tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145218382024-03-24T03:11:39.035-04:00Dew on the Kudzu: Book Reviews and SpotlightsAll books. All the Time.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2368125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-29272561220896177912024-02-20T10:58:00.002-05:002024-02-20T10:58:29.767-05:00Nowhere Like Home - Out today!<p><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Come on......... join us........... it'll be fun...</span></b></i></p><p>_________________________________________</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjN-mRMmc7DYw_M9tb1nb14063kzACq7CGpTycKddHf0IbeecpvOiM9yZLNBkmuPvn0WzGKIzhhz10x911FJCdH0Yo31DG_FRKLhXLoZInKlefPcInbxu8yxZlHmXDBnzL033zEvcdJ_lfCKhkt7YpsmZ5Ely2dKupSvIN1eWrrsaGwHyUKY0zA/s202/nowhere%20like%20home.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="134" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjN-mRMmc7DYw_M9tb1nb14063kzACq7CGpTycKddHf0IbeecpvOiM9yZLNBkmuPvn0WzGKIzhhz10x911FJCdH0Yo31DG_FRKLhXLoZInKlefPcInbxu8yxZlHmXDBnzL033zEvcdJ_lfCKhkt7YpsmZ5Ely2dKupSvIN1eWrrsaGwHyUKY0zA/w265-h400/nowhere%20like%20home.png" width="265" /></a></div><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">In<b> </b></span><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">NOWHERE LIKE
HOME</span></b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #00b0f0; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;"> </span><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">(out February
20, 2024) </span></b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">everyone has secrets to keep buried...and a child to protect them from.</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;"> Set
on a 'mommune'<span style="background: white;">—a unique community for single mothers in search of sisterhood—this thriller brings the old phrase "it takes a village" to a whole new, terrifying level. <br />
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<span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">Fans of Laura Hankin, Carola Lovering, and Caroline Kepnes will enjoy </span><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">NOWHERE
LIKE HOME's </span></b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">pulsing psychological suspense and edge-of-your-seat thrills. </span><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;"> </span><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">A
sharp examination of complex female friendships, the pressures of
motherhood, and trauma—this book scratches every itch and will keep you
guessing up until the very last pages. </span><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">NOWHERE
LIKE HOME </span></b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">is such well-woven mystery that as soon as one thread is revealed, readers can’t help but chase them all down.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></p>
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<span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">Years
ago, Rhiannon disappeared without a trace. Apparently, now she's living
in a mothers-only community called Halycon in middle-of-nowhere
Arizona. When Lenna gets a call from Rhiannon out of the blue with an
exclusive invitation to Halycon, Lenna decides to go (new baby in-tow)
and hopefully repair her relationship with Rhiannon. But as her cell
service grows weaker and the Arizona heat swells,
Lenna starts second-guessing her plan. Plus, she has to contend with
the many Halycon rules: no outside phone calls, no questions about
people’s past, and frustratingly, no disposable diapers. Not to mention
the padlock on the gate...</span></p><p><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;"> </span></p><p><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; padding: 0in;">#sarashepard #nowherelikehome #commune #Dutton <br /></span></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-67731661647309136812024-02-06T07:45:00.002-05:002024-02-06T07:45:17.001-05:00No Road Home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SZgBrukd8wfwgMuELeAk_gHyPXRbfiZfR5gLCZm7_ajEgVFbdJszaTMISV91sSu01fTz5kiuEfTHC1RJXh4CvbSVj-EUKdVfeSShn_VlvObWs6ADvHLlZxNGE4wHy6q2AoZNS7AChfdS5k25v8hbzmYGwkPDeP1KbGW7gAFerguNfDHFMaBkNw/s385/cover310833-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="255" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SZgBrukd8wfwgMuELeAk_gHyPXRbfiZfR5gLCZm7_ajEgVFbdJszaTMISV91sSu01fTz5kiuEfTHC1RJXh4CvbSVj-EUKdVfeSShn_VlvObWs6ADvHLlZxNGE4wHy6q2AoZNS7AChfdS5k25v8hbzmYGwkPDeP1KbGW7gAFerguNfDHFMaBkNw/w265-h400/cover310833-medium.png" width="265" /></a></div><br />A wild ride! Definitely an "outside the box" story. This story has a
full house of quirky - and rather frightening - characters. Toby is a
completely different type of MC, you're never quiet sure if he's vacant
eye candy or someone with very high intelligence. He certainly has
enough "locked doors" in his mind to keep you wondering what goes on
behind those eyes!<p></p><p>July 2024 <br /></p><p>#Atriabooks #netgalley #noroadhome #johnfram<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-30437221786647948442024-01-18T11:39:00.000-05:002024-01-18T11:39:10.920-05:00Summers at The Saint - Mary Kay Andrews<p> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpBWejLjaeK4uwPmj_JqGDY4RKMg0LLVbNG8lBBuiYeinyJwuMeayYEWYt48X0-fmgsGMBBJFRorhfHa1K4NR46l0HUwxgpbWPSKaAFlHuIOAttZcM8dje2BY4GTTKGTMJOFph7WGTugnYWB1RjzhD51h1F2IrurFcWtbJ3iiynpEGQCD8FQ-Jw/s809/Mary%20Kay%20New%20Book.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpBWejLjaeK4uwPmj_JqGDY4RKMg0LLVbNG8lBBuiYeinyJwuMeayYEWYt48X0-fmgsGMBBJFRorhfHa1K4NR46l0HUwxgpbWPSKaAFlHuIOAttZcM8dje2BY4GTTKGTMJOFph7WGTugnYWB1RjzhD51h1F2IrurFcWtbJ3iiynpEGQCD8FQ-Jw/w266-h400/Mary%20Kay%20New%20Book.png" width="266" /></a></div><b>Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia,
where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. . . .</b><br /><br />Everyone
refers to the St. Cecelia as “the Saint.” If you grew up coming here,
you were “a Saint.” If you came from the wrong side of the river, you
were “an Ain’t.” Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family
wasn’t rich enough or connected enough to vacation here. But she could
work here. One fateful summer she did, and married the boss’s son. Now,
she’s the widowed owner of the hotel, determined to see it return to its
glory days, even as staff shortages and financial troubles threaten to
ruin it. Plus, her greedy and unscrupulous brother-in-law wants to make
sure she fails. Enlisting a motley crew of recently hired summer
help—including the daughter of her estranged best friend—Traci has one
summer season to turn it around. But new information about a long-ago
drowning at the hotel threatens to come to light, and the tragic death
of one of their own brings Traci to the brink of despair.<br /><br />Traci
Eddings has her back against the pink-painted wall of this beloved
institution. And it will take all the wits and guts she has to see
wrongs put to right, to see guilty parties put in their place, and maybe
even to find a new romance along the way. Told with Mary Kay Andrew’s
warmth, humor, knack for twists, and eye for delicious detail about
human nature, Summers at the Saint is a beach read with depth and heart.
<p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The book will be out everywhere from </span><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">@St.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Martin's Press on May 7, 2024, but is officially available for pre-order now. Find more info about the book and pre-order links here: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/summers-at-the-saint/</span><br /><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">#summersatthesaint</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">#summerbeginswithmka</span><br /><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">#marykayandrews</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">#stmartinspress</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br /><br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-8643233277060109492024-01-05T14:30:00.001-05:002024-01-05T14:30:59.535-05:00The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVd5fgtQKm1WPzQEPzKQ-dh_OUiVjNeqaWgYX5ID0eO7_R3_8zRxh6eeUcDQgjVIWcyPRynORNZK2BedY-mIVwRNuKxp1-l_VpRW84SfDBWrLPBAz-vPS50EANRXMeAB3Q-UZkGjQa1ucT1P-ZTBNgbCcauIRg4n8XRBBoL71a7Q8ur71EZej72A/s1500/books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="993" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVd5fgtQKm1WPzQEPzKQ-dh_OUiVjNeqaWgYX5ID0eO7_R3_8zRxh6eeUcDQgjVIWcyPRynORNZK2BedY-mIVwRNuKxp1-l_VpRW84SfDBWrLPBAz-vPS50EANRXMeAB3Q-UZkGjQa1ucT1P-ZTBNgbCcauIRg4n8XRBBoL71a7Q8ur71EZej72A/w265-h400/books.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>An 800 page Woman driven Western Drama/Romance! I was a bit gobsmacked when I saw the size of this book upon receiving it, as publishing houses generally steer away from publishing stories this size unless the author is a top selling author (King, Maas, etc.) I have read that Sara's Wilderness Series has been a big hit for readers, and all of those books seem to be quite sizeable also.<br /><p></p><p>Though I do not have any statement set in stone about this, I believe this book to be a loose continuation of Sara's Wilderness Series, which already has 6 books. I say this because there is a preface in the ARC I was given that states that those familiar with the Wilderness series may realize there are some character name changes. Saying this, nowhere am I told I should read the series before taking on this hearty sized tome. </p><p>This novel is filled with details about everything from racial tension to railroad travel. There is a gentle, underlying humor to her writing and I easily became invested in the story from almost the first page and forgot to be intimidated by the size of the book.<br /></p><p>Berkley, April 2024</p><p>________________________________________<br /></p><div aria-expanded="true" class="books-expander-content">
<span class="a-text-bold">A young midwife travels
west to the New Mexico Territory to care for women in need and faces
dangers more harrowing than the ones she’s fleeing in this epic tale of
survival, redemption, and love from Sara Donati, the international
bestselling author of the Wilderness series. </span><span class="a-text-bold"><br /> </span><span><br />1857:
In a bid to outrun her past, Carrie Ballentyne accepts a nursing
position with a doctor in the New Mexico Territory. She knows the
journey from New York to Santa Fe will not be easy, but she relishes the
adventure. However, nothing could have prepared her for the wilderness
she encounters. Its vastness and power are awe-inspiring, stunning in
both beauty and brutality. To endure, she must learn to rely on her
fellow travelers—and one enigmatic man in particular. As the small,
tight-knit group tackles challenge after challenge, she feels her heart
opening to this rugged land—and the people willing to risk so much for
one another.<br /> <br /> The trip west is only the beginning of Carrie’s
challenges, though. In Santa Fe, she compassionately and respectfully
helps women bring new life into the world, making her beloved among new
mothers. Soon, however, she realizes that her employer and his wife are
keeping secrets from her, and she must ferret out the truth to protect
their young daughter. But to save the little girl she’s come to cherish,
Carrie will have to confront the demons in her own past—a feat that
will take all of her bravery with the help of the man she’s grown to
love and depend on above all others.<br /> <br /> With its vivid descriptions of the breathtaking western landscape and its irresistible characters, </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Sweet Blue Distance</span><span> is the unforgettable story of one woman’s courage to heal herself, her family, and the women entrusted to her care.</span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-91200210359870705842023-12-21T14:12:00.002-05:002023-12-21T14:13:02.353-05:00Mary Kay Andrews Christmas Books - Bright Lights, Big Christmas is the newest!<h1 class="_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7w2FuKMctIi5mkNFXiV2PPW2nsAb51Vk2fUN6txHg8gOS5OqvMMU8kDZKY6MNDvisjqWirAGQ7cL5I5cAjmn4DELFY7H-Dt0YKoPB_M0NJ1Z5lR3BcgS-4pPfmbHHBCu2y3aoZZ2JSGFhCo-es0pAFDJBnsysHD_5emlBlCJCYze6V1K67tOEQg/s862/mary%20kay%20andrews.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="862" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7w2FuKMctIi5mkNFXiV2PPW2nsAb51Vk2fUN6txHg8gOS5OqvMMU8kDZKY6MNDvisjqWirAGQ7cL5I5cAjmn4DELFY7H-Dt0YKoPB_M0NJ1Z5lR3BcgS-4pPfmbHHBCu2y3aoZZ2JSGFhCo-es0pAFDJBnsysHD_5emlBlCJCYze6V1K67tOEQg/w400-h340/mary%20kay%20andrews.png" width="400" /></a></div>We all love <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/marykayandrews/" role="link" tabindex="0">@marykayandrews</a>
and her chonky big summer books. But did you know that she also has a
collection of smaller Christmas books? A few of the examples are shown
here and they're all super fun reads. So if you don't get enough of Mary
Kay during the hot months, check her out again when the holidays come
around!<br /><br /><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/marykayandrews/" role="link" tabindex="0">#marykayandrews</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/stmartinspress/" role="link" tabindex="0">#stmartinspress</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tandemliterary/" role="link" tabindex="0">#tandemliterary</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/christmasreads/" role="link" tabindex="0">#christmasreads</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/brightlightsbigchristmas/" role="link" tabindex="0">#brightlightsbigchristmas</a></h1><br /><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-73371940871507721532023-12-21T08:48:00.003-05:002023-12-21T08:48:46.966-05:00Ladykiller<h1 class="_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiancPG2c_tan8_sF0q2THiQ7v5rPhOEq1e-xqb_neLw6kh6KeBPGpNBlTOAmZd0xtQFHtyzwvu7X18dUcz7d75xNKtO7bVRej9AD2FOKwhOs6Su5kaOnPJD6aGChUKRDRyjHgtQbYq-NgSxkH4xe_RkOGrYVG8-QNt1O4AA9P76AD26Z5QIYP7g/s1200/GUEST_abfe78ee-febc-4c7d-ba76-2d951bbeeedd.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiancPG2c_tan8_sF0q2THiQ7v5rPhOEq1e-xqb_neLw6kh6KeBPGpNBlTOAmZd0xtQFHtyzwvu7X18dUcz7d75xNKtO7bVRej9AD2FOKwhOs6Su5kaOnPJD6aGChUKRDRyjHgtQbYq-NgSxkH4xe_RkOGrYVG8-QNt1O4AA9P76AD26Z5QIYP7g/s320/GUEST_abfe78ee-febc-4c7d-ba76-2d951bbeeedd.webp" width="320" /></a></div>Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Bantam <br />Publishing Date - July 2024<br /><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/netgalley/" role="link" tabindex="0">#netgalley</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ladykiller/" role="link" tabindex="0">#ladykiller</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/katherinewood/" role="link" tabindex="0">#KatherineWood</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bantam/" role="link" tabindex="0">#bantam</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ballantine/" role="link" tabindex="0">#ballantine</a> <br /><br />For
starters, I do love the cover, nice and clean but grabs the eye. I
enjoyed this novel quite a bit. Fast paced, with no sections that drag
you down with an overly slow build up. The author did draw out the meal
descriptions a bit, but instead of becoming bored with it, I became
hungry so I have to give props there. It's a nice escapist read with no
emotional tugs.<br /><br />Everyone has a story. But not everyone's story is true.<br /><br />When
a young woman vanishes from her remote Greek islands estate, her best
friend races to find her, using clues found in the explosive manuscript
she left behind…<br /><br />Gia and Abby have been friends since childhood,
forever bonded by the tragedy that unfolded in Greece when they were
eighteen. Now thirty, heiress Gia is back in Greece with her shiny new
husband, entertaining glamorous guests with champagne under the hot
Mediterranean sun, while bookish Abby is working fourteen-hour-days as
an attorney. When Gia invites Abby on an all-expenses-paid trip to
Sweden to celebrate her birthday, Abby’s thrilled to reconnect.<br /><br />But
the day of her flight, Abby receives an ominous email that threatens to
unearth the skeletons of her past, and when she and Gia’s brother Benny
arrive in Sweden, Gia isn’t there. Worried, Abby and Benny fly to
Greece, where they find Gia’s beachfront estate eerily deserted, the
sole clue to her whereabouts the manuscript she penned, detailing the
events leading up to her disappearance. Gia’s narrative reveals the dark
truth about her provocative new marriage and the dirty secrets of their
seductive guests, a story almost too scandalous to be believed. But the
pages end abruptly, leaving more questions than answers. <br /><br />How much of Gia’s story is true? Where is she now? And will Abby find her before it’s too late?<br /></h1><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-45308949371620309382023-11-09T08:17:00.003-05:002023-11-09T08:17:55.551-05:00Current Reads for Thanksgiving Week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ41b9pGe3f85ud8AYW0nugjOvaR9XGcET8EsybhNlmToFfMQgNnt1khyphenhyphenyD6YSltiNWlZgUokOpQ5lTDqSlR_sz0gW9xhr5ZpDnnriBLniijL5NhhctUVJkLUppYVcmbhOC0BjWiMJEl-6x2XRURrkgjxlR-Xa8IHPxK0uCz8X0PNaz0tnZyqUAg/s839/books.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="839" height="629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ41b9pGe3f85ud8AYW0nugjOvaR9XGcET8EsybhNlmToFfMQgNnt1khyphenhyphenyD6YSltiNWlZgUokOpQ5lTDqSlR_sz0gW9xhr5ZpDnnriBLniijL5NhhctUVJkLUppYVcmbhOC0BjWiMJEl-6x2XRURrkgjxlR-Xa8IHPxK0uCz8X0PNaz0tnZyqUAg/w640-h629/books.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="_a9zr"><h2 class="_a9zc" tabindex="-1"><div class="x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh xw3qccf x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1"><span class="xt0psk2"><div></div></span></div></h2></div><div class="_a9zs"><h1 class="_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto">Current book love on my coffee table... I have Thanksgiving week off and plenty of time to settle into these other worlds - without having to tote Wayward and The Host around! ;0</h1><h1 class="_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><br />Thank you <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/thriftbooks/" role="link" tabindex="0">@thriftbooks</a> for the freebie!<br />Thank you <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/thunderroadbooks/" role="link" tabindex="0">@thunderroadbooks</a><br />For the review book!<br />Need a bigger tote bag and shoulder P. T. <br /><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/wayward/" role="link" tabindex="0">#wayward</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/chuckwendig/" role="link" tabindex="0">#chuckwendig</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thehost/" role="link" tabindex="0">#thehost</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thriftbooks/" role="link" tabindex="0">#thriftbooks</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/craigjohnson/" role="link" tabindex="0">#craigjohnson</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/longmire/" role="link" tabindex="0">#longmire</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thewishingbridge/" role="link" tabindex="0">#thewishingbridge</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/violashipman/" role="link" tabindex="0">#violashipman</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thunderroadbooks/" role="link" tabindex="0">#thunderroadbooks</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/viola_shipman/" role="link" tabindex="0">@viola_shipman</a></h1></div><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-57401179580230008662023-10-16T08:23:00.001-04:002023-10-16T08:27:51.960-04:00My Summer Romance with Jude Deveraux (Review of 45 of her books!)<a href="http://prodimage.images-bn.com/cimages/0000000149726_p0_v1_s260x185.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://prodimage.images-bn.com/cimages/0000000149726_p0_v1_s260x185.jpg" border="0" src="https://prodimage.images-bn.com/cimages/0000000149726_p0_v1_s260x185.jpg" /></a><p><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="color: #45818e;">First published in 2016<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jude <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dever<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">aux books are like crack. This summer I went on a bi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nge and now need r<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ehab. I seriously could not put her books down once I started reading them again. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided to take <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Summer <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sabbatical</span> in between the Spring Review Books and the Fall ones<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">re-e<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ngage with<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> a writer that I used to read voraciously. When I saw she <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">has around 5<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5</span> books published, combined wi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">th the summer and the fact <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">that I can read a romance book in a day<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span>I decided to create a challenge for myself. A challenge that wasn't that hard at all. I was going to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">re-read ALL of her books before fall. (Thank heavens for used books stores is all I can say!)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My little post of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">what got me<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> started on this <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Summer Adventure is below. Note <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- I only read 45 of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her nov<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">els, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided to leave the paranormal ones be and for so<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">m<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e reason ha<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">no real desire to read t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he ones set in the 1500's and before. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">__________________________________________ </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I was a young pup I adored romance novels. Read them by the handful. Then life got in the way and I felt they were way too sappy for the reality of living. This was a good thing for me as it opened up my reading to a whole new level and now I read just about anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a reviewer I get to pick and choose what I read. I traditionally turn down graphic violence, stalker books, fantasy........and romance. I just wasn't into it anymore and it is somewhat hard to review a romance book at times - they all have happy endings with solved problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But then I was offered a chance to review a Jude Deveraux book. At the time I didn't realize she was still writing. She was my all time, go to favorite romance author. Her characters were usually humorous, spunky and sassy without too much angst and gnashing of teeth. Great escapism that you could somewhat chuckle through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I said yes I would do the review. Wow. I forgot how much I enjoyed her. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then I was offered another new Jude book to review</span>. Suddenly I had a full blown desire to read Jude again. Luckily most of her books are at used book stores so they're easy to pick up and won't cost a fortune as she <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is prolific</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then I had another idea - why don't I at least give a thumbs up or thumbs down to each book since I'm tearing through them all. So that's what I'll do here. It will be a simple list of titles and what I thought of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Maybe it will encourage you to pick up some of her novels if you haven't already. Truly she is a master of the romance. The covers are generally <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">awful, but just open to the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">story</span> and you'll be fine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I found that most of the time I liked the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">men best - they are <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">generally </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">always nearly perfect<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, warm and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">understanding </span></span>in <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">every way but t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he women almost always need<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ed</span> attitude adjustments<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I didn't actually understand how some of the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">m <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">could even interes<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t these per<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fect men. A fun perk is that many of h<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">er stor<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y lines <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">run long. A <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">book set in the 1700's will have those <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">characters show up as ancestors <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">12 books <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and 200 years later. I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t's fun to work your bra<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in and try to keep up with the tiny details an<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d "<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ah-ha!" moments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used to read only her historical novels and stopped reading when she started co<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ntemporary, b<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ut I just read t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he entire Edilean series and found that <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I liked it almost more now than the hi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">storicals.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now, my cliff notes thoughts on <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her books. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Books that I liked the best are in <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red;">red</span>. The ones <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">green</span>, I actually read twice! </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Scent of Jasmine - One of my Favorites, a lot of fun banter</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">High Tide - Meh</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Change of Heart - Loved the first half, lost interest in 2nd half (really 2 stories)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sweet Lair - Will that girl calm down already, one of her more angsty characters, hard to figure out why the guy liked her.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Eternity - very cute and fun</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just Curious - a fun short story. Enjoyable.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Knight in Shining Armor - one of her most popular, but damn, doesn't that girl ever stop crying?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Season in the Highlands - Short story anthology, I loved hers - straight fun.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Someone to Love - Quite good.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Holly - One of her sexier ones, sex everywhere, anytime, from beginning of the book, fun read.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Temptation - Set it Scotland, nuff said. I quite enjoyed it.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Duchess - another good one, though the girl was ridiculously young and naive to attract a worldly man.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Awakening - ridiculous. She went from insanely timid and mousy to a tiger. Too much of an attitude change too quick</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Twin of Fire - Very much enjoyed. Lot of spunkiness</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Twin of Ice - Also enjoyed very much, perhaps more than Twin of Fire.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ever After - A good read, lot of tension with enough humor to offset it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Girl from Summer Hill - A fun read that bogged down during the overly long Play re-enactment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Invitation - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3 short stories. I loved all the men, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 of the la<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dies made me want to smack them. **Read after Sweet Lair**</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Secrets - Thi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s is one of those fun books with interesting <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">escapades<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span> and dialogue. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e Raider - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A</span> really fun read except for t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he part that ma<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">de <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">jokes about rape and then concluded with in<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">credibly weak sex. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rest of book very fun.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Temptress - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I</span>t was okay. Not one o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f my faves, but I did really like the end.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">River Lady<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> -<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> H</span>arsh beginning and unbelievable that someone would mess around wi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">th such a dirty and smelly <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">woman. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He just wa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sn't drunk enough. The rest of the book amused though. </span></span></span></span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wild Orchids - <span style="color: #38761d;">Really different for her. Not really any sex scenes, the Devil <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is a character and t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hero</span> is a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">successful author with a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d</span>ad <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">b</span>od. I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t was quite fun though.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Blessing - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ridiculously silly plot</span></span> but still amusing in spots. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Legend - quite fun, a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">blond and a dark hunky men - pick your fa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">vori<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">te.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stranger in t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he Moonlight - <span style="color: #38761d;">Not as crazy plot heavy as others, some really fun moments of dia<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">l<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ogue.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red;">Sca</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red;">rlet <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">N</span>ights</span> - <span style="color: #38761d;">Saucy book with <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">actual crimi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nals. Hero has <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">receding hairline and damaged trachea. I love it when her men aren't perfect. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wishes - an okay book. Had <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Houston and Kane from Twin of Ice in it, so that was fun. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sho<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wed <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">that a heavier woman could <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">still be found very attractive<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> so handsome men.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Hea<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rtwishes - <span style="color: #38761d;">a cute story, enjoyable</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lavender</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Morning - one <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of the rare, no sex scenes at all stories. Re<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">v<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ol<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ved arou<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d 2 romances. One fun to read<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, the other wi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">th a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">very sad ending<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. I d<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on't like sad endings in romance <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">novels. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Moonlight in the Morning - <span style="color: #38761d;">One of my fa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">vorites<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. The male character is truly too perfect to be true and oh so <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">romantic. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Promises</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - A <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">novella set in the Edilea<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n series<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Quit<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e fun, but be warned, price<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d for some reason as a full length novel and called a V<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ook. I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">received no video but a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">story under 100 pages. **Read after The Scent of Jasmine<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">**</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="color: red;">Moonlight Masquerade</span> - <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have become quite attached to the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> people from this town and I enjoyed the main story<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">line, along with all of the side stories involving people I already "k<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">new". </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Teacher -<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> from Upon a Midnight Clear Anthology<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - This <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n</span>ovella made me ve<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ry happy. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">novel, Legend, totally left </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>the fate of one of the main chara<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">cters up in the air<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. A character <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">who was quite wonderful <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">so I was <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> pleased when th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is story showed up to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">finish that tale. **Read after L<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">egend**</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Lost Lady - Fun<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, Quick read. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Final quarter of the book slightly <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ridiculous</span> but still...the romance. :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Carolina Isle - I am going to say t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">his was <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to finish my obligation to myself. Car<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dboard characters, weak plot, sloppy lame ending. I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">was kind of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">embarrassed for t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he book reading it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sweetb<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">riar - </span>The hero in this novel was like Dirk Pitt, near death through hal<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f the book but still horny. Kind of ridiculous.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mou<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ntain Laurel<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hero was super hot and wonderful, but the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">woman made me kind of want to beat her every time she started talking about how wonderful her voice was.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mulberry Tree - Nice <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sweet love story with a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">devious murder plot behind it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Days of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gold - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tells t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he story of how the town of Edilean (for the entire series) started and was interesting for that part alone - making me wa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nt to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">go back and re-read the hist<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ory bit<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s in the other novels (I mistakenly <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">read this one last). The story itself is okay. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">True Love - The next 3 books (41 - 43 are a series) were fun, they brought the Montgomerys and Taggerts back and added the Kingsleys....and ghosts. All three were fun.</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For All Time - This one has <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 Princes!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ever<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> After</span> - This one has a lot of Naked Cousins</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First Impression<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Intere<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sting in that the main characters are in their mid to late 40's. Nice to see that for a change. People already settled into th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">eir ideals and attitudes<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> trying to figure out love.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Summerhouse - 2 of the stories grabbed me - Thomas made me very sad in one and in the other there is a scene of a man and a horse that is seriously hot. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></li>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-50838833308832051352023-10-03T10:18:00.017-04:002023-10-03T10:18:00.145-04:00Faking Christmas<p> <b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoONIHJNrkMNDy7vj-qhkItsAAsv4kKf34JJLBP4XgI_tQEfsQmXeZ0pec76BvxhSz46q11CBXSbA5sk8VAdgjTBPCnYd8axS2ooU106umS4PUcY_LFKMbqmzXxS2ah8Gj3bwNxBU0FYK7cvNt8_xcXka9xUlSP5dkbRAykp76fP5E9AEKvruyQ/s394/cover288652-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoONIHJNrkMNDy7vj-qhkItsAAsv4kKf34JJLBP4XgI_tQEfsQmXeZ0pec76BvxhSz46q11CBXSbA5sk8VAdgjTBPCnYd8axS2ooU106umS4PUcY_LFKMbqmzXxS2ah8Gj3bwNxBU0FYK7cvNt8_xcXka9xUlSP5dkbRAykp76fP5E9AEKvruyQ/s320/cover288652-medium.png" width="207" /></a></b></div><b>Think Barbara Stanwyck in Christmas in Connecticut. This book is written in the same vein. Who doesn't want to read about someone who cannot even boil water pretend to be her twin sister and pull off a Martha Stewart style Christmas dinner for her boss? ;0</b><p></p><p><b>Laurel is desperate to keep her newest job and not continue to appear as if she's just floating through life. It was cute in her 20's, not so much in her 30's. She really needs a stable income and to get off her friends couch - after all, she's already been cut off toasting the Pop-Tarts after the last near fire. <br /></b></p><p><b>She's determined to fake her way through Christmas so that her boss doesn't realize he hired her under false pretenses (his fault, not hers, but she never bothered to correct him.)<br /></b></p><p><b>Out September 26th by Berkley Publishing<br /></b></p><p><b>________________________________________________________ <br /></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Laurel Grant is playing house for the holidays—complete with a fake
husband and kids—in this delightful, charming rom-com by Kerry Winfrey.</b><br /><br />Laurel Grant works as the social media manager for<i> Buckeye State of Mind</i>, an Ohio tourism magazine and website. She most definitely does <i>not </i>run
a farm . . . but one tiny misunderstanding leads her boss, Gilbert, to
think she owns her twin sister Holly’s farm just outside of Columbus.
Laurel only handles the social media for the farm, but she’s happy to
keep her little white lie going if it means not getting fired—she <i>cannot </i>be jobless again.<br /><br />And
keep it going she must when Gilbert, recently dumped by his wife,
invites himself over for the farm’s big Christmas Eve Eve dinner (as
advertised on Meadow Rise Farm’s Instagram, thanks to Laurel herself).
Laurel immediately goes into panic mode to figure out how she can trick
Gilbert into thinking she’s basically the Martha Stewart of rural Ohio
and keep her job in the process.<br /><br />Laurel and Holly come up with the <i>perfect </i>plan—all
Laurel has to do is pretend to own the farm for one dinner. But Laurel
shows up at the farm to find an unwelcome guest is waiting: Max Beckett,
her nemesis since Holly’s wedding. The annoyingly attractive man she
hates will be posing as Laurel’s husband just for the evening, but when a
snowstorm traps them all for the entire weekend, Laurel is going to
have to figure out how to survive with her job and dignity intact.
Whatever the case, this promises to be the most eventful Christmas in
ages. . . .
</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-17529913034894850932023-07-27T09:20:00.009-04:002023-07-27T09:20:59.962-04:00I Did It For You by Amy Engel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LcSQxP99nCUyXBeuS6CXrujDPTkr_2N_iiuDjiAflzBxK-xZhN7F66yDtZhzUsmqB3jQ09FK2_oJ-XuvKA8KgU-R1ybSzfSPOmrINOHeDKTCzeT638qqxzratXT3rZxo2WLaFNSuTFM9TrtlTLlUbTYGgyyh-stfSLIpzOAlZPkFR_f-xzDZdA/s450/9780593187395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="298" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LcSQxP99nCUyXBeuS6CXrujDPTkr_2N_iiuDjiAflzBxK-xZhN7F66yDtZhzUsmqB3jQ09FK2_oJ-XuvKA8KgU-R1ybSzfSPOmrINOHeDKTCzeT638qqxzratXT3rZxo2WLaFNSuTFM9TrtlTLlUbTYGgyyh-stfSLIpzOAlZPkFR_f-xzDZdA/w265-h400/9780593187395.jpg" width="265" /></a><b>A twisty
thriller from the beloved author of The Familiar Dark, in which a woman
returns to the town where her sister was murdered and finds a presumed
copycat on the loose</b></div><p></p><div class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />It’s been fourteen years since Greer
Dunning’s older sister, Eliza, was murdered, and Greer’s family has
never been the same. And now there’s been a similar killing in Greer’s
small Kansas hometown. A copycat, according to the authorities, but
Greer is convinced there is more to the story. That Eliza’s murderer had
help all those years ago.<br /><br />So Greer returns home after more than a
decade away, desperate to answer the questions that have haunted her
for years. And in her drive to uncover the truth, she forms a bond with
the unlikeliest of allies. One that puts her in grave danger, as almost
everyone in her small town becomes a suspect.<br /><br />At once a riveting
mystery and a deep exploration of guilt, loss, and the ways in which a
violent murder transforms both the family of the victim and the family
of the killer, I Did It For You will keep readers captivated through the
very last page.<br /><br /><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ididitforyou/" role="link" tabindex="0">#ididitforyou</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/amyengel/" role="link" tabindex="0">#amyengel</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/duttonplumeandtiny/" role="link" tabindex="0">#duttonplumeandtiny</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/suspense/" role="link" tabindex="0">#suspense</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/whodonewhat/" role="link" tabindex="0">#whodonewhat</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/copycatkillers/" role="link" tabindex="0">#copycatkillers</a><br /><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/smalltowncrimethriller/" role="link" tabindex="0">#smalltowncrimethriller</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-46217253965369249092023-07-17T08:20:00.003-04:002023-07-17T08:20:28.504-04:00Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano<p><span class="a-text-bold"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxp-RPguaOX4-XbZIcy2rCGz-aZjlbXNfrMewATDeqjigkdwNumUKjQ4xtan66GctwmVW8E-z-HHVkzJiOVIsLcTK8LGIJe88uDSRJrx8Fm9f2-hXy5VmoGMyLruMFQwvLmYql_czYDpkQW86mXCrfB1UWkBrjrrqB55cfQv36EojOauoyqgUsg/s1500/919z+4PCH4L._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxp-RPguaOX4-XbZIcy2rCGz-aZjlbXNfrMewATDeqjigkdwNumUKjQ4xtan66GctwmVW8E-z-HHVkzJiOVIsLcTK8LGIJe88uDSRJrx8Fm9f2-hXy5VmoGMyLruMFQwvLmYql_czYDpkQW86mXCrfB1UWkBrjrrqB55cfQv36EojOauoyqgUsg/s320/919z+4PCH4L._SL1500_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div> Slow build horror, not much gore, more of a psychology horror book though there is a real boogyman! Told through letters, news articles, text messages and real time dialogue, this is written to hold your interest.<p></p><p><span class="a-text-bold">_________________________<br /></span></p><p><span class="a-text-bold"> Description</span></p><p><span class="a-text-bold">On a creepy island where everyone has a
strange obsession with the year 1994, a newcomer arrives, hoping to
learn the truth about her son’s death—but finds herself pulled deeper
and deeper into the bizarrely insular community and their complicated
rules…</span><span><br /><br /> </span><span class="a-text-italic">Clifford Island</span><span>.
When Willow Stone finds these words written on the floor of her
deceased son’s bedroom, she’s perplexed. She’s never heard of it before,
but soon learns it’s a tiny island off Wisconsin’s Door County
peninsula, 200 miles from Willow’s home</span><span class="a-text-bold">. </span><span>Why would her son write this on his floor? Determined to find answers, Willow sets out for the island.<br /> <br />
After a few days on Clifford, Willow realizes: This place is not
normal. Everyone seems to be stuck in a particular day in 1994: They
wear outdated clothing, avoid modern technology, and, perhaps most
mystifyingly, watch the OJ Simpson car chase every evening. When she
asks questions, people are evasive, but she learns one thing: Close your
curtains at night.<br /> <br /> High schooler Lily Becker has lived on
Clifford her entire life, and she is sick of the island’s twisted
mythology and adhering to the rules. She’s been to the mainland, and
everyone is normal there, so why is Clifford so weird? Lily is
determined to prove that the islanders’ beliefs are a sham. But are
they?<br /> <br /> Five weeks after Willow arrives on the island, she
disappears. Willow’s brother, Harper, comes to Clifford searching for
his sister, and when he learns the truth—that this island is far more
sinister than anyone could have imagined—he is determined to blow the
whole thing open.<br /> <br /> If he can get out alive....<br /></span> <br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-10733867592999096452023-07-14T10:04:00.004-04:002023-07-14T10:04:30.518-04:00Lovelight Farm Series - B.K. Borison<p>A delightful series of books! They originally came out in 2021/2022, but have been grabbed by Berkley and are being republished, with new covers I believe. Her next book in the series comes out sometime in 2024. While all three books have been sweet (not that kind of sweet :) and fun to read, the first chapter of Book 2 grabbed me hard. It had ALL the feels. Looking forward to Book 4.<br /></p><p> Mixed Signals, #3, comes out August 1st. <br /></p><p></p><p>#Berkleyromance #netgalley #mixedsignals #bkborison <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJX35dTKottBcfSp-2qbN5dHJlTSvdzETPFUb8FJ3DaZxkTb1GSGTDTN_oMp7GK5d19AhYFwmQS-ql-edliTpWKXg-u4bON1iNEq5DnINczmsF5czZhgkBxisb9aeRCEUaOm25qiXd0psnMSd3zdZFCtFiujA3JBvQxUjzqVtJ69o6G10Wo5B9Q/s727/lovelight%20farm%20series.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="727" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJX35dTKottBcfSp-2qbN5dHJlTSvdzETPFUb8FJ3DaZxkTb1GSGTDTN_oMp7GK5d19AhYFwmQS-ql-edliTpWKXg-u4bON1iNEq5DnINczmsF5czZhgkBxisb9aeRCEUaOm25qiXd0psnMSd3zdZFCtFiujA3JBvQxUjzqVtJ69o6G10Wo5B9Q/w640-h322/lovelight%20farm%20series.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-22692248151106559002023-07-13T09:25:00.005-04:002023-07-13T09:28:13.340-04:00On This Day in History Shit Went Down<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IxPgTmrfL9WFmkh-ObJKK3mDIK-gZE6S5_WgqHtKWPtR6ijohkyG_kpyq6Pm65hhP_iejn3LPdrihNQMR31VIFfYdpT9miusQXsNSik5N5tz5BtVGbjoxhNb9vCBuCSn6wzLXpW6l7ZbCHh8aPovaEYAFnQwyxKwYI9Zss3oxqaFc_o_jpr5FA/s320/shit%20went%20down.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="255" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IxPgTmrfL9WFmkh-ObJKK3mDIK-gZE6S5_WgqHtKWPtR6ijohkyG_kpyq6Pm65hhP_iejn3LPdrihNQMR31VIFfYdpT9miusQXsNSik5N5tz5BtVGbjoxhNb9vCBuCSn6wzLXpW6l7ZbCHh8aPovaEYAFnQwyxKwYI9Zss3oxqaFc_o_jpr5FA/w319-h400/shit%20went%20down.png" width="319" /></a></div><p><span>Oh, this looks FUN! The hilarious, irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed, featuring 366 profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror, science and stupidity, courage and cowardice</span><br /><br /><span>Those who cannot remember the past . . . need a history teacher who says “f*ck” a lot.</span><br /><br /><span>Nazis are bad. The worst kind of bad. There are no very fine people among them. If you disagree, you won’t like this book.</span><br /><br /><span>Still here? Cool. You are about to receive an education unlike any you’ve previously experienced. In this uproarious and informative tour from ancient times to the modern day and everything in between, James Fell, the self-proclaimed “sweary historian,” reveals a past replete with deeds both noble and despicable. Throughout the book, he provides insightful analysis of all the sh!t that went down. Behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">#OnThisDayinHistoryShtWentDown</span><span> </span><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">#NetGalley</span><span> </span><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">#penguinerandomhouse</span><span> </span></p><p><span>Publishes on October10th, 2023<br /></span><br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-7010290241061077962023-07-03T07:23:00.003-04:002023-07-03T07:23:00.146-04:00In the Weeds<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b7E14iZP5QnYR1UAPVgawLywNLj86gugMUUE5DhJIQpQdqVwK7Zqq77v7rJP8RuNN2-54LTeLq1X75c38Ovb39nAJWl7XMd1ia3agg5kxMoMXDqhH4RsY4Q-xJFLTTxYv78wojZZNPY18VRVUH7KzPD99HTlCm2_YFKYUzl_me0jh6eV71w/s393/cover282112-medium.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b7E14iZP5QnYR1UAPVgawLywNLj86gugMUUE5DhJIQpQdqVwK7Zqq77v7rJP8RuNN2-54LTeLq1X75c38Ovb39nAJWl7XMd1ia3agg5kxMoMXDqhH4RsY4Q-xJFLTTxYv78wojZZNPY18VRVUH7KzPD99HTlCm2_YFKYUzl_me0jh6eV71w/w416-h640/cover282112-medium.png" width="416" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Y'all..... The prologue has it all. I want that. The best "romantic" scene that's not just straight "activity" I've read in a minute. Very well done. Comes out July 4th. You want to grab it immediately.Book two of the Lovelight Farm series with the yummy Beckett, man of deep silent thoughts and too many cats. I really enjoyed the first book in the series and this second one does not disappoint. Please note that these books were originally self-published and are now being republished by Berkley. The fourth book in the series will be published originally by Berkley. I've had a few snippy comments that I'm reviewing older books. :( #netgalley #berkley #intheweeds #bkborison</span><br /> <br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-55755641348130692922023-06-27T09:18:00.003-04:002023-07-13T09:29:23.879-04:00The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston<p> </p><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbaNS1S2UIThlintmQa7RQqseJFSNuqhXYcjjLAEkXXn-0ynI5hhQyiybPljONST58X80Rh0ThMNbrIMaKwlK45ceNZdNOtE7dKUibn4wBc8K_758IVFB1-rZ0flnKsM5RIOG8_xw9PjsVEWquGIl5HB8SQkIcR7D5D-Ta6ECpk0n9SxWnZA/s789/7%20year%20slip.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbaNS1S2UIThlintmQa7RQqseJFSNuqhXYcjjLAEkXXn-0ynI5hhQyiybPljONST58X80Rh0ThMNbrIMaKwlK45ceNZdNOtE7dKUibn4wBc8K_758IVFB1-rZ0flnKsM5RIOG8_xw9PjsVEWquGIl5HB8SQkIcR7D5D-Ta6ECpk0n9SxWnZA/w430-h640/7%20year%20slip.png" width="430" /></a></div></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Have you ever
been so interested in a story that if you wake up in the middle of the
night you look over at the clock to calculate how many hours until you
can get up and continue reading? Well this book did that to me. A
beautifully written story of what could be. The publicist described it
to me as a rom-com and I don't agree with that at all. More of a story
of chance meetings and finally realizing what you want out of life.
This will be out for sale June 27th and I highly recommend it. </span></div><div class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></div><div class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Written by the author of The Dead Romantics. While that was an entertaining book, I enjoyed these characters much more. </span></div><div class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/berkley/" role="link" style="font-weight: normal;" tabindex="0">#berkley</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/netgalley/" role="link" tabindex="0">#netgalley</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ashleyposton/" role="link" tabindex="0">#ashleyposton</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thesevenyearslip/" role="link" tabindex="0">#thesevenyearslip</a></span></div><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><br /> </h1>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-7162730796890210322023-05-25T08:03:00.001-04:002023-05-25T08:03:37.791-04:00The Homewreckers, by Mary Kay Andrews - Out in Trade Paperback!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK732otkQJkU8YnOSoJyIoTz7qEKTHHP-UDEo84ouS_00NUnLUcVTxpdecrbWCX5cgZlBiHtEi4IFSvZzEJ9KDzkSgp0PmBdgJ-vrKf_mO8I3mZkEIF6YoZ9G7JdyQXqVOfUv51MZe7nDGmKorhFDeAR02GQ8nisvzcjPJJq1Fd1uTJkh5Odg/s825/marykay.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="825" height="621" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK732otkQJkU8YnOSoJyIoTz7qEKTHHP-UDEo84ouS_00NUnLUcVTxpdecrbWCX5cgZlBiHtEi4IFSvZzEJ9KDzkSgp0PmBdgJ-vrKf_mO8I3mZkEIF6YoZ9G7JdyQXqVOfUv51MZe7nDGmKorhFDeAR02GQ8nisvzcjPJJq1Fd1uTJkh5Odg/w640-h621/marykay.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-26891757749947952872023-03-01T14:27:00.001-05:002023-03-01T14:27:20.713-05:00Upcoming Netgalley Books - So Much Good Reading!!!!!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG-gsdDtt70_4TItM2dzAf39lrNBat1Jr5v-RzbmTum345Q-YsyN3-xR0VBmRll7ckuTiZMT05BFRyQlFrl9ZQlJLWUEQXbGFBlnvHiUMUUPMFD_qot10Oa9QJ5fLrSBfj1cT7EWXIucrtB-Rzgt0BEW0G6dJqWfQg69kXQr0jxHvFNULJbI/s728/March%20Netgally%20books.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="728" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG-gsdDtt70_4TItM2dzAf39lrNBat1Jr5v-RzbmTum345Q-YsyN3-xR0VBmRll7ckuTiZMT05BFRyQlFrl9ZQlJLWUEQXbGFBlnvHiUMUUPMFD_qot10Oa9QJ5fLrSBfj1cT7EWXIucrtB-Rzgt0BEW0G6dJqWfQg69kXQr0jxHvFNULJbI/w640-h447/March%20Netgally%20books.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-33725936975143843052023-02-20T14:55:00.001-05:002023-02-20T14:55:45.074-05:00Charm City Rocks - Matthew Norman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv7OiVkCB3BmxgT-48Bht3hQyzYgbvmZDmemMgZmA4cElM8CZsRzZPHocd5fplWeVhWXiRBoTq-JIyC_-ZylV3z7Bg7_mO9qYrPrY4iMdo1MkMFXWRnVGCua_DLKJP2bSvXqo5F_7injvg3ffGR-8YX4-E4BO4wLsA20QnhvTpxoExDhY6yM/s500/dfgfdgfsdgfdgsdfgfg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv7OiVkCB3BmxgT-48Bht3hQyzYgbvmZDmemMgZmA4cElM8CZsRzZPHocd5fplWeVhWXiRBoTq-JIyC_-ZylV3z7Bg7_mO9qYrPrY4iMdo1MkMFXWRnVGCua_DLKJP2bSvXqo5F_7injvg3ffGR-8YX4-E4BO4wLsA20QnhvTpxoExDhY6yM/s320/dfgfdgfsdgfdgsdfgfg.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br />I love this guy. I really do. His books are thoughtful, but at the same time amuse the hell out of me. Matthew specializes in taking normal people, throwing them in somewhat..but not too much...uncomfortable situations that somehow make you laugh and think at the same time. It's a special skill. <p></p><p>This is Norman's 5th book and I'm along for the ride, however many books he puts out in the world. <br /></p><p>I wouldn't use the word "cozy" for these stories, but you do get the warm feels. <br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dell Publishing</li><li>June 6th, 2023</li><li>Pre-orders available now - <i>at a surprisingly nice price! </i><br /></li></ul><p><i><span class="a-text-bold">When
a single dad meets the former rock-star crush of his youth, everything
they thought they knew about happiness and love is thrown into chaos in
this hopeful, heartwarming romantic comedy.</span></i></p><div aria-expanded="true" class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="padding-bottom: 20px;"><i><span>Billy
Perkins is happy. No, for real. It’s kind of his thing, actually. And
why wouldn’t he be? He loves his job as an independent music teacher and
his apartment in Baltimore above a record shop called Charm City Rocks.
Most of all, he loves his brainy teenage son, Caleb. Although not the
world’s most traditional parent, Billy has plenty to teach his son about
art and manhood before Caleb goes off to college.<br /><br />Margot Hammer,
on the other hand, is far from happy. The former drummer of the
once-famous rock band Burnt Flowers, she’s now a rock-and-roll recluse
living alone in New York City. When a new music documentary suddenly
puts Margot back in the spotlight, she begins to realize how much she
misses her old band and the music that gave her life meaning. <br /><br />Billy
has always had a crush on Margot. But she’s a legitimate rock star—or,
at least, she was—so he never thought he’d meet her. Until Caleb,
worried that his easygoing dad might actually be lonely, cooks up a
scheme to get Margot to perform at Charm City Rocks.<br /><br />It’s the longest of long shots, but Margot’s label has made it clear that </span><span class="a-text-italic">any</span><span>
publicity is an opportunity she can’t afford to miss. When their paths
collide, Billy realizes that he maybe wasn’t as happy as he thought—and
Margot learns that sometimes the sweetest music is a duet.</span></i> </div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-84092012564447412272022-08-22T09:16:00.004-04:002022-08-22T09:16:41.684-04:00The Ferryman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgB1rileYeubtzNcaRWJociKyHYQ2tU97iVngpHT7fmre2SygMfO-DHC034Ra5P6QgZyGG-J0DSWzirtaSLPEMZlLmorLFRAadlI9N5po4G8qHSheOlXn_c1hgE3esNcLs-SwgCZkzf1LFS8FIXuEOq9fI2YGs8sgEg6nVABIRTIlzxtXy-M/s388/cover265463-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgB1rileYeubtzNcaRWJociKyHYQ2tU97iVngpHT7fmre2SygMfO-DHC034Ra5P6QgZyGG-J0DSWzirtaSLPEMZlLmorLFRAadlI9N5po4G8qHSheOlXn_c1hgE3esNcLs-SwgCZkzf1LFS8FIXuEOq9fI2YGs8sgEg6nVABIRTIlzxtXy-M/s16000/cover265463-medium.png" /></a></div>I was quite excited to read a new Justin Cronin novel, as the last one I read was a few years ago. What I was relieved to find was that this novel is quite a bit different from The Passage series. Sometimes authors fall into a popular style/topic and remain there. Not here though. At first, when I read the description, I joked that it was Logan's Run but better, but it turned out to be so much more. <br /><br />I do have to admit that there were a few murky chapters where you just needed to read them through without trying to analyze what was actually going on, but as with many sci-fi novels, if you can create new worlds in your mind, this is prone to happen at times. <br /><br />No worries though, it all clarifies in the end. A nice chunky novel to immerse yourself into another world for a while. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>#netgalley #theferryman #ballantine #randomhousepublishing #justincronin<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-9343132165494797882022-04-14T12:28:00.000-04:002022-04-14T12:28:20.338-04:00Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIdsNUwfBmErtqADQY0xWpX3dDCbXDYl3MbBEPuqfwQeI4n4trWNtSxqm4930YNCeIg0RCikhy7YR4xF5Eo2KY2R6Zc7hhfwTqtqBYmxgIKoRTCoIIlnMDuA9UbgUNpE4Jvnem8J-YJBgXvys3Xb3qa1_aE509yhF0IB5pL6OSuVSR71vx3c/s388/cover247830-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIdsNUwfBmErtqADQY0xWpX3dDCbXDYl3MbBEPuqfwQeI4n4trWNtSxqm4930YNCeIg0RCikhy7YR4xF5Eo2KY2R6Zc7hhfwTqtqBYmxgIKoRTCoIIlnMDuA9UbgUNpE4Jvnem8J-YJBgXvys3Xb3qa1_aE509yhF0IB5pL6OSuVSR71vx3c/w421-h640/cover247830-medium.png" width="421" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">Summer never truly begins until Mary Kay sends her newest beach book out into the world. I was extremely pleased when this ARC showed up on my doorstep and once again Mary Kay doesn't disappoint. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">The only disappointment I had with the novel is that Mary Kay writes BIG books and there was no way I could sneak reads of it in at work. 9 or 10 hours a day where I couldn't find out what was happening in Hattie's life!<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">______________________</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">Description: <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Summer begins with Mary Kay Andrews, in this delightful summer read about flipping houses, and finding true love.</b><br /><br />Hattie
Kavanaugh went to work restoring homes for Kavanaugh & Son
Restorations at eighteen, married the boss’s son at twenty, and became a
widow at twenty-five. Now, she’s passionate about her work, but that’s
the only passion in her life. “Never love something that can’t love you
back,” is advice her father-in-law gives her, but Hattie doesn’t follow
it and falls head-over-heels for a money pit of a house. She’s
determined to make it work, but disaster after disaster occurs, and
Hattie’s dream might cost Kavanaugh & Son their livelihood. Hattie
needs money, and fast. <br /><br />When a slick Hollywood producer shows up
in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, she gets a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity: star in a beach house renovation reality show called <i>The Homewreckers</i>,
cast against a male lead who may be a love interest, or may be the
ultimate antagonist. Soon, there’s more at stake than bad pipes and dry
rot: during the demolition, evidence comes to light that points to the
mysterious disappearance of a young wife and mother years before.<br /><br />With
a burned out detective investigating the case, an arsonist on the
loose, two men playing with her emotions, and layers upon layers of
vintage wallpaper causing havoc, it's a question of who will flip, who
will flop, and if Hattie will ever get her happily-ever-after.</span></span><br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-4926018986374520822022-02-06T11:44:00.002-05:002022-02-06T11:44:16.082-05:00Maggie Moves On - Lucy Score<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpt9FITfFkXeZBbMiKr_wD2CfXY7bkoqU2kksljnEtF3n-ybf2JR1YLw8OBawLK8JJDEAVn99ZQSpEdEYUZ2u_e6JtPtoF4iRLByDGfuJP_n9_McvgnWTbEiqbbvu5uPnHNlY_7pil1zQ2qJjUJf7JkjFbeSdkIuyRiZK0m1MJtEdDvLrvn-o=s515" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpt9FITfFkXeZBbMiKr_wD2CfXY7bkoqU2kksljnEtF3n-ybf2JR1YLw8OBawLK8JJDEAVn99ZQSpEdEYUZ2u_e6JtPtoF4iRLByDGfuJP_n9_McvgnWTbEiqbbvu5uPnHNlY_7pil1zQ2qJjUJf7JkjFbeSdkIuyRiZK0m1MJtEdDvLrvn-o=w442-h640" width="442" /></a></div>I've been a big fan of Lucy Score for several years now and always grab her books when they come out. I tend to buy the physical copies of the ones I enjoyed the most and have 11 so far. This book will definitely be #12 when it publishes. <br /><br />Lucy has a way of creating the most likable/lovable characters, even the grumpy ones make you chuckle. My husband says he can always tell when I'm reading a Lucy book because I'm almost always smiling. Makes it hard to sneak in any reading at work. <br /><br />Without giving away any of the plot, let's just say that this book is about creating a wonderful family without even knowing you really needed or wanted one. The people that you surround yourself with in your daily life are your family. <p></p><p>Out in June!</p><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-61799527707386062702021-09-15T09:47:00.001-04:002021-09-15T09:47:45.621-04:00New Books for all you awesome readers out there!<p>When you have a moment, take a look at some of the new and interesting novels that have crossed my desk in the last couple of months. You can find little write - ups or shout outs on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lindsaykinah/?hl=en" target="_blank">@lindsaykinah</a> or the Dew's Facebook page <a href="http://facebook.com/dewonthekudzu.">facebook.com/dewonthekudzu.</a></p><p>Some of my favorite authors are here: Patti Callahan, J.T. Ellison, Kristin Harmel, Sally Kilpatrick. I don't know the other authors but from reading their books, they are soon to be on my favorite's list too! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudydhr2-xUuEjB2NYGfZqFR8c251u-ip1_bPGn2rXZpyVPXPLXbXta-Wbfz1j_uahhpl6j_taNzY_WSt_7wnIdyQfWEcrlMuvJG1ThoHu0H6bNfj_vrRzW_jUL8kjENz9DIf9Og/s798/dfdsd.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="798" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudydhr2-xUuEjB2NYGfZqFR8c251u-ip1_bPGn2rXZpyVPXPLXbXta-Wbfz1j_uahhpl6j_taNzY_WSt_7wnIdyQfWEcrlMuvJG1ThoHu0H6bNfj_vrRzW_jUL8kjENz9DIf9Og/w640-h326/dfdsd.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-10199940597702557342021-07-08T08:30:00.005-04:002021-07-08T08:30:57.906-04:00The Other Me by Sarah Zachrich Jeng<pre class="display" id="review-display"><img id="coverImage" itemprop="image" src="https://netgalley-covers.s3.amazonaws.com/cover212888-medium.png" />
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interesting suspense novel that dips into Sci-Fi, but keeps it to the outer
edges for the most part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's really
more of a story of Kelly and how her life suddenly turns upside down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has memories of another life, but also
fully remembers the one she's currently in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Does she talk to her husband about this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Will he think she's crazy?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is he
part of the problem?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There's
a lot of going back in time with her memories and flashbacks on what she might
have done better/different, but the writing is smooth and doesn't stagger in
spots, as it easily could with this type of novel. </span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Altogether,
an enjoyable read.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Available August 10th. <br /></span></p>
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<![endif]--></pre>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-10803598272365539442021-06-29T10:10:00.005-04:002021-06-29T10:10:43.877-04:00Wait for it by Jenn McKinlay<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b2LjvMesQNbUcO8COCMCLbwKDjEKCJLu79k2TIIfTYMZCiWz6QkdRt5-Jmop8VNSo1Oiu5qHXFtAeXNorFbzm4smjm_sNn0EzlkZnHFEtyafFhAm6-ucqX4gS2M45oRfTP90mw/s383/cover211897-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b2LjvMesQNbUcO8COCMCLbwKDjEKCJLu79k2TIIfTYMZCiWz6QkdRt5-Jmop8VNSo1Oiu5qHXFtAeXNorFbzm4smjm_sNn0EzlkZnHFEtyafFhAm6-ucqX4gS2M45oRfTP90mw/w426-h640/cover211897-medium.png" width="426" /></a></div><br />This a sweet romance book about a woman realizing that perhaps she's a bit smother-y in relationships while at the same time trying to help a wounded man - both in mind and body - find his place in life again and begin to live after becoming a recluse. There's the usual sexual tension, angst-y moments, light humor and HEA that one finds in an enjoyable romantic read. A good way to while away an afternoon by the pool or beach. <br /><br />PS - By sweet, I mean the story - there's definitely sexy times in there!<p></p><p> </p><p>Publication Date: August 10</p><p>#Berkley Publishers #waitforit #jennmckinlay<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14521838.post-611407798355443162021-06-20T14:59:00.006-04:002021-06-28T09:06:35.528-04:00All Together Now by Matthew Norman<div dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_l3"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">And what lovely item just showed up in my mail..... Matthew Norman's latest novel, All Together Now!!! Once again, Matthew hit one out of the ballpark. I was instantly pulled into the story and interested in all the characters. It was a very fast, easy read and I tore through the book in a little over a day. (Girl does have to sleep at some point!)</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">What happens when 4 friends reunite after 6 years and one happens to not only be a billionaire, but a dying one? Read and find out! <br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">I have enjoyed Matthew's writing since his very first book, Domestic Violets, and am already looking forward to his next one!<br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> Available for purchase NOW. 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