THIS BOOK WAS BRILLIANT. Fascinating. Captivating. Unputdownable. I don’t read a lot of legal dramas/thrillers. But I will now. Especially if they are written by M. T. Edvardsson! It’s not even easy to describe the genius behind this compelling murder mystery. A 32-year-old man is murdered. As far as potential suspects go - all signs … Continue reading A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson (review)
Someone get me some sunglasses, cause this book is full of shady business! Fashion designer Laura has reluctantly given up her career and moved to Indonesia with her husband Jack - tasked with a new position running a bank in the country. Things at the new house are immediately giving Laura the heebie-jeebies and although … Continue reading Ashes in a Coconut by Bo Kearns (blog tour review)
How do you describe the perfect beach read? Does it involve romance or a love story? Are their secrets and lies? A gorgeous beach setting of cool ocean breezes and hot drama? How about all of the above?! The Islanders follows three total strangers on Block Island, a tiny sleepy beach haven off the east … Continue reading The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore (blog tour review)
Two weeks ago I took the train into NYC for BEA and started Montauk. I spent my first evening there at an author and blogger event, mingling with some amazing people & authors - and imagine my surprise when I start talking with a woman who she introduces herself... "I wrote Montauk!" So surreal!I told Nicola … Continue reading Montauk by Nicola Harrison (review)
"Compulsively Readable" The best description I've seen so far of this book! Remember that Natalie Portman movie Black Swan? That was my first glimpse into the intense competition that goes on in the ballet world. Picture that level of competition, obsession, and desire to be the best - but add in being a teenager and … Continue reading Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small (Blog Tour Review + Excerpt)
"The scents are alive. I listen to them whisper. They tell me things." Have you ever been just casually walking down the street and all of a sudden there's a scent, maybe just the slightest, lightest smell ... that just transports you instantly back to a time, a place, a thought? It happens to us … Continue reading The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister – Giveaway, Excerpt & Review
5 STAR THRILLER ALERT! I am on a thriller ROLL this month! This dark and amazingly disturbing story is seriously creeptastic from start to finish. Ominous doesn't even being to describe the premise of the story, and having twins in my family bumped up the sinister factor for me even more! And it's a debut! … Continue reading Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
Fact about me… I don’t have kids. I have been on the receiving end of SO many rude comments from people: “You better get on it!” “You aren’t getting any younger!” “Don’t you know that’s what women are PUT HERE for?!” It’s funny how those are the things thrown out first - before even asking … Continue reading The Object of Your Affections by Falguni Kothari (book tour review)
This book. Stop what you are doing. And read this book. It’s heartbreaking, it’s uncomfortable, and it’s daring in the most important way. Sidonie and Chris are falling for each other in what promises to be the great love story of their lives. They adore each other, make each other laugh, and think, and smile. … Continue reading The Alchemy of Noise by Lorraine Devon Wilke (Review)
If you loved Next Year in Havana and following Elisa Perez and her story of the revolution in Cuba, you will LOVE this book that tells the tale of the gorgeous, and enchantingly fiery Beatriz, Elisa's older sister, and how life goes on after the family moves to America. You do not need to read … Continue reading When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton (Review Tour)
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