Blog Tour: Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd

 

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WRONG ALIBI
Author: Christina Dodd
ISBN: 9781335080820
Publication Date: December 29, 2020
Publisher: HQN Books




BOOK SUMMARY:

Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd delivers an all-new thriller, featuring a bold and brash female protagonist.

WRONG JOB
Eighteen-year-old Evelyn Jones lands a job in small-town Alaska, working for a man in his isolated mountain home. But her bright hopes for the future are shattered when Donald White disappears, leaving her to face charges of theft, embezzlement—and a brutal double murder. Her protestations of innocence count for nothing. Convicted, she faces life in prison…until fate sends her on the run.

WRONG NAME
Evie's escape leaves her scarred and in hiding, isolated from her family, working under an alias at a wilderness camp. Bent on justice, intent on recovering her life, she searches for the killer who slaughters without remorse.

WRONG ALIBI
At last, the day comes. Donald White has returned. Evie emerges from hiding; the fugitive becomes the hunter. But in her mind, she hears the whisper of other forces at work. Now Evelyn must untangle the threads of evidence before she’s once again found with blood on her hands: the blood of her own family.



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MY REVIEW: Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

18 year old Evelyn is looking for a job when she gets contacted from Donald White, In Alaska. She has just been in trouble and wants to turn her life around and make her mom proud. Once she meets Donald then I was noticing red flags right away. But since she was only 18 , didn't know any better. He has her running all the errands and has the bank account in only her name. He never goes to town with her.
He also tells her not to go into the basement because it is unsafe and has no banister. Take your laundry to town.
One morning she wakes up and he is gone. So after really questioning herself about the weird things that are around the house, she decides to venture. She also decides to go down to the basement. Where she discovers 2 bodies. The police arrive and she is trying to tell them about Donald White. They don't believe her and arrest her for murder. That is when everything really starts to happen. I don't want to spoil anything but you really need to read this book to find out what happens.
I really liked Evelyn and I didn't feel like she was a whiner at all and she always kept her head on her shoulders.
Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins (Harequin) for the ARC to review.

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BIO: New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd writes “edge-of-the-seat suspense” (Iris Johansen) with “brilliantly etched characters, polished writing, and unexpected flashes of sharp humor that are pure Dodd” (ALA Booklist). Her fifty-eight books have been called "scary, sexy, and smartly written" by Booklist and, much to her mother's delight, Dodd was once a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle. Enter Christina’s worlds and join her mailing list at www.christinadodd.com.






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Book Review: Don't Look Back by Christie Craig

 

                                                      Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
                                    Expected publication: December 15th 2020 by Forever
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FBI agent Brie Ryan's latest mission is personal. She's posing as a waitress at the Black Diamond strip club, the same club where her estranged half sister worked until she turned up dead. When Brie's undercover assignment is compromised, she turns to the only man she knows who can help her: Connor Pierce, a too-sexy-for-his-own-good, rule-breaking cop with a knack for solving cold cases.

When someone breaks into Brie's apartment, Connor's detective skills aren't the only things that kick into overdrive. Although his job demands he remain detached, now he finds himself tempted not only by Brie's beauty but also her intelligence and bravery. As the investigation-and their attraction-grows more intense, lives are in jeopardy, and Connor finds the most important rule he must break is his own. But can he put his heart on the line?

                                                               MY REVIEW:

Don't Look Back by Christie Craig
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

FBI agent Brie Ryan's latest mission is personal. She's posing as a waitress at the Black Diamond strip club, the same club where her estranged half sister worked until she turned up dead. When Brie's undercover assignment is compromised, she turns to the only man she knows who can help her: Connor Pierce, a too-sexy-for-his-own-good, rule-breaking cop with a knack for solving cold cases.
I enjoyed reading this and it has you on an adventure. The chemistry between Connor and Brie was great. she doesn't trust men and he lost his wife 3 years ago and hasn't been interested in anyone since then, until he meets Brie.
I did find this 3rd book of the series a little more slow and some parts boring, but overall I liked the plot.
Thanks to Forever and NetGalley for the ARC.

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                                                         Christie Craig

Website
http://www.christie-craig.com/

Twitter
Christie_Craig

Genre
Romance

URL
https://www.goodreads.com/christiecraig


Pseudonym for C. C. Hunter.

Photojournalist, Author and Speaker

Christie Craig, an Alabama native, is an award-winning, multi-published writer, multi-published photo journalist, motivational speaker, and writing teacher.. Her non-fiction articles and photography have appeared in almost three thousand national magazines. A Golden Heart finalist, and a finalist in more than fifty RWA-sponsored contests, she has gained a well-deserved reputation for writing romance fiction that has both witty humor and a suspenseful, sexy tone. Published by Silhouette in the 90s, she recently broke back into fiction in a big way, making four book sales in one day. Her seventh humorous single title romance novel, published by Dorchester, will hit the stands in June 2010. Her non-fiction book, co-authored by Faye Hughes, released September 08, is The Everything Guide To Writing A Romance Novel and their second non-fiction book, a humorous self-help relationship book, Wild, Wicked and Wanton: 101 Ways to Love Like You Are in a Romance Novel is scheduled to be released December 2010. Craig’s latest writing adventure is the sale of a young adult paranormal romance series, Shadow Falls Camp, that will be published by St. Martins Press in the near future.

Book Review: Truth, Lies & Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson

 

                                                               Kindle Edition
                                                     Expected publication: December 15th 2020
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Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade. She’d much rather leave it, and her home state, behind forever. But when she finds herself back in Minnesota, against her better judgment, everything goes sideways in a way she never expected it to.

M.E. Dr. Tom Baker has never forgotten Ava and the cold case she ran away from. When she shows up unexpectedly in town, in spite of himself, sparks fly. Which is terrible because he can’t stop his growing attraction to her. Can these two Type-A’s let their guards down and work together to put Ava’s tragic past behind her for good? And keep their hands off each other at the same time?

                                                      MY REVIEW:

Truth, Lies, and Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade. She’d much rather leave it, and her home state, behind forever. But when she finds herself back in Minnesota, against her better judgment, everything goes sideways in a way she never expected it to.
M.E. Dr. Tom Baker has never forgotten Ava and the cold case she ran away from. When she shows up unexpectedly in town, in spite of himself, sparks fly.
Ava's best friend was murdered 10 years ago and she also lost her parents. She got dependent on drugs and then decided to get her act together and became a pilot.
Ava ends up back in her hometown and goes to her friends memorial but things don't turn out well since people blame her for her friend's murder and things start to happen.
Thank you to St. Martin's and NetGalley for the ARC to review.

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                                                                 MaryJanice Davidson



Born in Minot AFB, The United States
August 26

Website
http://www.maryjanicedavidson.org

Twitter
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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Romance, Nonfiction




MaryJanice Davidson is an American author and motivational speaker who writes mostly paranormal romance, but also young adult and non-fiction. She is the creator of the popular Undead series and is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She writes a bi-weekly column for USA Today and lives in St. Paul with her family. You can reach her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.

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Book Review: Don't Breathe A Word by Christie Craig

 

                                                      Kindle Edition, 1st edition, 576 pages
                                                  Published November 5th 2019 by Forever
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Police detective Juan Acosta doesn't only carry scars on the outside. He's filled with guilt and anger ever since his undercover job led to the murder of those he loved the most. Now he's living for one thing: revenge. That is, until Juan meets his beautiful new neighbor.

Vicki Holloway prides herself on being capable and independent, but her life is turned upside down when her sister Sara is killed by an abusive ex. Fearing for the safety of her niece, Vicki and the little girl go into hiding...resurfacing in Texas with new identities.

Juan finds his once-frozen heart thawing around Vicki, but he knows she's hiding something. Juan needs answers, but Vicki isn't talking. She has to keep her secrets if she wants to keep Bell safe, which means resisting her growing feelings for the sexy, scarred man next door. But when Juan's quest for justice brings danger to her door, divulging the truth might be the only thing that keeps her alive.

Includes the bonus novella Hot Target by April Hunt!

                                               MY REVIEW:

Don't Breathe a Word by Christie Craig
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Police detective Juan Acosta doesn't only carry scars on the outside. He's filled with guilt and anger ever since his undercover job led to the murder of those he loved the most. Now he's living for one thing: revenge. That is, until Juan meets his beautiful new neighbor.

Vicki Holloway prides herself on being capable and independent, but her life is turned upside down when her sister Sara is killed by an abusive ex. Fearing for the safety of her niece, Vicki and the little girl go into hiding...resurfacing in Texas with new identities.

Juan has a poodle that keeps escaping and going to Vicki's house, no matter what Juan does to fix the fence. Vicki's niece and the dog bond. I couldn't get enough of those 2 together.

Juan and Vicki meet as he is trying to apprehend a burglar trying to get into her home and things start from there and a lot of funny situations between them.

Thank you Forever and NetGalley for the ARC to review.

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                                                                   Christie Craig



Website
http://www.christie-craig.com/

Twitter
Christie_Craig

Genre
Romance

URL
https://www.goodreads.com/christiecraig



Pseudonym for C. C. Hunter.

Photojournalist, Author and Speaker

Christie Craig, an Alabama native, is an award-winning, multi-published writer, multi-published photo journalist, motivational speaker, and writing teacher.. Her non-fiction articles and photography have appeared in almost three thousand national magazines. A Golden Heart finalist, and a finalist in more than fifty RWA-sponsored contests, she has gained a well-deserved reputation for writing romance fiction that has both witty humor and a suspenseful, sexy tone. Published by Silhouette in the 90s, she recently broke back into fiction in a big way, making four book sales in one day. Her seventh humorous single title romance novel, published by Dorchester, will hit the stands in June 2010. Her non-fiction book, co-authored by Faye Hughes, released September 08, is The Everything Guide To Writing A Romance Novel and their second non-fiction book, a humorous self-help relationship book, Wild, Wicked and Wanton: 101 Ways to Love Like You Are in a Romance Novel is scheduled to be released December 2010. Craig’s latest writing adventure is the sale of a young adult paranormal romance series, Shadow Falls Camp, that will be published by St. Martins Press in the near future

Book Review: From Here To You by Jamie McGuire

 

                                                               Paperback, 369 pages
                                                        Published August 21st 2018 by Forever
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As Darby Dixon sits in a tiny Texas church bathroom on her wedding day holding a positive pregnancy test, she realizes that of all the bad decisions she's made in her life, marrying her abusive fiancé would be the worst. She's never been able to stand up for herself, but she'll sure as hell stand up for her baby. With just the cash she has on hand, she runs to get a bus ticket to the farthest place she can afford. Between her sheer grit and pageant-queen smile, she lands a job as a front desk clerk at the Colorado Springs Hotel. It's not a glamorous life, but she and her baby are all that matters.

A former Marine, Scott "Trex" Trexler has worked in the most dangerous, corrupt, war-torn places on earth. Now he finally has a chance to return to the last place he'd felt at peace--Colorado Springs, Colorado, to take a new job with the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, a top-secret military installation buried deep within the granite.

The moment Trex walks into the inn, Darby knows he's dangerous. There's no way she wants to get involved with another man who seems to be keeping way too many secrets. As charming and devastatingly gorgeous as Trex is, he clearly isn't telling her everything. But as wildfires rage on the mountain and Darby's ex-fiancé shows he isn't so willing to let her go, both she and Trex are soon to find out that what you don't know absolutely can hurt you.

                                             MY REVIEW:

From Here to You by Jamie McGuire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

As Darby Dixon sits in a tiny Texas church bathroom on her wedding day holding a positive pregnancy test, she realizes that of all the bad decisions she's made in her life, marrying her abusive fiancé would be the worst. So she decides right and then to walk out the church and get out of town. With her best friend driving her to the bus station and leaving with a couple hundred dollars, she will start a new life.
She goes to Colorado Springs and gets a job at a hotel, where she also has a room to stay in.
A former Marine, Scott "Trex" Trexler has worked in the most dangerous, corrupt, war-torn places on earth. Now he finally has a chance to return to the last place he'd felt at peace--Colorado Springs, Colorado, to take a new job with the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, a top-secret military installation buried deep within the granite.
Tex has always known that there was a woman out there for him and he knew when he saw her it would be for life. He saw Darby and knew she was the one. Now to convince her as she wants nothing to do with military men again.
I could understand why Darby is leery of men and most importantly military men as she had been abused. I also understood Tex's choice to keep some things from her until she got to know him as a person.
Thank you to Forever for the book to review.

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                                                                 Jamie McGuire


Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, The United States
November 06, 1978

Website
http://www.jamiemcguire.com/

Twitter
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Genre
Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal

URL
https://www.goodreads.com/jamiemcguire



Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Northern Oklahoma College, the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center where she graduated with a degree in Radiography.

Jamie paved the way for the New Adult genre with the international bestseller Beautiful Disaster. Her follow-up novel, Walking Disaster, debuted at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists in all four categories. Beautiful Oblivion, book one of the Maddox Brothers series, also topped the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at #1. In 2015, books two and three of the Maddox Brothers series, Beautiful Redemption and Beautiful Sacrifice, respectively, also topped the New York Times, as well as a Beautiful series novella, Something Beautiful. In 2016, Beautiful Burn made an appearance on the New York Times and USA Today, and was also named iBooks' Romance Book of the Year. The same year, A Beautiful Funeral also topped the New York Times bestseller list.

Novels also written by Jamie McGuire include: apocalyptic thriller and 2014 UtopYA Best Dystopian Book of the Year, Red Hill; the Providence series, a young adult paranormal romance trilogy; Apolonia, a dark sci-fi romance; and several novellas, including A Beautiful Wedding, Among Monsters, Happenstance: A Novella Series, and Sins of the Innocent.

Jamie is the first indie author in history to strike a print deal with retail giant Wal-Mart. Her self-published novel, Beautiful Redemption hit Wal-Mart shelves in September, 2015.

Jamie lives in Steamboat Springs, Colorado with her husband, Jeff, and their three children.

Find Jamie at www.jamiemcguire.com or on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and Instagram.

Book Review: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

 

                                                              Hardcover, 370 pages
                                           Published November 24th 2020 by Ballantine Books
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An unexpected quest. Two worlds at stake. Are you ready?

Days after Oasis founder James Halliday's contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday's vault, waiting for his heir to find, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the Oasis a thousand times more wondrous, and addictive, than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle and a new quest. A last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who will kill millions to get what he wants. Wade's life and the future of the Oasis are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance.

                                                      MY REVIEW:

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you loved Ready Player One then you will enjoy this. I found this very enjoyable and fun to read with all the characters moving along with the characters of John Hughes movies. So many 80 references that I had to ooh and ahh over. I wanted to be there.
A new riddle and a new quest. A last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who will kill millions to get what he wants. Wade's life and the future of the Oasis are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance.

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                                                       Ernest Cline


Born in Ashland, Ohio, The United States

Website
http://www.ernestcline.com

Twitter
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Influences
Kurt Vonnegut William Gibson Neal Stephenson Stephen King Douglas ...more

URL
https://www.goodreads.com/ernestcline


ERNEST CLINE is a novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. His first novel, Ready Player One, was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, appeared on numerous “best of the year” lists, and is set to be adapted into a motion picture by Warner Bros. and director Steven Spielberg. His second novel, ARMADA, debuted at #4 on the NYT Bestseller list and is being made into a film by Universal Pictures. Ernie lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games.

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Book Review: Truly, Madly, Deeply by Karen Kingsbury

 

                                                      Kindle Edition, 384 pages
                                                Published October 27th 2020 by Atria Books
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In the shadow of very great loss, the only way to live with passion is truly, madly, deeply.

When eighteen-year-old Tommy Baxter declares to his family that he wants to be a police officer after graduation, his mother, Reagan, won’t hear of it. After all, she’s still mourning the death of her own father on September 11 and she’s determined to keep her son safe from danger and disaster. But Tommy’s father, Luke Baxter, is proud of Tommy’s decision, even arranging for his son to take part in a ride-along program with the Indianapolis Police Department.

Meanwhile, Tommy is in love for the first time. Annalee Miller has been a family friend for years. Their relationship is sweet and too good to be true. After prom, Tommy begins seriously thinking about asking her to marry him but she hasn’t been feeling well. Days later, tests reveal the unthinkable.

While his girlfriend begins the fight of her life, Tommy is driven to learn more about the circumstances surrounding his birth…and the grandfather he never knew. Realizations come to light that rock Tommy’s world, and he becomes determined to spend his future fighting crime. Or is this just his way to wage war in a battle he cannot win—the one facing Annalee?

Blending romance and family drama into an emotionally satisfying story, Truly, Madly, Deeply is a testament to living and loving without fear, so that each moment is marked by reckless abandon and breathtaking passion.

                                                             MY REVIEW:

 

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Karen Kingsbury
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I did not realize this was the 6thbook to a series.
When eighteen-year-old Tommy Baxter declares to his family that he wants to be a police officer after graduation, his mother, Reagan, won’t hear of it. After all, she’s still mourning the death of her own father on September 11 and she’s determined to keep her son safe from danger and disaster. But Tommy’s father, Luke Baxter, is proud of Tommy’s decision, even arranging for his son to take part in a ride-along program with the Indianapolis Police Department.
Annalee Miller has been a family friend for years. Their relationship is sweet and too good to be true. After prom, Tommy begins seriously thinking about asking her to marry him but she hasn’t been feeling well. Days later, tests reveal the unthinkable.
This is a very emotional book. Tommy acts very mature for his age and knows what he wants. Annalee is battling something and together their love story will have you in tears. Sometimes I would forget that they were only 18.
I did not feel like I was missing anything by not reading the other books in the series.
I received this from Atria and NetGalley for review.

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                                                              Karen Kingsbury


Website
http://karenkingsbury.com

Twitter
KarenKingsbury

Genre
Christian Fiction, Children's, Romance



Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development with Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books are being developed into a TV series slated for major network viewing sometime in the next year. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children.

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Book Review: Take It Back by Kia Abdullah

                                                          Kindle Edition, 304 pages
                  Published December 8th 2020 by St. Martin's Press (first published August 8th 2019)
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One victim.
Four accused.
Who is telling the truth?

Zara Kaleel, one of London's brightest legal minds, shattered the expectations placed on her by her family and forged a brilliant legal career. But her decisions came at a high cost, and now, battling her own demons, she has exchanged her high profile career for a job at a sexual assault center, helping victims who need her the most. Victims like Jodie Wolfe.

When Jodie, a sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, accuses four boys in her class of an unthinkable crime, the community is torn apart. After all, these four teenage defendants are from hard-working immigrant families and they all have proven alibis. Even Jodie's best friend doesn't believe her.

But Zara does—and she is determined to fight for Jodie—to find the truth in the face of public outcry. And as issues of sex, race and social justice collide, the most explosive criminal trial of the year builds to a shocking conclusion.

                                                          MY REVIEW:

Take It Back by Kia Abdullah
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A shocking, twisting courtroom thriller.
The Victim: Jodie Wolfe, a physically flawed 16-year-old girl accuses four boys in her class of something unthinkable. Jodie Wolfe is a white girl with horrific facial deformities. Her mother is an alcoholic who is mentally abusive to Jodie.
Four handsome immigrant and Muslim boys are coming from good, hard-working families, having a bright future ahead them.
Zara Kaleel, a former lawyer, one of London's brightest legal minds, takes on this case.
Together, they enter the most explosive criminal trial of the year, where the only thing that matters is justice for Jodie.
Zara is Muslim and her family is not a family I would want to be a part of. They treat her horribly and because she is a lawyer defending a white girl against Muslims then they feel she is betraying the community, along with the Muslim community.
There are a couple of twists and turns that I didn't see coming and the ending will leave you shaking your head in confusion.
Thank you to St. Martin's and NetGalley for the book to review.

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                                                                     Kia Abdullah


Born  London, The United Kingdom

Website
https://kiaabdullah.com

Twitter
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Genre
Suspense, Thriller, Crime

Influences
Gillian Flynn, Louise Doughty

URL
https://www.goodreads.com/kiaabdullah



Kia Abdullah is an author and travel writer from London. Her novel Take It Back was named one of the best thrillers of the year by The Guardian and Telegraph and was selected for an industry-first audio serialisation by HarperCollins and The Pigeonhole. The follow-up, Truth Be Told, came out on 3rd September 2020 (HQ/HarperCollins).

Kia has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Times and The Telegraph, and is the founder of Asian Booklist, a non-profit organisation that advocates for diversity in publishing.

Website: kiaabdullah.com
Twitter: @kiaabdullah
Instagram: @kiaabdullah

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Blog Tour: The Last To See Her by Courtney Evan Tate

 

                                                            THE LAST TO SEE HER

                                                        Author: Courtney Evan Tate

                                                       ISBN: 9780778309413

                                                  Publication Date: December 15, 2020

                                                          Publisher: MIRA Books




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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Courtney Evan Tate's The Last to See Her (MIRA; 12/29) is a twisty, fast-paced domestic suspense about sisters, secrets and betrayal--for fans of B.A. Paris and Riley Sager.

Genevieve, a writer, is about to finalize her divorce from her cheating husband Todd. So when her sister Meg, an ambitious physician, has a convention to attend in New York City, she invites Gen along to celebrate her return to single life. It will be a perfect sisters' getaway in the big city! But things go awry when, on their first evening at the hotel, Gen decides to take a late night walk and disappears without a trace. Eventually she is officially declared a missing person.

Suspicion soon falls on her sister Meg, who was the last person to see her.

Through twists and turns, it is revealed that Meg has been sleeping with her brother-in-law Todd... And then there is a question of a newly purchased insurance policy that just has just gone into effect before Gen’s disappearance. Both Todd and Meg deny any knowledge of it.

But has an actual crime been committed? Can it be proven? And if so, who is really the guilty one?

                                                           MY REVIEW:

The Last to See Her by Courtney Evan Tate
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Gen is on the verge of a divorce from her cheating husband. When her sister, Meg, has a convention to attend in the Big Apple, she invites Gen along to celebrate her newly found freedom.
The 2 sisters have a night out and get drunk . Gen is asked why is she still wearing her wedding ring. So Gen takes it off and throws it off the balcony.
Then Gen decides to take a walk and disappears. The next morning Meg calls the police to report her missing. But of course she has to wait 24 hours.
As Meg is looking for her sister we find out about secrets and cheating. Twists and turns that kept me wanting more.
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for the ARC to review.

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Courtney Evan Tate is the nom de plume (and darker side) of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Courtney Cole. As Courtney Evan Tate, she is the author of Such Dark Things and I'll Be Watching You. Courtney grew up in rural Kansas and now lives with her husband and kids in Florida, where spends her days dreaming of new characters and storylines and surprising plot twists and writing them beneath rustling palm trees. Visit her on Facebook or at courtneycolewriters.com




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Book Review: The Wicked Hour by Alice Blanchard

 

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                                                     Published December 1st 2020
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The day after Burning Lake’s notorious, debauched Halloween celebration, Detective Natalie Lockhart uncovers a heartbreaking scene—a young woman, dead and lying in a dumpster. There’s no clue to who she is, save for a mystifying tattoo on her arm, and a callus underneath her chin. She’s not from around here. No one knows who she is.

As Natalie retraces the young woman’s steps leading up to her death, she uncovers a deeper, darker horror—a string of murders and disappearances, seemingly unconnected, that may have ties to each other—and explain the abrupt disappearance of her best friend years ago.

As she digs deeper within the mind of the hunter, Natalie finds a darkness she could never have imagined. And as she draws closer to the truth, the killer is weaving a trap for her that may prove inescapable.

                                                            MY REVIEW:

The Wicked Hour: A Natalie Lockhart Novel by Alice Blanchard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The day after Burning Lake’s notorious, debauched Halloween celebration, Detective Natalie Lockhart uncovers a heartbreaking scene—a young woman, dead and lying in a dumpster. There’s no clue to who she is, save for a mystifying tattoo on her arm, and a callus underneath her chin. She’s not from around here. No one knows who she is.
Natalie is not going to give up on uncovering this mystery and she finds more clues that link to other murders and disappearances. We also find out that Natalie's best friend from high school had gone missing without any clue as to where she is.
I know I will continue on with this series as we learn more about Natalie and I think eventually the clue about her best friend, Belle's disappearance.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's for this book to review.

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                                                                     Alice Blanchard


BornThe United States

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https://aliceblanchard.com/

Twitter
Alice Blanchard @AliceBooks333

Genre
Mystery, Suspense, Thriller




Alice Blanchard is the award-winning author of "Trace of Evil" and "The Wicked Hour," an evocative new mystery series from Minotaur Books.
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"Powerful." ― Ann Cleeves
"Gripping." ― Associated Press

"Trace of Evil” was selected as an Amazon Best Mystery/Thriller for December, an Indie Next Pick, a Loanstars Top Pick and a CrimeReads Magazine "Books You Should Read in December."

Her standalone mystery, "Darkness Peering," was a New York Times' Notable Book, and her thriller "The Breathtaker" was an official selection of NBC’s Today Show Book Club. Her work has been published in 17 countries.

"The Stuntman’s Daughter,” won the Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction. She has received a PEN Award, a New Letters Literary Award and a Centrum Fellowship.

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Book Review: All That Glitters by Danielle Steel

 

                                                     Kindle Edition, 281 pages
                                                  Published November 17th 2020 by Dell
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Nicole “Coco” Martin is destined to have it all. As the only child of doting and successful parents, she has been given every opportunity in life. Having inherited her mother’s stunning beauty and creativity, along with her father’s work ethic and diligence, she has the world at her feet. Her graduation from Columbia is fast approaching, and with it the summer job of her dreams working at a magazine. Between work, leisurely weekends at her family’s home in Southampton, and spending as much time as possible with her best friend, Sam, life couldn’t be better—until tragedy strikes. Coco’s beloved parents are killed in a terrorist attack while on vacation in France.

Now devastated and alone, Coco must find a way to move forward and make her way in the world without the family she loved. Determined to forge her own path and make her parents proud, Coco pursues her dreams, dazzled by exciting opportunities that come her way. Her goals are to think outside the box—and always play by her own rules. As she finds herself drawn to charismatic, fascinating men, each relationship will teach Coco new lessons, some delightful, some painful. She will come to realize what matters, and how strong she truly is—and in the end, she will discover herself.

                                                    MY REVIEW:

All That Glitters by Danielle Steel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Nicole “Coco” Martin is destined to have it all. As the only child of doting and successful parents, she has been given every opportunity in life.
Her graduation from Columbia is fast approaching, and with it the summer job of her dreams working at a magazine. Between work, leisurely weekends at her family’s home in Southampton, and spending as much time as possible with her best friend, Sam, life couldn’t be better—until tragedy strikes. Coco’s beloved parents are killed in a terrorist attack while on vacation in France.
I absolutely loved the friendship between Coco and Sam. They were always there for each other and have a relationship where they can be brutally honest with each other.
Coco makes a lot of bad relationships where men are concerned and Sam lets her know what he thinks. Sam is Jewish , where as Coco isn't. So his family wants him to marry a Jewish woman and when he starts dating one then his family pushes for marriage. Coco knows he isn't happy though and feels bad for him.
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                                                                     Danielle Steel

Bornin New York, New York, The United States
August 14, 1947

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Genre
Dramatic, Romance, Fiction



Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel was born on 14 August 1947 in New York City to a German-Jewish father and a Portuguese Catholic mother, and she spent much of her childhood in France. From an education in New York and Europe to a professional background in public relations and advertising, and teaching, Ms. Steel moved on quickly to her literary career and has been hard at work writing ever since. She wrote her first book at nineteen, but she didn't publish her first novel until 1973.

Book Review: Silent Night, Deadly Night by Kaylea Cross

 

                                                     Kindle Edition, 144 pages
                                            Published December 1st 2020 by Kaylea Cross Inc.
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It’s Christmas in Charleston.

Luke and Emily Hutchinson are hosting the entire crew at their home in Charleston’s historic district for an early Christmas celebration. It’s the first time they’ve all been together since Em was captured and Luke almost died taking down his nemesis in Beirut a year ago, and everyone is looking forward to sharing some Christmas magic together. Except one of them has unknowingly brought a deadly threat to their doorstep.

But evil doesn’t take holidays.

When a shocking threat suddenly shatters the calm, Luke and his team must risk everything to save two of their own. And when the rescue attempt goes wrong, the consequences are more costly than they ever could have imagined.

*Note: This book is a follow-up to the Suspense Series and is not meant to be read as a standalone*

                                                          MY REVIEW:

Silent Night, Deadly Night by Kaylea Cross
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book 6 of this series and I did not read the other books. I do want to go back and read the rest at some time. But I had no trouble understanding the characters or what was going on.
Luke and Emily Hutchinson are hosting the entire crew at their home in Charleston’s historic district for an early Christmas celebration. It’s the first time they’ve all been together since Em was captured and Luke almost died taking down his nemesis in Beirut a year ago, and everyone is looking forward to sharing some Christmas magic together. Except one of them has unknowingly brought a deadly threat to their doorstep.
Just as Sam and Ben are leaving for Luke's, Sam receives an envelope with a piece of paper with numbers on it, a key and a drive. She decides to work on it at Luke's house. That is when everything starts to happen.
When Sam starts working on the information , she discovers a group of special forces officers who have gone rogue and have hidden bank accounts from working with terrorists. This has put a target on her back.

Thank you to Kaylea for sending me the ARC to review.

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                                                                    Kaylea Cross




BornVancouver, BC, Canada

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Genre
Romance

Influences
Suzanne Brockmann, Linda Howard, Lisa Marie Rice, J.R. Ward ...more

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylea Cross writes edge-of-your-seat military romantic suspense. Her work has won many awards and has been nominated for both the Daphne du Maurier and the National Readers’ Choice Awards. A Registered Massage Therapist by trade, Kaylea is also an avid gardener, artist, Civil War buff, Special Ops aficionado, belly dance enthusiast and former nationally-carded softball pitcher. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and family.

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