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Review: Winter Sisters (Mary Sutter #2) by Robin Oliveria

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The thing that caught my eye about this book was that the protagonist was a Civil War surgeon–and a woman. My masters is in American History but my speciality is women in Civil War nursing so seeing a book with a female Civil War surgeon as the main character totally made me want to read this book even more!

This is the second book in the series but I hoped not much had transpired where I needed to read the first book, though I will admit that the first book sounds wonderful and I was temped to pick it up before this one but I got distracted with something else entirely.

So this book hit a lot of marks for me when the pick came through–Civil War surgeon, disappearance, beautiful cover art, and the promise of dark secrets revealed. I was totally in on this one!  Continue reading “Review: Winter Sisters (Mary Sutter #2) by Robin Oliveria” →

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Review: Silence for the Dead by Simone St James

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Where was this book a few years ago when I watched Crimson Peak and was dying for a book similar?! If you saw Crimson Peak and loved it, then I think you will really enjoy this book.

One of the things that I liked about that film was how the house and ghosts both haunted the characters and this book does something similar and the effect is memorable and so wonderfully suspenseful!

This is my final Simone St James book and I really wanted to end her books on a high note, and that’s exactly what I did. I think this one was one of my favorites by her!

In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain a nursing position at Portis House, a remote hospital for soldiers left shell-shocked by the horrors of the Great War. Continue reading “Review: Silence for the Dead by Simone St James” →

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Review: The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St James

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Yes, yet another Simone St James book. When I find an author I like, sometimes I binge read if my schedule allows it and in this case it did. I had surgery on my ankle four weeks ago and have had more than enough time to read and read and read.

I am winding down in my St James binge read-a-thon though. I had two books left, this one and Silence for the Dead. I wanted to end my binge with a really good one so I had to decide which one to read first since both sounded interesting.

The Other Side of Midnight had a similar ratings on Goodreads as Silence for the Dead so I just picked one and it happened to be this one!

London, 1925. Glamorous medium Gloria Sutter made her fortune helping the bereaved contact loved ones killed during the Great War. Now she’s been murdered at one of her own séances, after leaving a message requesting the help of her former friend and sole rival, Ellie Winter. Continue reading “Review: The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St James” →

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Review: The Storm King by Brendan Duffy

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Sometimes you pick up a book and you have zero idea what it’s about. That’s what happened to me with this book.

When this book came up for review, I got the pitch at the same time as I got the pitch for The Pearl Sister. For some reason, my brain combined the two books and I said yes to both of them. The title of this book sounded romantic and like it would be in the same vein as The Pearl Sister so why not read that one too.

Then The Storm King book arrived in my mailbox and I vaguely remembered agreeing to read it, having already read and reviewed The Pearl Sister though, I was literally scratching my head wondering what this book was in fact about. Continue reading “Review: The Storm King by Brendan Duffy” →

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Excerpt: The Longest Silence (Shades of Death #4) by Debra Webb

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Spring reading is coming and with it comes a bunch of exciting new thrillers and mysteries to read over spring break.

This latest hot thriller and romantic suspense novel, comes from USA Today best selling author, Debra Webb and I am thrilled to be able to offer a tantalizing excerpt for my readers!

It’s due to come out March 1st, so mark your calendars and be on the look out for this new release!

Joanna Guthrie was free. She had been for eighteen years–or so she needed everyone to believe. What really happened during the longest fourteen days of her life, when she and two other women were held captive by a dangerous serial killer, wasn’t something she could talk about. Not after what they had to do to survive.

But when more women go missing in an eerily similar manner, Jo knows her prolonged silence will only seal their fates. She’s finally ready to talk; she just needs someone to listen. FBI special agent Tony LeDoux can’t deny he finds Jo compelling–he’s just not sure he believes her story. But with the clock ticking, Jo will do anything to convince him, even if it means unearthing long-buried secrets that will land them squarely in the crosshairs of the killer (summary from Goodreads).

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