tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54727266341396216422024-03-14T12:49:30.304-06:00~~My Guilty Obsession~~Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-36956891091088596952021-04-05T00:00:00.001-06:002021-04-05T00:00:03.830-06:00Blog Tour Book Review: To Love and To Loathe by Martha Waters<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594939148l/54303829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="305" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594939148l/54303829.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Title: To Love and To Loathe</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Author: Martha Waters</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Series: Book Two in the Regency Vows Series</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Genre: Historical Romance</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Published by: Simon & Schuster (April 6, 2021)</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Source: ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Description:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The widowed Diana, Lady Templeton and Jeremy, Marquess of Willingham are infamous among English high society as much for their sharp-tongued bickering as their flirtation. One evening, an argument at a ball turns into a serious wager: Jeremy will marry within the year or Diana will forfeit one hundred pounds. So shortly after, just before a fortnight-long house party at Elderwild, Jeremy’s country estate, Diana is shocked when Jeremy appears at her home with a very different kind of proposition.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After his latest mistress unfavorably criticized his skills in the bedroom, Jeremy is looking for reassurance, so he has gone to the only woman he trusts to be totally truthful. He suggests that they embark on a brief affair while at the house party—Jeremy can receive an honest critique of his bedroom skills and widowed Diana can use the gossip to signal to other gentlemen that she is interested in taking a lover.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Diana thinks taking him up on his counter-proposal can only help her win her wager. With her in the bedroom and Jeremy’s marriage-minded grandmother, the formidable Dowager Marchioness of Willingham, helping to find suitable matches among the eligible ladies at Elderwild, Diana is confident her victory is assured. But while they’re focused on winning wagers, they stand to lose their own hearts.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54303829-to-love-and-to-loathe?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=q6oEA3o8cz&rank=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B2HU0OZ-lvc/YFDUSDrgKdI/AAAAAAAAK0c/yaiP6Wx3HcMKW-_Nh5ZevHb6rZ42HQBAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/198216087X?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=198216087X" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/to-love-and-to-loathe-martha-waters/1137251510?ean=9781982160876" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1562337507p5/19284253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="188" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1562337507p5/19284253.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Martha Waters is the author of To Have and to Hoax and To Love and to Loathe. She was born and raised in sunny South Florida and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. By day, she works as a children's librarian, and loves sundresses, gin cocktails, and traveling. Sign up for her newsletter for periodic book news and reading & travel recs</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://tinyletter.com/marthawaters</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKP77_Aoxsg/YFDU_KS3RgI/AAAAAAAAK0k/0MVpmNgBGe4rfBiO34t5RZIpV6AsijWLACLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKP77_Aoxsg/YFDU_KS3RgI/AAAAAAAAK0k/0MVpmNgBGe4rfBiO34t5RZIpV6AsijWLACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MTR.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This was the very first book that I have read from this author and I'm so glad that I took a chance on her and the series because this really was just so much fun.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The banter between these two was definitely tension filled in all the very best ways and the enemies to lovers trope has always been a favorite of mine. Through in some hijinks, things not always going as planned and some deep seeded passion and you had one heck of a read all set in a time of place that was magical.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Such a fun read that lets you get away for a few hours and be transported somewhere else, into a much simpler time and into a steamy romance that anyone is sure to love.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tGixRTnjl0E/YFDVrO2UinI/AAAAAAAAK0o/u08pgBEg2qwDFf1nZyusj-rwH32yjrhrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s157/4s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="40" data-original-width="157" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tGixRTnjl0E/YFDVrO2UinI/AAAAAAAAK0o/u08pgBEg2qwDFf1nZyusj-rwH32yjrhrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/4s.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-24304632944597496632020-12-07T00:00:00.056-07:002020-12-07T00:00:00.166-07:00Blog Tour Review, Giveaway, and Q and A: Layla by Colleen Hoover <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--RRtl10LQck/X8vuRVKurKI/AAAAAAAAKyc/ugbmPpPNMkkefnya_nRvEoEBbjNxGFyPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1478/LaylaGraphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1478" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--RRtl10LQck/X8vuRVKurKI/AAAAAAAAKyc/ugbmPpPNMkkefnya_nRvEoEBbjNxGFyPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/LaylaGraphic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593095775l/52089753._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593095775l/52089753._SY475_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Title: Layla </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Author: Colleen Hoover</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Published</b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> By: Montlake (December 8, 2020)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Genre: Paranormal Romance</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Source: ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Book Description:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a novel that explores life after tragedy and the enduring spirit of love.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When Leeds meets Layla, he’s convinced he’ll spend the rest of his life with her—until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Layla recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they first met. Once they arrive, Layla’s behavior takes a bizarre turn. And that’s just one of many inexplicable occurrences.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feeling distant from Layla, Leeds soon finds solace in Willow—another guest of the B&B with whom he forms a connection through their shared concerns. As his curiosity for Willow grows, his decision to help her find answers puts him in direct conflict with Layla’s well-being. Leeds soon realizes he has to make a choice because he can’t help both of them. But if he makes the wrong choice, it could be detrimental for all of them.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52089753-layla?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=xyLyaFwYop&rank=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RAbS5-Wwp24/X8vt14GUFxI/AAAAAAAAKyQ/pJ9aPSMCWOoEwbnWmunf-y3BlcMBX5m5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1542000173?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1542000173" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/layla-colleen-hoover/1136754845?ean=9781542000178" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3HYg_pht0U/X8vtukY1lBI/AAAAAAAAKyM/naRlChZMkgYpd_mJIh6TqBWgGaPtQ620ACLcBGAsYHQ/s959/Colleen%2BHoover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="959" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3HYg_pht0U/X8vtukY1lBI/AAAAAAAAKyM/naRlChZMkgYpd_mJIh6TqBWgGaPtQ620ACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/Colleen%2BHoover.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: georgia;">Colleen Hoover is the #1 <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">New York Times</i> bestselling author of several novels, including the bestselling women’s fiction novel <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">It Ends with Us</i> and the bestselling psychological thriller <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Verity</i>. She has won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance three years in a row—for <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Confess</i> (2015), <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">It Ends with Us</i> (2016), and <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Without Merit</i> (2017). <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Confess</i> was adapted into a seven-episode online series. In 2015, Hoover and her family founded the Bookworm Box, a bookstore and monthly subscription service that offers signed novels donated by authors. All profits go to various charities each month to help those in need. 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vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: georgia;">Goodreads: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5430144.Colleen_Hoover" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5430144.Colleen_Hoover</a></span></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Q&A:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Q:You have written in many different genres and always keep your fans wanting more. For Layla, you are dipping your toes into a paranormal story that has lots of secrets. How do you describe Layla without giving anything away? #spoilerfreezone </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">What is supposed to be a short, romantic getaway for new couple Leeds and Layla turns into an extended vacation full of bizarre occurrences. But no matter how much Layla wants to leave, Leeds is more focused on finding answers for the unexplainable.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Q:The paranormal elements in your story are faint...just a whisper...until they take over. What was it like adding another worldly twist to your writing for the first time? </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was HARD. Super hard. I love using my imagination, but I also love realistic stories, so I found myself trying to pull back on things I didn’t feel were realistic. But then it got a lot easier when I decided to just make Leeds’s reactions sort of mirror what I would do orsay in those early moments. I put a lot of my own thoughts in Leeds’s character. He finds it hard to explain some of the things that happen, so his reactions are probably what my reactions would be at first. Until there was no room left for doubt, anyway. Then his actions veer very far from what mine would have been.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Q: Love-at-first-sight is such a mundane phrase for what these two share. Their passionate relationship seems to move in fast-forward. What is it about these characters that make their connection so instantaneous? </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I knew where the story was going to go, so I needed their meet-cute to be believable, fun, and I wanted them to be a couple readers would root for. I probably rewrote that first chapter dozens of times,but I focused mainly on their banter. Sometimes we meet people we instantly click with on so many different levels. Leeds and Layla clicked with their sarcasm, their humor, their taste in music. And she read him without even knowing him. To Leeds that was special. I think he felt seen in a world where he’s often overlooked. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Q: It becomes somewhat of an inside joke between your couple that, before Layla, Leeds’ always wore a look like he was “dying inside.” The truth is that he was deeply unhappy before meeting Layla. How does she change his life? </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Leeds is lonely and holding back on his dreams because of doubts. Leeds sees something different in Layla. She’s carefree, fun and gives him confidence to follow his dreams. In a sense, I think she’s his missing puzzle piece. She fills the parts of him that are empty. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Q: Before Leeds, Layla doesn’t have a real direction in her life. What does this romance provide to her and why is she so grateful to have found her hero? </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Layla is fresh out of college, living with her parents and unemployed. Leeds’s career gives her focus, and being with him in Tennessee got her out of a place where she probably felt useless and unproductive. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Q: Can readers expect more paranormal elements in your books moving forward?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I’ll never say never! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">***</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GUuBguF11yY/X8vtL6idr8I/AAAAAAAAKyA/Z2Z3yM8hfPUgvKhujYKBiF-nu1uVKkefgCLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GUuBguF11yY/X8vtL6idr8I/AAAAAAAAKyA/Z2Z3yM8hfPUgvKhujYKBiF-nu1uVKkefgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MTR.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I will forever be a fan (a Cohort) because Hoover writes some pretty intense, pretty emotional, pretty dramatic and even sometimes, pretty out there stories and Layla, is so one of the stories. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A story that take you new places that Hoover has never written in before but she takes you there and like all her stories, it is quite the wild ride.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I absolutely love that she expanded into this genre, which also happens to be one of my favorites. 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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-69497922224448547272020-12-01T00:00:00.038-07:002020-12-01T00:00:00.819-07:00Blog Tour Review: How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1583533701l/52057698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1583533701l/52057698.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b>Title: How To Fail At Flirting</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b>Author: Denise Williams</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b>Series: Stand Alone</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Genre: Rom-Com</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b>Published By: Berkley (December 1, 2020)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b>Source: ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b>My Rating: 4 Stars!!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b>Book Description:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">One daring to-do list and a crash course in flirtation turn a Type A overachiever’s world upside down.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">When her flailing department lands on the university's chopping block, Professor Naya Turner’s friends convince her to shed her frumpy cardigan for an evening on the town. For one night her focus will stray from her demanding job and she’ll tackle a new kind of to-do list. When she meets a charming stranger in town on business, he presents the perfect opportunity to check off the items on her list. Let the guy buy her a drink. Check. Try something new. Check. A no-strings-attached hookup. Check…almost.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Jake makes her laugh and challenges Naya to rebuild her confidence, which was left toppled by her abusive ex-boyfriend. Soon she’s flirting with the chance at a more serious romantic relationship—except nothing can be that easy. The complicated strings around her dating Jake might destroy her career.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Naya has two options. She can protect her professional reputation and return to her old life or she can flirt with the unknown and stay with the person who makes her feel like she's finally living again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52057698-how-to-fail-at-flirting?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=RxotXBY7GA&rank=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mf71Ozk85lU/X8RpuUU5Z_I/AAAAAAAAKxU/jdjJso-JEbsaunPh7UQ4fjdYz-qgsnJRACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593101901?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0593101901" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-fail-at-flirting-denise-williams/1136586847?ean=9780593101902" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FEVuJFrSy4o/X8RpnxrwYAI/AAAAAAAAKxQ/NUTGYG8fPB0SCUkkr9Clc_g3KqOYvKdBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/2086349_williams_denise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FEVuJFrSy4o/X8RpnxrwYAI/AAAAAAAAKxQ/NUTGYG8fPB0SCUkkr9Clc_g3KqOYvKdBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2086349_williams_denise.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(98, 98, 98) !important; font-size: 18px !important; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px auto 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><div class="paragraph" style="letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px auto 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Denise Williams wrote her first book in the 2nd grade. </span><em style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 0.02em; position: relative;">I Hate You</em><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 0.02em;"> and its sequel, </span><em style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 0.02em; position: relative;">I Still Hate You, </em><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">featured a tough, funny heroine, a quirky hero, witty banter, and a dragon. Minus the dragons, these are still the books she likes to write. After penning those early works, she finished second grade and eventually earned a PhD. </span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #818181; letter-spacing: 0.02em;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.02em;">A diversity trainer and co-creator of a women’s empowerment group, she is dedicated to developing flawed, multidimensional characters who struggle with those issues impacting real women. After growing up a military brat around the world and across the country, Denise now lives in Iowa with her husband, son, and two ornery shih-tzus who think they own the house.</span></div></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px auto 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Denise was a 2019 <span style="color: #222222;"><a href="http://www.rwa.org/" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); opacity: 0.7; text-decoration-line: none; transition: opacity 200ms ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Romance Writers of America </a></span>® Golden Heart Finalist and How to Fail at Flirting is her debut novel.</span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.denisewilliamswrites.com/" target="_blank">Website</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDeniseWilliams" target="_blank">FB</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://twitter.com/nicwillwrites" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nicwillwrites/" target="_blank">Insta</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EyqA8n-knbI/X8Rql5b6leI/AAAAAAAAKxg/bS2jEHTqpf0fUZ4v65WjjjALbt5iefeEACLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EyqA8n-knbI/X8Rql5b6leI/AAAAAAAAKxg/bS2jEHTqpf0fUZ4v65WjjjALbt5iefeEACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MTR.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Every once in a while you come across a romance that is so much more than a romance. One that will take heavy matters and serious topics into account and turn them into one intense but satisfying story. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Williams has managed to do that in her debut novel and succeeded in doing so brilliantly. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Riddled with heart pounding moments, both good and bad, <i>How to Fail at Flirting</i> will keep you on your toes and turning the pages. Romance lovers do not want to miss out on this one. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FHhW9lxRz6g/X8Rqy8FGu6I/AAAAAAAAKxk/LmCfXIzVnmcMQeB86_7qs4tswvZEsMxIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s157/4s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="40" data-original-width="157" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FHhW9lxRz6g/X8Rqy8FGu6I/AAAAAAAAKxk/LmCfXIzVnmcMQeB86_7qs4tswvZEsMxIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/4s.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-76531900937043520632020-11-16T00:00:00.000-07:002020-11-16T00:00:26.604-07:00Blog Tour Review: The Star Crossed Sisters Of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A trio of second-born daughters set out to break the family curse that says they’ll never find love on a whirlwind journey through the lush Italian countryside by New York Times bestseller Lori Nelson Spielman, author of The Life List.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since the day Filomena Fontana cast a curse upon her sister more than two hundred years ago, not one second-born Fontana daughter has found lasting love. Some, like second-born Emilia, the happily-single baker at her grandfather’s Brooklyn deli, claim it’s an odd coincidence. Others, like her sexy, desperate-for-love cousin Lucy, insist it’s a true hex. But both are bewildered when their great-aunt calls with an astounding proposition: If they accompany her to her homeland of Italy, Aunt Poppy vows she’ll meet the love of her life on the steps of the Ravello Cathedral on her eightieth birthday, and break the Fontana Second-Daughter Curse once and for all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lori Nelson Spielman lives in East Lansing, Michigan, with her husband and a very spoiled cat. A former speech pathologist and guidance counselor, she currently works as a homebound teacher for inner-city students. Lori enjoys fitness running, traveling, and reading, though writing is her true passion. She spends her winters cursing the god-awful Michigan winters, and her summers sailing the glorious shores of Lake Michigan. SWEET FORGIVENESS is Lori's second novel. Her first, THE LIFE LIST, was an international bestseller.</span></div>
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Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-16467053329638559412020-11-09T00:00:00.005-07:002020-11-09T00:00:06.461-07:00Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580958058l/50892212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580958058l/50892212.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><b>Title: These Violent Delights</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><b>Author: Chloe Gong</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><b>Series: Book One in the These Violent Delights Series</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><b>Genre: Historical Fantasy/Retelling</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><b>Published By: Margaret K. Elderberry (November 17, 2020)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><b>Source: ARC Provided by the Publisher (in exchange for an honest review)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><b>Book Description:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892212-these-violent-delights?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2O99bc2Bid&rank=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3f3qLPgfhA/X6RFZf-6ocI/AAAAAAAAKws/1IHQVtOOnAsCrbYB8DQf7EDHHNcq3d2fACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1534457690?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1534457690" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/these-violent-delights-chloe-gong/1136314561?ean=9781534457690" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dn_-cdyBVZ8/X6RGAQN2ikI/AAAAAAAAKw0/sckiF2At5vgHZxo02TP0s0PEuOWOxIeDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dn_-cdyBVZ8/X6RGAQN2ikI/AAAAAAAAKw0/sckiF2At5vgHZxo02TP0s0PEuOWOxIeDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MTR.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">What is there not to love about a modern, yet not modern, retelling of the classic love story to end all love stories?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">A tale so very different, it might not be similar at all and yet, so reminiscent of the original that I can't help but think Shakespeare would be proud.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">Full of the fantastical, the mystical, the historical and all the awesomeness in between, this truly was so much fun to read, I devoured each page and couldn't get enough. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">I had no idea going into this that it would be a series and I'm so excited after that explosive ending, where this will go next. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">Truly something different, something fun, something dark and yes, something addicting. You are going to love it! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WooBMC-upwY/X6RGP1uNygI/AAAAAAAAKw8/1Q390OrW8GcecNGuv-hcD7PowDzbTHWZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s157/4s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="40" data-original-width="157" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WooBMC-upwY/X6RGP1uNygI/AAAAAAAAKw8/1Q390OrW8GcecNGuv-hcD7PowDzbTHWZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/4s.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">*All thoughts and opinions are my own and were not influenced by the author or publisher. I was not compensated for this review.*</span></p>Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-4184412683829635432020-10-26T00:00:00.000-06:002020-10-26T00:00:00.934-06:00Review: Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Budding photographer Josie Saint-Martin has spent half her life with her single mother, moving from city to city. When they return to her historical New England hometown years later to run the family bookstore, Josie knows it’s not forever. Her dreams are on the opposite coast, and she has a plan to get there.</span><br />
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Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-7587672053516042542020-10-19T00:00:00.001-06:002020-10-19T00:00:10.356-06:00Review: Trailwalker by J.L. Bryan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590635673l/53540269._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590635673l/53540269._SY475_.jpg" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Title: Trailwalker</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Author: J.L. Bryan</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Series: Book Thirteen in the Ellie Jordan Ghost Hunter Series</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Genre: Paranormal</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Published: October 1, 2020</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Source: ARC Provided by the Author (in exchange for an honest review)</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><b>My Rating: 5 Stars!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><b>Book Description:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">The old campground in the mountains has a shrouded history wrapped in legend. Located by the mysterious mounds of a vanished people, it was once a popular summer destination for children, but closed long ago under tragic circumstances.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Josh and Allison Conner have moved out from the city, inspired to create a retreat for children in need, a place to build skills and character. They've brought their own children with them, and now they're hurrying to rebuild and update the old camp in time for their first opening day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">But something lurks in the wilderness around the old summer camp, something that strikes against the Conners' best efforts to revitalize it. They feel watched, then threatened, but after sinking their savings and their hopes into the place, they are unwilling to walk away.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Paranormal investigator Ellie Jordan must sort history from legend to determine what haunts the camp and how to fight it, before it inflicts more harm on the well-meaning family attempting to bring life back to the remote abandoned campground.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53540269-the-trailwalker?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=toGkUhxlLV&rank=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pFkrvwW2t9U/X3ykn4VBJiI/AAAAAAAAKvc/c6tG6LEXbf8ftSLqL4d_ocNbWPJLQqh4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086RGK8QJ?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=B086RGK8QJ" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-trailwalker-j-l-bryan/1137767799?ean=2940162962922" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nzXcZ1iiZk8/X3ykxiyGrbI/AAAAAAAAKvg/ypC_aU2qgvAtJHj8OalUkM28FpjqnJiJACLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nzXcZ1iiZk8/X3ykxiyGrbI/AAAAAAAAKvg/ypC_aU2qgvAtJHj8OalUkM28FpjqnJiJACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MTR.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">It is no secret I adore this series and even thirteen books in, it just keeps getting better and better.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">So without further ado, my top five reasons you need to pick this series up and read it:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">1. You will have a spooky good time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">2. The places! I love how even the houses and woods surrounding Bryan's stories seem to come alive and have a life of their own.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">3. Ghosts! There is nothing like a great ghost story that will have you turning on the lights and looking behind you constantly.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">4. Fabulous writing. It is so easy to get drawn into his stories. He makes everything come to life and pop right off the pages.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">5. 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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><strong style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The award-winning Weird Girls urban fantasy romance series continues to blow away modern fantasy and adventure fans with heart-stopping action and romance. Centered around four unique and powerful sisters, it’s time for Emme Wird, the youngest sister, to step into the supernatural spotlight.</strong><br style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Emme Wird, the healer and powerful telekinetic in the Wird family, hasn’t had the best of luck with males. While her sisters have found their mates and forever loves, Emme has found males that are better left as lost. Is a decent meal with polite conversation too much to ask for? Yes, it is.</span><br style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">When a pack member that Emme has dinner with is discovered dead and dismembered, it is up to Emme and her werewolf friend, Bren, to solve the murder. But spine-tingling danger and touches with evil have ways of bringing close friends closer.</span><br style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Could the male that Emme searches for be right in front of her? Or will evil snatch him away from her, just as it did once before?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">CECY ROBSON is an author of contemporary romance, young adult adventure, and award-winning urban fantasy. A double RITA® 2016 finalist for Once Pure and Once Kissed, and a published author of more than eighteen titles, you can typically find her on her laptop writing her stories or stumbling blindly in search of caffeine.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div>I've been a fan of the Wird (Weird) sisters from the very action packed, romance filled, swoon worthy, heart pounding beginning. There really is nothing else quite like this series. </div><div><br /></div><div>It takes my breath away and I look forward to each new installment with excitement and anticipation but I can say without a shadow of a doubt, I was even more excited than normal when I learned that finally, finally! the next installment would be all about Bren and Emme.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've loved smart mouthed, sassy, mysteriously brooding Bren from the very beginning and couldn't wait to learn more about this broken wolf in all his shapes and forms. And Emme? What's not to love about this loving soft spoken favorite Wird sister? </div><div><br /></div><div>And while this didn't quite go in the direction I was truly hoping it would, I have no doubts that Cecy will do these two justice in the end and I can't wait to read more to get there!</div><div><br /></div><div>This series continues to be so much fun, so dynamic, and so very addicting and I can't wait to see Bren and Emme grow with each new page. chapter, and story. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MUophu8EN_w/X3yi_5XkC_I/AAAAAAAAKvU/3lQ7zLhD8yEbiBtAB6sX9Bs81RJ_iLvOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s157/4s.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="40" data-original-width="157" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MUophu8EN_w/X3yi_5XkC_I/AAAAAAAAKvU/3lQ7zLhD8yEbiBtAB6sX9Bs81RJ_iLvOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/4s.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div>
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<br />Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-41827920710249915452020-10-12T00:00:00.000-06:002020-10-12T00:00:07.356-06:00Review: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578938260l/52735921._SX318_SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578938260l/52735921._SX318_SY475_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>Title: Kingdom of the Wicked</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>Author: Kerri Maniscalco</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>Series: Book One in the Kingdom Series</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>Genre: Fantasy</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>Published By: Jimmy Patterson (October 27, 2020)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>Source: ARC Provided by the Publisher</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>My Rating: 4.5 Stars!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>Book Description:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">Two sisters.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">One brutal murder.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself…</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">And an intoxicating romance.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe – witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family’s renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin…desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister’s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that’s been long forbidden.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia’s side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women’s murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems…</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52735921-kingdom-of-the-wicked?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6h85UIk4W6&rank=2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JWZ6uuWoDSc/X3yn-DIjOKI/AAAAAAAAKv8/mA6IamONTU0Ov2DIg7ovtQWHS1L8TtaCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316428469?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0316428469" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kingdom-of-the-wicked-kerri-maniscalco/1135984686?ean=9780316706292" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2bp0DePaLw/X3ynutIy5PI/AAAAAAAAKv0/jTt1UfHBW6cizb2t5cBIczzGmWzHSgBlACLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2bp0DePaLw/X3ynutIy5PI/AAAAAAAAKv0/jTt1UfHBW6cizb2t5cBIczzGmWzHSgBlACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MTR.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">From the moment I saw the cover for <i>A Kingdom So Wicked</i> I knew it was something I needed to read. I was already a huge fan of the authors but with the alluring cover and amazing description, I knew it would be the perfect read for October and it's so gratifying to know, I was 100% right!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">This is filled with all the good stuff. Curses, demons, angels, mystery, a tiny bit of romance, family bonds, magic and of course all things supernatural. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">Truly a delightfully dark read perfect for this time of year, for fan's of the genre, fans of the authors and will surly make new readers for the author, instant fans as well. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YCIqvZK_5ZY/X3yn6GoKfQI/AAAAAAAAKv4/MyNNGdjz4yUYn6idvfDOarsoMeKtmbjAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s177/4h.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="40" data-original-width="177" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YCIqvZK_5ZY/X3yn6GoKfQI/AAAAAAAAKv4/MyNNGdjz4yUYn6idvfDOarsoMeKtmbjAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/4h.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">*All thoughts and opinions are my own and were not influenced by the author or publisher. I was not compensated for this review.*</span></p>Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-44683496178979420012020-10-06T00:00:00.001-06:002020-10-06T00:00:01.746-06:00Blog Tour Review: Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1587621185l/36510444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1587621185l/36510444.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Title: Murder on Cold Street</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Author: Sherry Thomas</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Series: Book Five in the Lady Sherlock Series</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Published By: Berkley (October 6, 2020)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Genre: Historical Mystery</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Source: ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Description:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, is back solving new cases in the <i>USA Today</i> bestselling series set in Victorian England.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Inspector Treadles, Charlotte Holmes’s friend and collaborator, has been found locked in a room with two dead men, both of whom worked with his wife at the great manufacturing enterprise she has recently inherited.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Rumors fly. Had Inspector Treadles killed the men because they had opposed his wife’s initiatives at every turn? Had he killed in a fit of jealous rage, because he suspected Mrs. Treadles of harboring deeper feelings for one of the men? To make matters worse, he refuses to speak on his own behalf, despite the overwhelming evidence against him.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Charlotte finds herself in a case strewn with lies and secrets. But which lies are to cover up small sins, and which secrets would flay open a past better left forgotten? Not to mention, how can she concentrate on these murders, when Lord Ingram, her oldest friend and sometime lover, at last dangles before her the one thing she has always wanted?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082S2G4GQ?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=B082S2G4GQ" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-on-cold-street-sherry-thomas/1135571970?ean=9780451492494" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36510444-murder-on-cold-street?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=WlpVPBIUOe&rank=1/-QlaA-xRYD0E/XzQ4G-tTP3I/AAAAAAAAKt0/ScirEr3T9k0CPG1U5tWG15lEQvZQkdxpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s120/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QlaA-xRYD0E/XzQ4G-tTP3I/AAAAAAAAKt0/ScirEr3T9k0CPG1U5tWG15lEQvZQkdxpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Because actual world domination is too much trouble, USA Today-bestselling author Sherry Thomas decided that her goal is life is to write every kind of book she enjoys reading. Thus far she has published romance, fantasy, mystery, and a wuxia-inspired duology. Her books regularly receive starred reviews and best-of-the-year honors from trade publications, including such outlets as the New York Times and National Public Radio. She is also a two-time winner of Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® Award.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And by the way, English is her second language.</div></span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.sherrythomas.com/" target="_blank">Website</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSherryThomas" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://twitter.com/sherrythomas" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mD-08x7E6iI/XzQ4BWh1w3I/AAAAAAAAKtw/VCPmdblJFVwVQSOrgq-455-5qDFmYlJdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mD-08x7E6iI/XzQ4BWh1w3I/AAAAAAAAKtw/VCPmdblJFVwVQSOrgq-455-5qDFmYlJdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/MTR.png" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The Lady Sherlock series truly has become one of my most favorite series for very good reason. It is always so well executed, so well drawn out, with characters that are both real and lovable that you can't help getting sucked into the story, into the mystery, and into the very lives of each character.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I absolutely adore this rag tag group of people, their relationships with one another, their back stories, how they interact, how they love, how they take care of one another and of course, the mysteries themselves. It truly is brilliantly done. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And this latest installment has ramped up everything! So much more. More danger, more mystery, more romance (woot!!), just MORE. I absolutely loved it and couldn't put it down. I both wanted to devour and make it last forever. I can not wait for more in this wonderful world and time that Thomas has created. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EjBtfcE2iTc/XzQ37OqqrvI/AAAAAAAAKts/Z4LB0kcwU6YeZwnOiF6HBCzE5cf4v3O-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s194/5s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="40" data-original-width="194" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EjBtfcE2iTc/XzQ37OqqrvI/AAAAAAAAKts/Z4LB0kcwU6YeZwnOiF6HBCzE5cf4v3O-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/5s.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div>Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-8613832001556885212020-09-21T00:00:00.001-06:002020-09-21T00:00:05.330-06:00Review: You Were Never Here by Kathleen Peacock<p><b><span style="color: #800180;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Title: You Were Never Here</span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581369913l/49200351._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="380" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581369913l/49200351._SY475_.jpg" width="251" /></a></span></span></b></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b>Author: Kathleen Peacock</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b>Series: Stand Alone</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b>Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b>Published By: Harper Teen (October 20, 2020)</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b>My Rating: 4 Stars!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b>Book Description:</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">Cat hasn’t been to Montgomery Falls, the town her family founded, since she was twelve years old. Since the summer she discovered she could do things that no normal twelve-year-old could do. Since she had her first kiss with Riley Fraser. Since she destroyed their friendship.</span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">Now, five years later, she’s back and Riley has disappeared.</span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">For the last three months no one has heard from or seen Riley. And while there are all sorts of conspiracy theories about where he went, neither the police nor his parents are any closer to finding him. When Noah, Riley’s brother, asks for help in discovering what happened, Cat is torn between wanting to learn the truth and protecting the secret that she’s been guarding ever since that summer she and Riley stopped speaking.</span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">But then a girl is discovered floating in the river, barely alive with no knowledge of who attacked her or why. With the possibility that someone out there is hunting teens, Cat must make a choice: Use her unusual ability to discover the truth and find Riley or keep running away from a power she can’t control. Only one choice will put her in a killer’s sights… </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49200351-you-were-never-here?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=oiOUpOEwvz&rank=2://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_iW_n_bTA0/XzQ9hq5tQ6I/AAAAAAAAKuk/OWj0of1fQKoZJnU5iByg737quPePvXWmACLcBGAsYHQ/s120/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800180;"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_iW_n_bTA0/XzQ9hq5tQ6I/AAAAAAAAKuk/OWj0of1fQKoZJnU5iByg737quPePvXWmACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063002515?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0063002515" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-were-never-here-kathleen-peacock/1133982959?ean=9780063002517" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-awlwdNdSj9U/XzQ9dfUlLgI/AAAAAAAAKug/6YX2HxAmiN0eX59_kBZTN5SrMTeLbSZxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-awlwdNdSj9U/XzQ9dfUlLgI/AAAAAAAAKug/6YX2HxAmiN0eX59_kBZTN5SrMTeLbSZxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/MTR.png" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">I really enjoyed Peacock's Hemlock series years ago so when I saw she had written a new book, a thriller at that, I knew I had to read it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">This was everything I love in a good page turning mystery that keeps me on my toes and in a thriller that really knows how to get the heart pumping. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">I could not put this one down. It was everything I was looking for and then some. I loved the setting, the characters, the mystery and of course the touch of paranormal that I always crave in a good read. It kept me wondering, guessing, and most of all, turning the pages eagerly awaiting the next clue, the next thrill ride, the next puzzle to piece together. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">I can't recommend this enough. It reminded me all over again what a treat it is to read one of this author's books and how much I enjoy her writing. 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I was not compensated for this review.*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-57982300907967368022020-09-07T00:00:00.009-06:002020-09-07T00:00:00.489-06:00Review: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren<p><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> </b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: georgia;">Title: </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In A Holidaze</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595771198l/52962226.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="354" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595771198l/52962226.jpg" width="235" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Author: </b>Christina Lauren</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Series: </b>Stand Alone</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Genre: </b>Contemporary</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Published By: </b>Gallery Books (October 6, 2020)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Source: </b>ARC Provided by the Publisher </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(in exchange for an honest review)</span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">My Rating: 5 Stars!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Book Description:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but thirty-year-old Maelyn Jones is in the midst of a major crisis. She’s living with her mom, hates her boring job, and has yet to make any romantic progress with Andrew, the friend she’s been in love with for the last thirteen years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world—the Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born. Devastated as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple wish to the universe: show me what will make me happy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The next thing she knows there’s a screech of tires and metal, followed by Mae gasping awake…on an airplane bound for Utah. Now Mae has the chance to live the holidays all over again but with one disaster after another sending her repeatedly back in time, she has to figure out how to end this strange holiday loop and get Andrew under the mistletoe. Otherwise, she’s going to need a miracle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">With Christina Lauren’s trademark “heartfelt and funny” (Kirkus Reviews) prose, this swoon-worthy romance will make you believe in the power of wishes and the magic of the holidays. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52962226-in-a-holidaze?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=P70BE1TJcH&rank=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aa7yKjc-s9E/XzQ67bo_aqI/AAAAAAAAKuM/iMH7b4R50L4vhAdrOgnDeHyIyzjR3H0hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084GB2M9R?ie=UTF8&tag=myguiobs-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=B084GB2M9R" target="_blank">Amazon</a>*<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-a-holidaze-christina-lauren/1136765315?ean=9781982123949" target="_blank">B&N</a>*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zwoYMwseoSM/XzQ60HrKG0I/AAAAAAAAKuI/SEJvrJm4V-AkvDfuTOCfV_-bAl7yIig7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s367/MTR.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="367" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zwoYMwseoSM/XzQ60HrKG0I/AAAAAAAAKuI/SEJvrJm4V-AkvDfuTOCfV_-bAl7yIig7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/MTR.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Is there anything better than a sweet, slow burn romance from Christina Lauren on a long lazy weekend? I think not! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I always love their books, it isn't a secret how deliciously good they are but there was just something that really spoke to me with In A Holidaze. Something that moved me to tears, had me choked up, smiling ear to ear and never wanting the story to end. Something so endearing it weaseled it's way right into my very heart and mind and I'm a better person because of it. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This was exactly what I needed when I needed it without me even knowing it. Maisie and Mandrew, were exactly who I needed. Their story, their history, the slow burn, that family, ever single one of them. It was all so magical, so real, so raw, and completely what I love about all their books. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VpLP-f7V-Wc/XzQ6u8g_OOI/AAAAAAAAKuE/Lcm93gdJ3vsbXWxxhIT4Nwq5tm50GZurgCLcBGAsYHQ/s194/5s.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="40" data-original-width="194" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VpLP-f7V-Wc/XzQ6u8g_OOI/AAAAAAAAKuE/Lcm93gdJ3vsbXWxxhIT4Nwq5tm50GZurgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/5s.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">*All thoughts and opinions are my own and were not influenced by the author or publisher. I was not compensated for this review.*</span></p>Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-57063953769674057342020-08-03T00:00:00.000-06:002020-08-03T00:00:00.307-06:00Blog Tour Review: Behind the Red Door by Megan Collins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The author of the “suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) debut The Winter Sister returns with a darkly thrilling novel about a woman who comes to believe that she has a connection to a decades old kidnapping and now that the victim has gone missing again, begins a frantic search to learn what happened in the past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When Fern Douglas sees the news about Astrid Sullivan, a thirty-four-year-old missing woman from Maine, she is positive that she knows her. Fern’s husband is sure it’s because of Astrid’s famous kidnapping—and equally famous return—twenty years ago, but Fern has no memory of that, even though it happened an hour outside her New Hampshire hometown. And when Astrid appears in Fern’s recurring nightmare, one in which a girl reaches out to her, pleading, Fern fears that it’s not a dream at all, but a memory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back home in New Hampshire, Fern purchases a copy of Astrid’s recently published memoir—which may have provoked her original kidnapper to abduct her again—and as she reads through its chapters and visits the people and places within it, she discovers more evidence that she has an unsettling connection to the missing woman. As Fern’s search becomes increasingly desperate, she hopes to remember her past so she can save Astrid in the present…before it’s too late.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Megan Collins is the author of BEHIND THE RED DOOR and THE WINTER SISTER. She has taught creative writing at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and Central Connecticut State University, and she is the managing editor of 3Elements Review. A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, her work has appeared in many print and online journals, including Off the Coast, Spillway, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, and Rattle. She lives in Connecticut.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beth, Portia, and Eddie Morgan haven't all been together in years. And for very good reasons—we'll get to those later. But when their wealthy grandfather dies and leaves a cryptic final message in his wake, the siblings and their respective partners must come together for a cross-country road trip to fulfill his final wish and—more importantly—secure their inheritance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's even harder when you're all keeping secrets and trying to forget a memory—a missing person, an act of revenge, the man in the black truck who won't stop following your car—and especially when at least one of you is a killer and there's a body in the trunk. Just to name a few reasons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Samantha Downing is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated novel My Lovely Wife. Amazon Studios and Nicole Kidman's Blossom Films have partnered to produce a feature film based on the novel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her next book is called He Started It and will be released in April 2020. She currently lives in New Orleans, where she is furiously typing away on her next thrilling novel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm starting to think after reading two books of hers, Samantha Downing is a mastermind of evil genius. Her twisted, dark, thrillers are everything a person could ask for. Full of twists and turns no one sees coming with heroines and heroes that are anything but what their names proclaim. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With a darker look at the human mind, her stories are fascinating, enthralling, thrilling, and oh so addicting. I can't get enough of them, what that says about him, I'm not ready to contemplate now but I will say, you need to try them. If you like stories that will mess with your head, be hard to put down, and have you thinking about them long after you have set them down, contemplating all the what ifs and leave you reeling thinking about it all over again, this is the author for you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another outstanding read about the messed up mind and family dynamics that can follow, that kept me rapidly turning the pages and entertained the whole way through. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The follow-up to When Dimple Met Rishi and There’s Something about Sweetie follows Pinky and Samir as they pretend to date—with disastrous and hilarious results.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock stars, no cause is too esoteric for her to champion. But a teeny-tiny part of her also really enjoys making her conservative, buttoned-up corporate lawyer parents cringe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Samir Jha might have a few . . . quirks remaining from the time he had to take care of his sick mother, like the endless lists he makes in his planner and the way he schedules every minute of every day, but those are good things. They make life predictable and steady.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pinky loves lazy summers at her parents’ Cape Cod lake house, but after listening to them harangue her about the poor decisions (aka boyfriends) she’s made, she hatches a plan. Get her sorta-friend-sorta-enemy, Samir—who is a total Harvard-bound Mama’s boy—to pose as her perfect boyfriend for the summer. As they bicker their way through lighthouses and butterfly habitats, sparks fly, and they both realize this will be a summer they'll never forget. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Lovable characters that are far from perfect and so darn relatable.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Squashed among a bus full of strangers, mother-daughter duo Jessica and Emily Burnstein watch their carefully mapped-out college tour devolve into a series of off-roading misadventures, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jessica and Emily Burnstein have very different ideas of how this college tour should go.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For Emily, it’s a preview of freedom, exploring the possibility of her new and more exciting future. Not that she’s sure she even wants to go to college, but let’s ignore that for now. And maybe the other kids on the tour will like her more than the ones at school. . . . They have to, right?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Together with a dozen strangers–and two familiar enemies–Jessica and Emily travel the East Coast, meeting up with family and old friends along the way. Surprises and secrets threaten their relationship and, in the end, change it forever.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's captivating new novel.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everyone journeys to Key West searching for something. For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler's legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation. But one person's paradise can be another's prison, and Key West-native Helen Berner yearns to escape.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This author never ceases to blow me away with her amazing stories. Stories that transport you back in tome to another world, another place and another time. When women were still viewed as less than a world very much in turmoil. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her endearing characters are so real, so raw, and so darn relatable. You want to know them, you feel like they are friends and most of all, you end up caring greatly for them by the time their story is over.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This time her story takes us to Key West in the lives of three very different woman and the story takes place over a long Labor Day weekend during a time in our history much of the world has forgotten about during a storm, many remember. A story about three woman who are even though they are different, are still very much the same. All struggling to make something of themselves and to be different, to be strong and independent and most of all, to be happy with their life and choices.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I adored all these women. Their heartache was my heartache and their joy, my joy. I became so invested in their future and I wanted only the best for them. I truly loved every single page of their stories and I couldn't of asked for a better ending for them all. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Inspired by the true story of a daring deception that plunges a courageous young woman deep into the horrors of a Nazi POW camp to be with the man she loves.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the dead of night, a Czech farm girl and a British soldier travel through the countryside. Izabela and prisoner of war Bill have secretly married and are on the run, with Izzy dressed as a man. The young husband and wife evade capture for as long as possible--until they are cornered by Nazi soldiers with tracking dogs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Izzy's disguise works. The couple are assumed to be escaped British soldiers and transported to a POW camp. However, their ordeal has just begun, as they face appalling living conditions and the constant fear of Izzy's exposure. But in the midst of danger and deprivation comes hope, for the young couple are befriended by a small group of fellow prisoners. These men become their new family, willing to jeopardize their lives to save Izzy from being discovered and shot.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maggie Brookes is a British ex-journalist and BBC television producer turned poet and novelist.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Prisoner’s Wife is based on an extraordinary true story of love and courage, told to her by an ex-WW2 prisoner of war. Maggie visited the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany as part of her research for the book, learning largely forgotten aspects of the war.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Prisoner’s Wife is due to be published by imprints of Penguin Random House in the UK and in the US in May 2020. Publication in other countries, including Holland, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic will follow.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As well as being a writer, Maggie is an advisory fellow for the Royal Literary Fund and also an Associate Professor at Middlesex University, London, England, where she has taught creative writing since 1990. She lives in London and Whitstable, Kent and is married, with two grown-up daughters.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every once in awhile you stumble upon a book that is rich in history, so much so that sometimes, it will take your very breath away. Sometimes it steals that breath because of how beautiful it is and sometimes because of how very sad and horrifying and raw and true it is. In the case of <i>The Prisoner's Wife</i>, it was for all of these reasons. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This book horrified me. It made me cringe, it made me suffer right along with it's heartbreakingly real characters that were so real and lovable and full of life. It made me rejoice in their simple joys and happiness when they could find it and most of all, it had me rooting for them all along the way hoping like crazy that they would all be rescued, redeemed and all get their happily ever afters. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So beautifully written, so beautifully told and so eye opening about horrors that I already knew existed and happened, but needed reminding of again. A terrible part of our history, of the worlds history, that I hope we never forget and more importantly, never, ever, let happen again. </span></div>
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Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-31025602110926303052020-05-19T00:00:00.000-06:002020-05-19T00:00:17.749-06:00Review: The Necromancer's Library by J.L. Bryan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The antebellum mansion sits isolated in the overgrown countryside like a forgotten temple. Within it lie the dark, twisting paths of a private library possessing secrets from across the ages. The collection of ancient and medieval occult manuscripts tell of conjuring spirits and raising the dead, of making contact with supernatural realms and beings usually forbidden to living mortals.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The house's recently deceased owner was a reclusive former professor who transformed his home into a great library, but his desire for hidden knowledge and arcane power may have led him into madness, even death.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Disturbing specters now haunt the new occupants of the house, who turn to paranormal investigator Ellie Jordan for help. Ellie must unravel the mysteries of the occult library before she can banish its ghosts and make the house safe again for the living.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This series has been so much fun from the very beginning and truly does seem to get even better with each new adventure. I adore a good ghost story and Bryan always delivers with one that will not only have chills running up and down my spine the whole time, eagerly turning the pages, but also one that makes me leave the lights on because, you know, ghosts! Who doesn't love a good ghost story after all?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> The kind that makes you shudder and question those bumps in the night. The kind that have you looking over your shoulder as you are reading to make sure no one is creeping in the shadows watching you. The kind that completely can take your breath away and still leave you wanting more.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this series and this latest, set in a library of all places, truly was a treat. So much fun. So spooky, so chilling and I devoured every single page. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another amazing edition to the series and I am so glad it is still going strong and I can't wait for the next one. </span></div>
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Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-42606881713794936302020-04-20T00:00:00.000-06:002020-04-20T00:00:02.454-06:00Review: More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> More Than Maybe</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Growing up under his punk rocker dad’s spotlight, eighteen-year-old Luke Greenly knows fame and wants nothing to do with it. His real love isn’t in front of a crowd, it’s on the page. Hiding his gift and secretly hoarding songs in his bedroom at night, he prefers the anonymous comfort of the locally popular podcast he co-hosts with his outgoing and meddling, far-too-jealousy-inspiringly-happy-with-his-long-term-boyfriend twin brother, Cullen. But that’s not Luke’s only secret. He also has a major un-requited crush on music blogger, Vada Carsewell.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vada’s got a five year plan: secure a job at the Loud Lizard to learn from local legend (and her mom’s boyfriend) Phil Josephs (check), take over Phil’s music blog (double check), get accepted into Berkeley’s prestigious music journalism program (check, check, check), manage Ann Arbor’s summer concert series and secure a Rolling Stone internship. Luke Greenly is most definitely NOT on the list. So what if his self-deprecating charm and out-of-this-world music knowledge makes her dizzy? Or his brother just released a bootleg recording of Luke singing about some mystery girl on their podcast and she really, really wishes it was her?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I expected to love <i>More Than Maybe</i>, I did not expect it to steal my heart. The characters, the story, the music, the sheer friendship and love. This is by far the first YA book in a really long time I can say completely swept me a way in just about every way a girl, a reader, can be swept away. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And yes, dear author, I want a Phil! And a Cullen, and a Zach, and a Mia, and yes, especially a Luke! </span></div>
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Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-52864132294144788972020-04-07T00:00:00.000-06:002020-04-07T00:00:06.399-06:00Blog Tour Review: The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meet Duffy, an old curmudgeon who lives in an assisted living home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Together, they’re going to learn it’s never too late—or too early—to change your ways.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For Duffy Sinclair, life boils down to one simple thing: maintaining his residence at the idyllic Centennial Assisted Living. Without it, he’s destined for the roach-infested nursing home down the road—and after wasting the first eighty-eight years of his life, he refuses to waste away for the rest. So, he keeps his shenanigans to the bare minimum with the help of his straight-laced best friend and roommate, Carl Upton.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But when Carl’s granddaughter Josie climbs through their bedroom window with booze on her breath and a black eye, Duffy’s faced with trouble that’s sticking around and hard to hide—from Centennial’s management and Josie’s toxic boyfriend. Before he knows it, he’s running a covert operation that includes hitchhiking and barhopping.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He might as well write himself a one-way ticket to the nursing home…or the morgue. Yet Duffy’s all in. Because thanks to an unlikely friendship that becomes fast family—his life doesn’t boil down the same anymore. Not when he finally has a chance to leave a legacy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In a funny, insightful, and life-affirming debut, Brooke Fossey delivers an unflinching look at growing old, living large, and loving big, as told by a wise-cracking man who didn’t see any of it coming.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brooke Fossey was once an aerospace engineer with a secret clearance before she traded it all in for motherhood and writing. She’s a past president and an honorary lifetime member of DFW Writers' Workshop. Her work can be found in numerous publications, including Ruminate Magazine and SmokeLong Quarterly. When she’s not writing, you can find her in Dallas, Texas with her husband, four kids, and their dog Rufus. She still occasionally does math. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Who doesn't love a feisty old man that isn't afraid to raise eyebrows and speak his mind? Someone with a heart of gold under that rugged gruff exterior? I know I for one, find them hard to resist which was why when I read the synopsis for this, had no qualms about picking it up and diving right in. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was such a fun, emotional, and very unexpected read for me. I truly had so much fun with it and enjoyed so much of it. The characters were so real and raw and the messages about love, friendship and family, even more so. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Del Sol, New Mexico is known for three things: its fry-an-egg-on-the-cement summers, its strong cups of coffee—and a nationwide manhunt? Del Sol native Sunshine Vicram has returned to town as the elected sheriff--an election her adorably meddlesome parents entered her in--and she expects her biggest crime wave to involve an elderly flasher named Doug. But a teenage girl is missing, a kidnapper is on the loose, and all of it's reminding Sunny why she left Del Sol in the first place. Add to that trouble at her daughter’s new school and a kidnapped prized rooster named Puff Daddy, and Sunshine has her hands full.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Told in alternating point of views from Sunshine and her daughter Auri, this was just so unexpected and yet so much fun. With all the witty one liners and charm that come from Jones' heroines, this did not disappoint. </span></div>
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Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-69453709153895874882020-03-30T00:00:00.000-06:002020-03-30T00:00:03.243-06:00Review: Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Master storyteller Julie Kagawa concludes the enthralling journey into the heart of the fantastical Empire of Iwagoto in the third book of the Shadow of the Fox trilogy. As darkness rises and chaos reigns, a fierce kitsune and her shadowy protector will face down the greatest evil of all. A captivating fantasy for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Sarah J. Maas and Marie Lu.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">You know those series that are so well written, so captivating that you've been invested in from the very first chapter? Those stories that you think about long after you've put the book down and those stories that, you can't wait to get the next book of because you need to know what happens next? You need to know that all is well. That some how, it will all work out. That your beloved characters will have a happily ever after. Those stories in short, that speak to your soul and change you. Make you wonder about things you've never thought about before and see things and legends and lore different. Books that put you in a book hang over when you are done because how could anything else possible live up to this masterpiece you've just read?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">The Shadow of the Fox trilogy, has been that trilogy for me and I'll be honest, that passion, that urge to read quickly and devour, yet stop and savor at the same time hasn't happened for me in a YA series, heck in a YA trilogy, in a really long time. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">And I did both devour and savor this. It was everything I was hoping it would be. So many emotions, thoughts, and feelings coursed through me throughout this whole last story. I cried, I laughed, I smiled, I got angry, and I cried again. I couldn't of asked for a better ending, a better story, or a better tale. </span><br />
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Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-83730386474068918802020-03-23T00:00:00.000-06:002020-03-23T00:00:01.628-06:00Review: The Honey Don't List by Christina Lauren<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Author: </b>Christina Lauren</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at sixteen, and—more than anyone would suspect—has helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to launch, the Tripps are on the verge of superstardom. There’s only one problem: America’s favorite couple can’t stand each other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">James McCann, MIT graduate and engineering genius, was originally hired as a structural engineer, but the job isn’t all he thought it’d be. The last straw? Both he and Carey must go on book tour with the Tripps and keep the wheels from falling off the proverbial bus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unfortunately, neither of them is in any position to quit. Carey needs health insurance, and James has been promised the role of a lifetime if he can just keep the couple on track for a few more weeks. While road-tripping with the Tripps up the West Coast, Carey and James vow to work together to keep their bosses’ secrets hidden, and their own jobs secure. But if they stop playing along—and start playing for keeps—they may have the chance to build something beautiful together…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From the “hilariously zany and heartfelt” (Booklist) Christina Lauren comes a romantic comedy that proves if it’s broke, you might as well fix it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With reality TV on the rise, it wasn't any wonder that they would choose to tackle that theme next. I absolutely loved the references and the realness that they brought into this story with what one can only imagine, is really how a lot of them are behind the scenes. It made it feel real and some how, crazy and it seemed, relatable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A good reminder how most of the time, the things we see on the surface are never quite what they really are underneath. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A fun story about two people still trying to find their way, find love, and hopefully survive it all. </span></div>
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Kindlemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472726634139621642.post-79464079431214409412020-03-17T00:00:00.000-06:002020-03-17T00:00:06.418-06:00Release Day Review: Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Author: </b>Patricia Briggs</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Series: </b>Book Twelve in the Mercy Thompson Series</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Published By: </b>Berkley/Ace (March 16, 2020)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, faces a threat unlike any other in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My only “superpowers” are that I turn into a thirty-five pound coyote and fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd places and a pack of werewolves at my back. It looks like I’m going to need them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Centuries ago, the fae dwelt in Underhill–until she locked her doors against them. They left behind their great castles and troves of magical artifacts. They abandoned their prisoners and their pets. Without the fae to mind them, those creatures who remained behind roamed freely through Underhill wreaking havoc. Only the deadliest survived.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now one of those prisoners has escaped. It can look like anyone, any creature it chooses. But if it bites you, it controls you. It lives for chaos and destruction. It can make you do anything–even kill the person you love the most. Now it is here, in the Tri-Cities. In my territory.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This series is so outstanding, so well written and just darn real feeling. The characters, the story line, the emotions that pull on every heart string imaginable. It is fantasy yes but so well done that you feel completely immersed in the story and when you are done, having to slowly blink your way back into reality, even then, you find it hard to believe that it didn't all really happen. That is isn't true, that vampires and werewolves and the fae aren't really out there in your own backyard just waiting for their moment to come out and shine. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have loved this series from the very first book and there is a reason why. Briggs is a master at story telling. Creating stories, settings, and characters that are tangible. So real you know them, you love them, you feel for them and are so emotionally invested that you hold your breath for them, smile along with them and even cry with them when things get hard. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mercy and Adam have always been one of my favorite couples purely because they are always a united front. They have each other's back and as much as they don't want to put the other in danger, they know that there are things one is better doing over the other and what has to be done, has to be done. Adam is an alpha but he isn't an arse about it. He isn't controlling and he certainly doesn't want Mercy to be anything but herself. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To see them not be completely united...was hard. Gut wrenching even but I knew they would some how work it out. I trusted Briggs to make it right. These two have been to hell and back and I knew this hick-up wasn't going to stop them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was so right to put my trust in her. This story was amazing and brilliant and I loved it all, hard parts and all. It came together beautifully and I wasn't ready for it to be over. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This truly is an action packed story full of all the good stuff us fantasy and paranormal lovers adore. Friendship, family, loyalty, danger, love, romance, it really does have it all and with each new installment, continues to blow me away and prove just how strong it is. How much it deserves it's place in my top ten of all time. </span></div>
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