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Title:   God and Jetfire: Confessions of a Birth Mother by Amy Seek Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux Format: Kindle ebook Pages: 353 pages Genre: Adoption, Birth Parents, memoir Synopsis :  God and Jetfire  is a mother's account of her decision to surrender her son in an open adoption and of their relationship over the twelve years that follow. Facing an unplanned pregnancy at twenty-two, Amy Seek and her ex-boyfriend begin an exhaustive search for a family to raise their child. They sift through hundreds of "Dear Birth Mother" letters, craft an extensive questionnaire, and interview numerous potential couples. Despite the immutability of the surrender, it does little to diminish Seek's newfound feelings of motherhood. Once an ambitious architecture student, she struggles to reconcile her sadness with the hope that she's done the best for her son, a struggle complicated by her continued, active presence in his life. Review: Amy Seek writes a gutwrenc...

Title:   Ghostboy, Chameleon & the Duke of Graffiti by Olivia Wildenstein Publisher: Createspace Format: e-book from the publisher through netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review Pages: 319 pages Genre: YA, Teen Synopsis:  Cora Matthews, the principal’s gloomy goth daughter, is not exactly popular Duke Meyer’s type. Still, Duke finds himself inexplicably drawn to her dark eyes and mysterious manner. She makes it clear she doesn’t return his admiration, but when a burst appendix lands Duke in the hospital, he and Cora will be forced to come together by the most unlikely intermediary: her eight-year-old brother, Jaime. Duke learns Jaime has brain cancer and little chance of long-term survival. He admires the kid’s plucky positivity and wild imagination and offers to write a story about Jaime’s make-believe superheroes. So begins an epic tale—that of Ghostboy, Chameleon and the Duke of Graffiti—and a deep friendship between Duke and Jaime. Despite their o...

Title:  Pop Goes the Weasel: A Detective Helen Grace Thriller (A Helen Grace Thriller) by MJ Alridge Publisher:  Penguin Group Format: advanced e-copy was received from the publisher through netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review Pages: 416 pages Genre: Mystery Thriller This title is due to be released October 6, 2015 Synopsis:   A man's body is found in an empty house.  A gruesome memento of his murder is sent to his wife and children. He is the first victim, and Detective Helen Grace knows he will not be the last. But why would a happily married man be this far from home in the dead of night? The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse: a serial killer preying on family men who lead hidden double lives. Helen can sense the fury behind the murders. But what she cannot possibly predict is how volatile this killer is—or what is waiting for her at the end of the chase.... Review: Detective Helen Grace and her co-worker Charlie are still s...

Title:  Ruined: (A Decadence after Dark Epilogue) by M. Never Publisher:  Amazon Digital Services Format:  Kindle Pages:  102 pages Genre : Erotica, romance, BDSM Synopsis:  ***Content Warning*** Claimed is a dark erotic romance. Please pay close attention to the use of the words dark, erotic, and romance. It has intense sexual situations, a Master/slave relationship, mild abuse and some violence. Reader discretion is advised. Kayne Roberts. Kayne Rivers. Kayne Stevens. No matter his name, one fact remains the same. He's the man who enslaved me, ensnared me, claimed me and ruined me...For all other men that is. My life. My love My happiness. All belong to him. I belong to no one but him. He owns me. And I own him. (68)Review:  The finale to the Decadence After Dark series, a very satisfying ending to this series.  Once again it is smoking hot and well done. Will Kanye and Ellie have children? What will happen to thier relation...

Title:  Claimed (Decadence after Dark Book 2) by M. Never Publisher:  Amazon Digital Services Format:  Kindle Pages:  269 pages Genre : Erotica, romance, BDSM Synopsis:  ***Content Warning*** Claimed is a dark erotic romance. Please pay close attention to the use of the words dark, erotic, and romance. It has intense sexual situations, a Master/slave relationship, mild abuse and some violence. Reader discretion is advised. With one look he consumed me. With one touch he marked me. With one kiss he owned me. With one whisper he claimed me. Ellie Stevens thought she had moved on from the domineering man who abducted her. Now living in Hawaii and following her dreams, no one is going to keep her down. But things aren't always as they seem. Kayne Rivers reluctantly let Ellie go, but just because she's gone now, doesn't mean she'll be gone forever. She is his, and he won't stop until he's reclaimed her as his own. (67)Review:  I had some prob...

Title:   Owned (Decadence after Dark Book 1) (A Decadence after Dark Novel) by M. Never Publisher: CreateSpace Format: I received an advanced E-book copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review through netgalley.com Pages: 237 pages Genre : Erotica, romance, BDSM This book is due to be released in paperback on Oct. 3, 2015  but you can download a kindle version now.  Synopsis:  ***Content Warning*** Owned is a dark erotic romance. Please pay close attention to the use of the words dark, erotic, and romance. It has intense sexual situations, a Master/slave relationship, mild abuse, and some violence. Reader discretion is advised. Ellie Stevens has lusted over Kayne Roberts since he first walked into the import/export company she works for a little over a year ago. As Expo’s most important client, Ellie has always kept a safe distance from the man with the majestic blue eyes - until temptation finally gets the better of her. Impulsively, El...

Title: A Song of Shadows: A Charlie Parker Thriller by John Connolly Publisher: Atria Books Format: Advanced e-copy from the publisher through  netgalley.com  in exchange for an honest review Pages: 448 Pages Genre: mystery, thriller This title is to be released on September 29, 2015 Synopsis:  Still recovering from his life-threatening wounds, private detective Charlie Parker investigates a case that has its origins in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. Parker has retreated to the small Maine town of Boreas to regain his strength. There he befriends a widow named Ruth Winter and her young daughter, Amanda. But Ruth has her secrets. Old atrocities are about to be unearthed, and old sinners will kill to hide their sins. Now Parker is about to risk his life to defend a woman he barely knows, one who fears him almost as much as she fears those who are coming for her. His enemies believe him to be vulnerable. Fearful. Solitary. But they ...