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  I'm always on the lookout for bookish gifts, whether they are for me or my wife or someone I know who is also a total bookie.  Here are some of the ones I have found recently that I loved and hey mothers day is around the corner!  1.  MAGIC & CELESTIAL Library of Stamp or Embosser, Custom Library Stamp, Personalized Book Stamp, This Book Belongs To Ex Libris Embosser  - I bought this for my wife since she tends to hang on to her books unlike me who either gives them away or the ones I do save or collect are usually first edition signed copies that I don't want to emboss. I got her the stamp and she loves it! I picked up one of the books she just finished and noticed her stamp in it.  I love it... now I'm thinking of getting one made to stamp my books I give away that has my blog address on it. 2.  Knock Knock Original Personal Library Kit & Gift for Book Lovers - Card Catalog Checkout Cards, Bookplates, Date Stamp & Inkpad  - I haven...

My NOT So Anonymous Best Friend Elizabeth Arroyo Publication date: April 29th 2022 Genres: LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult Noah aka NOS2321: Gamer. Weeb. Up-and-coming rock star. And gay. Encouraged by his anonymous pen pal, XES6969, Noah takes the leap and comes out of the closet—no instructions needed—accidentally sending his father to the hospital during his reveal. Despite his horrible dating track record which included two girls (because it was required that he at least try) and one boy (because he had to start somewhere), Noah believes in happily ever after. That belief gets tested when he falls for Evan Santiago. Evan aka XES6969, believes in sacrificing yourself for those you love. Learning NOS’s identity hadn’t been his fault. Except he carries the lie which begins to fester, trapping him into silence. When a stray football brings them together, Evan no longer wants to keep silent. And when he learns that Noah is interested too, he takes a chance at love, risking everyon...

  Publication Date:  July 12, 2022 Format:  E-book Genre:   Suspense/Mystery Publisher:  Gallery Books Length:  432  pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Audiobook  Synopsis April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends—Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily—during their first term. By the end of the second, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Relieved to have finally put the past behind her, Hannah’s world is rocked when a young...

  Publication Date:  March 23, 2021 Format:  Paperback Genre:   Coming of Age Publisher:  Ecco Length:  298  pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback  Synopsis When Eva's husband is arrested for the murder of a friend, she must confront her murky past and embrace her magick to find out what really happened that night on the river. Eva Santos Moon is a burgeoning Chicana artist who practices the ancient, spiritual ways of brujería and curanderisma, but she's at one of her lowest points--suffering from disorienting blackouts, creative stagnation, and a feeling of disconnect from her magickal roots. When her husband, a beloved university professor and the glue that holds their family together, is taken into custody for the shocking murder of their friend, Eva doesn't know whom to trust--least of all, herself. She soon falls under suspicion as a potential suspect, and her past rises to the surface, dredging up the truth about an eer...

Bridges Linda Griffin Published by: The Wild Rose Press Publication date: April 25th 2022 Genres: Adult, Historical Romance In 1963, Neil Vincent, a middle-aged World War II veteran and “Christian atheist” is working at Westfield Court as a chauffeur. He spends most of his spare time reading. Mary Claire DeWinter is a young, blind, Catholic college student and reluctant heiress. To secure her inheritance, she has to marry within a year, and her aunt is pressuring her to marry a rich man who teased and bullied her when she was a child. Neil and Mary Claire shouldn’t even be friends, but the gulf between them is bridged by a shared love of books. Can they cross the bridge to more? Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo — EXCERPT: On the drive to Brierly Station, he didn’t speculate about who Miss DeWinter might be. It wasn’t his job to know who she was, only to meet her train and take her safely back to Westfield Court. She wouldn’t be the last of the f...

Publication Date:  June 17, 2014 Format:  Audio Genre:   Suspense Thriller Narrators:  David Ledoux Publisher:  Harper Audio  Length:  2 hours 59 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Death is the end, and if a man doesn't speak before it silences him, then his deepest secrets go with him.  From number-one  New York Times  best-selling author Greg Iles comes an original novella featuring former prosecutor Penn Cage, a story of family secrets and justice denied, plus an excerpt from his new novel,  Natchez Burning .  When a heart attack sends Penn's father, Tom Cage, to the ER, Tom begs that his son be brought to his side to hear a dying declaration. But when Penn arrives, T...

Under the Stars Melissa Chambers (Destiny Dunes, #6) Publication date: April 19th 2022 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Why is he making it so hard to hate him? Chapman There are few things I enjoy more than messing with Taylor Palmer. She’s such a priss with her tight, corporate skirts and her high heels. Someone’s got to bring her down to Earth. She glares at me and parades her dates into my bar like she thinks it’ll bother me. She’s on the hunt for a husband, but she’s doing it all wrong. She’s never going to be into one of these nerds. She really wants a man like me, but I’m not on the market. I can help her find a guy she can stomach. And if she decides to break her celibacy streak with me in the meantime, good for her…and me. But she better not get attached. She also needs to quit making me feel things I don’t understand. Taylor I’ll never forgive John Chapman for what he did to my best friend. I don’t care that she’s forgiven him, is close friends with him...

Publication Date:  July 1, 2008 Format:  Audio Genre:   Suspense Thriller Narrators:  Dick Hill Publisher:  Brilliance Audio  Length:  17 hours 0 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Dr. Chris Shepard has never seen his new patient before. But the attractive young woman with the scarred face knows him all too well. An FBI agent working undercover, Alex Morse has come to Dr. Shepard's office in Natchez, Mississippi, to unmask a killer. A local divorce attorney has a cluster of clients whose spouses have all died under mysterious circumstances. Agent Morse's own brother-in-law was one of those clients, and now her beloved sister is dead. Then comes Morse's bombshell: Dr. Shepard's own beautiful wife consulted this lawyer...

Publication Date:  February 18, 2020 Format:  Paperback Genre:   Disaster Fiction  Publisher:  Celadon Length:  333 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback  Synopsis Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men – employees at the resort – are arrested. But the evidence is slim, the timeline against it, and the men are soon released. The story turns into national tabloid news, a lurid mystery that will go unsolved. For Claire and her parents, there is only the return home to broken lives. Years later, Claire is living and working in ...

Unwanted Complication Harley Wylde & Paige Warren Published by: Changeling Press Publication date: April 15th 2022 Genres: Adult, Dark Romance, Mafia, Romance I’m the monster in the dark. The Boogeyman. I shouldn’t touch her. Shouldn’t keep her. But I will. Raina — A man took me from my home in Tahiti when I was only five. They called it an adoption, but I know the truth. My parents sold me, pure and simple. My life has been one nightmare after another, a living hell that I can’t escape. When my owner gives me as payment to Feliks Sobol, I think it’s just like any other time. But it’s not. He’s different. Under the darkness and danger, there’s a tenderness I’ve never experienced. I want him. I shouldn’t, but I do. He might be the one who ends up breaking me. Feliks — I’m the monster in the shadows, the man everyone fears. I’ve done unspeakable things, and I will do them again without a hint of remorse. I’m Bratva, born and bred. Hard. Unyielding. Yet when I’m around Raina...

Publication Date:  July 6, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Memoir Narrators:  Danny Trejo, Donal Logue Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Audio  Length:  13 hours 19 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He’s been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike. But the real Danny Trejo is much more complicated than the legend. Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled with heroin addiction and stints in some of the country’s most notorious state prisons—including San Quentin and Folsom—from an early age, be...

Mermaid of New York Jincey Lumpkin (Mermaid of Venice, #3) Publication date: February 7th 2022 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance Mermaid Gia Acquaviva’s thrilling adventures continue. She must travel to New York to fight a battle in the public arena with the powerful media moguls, Royce and Bronwyn Langley. Her casino empire is under attack, threatened by her Greek relatives. Meanwhile, Gia is paired up with a rising movie starlette to create the perceptions a tabloid romance tabloids. With tensions rising, will Gia survive after burning every bridge to get what she wants? Fans of Killing Eve and Big Little Lies will love Mermaid of New York , a sexy psychological thriller with lush fantasy elements. The chic mystery of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley with a juicy splash of the lavish lifestyle in E. L. James’s 50 Shades series. This is not the Little Mermaid you grew up with. Gia’s out for blood. Mermaid of New York is the third installment of the Mermaid of ...

Publication Date:  February 18, 2019 Format:  Paperback Genre:   Culinary Mystery Publisher:  Little Brown & Co Length:  401 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback  Synopsis A New Orleans police detective by day and celebrity food truck chef by night, Caleb Rooney has a new title -- Louisiana's Most Wanted -- in this shocking thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author. In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty -- as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? While fighting the charges against him, Rooney makes a pair of...

Publication Date:  October 5, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Memoir Narrators:  Dave Grohl Publisher:  Harper Audio  Length:  10 hours 35 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!") I have decided to tell these stories just as I have always done, in my own voice. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the ...

Protecting Lindsay Elsa Winckler (Unexpected Love Series, #2) Publication date: April 12th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Lindsay Wilson simply wants to concentrate on her shop where she sells her own mixtures of creams and essential oils. What she doesn’t want is the seriously sexy Blake Davidson hell-bent on protecting her from the abusive boyfriend who followed her to Montana all the way from South Africa. To add to her frustration, he makes her feel things she’s never felt before but she’s made a mistake in the past, can she trust her instincts this time? Blake lost two people before because he couldn’t protect them, so what’s different this time with Lindsay? From the moment he’s laid eyes on her, all his instincts have been telling him to make sure nothing happens to her so he has no choice but to move into her place and keep her safe. But what about his own heart? Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo BOOK IS ON SALE DURING THIS BLIT...