Books
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Special Feature and Excerpt: Death of an American Beauty (Jane Prescott #3) by Mariah Fredericks
Historical mystery fans, do I have a treat for you today—an excerpt from the lovely Jane Prescott series! I read the second book last year and thought it was grand and now I am thrilled to be able to share an excerpt from the upcoming third book, DEATH OF AN AMERICAN BEAUTY today on my blog! This series is set in the Gilded Age New York and I was able to jump into the second book with little problem so if you are looking for a new mystery series to escape into during this strange time, I recommend giving this one a shot!
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Special Feature: One Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak
Brenda Novak is another author who has written a number of popular books and series over the years. She also has a very interesting story about how she got into writing in the first place…..keep reading her author bio to find out what it was! She has written a number of harming Christmas books, summer beach reads, and books that you can pick up just about any time of year and find something to enjoy. Her latest book focuses on the bonds of sisterhood, friendship, and family and I couldn’t be more excited to share a bit about this book with you all today!
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Review: Who Speaks for the Damned (Sebastian St. Cyr #15) by C.S. Harris
When I started reading the Sebastian St Cyr books from beginning to end in December, I had this book in the forefront of my mind. I had really jumped around in this series over the years and that often left me feeling a little confused as to different character relations. I was tried of feeling lost in the series, so before this book came out I went back and read the entire series beginning to end starting in December. There wasn’t a single minute that I regretted that decision. I loved all of the books, though some were better than others, I still enjoyed watching the characters evolve and change.…
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Review: A Stroke of Malice (Lady Darby Mystery #8) by Anna Lee Huber
2019 wasn’t even over yet before I sunk my teeth into this one on a cold December afternoon. I adore this series and couldn’t resist picking this one up well before the official release date to see what adventures Gage and Lady Darby get up to this time around! I am sure a huge fan of Anna Lee Huber, I have read every single book she’s written and while some are better than others, both her Lady Darby and Verity Kent series are solid and tried and true favorites of mine and I would gladly clear my calendar for any of her books! I picked this one up on a…
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Review: To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters
When I was pitched this novel, I was in love with the concept and thought it sounded so charming and sweet. But it wasn’t until the book actually arrived in my mailbox that I was so ready to start it. The cover is outstanding and totally matches the sweet rom-com that is written inside of the eye catching wrapping! I couldn’t wait to start reading it and more or less put everything else I was reading on hold to dive into this one. That bright purple cover just kept calling my name from my nightstand begging to be read! I couldn’t deny it any longer—I had to start it!
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Review: Miss Austen by Gill Hornby
As a Jane Austen fan, this was a must read for me. While it is a fictionalized account of Cassandra Austen’s life, it was one that I was eager to read and enjoy. This book came in at just under 300 pages (about 290) and to be honest, I was worried that because of the length, it would only scratch the surface of Cassandra’s story. But I have never been more pleased to be wrong in my assumption! This book packed an emotional punch that I wasn’t expecting but it worked so well and I happily passed a few quarantined days reading this book!
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Special Feature and Excerpt: Sunrise on Half Moon Bay by Robyn Carr
I have only recently discovered author Robyn Carr, but I have loved all of her books that I have read so far. She is a prolific writer with many books and series under her belt and I am never disappointed when I pick up one of her books. When this book came up, I was thrilled to be able to bring an excerpt to you guys to check out! The cover is incredibly eye catching and screams spring/summer reading to me. I can almost feel the sun on my skin radiating from this book.After reading this little excerpt, I am even more excited to read it!
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Review: The Arrangement (The Survivors’ Club #2) by Mary Balogh
As many of you might recall, my mom set me the first book in this series for Valentines Day with the PSA to skip all the sex parts. Which was entirely unnecessary as the sex was shockingly tame in the first book, though I can’t say that I loved Hugo very much. So when I finished that one, I was not at all surprised when the second book in the series showed up thanks to my mother. Again, when I opened the box and saw this cover, I had to laugh once more. It screams cliche tacky romance novel. I love romances so much though (tacky cover or not!) and…
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Special Feature: Tactical Crime Division Series Launch
In this exciting new release from Harlequin Intrigue comes the Tactical Crime Division, which has three books that are out now! Perfect for fans of Criminal Minds and Blacklist… Uncover the lives and loves of the FBI elite as they take on the toughest assignments. This is a new four-book miniseries featuring an ensemble cast of characters spread across 4 books, featuring 4 urgent cases, with one stellar team of crime solving experts. The Tactical Crime Division—TCD—is a specialized unit of the FBI. Because of the growing concerns and need for ever increasing response time to criminal events, the FBI created a specialized tech and tactical team combing specialists from…
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Review: The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan
This cover makes me so excited for summer and long walks on the beach. I have had it on my radar for quite some time and when it was picked as the March Amazon First Reads selection, I knew it was going to be a big new release. I haven’t read anything by this author before but she has written three other well received books and I was excited to give this one a try. Besides all the hype and the beautiful eye catching cover, this book boasted a sassy heroine and I was most excited to read about her, but beyond that I didn’t really know too much about…