tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169755282024-03-16T06:00:33.830-04:00Shelleen's MusingsShelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.comBlogger1978125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-7493309679403163802024-03-16T06:00:00.001-04:002024-03-16T06:00:00.255-04:00Blog Tour: To Break a Dark Cage by Kathryn Ann Kingsley<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNiXLcX-udlSm2Ng-GWBsjydtCFrK0VP3q5gYKwtbcbnUyx2_9EAyWMJYKcpmerPB3V1DEE6oiIQng9F7uiblMZEeuismMwHM5sO5kvt1P6xfVlb3oFcQnJXefiZCr9YKVx5D_HN5vvAzbykX74nSaeRFLTCo71V7-9za92iheaNsgCQu6gcU/s1600/TO%20BREAK%20A%20DARK%20CAGE%20Kathryn%20Ann%20Kingsley%20%20books-on-tour.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNiXLcX-udlSm2Ng-GWBsjydtCFrK0VP3q5gYKwtbcbnUyx2_9EAyWMJYKcpmerPB3V1DEE6oiIQng9F7uiblMZEeuismMwHM5sO5kvt1P6xfVlb3oFcQnJXefiZCr9YKVx5D_HN5vvAzbykX74nSaeRFLTCo71V7-9za92iheaNsgCQu6gcU/w400-h225/TO%20BREAK%20A%20DARK%20CAGE%20Kathryn%20Ann%20Kingsley%20%20books-on-tour.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFumpwBsVjXDHKHtK8UOUCcPrPyDKa8RmdbTtQ0KBvEEJplX_wYRFm_NkkUGs-ZNxeS0Jmyh40LSOufURftAgUQs2A0j02W1CifJe5KyUZY_fwiC_yUH-9AkcqVXRK9gE3TRoKi_GfO8JvYk3BXGKPaH7x__nlDyE1boUhd5XkoCf9Ozwj_jZ7/s1080/Lifestyle-To-Break-a-Dark-Cage%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFumpwBsVjXDHKHtK8UOUCcPrPyDKa8RmdbTtQ0KBvEEJplX_wYRFm_NkkUGs-ZNxeS0Jmyh40LSOufURftAgUQs2A0j02W1CifJe5KyUZY_fwiC_yUH-9AkcqVXRK9gE3TRoKi_GfO8JvYk3BXGKPaH7x__nlDyE1boUhd5XkoCf9Ozwj_jZ7/s320/Lifestyle-To-Break-a-Dark-Cage%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Book: To Break A Dark Cage</div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Kathryn Ann Kingsley</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pub Day: March 11th 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/4956nZC">Amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><b>He was kissing her with a fury that threatened to devour her. She needed this. Needed the wrath and the desire. One last time.</b><br /><br />Gwen is a prisoner of the man she loves…<br /><br />In the battle for Avalon, she sided with Mordred’s enemies and allowed the demon Grinn to grow more powerful than ever.<br /><br />Passion still burns fiercely between Mordred and Gwen. But the dark prince crushes his emotions and tells Gwen that he is sending her home. That she will never see Avalon—or him—again.<br /><br />But Avalon has ideas of its own. The magic of the island draws Gwen back and gifts her with stunning new abilities.<br /><br />Gwen has one last chance to save the island from a devastating war that would destroy everything—and everyone—she has come to love. But can she tame Mordred’s rage and pride? And can a demon ever be trusted?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><b>Continuing a heart-racing series of dark romance and seductive villains that’s perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Elise Kova and Danielle L. Jensen, To Break a Dark Cage will transport you to a world of wonder and danger, and leave you breathless.</b></div><div><br />Cover designed by:<br /><br />@DariaBlackHalo (X)<br /><br />@blackhaloart (Instagram) </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205783421-to-break-a-dark-cage" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="To Break a Dark Cage (The Iron Crystal Quartet Book 3)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1705936664l/205783421._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205783421-to-break-a-dark-cage">To Break a Dark Cage</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18902774.Kathryn_Ann_Kingsley">Kathryn Ann Kingsley</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6330284229">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This is the 3rd book of a series. I did not read the other 2 books and I feel I should have to know more of what was going on. But I still enjoyed the book. It is a dark fairytale. Had magic, enemies to lovers vibes.<br />I liked the banter between Gwen and Mordred. He sent her from Avalon but Avalon had other ideas to keep her.<br />It had a village called Camelot. There was mention of King Arthur and Lancelot. One of the characters we get to know is Ghalahad.<br />Thank you to NetGalley for the book to review.
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<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG_xa_8zIgvQbzFA5pXc06yhCkqiRxEwnRVdxg3e6-L7YmPWEor0SeBAYhXFk7wKg_RZS39iX0eZUnNCfygyax25o365yHRvWMaYGQIdYqGIRvqyY30GNiA6Vyvh_hNhmrOtgv3XW0Tf4bTsdwAX2BDn9V8ONI_VRi7ZHdA3yFHtIedb_Ef7I/s2560/To-Break-a-Dark-Cage-Kindle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG_xa_8zIgvQbzFA5pXc06yhCkqiRxEwnRVdxg3e6-L7YmPWEor0SeBAYhXFk7wKg_RZS39iX0eZUnNCfygyax25o365yHRvWMaYGQIdYqGIRvqyY30GNiA6Vyvh_hNhmrOtgv3XW0Tf4bTsdwAX2BDn9V8ONI_VRi7ZHdA3yFHtIedb_Ef7I/s320/To-Break-a-Dark-Cage-Kindle.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRtaQSoUOfk2JZQPZVM_16Wrq5fEYLZ7GfAm909xV1fhGgVeVgcxHdX3rr7fNZrlabUZHjKExYss0_78jcbPwQ4ax5AVpoLxfgTYKAXtIHX1Zh_mqAeo-mEl6D3Om9B3Pa75UENd-3IF36_0A4uIuaQXYapB90y5OEIyUZpT78Plzha0SBCVW/s3584/Kathryn%20Ann%20Kingsley%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRtaQSoUOfk2JZQPZVM_16Wrq5fEYLZ7GfAm909xV1fhGgVeVgcxHdX3rr7fNZrlabUZHjKExYss0_78jcbPwQ4ax5AVpoLxfgTYKAXtIHX1Zh_mqAeo-mEl6D3Om9B3Pa75UENd-3IF36_0A4uIuaQXYapB90y5OEIyUZpT78Plzha0SBCVW/s320/Kathryn%20Ann%20Kingsley%20(1).jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As an USA Today Bestselling Author and award-winning designer, Kat has always been a storyteller. She delights in spinning stories of the sweetest nightmares to delight her readers with her unique twist of fantasy, horror, and romance. With ten years in script-writing for performances on both the stage and for tourism, she has always been writing in one form or another.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also on her list of skills are artistic direction, scenic painting and props, special effects, and electronics. A graduate of Boston University with a BFA in Theatre Design, she has a passion for unique, creative, and unconventional experiences. In her spare time, she builds animatronics and takes trapeze classes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Social Media</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kathrynannkingsley">https://www.facebook.com/kathrynannkingsley</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/vodriel">https://twitter.com/vodriel</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kathrynannkingsley/">https://www.instagram.com/kathrynannkingsley/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Website: <a href="https://www.kathrynkingsley.com/">https://www.kathrynkingsley.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kathrynannkingsley">https://www.tiktok.com/@kathrynannkingsley</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18902774.Kathryn_Ann_Kingsley">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18902774.Kathryn_Ann_Kingsley</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Second Sky email signup: <a href="http://www.secondskybooks.com/kathryn-ann-kingsley">www.secondskybooks.com/kathryn-ann-kingsley</a></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-66086937173356694752024-03-07T09:40:00.002-05:002024-03-07T09:40:25.898-05:00Book Review: What Beats Within The Tunnels by Ashley O'Donovan<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyV6D3EFqCWvVRSdsRCpp_I6rAuTWdVPKpJiRzeM-oFv_dZlcw2wSCVUBHXLuZlKC-aDucxAqK5kvJt2jnoWvsLmtA5PCMfzj4YKKtIEKGlLHE-Sf9Aa2pdOLBZx3PcI6fUwxOUugVumdRCNuxJYPmezvEt8CWmx_5t1mkOYbWA8_UIz608HEb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyV6D3EFqCWvVRSdsRCpp_I6rAuTWdVPKpJiRzeM-oFv_dZlcw2wSCVUBHXLuZlKC-aDucxAqK5kvJt2jnoWvsLmtA5PCMfzj4YKKtIEKGlLHE-Sf9Aa2pdOLBZx3PcI6fUwxOUugVumdRCNuxJYPmezvEt8CWmx_5t1mkOYbWA8_UIz608HEb=w257-h400" width="257" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">421 pages, Kindle Edition</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Published February 27, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3ItO4SI">Amazon </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Can the man who shattered her heart also be the key to saving her sou</b>l?Lyra has endured far more than any woman her age should. She has a heart full of scars and a mind teeming with questions that can only be answered in Zomea, the alleged realm of the dead. To get there, she must complete the last ceremony to open a bridge. But her belief that Nyx would be with her on this journey has been shattered.Cast aside, Nyx's absence leaves room for Colton—a maddeningly attractive Fae, whose infuriating demeanor hides a deeper connection. As Lyra and Colton grow closer, they are challenged by the darkness stirring within Lyra, threatening both her and the fate of Eguina. According to a prophecy, only one man can save her, and that man is...Nyx.Will Nyx and Colton be able to work together to save Lyra, and can Lyra heal her fractured heart while putting the fate of the realms before her own desires?Please This book contains sexually explicit content, mature language, and elements of violence. It is intended for mature audiences and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18. This is book two in a series.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203614698-what-beats-within-the-tunnels" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="What Beats Within the Tunnels (What Lies Beyond the Realms Book 2)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1702273228l/203614698._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203614698-what-beats-within-the-tunnels">What Beats Within the Tunnels</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/47326528.Ashley_O_Donovan">Ashley O'Donovan</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6324319282">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Lyra has gone through a lot and has the scars to prove it, She needs to get to Zomea, the alleged realm of the dead. But her belief that Nyx would be with her on this journey has been shattered. Colton, a fae, is by her side. <br />As Lyra and Colton grow closer, they are challenged by the darkness stirring within Lyra, threatening both her and the fate of Eguina.<br />The prophecy says one man will save her and the belief is it is Nyx.<br />This is the 2nd book of the series. I enjoyed the storyline and had to remember that Lyra is still a teenager and so has some teenager ideas.<br />I had a hard time putting this book down and I don't alway like love triangles but it works well in this book.<br />It was well written and I can't wait for the next book.<br />Thank you to the Ashley O'Donovan for the arc to review.
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-63707881224341801472024-03-07T09:25:00.000-05:002024-03-07T09:25:53.488-05:00Book Review: The Guest - B.A. Paris<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPwSqjlSss9fVevY0wRYvxfCmnPwDEGbptYFREaiaSnRAb0dXZCwX2qY6Rq8ABXWx9lUV4T4LUYyRquGx71jQj1khSnrtgA_0V6UgIlcOU4y6TGPL5Ofwe_yWvBndPBNDzOlf7r42cVbu7zBH8AxscFbDltC3q0563adITa3lZ89WW4xY76btW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="346" data-original-width="227" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPwSqjlSss9fVevY0wRYvxfCmnPwDEGbptYFREaiaSnRAb0dXZCwX2qY6Rq8ABXWx9lUV4T4LUYyRquGx71jQj1khSnrtgA_0V6UgIlcOU4y6TGPL5Ofwe_yWvBndPBNDzOlf7r42cVbu7zBH8AxscFbDltC3q0563adITa3lZ89WW4xY76btW=w262-h400" width="262" /></a></div><p></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">304 pages, Kindle Edition</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First published February 20, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on<a href="https://amzn.to/4c4xDd8"> Amazon</a> </div><br /><b><br />Some secrets never leave.</b><br /><br />Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their closest friends, Laure, is in their house. The atmosphere quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture.<br /><br />Laure has walked out on her husband—and their good friend—Pierre, over his confession of an affair and a secret child. Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive of their friends, but as Laure's mood becomes increasingly unpredictable, her presence takes its toll.<br /><br />Iris and Gabriel's only respite comes in the form of a couple new to town. But with them comes their gardener, who has a checkered past. Soon, secrets from all their pasts will unravel, some more dangerous than they could have known.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b> MY REVIEW:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80342210-the-guest" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Guest" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676552267l/80342210._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80342210-the-guest">The Guest</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14425604.B_A_Paris">B.A. Paris</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6324285835">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Iris and Gabrielle have come home from vacation and when they get home there is a guest in their house. Their close friend , Laure has left her husband, Pierre. Saying that he told her he had a child with someone else.<br />They also meet their new neighbors and their new gardener who comes to help Gabrielle with hs garden.<br />I wasn't very trusting of the new neighbor for some reason.. She just seemed a little off to me.<br />If I was Iris and Gabrielle then I would have had to say something to Laure about her staying to long. she was driving Iris crazy. But the ending I did not see coming.<br />Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's for the ebook to review.
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<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBKDZ6US8rjb9-lts0UqrFkN2rcXRNrOpcb5EmTI5QXvUNkl3TV-Iy4NRU_MFwnl9fKnT9L0KSNledCZSKUqh5QGZA-O7MMZ5877wBZ5ySvMN6BH8_8vPEM0iGTUcb2oFUv39D8V3S00CAb1YP8wfR6SO5qPm4hiPBV9xHqfkPN97Gy8usofKC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBKDZ6US8rjb9-lts0UqrFkN2rcXRNrOpcb5EmTI5QXvUNkl3TV-Iy4NRU_MFwnl9fKnT9L0KSNledCZSKUqh5QGZA-O7MMZ5877wBZ5ySvMN6BH8_8vPEM0iGTUcb2oFUv39D8V3S00CAb1YP8wfR6SO5qPm4hiPBV9xHqfkPN97Gy8usofKC" width="188" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><b> B.A. Paris</b><br /><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/BAParisAuthor">BAParisAuthor</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/suspense">Suspense</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/fiction">Fiction</a><br /><br />B.A. Paris is the New York Times and Sunday Times Number 1 bestselling author of seven novels including the word-of-mouth hit, Behind Closed Doors and her upcoming thriller, The Guest.<br /><br />Over 7 million editions of her work have been sold worldwide and her books have been translated into 41 languages. Her novels have been optioned for major screen adaptations with a film of The Breakdown, titled Blackwater Lane, in post production.<br /><br />Before becoming an author, B.A. Paris worked as a bank trader and teacher in France. Today, she writes from her cottage in Hampshire, England, where she lives with her husband with visits from her five grown-up daughters. She has a newsletter and is on social media @baparisauthorShelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-58815590764932360582024-03-01T06:00:00.001-05:002024-03-01T06:00:00.134-05:00Blog Tour: Her Feud by Emma Tallon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLWquFhEkDYU5uSheJ35MeAlndIBvHK3ot0zzYgdNe_4WRNazL8pexVu5nUEzrUkC0qnYGQDIu505znzrWclbTuHP5FPJ_VJSwAX_gr_OdR_uEms8Ip7NX8DpMW9w2Zo2WBmJL42lameQQvJEsMwBHkcrmOXfjfIDDe2M9EkR98EAy4h2cQ19/s1600/HER%20FEUD%20Emma%20Tallon%20books-on-tour%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLWquFhEkDYU5uSheJ35MeAlndIBvHK3ot0zzYgdNe_4WRNazL8pexVu5nUEzrUkC0qnYGQDIu505znzrWclbTuHP5FPJ_VJSwAX_gr_OdR_uEms8Ip7NX8DpMW9w2Zo2WBmJL42lameQQvJEsMwBHkcrmOXfjfIDDe2M9EkR98EAy4h2cQ19/w400-h225/HER%20FEUD%20Emma%20Tallon%20books-on-tour%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesWpnQoFphV2_xJmZcmsockY26hajOK0Hu-3oOfUEiQDv509tMoLiyfE3a10Q8L8MLeA3_tSVf9j724kis6mDCwaoT0j2tEldZS4CFIFYHQoLSyN7cAKb57D3sPDJrEfQZWtQv5hhROq7zBjbPIDcgC-hBwdVZM5HnS6ezmwqAdC-3t_1muc_/s1080/Her%20Feud%20(Emma%20Tallon)%20-%20Flatlay%20-%20V2%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesWpnQoFphV2_xJmZcmsockY26hajOK0Hu-3oOfUEiQDv509tMoLiyfE3a10Q8L8MLeA3_tSVf9j724kis6mDCwaoT0j2tEldZS4CFIFYHQoLSyN7cAKb57D3sPDJrEfQZWtQv5hhROq7zBjbPIDcgC-hBwdVZM5HnS6ezmwqAdC-3t_1muc_/s320/Her%20Feud%20(Emma%20Tallon)%20-%20Flatlay%20-%20V2%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Title: Her Feud</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Emma Tallon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Publication day: Fb 27th 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3wsNmT1">Amazon </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><br /><br /><b>Fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers will love this nail-biting gangland crime thriller from bestselling author Emma Tallon.</b><br /><br /><br />Family is everything to Lily Drew and she’s always battled to keep hers together. But following the death of her only daughter, Ruby, and after losing her son, Connor, to a rival firm, Lily feels like everything she’s fought so hard to protect is about to fall apart: and when a turf war between two rival gangs starts on the Drew’s doorstep, Lily must pick a side…<br /><br />The right choice could take the firm to a whole new level and bring her beloved son back into the fold. But get it wrong and her empire could come crashing down, and all of their lives could be in danger.<br /><br /><br />When Lily makes a bold decision and goes up against the most powerful firm in the city, she puts all of her men on the case. But the job goes wrong, and when one of London’s most dangerous crime bosses comes after the family, hellbent on revenge, Lily’s heart pounds. Did she just put everyone she loves in danger? And when the bitter feud ends, what will be left of the Drews??</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203342318-her-feud" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Her Feud (Drew Family #7)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1701872743l/203342318._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203342318-her-feud">Her Feud</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16589503.Emma_Tallon">Emma Tallon</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6305161599">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
The 7th book of the Drew family and just as good if not better than the others. <br />Lily Drew is head of her mob and family. she does not put up with anything. She lost her one son,Connor, to his dad and his business and doesn't think she can forgive him. <br />Killian , Connor's twin brother, is on his mom's side but wished that his mom and brother can move forward. Meanwhile Killian is getting married.<br />Scarlett is Lily's niece and also in the family business. She is still getting over what happened to her cousin Ruby,<br />They may be mob and I don't approve of the things they do, but the fierce loyalty of family keeps me wanting to read more. <br />Thank you Emma Tallon for another great book and to Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC,<br />
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tlUsYqLeRJlnTBA5gKWSNsC_lNaIQBvM_fpEt51QYhoH60lNj8XrmDpSn4IbQBPBRr6N7TuQRmzRzX3LvF3Q-iE6EQ3z5PZDaONajEwStcTvUYFGRtKvnPRI70DtzYJIEKDozzXVV0Cu5pIO7Ra6iJv2EY7nW65MRy-ZaXPKXz0lpuFQg2h6/s450/Emma%20tallon%20author%20pic%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tlUsYqLeRJlnTBA5gKWSNsC_lNaIQBvM_fpEt51QYhoH60lNj8XrmDpSn4IbQBPBRr6N7TuQRmzRzX3LvF3Q-iE6EQ3z5PZDaONajEwStcTvUYFGRtKvnPRI70DtzYJIEKDozzXVV0Cu5pIO7Ra6iJv2EY7nW65MRy-ZaXPKXz0lpuFQg2h6/s320/Emma%20tallon%20author%20pic%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b> Emma Tallon</b><br /><br /><br />Born in London , The United Kingdom<br /><br />Website<br /><a href="http://www.emmatallon.com/">http://www.emmatallon.com/</a><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/EmmaEsj">EmmaEsj</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/crime">Crime</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/thriller">Thriller</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Emma Tallon is a British author of gripping, gritty, organised crime thrillers.<br /><br />Having worked as a freelance ghostwriter for several years, Emma decided to take the professional leap after the birth of her son and finished the first full novel of her own.<br /><br />After months of rejection from publishers and agents alike, in December 2017 Emma signed a publishing contract with Bookouture for the first three books in the Tyler Family series. She has since gone on to sign several more contracts with Bookouture and has become an established name within her genre.<br /><br />For more information on Emma or to join her mailing list, please go to: <a href="http://www.emmatallon.com/">www.emmatallon.com</a> or alternatively, follow her on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/emmatallonofficial">www.facebook.com/emmatallonofficial</a> Instagram: @my.author.life or Twitter: @EmmaEsj Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-2848172571049237132024-02-20T06:00:00.001-05:002024-02-20T06:00:00.153-05:00Audiobook Review: The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdfyPBsARdjNKPSvzEC0Kw63UmQGG7oYbAI2kPdz02-tL81FzZeeKOe0FHEGifnMYGBoQlTjiTXbZoDLIouqDIFbUgdyZSMcd3ZkXEwPqIOK-3IwpfEqY585ThmIlcNMVjiZHll4t6CR7N0g_k7QNQX_-g0b6OXnVCm2h5DwHU6exCZw9l2Jlu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdfyPBsARdjNKPSvzEC0Kw63UmQGG7oYbAI2kPdz02-tL81FzZeeKOe0FHEGifnMYGBoQlTjiTXbZoDLIouqDIFbUgdyZSMcd3ZkXEwPqIOK-3IwpfEqY585ThmIlcNMVjiZHll4t6CR7N0g_k7QNQX_-g0b6OXnVCm2h5DwHU6exCZw9l2Jlu" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Audiobook Expected publication February 20, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3HYqQEf">Amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>In The Boy Who Cried Bear, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong keeps readers on the edge of their seats while detective Casey Duncan tries to locate the threat before it’s too late. . .</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Haven’s Rock is a well-hidden town surrounded by forest. And it’s supposed to be, being that it’s a refuge for those who need to disappear. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton already feel at home in their new town, which reminds them of where they first met in Rockton. And while they know how to navigate the woods and its various dangers, other residents don’t. Which is why people aren't allowed to wander off alone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When Max, the town’s youngest resident—taught to track animals by Eric—fears a bear is stalking a hiking party, alarms are raised. Even stranger, the ten-year-old swears the bear had human eyes. Casey and Eric know the dangers a bear can present, so they’re taking it seriously. But odd occurrences are happening all around them, and when a dead body turns up, they’re not sure what they’re up against.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199231409-the-boy-who-cried-bear" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Boy Who Cried Bear (Haven's Rock, #2)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1706047206l/199231409._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199231409-the-boy-who-cried-bear">The Boy Who Cried Bear</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7581.Kelley_Armstrong">Kelley Armstrong</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6262802002">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
The narrator for this audiobook had a nice voice and was pleasant to listen to. <br />It is a mystery set in Canada. Haven's Rock is a town that is hidden for people who need to hide or start over a new life. It is surrounded by a forest and people are asked to not go into the forest or at least not go alone.<br />10 year old Max said he saw a bear but then said it was a bear with a man's eyes. Then he goes missing. While on the hunt to look for him we find out things about Max's family and why they came to Haven''s Rock. I didn't read the first book and I don't feel like I missed to much except for maybe character development.<br />Thanks to NetGalley and Macmiillan Audio for the chance to review.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkcv-np27nJ-80d2G7uoDd6F6GH7Vsup7MBqD-SB8myX5eMKN2gZDbXVfe_aA_BDZgOGqtPxHT4D3UPMAV0ZfKUEbztEky93D4ClzqYETEmuVLuTzsNl1glDbJhxEA4lssE93vLgFZBZu4xn_zlOCiZXb3-7KjUG0e_GPi70kIskCrzKPTSZwG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="190" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkcv-np27nJ-80d2G7uoDd6F6GH7Vsup7MBqD-SB8myX5eMKN2gZDbXVfe_aA_BDZgOGqtPxHT4D3UPMAV0ZfKUEbztEky93D4ClzqYETEmuVLuTzsNl1glDbJhxEA4lssE93vLgFZBZu4xn_zlOCiZXb3-7KjUG0e_GPi70kIskCrzKPTSZwG" width="171" /></a></div><br /><br /><b> Kelley Armstrong</b><br /><br />Website<br /><a href="http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/">http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/science-fiction-fantasy">Science Fiction & Fantasy</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/mystery-thrillers">Mystery & Thrillers</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/young-adult">Young Adult</a><br /><br /><br /><br />URL<br />https://www.goodreads.com/kelleyarmstrong<br /><br /><br />Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed.<br /><br />Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.</div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-33779638642497212032024-02-19T06:00:00.001-05:002024-02-19T06:00:00.135-05:00Audiobook review: The Wife's Mistake by Lorna Douneaeva<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCN_HVcE_8FVUz2725r7iIaHKDIPKIQjjmLVSe6w297ezcxBPaPkPge9UjHGAB0Ib-VJfN1tKOuy5IkNQLJPPqZssnrGArFulufOYkFws3Pa-Dr1L1Jrg43SRhCPNh6dNPL_XNQoo7EjuHhMRs28kYl7-sJwGp13ZX5RJ91SnRwYveDrMz40cU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCN_HVcE_8FVUz2725r7iIaHKDIPKIQjjmLVSe6w297ezcxBPaPkPge9UjHGAB0Ib-VJfN1tKOuy5IkNQLJPPqZssnrGArFulufOYkFws3Pa-Dr1L1Jrg43SRhCPNh6dNPL_XNQoo7EjuHhMRs28kYl7-sJwGp13ZX5RJ91SnRwYveDrMz40cU" width="156" /></a></div><span face="Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #4f4f4d;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #4f4f4d;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">E</span></span>xpected publication February 19, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy from <a href="https://amzn.to/3HVXYMS">Amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;">I have the life I’ve always dreamed of… but how long will it be until the past catches up with me?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can’t believe how far my husband, Hayden, and I have come. I never expected that one day I’d be sipping a steaming coffee over our marble countertop or finishing off a humid summer day with a dip in our sparkling pool. But even though we’re living in paradise, I’ve never felt so distant from my husband. I’m certain he’s hiding something from me. Before, I would have confided in my friends and family but in this new life of ours, I’m terrified to trust anyone…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, with Hayden out again, my evening is quiet. From our floor-to-ceiling windows, I watch the pool water ripple under the raindrops. But I swear I see movement beyond the garden hedges. I try to shake my fears away, I must be imagining things. That’s what Hayden would say.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But then I find the hand-delivered note and my heart pounds in my chest as I scan the neat words.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You don’t deserve this life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My blood runs cold. I thought I’d kept all my secrets well hidden, but now as I look out to the still night, I realise it’s only a matter of time until my past catches up with me – a past my husband still has no idea about. I know what I have to do to protect my perfect new life, but those around me have no idea how far I’m willing to go to keep it…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Utterly gripping and full of jaw-dropping twists, fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell and Daniel Hurst will be completely hooked by The Wife’s Mistake!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p></p>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204118216-the-wife-s-mistake" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Wife's Mistake" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703008828l/204118216._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204118216-the-wife-s-mistake">The Wife's Mistake</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6994102.Lorna_Dounaeva">Lorna Dounaeva</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6262571129">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This audio was good. I liked the narrator and the storyline. There really wasn't any characters that I liked except for Marianne.<br />So many lies, cheating, and secrets kept from family and friends, People they all supposed to love.<br />Thank you to NetGalley for the audio to review.
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<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNTCz1W7S6KkOhyBw1FAWe86B0HfL6cmpG80rQ2OXH5JpmX9I8-NAuP4o7avC1a9rvEbHJmP4Aj0LQpyG9-wt67GPh2ebwVNKOxmxLZxirO64B0HZVbr0WJfXrWnxdgBCrKFbowPOMRRNP0obnmYyJQ7j0JPZ4kvUxe3tQK-kKH8i6AFZ0nIbt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNTCz1W7S6KkOhyBw1FAWe86B0HfL6cmpG80rQ2OXH5JpmX9I8-NAuP4o7avC1a9rvEbHJmP4Aj0LQpyG9-wt67GPh2ebwVNKOxmxLZxirO64B0HZVbr0WJfXrWnxdgBCrKFbowPOMRRNP0obnmYyJQ7j0JPZ4kvUxe3tQK-kKH8i6AFZ0nIbt" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><b> Lorna Dounaeva</b><br /><br /><br />Born in London, The United Kingdom<br /><br /><br />Website<br /><a href="http://www.lornadounaeva.com/">http://www.LornaDounaeva.com</a><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/LornaDounaeva">LornaDounaeva</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/thriller">Thriller</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/suspense">Suspense</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/mystery">Mystery</a><br /><br /><br /><br />URL<br />https://www.goodreads.com/lornadounaeva<br /><br /><br />Lorna Dounaeva is a politics graduate who worked for the British Home Office before turning to crime fiction. She writes dark domestic thrillers and is especially fond of female villains. She lives in the Orkney islands with her Ukrainian husband and his parents, three children, a crafty cat and a happy dog.Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-77922133426435757832024-02-18T06:00:00.001-05:002024-02-18T06:00:00.168-05:00Blog Tour: The Whisper House by Dawn Merriman<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTM-oVfuAKZhLAccjjPfeIqDuSIN4bAuq__ZQpOaxaQprNzk-UU4eyPSK1YYWCbu5om10tk8OYOqM9AKTPqoI965EC4Rkm3fyeSoXZALg8NVbTtoEt05eYY8jHlqykVk71Bmaf8BJNAEFPDmdc45cpJyJMNhTMxbvln_tGPGopiRez0itXvB48" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTM-oVfuAKZhLAccjjPfeIqDuSIN4bAuq__ZQpOaxaQprNzk-UU4eyPSK1YYWCbu5om10tk8OYOqM9AKTPqoI965EC4Rkm3fyeSoXZALg8NVbTtoEt05eYY8jHlqykVk71Bmaf8BJNAEFPDmdc45cpJyJMNhTMxbvln_tGPGopiRez0itXvB48" width="150" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Expected publication February 13, 2024 by Second Sky</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3UBZWJH">Amazon </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>In a haunted mansion, ghosts are not the only danger</b>…I’m Rylan Flynn. I hunt for ghosts and restless spirits, and solve the mysteries that make them haunt the living.My ex-boyfriend Declan never believed in my abilities. Now he thinks his home is haunted and he’s pleading for my help. Declan lives in a huge mansion, full of history and secrets.When I arrive at the house, I find a dying woman in the gardens. It seems like the spirit in Declan’s house may be the only witness to a murder.For the first time, Detective Ford Pierce asks for my help. Inside the mansion, we find mysterious locked rooms and shattered windows, but the ghost stays hidden. Why won’t it speak to me?I’m almost ready to give up when my best friend, Mickey, is snatched from her home in the middle of the night. The killer has her, and time is running out.I’ll do anything to bring Mickey back. But will my desperate search for clues uncover the truth, or lead me right into the killer’s hands?The Whisper House is the third book in Dawn Merriman’s thrilling and addictive Rylan Flynn series. With twisting mysteries and a touch of romance, it’s perfect for fans of <b>Wendy Wang, Heather Graham and Dean Koontz.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></b></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204222476-the-whisper-house" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Whisper House: A totally addictive paranormal mystery with a twist (A Rylan Flynn Mystery Book 3)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703178201l/204222476._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204222476-the-whisper-house">The Whisper House: A totally addictive paranormal mystery with a twist</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18899278.Dawn_Merriman">Dawn Merriman</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6251692549">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's a cozy mystery with a ghost whisperer theme. Rylan can see and talk to ghosts and has a ghost hunting show. Her best friend is the camera person and behind the scenes. I did not read the other 2 books and I don't think I missed anything but would love to read them sometime.<br />Rylan's mother lives with her but is a ghost. Her mother doesn't realize that she is a ghost. Rylan is also a hoarder and I think some of the problem is to fill a void. Her father is a big part of her life and her brother is a the DA or ADA. She has a crush on the cop. <br />This story takes place at her ex boyfriend's house and they find a murdered woman and it goes from there with her best friend being kidnapped and ghosts helping her.<br />Thank you to NetGalley and Second Sky for the ebook to review.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgObj2TuI8HPApuhE_54cKWaomvNMZS-sSOtU8NEqhXhW9X19evYSljqJXoXpftXt-iDkx7cVD5ELDl2yH6YBUFgRwpqvM6UcqH_BbgGaUJpFie9vpyrDBbfgijgy1dWVHOIa9P2Bn6i_yrZrjdLG7cAQQp4yuUfnZBaPqfoXDnBxQPeTG1lWcg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgObj2TuI8HPApuhE_54cKWaomvNMZS-sSOtU8NEqhXhW9X19evYSljqJXoXpftXt-iDkx7cVD5ELDl2yH6YBUFgRwpqvM6UcqH_BbgGaUJpFie9vpyrDBbfgijgy1dWVHOIa9P2Bn6i_yrZrjdLG7cAQQp4yuUfnZBaPqfoXDnBxQPeTG1lWcg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><br /><b> Dawn Merriman</b><br /><br /><br />Dawn Merriman writes creepy small town murder mysteries from her small farm in northeast Indiana where she lives with her husband and teenage children. You can often find her with muck boots on her feet and a story in her head. She enjoys animals, auctions, snorkeling and archaeology.<br /><br />Dawn Merriman grew up a small town farm girl, on a small time pig farm in Indiana. She spent her young adulthood sitting on her bedroom floor scribbling stories in notebooks. She won the "Northeast Indiana Young Writers" award as a sophomore in high school.<br /><br />After battling severe depression, she wrote her debut novel "How Murder Saved My Life" as therapy, mixing her love of murder mysteries and farming with climbing out of the darkness of illness.<br /><br /><br />Social Media<br />Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dawnmerrimanauthorpage">https://www.facebook.com/dawnmerrimanauthorpage</a><br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DMerrimanBooks">https://twitter.com/DMerrimanBooks</a><br />Website: <a href="https://www.dawnmerriman.com/">https://www.dawnmerriman.com/</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dawnmerrimannovelist/">https://www.instagram.com/dawnmerrimannovelist/</a><br />Bookouture email signup: <a href="https://secondskybooks.com/subscribe/dawn-merriman/">https://secondskybooks.com/subscribe/dawn-merriman/</a> </div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-26486427757692509942024-02-13T06:00:00.001-05:002024-02-13T06:00:00.137-05:00Book Review:Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8KZJA2fhnH4zGJ9_nn9Ki_0azkOkbKMKwhRhjjv9-AZZldeYVQ65Sw-N-CXSBDB_IJbepXDU1OmpfH-FrU9_0hionNImVUOdM98X6zWoIQnxNxtfGLi2A8IGj5KjaqaBnAMxDTqGPZymijDqElrD3dg8Q422No7sHDztlWjml3Edu9Eig6Hr9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="1110" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8KZJA2fhnH4zGJ9_nn9Ki_0azkOkbKMKwhRhjjv9-AZZldeYVQ65Sw-N-CXSBDB_IJbepXDU1OmpfH-FrU9_0hionNImVUOdM98X6zWoIQnxNxtfGLi2A8IGj5KjaqaBnAMxDTqGPZymijDqElrD3dg8Q422No7sHDztlWjml3Edu9Eig6Hr9" width="159" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4d; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4d; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p></span><div style="text-align: center;">Expected publication February 13, 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3wfWZEM">Amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wells Whitaker was once golf's hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his "promising" career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life.<br /><br />Josephine Doyle believed in the gorgeous, grumpy golfer, even when he didn't believe in himself. Yet after he throws in the towel, she begins to wonder if her faith was misplaced. Then a determined Wells shows up at her door with a wild proposal: be his new caddy, help him turn his game around, and split the prize money. And considering Josephine's professional and personal life is in shambles, she could really use the cash...<br /><br />As they travel together, spending days on the green and nights in neighboring hotel rooms, sparks fly. Before long, they're inseparable, Wells starts winning again, and Josephine is surprised to find a sweet, thoughtful guy underneath his gruff, growly exterior. This hot man wants to brush her hair, feed her snacks, and take bubble baths together? Is this real life? But Wells is technically her boss and an athlete falling for his fangirl would be ridiculous... right?<p></p><p><br /></p><p><b> MY REVIEW:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>4Stars</p>Cute Golf romance. Josephine owns a golf club house and she is also a big fan of Wells who plays progolf. When they finally meet you know that they will have a chemistry. He is brooder and hot tempered. She need to keep a calm life without stress since she has diabetes. Then he hires her to be his caddy and that's when it becomes such a fun read,<br />I hadn't read anything with golf in it or with anyone who has diabetes.<br />Thank you to Harper Collins and NetGalley for the ARC.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinwL7Iq9zBr7j_eodfdyukWbdz3I2DC6PhNl0n9pGPdgFKLHHnHa3sDy_fgDXpSoIu5vx9QglpHTLfO6NDVto-o-Y5K9XOWZc0bKOPEJsyjq8_OjMFIddt3r3IQGpgo5GBOwRAAzTsR8A3U-Z818z2SCr76JnqIEjpmJmm6gnEjf4DhNcbqVQl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinwL7Iq9zBr7j_eodfdyukWbdz3I2DC6PhNl0n9pGPdgFKLHHnHa3sDy_fgDXpSoIu5vx9QglpHTLfO6NDVto-o-Y5K9XOWZc0bKOPEJsyjq8_OjMFIddt3r3IQGpgo5GBOwRAAzTsR8A3U-Z818z2SCr76JnqIEjpmJmm6gnEjf4DhNcbqVQl" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="aboutAuthorInfo" style="line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextContainerauthor6953499"><br /><b> Tessa Bailey</b><br /><br />Born in Oceanside, California, The United States<br /><br />Website<br /><a href="http://www.tessabailey.com/">http://www.tessabailey.com</a><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/mstessabailey">mstessabailey</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance">Romance</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/contemporary">Contemporary</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/humor-and-comedy">Humor and Comedy</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk,” by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after. Catch her on TikTok at @authortessabailey or check out tessabailey.com for a complete list of books<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">.</span></span></span></div></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-72682845106515296132024-01-06T10:38:00.000-05:002024-01-06T10:38:08.150-05:00Blog Tour: The Couple's Revenge - Daniel Hurst<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxiDSIW9gVazgwAmaxPBr5BIBtI1gNJ11RE7yMCSIMVY8dW4tllfG0qMsOLT6tP8xYSehO9CwtFcKUgyqBuRiV0LBz-bupx7SMxamP4F8FL5bqHOIuKUJZYsGcWFNFifjWM9O_hphcpL4Ov1jBoEz-Ddj7m5P7in2rEO5rL3a-Y13d4ahiUhp/s1600/Blog%20Tour%20The%20Couple's%20Revenge%20by%20Daniel%20Hurst.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxiDSIW9gVazgwAmaxPBr5BIBtI1gNJ11RE7yMCSIMVY8dW4tllfG0qMsOLT6tP8xYSehO9CwtFcKUgyqBuRiV0LBz-bupx7SMxamP4F8FL5bqHOIuKUJZYsGcWFNFifjWM9O_hphcpL4Ov1jBoEz-Ddj7m5P7in2rEO5rL3a-Y13d4ahiUhp/w225-h400/Blog%20Tour%20The%20Couple's%20Revenge%20by%20Daniel%20Hurst.png" width="225" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4d; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"> First published January 4, 2024</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4d; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/48eKJCp">Amazon</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4d; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>How far would you go to protect your child?</b><br /><br />I knew something was wrong. It’s a mother’s instinct.<br /><br />I could tell when my son started hiding things from me. He used to walk to school with a mischievous grin on his beautiful face. Now he avoids eye contact and keeps his head down.<br /><br />Since I discovered he’s being bullied by a classmate, I’ve spent every day worrying, my stomach churning with anxiety from the moment he leaves the house to the second he walks back through the door.<br /><br />Everyone keeps telling me I’m overreacting, but I won’t risk my child’s safety. My husband and I try to talk to the other boy’s parents, but it only makes things worse…<br /><br />Then our precious child is hurt. Enough is enough. It has to stop. Even if that means taking matters into our own hands.<br /><br />Because we know the truth about the family targeting our son – it’s not the first time they’ve done this.<br /><br /><b>So the question is, exactly how far will we go to get revenge?<br /><br />A nail-biting, page-turning psychological thriller from the number one bestselling author of The Doctor’s Wife. If you love Behind Closed Doors, Gone Girl and The Housemaid, you’ll be hooked on The Couple’s Revenge.</b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>MY REVIEW:</b></p><p><b>4/5 stars</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p>A story of a bully who had 1 young girl commit suicide. Nothing was done to the bully or parents except he was expelled from the school and allowed into another school. We find out the parents of the boy don't care and don't think it is anyone's fault, much less their son that the girl commited suicide. Well now he is bullying someone else and these parents are not going to give up until the boy and his parents are held accountable, The one thing I didn't like s how it always seems like the victims are more to blame than the bully and the police and school don't listen. Sometimes the parents protecting their own children don't know where to turn to next I would have given this book 5 stars because the story had me so riveted but the ending left me hanging with questions. Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ebook to review.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmw2c-VM1xojbTX-jkG8n2SiLS-xAmosRLiXvkgc-BJL2RCqVkEsd0Ogy4W1bd6rNmvyvTIk_gw4mjLTAkLcEve-EvAEXsLmAWH0mGtPOiJjyW7XDDfStg0sEVODf09p_JCRwbJlbJvrRmdMmwvemi9DH67nhWOE72Z26KuiqeCeKV3DL4WXoT/s500/Daniel-Hurst-500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmw2c-VM1xojbTX-jkG8n2SiLS-xAmosRLiXvkgc-BJL2RCqVkEsd0Ogy4W1bd6rNmvyvTIk_gw4mjLTAkLcEve-EvAEXsLmAWH0mGtPOiJjyW7XDDfStg0sEVODf09p_JCRwbJlbJvrRmdMmwvemi9DH67nhWOE72Z26KuiqeCeKV3DL4WXoT/s320/Daniel-Hurst-500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Daniel Hurst writes psychological thrillers and loves to tell tales about unusual things happening to normal people. He has written all his life, making the progression from handing scribbled stories to his parents as a boy to writing full length novels in his thirties. He lives in the North West of England, returning to his roots after several years away exploring the world and garnering plenty of ideas for future books!<br /><br /><br /><br />Social media<br /><br /> <br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielhurstbooks/">https://www.instagram.com/danielhurstbooks/</a><br /><br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/dhurstbooks">https://twitter.com/dhurstbooks</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://www.danielhurstbooks.com/">www.danielhurstbooks.com</a><br /><br />Author newsletter sign up: <a href="https://www.bookouture.com/daniel-hurst/">https://www.bookouture.com/daniel-hurst/</a>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-68887335921188046312023-11-07T06:00:00.001-05:002023-11-07T06:00:00.144-05:00Blog Tour: Husband and Wife by K.L Slater <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe78R152u3DtIl9c7VC7gB9oHCE0pW-wP3NY1imwV570d2pfctrAs_J76ERzOO6WnnLukjSyehrdNCqeBStpWc_OFEslUp53_BJsNysb5IWRq2BXARBRUezTszyplgCN2jQsB84Apu-lNhZ9FbZkDhwPaYj9E_vjFHwZgOH0ZJ_YRgR7Oz5-9Z/s1600/HUSBAND%20AND%20WIFE%20BLOG%20TOUR%20%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe78R152u3DtIl9c7VC7gB9oHCE0pW-wP3NY1imwV570d2pfctrAs_J76ERzOO6WnnLukjSyehrdNCqeBStpWc_OFEslUp53_BJsNysb5IWRq2BXARBRUezTszyplgCN2jQsB84Apu-lNhZ9FbZkDhwPaYj9E_vjFHwZgOH0ZJ_YRgR7Oz5-9Z/w225-h400/HUSBAND%20AND%20WIFE%20BLOG%20TOUR%20%20(1).png" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7YCh9WCxVPPmONivuqpeWdM3xoKlZ3xDCuXKEgDKCSEaTnj-l5Ot_5hyphenhyphenIZGvxHq3DFKqOpcYIFLIhlxbJZIMCXqgZt3-K1EqxVmxA6-XZ8m67RJ081LlWOsH4HUSXSm2OOMyCwX9UxB_KNvsAwhKpDTanqPpINtRqRsqjYX2W_q8a2Ms7n1Z/s1080/Husband%20and%20Wife%20(K.L.%20Slater)%20-%20Flatlay%20-%20V3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7YCh9WCxVPPmONivuqpeWdM3xoKlZ3xDCuXKEgDKCSEaTnj-l5Ot_5hyphenhyphenIZGvxHq3DFKqOpcYIFLIhlxbJZIMCXqgZt3-K1EqxVmxA6-XZ8m67RJ081LlWOsH4HUSXSm2OOMyCwX9UxB_KNvsAwhKpDTanqPpINtRqRsqjYX2W_q8a2Ms7n1Z/s320/Husband%20and%20Wife%20(K.L.%20Slater)%20-%20Flatlay%20-%20V3.png" width="320" /></a></div><b>We promised to keep each other’s secrets. Until they found the body…</b><br /><b>The Wife:</b><br />My husband and I are fighting for our lives in hospital after a terrible car accident. But despite my pain, all I can think about is what our families will find behind our front door. The scarf that has been all over the news, belonging to a dead young woman with honey-coloured hair. I have to speak to the police before my husband can…<br /><b>The Husband:</b><br />I’m drifting in and out of consciousness, but when I hear my wife talking to the police, accusing me of the murder of an innocent woman, a cold fear grips me. I know I’ve got a temper. That I’ve not always been faithful. Will they think I killed her?<br />I think of my wife’s jealous streak, of the lies she’s told our loved ones. But if I tell the whole truth, they’ll look into her past. And that will destroy me, too…<br /><b>Two people fighting for their lives. Two people with secrets to hide. Who will you believe?<br />A completely compelling and twisty page-turner from number 1 bestselling author K.L. Slater. Fans of Lisa Jewell and Freida McFadden will be hooked by Husband and Wife.</b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b> MY REVIEW:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>
Husband and Wife: A completely gripping and unputdownable psychological thriller with a shocking twist
by K L Slater <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Shelleen Toland's review</div><div>Nov 06, 2023 ·</div><div>A husband and wife, Luna and Parker seem to have marital problems and then it seems that Parker got in over his head and is in trouble.
Luna's parents are snobs, have money and seem to control their daughter's life along with Parkers. Parker's parents are the opposite but he isn't close to his dad, just his mom. An accident happens which causes and effect you would not believe. The twist at the end was a little bit more than I had expected but there was one twist I wasn't really surprised.
Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for the arc.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegfYHfo9BWEUgqYGLJB_mret5RKzy9KN_B1cnIs331r7fPZ1bALtBR4lDT4qKXuZw7voO3g6dZLiNrgxnXmWjnS9fZLxN6E2BAll_ZUkQdMrNQzLxDVZ7mabL6kKXD1p31xqTuYTVCzrGJxAA-5AiYFJgw9vFOdC5uzaveZwc6Jf-6IuMb_i9/s500/KL-Slater-author-500%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegfYHfo9BWEUgqYGLJB_mret5RKzy9KN_B1cnIs331r7fPZ1bALtBR4lDT4qKXuZw7voO3g6dZLiNrgxnXmWjnS9fZLxN6E2BAll_ZUkQdMrNQzLxDVZ7mabL6kKXD1p31xqTuYTVCzrGJxAA-5AiYFJgw9vFOdC5uzaveZwc6Jf-6IuMb_i9/s320/KL-Slater-author-500%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-1156087751710587222023-11-05T11:49:00.000-05:002023-11-05T11:49:50.124-05:00Book Review: Filthy Rich Vampire - Geneva Lee<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtRtz6z_iMXgnV01m4xA14xw-iaBABs1YGQcBDk9nwRep_otoeIrGdNfJitnVGs5uhordLEGzJxjP_8lPR1xJTdN5XSgmbv5hMPwAzj9snHIso4IurxxfnxB5jd3xa5MQdCfoTWQvlMEjL2thSX7vGbNKuv1WQPAP3Oqlo3X2H_MMYQVc4a77z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2590" data-original-width="1651" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtRtz6z_iMXgnV01m4xA14xw-iaBABs1YGQcBDk9nwRep_otoeIrGdNfJitnVGs5uhordLEGzJxjP_8lPR1xJTdN5XSgmbv5hMPwAzj9snHIso4IurxxfnxB5jd3xa5MQdCfoTWQvlMEjL2thSX7vGbNKuv1WQPAP3Oqlo3X2H_MMYQVc4a77z=w255-h400" width="255" /></a></div> First published May 24, 2022<p></p><p> Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/40FJmtH">Amazon</a></p><p><br /></p>Julian Rousseaux has a problem. He’s single, and for the world’s wealthiest vampires, the social season is about to begin. Julian would rather stake himself than participate in the marriage market. But as the eldest eligible Rousseaux, he’s expected to find a wife before the season ends―whether he likes it or not.<br /><br />When cellist Thea literally stumbles into his life at a gala, he knows she's the last person he could ever fall in love with. She's too innocent, too kind, and way too human. But now that she knows about his world, she's also a walking target. She needs protection. He needs a fake girlfriend to discourage overzealous vampire matchmaking.<br /><br />So, Julian makes Thea an irresistible offer: pretend to be his lover and he’ll change her life. For one year, they’ll attend the season’s social events together in exchange for his protection and a way out of her mother’s crippling medical debt.<br /><br />She can’t say no. But the vampire world is impossibly decadent and darker than Thea ever imagined, and Julian’s filthy rich vampire family wants her out of the way. But with each moment they share, new dangers emerge: a desire as forbidden as their stolen touches, an awakening of a long-dead heart, and secrets that could tear them both apart.<br /><br />Sensual, dangerous, provocative ― step into a daring new world of dark magic, primal attraction, and breathtaking romance.<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b> MY REVIEW:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60710765-filthy-rich-vampire" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Filthy Rich Vampire (Filthy Rich Vampires, #1)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1650747163l/60710765._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60710765-filthy-rich-vampire">Filthy Rich Vampire</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8056653.Geneva_Lee">Geneva Lee</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5955669746">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Julian Rousseaux is single and very rich, oh yeah and a vampire. When cellist Thea literally stumbles into his life at a gala, he knows she's the last person he could ever fall in love with.<br />I loved these 2 together and she didn't seem to weirded out to find out he is a vampire. His family wants hm to settle down and have babies, with a witch. Thea isn't good enough for him according to his family. He also has brothers and his best friend is the one they wanted him to marry but they never had feelings with each other. This is the 1st book of series and I really want to read the rest of the books.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbZzDFsbkbXjjiT1d9AlThA9BdnAK-mZ-WY1TMhJi9HyWk1EObp-rLtrElMzf5ey4YABl09JBX8UrhNgohfflCt8fUiE-uyg4r0BDlZ7FeP2c7zgGa-TmKzEfZuEJ0GijzIGs5vb0S8bnEqrAU0NKL0w52wT546CAaMxTVuKgxO2jDFWZx2XvT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="180" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbZzDFsbkbXjjiT1d9AlThA9BdnAK-mZ-WY1TMhJi9HyWk1EObp-rLtrElMzf5ey4YABl09JBX8UrhNgohfflCt8fUiE-uyg4r0BDlZ7FeP2c7zgGa-TmKzEfZuEJ0GijzIGs5vb0S8bnEqrAU0NKL0w52wT546CAaMxTVuKgxO2jDFWZx2XvT" width="162" /></a></div><br /><br /><b> Geneva Lee</b><br /><br /><br />Website<br /><a href="http://www.genevalee.com/">http://www.genevalee.com</a><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/genevaleeauthor">genevaleeauthor</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance">Romance</a><br /><br /><br />Geneva Lee is the New York Times, USA Today, and internally bestselling author of over a dozen novels. Her bestselling Royals Saga has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is the co-owner of Away With Words, a destination bookstore in Poulsbo, Washington. When she isn’t traveling, she can usually be found writing, reading, or buying another pair of shoes.</div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-58925702812933160282023-11-05T11:29:00.000-05:002023-11-05T11:29:15.164-05:00Book Review: The Sweetheart Crush by Miranda Liasson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg0aXNSHa0hMq5MDU8wL2xnnxx-Thy6lxKVt6ccxLf9c1Lxv00d2rp6Bq1BbD6eg-161hnXXkdrZWXjTHagMfG9CCccrjVAtVQWf15nYEPS0-HbFlsgHNApuBT6A_tZaKBHXsAikjWxenk7Tsw-Ywbp1AQXsS2UVbgPrm0dUOn1wuApxbzCEnB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg0aXNSHa0hMq5MDU8wL2xnnxx-Thy6lxKVt6ccxLf9c1Lxv00d2rp6Bq1BbD6eg-161hnXXkdrZWXjTHagMfG9CCccrjVAtVQWf15nYEPS0-HbFlsgHNApuBT6A_tZaKBHXsAikjWxenk7Tsw-Ywbp1AQXsS2UVbgPrm0dUOn1wuApxbzCEnB=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div> published October 23, 2023<p></p><p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4d; font-size: 14px;"> buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3tZjfBE">Amazon</a></span></p><p><br /></p>Photographer Viv Montgomery’s dreams were bigger than her small hometown of Blossom Glen. Following them meant leaving everything and everyone behind—including her sweet and funny best friend, Logan Matthews. Now, twelve years later, the town’s “sweetheart” is back, broke, and…well, working in the town’s famous Christmas store until she figures out her next move.<br /><br />Enter her former best friend who she hasn’t seen or talked to in years. Only the cute, funny guy she remembers is gone—replaced by a famous, bestselling author who seems aloof, jaded, and is much, much hotter than any book nerd she’s ever seen. Seeing him in the news is one thing, but up close and person? Whewf, it’s warm in here.<br /><br />Now he’s offered her a job she desperately needs (blissfully free of Santas), and suddenly it’s like no time has passed at all. Their friendship is just like it was…with one very unexpected difference. Because somewhere between the blossom festival and snuggling in front of a crackling fire, their friendship is definitely turning into something more. Only, Logan’s been hiding the secret of his enormous success…and the sweetheart of Blossom Glen is about to read all about it.<br /><br />Each book in the Blossom Glen series is STANDALONE:<br />* The Sweetheart Deal<br />* The Sweetheart Fix<br />* The Sweetheart Crush<div><br /></div><div><b> MY REVIEW:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68005981-the-sweetheart-crush" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Sweetheart Crush (Blossom Glen #3)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1694493239l/68005981._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68005981-the-sweetheart-crush">The Sweetheart Crush</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10716626.Miranda_Liasson">Miranda Liasson</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5955648046">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I fell in love with the characters and the small town. Viv came back to town after a long time<br /> Her best friend is Logan who is now a well known author. She is mad at him and they never got over each other and something is smoldering there.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOK0mhmIjgBCXmNL-BOlaufgIVM91uFPlkIOIXS3_1LyXI1aZSjmFdijoaVwKOi2O_Ky7f3njCKKzIMDvG7Cx48GJverQIWe_wAKZfjN1z_FjUoouqGdmRSznK4NKZ6n0csR6r9xoCv1j7xUpajK-ZUzNsFp38vHwio73OatdxP_j0pkxGluje" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="191" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOK0mhmIjgBCXmNL-BOlaufgIVM91uFPlkIOIXS3_1LyXI1aZSjmFdijoaVwKOi2O_Ky7f3njCKKzIMDvG7Cx48GJverQIWe_wAKZfjN1z_FjUoouqGdmRSznK4NKZ6n0csR6r9xoCv1j7xUpajK-ZUzNsFp38vHwio73OatdxP_j0pkxGluje" width="172" /></a></div><br /><b><br /> Miranda Liasson</b><br /><br /><br />Born<br />September 17<br /><br />Website<br /><a href="https://mirandaliasson.com/">https://mirandaliasson.com</a><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/mirandaliasson">mirandaliasson</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance">Romance</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/contemporary">Contemporary</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/humor-and-comedy">Humor and Comedy</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Miranda Liasson is a bestselling author who writes about the important relationships in women’s lives. Her heartwarming and humorous romances have won numerous accolades and have been praised by Entertainment Weekly for the way she “deals with so much of what makes life hard . . . without ever losing the warmth and heart that characterize her writing.”<br />A proud native of Northeast Ohio, she and her husband live in a neighborhood of old homes that serve as inspiration for her books. She is very proud of her three young adult children. And though every day she thinks about getting a dog, she fears a writer’s life may bore the poor animal to tears. When she’s not writing or enjoying books herself, she can be found biking along the old Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath trails in the beautiful Ohio MetroParks.<br />Miranda loves to hear from readers!<br /><br />You can learn more at:<br />MirandaLiasson.com<br />Twitter @MirandaLiasson<br /><a href="http://facebook.com/MirandaLiassonAuthor">Facebook.com/MirandaLiassonAuthor</a><br />Instagram @mirandaliasson<br /><br />For information about new releases, sales, and other news, feel free to sign up for her newsletter at <a href="http://www.mirandaliasson.com/#mailing-list">http://www.mirandaliasson.com/#mailin...</a>.</div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-7039331283178396442023-11-05T11:18:00.000-05:002023-11-05T11:18:31.993-05:00Book Review: Hell of An Angel by Christi Barth<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBbRi9NqPHy9Gm11GgeMF2TDr-MRVT7dtF32QdzIpGcNz2Y6G84zK2jeO2OIgKjARCa6a9BT0Cq6XZ7IOzhVB6bCb3CVmrMoSLSPTKi_BP42-LwjbFE8HZLZgNF6D598bh4TQ-vAksIPuwgOFLv53VAVGktjlU0zX6zDaVV8p2jxmUmamqO5zL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBbRi9NqPHy9Gm11GgeMF2TDr-MRVT7dtF32QdzIpGcNz2Y6G84zK2jeO2OIgKjARCa6a9BT0Cq6XZ7IOzhVB6bCb3CVmrMoSLSPTKi_BP42-LwjbFE8HZLZgNF6D598bh4TQ-vAksIPuwgOFLv53VAVGktjlU0zX6zDaVV8p2jxmUmamqO5zL=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div> Published October 24, 2023<p></p><p> Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/47gRRxa">Amazon</a></p><b>Raised in Hell. Living in Buffalo. And on the verge of accidentally destroying both realms…</b><br /><br />Dark angel and actuary Evangeline Thayer hates taking unnecessary risks, but she knows becoming human will be worth it. All the creatures in Hell have bullied her about her negligible ‘power’ her whole life. And don’t get her started on why she has wings if she can’t even fly?!? She just needs a teensy bit of help with removing her power…which is where a very hot, very flirty, and absolutely infuriating Nephilim comes in.<br /><br />Half-angel Gideon Durand has been fighting demons a long time, but he’s never heard of a dark angel. Least of all one this gorgeous, stubborn, and with the power to completely nullify evil. Maybe in Hell, that’s a weakness—but with an unknown evil on the loose and murdering Nephilim?—that’s a damned useful skill. So Gideon strikes a deal with Evangeline: he’ll scratch her wings…if she’ll scratch his.<br /><br />Now good and evil are—temporarily—working together. And might even be having steamy fun…if it wasn’t for a rather inconvenient threat trying to unleash the apocalypse, once and for all.<br /><br />Each book in the Unlocking His Heart series is STANDALONE:<br />* Imperfect Angel<br />* Hell of an Angel<div><br /></div><div><b> MY REVIEW:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75614674-hell-of-an-angel" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Hell of an Angel" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1693790333l/75614674._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75614674-hell-of-an-angel">Hell of an Angel</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3272041.Christi_Barth">Christi Barth</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5955628243">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I really liked Avangeline and Gideon. The spark between them was great.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu7188y0lCRmBNrnD-KuoeJVFrnnt0GK8chefk1VzQVhROdNpmU4mQ1N9fG_mQRcdR7b0EHmGZkPz8oj7MFohw5pCbLemNcgSB7O80GIUGl--kMUB8phWcoDz1Z4R7zYnUbfrKut1chCfBPgpjLqQklIecLMeU9OOdSN8dYINuL4JvEIQ6-_iz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu7188y0lCRmBNrnD-KuoeJVFrnnt0GK8chefk1VzQVhROdNpmU4mQ1N9fG_mQRcdR7b0EHmGZkPz8oj7MFohw5pCbLemNcgSB7O80GIUGl--kMUB8phWcoDz1Z4R7zYnUbfrKut1chCfBPgpjLqQklIecLMeU9OOdSN8dYINuL4JvEIQ6-_iz" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><b> Christi Barth</b><br /><br /><br />Website<br /><a href="http://www.christibarth.com/">http://www.christibarth.com</a><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/christi_barth">christi_barth</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance">Romance</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/contemporary">Contemporary</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/paranormal">Paranormal</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />USA TODAY bestselling author Christi Barth earned a Masters degree in vocal performance and embarked upon a career on the stage. A love of romance then drew her to wedding planning. Ultimately she succumbed to her lifelong love of books and now writes award-winning contemporary romance, including the Naked Men and Aisle Bound series.<br /><br />Christi can always be found either whipping up gourmet meals (for fun, honest!) or with her nose in a book. She lives in Maryland with the best husband in the world.</div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-25902190719793231112023-10-18T06:00:00.001-04:002023-10-18T06:00:00.149-04:00Blog Tour: Please Take My Baby - Emma Robinson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzJaysAHuFxZm_-gkBiO-XyEMEFqwjoeSDueWWR5AHBP2xu0ntz3vLUDk5CKLHGbJ1f8deJTvQrtHPWeixP1NXM4pPhphCzvWWEejSrw1a23UdUqxdVZVfAHdi8AfSXialfQM66qdyB_cQU4HHZUCttW0QxtF2-LYvMxe9St4LQPHdirnqiRBX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="445" data-original-width="290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzJaysAHuFxZm_-gkBiO-XyEMEFqwjoeSDueWWR5AHBP2xu0ntz3vLUDk5CKLHGbJ1f8deJTvQrtHPWeixP1NXM4pPhphCzvWWEejSrw1a23UdUqxdVZVfAHdi8AfSXialfQM66qdyB_cQU4HHZUCttW0QxtF2-LYvMxe9St4LQPHdirnqiRBX=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div><p></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">328 pages, Kindle Edition</div><div style="text-align: center;">Expected publication October 17, 2023</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3S4aH6d">Amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH1Rt1ITd0arcKoPOwvbjK2dp3hPuo2PZBOU3FVW_pbwSU5D5dGw-d5j4WrNO9xzhNqn5QKQqm_fn3_tuP9ixVx9ylxu63ebnevi7edzu5av-TM3QiIskb17QgvophsvNfUTw1g9dDo70W88rY3bqm-7sGqAAkpT43PVnbUsAYVBfoKxWFqui/s1600/Please%20Take%20My%20Baby%20-%20Books%20On%20Tour.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH1Rt1ITd0arcKoPOwvbjK2dp3hPuo2PZBOU3FVW_pbwSU5D5dGw-d5j4WrNO9xzhNqn5QKQqm_fn3_tuP9ixVx9ylxu63ebnevi7edzu5av-TM3QiIskb17QgvophsvNfUTw1g9dDo70W88rY3bqm-7sGqAAkpT43PVnbUsAYVBfoKxWFqui/w225-h400/Please%20Take%20My%20Baby%20-%20Books%20On%20Tour.png" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;">As I hand my newborn baby to my mother, I see the softness in her face as she gazes down at the tiny, helpless girl in her arms. And I feel my heart shatter as I say the words that will change all our lives… ‘Please, take my baby.’<br /><br />I know she will be better off without me.But as I leave her behind that dark night, I wonder, will I ever see my baby again?<br /><br />Will I have the chance to explain to little Erin why I had to go? Even if I do find the strength to return, what will my mother have told her?<br /><br />Only one person really knows what happened, and why I had to do what I did.<br /><br />I know the truth will come out some day. I don’t expect forgiveness. The only thing I hope is that my family can survive the fallout…<br /><br />A heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting tale about the sacrifices mothers make for their children, this story will make you hold your loved ones tight. Perfect f<span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">or fans of </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;">Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes and Kate Hewitt.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;"> MY REVIEW</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span class="item" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><span class="fn"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192349947-please-take-my-baby" itemprop="url" style="color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14.4px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; text-decoration-line: none;">Please Take My Baby</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" /><span class="by" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;">by</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><div class="authorName__container" style="display: inline-block;"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17697459.Emma_Robinson" itemprop="url" style="color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span itemprop="name">Emma Robinson</span></a> <span class="greyText" style="color: #999999;">(Goodreads Author)</span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" /><div itemprop="reviews" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Review"><div class="big450Box" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; float: left; width: 450px;"><div class="big450BoxBody" style="background-repeat: repeat-y;"><div class="big450BoxContent" style="overflow: hidden; width: 430px;"><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><span class="reviewer"><a class="userReview" href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/893092-shelleen-toland" itemprop="author" style="color: #382110; 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Erin works in a hotel and lives with her mother so she can take care of her. I could not stand her ex husband and how he handled things that was going on in his life and including the daughter without talking to Erin first. He seems to be a very selfish and controlling person.<br />When Erin finds out her mother isn't who she thought she was I was just as invested in learning the truth myself.<br />Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC.</div><div class="reviewText mediumText description readable" itemprop="reviewBody" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 21px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhASQ7iYR95MtpVKPWO_zFk5XwclhPBhL8v4rUwbygMGDgAa_MxLYlYIPfb2-EW5hlyq1wixTulRjllszUNUJIU9L9W6af_dEqA2SKAGraPo-7gVgyxg209xVWC5GdY0Jm3f1EG0NhaFeJ-QIeUoaqMbQ0JGnSbbZJdU67jXLmjCu-z0-QH-AH/s2048/Emma%20-%20PLEASE%20USE%20THIS%20IMAGE%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhASQ7iYR95MtpVKPWO_zFk5XwclhPBhL8v4rUwbygMGDgAa_MxLYlYIPfb2-EW5hlyq1wixTulRjllszUNUJIU9L9W6af_dEqA2SKAGraPo-7gVgyxg209xVWC5GdY0Jm3f1EG0NhaFeJ-QIeUoaqMbQ0JGnSbbZJdU67jXLmjCu-z0-QH-AH/s320/Emma%20-%20PLEASE%20USE%20THIS%20IMAGE%20(1).jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="reviewText mediumText description readable" itemprop="reviewBody" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 21px;"><br /></div><div class="reviewText mediumText description readable" itemprop="reviewBody" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 21px;"><br /></div>Emma Robinson is the author of several women’s fiction novels. She also blogs about the funny side of parenting and has contributed to podcasts such as Funny Women. Whilst her early novels are humorous, her recent work focuses on emotional themes and these novels are both heart-breaking and life affirming. Emma enjoys writing stories which explore the power of family and friendship in the most challenging circumstances.<br /><br />Emma currently lives in Essex with a husband, two children and a small black dog.<br /><br /><a href="https://motherhoodforslackers.com/">https://motherhoodforslackers.com/</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/motherhoodforslackers/">https://www.facebook.com/motherhoodforslackers/</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmarobinsonuk/">https://www.instagram.com/emmarobinsonuk/</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/emmarobinsonuk">https://twitter.com/emmarobinsonuk</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sign up to be the first to hear about new releases from Emma Robinson here: <a href="https://www.bookouture.com/emma-robinson">https://www.bookouture.com/emma-robinson</a></div></div></div></div></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-3789800700181729082023-09-05T11:13:00.000-04:002023-09-05T11:13:21.462-04:00Blog Tour: The Shadow Girl by Shannon Hollinger<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDzP85jfvHy1xmmFUhLO0k3kc7_Fv72sqbyE5fQpYN67UIDrc0guN5pEOSmKke7rAF5z2oo6OS36f3SkP_oy6sIyKaT1gwh2rK5xvTxLjhWu5vekTPd0cw6y1v87KhRLWGOZZd5ql1KGBb8GPt9cPdBu9spUgpzfT955UCOpdzeG8VsqmF3Ah/s1600/FINAL%20The%20Shadow%20Girl%20Shannon%20Hollinger%20books-on-tour%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDzP85jfvHy1xmmFUhLO0k3kc7_Fv72sqbyE5fQpYN67UIDrc0guN5pEOSmKke7rAF5z2oo6OS36f3SkP_oy6sIyKaT1gwh2rK5xvTxLjhWu5vekTPd0cw6y1v87KhRLWGOZZd5ql1KGBb8GPt9cPdBu9spUgpzfT955UCOpdzeG8VsqmF3Ah/w400-h225/FINAL%20The%20Shadow%20Girl%20Shannon%20Hollinger%20books-on-tour%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Book: The Shadow Girl</div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Shannon Hollinger</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pub Day: September 1st 2023</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/45UEwtN">Amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ever since I tried to escape, he’s been keeping me in the dark. My bones ache with the cold. The longer I sit, trapped alone with just my thoughts, the more I worry… What if this is it? What if I never get to leave?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sun is rising on another cold winter’s day in Coyote Cove when Chief Maggie Riley finds an unmarked envelope on the steps of the police station. Inside is a photo of a teenage girl, bound and bruised. Maggie’s heart constricts at the terror in her tear-filled eyes. Who is she? What has happened to her? Who would have left this photo, but done nothing else to help?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maggie moved to Coyote Cove for a quieter life after her beloved young brother went missing five years ago. And this case feels as personal as anything she’s worked on since then. With no one reporting the girl missing, seemingly unloved and forgotten, Maggie vows to rescue her, and bring whoever hurt her to justice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As Maggie mines the photograph for clues to hunt down the girl and her captor, her search takes her deep into the seedy, dangerous underbelly of the secretive logging camps. Hidden away in the woods, a law unto themselves, Maggie is in uncharted—and deadly—territory.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then she finds the body of a girl who was said to have run away years ago, one with ties of her own to the loggers. And Maggie knows she’s on the right track. But as her search for the truth intensifies, Maggie’s own safety is threatened. Can she save an innocent girl’s life and get out alive herself, or could this be the one investigation she won’t survive…?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A dark and totally gripping crime thriller, perfect for fans of D.K. Hood, Melinda Leigh and Lisa Regan.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/169182721-the-shadow-girl" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Shadow Girl (Chief Maggie Riley #3)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685567322l/169182721._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/169182721-the-shadow-girl">The Shadow Girl</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13298406.Shannon_Hollinger">Shannon Hollinger</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5821532383">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Maggie moved to Coyote Cove for a quieter safer life than the city. She didn't plan on missing girls and murders. She is also a one woman show so she hires a partner. When he comes into town people don't like him. Maggie isn't well liked either.<br />Maggie has a picture put on her windshield of a girl beaten up. When she asks the mom for her help then Maggie is told the girl is at her Uncle's house. Things don't sir right with Maggie and she is lke a dog with a bone and doesn't give up looking for this girl.<br />I really like Shannon's books and always look forwards to a new release.
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<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-XpJqfcyboS5Y14W8Kvqmlr5gq_W0wOz9zfUGvQoCQ4w6IzChmQltPZNsC2y9dkAvGrmUCKgz1XLmKhWOeerfNGPJCGEKgpb7c3AjpWzfoAqHZHTo5j7ORsf8a0ddu5jNoWeM5D_0iTC8t4aGn0gh7Bid4jErLSOP6-6-OBhyMS0OU5yR2WD/s1080/Lifestyle-Graphic---The-Shadow-Girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-XpJqfcyboS5Y14W8Kvqmlr5gq_W0wOz9zfUGvQoCQ4w6IzChmQltPZNsC2y9dkAvGrmUCKgz1XLmKhWOeerfNGPJCGEKgpb7c3AjpWzfoAqHZHTo5j7ORsf8a0ddu5jNoWeM5D_0iTC8t4aGn0gh7Bid4jErLSOP6-6-OBhyMS0OU5yR2WD/s320/Lifestyle-Graphic---The-Shadow-Girl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSQPM6D-vMzpwSBxDqLIKKvlkaTJO-0cfADoN6xPankCwNVOaO2NK8MEnhDEvx_D8ssXjWVxBigPCjMXwdqFPY2ANGwwPOMzBL6lBt7e2tXBbfJM4v-zGddmG2ixsxEH1_-qbJ2RqKQCDCRe_yyW-OZZivbkOc1dmtSZgphu53ovb7Yn4vUa4/s3600/ShannonHollingerJones-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="3600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSQPM6D-vMzpwSBxDqLIKKvlkaTJO-0cfADoN6xPankCwNVOaO2NK8MEnhDEvx_D8ssXjWVxBigPCjMXwdqFPY2ANGwwPOMzBL6lBt7e2tXBbfJM4v-zGddmG2ixsxEH1_-qbJ2RqKQCDCRe_yyW-OZZivbkOc1dmtSZgphu53ovb7Yn4vUa4/s320/ShannonHollingerJones-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Author Bio</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With degrees in Crime Scene Technology & Physical Anthropology, Florida author Shannon Hollinger hasn't just seen the dark side of humanity - she's been elbow deep inside of it! She finds writing to be a much cleaner way to spend her time than the autopsy suite. Most days it smells better, too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her debut novel, the psychological thriller Best Friends Forever, is the first of a five-book deal with publisher Bookouture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her short fiction has appeared in Suspense Magazine, Mystery Weekly, and The Saturday Evening Post, among a number of other magazines and anthologies, and her story Lady Killer was a finalist for the 2021 Al Blanchard Award sponsored by the New England Crime Bake.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Social Media</div><div style="text-align: center;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thiswritersays">https://www.facebook.com/thiswritersays</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thiswritersays">https://twitter.com/thiswritersays</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Website: <a href="http://www.shannonhollinger.com/">www.ShannonHollinger.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thiswritersays/">https://www.instagram.com/thiswritersays/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bookouture Email Sign Up: <a href="https://www.bookouture.com/shannon-hollinger/">https://www.bookouture.com/shannon-hollinger/</a></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-5771503820247659042023-07-11T20:46:00.000-04:002023-07-11T20:46:18.027-04:00Book Review: Unfortunately Yous - Tessa Bailey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8oFAEdz2X_oTt6hUqWANlP0D9dUZ_tw9rgDHsbEtE6Z9r-_mCHkfWQ3kN5cuhRJlqcCwapdI-pE6Qv9L9-FAhu4MpsP-0-llzNglYnOL5lqJHssC9R3oz_1U_fUi4QSqz0l5CqsEjW3Uc88ygCzr0sxh4kQFnPXa7Eg6gKTjr2moY7mqJH43b" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8oFAEdz2X_oTt6hUqWANlP0D9dUZ_tw9rgDHsbEtE6Z9r-_mCHkfWQ3kN5cuhRJlqcCwapdI-pE6Qv9L9-FAhu4MpsP-0-llzNglYnOL5lqJHssC9R3oz_1U_fUi4QSqz0l5CqsEjW3Uc88ygCzr0sxh4kQFnPXa7Eg6gKTjr2moY7mqJH43b=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Published June 6, 2023</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">buy from <a href="https://amzn.to/3DezFak">amazon</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">A down-on-her-luck Napa heiress suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can't stand... only to discover there's a fine line between love and hate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she's sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she's ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money. And well, dumped, remember? But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him--and kiss him, in equal measure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn't know jack about making wine. He's determined to do his late best friend proud, no matter what it takes. Except his tasting room is empty, his wine is disgusting (seriously, he once saw someone gag), and his buddy's legacy is circling the drain. No bank will give him the loan he needs to turn the business around... and then the gorgeous, feisty heiress knocks on his door. Natalie has haunted his dreams since the moment they met, but their sizzling chemistry immediately morphed into simmering insults.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, a quickie marriage could help them both. A sham wedding, a few weeks living under the same roof, and then they can go their separate ways--assuming they make it out alive. How hard could it be? There's just one thing they didn't account for: their unfortunate, unbearable, undeniable attraction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63072280-unfortunately-yours" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Unfortunately Yours" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668613964l/63072280._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63072280-unfortunately-yours">Unfortunately Yours</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6953499.Tessa_Bailey">Tessa Bailey</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5685781724">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
August and Natalie have hated each other in a long time. He needs money to get his wine going and Natalie needs to marry to get her money. What better way than to marry in paper only.<br />Things do not go as planned and the bickering between these 2 had me laughing at times and sometimes wanting to yell at them both.<br />Thanks to NetGalley for the book to review.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIt7aw108v15_hqtXfuBVffPLsdvFh8jTimlpCR_gP036sQtIJ0KbXacSVU267jvfpVOkwAfR_gQ13cngFJD1Fphr6GGTYCQbfUU4_UOKchBlCEPixeY-Kk2n2b1FR9oWtLj05yQhXjOJ0pcUFp9baJCHjc7fyvBJyoicQjCuqrUhzUw59XYzs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIt7aw108v15_hqtXfuBVffPLsdvFh8jTimlpCR_gP036sQtIJ0KbXacSVU267jvfpVOkwAfR_gQ13cngFJD1Fphr6GGTYCQbfUU4_UOKchBlCEPixeY-Kk2n2b1FR9oWtLj05yQhXjOJ0pcUFp9baJCHjc7fyvBJyoicQjCuqrUhzUw59XYzs" width="192" /></a></div><br /><br /> Tessa Bailey<br /><br /><br />Born in Oceanside, California, The United States<br /><br />Website<br /><a href="http://www.tessabailey.com/">http://www.tessabailey.com</a><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/mstessabailey">mstessabailey</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance">Romance</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/contemporary">Contemporary</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/humor-and-comedy">Humor and Comedy</a><br /><br /><br />New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk,” by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after. Catch her on TikTok at @authortessabailey or check out tessabailey.com for a complete list of books.</div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-38859224274145404532023-07-08T10:50:00.000-04:002023-07-08T10:50:52.042-04:00Blog Tour: Her Enemy by Emma Tallon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikO9OPYKwMgBqX2MWlyp0W2uX9dna8oPvN4QDRQLEJOyIYa3YcZyAnfjHZMEn5ehHJeJQ_-qz3HTlw-iuotmBP53gUGJpZ277ZOwj3YW7iPU2elxsz-Dj0xgt4bHll7xGIIv7c6de8JlToOHkX5jrFz-XuuzNyqNYB2Me1RB4tZdjbIfdATLIz/s1600/HER%20ENEMY%20Emma%20Tallon%20books-on-tour.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikO9OPYKwMgBqX2MWlyp0W2uX9dna8oPvN4QDRQLEJOyIYa3YcZyAnfjHZMEn5ehHJeJQ_-qz3HTlw-iuotmBP53gUGJpZ277ZOwj3YW7iPU2elxsz-Dj0xgt4bHll7xGIIv7c6de8JlToOHkX5jrFz-XuuzNyqNYB2Me1RB4tZdjbIfdATLIz/w400-h225/HER%20ENEMY%20Emma%20Tallon%20books-on-tour.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujTWFTBsF08IqMzspld91d1gTcKgd1aoUa6xdZ9dMdKwzQcHhD9Yj44zsZ1syQWLgQXBaU2QEe9OrRaFbCfjCcHosZWwVod1_ooY1yVnm6o6r-Szl9MQp9vAiHiqSCiNm4_N0-X11VudE2zEh5Z69NXJlCL1vlmcWpK75QO1dLmoBhpPbRQnX/s2339/Her-Enemy-Kindle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujTWFTBsF08IqMzspld91d1gTcKgd1aoUa6xdZ9dMdKwzQcHhD9Yj44zsZ1syQWLgQXBaU2QEe9OrRaFbCfjCcHosZWwVod1_ooY1yVnm6o6r-Szl9MQp9vAiHiqSCiNm4_N0-X11VudE2zEh5Z69NXJlCL1vlmcWpK75QO1dLmoBhpPbRQnX/s320/Her-Enemy-Kindle.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Title: Her Enemy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Emma Tallon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Publication day: July 7th 2023</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy from <a href="https://amzn.to/46BViz5">Amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers are in for a treat with this absolutely heart-stopping, gripping gangland crime thriller from bestselling author Emma Tallon.</i></b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scarlet Drew has one rule: never back down. But when an anonymous letter turns up at her house telling her they know what really happened the night her cousin Ruby died, Scarlet’s heart races. If they know what happened to Ruby, then they know that Scarlet was there – a secret she has kept guarded from the rest of her notorious family, and for good reason.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her aunt Lily is the formidable boss of one of London’s biggest crime firms and if she discovers the truth about Ruby’s death, Scarlet knows she’ll be cast out of the family for good. Or worse, if her cousin Cillian finds out, he’ll hunt her down and kill her with his bare hands…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unaware of Scarlet’s dangerous situation, Lily and Cillian move forward with a plan to execute their most daring heist yet. But with big reward comes unthinkable danger and they need everyone’s full focus on the job, if they’re to pull it off.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So failure is not an option for Scarlet – if she’s to stay alive and on top, she must find out who wrote the note, but time is running out. As she closes in on her nemesis, she’s shocked to discover that it’s someone she’s trusted her whole life. Loyalty means everything to Scarlet, and this is a betrayal like no other. One thing is certain: this is her most dangerous enemy yet, and as time runs out, Scarlet knows it’s either her life or theirs…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuiRad6-mlGuu_l45GeLSz5O6HE9F3AmSqXQAh-MgEaDJ8ovRcgPjXoSvQkP9cSn_2tJj0L-LZeJt0y_RaEXjDkZPXGvSwavenmpyHEATHXpd_VUFDVW-HR6CQRMsoNMY946m9Z3ylPNvNnjz0ogJlJ4hjv5zmlM6-a059xH5L4MGvUVLLVx7/s1080/Lifestyle%20Graphic%20-%20Her%20Enemy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuiRad6-mlGuu_l45GeLSz5O6HE9F3AmSqXQAh-MgEaDJ8ovRcgPjXoSvQkP9cSn_2tJj0L-LZeJt0y_RaEXjDkZPXGvSwavenmpyHEATHXpd_VUFDVW-HR6CQRMsoNMY946m9Z3ylPNvNnjz0ogJlJ4hjv5zmlM6-a059xH5L4MGvUVLLVx7/s320/Lifestyle%20Graphic%20-%20Her%20Enemy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">5 STARS</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This series keeps getting better and better.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scarlet is getting letters and blackmailed that they know what happened to Ruby the night she died. Her Aunt Lily is head of one of the biggest crime families and Scarlet never told her the truth about Ruby's death and is afraid Lily won't believe her.</div><div style="text-align: center;">While that is going on the family is trying to pull off a big heist.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The family dynamics in this keeps sucking me in and how they all stick up for each other is how a family should be.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjy19yOlas5BuWJ9RCahPDViA1K5wnvTLbxERv1c6oPavLkeAleuioigb9-2KLBTpr8K72wIBMFShvHeNflNg29_RXJ9Xj7jk7wv7f7NhA81wEOaObUZHx829MUDRDZSWdzqMBHYu0mEuRDtye3Bl93aX5GH16LduzjUWrTdlOyT205XUNx6O/s450/Emma%20tallon%20author%20pic%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjy19yOlas5BuWJ9RCahPDViA1K5wnvTLbxERv1c6oPavLkeAleuioigb9-2KLBTpr8K72wIBMFShvHeNflNg29_RXJ9Xj7jk7wv7f7NhA81wEOaObUZHx829MUDRDZSWdzqMBHYu0mEuRDtye3Bl93aX5GH16LduzjUWrTdlOyT205XUNx6O/s320/Emma%20tallon%20author%20pic%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>Author Bio:</b><br /><br /><br />Emma Tallon is a British author of gripping, gritty, organised crime thrillers. With a number of bestsellers published by Bookouture since early 2017, Emma continues to write full time and has many ideas in the pipeline for future novels.<br /><br />For more information on Emma or to join her mailing list, please go to: <a href="http://www.emmatallon.com/">www.emmatallon.com</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/emmatallonofficial">www.facebook.com/emmatallonofficial</a><br /><br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmaEsj">https://twitter.com/EmmaEsj</a><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://www.emmatallon.com/">www.emmatallon.com</a><br /><br />Bookouture Email sign up: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.thread-books.com/sign-up/?source=endmatter&author=emma-tallon-43">http://www.thread-books.com/sign-up/?source=endmatter&author=emma-tallon-43</a><br />Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-83911432565469804292023-06-08T15:53:00.005-04:002023-06-08T15:53:32.464-04:00Book Review: Star Crossed Letters by Sarah Deehan<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg0tbhjCZEnF1UMGgGhHJAtPbniDU2f7mQkEE0p-1zsFd1QOuu-NRci_bmxBs8gi86UBgwUUeXsZukoy7T4P0BVwBu4XDAED36Uzx5ZzuVcJ2dbLTHddb9ll9wW_ofSQ4yv-ArrU6doySI9T0nm-qQ_Jl0tbNR7a3EE1jZEZ75Zm-OpLd1lQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg0tbhjCZEnF1UMGgGhHJAtPbniDU2f7mQkEE0p-1zsFd1QOuu-NRci_bmxBs8gi86UBgwUUeXsZukoy7T4P0BVwBu4XDAED36Uzx5ZzuVcJ2dbLTHddb9ll9wW_ofSQ4yv-ArrU6doySI9T0nm-qQ_Jl0tbNR7a3EE1jZEZ75Zm-OpLd1lQ=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Published April 28, 2023</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3MWOa7s">Amazon</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">One girl with a typewriter + one movie star = anonymous pen pals, a secret crush, and a steamy, slow-burn summer to risk it all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bookshop barista…</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I sold a vintage typewriter, I never imagined its new owner would become my pen pal, best friend, and secret crush.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have two no photos and no real names.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the years, “Remington” and I go from typewritten notes to daily texts, but our rules stay the same. And so does my life. I’m a wannabe writer who can’t complete a novel, and I’ve fallen for a guy who I’ve never met.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So when I receive a letter my Nanna wrote before she died encouraging me to embark on a summer of risks—my first on the list is to break all the rules.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">& the celebrity...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hate keeping secrets from my pen pal, the one woman I care about. But I’m Hollywood’s hottest celebrity, and my fame is toxic. If I get close to a girl, she becomes vulnerable, stalked by the tabloids, trolls, and superfans.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our anonymous friendship works until “Typewriter Girl” suddenly ghosts me. Now, I’ll do anything to ensure she’s safe, including stepping out from behind the screen and leading a double life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">4/5 stars</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I really liked it
I received this from the author to read and fell in love with both characters.
Olivia is quiet and loves books.
Chase is a movie star who was given a typewriter. On the typewriter was a typed letter that Olivia had typed and Chase wrote to her and they became pen pals not knowing who each other is. But things changed and Chase went to find her and not telling her that he was her pen pal she was fangirling Chase as a movie star.
It is a slow burn but so cute.
Thank you to Sarah for the book to review.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu0McKp7Ng7KXTb3-2JFk2HBtd3VhpFpeipnp_L4TDfrh_zakCWuI-bG05d3uei4WTZPpP9_l49ig1u7PkV6jhoSbVTinzJaC_54ogbvluDoqQO_itBIqsXOH_fG8VHUX1ByVJkvLKyTFf7S7LI2q2gcclq4wCbcqPvdlapll73DJQzHaW_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="133" data-original-width="200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu0McKp7Ng7KXTb3-2JFk2HBtd3VhpFpeipnp_L4TDfrh_zakCWuI-bG05d3uei4WTZPpP9_l49ig1u7PkV6jhoSbVTinzJaC_54ogbvluDoqQO_itBIqsXOH_fG8VHUX1ByVJkvLKyTFf7S7LI2q2gcclq4wCbcqPvdlapll73DJQzHaW_A" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><b> Sarah Deeham</b><br /><br />Born Hilo, Hawaii, The United States<br /><br />Website<br /><a href="https://www.sarahdeeham.com/">https://www.sarahdeeham.com</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance">Romance</a><br /><br /><br />Sarah Deeham is the author of sexy slowburn romance novels to make readers smile and swoon. With a master's degree in writing and publishing, she got her start in writing as a freelance journalist, communications and marketing manager, and an editorial director for a public relations agency. She is an American expat living overseas and currently makes her home in Kuala Lumpur with her husband, two children, and lazy golden retriever. When she's not sitting in a cafe dreaming up stories, she's a photographer and world wanderer.Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-81069406581182541372023-06-08T14:42:00.000-04:002023-06-08T14:42:32.343-04:00Book Review: Summer On Sunshine Bay by Debbie Mason<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIRoWJ8aMkDtOhx1vnvICE366MMdOrJaVVkqbagLLQlgupgqk9E5QfBwvnNJOCwzyQDZQYklp2FpDYx78vUeo7nMEvB5_0lXBWKMl-3RqX85az8HlCksSodiAgsnQlpSNynxm_RrajTrcWFxbiFdvkUh_agEDqZbIUkxtJJQPULdP6S14aDg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIRoWJ8aMkDtOhx1vnvICE366MMdOrJaVVkqbagLLQlgupgqk9E5QfBwvnNJOCwzyQDZQYklp2FpDYx78vUeo7nMEvB5_0lXBWKMl-3RqX85az8HlCksSodiAgsnQlpSNynxm_RrajTrcWFxbiFdvkUh_agEDqZbIUkxtJJQPULdP6S14aDg=w262-h400" width="262" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Published May 23, 2023</p><p style="text-align: center;">Buy On <a href="https://amzn.to/3qDPu7t">Amazon</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Sunshine Bay, where the joys of summer last all year round.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lila Rosetti Sinclair returns to Sunshine Bay a bundle of nerves. After being gone for years, sharing the news that she’s engaged—to a man her mother has never met—is going to be difficult to navigate. But when her fiancé David surprises her with an engagement party at Windemere, the upscale inn his parents recently purchased and that just may put her family’s restaurant, La Dolce Vita, out of business, Lila’s got a whole new set of problems.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eva Rosetti is so ecstatic to finally have her daughter home that she pushes aside her misgivings about having to come face-to-face with Lila’s father again. That is until he sweeps into town and feelings Eva thought far behind her resurface....</div><div style="text-align: center;">With a family business to save and a wedding to plan, Eva and Lila’s reunion is more than either bargained for, but with a little luck and a whole lot of support from friends and family, it may just turn out to be the best summer of their lives.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62315842-summer-on-sunshine-bay" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Summer on Sunshine Bay" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680082253l/62315842._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62315842-summer-on-sunshine-bay">Summer on Sunshine Bay</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6202108.Debbie_Mason">Debbie Mason</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5605254054">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Lila is engaged to David and his family is now running a business that is in competition with Lila's family.<br />I didnt like David or his father from the start but I really liked David's mother.<br />I loved the women in Lila's family and how protective they are of each other. It was a fun read.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRXLDifJ5TlW_1I_YCpnw0bjU5P2T_MfkaZzGxgCU9_C5Y0P-vMcmqi_CtwKhCJvf9xOn-0IoDDYuycyc2AFuhrC1FUnPu59VSQQE91F6raBiiuulqWGWYjeo18eikxmg9noz0HI8Pc4S9jO4WwDhBx9Eb6xZbU_grAkhI2YLL0bJ--gNa9Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRXLDifJ5TlW_1I_YCpnw0bjU5P2T_MfkaZzGxgCU9_C5Y0P-vMcmqi_CtwKhCJvf9xOn-0IoDDYuycyc2AFuhrC1FUnPu59VSQQE91F6raBiiuulqWGWYjeo18eikxmg9noz0HI8Pc4S9jO4WwDhBx9Eb6xZbU_grAkhI2YLL0bJ--gNa9Q" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><b> Debbie Mason</b><br /><br /><br />Website<br /><a href="http://authordebbiemason.com/index.html">http://authordebbiemason.com/index.html</a><br /><br />Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/AuthorDebMason">AuthorDebMason</a><br /><br />Genre<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance">Romance</a><br /><br /><br />Debbie Mason is the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of the Christmas, Colorado series and the Harmony Harbor series. The first book in her Christmas, Colorado series, “The Trouble with Christmas,” was the inspiration for Hallmark’s “Welcome to Christmas.” Her books have been praised by RT Book Reviews for their “likable characters, clever dialogue, and juicy plots.” When Debbie isn’t writing, she enjoys spending time with her family in Ottawa, Canada.</div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-49172539803416663552023-05-09T16:23:00.001-04:002023-05-09T16:23:31.800-04:00Book Review: Identity by Nora Roberts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7Y6fcV5xthKB-fZigHve36bSgSYUGfa8PPradz1zAucDxmLT0cZhLkZqrTz41BiU0HeG-GKsUWWpEuLaZyQAsM_SXQNVz7QtSVBe7J2p713WDI0fRVQ5DX94m3Yq0cfHEAS9hDd3H_EpZ2n97jJlPCfPRjZ3r78tmM5-VVLlXKeenOBPAQ/s1368/62061351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7Y6fcV5xthKB-fZigHve36bSgSYUGfa8PPradz1zAucDxmLT0cZhLkZqrTz41BiU0HeG-GKsUWWpEuLaZyQAsM_SXQNVz7QtSVBe7J2p713WDI0fRVQ5DX94m3Yq0cfHEAS9hDd3H_EpZ2n97jJlPCfPRjZ3r78tmM5-VVLlXKeenOBPAQ/s320/62061351.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Published May 23, 2023</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/41m7m3B">Amazon</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Soon, a horrific truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. "Luke” is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin who targets a particular type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then commits his ultimate goal: murder.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What the FBI tells Morgan is beyond chilling. Nina wasn't his type. Morgan is. Nina was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Morgan's nightmare is just beginning. Soon she has no choice but to flee to her mother's home in Vermont. While she struggles to build something new, she meets another man, Miles Jameson. He isn't flashy or flirtatious, and his family business has deep roots in town. But Gavin is still out there hunting new victims, and he hasn't forgotten the one who got away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62061351-identity" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Identity" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1664015141l/62061351._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62061351-identity">Identity</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/625.Nora_Roberts">Nora Roberts</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5540578602">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Morgan owned a house and loved her jobs and her best friend. When she meets Luke one night she decides she likes him and they go on a couple of dates. Her best friend, Nina lives with Morgan so one night they have Luke over and Nina''s boyfriend over, for dinner.<br />That's when everything happens. Luke get all kinds of information off of Morgan's computer.<br />Nina is dead and Luke has stolen Morgan's identity racking up bills in her name. Morgan moves in with her mom and Grandmother and starts her life all over. Actually loving her new job and meeting a man. But Luke isn't done with her yet. I was so glad how much in the face that the FBI was and trying to track Luke down. <br />Thank you to St. Martin's and NetGalley for the book to review.
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<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d2OJZBtXs_orpfArW1j1NZtd7bByPgLCVGj4oO0DDZrq-LGZdkF4N3ZP72Q2q3wtCb9XkKNmHz8cLwPA7YB67Z6aRjvXPoKdA2rhnAj8ea2SBIAxEJOftBqCjPVqbvq977oXlciSZXF6w9DxzpLiWvGHy5SO4s1rK01M0TOlUUWafIW3Fg/s204/nora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="200" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d2OJZBtXs_orpfArW1j1NZtd7bByPgLCVGj4oO0DDZrq-LGZdkF4N3ZP72Q2q3wtCb9XkKNmHz8cLwPA7YB67Z6aRjvXPoKdA2rhnAj8ea2SBIAxEJOftBqCjPVqbvq977oXlciSZXF6w9DxzpLiWvGHy5SO4s1rK01M0TOlUUWafIW3Fg/s1600/nora.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, Legacy, and coming in November 2021 -- The Becoming -- the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy. She is also the author of the futuristic suspense In Death series written under the pen name <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17065.J_D__Robb">J.D. Robb</a>. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-22048672263187841572023-05-09T16:01:00.000-04:002023-05-09T16:01:21.766-04:00Book Review: Dark Succession by Katee Roberts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRRvkMaijq7AJV7XDliqxvhNyr99M28ZyIJBjxqmRDcpxYSN_Sx3Mw_oZ0WGA7v6K2PUqkD2LVhErQjND3nO1Rmg_MvJyunBeV4pFhn4z5DzAg2wNPH6tfiA0PJjU2r8O0djgbUHXeZStQyphWNoVrSS2-Ma4ivJJhMoqZr0uGkNINCkC3QA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRRvkMaijq7AJV7XDliqxvhNyr99M28ZyIJBjxqmRDcpxYSN_Sx3Mw_oZ0WGA7v6K2PUqkD2LVhErQjND3nO1Rmg_MvJyunBeV4pFhn4z5DzAg2wNPH6tfiA0PJjU2r8O0djgbUHXeZStQyphWNoVrSS2-Ma4ivJJhMoqZr0uGkNINCkC3QA=w262-h400" width="262" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Published May 9 , 2023</p><p style="text-align: center;">buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/41n2sDi">Amazon</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Teague O'Malley hates everything associated with his family's name. And when his father orders him to marry Callista Sheridan to create a "business" alliance, Teague's ready to cut ties once and for all. But then Teague actually meets Callista, sees the bruises on her neck and the trauma in her eyes and vows he will do everything in his power to avenge her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone knows the O'Malleys are dangerous. But Callie wasn't prepared for his brand of lethal grace and coiled power. His slightest touch scorches through her. But the closer they get, the more trouble they're in. Because Callie's keeping a dark secret—and what Teague doesn't know could get him killed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62315848-dark-succession" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Dark Succession (previously published as The Marriage Contract)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675648145l/62315848._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62315848-dark-succession">Dark Succession</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5398028.Katee_Robert">Katee Robert</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5528655919">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Story of mafia and arranged marriages.<br />Teague O'Malley hates his father and wants his business destroyed.<br />Calista Was supposed to marry a man from anther mob family but then he is killed so she is then arranged to marry Teague. But then she gets to know Teague and he gets to know her and they actually like each other. <br />With the way Teague took care of Calista and trying to create a friendly front with the mob families he became my new book boyfriend. Loved him and Calista together.<br />Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for the book to review.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8nwsOTCmTZLVxaibicg6iJvTatjy_EqURQ5H5k9UgFl9ICqBlaVvWHZC0-ZlCpi4NTMhcYoNfysavOhUyfKmc4WGxcw9FcezsOSwNC0MXLKJiyCCs8d59gx3LO8AsVHIk4nqSSp0Bf8eqsDA91Cj1-CL0uTTkMSDONiadp38ojX1zjAR_tg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8nwsOTCmTZLVxaibicg6iJvTatjy_EqURQ5H5k9UgFl9ICqBlaVvWHZC0-ZlCpi4NTMhcYoNfysavOhUyfKmc4WGxcw9FcezsOSwNC0MXLKJiyCCs8d59gx3LO8AsVHIk4nqSSp0Bf8eqsDA91Cj1-CL0uTTkMSDONiadp38ojX1zjAR_tg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Katee Robert is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of spicy romance. Entertainment Weekly calls her writing “unspeakably hot.” Her books have sold over two million copies. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, a cat who thinks he’s a dog, and two Great Danes who think they’re lap dogs.<br /><br />Sign up for my newsletter to get access to exclusive bonus content!<br /><br /><a href="https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/228943/79291952125707318/share">https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/form...</a></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-51660148265471776982023-04-29T17:09:00.000-04:002023-04-29T17:09:15.827-04:00Book Review: Bewitched by Laura Thalassa<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJU76ka1o8hhGu2ytwAAKGZeZWWFBmY9vAYEtSMZDBn2U-8NfQRmgOIne5h-OtcnUpxrxhIm8-_50JyFdHJEMbkLOxXvpXPbtmJ20uwvkzFLvI7K-c_Q0aIgVKV-NBuKfAZliBQTOULrCNIvS3TnRfyA8CgEcHG-M3ESEu1moFTDo7XN5ILw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="5025" data-original-width="3329" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJU76ka1o8hhGu2ytwAAKGZeZWWFBmY9vAYEtSMZDBn2U-8NfQRmgOIne5h-OtcnUpxrxhIm8-_50JyFdHJEMbkLOxXvpXPbtmJ20uwvkzFLvI7K-c_Q0aIgVKV-NBuKfAZliBQTOULrCNIvS3TnRfyA8CgEcHG-M3ESEu1moFTDo7XN5ILw=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Published on April 18, 2023</p><p style="text-align: center;">Buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3LiqXvE">Amazon</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Come to me, Empress …</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane Coven, an academy for young witches. Since one of the requirements for entry is to connect with her powers via a quest through the wilderness, Selene books a trip to South America. When a nefarious supernatural force tries to drag her plane from the sky, Selene's magic awakens to save her life―at a cost. Using her powers devours her memories, one by one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Worse, when Selene braves the jungle and discovers the source of the attack, she finds herself awakening an ancient evil, Memnon the Cursed, who mistakes Selene for his long-dead wife. The wife who betrayed him. Selene manages to escape and begin her studies at Henbane, but when Memnon turns up at the coven and witches are found dead across campus, Selene becomes entangled in a dangerous plot. Accused of the murders on the basis of her memory loss, Selene must rely on Memnon's help for answers―and his plans for her will change everything.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60225993-bewitched" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Bewitched (Bewitched, #1)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656620412l/60225993._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60225993-bewitched">Bewitched</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7152490.Laura_Thalassa">Laura Thalassa</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5514836340">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Selene is a witch who forgets parts of her memory every time she uses magic.<br />I really disliked Memnon. He says Selene was his wife from years ago and instead of trying to help her remember, he torments her.<br />I kept yelling at him to STFU lol. I believed what he was saying but he was going about it all the wrong way.<br /> I wanted Selene with the werewolf. I think there was also something there between them and a chemistry that could have been shown more.<br />Thank you to NetGalley and sourcebooks for the ARC to read.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-CmW9j_o5MwVbccV-DP2-2bMHcAmBt3sY_2UCzXVGu99EyR6_Y9Qzts0ehjroL4UJLO5Lqu_78bGLtNL3U0XAwWEOAZIh2hfTeqqeaTj4jlzk00Rh2Tno0VAjpK_cfx39wbEK-qPtDUGg2tn-wOIQex9ERBkuh696wVYwliBoU7vgIE7W5A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-CmW9j_o5MwVbccV-DP2-2bMHcAmBt3sY_2UCzXVGu99EyR6_Y9Qzts0ehjroL4UJLO5Lqu_78bGLtNL3U0XAwWEOAZIh2hfTeqqeaTj4jlzk00Rh2Tno0VAjpK_cfx39wbEK-qPtDUGg2tn-wOIQex9ERBkuh696wVYwliBoU7vgIE7W5A" width="204" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Laura Thalassa</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Website</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://laurathalassa.com/">http://laurathalassa.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Twitter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/LauraThalassa">LauraThalassa</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Genre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/paranormal">Paranormal</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/fantasy">Fantasy</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/young-adult">Young Adult</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Found in the forest when she was young, Laura Thalassa was raised by fairies, kidnapped by werewolves, and given over to vampires as repayment for a hundred year debt. She’s been brought back to life twice, and, with a single kiss, she woke her true love from eternal sleep. She now lives happily ever after with her undead prince in a castle in the woods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">… or something like that anyway.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When not writing, Laura can be found scarfing down guacamole, hoarding chocolate for the apocalypse, or curled up on the couch with a good book.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Never want to miss a release? Sign up for my newsletter <a href="http://eepurl.com/DDpYL">HERE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like to discuss my books? Join my Goodreads fan page <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/191028-the-official-laura-thalassa-fan-group%22">HERE</a> or my Facebook fan page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/801319336643284/">HERE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Official Site: http://www.laurathalassa.com/</div><div style="text-align: center;">Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraThalassa/</div><div style="text-align: center;">Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraThalassa</div><div style="text-align: center;">Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurathalassa/</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/laurathalassa/</div><div style="text-align: center;">Google+: https://plus.google.com/+LauraThalassa/</div><div style="text-align: center;">Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Laura-Thalassa/e/B00DN9YA3S/</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/LauraThalassa</div><div style="text-align: center;">Email: laurathalassa.author@gmail.com</div></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-71087368181715943722023-04-27T17:18:00.000-04:002023-04-27T17:18:47.313-04:00Book Review: King of Wrath by Ana Huang<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY6ObFb4nDaIToaU0dkocGcIUl-glt5ZEjaD_xvXet2lUs3US_Ko3yMSvFri7zKmeT0heZdyYG60tUwJVlR2uC_OF_76t04hECHjzYwtnzcZ8sM0nqUCR817G66cNKZerC_ZAjGaQ40wXPgBx-VNFyIo6h332jjmbM48AvRs1zjoHM3b6qzw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY6ObFb4nDaIToaU0dkocGcIUl-glt5ZEjaD_xvXet2lUs3US_Ko3yMSvFri7zKmeT0heZdyYG60tUwJVlR2uC_OF_76t04hECHjzYwtnzcZ8sM0nqUCR817G66cNKZerC_ZAjGaQ40wXPgBx-VNFyIo6h332jjmbM48AvRs1zjoHM3b6qzw=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Published April 25, 2023 </p><p style="text-align: center;">buy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3VeC2lJ">Amazon</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—</div><div style="text-align: center;">until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There’s only one problem: now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Craving his touch was never part of the plan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>King of Wrath is a steamy billionaire/arranged marriage romance. It contains explicit sexual content, profanity, and mild violence. Recommended for mature readers only.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61229235-king-of-wrath" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1)" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1663874437l/61229235._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61229235-king-of-wrath">King of Wrath</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5758632.Ana_Huang">Ana Huang</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5514105236">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
You always know who is going to end up with each other but it is the journey of how they get there that makes these types of books a lot of fun. Never go ny the title of a book to know what the genrs is as I thought it would be a fantasy but it wasn't at all.<br />Vivian's father blackmails Dante into marrying Vivian. Dante does not want to be married. He is a billionaire and used to calling the shots. Now he needs to find a way out of ths engagement and take down Vivian's father.<br />I did not like Vivian's parents at all and Dante's parents were strange. <br />Dante didn't plan on falling in love nor did Vivian.<br />Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the book to review.
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<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYdg5l7G7cQ6af7UnGSqMeQ2jJ_KcWNCKYGSdieJlbPWWp2khWoMeEmBxXAC8Vi-ktZ0AVGyYjb7uQ0lNhtGCxJB_VErQBZooXIcSbYcsovA6Jl8r6tdcggrJ9Eg9TgH6SwolDSpqazI1WJwc78NSUNyyn4HOP5uHIPboGylSdvBgvlfmEhw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYdg5l7G7cQ6af7UnGSqMeQ2jJ_KcWNCKYGSdieJlbPWWp2khWoMeEmBxXAC8Vi-ktZ0AVGyYjb7uQ0lNhtGCxJB_VErQBZooXIcSbYcsovA6Jl8r6tdcggrJ9Eg9TgH6SwolDSpqazI1WJwc78NSUNyyn4HOP5uHIPboGylSdvBgvlfmEhw" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ana Huang</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Website</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.anahuang.com/">https://www.anahuang.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Genre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance">Romance</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/contemporary">Contemporary</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/genres/chick-lit">Chick Lit</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ana Huang is a USA Today, international, and #1 Amazon bestselling author. Best known for her Twisted series, she writes New Adult and contemporary romance with deliciously alpha heroes, strong heroines, and plenty of steam, angst, and swoon sprinkled in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her books have been sold to over two dozen foreign publishers for translation and featured in outlets such as NPR, Cosmopolitan, Financial Times, and Glamour UK.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A self-professed travel enthusiast, she loves incorporating beautiful destinations into her stories and will never say no to a good chai latte.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When she’s not reading or writing, Ana is busy daydreaming and scouring Yelp for her next favorite restaurant.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">STALK ANA ONLINE:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Newsletter signup ↠ <a href="https://anahuang.com/newsletter">https://anahuang.com/newsletter</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reader group ↠ <a href="https://tinyurl.com/anastwistedsquad">https://tinyurl.com/anastwistedsquad</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bookbub ↠ <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yc5mxnp9">https://tinyurl.com/yc5mxnp9</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Instagram ↠ <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ydhv9rfg">https://tinyurl.com/ydhv9rfg</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Website ↠ <a href="http://www.anahuang.com/">www.anahuang.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">TikTok ↠ <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2p99t9u6">https://tinyurl.com/2p99t9u6</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Facebook ↠ <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y87fw8wq">https://tinyurl.com/y87fw8wq</a></div></div>Shelleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070148845148831331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16975528.post-47312290482421637952023-04-25T16:24:00.000-04:002023-04-25T16:24:09.329-04:00Book Review: The One by Julia Argy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq0RANoJVUqBfv5rO47bm0pf8TNg18bO2OKNBDsOnWqGOHRrwGi4RRWGGMK7UdBpwzXy0GE9mPcuX4OpjrXZeCf76cFonYza_iz6M-o7UAac34lcM89zYsrbJZNBkcMw6Sb6lTLOjc2cBfcqpBKpSY9U4vCvtTEmhC0LlGJ7n6UpehMLHlfQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="346" data-original-width="223" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq0RANoJVUqBfv5rO47bm0pf8TNg18bO2OKNBDsOnWqGOHRrwGi4RRWGGMK7UdBpwzXy0GE9mPcuX4OpjrXZeCf76cFonYza_iz6M-o7UAac34lcM89zYsrbJZNBkcMw6Sb6lTLOjc2cBfcqpBKpSY9U4vCvtTEmhC0LlGJ7n6UpehMLHlfQ=w258-h400" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Published April 18, 2023</p><p style="text-align: center;">Buy On <a href="https://amzn.to/3N9rZwx">Amazon</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">A razor-sharp and seductively hypnotic debut novel about the very fantasy of falling in love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Emily is not particularly interested in dating. She simply wants to change her life after being fired from her dead-end job. So when she is recruited for the popular reality dating show The One, it doesn’t take much thought for her to sign up; it’s not as if she’d actually fall in love. But upon her arrival on set, it becomes clear her producer, Miranda, will do nearly anything to make sure Emily gets engaged by the end of the season, even if it means breaking Emily’s trust. The pressure builds as Emily navigates her connection with the lead and a growing relationship with another contestant. As the arc of the season begins to slot into place, both Emily and Miranda are forced to decide what they want—and what they are willing to do to get it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A brilliant send-up of our cultural mythology around romance, The One examines how people can confuse wanting to be looked at—to be singled out and desired—with desire itself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60317049-the-one" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The One" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662824007l/60317049._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60317049-the-one">The One</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22208594.Julia_Argy">Julia Argy</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5510336057">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This book made me see exactly what I thought The Bachelor and Bachelorette shows are like. Very fake, being told how to act and what to say or how to say it. I know the show is all about ratings which is how the story is in this book.<br />Emily lost her job and has no wheres to go. She gets recruited for the show but doesn't expect anything from it.<br />Dylan is the bachelor in this story and I like him but felt like I do just watching the commercials of the tv shows, yuck. Why would I want to see a guy I might want to be with kissing , making out and god knows what else with the other girls?<br />I did feel bad for Dylan a few times. <br />Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin fo the book to review.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61767163-the-last-word" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Last Word" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662125880l/61767163._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61767163-the-last-word">The Last Word</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8475510.Taylor_Adams">Taylor Adams</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5495056691">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I read this in one day. I could not put it down and my heart was in my throat the whole time. I am afraid I will have nightmares or insomnia tonight lol.<br />Emma escapes from something that happened to her and she is depressed. She stays at a house on a beach as a house sitter, She meets the neighbor through telescope and they write things back and forth on a whiteboard. When he tells her she should read a book, she does and does not like it, She gives a review of 1 star and that's when all hell breaks. By chapter 26 I was pretty sure what was going on but not all of it.<br />This book is a must read and highly recommend it. <br />I read one other book by this author, NO Exit and loved it but this one is even better.<br />Thank you to William Morrow for the book to review.
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