Reading
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Review: Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen (Audible Edition)
I have been a long time fan of Rhys Bowen, especially her Royal Spyness series, but I also love many of her stand alone novels as well. When I saw this one was coming out, I almost put it on preorder until I saw that it was going to be an Audible Escape option. As a subscriber to Audible Escape, that means I get to read any of the romances that are marked as Escape in their catalogue. This book was one of them. I started it and was ready for it to be full of romance….I mean, it’s in the romance catalogue after all so I went into it…
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Special Feature and Excerpt: THE GRACE KELLY DRESS by Brenda Janowitz
With the wedding of Meghan Markle, there has been a resurgence of interest in Grace Kelly, the other American actress that married a royal in a lavish wedding in the 1950s. I couldn’t be more thrilled to share this novel with you guys, not only because I am totally in love with Grace Kelly, but because it just sound so incredible! It’s out now so don’t miss this one! I couldn’t squeeze it into my review schedule for this month but you better believe I plan on reading it all the same! Also let’s just a a min and admire that cover…..it’s giving me all the heart eyes right now!
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Guest Post: A Flame Through Eternity (The Wanderer #3) by Anna Belfrage
Anna Belfrage is an author who continues to pop up on my radar on a fairly regular basis. She’s a prolific historical fiction writer and boasts three successful series to her name! I am so excited about sharing a lovely guest post from her here on my blog today and also share a little bit about her upcoming release. The Wanderer series is wrapping up here with the third book which is out now! So be sure to pop by and take a look at the summary for this lovely conclusion! Today though, Anna Belfrage talks a bit about writing and writing what you love. This piece really resonated with…
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Special Feature: A Forgotten Murder (Medlar Mystery #3) by Jude Deveraux
I feel like every writer should strive to be as versatile and prolific as Jude Deveraux! She can write romance novels, historical fiction, mysteries, family sages/dramas. I mean she is so talented and is able to write so many genres without batting an eye lash! This latest novel is out now and the third in her best selling romantic mystery series. While I couldn’t fit it in for review, it sounds so good that I picked up the first in the series and plan on reading it later this summer! This series has been called cozy but also has romantic elements so either way I am open to checking it…
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Review: Once Upon a Sunset by Tif Marcelo
I read Tif Marcelo for the first time last year, The Key to Happily Ever After, and thought it was super fun and a very satisfying read! I was obviously eager to get my hands on her latest release to see if the magic continued going strong! I was especially eager to ‘travel’ to an exotic location in this one. The author is Pilipino and since this book is set in the Philippines, I thought her culture and experiences would really shine in this book. I also really liked the idea of a closely guarded family secret that the main character embraces the adventure of those secrets so obviously this…
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Review: A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell #5) by Deanna Raybourn
Deanna Raybourn is one of my go to authors when I am looking for a solid historical murder mystery. I fell in love with the Veronica Speedwell books form the very beginning and have loved watching this series evolve. I actually read this one way back in November when my ARC arrived. Like the day after it arrived. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it and start reading. I have heard that the author has signed on to do another three I believe and I actually kind of wondered if the author found this out in the middle of writing this one because it felt a little like…
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Special Feature: The Keeper by Jessica Moor
With the rise of the Me Too movement, violence against women is on the forefront of news, the entertainment industry, and of course social media right now which is why this book caught my attention! This is Jessica Moor’s debut novel and it comes at such a prime time and will surly get the audiences attention. I am thrilled to share more information with you guys about this one and about such an important issue! In this thrilling book, a woman’s body is pulled from a popular suicide spot and while the cops are willing to write it off as a suicide, it becomes clear that domestic violence and murder…
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Review: The Proposal (The Survivors’ Club #1) by Mary Balogh
I love romance novels but to be honest, sometimes the covers are tacky and embarrassing to be toting around the lunch room, am I right? Well, thank the lord of Kindle because most of my romances I read now are on Kindle. For Valentine’s Day, my mom sent me a hard copy of this book…..tacky cover and all. I couldn’t stop laughing when I opened it and then read the card. The card said ‘skip the sex parts’. Gotta love moms! She hounded me for a few days to read this one so I finally relinquished and read it. I have never read anything by this author before, but my mom…
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Special Feature and Excerpt: REVELATIONS OF A SECRET PRINCESS by Annie West
I have been featuring a lot of romances lately and I have another one here to share with all of you! Who doesn’t love a happy ending and the ‘thrill of the chase’ when it comes to romances? I know I sure do! That’s why I have been sharing so many with you guys lately. When I pick up a novel, I want to escape life for a little while and enjoy something predictable, happy, and romantic. And of course my go to publisher for all things romance is Harlequin! This lovely new novel from Annie West promises to hit all the high notes and I am thrilled to be…
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Review: You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
The first book I read by this team was their debut, The Wife Between Us, and I loved it. I thought it was a wild ride full of twists and turns and I couldn’t wait to read more by them. I missed their second book, An Anonymous Girl, but I had no plans to miss this one if I could help it so you can imagine how thrilled I was to check this one out! The hype for this book is real right now. It’s everywhere and everyone seems to be talking about it so of course there was a part of me that worried about all the hype it…