Book Tour – The Art of Remembering by Alison Ragsdale
Have you read any of Alison Ragsdale’s books? I have to admit, this was my first experience with her, and she totally blew me away. About the Book Professional ballerina, Ailsa MacIntyre, is at the peak of her career when her world is shattered by a shocking diagnosis. Life-saving surgery leaves her with a fractured memory, little recollection of her husband, Evan, and none of her career as a principal dancer. While recuperating at home, Ailsa hears beautiful music coming from the apartment upstairs, and the sound of the grand piano at the hands of a
COVER REVEAL – Viola Pumpernickel and the Emerald Lady by Jo Baxter
Please tell me you are as excited as I am about this cover reveal…….. It is so amazing……. Friends, take a look at the new cover for Viola Pumpernickel and the Emerald Lady by Jo Baxter…….. This is absolutely AH-MAZE-BALLS!! (I think its worth framing!) So if you’ve never heard about Viola, let me fill you in……. Viola is a people-watcher. She loves to sit on the step of her father’s bakery in Brookwater Lane, creating stories about the weird and wonderful folk who pass by. Her father is secretly impressed by her big imagination but her
SPOTLIGHT: FLYGIRL by R. D. Kardon
As my spotlight book today, with a 5 star rating on Amazon, I am proud to present to you the amazing novel FLYGIRL by R.D. Kardon. About The Book : 1997. International corporate aviation. Pilot Tris Miles tries to crack the blue ceiling and become a captain as she confronts harassment, hidden agendas, and her own haunting loss while integrating an all-male, corporate flight department. Let pilot Tris Miles fly you to new heights in this inspiring story of love, ambition, overcoming obstacles, and the true meaning of success. Pilot Tris Miles is not content with her job as a First Officer for tiny
*BLOG TOUR ~~~~ The Woman in the Park ~~~~BLOG TOUR*
The Woman in the Park by Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist Published: August 26, 2019 by Beaufort Books Dates Read: July 4 – 5, 2019 Genre/Category: Psychological Thriller, Crime Thriller, Suspense Thriller Read For: ARC from Beaufort Books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5 stars This book is INSANE. Truly, just insane. My head still hurts after trying to figure out the culprit. And after finishing, all my theories were completely wrong. I am either losing my touch or these authors are just really good. Sarah Rock’s life is crumbling around her. Her husband is gone all the time and she just knows he is
Layover by David Bell
Published: July 2, 2019 by Berkley Dates Read: June 29 – 30, 2019 Genre/Category: Psychological Thriller, Murder Thriller, Suspense Read For: ARC from Edelweiss/Berkley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Just total chaos and craziness. Oh David Bell, you frustrate me so much, yet you still get 4 stars. Joshua Fields, real estate, lives in hotels and on airplanes. Takes the same flights weekly for work, same Xanax for the flights. On a typical routine layover, he meets Morgan, a beautiful mysterious woman who he is drawn to immediately. When Morgan passionately kisses Joshua to depart on her flight and regrets she will
Spotlight: Caught Up In Me by Virginia Gray
Today I am Spotlighting the wonderful novel Caught Up In Me by Virginia Gray (A Susan Wade Saga). This is the perfect summer read and it is available now! Here is a little bit about the book: With over 150 reviews and 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon this is must for your summer or beach read! When a job transfer takes Susan Wade back to Havelock — the hometown she swore she’d forsaken — she finds herself immediately at odds with old nemesis Pete Walsh. When they finally see eye-to-eye, can she find love in the unlikeliest
Spotlight: Little Sister A Memoir by Patricia Walsh Chadwick
Are you a fan of memoirs? Me, meh, not so much. So when I was offered a chance to join the bookstagram campaign for Little Sister by Patricia Walsh Chadwick I won’t lie, I was a bit hesitant. So then I looked it up and saw the reviews were phenomenal, I mean unreal, so I gave it a chance. Let me tell you I am officially sold on memoirs now. This one just blew me away. You need to read this. Memoir lover or not, this is a book not to pass up. Here is the synopsis: Imagine an
Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Published: June 18, 2019 by Little, Brown and Company Dates Read: June 16-17, 2019 Genre/Category: Historical Fiction / Domestic Fiction Read For: ARC from Little, Brown and Company for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars Elin Hilderbrand’s newest novel revolves around the Levin family and the annual summer trip to their grandmother Exalta’s home in Nantucket. But this year things are very different for the Levin family. The eldest sister Blair, newly married to a brilliant astrophysicist is very pregnant with twins and is stuck in Boston all by herself unable to travel, questioning her marriage as she sits alone. Kirby, the
The Lemon Sisters by Jill Shalvis
Published: June 19, 2019 by William Morrow Dates Read: June 19 – 20, 2019 Genre/Category: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Domestic Fiction Read For: ARC from William Morrow ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 4 1/2 stars The Lemon Sisters? Jill Shalvis? OK, I’ll read it, sounds pretty good….. So I get a free copy of Jill Shalvis’ upcoming novel The Lemon Sisters while at BookCon because I purchased an older copy of one of her books. (The other book had a cute dog on it, I couldn’t pass it up). Truthfully I hadn’t heard of her, but her books sounded good, so I figured I would give them a try. Being a reviewer, I couldn’t pass
SPOTLIGHT PROMO TOUR
A Forged Affair by MaryAnn Clarke Scott I am so honored to be presenting MaryAnn Clarke Scott’s new novel A FORGED AFFAIR today on its official release day! ABOUT THE BOOK She welcomes any risk, as long as it doesn’t involve her own carefully guarded heart. Adrenaline junkie, Niki Ballantyne is a risk-taker at work and at play. Haunted by guilt over her brother’s tragic death, she’s devoted to saving others in trouble. While on an adventure holiday in the south of France, she meets handsome and charming traveler Luc and his shy friend, the gentle giant Didier. Helping the
The Mother’s Mistake by Ruth Heald
Published: June 11, 2019 by Bookouture Dates Read: June 9, 2019 Genre/Category: Psychological Thrillers Read For: ARC from Netgalley for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars OMG Why is this book NOT all over the internet right now? Psychological thrillers are so extremely popular, I’m shocked this one didn’t pop up in my radar long before its publication date. Ruth Heald may not be a household name, but it will be after this book. This is the story about Claire, married, new baby, trying to get away from the city, trying to get away from the terrible mistake
The Road She Left Behind by Christine Nolfi
Published: June 11, 2019 by Lake Union Publishing Dates Read: June 7 – June 9, 2019 Genre/Category: Domestic Fiction / Romance Read For: ARC from BookSparks / Christine Nolfi for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Is there anyone out there that doesn’t have family issues? I suspect the most common answer will be no. When I grew up, we had so many disagreements and issues in my small immediate family that at one point we had a running joke that if you looked up the word “dysfunctional” in the dictionary, you would find a photo of us. Here we are years later,
Seeing Red – by Dana Dratch
Published: May 28, 2019 by Kensington Books Genre/Category: Mystery & Thrillers Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4 1/2 stars Book synopsis from Amazon: If it wasn’t for art thieves, spies and killers, Alex Vlodnachek’s life would be bliss. Her freelance career is catching fire. Her relationship with B&B owner Ian Sterling is flirty and fun. She’s even attending a glittering cocktail party at his sprawling Victorian inn. But, to this ex-reporter, something seems “off.” And it’s not the canapés. When Ian’s father vanishes, the enigmatic innkeeper asks for her discretion. And her assistance. Meanwhile, Alex is having the opposite problem at her
Whatever It Takes by Jessica Pack
Whatever It Takes by Jessica Pack Published: May 28, 2019 by Kensington Books Genre/Category: Women’s Fiction Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️💫 2 ½ stars
Beyond the Gravy by Mandy Morton
Beyond the Gravy by Mandy Morton Published: May 16, 2019 by Farrago Genre/Category: Humor, Mystery & Thrillers, Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Book synopsis from Amazon: Psychic cat Irene Peggledrip is being visited by a band of malevolent spirits who all claim to be murderers. Not only is their message disturbing, but they cause chaos with indoor snowstorms, flying books and the untimely demise of a delicious Victoria sponge. Irene calls in Hettie and Tilly of the No. 2 Feline Detective Agency to help, but they’re not sure how far their skills reach into the spirit realm. Meanwhile, Lavender Stamp, the town’s
I Want You Gone by Miranda Rijks
Published: April 13, 2019 by Inkubator Books Genre/Category: Mystery & Thrillers, Womens Fiction Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3 1/2 stars Book synopsis from Amazon: The one obituary you never want to read – is your own. Laura Swallow is dead. A life cut tragically short, says the newspaper obituary. But that’s a lie. Estate agent Laura did not die in a car accident. She is alive and well. At first, Laura thinks it’s a sick joke. But multiple announcements of her death are followed by increasingly sinister real-life events. Already fragile, struggling to recover from a recent divorce, Laura is
The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz
The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz Published: February 26, 2019 by Crown Publishing Genre/Category: Mystery & Thrillers Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars Book synopsis from Amazon: What really happened the night Edie died? Years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared she is for the truth. In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall. Mercurial and beguiling, she was the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground. When Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end
Remember Me by D. E. White
Remember Me by D.E. White Published: February 6, 2019 by HQ Digital/Harper Collins Genre/Category: Mystery & Thrillers Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars Book synopsis from Amazon: Fifteen years ago, Ellen Smith vanished from the woods near her small Welsh village. Never to be seen again. Eight people were in the woods that night: eight splintered lives, eight people hiding a terrible secret. But who can remember the truth? Now, Ellen’s best friend, Detective Ava Cole is all grown up back in the village where it all began, and everyone is asking the same question. What really happened to Ellen? Filled
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Published: March 12, 2019 by Katherine Tegen Books Dates Read: March 19 – March 20, 2019 Genre/Category: YA Fiction Read For: TBR / Personal Pleasure ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars Why I gave a book that enraged me 5 stars….. Book synopsis: Heroine is the story of Mickey, a high school senior who is the girls’ softball team catcher. This year the team is planning on going all the way to winning the state championship, but when an automobile accident gets in the way of Mickey obtaining that goal, she does everything she can to fight back and be ready for the
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane Published: May 28, 2019 by Scribner Dates Read: May 12, – May 19, 2019 Genre/Category: General Fiction (Adult) Read For: ARC from NetGalley for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Book synopsis: When Francis Gleason and Brian Stanhope join the NYPD in 1973 neither one could have imagined where their lives would lead, but they end up working in the same precinct and yet again living next door to each other outside the city. Though they were never really close friends, living in the same neighborhood can’t help but allow for their
The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda
Published: May 21, 2019 by HARLEQUIN – Graydon House Books Dates Read: May 9, – May 10, 2019 Genre/Category: General Fiction / Mystery & Thrillers Read For: ARC from Harlequin for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4 1/2 stars Another book that knows how to emphasize the word psycho in psychological thriller. Book synopsis: Jane Harris lives in a sparkling home in an oceanfront gated community in Orange County. It’s a place that seems too beautiful to be touched by sadness. But exactly one year ago, Jane’s oldest daughter, Mary, died in a tragic accident and Jane has been grief-stricken ever
Cape May by Chip Creek
Published: April 30, 2019 by Celadon Books Dates Read: May 6 – May 8, 2019 Genre/Category: General Fiction (Adult), Women’s Fiction Read For: ARC /NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars 1950’s Shades of Cape May. That’s it, review over. Go home. No, seriously, I can‘t say that, there is some depth to this book and it’s certainly worth the read. Book Synopsis from Amazon: A mesmerizing debut novel by Chip Cheek, Cape May explores the social and sexual mores of 1950s America through the eyes of a newly married couple from the genteel south corrupted by sophisticated New England urbanites. Late
Not Quite Dead by Dawn Harris Sherling
Published: December 10, 2018 by Dawn Harris Sherling/Independent Book Publishers Association Dates Read: May 4 – May 6, 2019 Genre/Category: Medical Fiction, Medical Thrillers Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars I’m a sucker for a good medical mystery. Heck, I could be considered a sucker for a bad medical mystery as well. Not Quite Dead made it onto one of those lists, and with 4 stars I bet you can guess which one. Book synopsis from Amazon: Doctor Autumn Johnson is convinced that someone wants the promising young researcher, Jay Abrams, dead. And as a newly minted
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
Published: April 30, 2019 by Crooked Lane Books Dates Read: April 30 – May 3, 2019 Genre/Category: Horror, Mystery & Thrillers Read For: ARC / NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4 1/2 stars Little Darlings. Oh, what did I just read? My head is still spinning. I need to talk to Melanie Golding ASAP and pick her brain! Book synopsis from Amazon: Everyone says Lauren Tranter is exhausted, that she needs rest. And they’re right; with newborn twins, Morgan and Riley, she’s never been more tired in her life. But she knows what she saw: that night, in her hospital room,
Better Off Divorced by Marianne Hansen
Published: April 20, 2019 by Simon Watson Publishing Dates Read: April 17, – April 21, 2019 Genre/Category: Women’s Fiction / Women’s Humor Read For: Free copy for Review / Marianne Hansen & KateRockBookTour ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Do you like Chic-Lit? Well, this is chic-lit at its finest. A quirky new book about love, friendship, and starting over, truly some laugh out loud enjoyable reading. Book synopsis: She’s about to go down the aisle again. But her ex-husband could end up much more than an objection. Grace just wants what’s best for her kids. Now happily engaged and ready
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