Blog Tour: The Daughter In Law by Shalini Boland

 

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Format
313 pages, Kindle Edition

Published
November 4, 2022 by Bookouture

Your new husband has a shocking secret. Would your mother-in-law kill to protect it?

From the moment I meet my new mother-in-law in her beautiful country house, she makes it clear I’m not welcome. Lilian Fletcher hates me for marrying her precious boy on a golden beach far away from her.

Starting our marriage living in the Fletchers’ family home is a nightmare. Then I discover Seb was married before and his first wife is dead. I wonder why the man I love didn’t tell me the truth. And I wonder what happened to her: the woman who came before me. How did she die?

Lilian’s steely blue gaze follows me everywhere. Then the accidents start to happen, and I know she is behind them. It starts with small things, like a dropped birthday cake, a spilt glass of wine. But then my mother-in-law accuses me of something terrible. This woman is determined to get me out of her son’s life.

Now I wish I’d never met my handsome, clever husband. Or come to this luxurious house that feels more like a prison.

But I have secrets too. And no-one knows who I really am…

From the USA Today bestselling author, this totally addictive psychological thriller will keep you guessing all the way to the final shocking twist. Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl and The Wife Between US

MY REVIEW:

 The Daughter-in-Law by Shalini Boland
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great book by Shalini Boland and another I couldn't put down.
Seb Fletcher meets Caroline online and decides to go to Australia to meet her. They hit it off and they get married and brings her back to England to be with him and his family. The Mother In Law doesnt like her from the start but Caroline is determined to get in her good graces.
As we keep reading we find out things about Seb. Things he should have told her. But again as in this author's style, we get hit with a few things to make this Psychological Thriller a read you can't put down.
Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for the book to review.

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Shalini lives in Dorset, England with her husband, two children and Jess their cheeky terrier cross. Before kids, she was signed to Universal Music Publishing as a singer songwriter, but now she spends her days writing suspense thrillers (in between school runs and hanging out endless baskets of laundry).

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Book Review: Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. Grace

 

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                         Published October 8th 2020 by Lone Mountain Press
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Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family.
With Jo O’Malley’s busy career as a lawyer in Chicago, she rarely gets home to Idaho, but this year is different. Her little sister is getting married on Christmas Eve and she has two whole weeks to spend in the snow-covered mountains, with the three foster sisters she loves and Maddie, the woman who made them a family fifteen years ago.

Things get off to a rough start when the wedding is canceled, but Maddie asks them to enjoy their holidays together at the festive lodge as planned, in order to console their sister. It’s straight forward enough until Jo, through a chance encounter with a gorgeous golden retriever, runs into Luke, a boy she knew from her early childhood when she spent all her time at the local library.

Jo’s not sure how to handle the unexpected attraction and her new feelings for Luke, who is all grown up now, handsome, and as kind as ever. He’s set on staying close to his family in Granite Ridge and she has a plane ticket back to her life in Chicago after the new year. Are the sparks between them merely due to the nostalgia of the season, or will Luke open Jo’s heart to the prospect of passion for something beyond her career?

                                                      MY REVIEW:

  Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. Grace
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

With Jo O’Malley’s busy career as a lawyer in Chicago, she rarely gets home to Idaho, but this year is different. Her little sister is getting married on Christmas Eve and she has two whole weeks to spend in the snow-covered mountains, with the three foster sisters she loves and Maddie, the woman who made them a family fifteen years ago.
This is book #3 of the Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge series. They are all great and I love getting to know each character. The first book covers the mom adopting all of the girls and now each story is based on one of the girls as an adult.


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Tammy L. Grace


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Genre
Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery

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Tammy L. Grace is a USA Today bestselling and award winning author who writes women's fiction, mysteries, and sweet Christmas stories. She also writes about the bond we have with dogs using her pen name, Casey Wilson. Tammy is known for creating perfect escapes, unforgettable characters, and binge-worthy series.

When Tammy isn't working on ideas for a novel, she's spending time with family and friends or supporting her addiction to books and chocolate. She and her husband have one grown son and a spoiled golden retriever.

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Book Review: The Summer of New Beginnings by Bette Lee Crosby

One family learns that love is the greatest miracle of all.

Aspiring journalist Meghan Briggs has always been the responsible one in the family. So when her father passes away unexpectedly, leaving behind his at-risk business, she steps up to save his legacy—even if that means putting her own dreams on hold.

Tracy couldn’t be more different from her sister. She’s always been the rebellious type, without much direction in life. But in the wake of her latest romantic disaster, she finds herself moving back home as a single mother.

As Tracy experiences the difficulties of new motherhood, Meghan faces her own struggle: trying not to fall for the stray puppy she rescued. This is no time for attachments—not to the adorable “Sox,” whose owner is bound to turn up any day, and certainly not to the handsome new vet in town. But as the summer unfolds, she discovers that, like Sox, she may need rescuing, too.

As both sisters navigate unexpected challenges and exciting new relationships, they’ll find that putting the past to rest can make way for beautiful new beginnings.

                             MY REVIEW:

The Summer of New Beginnings by Bette Lee Crosby

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This had my interest from the start. Meghan has always wanted to be a journalist and getting ready for college when her dad passes away. So she steps up and takes over his business. Her sister Tracy is very different and takes off with a boyfriend. Their mom seems lost without their dad but life moves on. One day Meaghan saves a puppy from drowning. She falls for his but tries to find his owner. Meanwhile Tracy becomes pregnant and raising a child and learning who she is. Both these sisters meet challenges and learn to be there for each other and decide what it is they really want.
This was a heartwarming story of family and challenges.
I bought the kindle to read so I could try this author's writing and I am so glad that I did and look forward to more in the future.

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Krampus:The Yule Lord by Brom review

Set in Appalachia, Krampus the Yule Lord is a twisted fairytale about a failed West Virginia songwriter who gets ensnared on Christmas Eve in an eternal war between a not-so-saintly Saint Nick and his dark enemy Krampus, aka Black Peter, an ancient trickster demon. Krampus the Yule Lord is Gregory Maguire (Wicked) meets Susanna Clarke (Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell) in the realm of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, as Clive Barker (Mr. B. Gone) works his dark sorcery from the shadows. Once again featuring Brom’s chillingly beautiful artwork throughout, Krampus the Yule Lord is a feast of wonder straight from the kitchen of Sweeney Todd.

My Thoughts: 
Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This to me read as a folklore between Santa Clause and Krampus a demon. Santa Clause is not as nice as we know him to be and Krampus is out to destroy him and make people see him as the nice guy and to believe in Yule Tides. Very dark story and full of murder, drugs, lots of bad people. The main character Jesse has lot his wife and child to a bad cop, who Jesse wants to get his family away from. 

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