tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87480928116616732182024-03-21T09:18:20.442-04:00Bookish LifestyleEviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005719267056139440noreply@blogger.comBlogger1681125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748092811661673218.post-58018710059703756912020-09-03T21:43:00.000-04:002020-09-03T21:43:17.295-04:00The Comeback by Ella Berman (Review)<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepus2nDoBK4v64FE4bZCBJDrGkAkWH3MSCqxZHl76r9tjIv8uNhUUxDzfTis7xfTfURxP2fk4cpPMrLKZ35AtBBNOgI8WEBEMeQCxm3WgWqvQwf1BUzbIfLgcxUBPLPObyIBStTshkzs/s475/51941088._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepus2nDoBK4v64FE4bZCBJDrGkAkWH3MSCqxZHl76r9tjIv8uNhUUxDzfTis7xfTfURxP2fk4cpPMrLKZ35AtBBNOgI8WEBEMeQCxm3WgWqvQwf1BUzbIfLgcxUBPLPObyIBStTshkzs/w265-h400/51941088._SY475_.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0NTS_WkPWHRpu1tc5AcAgABO8qeybYtNFdTYy1PdfNfDFYp9cSYa2-gxgzpx2LJcmlgYB-ScAD9ymU5a1Jw67tJZkUhiJVKvKqpRwnbACP3xpoPJZARPCYHLSss5UCUeaI9F7Cw9sS-F/s1600/book-info.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="44" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0NTS_WkPWHRpu1tc5AcAgABO8qeybYtNFdTYy1PdfNfDFYp9cSYa2-gxgzpx2LJcmlgYB-ScAD9ymU5a1Jw67tJZkUhiJVKvKqpRwnbACP3xpoPJZARPCYHLSss5UCUeaI9F7Cw9sS-F/s200/book-info.png" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Series</b>:</td><td>standalone</td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Genre:</b></span></td><td><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">Thriller, Psychological Thriller</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date:</b></span></td><td>August 3rd 2020</td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Pages:</b></span></td><td>384 (Hardcover)</td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Published By: </b></span></td><td>Berkley</td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Website:</b></span></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19475743.Ella_Berman" target="_blank">Ella Berman</a></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51941088-the-comeback" target="_blank">The Comeback on Goodreads</a></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>My review copy:</b></span></td><td style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">Compliments of the publisher</div></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>Where to get:</b><br /><center></center><center></center><br /><table style="text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Comeback-Ella-Berman-ebook/dp/B081M7Q9B8?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_dp"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxQ6Bhrzu2GH4E_zhyphenhyphenMwQQy0hKKoLcnZCUUE3lTmFTgGkRdydxgj6hFSSaSUjmzXJlG2slDJ3T0H9eQfYdbaloDadQ9Xg4Z-RL4xAThKONby0Hs43BkNTGofusQ-nPFvp8s_SNhyRfvLz/s1600/Amazon.png" title="" /></a> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-comeback-ella-berman/1134967182?ean=9780593099513"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuEwcCqkF3LbEBtovKYn21lFMfLBAglVwKQ7VE7WnVMvdDrrisLpQXdtgYZk-ShC97Z8QJwb-rplmnDQw5LccbimjHsdMdEgG917o-ulHOCBa5sbqWU6vd7coOjIpa9yKfwOEVN-qey_4/s1600/Barnes%2526Noble.png" title="" /></a> <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593099513"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj1Qte5A1VuxG1v5Uz8jBiERyKRzrpekIFEy3YDL4cWzxMOkvGDQrWxPBWtebSQwr20PLE0K6yLnQFER4ElD7zRTX-0GEGa1Os78K14XLa4Q0ptInexqH_WhQ-k68kU1FPaanuyMzBZHK/s1600/Indiebound.png" title="" /></a></div></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_kWIrmg56zR2kFNLKd_8-bsChw8OjUJRbcPlaZOwKlA6uJI0NkBiaaJ5hXNc5SyyGduql0ZbqfyaFpr1z1hQOlHQdNGBfi70djfeOfsbFqtlqhmRIWgDu7zojpyTpfoKJMXVzuA5-z4O/s1600/Synopsis.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_kWIrmg56zR2kFNLKd_8-bsChw8OjUJRbcPlaZOwKlA6uJI0NkBiaaJ5hXNc5SyyGduql0ZbqfyaFpr1z1hQOlHQdNGBfi70djfeOfsbFqtlqhmRIWgDu7zojpyTpfoKJMXVzuA5-z4O/s320/Synopsis.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br />Grace Turner was one movie away from Hollywood’s A-List. So no one understood why, at the height of her career and on the eve of her first Golden Globe nomination, she disappeared.<br /><br />Now, one year later, Grace is back in Los Angeles and determined to reclaim her life on her own terms.<br /><br />So when Grace is asked to present a lifetime achievement award to director Able Yorke—the man who controlled her every move for eight years—she knows there’s only one way she’ll be free of the secret that’s already taken so much from her.<br /><br />The Comeback is a powerful and provocative story of justice in the #MeToo era—a true page-turner about a young woman finding the strength and power of her voice.(Goodreads)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1l9ZY56e5zeTr3cyefdWLLIMygpzlBeej5dhOiJmVbKKr-K9twOva2516pGpBss5_s2sX1_DP7R1WdBdd1ILUhulU-3wz4HA2XBSgvX2W7CZoNiH3OysWgwj6PP1EJ8rNU87zKoRv-qQ/s1600/Quotes.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1l9ZY56e5zeTr3cyefdWLLIMygpzlBeej5dhOiJmVbKKr-K9twOva2516pGpBss5_s2sX1_DP7R1WdBdd1ILUhulU-3wz4HA2XBSgvX2W7CZoNiH3OysWgwj6PP1EJ8rNU87zKoRv-qQ/s1600/Quotes.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="clear: both;">I felt a vague disappointment, as if I'd worked myself up for a battle that wasn't worth it in the end.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">We were always living different versions of the same story.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">I know all about the power imbalance that exists every time you meet someone who's seen you at yourmost vulnerable, whether or not it was your choice in the first place. How you have to hope that they don't use it against you in some way.</blockquote><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0lrL5ftXTu_TjXgzEdrbn3twk8cPaylAkF0tHW02bCFov0vQpLBDdPkGHAjDBM2dUhvgIDecAEEGIlbmZuop5oM7iHI8PfG5dSSakQF98RXn0At3mgpbJ25e_i2lNe_mvEo4dfLN0gD2/s1600/my-thoughs.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0lrL5ftXTu_TjXgzEdrbn3twk8cPaylAkF0tHW02bCFov0vQpLBDdPkGHAjDBM2dUhvgIDecAEEGIlbmZuop5oM7iHI8PfG5dSSakQF98RXn0At3mgpbJ25e_i2lNe_mvEo4dfLN0gD2/s320/my-thoughs.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><blockquote>“Sometimes we forget that we can never really know someone else,you know, all of them. And that's okay, we're all allowed our secrets, but it does mean that ocassionally we mistake our own perspective, our own narrative, for theirs.”</blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span>The Comeback is not an easy book to digest, there are so many difficult subject addressed here - way beyond the #MeToo movement - that this book feels almost physically heavy and overwhelming. I felt exhausted after finishing my listen to the audio. A good kind of exhausted, but exhausted nevertheless. There was just so much in terms of the emotional load, so many aspects of the story to be considered and mulled over, I felt like I needed another week or two just to fully absorb it all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span>We all know that Hollywood is for young actresses like a dragons's den. We've seen the #metoo articles and stories all around. And I think we also know the emotional and psychological impact of a childhood lost to a glamorous Hollywood carrier. This book explores it all. There is little glamor and happiness behind the scenes of Grace's success. There is little joy and hope in her as a person. She has been exploited, chewed up and spat back out by the merciless Hollywood filmmakers, producers and directors. People to whom she was nothing more but means to make more money. And one person in particular - Able Yorke - the man who made her, controlled her, emotionally and physically (sexually) abused her, and came really close to destroying her.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span>This book is an unsettling and gripping look at Grace's psyche, her past and present, her emotions. Her story is raw and unflinching, not embellished in any way, not made for comfort at all. There is hope within it, too, but just like im real life, certain bad things can't be erased or forgotten, and endings are more bittersweet than perfectly happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7050IkBVJlLbzvrLX0p0q15LOy0FOSmLGxPzhELevckARlFWJqI8IxhRaa7rmrPw4rDjI6CabnqbwKgkpPWBQ2J1ewL2H9hNo_OLJ56PaI_4mHWSJpQMnwhsNB8WN2aWNobxAlkEkNc/s1600/Rating-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="109" data-original-width="584" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7050IkBVJlLbzvrLX0p0q15LOy0FOSmLGxPzhELevckARlFWJqI8IxhRaa7rmrPw4rDjI6CabnqbwKgkpPWBQ2J1ewL2H9hNo_OLJ56PaI_4mHWSJpQMnwhsNB8WN2aWNobxAlkEkNc/s400/Rating-5.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005719267056139440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748092811661673218.post-59414240079174864462019-05-31T10:17:00.002-04:002019-05-31T10:17:41.343-04:00Smoke in her Eyes by Anna Belfrage {Book Blog Tour with Review} <div style="text-align: center;">
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Smoke In Her Eyes by Anna Belfrage</h3>
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eBook & Paperback; 352 Pages</div>
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Series: The Wanderer, Book Two</div>
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Genre: Romance/Erotica/Paranormal</div>
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Six months ago, Helle Madsen would have described herself as normal. Now she no longer knows if that terms applies, not after her entire life has been turned upside down by the reappearance of not one, but two, men from her very, very distant past.
Helle Madsen never believed in mumbo-jumbo stuff like reincarnation—until she came face to face with Jason Morris, a man who purportedly had spent fifty lives looking for her. Coping with being reunited with the lover from her ancient past was one thing. Having Sam Woolf, her vindictive nemesis from that same ancient past join the party was a bit too much. Suddenly, Helle finds herself the reluctant heroine of a far-flung, time-transcending epic story, one in which pain and loss seem to play a very big part.
This time round, Jason and Helle are determined to make it to the happily ever after. Unfortunately, Sam Woolf will stop at nothing to crush them. That ride into the golden sunset seems awfully far away at times…
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This novel is just another example of why I am completely in love with Anna Belfrage's writing. She knows how to grip her readers from the very first lines she writes. Her characters are well developed and the story-line is original and so suspenseful. </div>
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Helle Madsen met Jason Morris six months ago and immediately felt drawn to him. They fell in love fast but this isn't the first time they've been in love, and Helle has had the ride of her life. Remembering little snip its from the past over the last six months have made Helle realize her and Jason are soulmates who have been in love for centuries. Coping with this along with the evil Sam Woolf who can't let Helle and Jason be happy is enough to drive her mad. However, her turmoil isn't quite over yet. Juliet a woman from Jason's past won't let him forget how much she loves him and when she is in a brutal accident she does her best to break Helle and Jason's bond. </div>
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“Mostly I remember all the quiet moments—you know, when you’re just together but you don’t need to talk, you don’t even need to touch, because you’re so aware of each other that you don’t know where your hand ends and his takes over.”</blockquote>
A love saga that spans centuries, this second installment of The Wanderer books is intense, passionate and beyond riveting. You will surely fall in love with Helle and Jason, just as I did.<br />
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About the Author</h3>
<a href="http://hfvirtualbooktours.com/undertheapproachingdarkblogtour/03_anna-belfrage/" rel="attachment wp-att-10879" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10879" src="http://hfvirtualbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/03_Anna-Belfrage.jpg" height="266" width="235" /></a>Had Anna been allowed to choose, she’d have become a time-traveller. As this was impossible, she became a financial professional with three absorbing interests: history and writing.
Anna has authored the acclaimed time travelling series The Graham Saga, set in 17<sup>th</sup> century Scotland and Maryland, as well as the equally acclaimed medieval series The King’s Greatest Enemy which is set in 14<sup>th</sup> century England. (Medieval knight was also high on Anna’s list of potential professions. Yet another disappointment…)
With Jason and Helle, Anna has stepped out of her historical comfort zone and has loved doing so.
Find out more about Anna by visiting her website, <a href="http://www.annabelfrage.com/">www.annabelfrage.com</a>, You can also connect with Anna on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/annabelfrageauthor/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/abelfrageauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://author.to/ABG">Amazon</a>, and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6449528.Anna_Belfrage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>.
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Blog Tour Schedule</h3>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tuesday, April 30</span></strong>
Feature at <a href="http://brokenteepee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broken Teepee</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Wednesday, May 1</strong></span>
Feature at <a href="http://whatisthatbookabout.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What Is That Book About</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Monday, May 6</strong></span>
Review & Excerpt at <a href="https://thebookjunkiereadspromos.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Book Junkie Reads</a>
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Interview at <a href="http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Book Connection</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Thursday, May 9</strong></span>
Review at <a href="https://pursuingstacie.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pursuing Stacie</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Monday, May 13</strong></span>
Review at <a href="https://brisbooknook.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bri's Book Nook</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Tuesday, May 14</strong></span>
Excerpt at <a href="http://maryanneyarde.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Myths, Legends, Books & Coffee Pots</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Friday, May 17</strong></span>
Review at <a href="http://achickwhoreads.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Chick Who Reads</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Saturday, May 18</strong></span>
Feature at <a href="http://thelitbitch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lit Bitch</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Monday, May 20</strong></span>
Review at <a href="http://www.evie-bookish.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bookish</a>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thursday, May 23</span></strong>
Feature at <a href="http://justonemorechapter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just One More Chapter</a>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Monday, May 27</span></strong>
Review at <a href="http://somanybookssolittletimeblog.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">So Many Books, So Little Time</a>
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Review & Interview at <a href="http://passagestothepast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Passages to the Past</a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Friday, May 31</strong></span>
Feature at <a href="https://coffeeandinkbooks.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coffee and Ink</a>
Review at <a href="http://celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CelticLady's Reviews</a>
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Published: February 19th 2019 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers</div>
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A tender story about two best friends who must move away from each other. With a sprinkle of imagination and a lot of love, Button and Bundle will learn the true meaning of friendship. </div>
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Button and Bundle are best friends. So are their dolls.</div>
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But when Button has to move away, she's sad and lonely without Bundle.</div>
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Until one day, Button finds a single yellow balloon and an idea. With a little luck, maybe she can reunite Bundle with their dolls again!</div>
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Knowing that her faraway friend would be happy is the happiest idea of all.</div>
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This sweet and charming friendship story addresses how to cherish old friendships while making new ones. With fun, imaginative play, Button and Bundle create a world they'll share no matter how far apart they are.</div>
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<b>Button & Bundle</b> is a heart-warming and thoughtful picture book about first friendships and healing after having to move away from your beloved best friend. It celebrates friendship in a really beautiful, resonating way, but also shows that even if we have to part with our friends, we can learn to deal with the loss and find new friends along the way, all along remembering our special first friendships. </div>
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<b>The soft pastel illustrations </b>by Gillian Flint really bring this story to life and add extra meaning to the text. They depict the friendship between Button and Bundle so perfectly! </div>
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Button and Bundle are two little girl who grew up together and are best friend. They even have little dollies that are also best friends! And they play together, decorate the doll house together and have outdoor adventures together! Until one day, the girls learn that one of them is moving away and so they need to say goodbye. They throw a little good-bye tea party, but there's nothing fun about it. The girls are just too sad to enjoy any of it.<br />
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Time passes, but Button misses Bundle still. Every day she thinks about her friend and wonders what she's doing and if she, too, misses her. And then a yellow balloon flies straight into her hands and Button gets an awesome idea! She ties a little basket to the balloon and puts her dollie in it, she then sends it off into the sky, hoping it'll reach her friend! All the time, she imagines her friend's surprise and happiness upon receiving the basket with the dollie. She thinks about how much fun Bundle will have, how happy she'll be to play with both of her dolls. That brings Button closure and peace of heart.<br />
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<b>We love the message in this book</b>. My daughter had a best friend just like that back when we lived in Santa Fe. Her friend's name was Ava and they did a ton of things together, from playing together at the playground, to watching Peppa Pig and playing with dolls and having birthday parties together. After we moved away from Santa Fe, Tori was very sad and heartbroken, she missed her friend dearly. I wish we had this book back then, as I'm sure it would've helped Tori understand and cope with the parting from her friend.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m often drawn to a book that focuses on female friendships and this one did not disappoint. Her Best Friend’s Secret gives us four friends that reunite after 20 years, written alternating between each of their points of view. Emily, Jess, Lolly and Amanda are four fiercely independent, likable and relatable characters. </span></div>
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<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date:</b></span></td><td>March 6th 2019</td></tr>
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”I don’t know anything about relationships or how to care for someone. All I know is this feeling I have for you, this mind-numbing, soul-shattering feeling coursing through my body, isn’t going away, so I can either continue to try to fight it, or I can ask you for help.” </blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've been reading Meghan Quinn for just over a year now. I fell in love with her writing when I was lucky enough to get an early release copy of "The Downside of Love". She drew me in quickly with her witty characters and flawless story line. Ever since then I've been binging her books to catch up on everything she had already published. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love a good enemies to lovers romance, and this one was everything that I could possibly want and more. There were plenty of funny moments, swoon worthy lines and a whole lot of sexy times.<br /><br />Roark is a HOT, arrogant and rebellious playboy. Sutton is a smart, funny and charming country girl. After a chance encounter one night, the two of them accidentally end up with one another’s phones. When she tries to get her phone back, he toys with her, frustrating her to no end. He pushes her buttons like nobody else, but she stands her ground and doesn't give in. The push and pull between these two is absolutely hilarious. I often found myself laughing out loud with tears running down my face. These two are really something else!</span></div>
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336132864090113383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748092811661673218.post-42665805365367481082019-02-28T10:27:00.000-05:002019-02-28T10:27:33.931-05:00Sunkissed Days by Samantha Chase {Book Blog Tour} <img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-44738 size-large" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SD-Banner-1-1024x379.png" height="236" width="640" />
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Mallory Westbrook is ready to make her move on Jake Summerford, the boy – now man – she’s been crushing on for years. Coming back to Magnolia Sound to celebrate her great-grandfather’s birthday provides the perfect opportunity to show Jake that she’s no longer a child.</div>
The last thing Jake expected to do at his mentor’s birthday party was to find himself kissing Mallory under the moonlight. Though he’s known her for years, the thought of kissing her never crossed his mind. But the shy tomboy he once knew is gone, and in her place is a woman he can’t resist.
They have one summer before they go their separate ways. Insecurity wars with the possibility of a future together, but it could all come to an end before it even has a chance to start.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunkissed Days by Samantha Chase is the prequel to the A Magnolia Sound series. A brand new series by this talented writer. I wa quite piqued to find out what the new series will be like. I was not disappointed. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Samantha Chase still brought that dash of humor, lust, heat, passion, and emotional tug of war like she did for her previous series. A young couple featuring one totally in love with the other one and the other being completely blind to it for years. This plot was a bit similar to the Shaughnessy Brother Series. But it held a whole new level of appeal. New characters, new places, and new twists made this plot hook me from the beginning.<br /><br /><br />Told from dual third person perspectives (Mallory and Jake) SUNKISSED DAYS takes the reader back in time, six years earlier, where we are privy to the summer time relationship between twenty-four year old construction worker Jake Summerford, and twenty year old college student Mallory Westbrook. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Home for the summer in Magnolia Grove, to celebrate her great-grandfather’s ninetieth birthday, Mallory comes face to face with Jake Summerford, four years her senior, and the young man on whom she has crushed for most of her life. Taking the first steps towards getting the man that she wants, Mallory makes the first move in what would prove to be a summer fling that will end in misunderstanding and broken hearts. What ensues is the quick building romance and relationship between Jake and Mallory, and the fall-out as their time together comes to an end as each heads in a different direction towards personal and professional goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Looking for a fast paced, sweet romance read? You've found it! This book grabs you from the beginning. The attraction between Jake and Mallory is undeniable and their lust for each other heats up rather quickly. I couldn't believe the cliffhanger of an ending and am so psyched to get the next book in Samantha Chase's new series. This author writes on point every time and leaves her readers always wanting more! </span><div>
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<a href="https://www.chasing-romance.com/sunkissed-days" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunkissed Days</a> | <a href="https://www.chasing-romance.com/remind-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remind Me</a> | <a href="https://www.chasing-romance.com/a-girl-like-you" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Girl Like You</a> | <a href="https://www.chasing-romance.com/in-case-you-didnt-know" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Case You Didn't Know</a></h3>
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Samantha Chase is a <em>New York Times</em> and <em>USA Today</em> bestseller of contemporary romance. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than forty titles under her belt! When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Scrabble or Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 25 years and their two sons in North Carolina.
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336132864090113383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748092811661673218.post-4438137334097965612019-02-28T05:00:00.000-05:002019-02-28T05:00:07.703-05:00All We Were by Elisabeth Grace & Michelle Lynn {Book Blast} <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-44621" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AllWeWere_availnowbanner-1024x390.jpg" height="316" width="830" /> <strong><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-44379" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/All-We-Were-AMAZON-200x300.jpg" height="300" width="200" /></strong>Will I ever stop hurting the one person who’s never hurt me? I’ve done things I can never undo. No matter how much I wish I could, sometimes the wounds I inflict are too deep, too catastrophic, too septic to heal. As I look into the eyes of the only man I’ve ever loved I know I’ve gone too far. I’ve finally crossed the line. Even if he knew my reason for doing this, he’d never forgive me. He always puts my needs before his own. Now it’s my turn to protect him. None of that matters though because the betrayal and disgust in his eyes comes from deep within his soul. There’s no coming back from this. He will forever be tormented by what he’s seen, and he will never forgive me. The last fragment of my heart to hold out hope that we’d share a future, withers and dies. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42977859-all-we-were" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ADD TO GOODREADS</a> <img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-44624 size-large" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/All-We-Were-FB-ad-3-1024x536.jpg" height="434" width="830" /> <img alt="" class="alignleft size-large wp-image-44622" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/All-We-Were-FB-ad-1-1024x536.jpg" height="434" width="830" /> <strong><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-44378" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/All-We-Are-AMAZON-200x300.jpg" height="300" width="200" /></strong>Coming face-to-face with my past changes EVERYTHING. I’m at the top of my game. All my struggles have finally paid off. Life should be great. I mean, life is great. Except for the fact that I can’t stop thinking of her. The woman who mangled my heart into a bloody pulp and never looked back. If I could free myself of our shared memories, my future would be golden. There’s only one way to move on—I have to confront the past, so I can move into the next chapter of my life in peace. Which means confronting her for the final time. I had no idea that knocking on her door that day would turn my life upside down. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42977887-all-we-are" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ADD TO GOODREADS</a> <img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-44382" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ExFactor_comingsoonsquare-1024x1024.jpg" height="692" width="692" /> <strong>ABOUT ELISABETH GRACE:</strong> USA Today Bestselling author, Elisabeth Grace, has a soft spot for romance novels with happily ever afters and a hot spot for alpha males! She currently lives outside Toronto, Canada with her hubby and two small children. Life is busy, but never too busy for a good story and to share her love of reading and writing with others. For more of the lowdown feel free to visit her author website at <a href="http://www.elisabeth-grace.com/">http://www.Elisabeth-Grace.com</a> <strong>ABOUT MICHELLE LYNN:</strong> Michelle moved around the Midwest most of her life, transferring from school to school before settling down in the outskirts of Chicago ten years ago, where she now resides with her husband and two kids. She loves all thing romance and cries at happy endings! Visit her at <a href="http://www.michellelynnbooks.com/">www.michellelynnbooks.com</a> <br />
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336132864090113383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748092811661673218.post-45974524780443199862019-02-16T14:09:00.001-05:002019-02-16T14:09:30.474-05:00Stacking the Shelves {Physical copies and eBooks} <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "noto serif" , serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a weekly meme hosted by </span><a href="http://www.tyngasreviews.com/" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; font-family: "Noto Serif", serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;">Tynga’s Reviews</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "noto serif" , serif; font-size: 16px;"> and </span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; font-family: "Noto Serif", serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;">Reading Reality</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "noto serif" , serif; font-size: 16px;">. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! I've never participated before, but I'm always stalking other book blogs to see what they are stacking their shelves with so I thought this week I'd give it a go. </span><br />
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<i>I requested this one because of my love for historical fiction, and I kept hearing so many good things about it from friends who got early copies. </i></div>
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It’s July 1921, “flickers” are all the rage, and Irene Van Beck has just declared her own independence by jumping off a moving train to escape her fate in a traveling burlesque show. When her friends, fellow dancer Millie Martin, and comedian Henry Weiss, leap after her, the trio finds their way to the bright lights of Hollywood with hopes of making it big in the burgeoning silent film industry.<br />
At first glance, Hollywood in the 1920s is like no other place on earth—iridescent, scandalous, and utterly exhilarating—and the three friends yearn for a life they could only have dreamed of before. But despite the glamour and seduction of Tinseltown, success doesn’t come easy, and nothing can prepare Irene, Millie, and Henry for the poverty, temptation, and heartbreak that lie ahead. With their ambitions challenged by both the men above them and the prejudice surrounding them, their friendship is the only constant through desperate times, as each struggles to find their true calling in an uncertain world. What begins as a quest for fame and fortune soon becomes a collective search for love, acceptance, and fulfillment as they navigate the backlots and stage sets where the illusions of the silver screen are brought to life.<br />
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<i>I was invited to read this next one from St Martin's Press. I was over-joyed when I got the email because I adore Mary Kay Andrews. She writes such lighthearted and sweet romances. </i><br />
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Pull up a lounge chair and have a cocktail at Sunset Beach – it comes with a twist.<br />
Drue Campbell’s life is adrift. Out of a job and down on her luck, life doesn’t seem to be getting any better when her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a flamboyant personal injury attorney, shows up at her mother’s funeral after a twenty-year absence. Worse, he’s remarried – to Drue’eighth-grade frenemy, Wendy, now his office manager. And they’re offering her a job.<br />
It seems like the job from hell, but the offer is sweetened by the news of her inheritance – her grandparents’ beach bungalow in the sleepy town of Sunset Beach, a charming but storm-damaged eyesore now surrounded by waterfront McMansions.<br />
With no other prospects, Drue begrudgingly joins the firm, spending her days screening out the grifters whose phone calls flood the law office. Working with Wendy is no picnic either. But when a suspicious death at an exclusive beach resort nearby exposes possible corruption at her father’s firm, she goes from unwilling cubicle rat to unwitting investigator, and is drawn into a case that may – or may not – involve her father. With an office romance building, a decades-old missing persons case re-opened, and a cottage in rehab, one thing is for sure at Sunset Beach: there’s a storm on the horizon.<br />
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Description: <b>A missing woman receives a second chance at life, thanks to her billionaire husband--but the consequences are deadly in this gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before.</b><br />
Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He's an icon of the tech world, the founder of a lucrative robotics company. He tells Abbie that she is a gifted artist, an avid surfer, a loving mother to their young son, and the perfect wife. He says she had a terrible accident five years ago, and that, through a huge technological breakthrough, she has been brought back from the abyss. She is a miracle of science. <br />
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<b>These are the books I found while browsing the internet. I just love to pick up books on my kindle. Although, they definitely make it way too easy to buy ebooks. Click, click, and it is yours. Yeah, I have a kindle buying problem. </b><br />
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Ian Bradley is the definition of a Wall Street hotshot: seven-figure salary, designer suits, and a corner office. His drive off the floor is just as potent. Every woman who knows him has felt the rush. But now he’s met his match in Lara McKenzie—a woman with the power to bring Ian to his knees.<br />
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An ambitious, whip-smart daughter of FBI agents, Lara is a rising star in fighting white-collar crime. Her latest case—the investigation of Ian Bradley for insider trading—could make her career. She knows a scoundrel when she sees one. Ian fits the bill: a cocky, ridiculously handsome bad boy with a slick swagger.<br />
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She’ll do anything to prove he’s guilty. He’ll do anything to prove he’s not. But it’s only a matter of time before their fierce battle of wits gets oh so hot and personal. Now, taking down Ian has become more than business for Lara. It’s become a pleasure—and there’s more at risk than she ever dreamed.<br />
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<b>These are the books I couldn't resist picking up at Barnes and Noble or that I got sent from the publisher. Although I often read on my kindle, I still love the feed of a book in my hands. I don't think there is a better way to read than a mug of coffee and a paperback in your hands. Pure Bliss. </b></div>
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Description: Although beautiful young widow Phoebe, Lady Clare, has never met West Ravenel, she knows one thing for certain: he’s a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband’s life a misery, and she’ll never forgive him for it. But when Phoebe attends a family wedding, she encounters a dashing and impossibly charming stranger who sends a fire-and-ice jolt of attraction through her. And then he introduces himself... like none other than West Ravenel.</div>
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West is a man with a tarnished past. No apologies, no excuses. However, from the moment he meets Phoebe, West is consumed by irresistible desire...not to mention the bitter awareness that a woman like her is far out of his reach. What West doesn’t bargain on is that Phoebe is no straitlaced aristocratic lady. She’s the daughter of a strong-willed wallflower who long ago eloped with Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent—the most devilishly wicked rake in England.<br />
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Finola, a popular LA morning-show host, is famously upbeat until she’s blindsided on live TV by the news that her husband is sleeping with a young pop sensation who has set their affair to music. While avoiding the tabloids and pretending she’s just fine, she’s crumbling inside, desperate for him to come to his senses and for life to go back to normal.<br />
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Zennie’s breakup is no big loss. Although the world insists she pair up, she’d rather be surfing. So agreeing to be the surrogate for her best friend is a no-brainer—after all, she has an available womb and no other attachments to worry about. Except…when everyone else, including her big sister, thinks she’s making a huge mistake, being pregnant is a lot lonelier—and more complicated—than she imagined.<br />
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Never the tallest, thinnest or prettiest sister, Ali is used to being overlooked, but when her fiancé sends his disapproving brother to call off the wedding, it’s a new low. And yet Daniel continues to turn up “for support,” making Ali wonder if maybe—for once—someone sees her in a way no one ever has.<br />
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336132864090113383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748092811661673218.post-3136004790291068932019-02-12T10:12:00.002-05:002019-02-12T10:12:40.025-05:00Bittersweet Brooklyn by Thelma Adams {Book Blog Tour : with Book Review & Giveaway}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Bittersweet Brooklyn by Thelma Adams</h3>
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Publication Date: November 6, 2018</div>
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In turn-of-the century New York, a mobster rises—and his favorite sister struggles between loyalty and life itself. How far will she go when he commits murder?
After midnight, Thelma Lorber enters her brother Abie’s hangout under the Williamsburg Bridge, finding Jewish mobster Louis “Pretty” Amberg in a puddle of blood on the kitchen floor. She could flee. Instead, in the dark hours of that October 1935 night before the dawn of Murder, Inc., she remains beside the fierce, funny brother who has nurtured and protected her since childhood. There are many kinds of love a woman can feel for a man, but few compare to that of the baby sister for her older brother. For Thelma, a wild widow tethered to a young son, Abie is the center of her world. But that love is about to undo everything she holds dear…
Flipping the familiar script of The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and The Godfather, Bittersweet Brooklyn explores the shattering impact of mob violence on the women expected to mop up the mess. Winding its way over decades, this haunting family saga plunges readers into a dangerous past—revealed through the perspective of a forgotten yet vibrant woman.
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<b>Bittersweet Brooklyn by Thelma Adams is a heart-wrenching historical fiction novel that was not at all what I expected. </b><br />
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Honestly I expected this book to focus a lot more on the mob than it actually did. At a young age Thelma's brother Abie is into things he shouldn't be, but the main focus of this novel is Thelma as she grows up in a home where the only family that acts like they love her are her 2 brothers (and they aren't really around). There is a lot of tough material in this novel, and I definitely teared up more than once. I loved Thelma and felt for her throughout every scene. She had so much to contend with in her young life.<br />
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<b>I hated many of the characters of this novel but kudos to the writer because that was how it was supposed to be. </b>We get points of view from Thelma, her mom and Annie her sister. I think having these characters speak really helped the reader picture everything Thelma went through as a kid and why she was so close with Abie even when he did abominable things. </div>
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This was a very meaningful read about the people you can count on in your life and how you should treat them. It is about growing up in less than perfect circumstances and learning where your loyalties should lie. <b>It is about those split second decisions we make and why they matter most of all.</b> What an emotional, thought provoking read! I would highly recommend you pick this up.<br />
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Praise for Bittersweet Brooklyn</h3>
“Thelma Adams is our new Dickens in her effervescently vivid tale of Jewish hardscrabble living, gangsters, torn-apart families, and a young woman desperate for love, family, and a stable future. Set in a 1920s and 30s Brooklyn so rich, raw, and bristling with life that you can taste the brine on the deli pickles and see the flasks of whiskey hidden in a garter, this is the kind of novel that’s lived, rather than read.” — Caroline Leavitt, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
“Smart and complex, Bittersweet Brooklyn is a riveting journey into a glamorous and deadly underworld. Fascinating characters and a backdrop of New York in the 1920’s kept me churning through pages. Add in twist after twist to an already vibrant plot, and you’ve got the makings of a perfect read! No one writes women in history better than Thelma Adams. I loved this book!” —Heather Burch, bestselling author of In the Light of the Garden
“Bookies! Bubbes! Bossy big-mouths! Thelma Adams’ Bittersweet Brooklyn takes you back to an early twentieth-century Williamsburg teeming not with too-cool-for-school millennials, but with rough-and-tumble Jewish and Italian immigrants. You’ll race through this raucous historical saga, admiring its gritty detail and street-smart dialogue. Inspired by real events, Thelma Adams brings to life an unforgettable family ruled by filial love divided by biting dysfunction.” —Sally Koslow, author of Another Side of Paradise
“Thelma Adams has found her niche as a wonderfully vivid historical chronicler of the female spirit. Her tale of a Jewish girl making her way amid gangster-studded NYC is a marvelous must-read.” —Michael Musto, columnist
“Bittersweet Brooklyn is gripping from page one. An intimate look at the dynamics of a broken family in gangster-riddled New York, it will have you rooting for protagonist and antagonist alike as wounds are open, healed, scarred, and exposed. With some of the finest dialogue I've ever come across, this is one I will not soon forget.” —Camille Di Maio, bestselling author of The Memory of Us
“Set in the savage underbelly of a Mafia-linked social club and amusement park, Bittersweet Brooklyn tells the sizzling and unforgettable family saga of a brother and sister who must pit survival against loyalty, desire, and compassion.” —Susan Henderson, author of The Flicker of Old Dreams
“Terrific! A great story, suspense, a vibrant heroine, complex and colorful supporting characters and amazing period details: I couldn’t put it down.” —Caryn James, cultural critic and author of Glorie and What Caroline Knew
“A searing, layered portrait of a Brooklyn family divided against itself, this novel brims with heartbreak, history, empathy and grace.” —Greer Macallister, bestselling author of The Magician’s Lie and Girl in Disguise
“A fresh, fierce retelling of the crime family saga from the female point of view.” —Paula Froelich, New York Times bestselling author of Mercury in Retrograde
“A gorgeously written and gritty American immigrant tale about broken homes and broken hearts, and how the sins within a family can reverberate across generations. Riveting!” —Jane Healey, bestselling author of The Saturday Evening Girls Club
“A noir coming-of-age story with a feisty and unforgettable heroine.” —Meryl Gordon, New York Times bestselling author of the biography of Bunny Mellon
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About the Author </h3>
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Blog Tour Schedule</h3>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Monday, January 28</strong></span>
Review at <a href="https://pursuingstacie.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pursuing Stacie</a>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tuesday, January 29</span></strong>
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Review at <a href="https://epkwrsmith.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Peppermint Ph.D.</a>
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Review at <a href="http://thelitbitch.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Lit Bitch</a>
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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Friday, February 15</span></strong>
Excerpt at <a href="http://brokenteepee.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Broken Teepee</a>
Review at <a href="https://cometreadings.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Comet Readings</a>
Review at <a href="http://celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CelticLady's Reviews</a>
Excerpt at <a href="https://authornaomifinley.com/blog/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Spellbound by History</a>
Review at <a href="https://ohthebooksshewillread.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Oh, The Books She Will Read</a>
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Natalie is dating Chad. Brayden has been in love with Natalie since they were kids. The problem? Natalie doesn't believe in love. She doesn't go gaga over romance. She doesn't think that there is a perfect someone for her and she certainly doesn't think that her life would be better with a man in it. Honestly she is only dating Chad because they both want their families off their backs about marriage and romance. So they decide to tell their respective families they are serious and engaged over the holidays. The plan works so good that they decide to wait a bit to break up. After all, things are going well and they have a lot in common. Why stop now?<br />
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Our protagonist didn't pick the best career as a wedding dress designer to not believe in love buy hey she is really good at faking it. That is until she starts to question her attachment to Chad and her developing feelings for Brayden. What is happening to her?<br />
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This novel just blew me away with the authors quick wit and humorous writing style. I loved all the secondary characters in the story like Hayley one of Natalie's brides to be. She also wasn't sure about love but didn't want to lose the rich man and wedding of her dreams.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Caleb Parker is a confident, charming, charismatic, gorgeous man living in San Francisco. He's a hugely successful, well-known venture capitalist who seems to have the Midas touch in business. He's driven when it comes to his career but never has put much effort into his personal life. He doesn't date much or do relationships. Then one evening he rescues an abandoned dog with a beautiful woman named Sadie Lane, and everything changes. They have mutual friends in common, so they occasionally ran into each other. Every time they crossed paths they seemed to rub each other the wrong way. She always was too busy judging him to really see him, but he'd been fascinated with her since they met. She was temptation walking. A ridiculously sexy, edgy tattoo artist who was also opinionated, sarcastic, and stubborn. They were polar opposites, but he still wanted to get to know her better.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Sadie Lane is a fiercely independent, incredibly private woman who rarely lets anyone get too close. She works two jobs, and had long ago given up on men, and was working on herself. Sadie tried to keep her dark parts hidden and built up a tough outer shell to protect her heart. Then she suddenly finds herself co-parenting a dog with a know it all, buttoned-up suit named Caleb Parker. He was everything she wasn't, and completely out of her league. He was heartbreakingly beautiful and disarmingly sexy. Then to top it all off, he was also a dog whisperer. She hated how attracted she was to him. She had all these preconceived ideas about him that were wrong. He was actually a great guy, and super kind, and shockingly could handle her sass without blinking an eye.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date:</b></span></td><td>February 5th 2019</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Certainly not a light read, The Girls at 17 Swann Street deals with anorexia; a disease that is very real and can take your life if you aren't careful. </b><br /><br />The Girls at 17 Swann Street is an honest, unflinching, but fundamental hopeful portrayal of anorexia and the struggles of recovery. Anna enters treatment at the beginning of the novel primarily at the persistence of her husband, who is at the end of his rope and fearful that he wouldn't be able to keep her alive on his own. She is resistant to the idea of treatment at that time, filled up with fear and denial.<br /><br />Anna doesn't feel the treatment center really knows what she needs. After all, she's been fine up till now. So what that she doesn't eat. So what that she doesn't find anything fun anymore because she's so worried about the food she isn't eating. She can handle it on her own. That is just the attitude she goes in with but what comes after will bring tears to your eyes. For Anna's bravery, is beautifully written and portrayed by the author. <br /><br /><b>I fell hard in love with this book and the writing style. </b>The emotional connection I felt toward Anna was instant. There was no judgement towards her; just sorrow, encouragement, and joy. Everyone from the staff to Anna's husband, Matthias, as well as the other girls, were all so supportive of each other. They really looked out for one another and that made me smile. Through all the emotions you feel as a reader while reading Anna's story, you also feel joy and happiness at all the things she goes through. Every mountain she climbs is just another reminder that anything is possible if you just give yourself a chance. <br /><br /><b>Such an amazing story I will read over and over again.</b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yara Zgheib is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University and a PhD in International Affairs in Diplomacy from Centre D'études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques in Paris. She is fluent in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish. Yara is a writer for several US and European magazines, including The Huffington Post, The Four Seasons Magazine, A Woman’s Paris, The Idea List, and Holiday Magazine. She writes on culture, art, travel, and philosophy on her blog, "Aristotle at Afternoon Tea" (<a href="http://www.aristotleatafternoontea.com/">http://www.aristotleatafternoontea.com/</a>).</span></i><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Pages:</b></span></td><td>400</td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Published By: </b></span></td><td>Balzer+Bray</td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author</b></span></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13467894.Evelyn_Skye">Evelyn Skye</a></td></tr>
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1. It's a treat to all fantasy fans! Circle of Shadows is fantastically imagined - a brand new society with intriguing inner workings and magical system. Evelyn Skye did a really great job building the world from scratch! </div>
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Evelyn Skye is the author of New York Times bestsellers THE CROWN’S GAME and THE CROWN’S FATE. Her new series, CIRCLE OF SHADOWS, will be published on January 22, 2019.</div>
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Evelyn has a B.A. in Russian literature & history from Stanford University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She was once offered a job by the C.I.A., she not-so-secretly wishes she was on “So You Think You Can Dance,” and if you challenge her to a pizza-eating contest, she guarantees she will win.</div>
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<b>(My Review)</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ahhhhh, what to say? Just another Claudia Burgoa book that left me in pieces. I don't believe I have let go yet and its been 12 hours and I'm supposed to be concentrating on work.<br /><br />Tess had a horrible childhood with her mother who was only focused on herself and not her kids. This makes Tess shy away from anything serious and she is very guarded when she walks into a bar one night and meets Gage Rodin. He is instantly mesmerized by her but she is aloof and walks away. <br /><br />Gage is a teacher of music in a private school until he is fired through no fault of his own. His dream and passion is to be a singer but he believes that dream is gone until he meets Tess again. He doesn't ask anything from her even though her father is the famous band member of The Killing Hades and multiple men have used her for this purpose alone. <br /><br />The two form a bond of friendship that continues to blossom into more. Although Tess is away at school, Gage can't stop thinking about her and doesn't everything he can to make her feel the same. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maggie and Noah have no idea what they are getting into when they allow Maggie’s estranged daughter to move in with them and become a part of their family. Maggie, who hasn’t seen her daughter Anna since she was an infant, is full of guilt at not being there for Anna and is ready to step up and do her best as a mother.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What can you say about a book that gives you everything but breaks you at the end? Be glad it is a duet! <br />Ryan has always thought of herself as chubby, and not meant to be happy. After all that is what her mom always told her growing up. Even though her dad was always in her corner, getting teased constantly has done its damage to her and she can't seem to stop feeling this way even though she is not at all chubby now. <br />Colby was meant to be a pilot. He gave up everything in order to make this one dream happen. Now that he has this dream, he doesn't have much else. Unless you count his books and laundry. <br />He was a quiet one and when he met Ryan she brought him out of his shell for one wild weekend. Then she went home. When he saw again, he was mesmerized but circumstance made them friends. <br />That was okay with him or so he thought. <br />This is a love story. <br />It's a story of friendship. <br />Its a story that leaves you in pieces and begs for more. <br />Your typically Meghan Quinn book. Perfection. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Emma and Bobby lead a charmed life with their two fifteen year old daughters in Miami beach, Florida. They own their own hotel called the Ross, that is thought of as a family destination but still the place to be. They live in the Ross and feel connected to each and every one of their employees. Their two twin daughters, Lily and Zoe attend private school and have a bunch of great friends. All these people come out to celebrate with them at the hotel for their fifteenth birthday. Then a message is sent to some and tragedy strikes close to home. Emma rushed to try to fix things while Bobby can't even acknowledge what happened.</span></div>
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<b>(My Review</b>) <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On my, I am swooning hard right now! Garrett Stephens is my new book boyfriend. He is smoking hot, sweet and sexy as hell. Garrett is used to getting what he wants and when he sets his sight on Charlotte, he believes he can make it happen immediately. Charlotte has had a crush on Garrett since they were teenagers and he called her glasses. Now she is all grown up and much more confident in herself, well a little at least. Although very attracted to him still, Charlotte won't let her heart get broken by a guy who just likes the chase. <br />Garrett woos and friends Charlotte and he is even surprised by the effect she has on him. <br />A perfect curl up by the fire read for the holidays, Links is incredibly romantic and sweet. Well worth the read</span></div>
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<b>(My Review</b>) <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br />Three Words: Chilling, Hypnotic and Fascinating. <br /><br />Richard Parker DOES NOT disappoint with his second novel in the Tom Fabian detective series. If it is possible, this novel is even more exciting, intense and lets you into the mind of a serial killer. <br /><br /><br />I can't lie, I was a bit fearful of picking this book up because it seemed like I wouldn't be sleeping anytime soon. However, once I got into the story, I just couldn't put it down till I finished it. It was such a page turner that I didn't sleep but not because I was terrified because I was so engrossed in the novel I couldn't let the mystery go till I finished.<br /><br /><br />Our serial killer Wisher is rotting away in prison when the story opens. He has a request though. He wants a meeting with the man that put him away, Tom Fabian. Tom is reluctant but pretty much pressured into going by his boss. Who knows Wisher could give them insight into their current case they are floundering on. Fabian meets with Wisher, but the only thing he is given is Wisher's diary. Fabian doesn't know what to think but reads a few passages as he can't resist. He quickly puts it behind him and focuses on his current case. <br /><br /><br />Then Wisher kills himself in prison at the same time as Fabian hears his doorbell ring and a dead bird is left for him outside. This is Wisher's signature, and NO ONE knows about it. It wasn't released to the media. How could this be? If Wisher is dead who did this? Why is Wisher still trying to mess with Fabian even beyond the grave? These questions and more will pop into your head as you are reading. <br /><br /><br />Richard Parker does a fantastic job at setting every scene and making his reader hold their breath while even more mysteries are revealing. His writing style is one that tells the story little by little, and he keeps the ending a secret. It is tough to know what will come next. <br />Sound like a great mystery? It is! Pick up your copy today. This author is quickly becoming one to watch</span></div>
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WOW that was crazy hard to do! I read some amazing reads in 2018 so to narrow it down to 10 took me almost a week. Hence why this post is going up so late. What did you read in 2018 that is ingrained in your mind? What reads made you swoon? I'd love to hear all about your 2018 reads in the comments below. <br />
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336132864090113383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748092811661673218.post-46592169955376019212019-01-03T06:00:00.000-05:002019-01-03T06:00:02.762-05:00The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister by Meghan Quinn { Book Review Blog Tour} <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-43215" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TSTDYBFS_availablenow-1024x536.jpg" height="334" width="640" />
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Step one: Pretend you want her to set you up with someone else. That will bring the two of you closer.
Step two: Go on date with lots of random women, proceed to get stupid drunk and talk about your best friend's sister, thus gaining the courage to finally make a move.
Step three: Randomly show up at her apartment and confess your love. Women love that, right?
It all seemed so simple. A fool-proof three step process that will guarantee the love of you life to fall madly in love with you.
At least--that's what I thought was going to happen. But my attempts to win over Julia Westin backfired in more ways than I can count. The thing about Julia? She's smart--really smart--and her wicked gaze cuts through all the charm I've tried slinging her way. She's not interested in games, my gifts, or my stories. She might want me too; but she's not giving in that easy...
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One guy, Bram, totally in lust with his best friends sister Julia. He first noticed her in college when his best friend invited her to one of their fraternity parties. Instead of wearing what every girl wears, something slutty, Julia wears tube socks and an even uglier outfit. Something about it gets to Bram though. He knows she's trying to make sure no one comes near her, but somehow it makes her more of a catch to him. Bram buys his time though and comes up with the BEST PLAN EVER to start dating her. So what if it is several years later and he had to lose a bet to make the plan work.<br />
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One girl, Julia is smart as hell and very organized and meticulous. She doesn't like surprises and she knows what she wants at least until Bram throws her for a loop. Julia is the owner of her own business. She matches introverted professional woman like herself with guys who understand them. Since she is so meticulous, all her clients must pass a series of personality tests to see who their perfect match will be. The test is a bit detailed and some of the questions don't make since but Julia is convinced this method works perfectly. So what if she hasn't found her perfect someone and has never taken the test herself. She doesn't need to be dating to find others their soulmates right? Once Bram walks in with his sharp suits, rugged good looks and sarcastic commentary, Julia is sure she can find him someone but what if she wants him for herself? Is that allowed?<br />
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Meghan Quinn has done it again! She has this amazing knack for making me swoon over EVERY SINGLE guy she writes about. Bram is no different. I was at the edge of my seat to see what he would do next. He is sexy with a BIG CAPITAL S. Meghan made this story pop off the pages for me with the chemistry these two had. I loved every minute of these characters and getting to see what would happen next. Do yourself a BIG favor and pick up this read SOON!<br />
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And just like that, I feel my heart leap out of my chest and right into Julia’s hands. She holds it; she has it all to herself. But I don’t think she realizes that mine beats because of her—that she has the potential to crush it more than anyone else in my life—and I hope she doesn’t throw it back at me. Ever.</blockquote>
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<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date:</b></span></td><td>December 19th 2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>My Review Copy:</b></span></td><td>Thanks to Bookouture for my review copy</td></tr>
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<i><b>Her eyes were closed. From a distance, the blood around her neck might have looked like a necklace, but up close her body told a different tale. She had been murdered. A tiny songbird lay beside her, its neck broken…</b> <br /><br />Detective Tom Fabian's past is catching up with him. It has been years since the most high-profile case of his career – when his evidence put infamous serial killer Christopher Wisher behind bars forever. But when Wisher summons a reluctant Fabian to his prison cell to hand over a diary, he realizes that Wisher’s twisted games are far from over.<br /><br />Shortly after Fabian’s visit, Wisher is found dead in his cell. And a few days later, the police locate a woman’s body bearing Wisher’s signature, a dead songbird. But the police never released this detail to the public… so who has Wisher been talking to?<br /><br />Fabian is desperate to find the killer before another innocent life is taken. But as more bodies turn up, Fabian begins to realize that Wisher may have handed him the clues before he died. Is the twisted serial killer still pulling strings from beyond the grave…?<br /><br /><b>If you can’t get enough of crime thrillers by Adam Croft or Melinda Leigh, you will love The Songbird Girls.</b></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Richard Parker DOES NOT disappoint with his second novel in the Tom Fabian detective series. If it is possible, this novel is even more exciting, intense and lets you into the mind of a serial killer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I can't lie, I was a bit fearful of picking this book up because it seemed like I wouldn't be sleeping anytime soon. However, once I got into the story, I just couldn't put it down till I finished it. It was such a page turner that I didn't sleep but not because I was terrified because I was so engrossed in the novel I couldn't let the mystery go till I finished.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our serial killer Wisher is rotting away in prison when the story opens. He has a request though. He wants a meeting with the man that put him away, Tom Fabian. Tom is reluctant but pretty much pressured into going by his boss. Who knows Wisher could give them insight into their current case they are floundering on. Fabian meets with Wisher, but the only thing he is given is Wisher's diary. Fabian doesn't know what to think but reads a few passages as he can't resist. He quickly puts it behind him and focuses on his current case. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Then Wisher kills himself in prison at the same time as Fabian hears his doorbell ring and a dead bird is left for him outside. This is Wisher's signature, and NO ONE knows about it. It wasn't released to the media. <b>How could this be? If Wisher is dead who did this? Why is Wisher still trying to mess with Fabian even beyond the grave?</b> These questions and more will pop into your head as you are reading. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Richard Parker does a fantastic job at setting every scene and making his reader hold their breath while even more mysteries are revealing. His writing style is one that tells the story little by little, and he keeps the ending a secret. It is tough to know what will come next. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Series:</b></span></td><td>Standalone<br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date:</b></span></td><td>December 6th 2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>Goodreads: </b></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41796322-the-memory?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">The Memory on Goodreads</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>My Review Copy:</b></span></td><td>Thanks to Kim Nash & Bookouture for my review copy</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br /><br /> In the long lost ancient past, two men fought over the girl with eyes like the Bosporus under a summer sky. It ended badly. She died. They died. <br /><br />Since then, they have all tumbled through time, reborn over and over again. Now they are all here, in the same place, the same time and what began so long ago must finally come to an end.<br /><br />Ask Helle Madsen what she thinks about reincarnation and she’ll laugh in your face. Besides, Helle has other stuff to handle, what with her new, exciting job in London and her drop-dead but seriously sinister boss, Sam Woolf. And then one day Jason Morris walks into her life and despite never having clapped eyes on him before, she recognizes him immediately. Very weird. Even more weird is the fact that Sam and Jason clearly hate each other’s guts. Helle’s life is about to become extremely complicated and far too exciting… <br /></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was completely blown away by Anna's new novel. The characters Helle and Jason had my heart from the very beginning. The heat the words ignite in the readers mind were intense and very realistic. Although the story was about reincarnation and following your soulmate through lifetime and lifetime, I still felt very connected to the plot and the outcome right away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Helle Madsen comes to her new job in London ready to make an impression. Once Sam Woolf lays eyes on her, he immediately becomes gruff and scary. Helle gets afraid but quickly explains away their first meeting as a fluke. Then she meets Jason, the man she has been dreaming about since she could remember her dreams and although she doesn't get it, she knows she has met him before and she knows she loves him. When Jason tells her their story she is skeptical at best and they fight based on Helle not wanting to believe the preposterous events he describes from century's ago but still she can't stay away...... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To say I was captivated by the words, love story, plot etc would not be enough. This book devoured me and wouldn't let go till I finished. Now I want the next book before I go insane. Pick up this book and other books by this author. Her writing is exquisite. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Love you gone was mind-blowing. Every single twist and turn had me completely baffled and I simply didn't see anything coming but yet bam there it was. This book was intense engrossing and fantastic. The story got started quickly and it was really hard to put the book down even between chapters. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Rona's debut psychological thriller, Keep You Safe came out on 17th August and her second novel, Love You Gone is out now. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Rona lives on the Isle of Man with her husband, two dogs and three guinea pigs. She has been a bookworm since she was a child and now she's actually creating stories of her own, which still feels like a dream come true. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">She is an outdoorsy person and loves stomping up a mountain, walking the coastal paths and exploring the wonderful beaches on the Island while she's plotting how to kill off her next victim. She also makes sure she deletes her Google history on a regular basis, because... well, you can't be too careful when you spend your life researching new and ingenious ways for people to die.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">She has three children and two step-children who are now grown up and leading varied and interesting lives, which provides plenty of ideas for new stories!</span></span><br />
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Ryan has lived his entire adult life in survival mode. Growing up with an abusive father has taught him to keep women at arm’s length, and that’s never been a problem. Until Merit—the only woman he’s ever loved—strides through his front door. He’s not sure how long she’s staying, but he knows it’ll be long enough to destroy what’s left of his heart.<br />
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To overcome their dark past, they’ll have to shed light on a reality that will most likely tear them apart. Merit has been hiding a heartbreaking decision from Ryan, and he’s been keeping lies of his own.
Can two tortured souls heal after a lifetime of pain? Or will the hideous secrets of the past bury them both?
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Nearly 20 years ago, Merit left her home town that she adored to run as far away from Ryan Taylor as she could. He was her childhood best friend until the one night he broke her heart. Now she avoids him at all costs until her brother Eli calls and begs her to come home to care for Ryan after a car accident. Merit agrees against her better judgement. She tells herself she'll be fine. After all she's an adult now and has made a life for herself without Ryan. So she says....</span>
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J. Lynn Bailey has loved to write since she learned to read, around the second grade. When she isn't running after her children, watching COPS, or on the hunt for her next Laffy Taffy joke, you can probably find her holed up in her writing room feverishly working on her next book. She lives in Northern California with her family.
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<tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date:</b></span></td><td>November 2nd 2018</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>France 1944 and the streets are filled with swastikas. The story of a brave English girl behind enemy lines, a German soldier, and a terrible sacrifice… </b><br /><br />When young English nurse Sibyl Lake is recruited as a spy to support the French resistance, she doesn’t realise the ultimate price she will end up paying. She arrives in Colmar, a French town surrounded by vineyards and swarming with German soldiers, but her fear is dampened by the joy of being reunited with her childhood sweetheart Jacques. <br /><br />Sibyl’s arrival has not gone unnoticed by Commander Wolfgang von Haagan and she realises that letting him get closer is her best chance of learning enemy secrets. Yet despite her best intentions, Sibyl soon finds that betrayal does not come easy to her.<br /><br /><b>When Jacques finds that Sibyl is involved with the enemy, he is determined to prove himself to her with one last act of heroism. An act that will put all of their lives in terrible danger…</b><br /><br />A beautifully written, heart-wrenching and unforgettable tale of love and loss in a time of war. Perfect for fans of The Letter by Kathryn Hughes and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">English girl Sibyl Lake arrives in Colmar, a small French town, surrounded by vineyards and swarming with German soldiers. Trained as a nurse, Sibyl has been recruited as a British Agent to support the French Resistance. <br /><br />When Sibyl’s work leads her to her childhood sweetheart Jacques, she is overjoyed. But their happy reunion is short lived as it is not just Jacques’ eye that Sibyl has caught … <br /><br />Commander Wolfgang Von Haagan is very taken with the attractive English stranger, and Sibyl realizes that she can help her own country by listening to the secrets of this soldier’s heart. As she grows closer to Wolfgang she gets to know the man behind the uniform and despite her best intentions, soon she is caught in a terrible love triangle. <br /><br /><b>Sibyl is strong, independent and a great character that is caught between spying for her country and her love story. I loved the writing style and how the author portrays Sibyl. It was a nice change from some war books that depict women as docile. </b><br /><br />I really enjoyed this read and would highly recommend it to historical fiction fans. </span></div>
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Sharon Maas was born in Georgetown, Guyana in 1951, and spent many childhood hours either curled up behind a novel or writing her own adventure stories. Sometimes she had adventures of her own, and found fifteen minutes of Guyanese fame for salvaging an old horse-drawn coach from a funeral parlor, fixing it up, painting it bright blue, and tearing around Georgetown with all her teenage friends. The coach ended up in a ditch, but thankfully neither teens nor horse were injured.<br />
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Boarding school in England tamed her somewhat; but after a few years as a reporter with the Guyana Graphic in Georgetown she plunged off to discover South America by the seat of her pants. She ended up in a Colombian jail, and that's a story for another day...<br />
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Sharon has lived in an Ashram in India and as a German Hausfrau--the latter giving her the time and the motivation to finally start writing seriously. Her first novel, Of Marriageable Age, was published by Harper Collins, London, in 1999 and reprinted as a digital edition in 2014. After working as a social worker in a German hospital she finally retired and now has time for her favorite pastimes: reading, writing, and travelling.<br />
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