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The Collector by Anne Mette Hancock #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Collector by Anne Mette Hancock #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Dreamscape Media/Netgalley, #partner for the ALC of The Collector in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dreamscape Media Published: November 8, 2022   Summary: When ten-year-old Lukas disappears from his Copenhagen school, police investigators discover that the boy had a peculiar obsession with pareidolia: a phenomenon that makes him see faces in random things. A photo on his phone, posted just hours before his disappearance, shows an old barn…

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Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan #bookreview #series

Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Blackwater Falls in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: November 8, 2022   Summary: From critically acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan, Blackwater Falls is the first in a timely and powerful crime series, introducing Detective Inaya Rahman. Girls from immigrant communities have been disappearing for months in the Colorado town of Blackwater Falls, but the local sheriff is slow to act…

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Book of Knives by Lise Haines #bookreview #audiobook

Book of Knives by Lise Haines #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Dreamscape Media/Netgalley, #partner for the ALC of Book of Knives in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Dreamscape Media Published: October 6, 2022   Summary: There are thirteen knives. One by one they begin to disappear Nora didn’t expect Hidden Lake Camp to be in a state of ruin. Dock full of rotten boards, smashed windows, cabins falling apart. To her new husband, Paul, the camp is the…

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The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy #bookreview #audiobook

The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Atria Books #partner,  for the finished copy of The Other Side of Night in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: October 11, 2022   Summary: The Other Side of Night begins with a man named David Asha writing about his biggest regret: his sudden separation from his son, Elliot. In his…

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We Spread by Iain Reid #bookreview #audiobook

We Spread by Iain Reid #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Gallery/Scout Press #partner,  for the finished copy of We Spread in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: September 27, 2022   Summary: A new work of philosophical suspense. Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She…

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Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese #bookreview #audiobook

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio/Netgalley for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press #partner, for the advanced copy of Hester in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: October 4, 2022   Summary: A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspired Hester Prynne, the tragic heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and a journey into the enduring legacy of New England’s witchcraft trials. Who is the real Hester Prynne?…

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The Echo Man by Sam Holland #bookreview

The Echo Man by Sam Holland #bookreview

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: April 5, 2022   Summary: Sam Holland’s chilling debut draws inspiration from infamous serial killer cases, culminating in the ultimate, heart-pounding copycat tale. Detectives Cara Elliott and Noah Deakin are on the case of a series of seemingly unconnected murders, each different in method, but each shocking and brutal. As the body count increases, they can’t…

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The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates #bookreview #series

The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates #bookreview #series

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Ravenous Dead in exchange for my honest review.   Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: March 15, 2022 Summary: He’ll never let go…. Keira, hired as Blighty Graveyard’s new groundskeeper, lives surrounded by the dead. They watch her through the fog. They wordlessly cry out. They’ve been desperately waiting for help moving on—and only Keira can hear them. But…

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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Inheritance Games in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: September 1, 2020   Summary: Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea…

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Jackal by Erin E. Adams #bookreview

Jackal by Erin E. Adams #bookreview

Thank you Random House Publishing Group/Netgalley #partner, for the advanced copy of Jackal in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Bantam Books Published: October 4, 2022   Summary A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white Rust Belt town. But she’s not the first—and she may not be the last. . . . It’s watching. Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a…

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Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Thank you Kensington Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Murder at Mallowan Hall in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Kensington Books Published: October 26, 2021   Summary: The first in an exciting new historical mystery series set in the home of Agatha Christie! Colleen Cambridge’s charming and inventive new historical series introduces an unforgettable heroine in Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper for none other than famed mystery novelist Agatha…

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And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling #bookreview

And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling #bookreview

Thank you  Poisoned Pen Press/Netgalley #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Younger Wife in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: June 14, 2022   Summary: They thought he was a helpless old man. They were wrong. When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a simple burglary turns into a nightmare for all involved.…

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Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn #bookreview

Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn #bookreview

Thank you to the author/Netgalley for the gifted copy. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: October 11, 2022   SUMMARY: Three women, a nation seduced by a madman, and the Nazi breeding program to create a so-called master race. At Heim Hochland, a Nazi breeding home in Bavaria, three women’s fates are irrevocably intertwined. Gundi is a pregnant university student from Berlin. An Aryan beauty, she’s secretly a member of a resistance group. Hilde,…

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Kisscut by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #audiobook #series

Kisscut by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed this audiobook from the library. Publisher: HarperAudio Published: February 10, 2015   Summary: Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton – the town’s pediatrician and medical examiner – finds herself entangled in a terrible tragedy. What seemed at…

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My Wife is Missing by D.J. Palmer #bookreview

My Wife is Missing by D.J. Palmer #bookreview

Thank you  St. Martin’s Press/Netgalley #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Younger Wife in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: May 10, 2022   Summary: When a woman disappears with her two children, one husband will do anything to find them–even confront the secrets of his own past–in D. J. Palmer’s My Wife Is Missing, a twisty thriller from the author of The New Husband. A family vacation…

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Shutter by Ramona Emerson #bookreview #audiobook

Shutter by Ramona Emerson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Recorded Books for the ALC and Soho Crime #partner, for the advanced copy of Shutter in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: SoHo Crime / Recorded Books Published: August 2, 2022   Summary: This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller, supernatural horror, and poignant portrayal of coming of age on the reservation Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer…

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COVER REVEAL: The Friday Night Club by Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, & M.J. Rose

COVER REVEAL: The Friday Night Club by Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, & M.J. Rose

I’m thrilled to be part of this cover reveal for THE FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB by Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman and M.J. Rose. I love reading historical fiction and I have read a few books by some of these authors individually and am excited to read this collaborative piece. This book publishes May 16, 2023 and is available for preorder – see the link below.   Publisher: Berkley Published: On Sale…

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Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Colburn #bookfeature #guestpost

Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Colburn #bookfeature #guestpost

Thank you to the author/Netgalley for the gifted copy. Please join me in welcoming Jennifer Colburn to Always With a Book. Jennifer’s latest book, Cradles of the Reich, will be published today. I’ll be posting my review of Cradles of the Reich soon, but for now, please enjoy this guest post where she discusses going down research rabbit holes.   Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: October 11, 2022   Summary: Three…

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Phantom by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #shortandsweetreview #series

Phantom by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #shortandsweetreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Published: April 23, 2013 (first published 2012)   Summary: When Harry left Oslo again for Hong Kong—fleeing the traumas of life as a cop—he thought he was there for good. But then the unthinkable happened. The son of the woman he loved, lost, and still loves is arrested for murder: Oleg, the boy Harry helped raise but couldn’t…

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When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash #bookreview

When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash #bookreview

Thank you Bibliolifestyle, William Morrow Books, #partner, for the finished copy of When Ghosts Come Home in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: September 27, 2022 (First published September 21, 2021)   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home, a tender and haunting story of a father and daughter, crime and forgiveness, race and memory. When the roar of a low-flying plane awakens him…

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Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen #bookreview #audiobook #series

Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Brilliance Audio, #partner for the ALC of Listen to Me in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: July 5, 2022   Summary: Rizzoli & Isles are back! From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, this “shocking and fast-paced” (Karin Slaughter) thriller has Jane and Maura investigating a brutal murder with dire implications, and this time, with Jane’s intrepid mother, Angela, looking into a mystery of her own.…

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The Bodyguard by Katherine Center #bookreview #audiobook

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press #partner,  for the finished copy of The Bodyguard in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: July 19, 2022   Summary: She’s got his back. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the…

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The Winter Orphans by Kristin Beck #bookreview #audiobook

The Winter Orphans by Kristin Beck #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased both this book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Berkley Books / Penguin Audio Published: September 13, 2022   Summary: A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who braved the formidable danger of guarded, wintry mountain passes in France to escape the Nazis, from the acclaimed author of Courage, My Love. In a remote corner of France, Jewish refugee Ella Rosenthal…

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Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #series

Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you @GetRedPrBooks & Berkley Books, #partner, for the finished copy of  Blackmail and Bibingka in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Berkley Books / Penguin Audio Published: October 4, 2022   Summary: When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by…

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The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews #BlogTour #BookFeature

The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews #BlogTour #BookFeature

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Belle of Belgrave Square. Thank you Austen Prose for inviting me to participate. I have a book spotlight and excerpt for you today. Publisher: Berkley Romance Published: October 11, 2022   Summary: A London heiress rides out to the wilds of the English countryside to honor a marriage of convenience with a mysterious and reclusive…

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Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah #bookreview

Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah #bookreview

Thank you HarperCollins360, #partner, for the advanced copy of Next of Kin in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: HarperCollins360 Published: September 20, 2022   Summary: ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY… Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. He’s at his son’s nursery to pick up Max. But he isn’t there. YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE… Leila was supposed to drop…

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Double Exposure by Jeannee Sacken #bookfeature #authorinterview

Double Exposure by Jeannee Sacken #bookfeature #authorinterview

Thank you GetRedPrBooks & Ten16Press #partner, for the advanced copy of Double Exposure in exchange for this feature. Today, I’m happy to be featuring this book, which published yesterday. Please see what others have said about the book and learn the inspiration behind the book. And if you check out my instagram post for today, you will see that this is our October #GetRedPRBookclub Pick…if you would like to join,…

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You Will Never Know by S.A. Prentiss #bookreview #audiobook

You Will Never Know by S.A. Prentiss #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased this book for my own collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scarlet / Blackstone Publishing Published: October 13, 2020 / November 10, 2020   Summary: In a small, suburban town, the murder of a local high school student rocks one woman’s family to its core – and threatens to expose her deepest, darkest secrets in the process. After a lifetime of hardship, Jessica Thornton finally…

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The Cicada Tree by Robert Gwaltney #bookreview #bookclub

The Cicada Tree by Robert Gwaltney #bookreview #bookclub

Thank you to GetRedPR, #partner, for a finished copy of The Cicada Tree in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Moonshine Cove Publishing Published: February, 2022   Summary: The summer of 1956, a brood of cicadas descends upon Providence Georgia, a natural event with supernatural repercussions, unhinging the life of Analeise Newell, an eleven-year-old piano prodigy. Amidst this emergence, dark obsessions are stirred, uncanny gifts provoked, and secrets unearthed. During…

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The Leopard by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #shortandsweetreview #series

The Leopard by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #shortandsweetreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Published: June 26, 2012 (first published 2009)   Summary: In the depths of winter, a killer stalks the city streets. His victims are two young women, both found with twenty-four inexplicable puncture wounds, both drowned in their own blood. The crime scenes offer no clues, the media is reaching fever pitch, and the police are running out of…

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Amazon Original Stories: GETAWAY #bookfeature #bookreview #audiobook

Amazon Original Stories: GETAWAY #bookfeature #bookreview #audiobook

Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, is pleased to present GETAWAY, six psychological fiction stories by six very talented authors. Secrets follow you everywhere Perfect vacation or last resort? In this collection of short psychological thrillers, bestselling authors bring trouble to paradise. Today’s itinerary: surfing, sailing, hiking, facing your worst fears… Most dream vacations never live up to expectations—but few cause this many nightmares. Available now These stories are…

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The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman #bookreview

The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman #bookreview

Thank you HTP Books / Graydon House, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Thread Collectors in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Graydon House Published: August 30, 2022   SUMMARY: 1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if…

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The Patient by Jane Shemilt #bookreview

The Patient by Jane Shemilt #bookreview

Thank you Bibliolifestyle, William Morrow Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Patient in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: May 3, 2022   Summary: A shocking and twisty novel of psychological suspense about a boundary-breaking love affair between a doctor and her patient, by Jane Shemilt, Edgar-nominated, #1 international bestselling author of The Daughter. What price would you pay for falling in love? Rachel is a…

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The Retreat by Sarah Pearse #bookreview #series

The Retreat by Sarah Pearse #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books Published: July 19, 2022   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium, a Reese’s Book Club Pick, detective Elin Warner’s second outing, as she uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getaway. Most are here to recharge and refresh. But someone’s here for revenge. . . An eco-wellness retreat has opened on an…

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Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney #bookreview

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney #bookreview

Thank you Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Daisy Darker in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books Published: August 30, 2022   Summary: The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists returns…with a family reunion that leads to murder. After years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally back together…

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All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien #bookreview #audiobook

All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio / Netgalley for the ALC and William Morrow / Netgalley #partner,  for the advanced copy of All That’s Left Unsaid in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: September 13, 2022   Summary: For fans of Everything I Never Told You and The Mothers, a deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese Australian woman who returns home to her family in the…

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Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore #bookreview #audiobook

Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio / Netgalley, #partner for the ALC of Acts of Violet in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Macmillan Audio Published: July 5, 2022   Summary: From Margarita Montimore, the author of GMA Book Club pick and national bestseller Oona Out of Order, Acts of Violet is a dazzling and twisty new novel about a famous magician who disappears, leaving her sister to figure out what really happened. Nearly a…

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Stolen Remains by Christine Trent #bookreview #series #backlistbook

Stolen Remains by Christine Trent #bookreview #series #backlistbook

Thank you Kensington Books, #partner for the advanced of Stolen Remains in exchange for my honest review. I got the audiobook from Scribd. Publisher: Kensington Books / Tantor Audio Published: April 29, 2014 / November 30, 2021   Summary: After establishing her reputation as one of London’s most highly regarded undertakers, Violet Harper decided to take her practice to the wilds of the American West. But when her mother falls…

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The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James #bookreview #audiobook

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Berkley Books, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Book of Cold Cases in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Berkley Books / Penguin Audio Published: March 15, 2022   Summary: In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the…

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The Lady’s Guide to Death and Deception by Katherine Cowley #BlogTour #BookFeature

The Lady’s Guide to Death and Deception by Katherine Cowley #BlogTour #BookFeature

  Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Lady’s Guide to Death and Deception. Thank you Austen Prose for inviting me to participate. I have a book spotlight and excerpt for you today.   Publisher: Tule Publishing Published: September 22, 2022   Summary: What is a spy willing to do when both her heart and her country are at risk? Life changes…

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The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green #bookreview #backlistbook

The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green #bookreview #backlistbook

Thank you Dutton Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Prized Girl in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Dutton Books Published: January 14, 2020   Summary: From debut author Amy K. Green comes a devastating tale of psychological suspense: a teen pageant queen is found murdered in a small New England town, and her sister’s search for answers unearths more than she bargained for. Days after a young…

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The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman #bookreview

The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman #bookreview

Thank you to Thoughts From a Page, St. Martin’s Press, #partner, for an advanced copy of The Matchmaker’s Gift in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: September 20, 2022   Summary: From Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, comes a heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to utilize their unique gift of seeing soulmates…

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Captive by Iris Johansen #bookreview #audiobook

Captive by Iris Johansen #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of Captive in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: September 6, 2022   Summary: Eve Duncan’s daughter Jane MacGuire seems to have found a perfect life with Seth Caleb—until a ruthless madman threatens to destroy it all, in this gripping suspense novel from #1 bestselling author Iris Johansen. Jane MacGuire is enjoying a period of domestic bliss as she focuses…

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Broken Summer by J.M. Lee, translated by An Seon Jae #blogtour #bookfeature

Broken Summer by J.M. Lee, translated by An Seon Jae #blogtour #bookfeature

Thank you  @OTRPR & Amazon Crossing, #partner, for the advanced copy of Broken Summer in exchange for my honest review.  Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for Broken Summer. Thank you OTRPR for inviting me to participate. I have a book spotlight today — see what the book is about and what others have to say about it. I love translated books and…

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Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano #bookreview #series

Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Finlay Donovan Knocks “Em Dead in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: February 1, 2022   Summary: Finlay Donovan is―once again―struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two. On the bright side, she has her live-in nanny and confidant Vero to…

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Wake by Shelley Burr #bookreview #audiobook

Wake by Shelley Burr #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio, #partner, for the ALC of Wake in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Audio Published: August 30, 2022   Summary: For fans of Jane Harper’s The Dry or Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, a searing debut crime novel set in the Australian outback, where the grief and guilt surrounding an unsolved disappearance still haunt a small farming community…and will ultimately lead to a reckoning. The tiny outback town of Nannine…

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The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver #bookreview #bookseries

The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the finished copy of The Key to Deceit in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: June 21, 2022   Summary: The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit. London, 1940. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the…

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The Third Way by Aimee Hoben #bookfeature #authorinterview

The Third Way by Aimee Hoben #bookfeature #authorinterview

Thank you GetRedPrBooks & She Writes Press #partner, for the advanced copy of The Third Way in exchange for this feature. Today, I’m happy to be featuring this book, which published last week. Please see what others have said about the book and learn the inspiration behind the book. Publisher: She Writes Press Published: August 23, 2022   Summary: A college student with a fear of public speaking finds herself…

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The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

I purchased both this book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Anchor Books / Random House Audio Published: February 1, 2022   Summary: A mystery about a Black classical musician whose family heirloom violin is stolen on the eve of the most prestigious classical music competition in the world. Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming…

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Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier #bookreview

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Things We Do in the Dark in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: July 19, 2022   Summary: When Paris Peralta is arrested in her own bathroom—covered in blood, holding a straight razor, her celebrity husband dead in the bathtub behind her—she knows she’ll be charged with murder. But as bad as this looks, it’s not what worries…

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