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  Publication Date:  February 22, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Psychological Thriller/Suspense Narrator:  Elizabeth Knowelden Publisher:  Penguin Audio         Length:  11 hours 58 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis You won't want to leave...until you can't. Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel. An imposing, isolated getaway spot high up in the Swiss Alps is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But Elin's taken time off from her job as a detective, so when her estranged brother, Isaac, and his fiancée,...

Wallflower Cookie O’Gorman Publication date: March 25th 2021 Genres: Romance, Young Adult Wallflower (wohl-flou-erh): Identifier for someone who is shy and/or awkward. For reference, see Viola Kent. Seventeen-year-old Viola Kent likes being invisible. Well, not literally, but she’s content being a loner, reading her books, and hanging out with the animals at the shelter. She just wants to keep her head down and get through her senior year at Durham High. Driving Dare Frost to school every day wasn’t part of the plan. And when Viola finds out her dad recruited Dare, his number one player, to be her friend? Her inner Slytherin demands revenge. The solution: Get Dare to be her fake boyfriend. Convincing the star athlete to pretend is easier than she’d thought it would be. The hard part is protecting her heart. With every word, touch, and kiss, Viola’s feelings become more real. The problem: Viola knows she’s falling for Dare—but he doesn’t believe in love. This book featur...

Publication Date:  March 25, 2021 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Police procedural/thriller Publisher:  Amazon Publishing UK Pages:  335 Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis A merciless killer who will stop at nothing. And a detective with nothing left to lose. When Detective Karen Hart hears a scream echoing out of beautiful Lincoln Cathedral one snowy evening, she is the first officer on the scene. In the chapel a man lies murdered, a bloody cross carved into his forehead. The twisted killing sends this close-knit community into shock. And a note to the police from the murderer, signed by ‘The Cleanser’, confirms their worst fears: this sadistic slaying is the first of many. The ritual killings will never stop until Hart uncovers th...

Publication Date:  November 15, 2017 Format:  Audio Genre:   Mystery Narrator:  Elaine Wise Publisher:  Blake Pierce          Length:  5 hours 51 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis FBI special agent Mackenzie White finds herself summoned to crack a case she has never encountered before: the victim is not a man or a woman—but a couple. The third couple found dead in their homes this month. As Mackenzie and the FBI scramble to figure out who would want happily-married couples dead, her search takes her deep into a disturbing world and subculture. She quickly learns that all is not what it seems behind the picket fences of perfectly-suburban homes—and that darkness lurks at the edge of even the happiest-seeming families. As her hunt morphs int...

Temptation Marla Holt (Lightning Crashes #1) Publication date: March 23rd 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Broke and widowed, Rachel Ferrer has already lost so much that when her tarot reading roommate pulls The Tower card, Rachel isn’t phased. What are upheaval and chaos when the worst had already happened? When Rachel’s late husband’s childhood best friend, Nicolas, reappears in her life and brings a handsome friend along with him, Rachel forgets the cards. She takes a chance on Blake even though she can’t stop thinking about Nicolas. It isn’t settling if the person you want is married, right? Nicolas Rivera has always been a man of faith. His marriage and his job at the church have been his pillars, but when the foundations of both begin to crumble, doubt and a forbidden attraction tempt him to seek comfort in the one woman he shouldn’t go anywhere near. Nicolas and Rachel have been on the periphery of each other’s lives for years, but as circumstances push them t...

Publication Date:  February 22, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   LGBTQ Romance  Narrator:  Kirt Graves, Tim Paige Publisher:  Tantor Audio         Length:  9 hours 21 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Wilder, When I left that night, I had every intention of coming back to you. To us. But no matter how hard I wish for what I want, there are some things in life that aren't meant to be. I don't expect you to understand. You've already moved on, living your life. But mine ended that night, nine years ago, and I still can't let you go. Not sure I ever will. I regret so many things, but hurting you, I'll never forgive myself. I'm sorry for...everything. Jax Jax, If...

La Famiglia: Dante: Part Two The diRuggiero Mafia Family Saga Laura Sutton (La Famiglia : Dante, #2) Publication date: March 20th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance A crime boss. A meek accountant. When she enters his world… will she be able to find her way out? Will she even want to? Cassie Lockhart is alone in the world, save for her beautiful and troubled sister, Amber. When Amber gets in over her head in the world of organized crime, Cassie dives headfirst into the darkness to save her. Dante diRuggiero rules his world by taking what he wants, uncaring who he may hurt in the process. He can’t help but be intrigued by the shy, plain woman who comes to his club, pleading for the sake of someone else. He sees beneath her mousy exterior and finds a woman so loyal she would sacrifice herself for those she loves. It’s that loyalty that draws him in at first, and then her passion makes him burn. When Amber’s poor choices force Cassie to choose between her sister and Da...

Publication Date:  9/19 | 9/20 | 3/21 Format:  Kindle Genre:   lgbt romance/  Publisher:  Moody Boxfan Books         Length:  50 p | 127 p | 210 p Buy:  Kindle Synopsis The Harvest Moon England, 1834. On the night of a harvest moon, in the shadows of late autumn, Malcolm comes across a quaint village tucked away in the forest. It seems the perfect spot for a weary traveller to lay his head, and maybe find a little company. But there is dark magic afoot, and lots of local gossip swirls around the seductive titian-haired weaver, Daniel. All Malcolm seeks is a night's pleasure. He never suspected he would have to worry about losing his life. Or his heart. The Ghost of Hillcomb Hall Engl...

Publication Date:  February 23, 2021 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Mystery/Thriller Publisher:  VCB publishing  Pages:  214 Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis I received a free copy of this book through netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review. Aoife Walsh has plenty keeping her busy—finalising her divorce from her manipulative husband, settling into her still-new relationship with Detective Conor Moloney, and trying to win the trust of his teenage son. So for the moment, her fledgeling career as a freelance journalist has been put on hold.   Then comes the horrific news that an entire family has been slaughtered in their own home. Aoife is shocked to discover two of the victims were members of her on-again-off-again bo...

It’s My Party Whitney Dineen (Seven Brides for Seven Mothers #3) Publication date: March 16th 2021 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance High off her success of playing matchmaker for both of her sons, lodge owner Ruby Cavanaugh decides to try her hand pairing other eligible singles–starting with her executive chef and her new event coordinator. Party planner Claire Choate has a cheating boyfriend who also happens to be her boss. After visiting Oregon for her brother’s wedding–which didn’t even happen–Claire is offered a job that gets her out of LA for good. How can she pass up an opportunity like that? Even though he has little time for a social life, executive chef Geoffrey Bere loves his job. After a past complication left him gun shy about workplace entanglements, he lives by a strict, “no dating co-workers” policy. But when Claire Choate arrives on the scene, he finds himself ready to break his own rule. Will Ruby cement her reputation as matchmaker extraordinaire or will Clai...

  Publication Date:  February 23, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Race, racism, race studies Narrator:  Georgina Lawton Publisher:  Harper Audio          Length:  8 hours 7 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Raised in sleepy English suburbia, Georgina Lawton was no stranger to homogeneity. Her parents were White; her friends were White; there was no reason for her to think she was any different. But over time her brown skin and dark, kinky hair frequently made her a target of prejudice. In Georgina’s insistently color-blind household, with no acknowledgement of her difference or access to Black culture, she lacked the coordinates to make sense of who she was. It was only after her father’s death that ...

Stryker Marteeka Karland (Salvation’s Bane MC, #6) Publication date: March 19th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Glitter: Yes, that’s my real name. Born stripper name, I know. I’ve been on my own since I was 14. When I tried to get a job with Salvations Bane MC at their strip club, Salvation’s Angels, their security saw right through my fake ID. Lucky for me, the club sent me to Beach Fit, their fitness club, until I turned 18. Now I work at Angels, and the crowd here loves me. Stryker’s still looking out for me. For some reason he thinks I’m a magnet for trouble. Now that I’ve got his full attention, I know what I want, and I’m going to prove him right. Stryker: We try our best to keep things at the club legit. Last thing we need is an underage dancer attracting too much attention. OK, so she’s legal now, has been for nearly two years, but that girl’s everything this old man doesn’t need — and can’t afford. But there’s another club encroaching on our territory, setti...

  Publication Date:  March 16, 2021 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Mystery/thriller/YA Publisher:  Wednesday Books Pages:  336 Buy:  Kindle  |  Hardcover Synopsis Four days… Trapped in a well, surrounded by dirt, scratching at the walls trying to find  a way out . Four days of a thirst so strong, that when it finally rains, I drink as much as possible from the dripping walls, not even caring how much dirt comes with it. Six months… Since my escape. Since no one believed I was taken to begin with – from my own bed, after a party, when no one else was home… Six months of trying to find answers and being told instead that I made the whole incident up. One month… Since I logged on to the Jane Anonymous site for the first time and found a community of survivors...

Goddesses Inc. Autumn Bardot Publication date: March 11th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary Divinity was their destiny. Now mortality is their fate. Mnem has everything. A glamorous lifestyle, beauty, family, and immortality. But she doesn’t have a platform. Or followers. Or relevance. Which is why Mnemosyne, goddess of remembrance and mother of the nine muses, is fired. Mnem isn’t the only one. Three other goddesses are also up a mortal creek without a divine paddle. Now they must build a life—a real one. Although their divinity is gone, their soul and courage remain. But mortal life is so frustrating! As the four ex-goddesses struggle to find friendship, love, and purpose, mortals get in the way. Sexy mortals. Obnoxious mortals. And dangerous ones. Before they have a chance to get a handle on the whole mortality thing, their lives take an unexpected turn with an epic decision. One with deadly consequences. Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: “You are no longer relevant, Mn...

Dead Sea Mia Kerick Publication date: March 3rd 2021 Genres: Coming of Age, Contemporary, Young Adult Kyle is a swaggering bully; Lenny strives to be invisible. Kyle has been left alone in the world; Lenny is the world’s biggest loner. When Kyle saves Lenny from drowning, their lives will never be the same. After a brutal encounter with school bullies, Lenny swims out into the ocean, determined to let the current whisk him away. Next thing he knows the meanest kid in town is pulling him from the waves, promising to be his Dead Sea, and to never let him sink. All Kyle wants is to get out of beach cleanup, is that too much to ask? So he goes for a swim, only to come upon the most epic “nobody” in the senior class drowning in a riptide. Lenny’s haunted gaze grips him, and Kyle makes the impulsive decision to save his life or die trying. And through this ordeal, Kyle and Lenny are transformed. Kyle’s heroic act sets him on the straight and narrow, and he opens his heart to the...