Books
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Special Feature: LIVE AND LET PIE (A Bakeshop Mystery #9) by Ellie Alexander
Ok people, I know it’s Dec 31st and you are all busy making your New Years Resolutions which probably include dieting. I know I am suffering from mega holiday sweets hangover but I also know that it’s hard for me to resist two things—-baked goods and books. I have only read one of the Bake Shop Mystery books but I loved it! All the food sounded so delicious and this author is from my home state (Oregon) and I know the town of Ashland well! This author is incredibly creative and she is sharing not only her pie recipes but also a sweet giveaway……want the info…….keep reading.
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Announcement: WINNER YOU ALWAYS CHANGE THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE (for Another Love or Another Life) by Amalia Andrade
And the winner ofYOU ALWAYS CHANGE THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE (for Another Love or Another Life) by Amalia Andrade is….. Pbibby23 (at) yahoo (dot) com The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher (Penguin Random House) for making this giveaway possible!
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Review: Among the Red Stars by Gwen C. Katz
For some reason, this year I have heard about a couple of books that came out or are coming out, about the Night Witches of WWII. I hadn’t read any of the books but I was interested in the subject matter and historical take on these brave women. I wanted to pick up one of the, what I like to call, Night Witches books but I just didn’t think of it when I was at the bookstore or my library. Then one day in late November I got an email pitching this book featuring the Night Witches that was more of a YA book and I practically pounced on the…
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Review: One Day in December by Josie Silver
One of my absolute favorite holiday movie is Love Actually. I watch it every year and it never gets old no matter how cheesy and unrealistic is it. My favorite couple David (Hugh Grant) and Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) followed closely by Juliet (Kira Knightly) and Mark (Andrew Lincoln). So when I saw this book so heavily compared to Love Actually and the Juliet/Mark couple, I was eager to read it. It was my December Book of the Month pick and truth be told I almost passed on all the books for December on BOTM but, I saw so many excellent reviews about this one and decided at the last minute…..why…
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Giveaway: YOU ALWAYS CHANGE THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE (for Another Love or Another Life) by Amalia Andrade
A delightful interactive roadmap for getting over a broken heart, with quirky illustrations, song lyrics that totally get it, recipes for eating your feelings, the unique comfort of making lists, and much more A broken heart can feel like the end of the world, but bestselling author and illustrator Amalia Andrade knows this simply isn’t true. Change is not a defeat or a surrender, but rather a promise. Because if the “love of your life” doesn’t work out, there is always a chance for something new—a new love, or a new life. When Amalia was faced with her own heartbreak, she knew she couldn’t let herself get lost in despair.…
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Special Feature: YOU ALWAYS CHANGE THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE (for Another Love or Another Life) by Amalia Andrade
I think it’s safe to say that we have all gone through one or two memorable break ups in our lives. I know for me, the biggest question I kept asking myself over and over again was when was it going to stop hurting? I would gladly have sacrificed a baby goat to the gods if it meant that I would get over said break up that much sooner. With this latest book from Penguin Random House, readers are treated to that long lost remedy they have been looking for—-a breakup survival kit and humor thanks to author Amalia Andrade. This book released December 31st, and you don’t want to…
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Special Feature and Giveaway: A Murder By Any Name by Suzanne M. Wolfe
A Murder By Any Name by Suzanne M. Wolfe Publication Date: October 9, 2018 Crooked Lane Books Hardcover & eBook; 326 Pages Genre: Historical Mystery When a brutal murder threatens the sanctity of the Elizabethan court, it’s up to a hot-tempered spy to save the day. The court of Elizabeth I is no stranger to plotting and intrigue, but the royal retinue is thrown into chaos when the Queen’s youngest and sweetest lady-in-waiting is murdered, her body left on the high altar of the Chapel Royal in Whitehall Palace. Solving the murder will require the cunning and savvy possessed by only one man. Enter Nicholas Holt, younger brother…
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Excerpt: The Long Way Home by Kevin Bannister
This book has been getting rave reviews on Goodreads and I am thrilled to be able to offer you a sneak peak of this interesting book! If you love early American history then this might be the book you are looking for this holiday season…..and an excellent gift option as well! This is Kevin Bannister’s debut novel and it demonstrates not only unique storytelling but a promising future for this new writer. Keep reading to read an exciting excerpt from this novel! Set in the turbulent times of the War of Independence, ‘The Long Way Home’ follows the lives of Thomas Peters and Murphy Steele who are friends, former slaves,…
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Review: Hall of Mirrors (Bryant & May #15) by Christopher Fowler
I happened to pick up the first book in the Bryant and May series a couple of years ago at my local used book shop. The first thing that caught my eye was the interesting and quirky cover. In a sea of mystery novels the early Bryant and May covers really caught my eye. I would probably have never picked up the books had I not seen these lovely covers. When I read the first book, the one thing that stood out head and shoulders above the rest was the dead pan banter between the two detectives—they had so much chemistry and it made the story fun to read and…
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Announcement: WINNER Murder at the Mill (An Iris Grey Mystery #1) by M.B. Shaw
And the winner of Murder at the Mill (Iris Grey #1) by M.B. Shaw is….. Heather (follows on IG) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher (Minotaur) for making this giveaway possible!