Books
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Special Feature/Excerpt: THE SUMMER OF SUNSHINE AND MARGOT by Susan Mallery
Summer reading is in full swing and can I just say that I have been loving so many of the beach reads that I have had up for review lately?! I am so excited to share this lovely new release just in time for summer from New York Times best selling author, Susan Mallery! I even have an excerpt to share as well so be sure to keep reading to get a little sneak peak before its release on June 11th. Summery The Baxter sisters come from a long line of women with disastrous luck in love. But this summer, Sunshine and Margot will turn disasters into destiny… As an…
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Review: Murder Once Removed (Ancestry Detective #1) by S.C. Perkins
I’ve read a lot of cozy mysteries and I love discovering new series that might end up being a long time favorite. The trick seems always be finding something new and different. This book is the first in a new series featuring Lucy, a genealogist. I had to pause and reread this particular part. I was very intrigued by the genealogist part and was curious to see how that played out in the mystery. My mom is really into genealogy and I have to say that it’s not the most exciting filed of study in my opinion, but I do love history and uncovering unique characters in family lineages is…
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Review: The Alchemist of Lost Souls (Bianca Goddard Mysteries #4) by Mary Lawrence
As many of you know, I have a weakness for historical mysteries. I adore them and can’t get enough. However, so many of them are written during Victorian or Edwardian era England that often the books blend together, no matter how well written they are. That’s why this book set itself apart for me….it’s set in Tudor England. When I think of historical mysteries, I don’t think of Tudor England as an optimal setting, but rather a period full of obstacles to detecting/investigating, so I was eager to see how the author used this to her advantage. I haven’t read any of the other books in the series, so I…
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Special Feature: The Last Thing She Remembers by J.S. Monroe
You all know how I love a good thriller. There is nothing better on a lazy weekend or especially on a beach or dark stormy night…..ok who am I kidding, thrillers are always fun to read! I’m excited to tell you about this new psychological thriller that just came out yesterday! After achieving international acclaim and bestselling success around the world with his novel Find Me, J.S. Monroe returns to chill readers with a gripping, twisting psychological thriller, THE LAST THING SHE REMEMBERS (Park Row Books; May 28, 2019; $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN). It’s about a woman who tries to reconstruct her life and identity while suffering from stress induced amnesia…
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Review: Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini
This book showed up on my desk for review a few months ago and I was absolutely in love with the cover! It reminded me of spring and it was elegant and had a lot of visual interest. The summary also sounded like something I would love, as I especially love war time stories. Chiaverini has written a variety of different books, with her most widely known book being Mrs Lincoln’s Dressmaker as well as a women’s fiction quilting series called, Elm Creek Quilts. This book seemed completely out of her normal genre. Her signature genre seemed to be historical fiction with crafting and women’s fiction with crafting so I…
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Special Feature: Listen to the Windby Susanne Dunlap
Listen to the Wind by Susanne Dunlap Publication Date: April 22, 2019 Bellastoria Press eBook & Paperback; 388 Pages Series: The Orphans of Tolosa, Book 1 Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Sent away from their families for their own protection when they were very young, Azemar and Azalaïs become separated when they are forced to flee from the band of outlaws who served as their supposed protectors. Armed only with scraps of memories and the wits and intelligence that have helped them survive brutal conditions, they struggle to find each other again and discover the mysterious past that links them across distance and time. Who are they? And do they…
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Take Two Review: The Storm Sister (The Seven Sisters #2) by Lucinda Riley (Audible)
So as some of you know, I am going back through the Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley but this time listening to them on audiobooks. Right now it’s kind of an ‘at your own pace’ type of deal since I am listening to them in my car when I run errands so it’s taking forever to make my way through. But I love Lucinda Riley so I am eager to keep listening and enjoying her books. When I first reviewed this book, I had a hard time with it mostly because it was so sad. While it was still enjoyable and a testament to Riley’s writing abilities, I just…
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Special Feature: Excess Baggage by Laura Barnard
Audio book lovers! Excess Baggage, the second chance romantic comedy from Amazon best selling author Laura Barnard, is now available on Audible and soon to be iTunes! Get it now – US – https://www.audible.com/pd/B07QP1J5F7/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-149082&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_149082_rh_us UK – https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B07QMZ2ZHR/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-149082&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_149082_rh_uk FR – https://www.audible.fr/pd/B07QMZL6S1/?source_code=FRAORWS022318903B-BK-ACX0-149082&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_149082_rh_fr DE – https://www.audible.de/pd/B07QN1LXGY/?source_code=EKAORWS0223189009-BK-ACX0-149082&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_149082_rh_de Synopsis Stuck in a dead-end relationship, Erica Bennett finds herself daydreaming of her first holiday romance. She was fifteen, it was exciting, new and full of possibilities…and Jack Lawson was hot as hell. That kind of thing leaves a mark. So when her friends suggest a girls holiday to Luna Island, it’s exactly what she needs to take her mind off things. What she doesn’t expect is…
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Review: How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
I haven’t read a ton of Asian literature but I was eager to read this one because of one thing—the time period. My venture into Asian literature has come down to two books, Memoirs of a Geisha and Snowflower and the Secret Fan…..that is it. So when I agreed to read this book, I had no idea what I was going to get. I remember reading Memoirs of a Geisha and Snowflower and the Secret Fan and loving both of those. Especially Memoirs of a Geisha, mostly because it was set during WWII and the occupation of allied troops post war was very interesting to me. When this book came…
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REVIEW: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (The Rajes #1) by Sonali Dev
This is an author that I have been really really looking forward to reading. She’s written a number of ‘Bollywood’ books and while I am not Indian, I think their culture is exotic, colorful, and interesting. This book is the first installment in a new series about the Rajes family and I was thrilled that I got to read this one, especially since there is a Pride and Prejudice element to the story. I would definitely put this book in the retelling category, but it was so much more than just another P & P retelling. With it’s cultural aspect, this book adds a lot of uniqueness and color to…