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Someone To Kiss My Scars: A Teen Thriller Brooke Skipstone Publication date: October 17th 2019 Genres: Thriller, Young Adult First Place Pencraft Award in Young Adult Abuse Readers’ Favorite International Contest: Silver Medal in Young Adult Thriller “Powerful. Original. Deeply felt and convincing.” — Kirkus Reviews Hunter needs to remember. Jazz needs to forget. They need each other to heal in this teen thriller of survivor love. Hunter’s past is a mystery to him, erased by a doctor at the direction of his father. But memories of the secret trauma begin to surface when Hunter sees other people’s memories–visions invading his mind with stories of abuse, teen self-mutilation, rape, and forbidden sex. His best friend Jazz has dark and disturbing memories of her own that she hides behind her sass and wit. Hunter discovers he can rescue the victims, even though he risks adding their suffering to his own. Hunter and Jazz kiss each other’s scars and form a bond of empathy no t...

Release Date:  March 10, 2020 Publisher:  Macmillan Audio Format:  Audio Length:  11 hours 9 minutes Narrator:  Euan Mortan Genre:  Mystery/Crime Fiction Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  Four young boys are left alone in a hotel room while their parents dine downstairs. When Sara Farrow checks on the children at midnight, her son is missing. Distrustful of the police, Sara turns to Crimson Lake’s unlikeliest private investigators - disgraced cop Ted Conkaffey and convicted killer Amanda Pharrell. For Ted, the case couldn’t have come at a worse time. Two years ago, a false accusation robbed him of his career, his reputation, and most importantly, his family. But now, Lillian, the daughter he barely knows, is coming to stay in his ramshackle cottage by the lake. Ted must dredge up the area’s worst characters to find the missing boy. The clock is ticking, and the danger he uncovers could well put his own child in deadly ...

Release Date:  December 20, 2018 Publisher:  Anansi Audio Format:  Audio Length:  11 hours 13 minutes Narrator:  Fiona Reid Genre:  Religion/Sprituality, Animism Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  Enchantment. By Dr. Sharon Blackie’s definition, a vivid sense of belongingness to a rich and many-layered world, a profound and whole-hearted participation in the adventure of life. Enchantment is a natural, spontaneous human tendency - one we possess as children, but lose, through social and cultural pressures, as we grow older. It is an attitude of mind which can be cultivated: the enchanted life is possible for anyone. It is intuitive, embraces wonder, and fully engages the mythic imagination - but it is also deeply embodied in ecology, grounded in place and community. Taking as her starting point the inspiration and wisdom that can be derived from myth, fairytales, and folk culture, Dr. Sharon Blackie offers a set of practi...

Dear Future Ex-wife Jillian Quinn Publication date: April 23rd 2020 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance I, Harley McQueen, do not take Nathan King to be my husband… I wish I could say no to this wedding. But to save our fathers’ company, my ex-best friend needs a fake bride to bail him out of his latest scandal. Nate has a reputation with women. I want the promotion my father has denied me for years. Together, maybe we can make this fake marriage work. As long as I don’t fall in love with him… Again. Goodreads / Amazon / Bookbub — EXCERPT: “Hey there, Queen,” Nate says as he approaches me with a wicked smile on his handsome face. “You look happy to see me,” he jokes, wiggling his eyebrows. My throat closes up at the sight of him. His dark, wavy hair is gelled and styled to perfection. Tall and muscular, he fills out every inch of the navy suit that molds to his body. Women drool over him now, but I know the nerdy boy who had hair that would never stay put. His teeth...

Pairs With Life John Taylor Published by: Hurn Publications Publication date: September 2020 Genres: Adult, Mystery, Romance Forty-eight-year-old Corbett Thomas, a one-hit wonder of the 90s, now works as the lead sommelier at Napa Valley’s hippest restaurant. Set to become one of the few Master Sommeliers in the world, Corbett self-destructs during his final exam, ruining his last chance at capturing the stardom and adoration he got a taste for in his youth. When billionaire game designer, Brogan Prescott, asks Corbett to consult on a major vineyard acquisition, Corbett sees it as a shot at redemption, until he learns of Brogan’s ridiculous vision of a virtual-reality, Woke Ant Colony Winery. Disgusted, Corbett decides to buy the vineyard himself and preserve its magic and history. Cashless, clueless, and with his reputation in tatters, Corbett enlists the help of his bass-player-turned-lawyer Seamus O’Flaherty, who may have finally lost his stomach for Corbett’s bad ideas; ...

Publication Date:  April 30, 2019 Publisher:  MIRA Format:  ebook Pages:   432 Pages Genre:   Mystery, psychological thriller Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis: Doctor Rowan Dupont knows death. She grew up surrounded by it in her family’s Victorian funeral home, and it’s haunted her since the day her twin sister drowned years ago. Between her mother’s subsequent suicide and the recent murder of her father, coming home to run the funeral home feels fitting—even if it leaves her vulnerable to an obsessive serial killer. Rowan refuses to let fear keep her from honoring her family. But the more time she spends back in Winchester, Tennessee, the more she finds herself questioning what really happened that fateful summer. Had her sister’s death truly been an accident? And what pushed their mother to take her own life? The dark lake surrounding Rowan’s hometown holds as many secrets as the bodies that float in its chilling depths. But Rowan ...

Ordinary   Ordinary Series Book 1  by Starr Z. Davies  Genre: YA Sci-Fi Dystopian  Fans of Powerless, The Testing, Hunger Games and the Maze Runner will crave this world of iniquitous secrets, intrigue, and desire to find a place in society.  Divinic. Somatic. Psionic. Naturalist. Who will you be?  Having a superpower is ordinary. Your Power determines your job, social class, and future success.  But Ugene doesn’t have a Power. The only thing special about him is that he isn’t special at all. Ugene is Powerless.  So when the most prominent biomedical research company in the city offers Ugene a solution, he jumps at the possibility to be ordinary. All he has to do is agree to allow them to use him in their research. But the longer he stays at the research facility, the more he realizes something isn't right.  Friendships are forged. Trust is broken built and broken. And everything Ugene thought he underst...

The Secret Brokers Alexandrea Weis (Secret Brokers, #1) Published by: Vesuvian Books Publication date: April 7th 2020 Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense, Thriller Dallas August runs a dangerous business—an organization of elite spies for hire. The secrets trade. Nothing is off limits, and no price is too high. When asked to uncover what recluse Gwen Marsh knows about a Mafia kingpin’s death, Dallas poses as a bodyguard to get close to his target, but the stubborn Asian beauty wants nothing to do with him. As the FBI and the Mafia close in, danger drives them together, but can he protect Gwen, or will Dallas be the one risking everything to discover what she is really hiding? Dallas August is about to find out how dangerous life can be as one of the Secret Brokers. Once you are in, there is no turning back. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble REVIEW: This started out as your typical romance but there was a twist toward the end that I didn't expect.  What a...

Advanced Healing Spells L.C. Mawson (Ember Academy for Young Witches, #3) Publication date: April 15th 2020 Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Keeping my head down shouldn’t be too hard… Right? Unhappy with how everything with the Amazons went down, the Slayers are now investigating Ember Academy. But not me. Not as long as I keep my head down. Which would have been a hell of a lot easier if students hadn’t started dropping unconscious. No one knows how to wake them, but I have ways to find answers that they don’t The question is if I risk it with the Slayers watching me so closely… Especially when it would mean reaching out to the very criminal the Slayers are trying to find. ADVANCED HEALING SPELLS is the third book in the Ember Academy for Young Witches YA Urban Fantasy Academy series. If you love kick-ass heroines, Sapphic slow-burn romances, and magical boarding schools, you’ll love this latest fast-paced series in L.C. Mawson’s Snowverse. Goodreads / Amazon —...

Release Date:  August 21, 2015 Publisher:  Audible Studios Format:  Audio Length:  8 hours 32 minutes Narrator:  Joe Arden Genre:  LGBT Romance M/M Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  Eddie and Andrew have dynamite chemistry. But Eddie is profoundly dyslexic, and Andrew lives to read. Andrew is pathologically disorganized, and Eddie likes things neat and clutter-free. Andrew is desperately ashamed of his hoarder father, and Eddie is embarrassed by his lack of education - secrets that could pull them apart even as a friend's tragedy brings them together. When Andrew's father's condition deteriorates and he nearly dies because of his compulsion, Eddie and Andrew must learn compassion begins with loving oneself because Grime Doesn't Pay Review: I've read other books by Maxfield and he never disappoints.  I really liked this book, I didn't realize it was part of a series but that didn't take away from my enjoyment. ...

Release Date:  May 30, 2019 Publisher:  Saxon Publishing Format:  Audio Length:  5 hours 47 minutes Narrator:  Craig Beck Genre:  International Mystery Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  Dan Taylor is trying to keep a low profile when an old friend contacts the Energy Protection Group seeking his help. The man’s daughter is alone in sub-Saharan Africa, and her life is in grave danger. Thrust back into active duty, Dan realises that getting Anna to safety is only half his problem. The forensic accountant holds the key to preventing Western Sahara descending into chaos, and exposing the puppet masters behind a coup d’état. With a group of militants financed by a regime intent on acquiring mineral assets in the conflict-torn country in pursuit and willing to do anything to stop him, Dan must draw on old survival skills and luck to make sure Anna and the evidence she has in her possession reaches safety.  Review: ...

Jane’s Team: A High School Reverse Harem Romance Janie Marie (Bizarro Universe Books, #1) Publication date: April 2nd 2020 Genres: Romance, Sports, Young Adult When you’re in love with your best friend, life is complicated. When he’s also your stepbrother, it’s a nightmare. Jane’s apparently a magnet for chaos. Because now she’s agreed to tutor her stepbrother’s enemy, and that sexy bad boy might have a thing for her. She might also love that a tingle surrounds her soul whenever he’s close. Throw his two brothers into the mix, dangerous rivals looking to destroy every one of them, and parents controlling her love life. It’s safe to say she’s wandered into the apocalypse. At least being torn between four hot guys isn’t the end of the world. Just kidding. It totally is. But they’ll all realize something. Jane’s the ruler of her life. No one else. Long live the queen . . . and her kings. JANE’S TEAM 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗺 High School Romance and Alternate rea...

Publication Date:  April 7, 2020 Publisher:  Poisoned Pen Press Format:  ebook Pages:   265 Pages Genre:   Mystery, psychological thriller Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis: If you get lost in a book, be sure you can find your way back... Madeleine d'Leon doesn't know where Edward came from. He is simply a character in her next book. But as she writes, he becomes all she can think about. His charm, his dark hair, his pen scratching out his latest literary novel... Edward McGinnity can't get Madeleine out of his mind – softly smiling, infectiously enthusiastic, and perfectly damaged. She will be the ideal heroine for his next book. But who is the author and who is the creation? And as the lines start to blur, who is affected when a killer finally takes flesh? Review:  This was an extremely clever book that begs to question which came first the author or the character and which is which? This story starts out sweet and q...

Hidden Baggage K P Knights (Leftover Baggage ,#1) Publication date: April 10th 2020 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance If you’d been burned by love before, would you be willing to take that risk again? From author, K P Knights, comes a story about heartbreak, second chances, and releasing the baggage from our past. William ‘Liam’ Anderson had given up on love. His father had arranged a marriage for Liam with a woman he didn’t love, who had cheated on him before leaving him for good. With trust issues plaguing him, Liam embraced his bachelor life and became known as a man-whore. Sophia ‘Sophie’ Clark had walked away from a previous relationship with more baggage than most people can handle. She’s determined to never let another man try to control her again. Sparks are ignited as Sophie lands herself as the new advertising executive at Liam’s family’s company. Wary of him at first, Sophie struggles to keep her heart secure from this known bad boy. But, Liam isn’t one t...