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AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Bedlam (Alexander Gregory Thriller #3) by L J Ross

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  Release Date:  July 07, 2020 Publisher:  Whole Story Audiobooks Format:  Audio Length:  5 hours 53 minutes Narrator:  Richard Armitage Genre:  Mystery / thriller Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  In a world gone mad, who can you trust?  Fresh from a high-profile case in the Paris fashion world, elite forensic psychiatrist and criminal profiler Dr Alexander Gregory receives a call from the New York State Homicide Squad. The girlfriend of a notorious criminal has been admitted to a private psychiatric hospital and can no longer testify in his upcoming trial. Without her, their case will collapse but, amid reports that the staff are as unpredictable as their patients, who can the police trust? In desperation, they turn to an outsider and now Gregory must find the courage to step inside the fortified walls of Buchanan Hospital to un...

BOOK BLITZ: Dead to Me (Grave Talker #1) by Annie Anderson

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  Dead to Me Annie Anderson (Grave Talker, #1) Publication date: September 29th 2020 Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy There are only three rules in Darby Adler’s life. One : Don’t talk to the dead in front of the living. Two : Stay off the Arcane Bureau of Investigation’s radar. Three : Don’t forget rules one and two. With a murderer desperate for Darby’s attention and an ABI agent in town, things are about to get mighty interesting in Haunted Peak, TN. Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: My life would be a lot easier if the dead in this town would just cooperate. Maybe it was the living. They never seemed to cooperate, either. I hefted one eyelid by sheer force of will and spied the time on my alarm clock. That alarm clock was just for show. No one—not even me—used them much anymore. Lately, it was there so I didn’t have to look at the time on my phone. Said alarm clock was blinking 12:00 at me. The power had gone out sometime since I’d fallen into bed. Figures . It di...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Revolver Road (Harper McLain #3) by Christi Daugherty

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  Release Date:  March 10, 2020 Publisher:  MacMillan Audio Format:  Audio Length:  9 hours 59 minutes Narrator:  Sophie Amoss Genre:  Mystery Thriller Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  Even in the chill of February, no place touches Harper McClain's heart like Savannah. She should be walking beneath the historic city's towering oaks, surrounded by graceful mansions. Instead, she's hiding miles away on Tybee Island after a mysterious voice on the phone warned her that someone wanted her dead. The call was too specific to ignore. The caller knew everything about her. But that was months ago, and she's getting tired of being scared. Her only escape is her work at the newspaper, where the hottest story in town is the disappearance of Xavier Rayne. The singer had a hit album on his hands, and was about to go on tour, but then he walked out of his beachfront home and vanis...

BOOK BLITZ: Sleeping with Shadows by Rachel Hailey

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  Sleeping With Shadows Rachel Hailey Published by: FyreSyde Publishing Publication date: September 22nd 2020 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance Once The King of Nightmares, Ashe lost everything when he was betrayed. Released from prison, he’s got one goal: Stay Free. To make that happen he’ll have to rescue the girl who stole his crown while saving the court he’d rather see burn. But he can’t do it alone. He needs Callie. Abused, neglected, and finally shunned by The Court of Light, Callie is done with court politics. It’s just too damned bad Ashe doesn’t care. He’s arrogant, manipulative, and dangerous. Everything she’s been taught to fear. It would be so easy to hate him, but the sadness in his gaze calls to her heart, and his touch awakens her own darkness. She has never wanted anyone more. Callie is Ashe’s darkest desire, but to earn his freedom and prevent the destruction of humanity, she must embrace the destiny that will keep them apart. But is the safety of the w...

BOOK BLITZ: Intro: Laconic by W.H. Rose

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  Intro: Laconic W.H. Rose Publication date: September 22nd 2020 Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult Taein Kim, affectionately known as “Blondie”, is an incredibly talented young man and leader of the rookie K-Pop group Eclipse. Tae has his whole life and career in front of him, but it comes to a screeching halt when a standard meet and greet leads to him finding his soulmate, a foreign girl named after the goddess of love. Venus Woods is the young heiress of the largest tech corporation in Southeastern America. Her life revolves around meaningless events and empty white walls, devoid of color and purpose. She never thought she would meet her favorite idol group, Eclipse, let alone form the incredibly rare soulmate bond with their leader. As if that’s not life-changing enough, her absent mother is determined to have the two married, using her daughter as a bargaining chip. Separated by lifestyle, culture, and language, the teens have wall after wall between them. N...

BOOK REVIEW: Outsider (Kate Burkholder #12) by Linda Castillo

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  Publication Date:  July 7, 2020 Publisher:  Minotaur Books Format:  Kindle Pages:   313 Pages Genre:   Suspense, Thriller   Buy:  Kindle  |  Hardcover Synopsis: While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend, Gina Colorosa. Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal and revenge that has forced her to run for her life. She’s desperate for protection, and the only person she can trust is Kate―but can Kate trust her? Or will Gina’s dark past put th...

BOOK BLITZ: Prescription for a Lonely Heart by Rosalie Jardin

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  Prescription for a Lonely Heart Rosalie Jardin Publication date: September 21st 2020 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance “If we’re both still single when we’re thirty, we’ll marry each other . . .” The marriage pact was made during a lazy day at the beach, half in jest, and seemingly forgotten by the boy who started it. But ten years later, Kay hadn’t forgotten. She’s still shy and introverted, not interested in relationships. So when Adrian reappears in her life—two years early—and asks her to marry him now, she surprises herself by agreeing. So now she must deal with her mother’s disapproval, his brother’s hostility, and a load of self-doubt. Can she forge a real relationship with Adrian? Has he really changed from a ladies man to someone she can trust? Will she be able to let go of everything she’s ever thought she wanted and reach out to grab a new future? Prescription for a Lonely Heart is the first book on the “Hearts in Glencoe City” series. This friends-to-lovers s...

AUTHOR Q & A: Prince of Typgar: Nujran and the Corpse in the Quadrangle by Krishna Sudhir

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  Question: Congratulations on your latest novel,  Prince of Typgar: Nujran and the Corpse in the Quadrangle ! Tell us what the book is about. Krishna Sudhir:  This is the second in the  Prince of Typgar  series, a sequel to  Nujran and the Monks of Meirar . The series is set in an alternate universe, an earth-like planet Syzegis in a distant galaxy. At the end of the first book, we leave Nujran as a teenager who has traveled with his teacher, Amsibh, experiencing romance, conflict, friendship, betrayal, and loss. We begin the second book on the campus of the University of Western Foalinaarc, where a body has just been discovered. Who is this girl, and why is she dead? Could it be linked to the mysterious illness sweeping across campus, affecting most of the teaching community? Why does Amsibh come to the school, and what does he need to protect Nujran from? Through what twist of fate is Nujran reunited with his old friends, the Monks of Meirar? And wh...

BOOK REVIEW: When I Woke Up: One Man's Unbreakable Spirit to Survive by Paul Evans & Carolyn Coe

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  Publication Date:  November 13, 2019 Publisher:  Author Buzz Format:  Kindle Pages:   296 Pages Genre:   Memoir Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis: He went to hell and back. Then went again.He died on the operating table and lived in a parallel universe whilst fighting for his life in a coma.Became a fugitive, captured at gun point and imprisoned in a squalid Cairo jail for a crime he did not commit.As a child he battled with relentless bullies and overcame chronic dyslexia.As a man, he cheated death survived a foreign prison and built a multi-million-dollar business,Yet lost it overnight and found the strength, despite personal tragedy, to rebuild it. Again. He lives today knowing and believing that YOU can survive anything.If you want to know how to get through this thing called life – this is your manual. Review:  This book is also available free for Kindle Unlimited membe...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Bad Parts by Brandon McNulty

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Release Date:  July 29, 2020 Publisher:  Midnight Point Press Format:  Audio Length:  10 hours 11 minutes Narrator:  Ellie Gossage Genre:  Horror / thriller Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  A town divided. A demon made whole. When rock guitarist Ash Hudson suffers a career-ending hand injury, she seeks out the only thing that can heal it - her hometown's darkest secret. For decades the residents of Hollow Hills, Pennsylvania, have offered their diseased and injured body parts to a creek demon named Snare. In return, Snare rewards its Traders with healthy replacement parts. There's only one catch: if Traders leave town, their new parts vanish forever. Ash wants a new hand, but living in Hollow Hills isn't an option. Not when her band is one gig away from hitting the big time. Desperate, she bargains with Snare, promising to help the demon complete its organ collection in exchange for both a new hand and the freedom for e...

BOOK BLITZ: The People We Meet Along The Way by Beth Rinyu

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  The People We Meet Along The Way Beth Rinyu Publication date: September 17th 2020 Genres: Romance, Women’s Fiction Would you be able to grant the same forgiveness to someone else that you’re so desperately seeking yourself? Jillian O’Rourke’s marriage died long before her husband’s tragic accident. Years of battling with infertility and demanding careers melted their once solid relationship. Bearing the burden of guilt over his death, Jillian gets lost in despair and a series of what ifs . But one chance encounter with a stranger, changes everything. Now being faced with newfound knowledge and a painful decision, Jillian must push past her anger, learn to forgive and open her heart in ways she never could’ve imagined. As she comes to grips with the devastation of her past, she learns to embrace the possibility of a future she never thought possible. A bittersweet story of love, forgiveness, and the unexpected destiny that is sometimes handed to us in life from the peop...

BOOK BLITZ: Sinful Secrets

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  Sinful Secrets: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set Publication date: September 15th 2020 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Ever had a secret you couldn’t tell? We have… Devour twenty tantalizing contemporary romance stories that will leave your sheets hot and your reading devices smoldering. Inside you’ll find sexy, sweet, and deliciously hot stories brimming with sinful secrets. You’ll stay up all night getting seduced by possessive, dirty alphas who will leave you begging for more, sassy heroines willing to make them work for it, and sweet connections that will have you grinning from ear to ear. From steamy office romance, friends-to- lovers, second-chance, and more, we bring multiple levels of heat and all the spicy tropes to provide you hours of sexy fun. So tell me … which of these books will become your next sinfully secret obsession? Authors in this set include: Taylor Dawn, Cassandra Hallman, Dezi Dixon, Deja Voss, Mika Jolie, Elodie Colt, Hadlee Morgan, ...

BOOK REVIEW: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

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  Publication Date:  January 21, 2020 Publisher:  Flatiron Books Format:  Kindle Pages:   387 Pages Genre:   Lit, Hispanic American  Buy:  Kindle  |  Audiobook Synopsis: Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they’ll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with a few books he would like to buy—two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the  jefe  of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia’...

BOOK REVIEW: The Magnolia that Bloomed Unseen by Ray Smith

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  Publication Date:  November 7, 2019 Publisher:  BooksGoSocial  Format:  Kindle Pages:   242 Pages Genre:   Romance Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis: “You’ve seen the woman in the photo. The woman screaming . . .” So begins the story of Molly Valle, who at forty-eight thinks she knows all that life has to offer a single, middle-aged woman—namely, men’s dismissal and disrespect. But when handsome activist John Pressman arrives in her Mississippi hometown, he challenges her self-doubt along with nearly everything else in her world. Soon, Molly discovers a strength and beauty she never knew she had—and a love so powerful, it can overcome the most tragic of consequences. The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen is a love story, an adventure novel, and a self-realization journey. It reignites the truth that many women—and men—have unconsciously extinguished: you are special and worthy of...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Scoring Off The Ice (Ice Kings #2) by Stacey Lynn

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Release Date :  August 31, 2020 Publisher:  Spectrum Audio Format:  Audio Length:  8 hours 42 Min Narrator:  Meg Price, James Cassidy Genre:   Romance, Hockey Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  Sometimes scoring off the ice leads to the greatest rewards.I’ve had only one goal in life since I first strapped on a pair of skates—make America’s pro hockey league.I left Denmark. I made it to the top. Now, I’m determined to be the best. No distractions. I eat, sleep, and breathe hockey. Until my birthday when my teammates convince me to live a little.But living a little takes on a whole new meaning when less than a year later I’m confronted with a crying baby on my doorstep, drooling on a note that declares he’s mine. Suddenly, I'm a single dad in way over my head. There is no playbook for situations like this. Luckily, I have Paisley.My gorgeous neighbor, my long-time crush, and now—my savior.S...

BOOK REVIEW: Beach Read by Emily Henry

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  Publication Date:  May 19, 2020 Publisher:  Berkley Publishing Group Format:  Kindle Pages:   380 Pages Genre:   Womens Fiction, Romance Buy:  Kindle  |  Audiobook Synopsis: A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes best-selling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.  They're polar opposites.  In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block. Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of t...

BOOK REVIEW: The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

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  Publication Date:  October 10, 2017 Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Format:  Paperback  Pages:   385 Pages Genre:   Fantasy Fiction  Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  Synopsis: Find your magic. For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. Difficult Franny, with skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, shy and beautiful Jet, who can read other people’s thoughts, and charismatic Vincent, who began looking for trouble on the day he could walk. From the start Susanna sets down rules for her children: No walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles, no...