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Title:   Breeding in Captivity: One Woman's Unusual Path to Motherhood by Stacy Bolt Publisher: Skirt 180 pages Genre: Autobiography/memoir Synopsis:  Breeding in Captivity takes us on Stacy Bolt’s journey to have a child at "advanced maternal age," first with the help of a Really Expensive fertility specialist, and then ultimately through a local adoption agency. Review: I feel I should start off by saying I am one of those annoying women who you just look at and I seem to get pregnant.  Although my GYN told me I may have trouble conceiving due to some complications I had as a teenager, they were wrong, very very wrong.  So although I can not first hand understand all the feelings, emotions and gut wrenching moments that Stacy went through during her journey to parenthood I can empathize with her since I spend my days helping women like her to adopt. This book has to be one of the most funny yet honest looks at a woman's journey to parenthood.  I ha...

Title:  Joyland (Hard Case Crime) by Stephen King Publisher: Hardcase Crime 288 pages Genre: Horror, Thriller, Synopsis:  Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever. Review:  I am not a die hard Stephen King fan in fact I think this is only the second of his books that I have read (I read Cell and hated it) because it was handed to me and I was told I "have to read this!" So I did, because you don't question it when your partner tells you to read something and you want a happy home life. I was really pleasantly surprised.  This is not a horror book, more of a coming of age story with a little mystery and romance thrown in. You get to relive the thrill of being at a carnival for the first time, being a kid and seeing your fa...

Title:  What We Saw At Night by Jacquelyn Mitchard Publisher: Soho Teen 243 Genre: YA I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through netgalley.com - This title was released January 2013 Synopsis:  The story of three outsiders, teens with a deadly allergy to sunlight that forces them to live a life opposite of everyone else in their small town. When they discover the extreme sport Parkour, it seems that they've finally found something uniquely theirs—even if leaping from buildings in the dark feels somewhat suicidal. Everything changes when they witness a horrible crime while practicing on an allegedly empty building. Worse: what they see, sees them, too. Review:  I've had this book on my list for a while I'm not sure why I just got around to it, but I'm actually quite glad since the 2nd book in this new series,  What We Lost in the Dark  , is due to be released December 17, 2013 so I have less time to wait! What at first feels like a boo...

Title:   Rituals: A Faye Longchamp Mystery (Faye Longchamp Series) by Mary Anna Evans Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press 250 pages Genre: Mystery I received this book as an e-galley from netgalley.com it is to be released November 2013 Synopsis:  Faye Longchamp doesn’t believe in ghosts. But she’s an archaeologist—dead people are her life. While working in Rosebower, a rural New York town founded by Spiritualists, Faye is surrounded by people who talk to the dead on a regular basis. When the most influential Spiritualist in town, Tilda Armistead, invites Faye and her project assistant to commune with the dead, she can’t say no. Curiosity is also a cherished part of an archaeologist’s life.  An hour after her crystal ball shows Faye things no rational mind can explain, Tilda is dead. The evidence says that someone trapped Tilda in a small room, nailing its one door shut before setting Tilda’s Victorian home afire. There is no possible way for Tilda to have escaped...

Title:  The Silver Chain (Unbreakable Trilogy, Book 1) by Primula Bond Publisher: Mischief 369 pages Genre: Romance/ Erotica This book was received as an e-galley from netgalley.com  The kindle version is available now, the paperback version will be released in January 2014. Synopsis:  Bound by passion, she was powerless to resist. The Silver Chain is the first in the sexy, passionate and addictive Unbreakable Trilogy by Primula Bond. One dark evening in London, photographer Serena Folkes is indulging her impulsive side with a night-time shoot. But someone is watching her – mysterious entrepreneur Gustav Levi. Serena doesn’t know it yet, but this handsome stranger will change her life forever… Serena is fascinated by Gustav, the enigmatic owner of the Levi Gallery, and she soon feels an irresistible pull of attraction. The interest is mutual, and Gustav promises to launch Serena’s photographic career at his gallery, but only if Serena agrees to bec...