Reading
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First Impression: Wild Wedding Hookup by Jamie K. Schmidt
When I first say this one, I thought it sounded like a fun little sexy read perfect for wedding season. I couldn’t fit it on my review schedule but I did feature it on my IG and then I started reading a little. Next thing I knew, I was a few chapters in and wanted to share with you what I thought so far! I had to set it down since I had a couple of other books coming up to read but I am definitely going to come back and pick this one up soon! If you love sexy, steamy romances set in resort towns—-which if you are anything…
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Special Feature: Open Secrets by Sheila Kohler
I have not read any of Sheila Kohler’s books before, but it appears that she has written a number of novels that are either historical fiction or non-fiction. Her latest book, Open Secrets, appears to be her first novel of suspense. The first thing that caught my eye about this one was the exotic settings. It looks as though readers will be transported to the French Riviera as well as maybe some other exotic locations such as the Swiss Alps. It sounds like quite the contrast and the exotic locations lured me in! I am super excited to read this one perhaps later on this fall when my calendar becomes…
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Review: A Shadowed Fate (Claire Clairmont #2) by Marty Ambrose
I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while. I absolutely love the cover and I thought the premise sounded fun and different. I knew it was part of a series (it’s the second book) but I figured that it could be read as a standalone since most of the time, authors of series usually do a great job filling new readers in on things that happened in the previous book. The other thing I liked about this one was that it was on the shorter side (just under 200 pages) so more like a novella length so I figured it would be a very quick read for me.
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Special Feature/Excerpt: Hate Crush (Filthy Rich #2) by Angelina M. Lopez
Some of the ultimate escape books for me are about the mega rich. I love reading books that are so far removed from my own situation and day dream about life styles of the rich and famous! This particular book not only features the filthy rich but it also has a second chance romance that sounds wonderful. Today I am so excited to share a little sneak peak of this book with you guys. It is part of a series but it is easily read as a standalone so don’t worry about going back to read other books. If this excerpt catches your eye, then be sure to snag yourself…
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Review: Shadowborn (Born Prophecy #3) by Katie MacAlister
I started reading this series last year and it’s been a decent fantasy series that had kept me mostly interested. There were some parts of the story that I liked better than others but overall it’s been pretty good and I felt invested enough in the series to see it through until the end. As this book is part of a larger series, I would not recommend picking this book up as a standalone as you would be missing out on large parts of the story.
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Review: Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
At first glance this book wasn’t eye catching to me. I wasn’t really feeling the basic cover and there was nothing that stood out to me as a reader. As I said the cover was just ok for me and the title wasn’t really unique but as I have said a million times before, I always read every pitch that comes across my desk because you just can’t judge a book by it’s cover, even though I think most of us are guilty of doing just that. If I had gone just on first impression alone, I would have missed a really great rom-com! I loved the premise of this…
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Review: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough (Audible Edition)
My murder mystery book club decided to read two books this month. The first book we selected for June we all read in like two days so we decided that we would pick a second book and this was it. This book sounded interesting-ish, but then again, many psychological thrillers sound similar so I wasn’t exactly convinced that this was going to be a new and different book than any of the other psychological thrillers out there right now. But I decided to listen to it on Audible and hoped for the best.
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Review: The Lost Orphan by Stacey Halls
I love how books find me. I have been eye balling the book The Foundling on Amazon for months now as well as The Familiars but I just haven’t decided to pull the trigger yet. The covers are gorgeous and the premise for each book sounds excellent, but I have been trying to be good and not buy so many new books so I decided to hold off on purchasing The Foundling. Flash forward to March when I was asked to review The Lost Orphan by Stacey Halls. I thought it sounded interesting and said yes, all the while I kept my eye on The Founding oh so longingly. When…
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Review: Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews
There are a couple of authors that I instantly think of when someone asks me what beach reads I recommend. Mary Kay Andrews is at the top of that list! She has written a ton of books and many of them carry a distinct summer feel. Reading one just puts me in the mood for summer! This book came out in early May and I was so bummed that I couldn’t read it when it first came out because I definitely needed something warm and sunny to chase the spring rains away! But I was able to pick it up this month just in time for all the big summer…
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Special Feature and Excerpt: She’s Faking It by Kristin Rockaway
If this book cover doesn’t scream summer reading, then I don’t know what does! I love the coconut cocktail glass as a swimming pool and it just looks like the perfect summer read for your beach bag! I also loved the little tagline in the summery, ‘you can’t put a filter on reality’. It instantly caught my eye and looked like the perfect book for some summer reading. Today I am thrilled to be bringing you guys a little sneak peak from this lovely book and I sure hope you enjoy it and decide to check the book out! It sounds like such a fun read and I am super…