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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!
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BOOKTRIB HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY
Who else loves reading thrillers around the holidays? I know some people prefer to read holiday romances but there are so many good thrillers out there to help you pass the time between family gatherings, holiday parties and the nice long winter break! The people over at BookTrib are offering a tremendous deal…..a 20 book giveaway! Entry is simple, just go over to their website and enter to win! Here are the details and the link! *U.S. Entries Only* As part of our holiday giveaway promotion, BookTrib will be giving away 20 books each week to one lucky winner through the month of December. Who needs to feel cozy and…
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Special Feature: A Murdered Peace by Candace Robb
A Murdered Peace by Candace Robb Publication Date: December 11, 2018 Pegasus Books Paperback & eBook; 304 Pages Series: Kate Clifford, Book 3 Genre: Historical Mystery It is deep winter in York, 1400, the ground frozen, the short days dimmed with the smoke from countless fires, the sun, when it shines, low in the sky. It is rumored that the Epiphany Uprising, meant to relieve the realm of the Henry the usurper and return King Richard to the throne has, instead, spelled his doom. As long as Richard lives, he is a threat to Henry. So, too, the nobles behind the plot. The ringleaders have been caught, some slaughtered as…
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Special Feature and Giveaway: A Fisher of Women by Catherine Magia
A Fisher of Women by Catherine Magia Publication Date: October 3, 2018 Paperback & eBook; 184 Pages Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance/Biblical When the wife of Simon Peter returns to Galilee, she brings nothing but her faith in an enigmatic carpenter named Jesus, who has an extraordinary gift of healing the sick. But as she spends time in the presence of this divine leader, she discovers the gift of healing comes at a devastating cost. A terrible burden Jesus bears for the sake of his love for humanity. In her quest to alleviate Jesus’s eternal suffering, the wife of Simon Peter befriends a pagan magician named Helen. Helen possesses a…
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COVER REVEAL: THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF PARADISE (Peachtree Bluff #3) by Kristy Woodson Harvey
I’ve been reading Woodson Harvey’s books for a couple of years now and I absolutely adore them! She writes with such style and grace that I never get tried of the plot, characters, or setting! She has another sizzling novel coming out in May 2019 and I am thrilled to be able to share this lovely cover art with you all! If you want to pre-order the book be sure to check out the links below! She is the queen of my beach reading so don’t miss out on what promises to be yet another smashingly successful novel! From internationally bestselling author and “rising star of Southern fiction” (Mary Alice…