Books
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Review: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
I mostly picked up this book because I liked the cover and thought it was going to be another WWII book that I might like. As many of you know, I love war novels so I thought this was going to be one that would appeal to me for that reason alone. Plus I kept seeing it popping up on a number of other social media pages that I follow and I thought, ‘why not’ when it came up for review. But in my mind, I wasn’t really sure that it was going to stand out at all. WWII is such a flooded genre and it’s sometimes hard to find…
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Review: Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr #14) by C.S. Harris
This is another series that I came into way late in the game. I read the first book in the series and then skipped a head to books 12 and 13. And of course now, here we are at book 14. I love Sebastian, AKA Viscount Devlin, though so I couldn’t pass up this book when it came up for review. I will get into how jumping around in the series effected my reading experience later on in my review, but for now I want to talk a little bit about why this series appealed to me. When I was pitched the 12th book, I hadn’t heard of this series…
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Review: The Editor by Steven Rowley
Besides the fact that this book has an absolutely stunning cover, the premise caught my eye and I was intrigued enough to read it. Jackie O is my favorite first lady. I don’t know a whole lot about her life and history, but I think she is one of the classiest first ladies we have had, she was a Catholic like me, and last but not least, I adore her style. I had no idea that she was an editor at one point in her life, so seeing that in the pitch for this book pretty much sealed the deal for me. The other thing that I thought was really…
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Excerpt: Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf
A gripping thriller about three young girlfriends, a dark obsession and a chilling crime that shakes up a quiet Iowa town For twelve-year-old Cora Landry and her friends Violet and Jordyn, it was supposed to be an ordinary sleepover—movies and Ouija and talking about boys. But when they decide to sneak out to go to the abandoned rail yard on the outskirts of town, little do they know that their innocent games will have dangerous consequences. Later that night, Cora Landry is discovered on the tracks, bloody and clinging to life, her friends nowhere to be found. Soon their small rural town is thrust into a maelstrom. Who would want…
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Cover Reveal: The Turncoatby T.J. London
The Turncoat by T.J. London Publication Date: May 23, 2019 eBook & Paperback Series: The Rebels and Redcoats Saga, Book 3 Genre: Historical Fiction Spy. Redcoat. Traitor. After Captain John Carlisle’s dance with death, he’s retreated to the serenity of the Oneida village with his beloved Dellis McKesson, trying to hide from the inevitable truth: war is coming. But when duty calls, and John’s expertise is needed to negotiate a treaty between the Six Nations of the Iroquois and the Crown, he’ll once again be faced with a decision: his King or his conscience. Many truths that have yet to be revealed, and a deal with the Devil made in…
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Review: Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness #1) by Rhys Bowen
People. It finally happened. I have had gifted Her Royal Spyness by my mom at least 4 times. Yes I have 4 copies of this book on my book shelf at any given time. I have read a number of Bowen’s books and I comment every single time about how I haven’t read this series. I recently read Four Weddings and Maybe a Funeral…..which was the last book in the series. Talk about late to the party. I thought it was a great read but obviously I was missing a huge back story between Darcy and Georgie. I vowed then that I would remedy that situation and read Her Royal…
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Review: The Cliff House by RaeAnne Thayne
RaeAnne Thayne is a newer to me author. I have only just started reading her books this year but so far I have loved them! She is such a strong and seasoned writer and that experience shows in her stories. When this one came up for review, I was on board not only because I have enjoyed her books, but I was also looking for something a little lighter to break things up. Lately I have been reading a lot of thrillers and more heavy duty novels, and not that she writes fluff (far from it) but there is something so satisfying about a book with a happy ending!
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Review: The Lieutenant’s Nurse by Sara Ackerman
To say that this cover caught my eye is an understatement. I was drawn to it like a moth to a flame. It’s elegant, bright and exotic looking, but with the air of familiarity as a recognizable piece of historical fiction. I was eager to read it and thrilled when my copy came. From the description, it sounded a little like Pearl Harbor the movie. Now no judgement but I loved that movie. I didn’t care for Josh Hartnett but overall I loved that movie and I still watch it every time that it’s on. So in my mind I was secretly hoping that this book was going to be,…
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Review: My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
This book summary intrigued me to the core. Husband and wife turned serial killers? Um yes please! How could I not be intrigued by the whole suburban couple meets Dexter and Mr and Mrs Smith situation described in the summary? I love shows like Weeds (suburban housewife turned drug dealer), and movies like Mr and Mrs Smith (suburban couple meets assassin spies) so this book was simply begging me to read it. As a stay at home mom, there are days when I wonder what my neighbor are up to when they come home at 3 am. Were they just out for a night on the town or were they…
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Special Feature: The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets
Diane Les Becquets is a new to me author. I haven’t read her debut novel, Breaking Wild, which was a big best seller in 2016. I have only recently started reading a lot more thrillers so it’s not surprising that I hadn’t heard of her novel before. Then this one came up for review and I was eager to give it a shot because it sounded really interesting, plus I like the husky dog on the cover (I am a husky owner myself) so needless to say I was partial. I will be reviewing it in June, but since it just released this month, I wanted to get the word…