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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay
Published: April 16, 2019 by Gallery Books Dates Read: April 15 – 16, 2019 Genre/Category: Historical Fiction Read For: Gallery books/Goodreads ARC ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5 stars City of Flickering Light is a tantalizing ride back to the 1920’s Hollywood and the booming silent film industry. It follows 3 characters as they escape a moving train and their stagnant careers in a burlesque show, finding their way to Hollywood in hopes of making it big. Irene, Millie and Henry are bright eyed and optimistic when they land at their destination, but they are not prepared for the hardship, destitution, starvation
My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
Published: March 26, 2019 by Berkley Dates Read: April 7 – 10, 2019 Genre/Category: Psychological Thriller/Suspense Read For: Personal Read /TBR List ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5 stars This is where you put strong emphasis on the word PSYCHO in psychological thriller. To use her own words, the author (Samantha Downing) has a very “disturbed” mind. Truth be told, I am outright JEALOUS. Where in the world does one come up with these things????? My Lovely Wife is the story of a married couple who live the good life, with a beautiful home, satisfying jobs, exceptional children, first-rate friends in a
Book Review: Ohio by Stephen Markley
Ohio by Stephen Markley Published: August 21, 2018 by Simon Schuster Dates Read: February 8 – 13, 2019 Genre/Category: Coming of Age Fiction/Literary Fiction Read For: Personal Pleasure ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars Wonderful. I just finished and I’m speechless. I honestly feel this book had to have been passed over for some kind of awards. I have to be honest; it took me the first 50 pages to really get into the book, and I was hesitant during those pages if I was going to want to continue. Then I couldn’t put it down, it was THAT good.
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