JOHANNA PORTER IS NOT SORRY is such a refreshing debut novel with a very interesting main character. Here’s an excerpt from Sara Read’s book and my review follows. The Pinedo family cordially invites you to a private party to celebrate the opening of the Nestor Pinedo Retrospective. Friday, January 20. Nine o’clock. Shimon-West Gallery, North […]
Let’s start off a new week with an excerpt from Susan Mallery’s latest release, THE SISTER EFFECT. This one is full of very complicated sibling relationships, and I was here for the drama! Stick around for my review after your sneak peek! Chapter One Finley McGowan loved her niece Aubrey with all her heart, but […]
There are only two indie authors I can’t wait to read their next books, even after I enjoyed their first magical book many years ago. J.L. Bryan has the supernatural market cornered for me, and when it comes to crime mysteries, it’s A.J. Lape all the way. The sixth installment of the Darcy Walker Investigations […]
End of Story by Kylie Scott is a refreshing book that has a fantastic mix of humor, family drama, and reluctant romance. Check out the two chapter excerpt below and stick around for my thoughts at the end. CHAPTER ONE “This is awkward.” The big blond man standing on my doorstep blinked. “How are you, […]
I really enjoyed Mike Chen’s WE COULD BE HEROES, so I decided to check out his latest release, VAMPIRE WEEKEND. This book has more of a paranormal-creatures-in-a-modern-world thing going on, and it was a very enjoyable listen since I bought it on Audible, even though MIRA provided a free ebook for me to read and […]
It’s been a while since I’ve read a domestic thriller that kept me guessing the entire book. Elyse Friedman’s book, THE OPPORTUNIST, was so full of bad people, questionable motives and actions, and a very picturesque high society private island setting, and I thoroughly enjoyed every second while I read it. Here’s an excerpt, and […]
I listened to a fantastic young adult fantasy audiobook today. IF YOU COULD SEE THE SUN is set in an exclusive boarding school in Beijing, featuring a girl who’s there on a partial scholarship and is at the top of her class when she suddenly starts turning invisible for small amounts of time. Here’s an […]
Happy weekend! I’m excited to cap off my holiday reading with Susan Mallery’s HOME SWEET CHRISTMAS. I have an excerpt from chapter one for you as well. one “Your teeth are lovely, Camryn. Did you wear braces as a child?” Camryn Neff reminded herself that not only was the woman sitting across from her a […]
I have another fantastic Christmas book for you this weekend. Here’s an excerpt and my review for Sheila Roberts’ latest release, The Road To Christmas. MICHELLE TURNBULL WOULD HAVE TWO turkeys in her house for Thanksgiving. One would be on the table, the other would be sitting at it. “I can’t believe he’s still there,” […]
Welcome to the weekend! The air is finally getting a bit colder here in Northern Illinois, and with the approach of fall comes the latest Christmas releases of many of my favorite authors. I brought you an excerpt from RaeAnne Thayne’s ALL IS BRIGHT, and today I have a review and excerpt for Sarah Morgan’s […]
After a physically and mentally exhausting weekend helping my mother move almost five hours away, I listened to THE BOOK HATER’S BOOK CLUB this week. I started the digital book but found the audiobook was a better option for me at the moment, and I’m happy I listened to it. Here’s an excerpt and a […]
This week I read Jennifer Snow’s A LOT LIKE FOREVER, the third installment in the Blue Moon Bay series. I do enjoy contemporary romances set in small towns, and my first experience with a Jennifer Snow novel was entertaining. A LOT LIKE FOREVER features an engaged couple that has been together for seven years […]
Domestic and dark comedies are my personal favorite genres. While Ellen Meister’s TAKE MY HUSBAND isn’t as dark of a comedy as I would have liked, I still enjoyed this story of a woman who’s finally fed up after nearly thirty years of marriage that who knows how far she’ll go to get the single […]
