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Review: The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
Kristin Chapman agrees to let her husband, Richard, host his brother’s bachelor party. Like most women, she knows what goes on at bachelor’s parties and expects a certain amount of salacious activity. What she does not expect is this: excessive drunkenness, her husband sharing a dangerously intimate moment in the guest room, and two women stabbing and killing their Russian bodyguards before driving off into the night. In the aftermath, Kristin and Richard’s life rapidly spirals into nightmare. Their home is now a crime scene, Richard is on leave from his job, and Kristin is unsure if she can forgive her husband for the moment he shared with a dark-haired girl in…
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Paperback Release: UNBECOMING by Rebecca Scherm
In January, I was lucky enough to get to review UNBECOMING by Rebecca Scherm! It was a complex thriller that had a bit of an edgy, gritty side which I loved! Now this wonderful read is out in paperback just in time for the holidays! If you are needing to pick up a last minute gift for the reader on your list this would be a good option! Here is a little bit about the novel: UNBECOMING is a novel of literary suspense about a small-town girl who dabbles in self-forgery even before being swept into the world of international art fraud—but then makes herself at home in a dangerous, dare-devil milieu…
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Review: Christmas at the Vicarage by Rebecca Boxall
With the holiday season in full swing I was looking for a book that would help me get into the Christmas ‘spirit’ this year. I’ve been kind of hit and miss with my holiday reading over the years but each year I try to find a holiday book that gets me in the Christmas mood. This year I saw this book all over Goodreads so I was eager to pick it up. I don’t read a ton of modern romances, let alone modern holiday romances so I was anxious to try something new. Rosamunde hasn’t been to Potter’s Cove or seen her family in fifteen years. After a heart break…
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Special Feature: WHAT SHE KNEW by Gilly Macmillan
On DECEMBER 1ST Gilly Macmillan releases her thrilling novel in paperback! WHAT SHE KNEW by Gilly Macmillan is an addictive domestic thriller that William Morrow will publish as a paperback original on December 1st. The novel, which Liane Moriarty calls “an amazing, gripping, beautifully written debut,” was published in the UK earlier this year to incredible praise (see below), and has drawn comparisons to hugely popular thrillers like Before I Go To Sleep and Gone Girl. This novel shows how one seemingly ordinary decision can change your life forever. Quick Take: On an ordinary day, Rachel Jenner is out for a walk in the woods with her eight-year-old son Ben.…
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Review: Up To This Pointe by Jennifer Longo
Antarctica, ballet, and science….all together in one story. What in the world? That’s exactly what was going through my mind when this book came across my nightstand for review. I almost passed on it because it just sounded so weird, but it’s because of the weirdness that I decided to review it. I knew one of two things was going to happen…..either it would totally work or it totally wouldn’t and I would know immediately which it was! I was impressed by how quickly this story sucked me in. Harper has been a dancer her entire life. It’s all she’s ever wanted to be. It’s her only dream….she’s put YEARS…
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Review: Until We Meet Again by Renee Collins
Cassandra is bored. Bored bored and bored. She is craving adventure, drama, and something exciting in her young life. What she is NOT craving is a quite summer by the sea. Her mom and step father have rented a house on the Massachusetts coast in an area full of very elite and well to do people. Cassandra almost immediately starts acting out and causing problems. Her parents don’t understand what her deals is but she just seems restless and not content. After getting caught breaking into a neighbor’s pool for a midnight swim, her parents ground her which she doesn’t mind as it will get her out of a fancy party…
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Announcement: Winner AFTER YOU by JoJo Moyes
And the winner of AFTER YOU by JoJo Moyes is….. Maria M (liked on FB) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
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Giveaway: AFTER YOU (Me Before You #2) by JoJo Moyes
How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? Romance author, JoJo Moyes is back with a tear jerking novel about romance, loss, healing, and moving on with your life. I love Moyes writing and I loved the first novel in this series Me Before You…..while it was a total tear jerker, it was so wonderfully written and perfect. I highly recommend anything by Moyes! Thanks to the publisher I am thrilled to be able to offer a giveaway copy of her latest book for your reading pleasure! Be sure to check out details about this edition at the end…
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Review: The Middle of Somewhere by Sonja Yoerg
Intense is about the only word I can use to describe this novel! This book is about one woman’s quest to find herself on the John Muir trail in the western U.S. for 18 day of backpacking. Liz Kroft’s 30th birthday is coming and she is literally heading for the hills. Liz, is in conflict over secrets she harbors and is suffering remorse over her past actions. Her emotional baggage weighs her down more than her backpack, but a three week trek promises the solitude she craves—at least until her inexperienced hiker boyfriend, Dante, decides to tag along. She is clearly less than happy about that situation. His broad moral streak makes…
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Review: Decompression by Juli Zeh
German attorney Sven Fiedler and his girlfriend, Antje, move to the Cayman Islands, where he hopes to escape a culture of materialism. On the Cayman Islands, Sven hopes things will be simpler and more relaxing….less of a rat race, which is exactly what Sven finds. Basically, life couldn’t be better for Sven and Antje. Sven and Antje open up a diving business and Sven’s approach was simple: take the mechanics of diving seriously, instruct his clients clearly, and stay out of their personal business as best he can. Life is going well for them….until two German tourists–Jola von der Pahlen, a daytime soap star on the verge of cinematic success, and Theo…