THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS ASKING.BUT THEY’RE NOT TELLING . . . At a children’s party . . .Nothing ever happens in a sleepy American town like Middlebrook. Until the shocking events of one hot Saturday afternoon when, at a back-to-school party, nine children sneak off to a barn. And one child is shot by another.Continue reading “The Children’s Secret – ARC Book Review”
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The New Home – ARC Book Review
You never know what’s happening behind closed doors… Freya loves her new home on a quiet suburban street. And her beautiful neighbour Emily is everything she’s ever wanted in a best friend. Finally, she has somebody to share her secrets with over a glass of wine. But as Freya watches her new friend setting the table for dinnerContinue reading “The New Home – ARC Book Review”
Ice Creams at Emerald Cove – Book Review
Escape to the Cornish coast this spring with a trip to the beautiful Emerald Cove, where the sea sparkles in the sunshine, the sand glitters like gold, and true love is in the air. From the bestselling author of Sunrise over Sapphire Bay comes this gorgeously romantic and uplifting tale. Skye Philips and Jesse Hamilton have aContinue reading “Ice Creams at Emerald Cove – Book Review”
The Firekeeper’s Daughter – Book Review
Keep the Secret. Live the Lie. Earn your Truth. For fans of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange comes a ground-breaking YA thriller about a Native American teen who must root out the corruption in her community Eighteen-year-old Daunis’s mixed heritage has always made her feel like an outsider, both in her hometown and on theContinue reading “The Firekeeper’s Daughter – Book Review”
From Least Favorite to Most Favorite – Part 1
I have been reading some books written by the same author, whether it be romance or thrillers so decided to create a blog labeling from my least favorite book to most favorite book, written by the same author. My favorite duo authors, Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks are coming up with their fourth latest bookContinue reading “From Least Favorite to Most Favorite – Part 1”
Survive the Night – Book Review
Charlie Jordan is being driven across the country by a serial killer. Maybe. Behind the wheel is Josh Baxter, a stranger Charlie met by the college ride share board, who also has a good reason for leaving university in the middle of term. On the road they share their stories, carefully avoiding the subject dominatingContinue reading “Survive the Night – Book Review”
The Couple Upstairs – ARC Book Review
Our new home was supposed to be a chance to leave our past behind. But was moving here the worst mistake of our lives? All our friends and family were gathered, glasses raised to toast our fresh start. It should have been a night for happiness and celebration. Zac and I had worked so hardContinue reading “The Couple Upstairs – ARC Book Review”
The Woman at the Gates – ARC Book Review
1944, Germany: Gazing through the barbed wire fence, up to the pale blue sky, Antonia dreams of home: cherry orchards, golden fields, and the man she loves, who she may never see again… Resistance fighter Antonia is out in the forest behind her family’s beloved farm when the Nazi soldiers arrive. As she sees her sister Lena and herContinue reading “The Woman at the Gates – ARC Book Review”
The Necklace – ARC Book Review
The clock ticks down in a heart-pounding crusade for justice Susan Lentigo’s daughter was murdered twenty years ago—and now, at long last, this small-town waitress sets out on a road trip all the way from Upstate New York to North Dakota to witness the killer’s execution. On her journey she discovers shocking new evidence thatContinue reading “The Necklace – ARC Book Review”
Reasons for avoiding friends – ARC Book Review
Growing up, Gwen and Iris were the best of friends, even if they couldn’t have been more different. Now Gwen is living her hometown dream, or so she reminds herself while juggling endless parenting drama, an unemployed husband, and a neighborhood pyramid scheme. Never mind that at age thirty-nine, her social circle still resembles middleContinue reading “Reasons for avoiding friends – ARC Book Review”
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