copies up to 2 lucky readers….one giveaway is being hosted here & one is being hosted on my Instagram page. Read on to find out what the book is all…
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Title: The Surrogate Author: Louise Jensen Published: December 2018, Grand Central Publishing Format: ARC E-copy, 324 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: “You know that feeling? When you want something so badly, you almost feel you’d kill for it?” Be careful what you wish for… Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become parents, and are on the point of giving up. Then a chance encounter with Kat’s…
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Today, Louise Jensen’s latest novel, The Surrogate, is being published in the United States – this is the first time one of her books is being published here in the US!!! To help the publisher get the word out, I am hosting a giveaway for two lucky readers…one giveaway is being hosted here & one is being hosted on my Instagram page. I just finished reading this book and will…
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Happy December!!! I can’t believe we are heading into the last month of 2018…where has this year gone? It was a good month, but a slower month reading-wise…and I’m ok with that. I am participating in a buddy reading of Anna Karenina, which started the first week in November and goes until the end of December, so that has certainly cut into my normal reading schedule, but I am so…
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