By: Sally Hepworth “It strikes me that, with all the cruelties in this world, there is still nothing quite as dangerous as kindness.” Eighty-One year old Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick lives on Kenny Lane, and has lived there a while. She mainly keeps to herself; no one would suspect the past she has. When Roxanne movesContinue reading “Mad Mabel”
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Checking You Out
By: Jennifer Chen Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press & Wednesday Books for the ARC of this book! Lizzie Wei loves books, particularly fantasy books. Someone has been checking out the same books as Lizzie and her friends convince her to leave a note in a book to find out who this person is. TheyContinue reading “Checking You Out”
Bigger Than Versace
By: Libby Tanner Many thanks to Beyond the Books PR for the ARC of this book! Lydia St. Clair has been shipped off to Milan to work as a nanny for Isabella Rossi after she got kicked out of college, again. Lydia wants to leave as soon as possible until she learns that Isabella’s fatherContinue reading “Bigger Than Versace”
You Girls Play Nice
By: K.D. Aldyn Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC of this book! When their friend Helen was murdered, Sue, Jackie, Rebel, and Willow fully expected the murderer to be convicted. Alas, he was found not guilty. The girls decided to get revenge, but just hypothetically. They each came up with a wayContinue reading “You Girls Play Nice”
Before The Devil Knows
By: R. John Dingle Many thanks to the author for the ARC of this book! With two victims found in unmarked graves with lead crosses, Gus Wheeler and Vanessa are brought in to help investigate the matter. In this rural town in Maine, the locals are not keen to help the FBI; they are usedContinue reading “Before The Devil Knows”
The Divorce
By: Freida McFadden Naomi arrives home one day with her son Teddy, to find that she cannot open the garage door and her key to the house doesn’t work. At first, her husband tells her that its due to a renovation, but then he eventually tells her he wants a divorce. Her soon to beContinue reading “The Divorce”
The Break-Up Retreat
By: Camilla Sten Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press & Minotaur Books for the ARC of this book! Isobel is journalist who goes undercover at the Himlafall Clinic, a medical clinic where you pay to stay for a week to help heal you from heartbreak or picking the wrong partners. She thinks that there isContinue reading “The Break-Up Retreat”
A Little Bit Obsessed
By: Chrissy Hopewell Many thanks to Hambright PR for the ARC of this book! Wes and his brother Noah rid the world of the worst men possible. Callie wants to get away from her crime family and her marriage. But when she can’t find her husband to get him to sign the divorce papers sheContinue reading “A Little Bit Obsessed”
The Plan
By: Miranda Rijks In this novella, Clara Cade is rushing to a fashion charity show that she is putting on, when she hits something in the road. She gets out, sees a bike and a mannequin, but no person. She leaves the scene. Then a boy is mentioned on the news as missing. With searchContinue reading “The Plan”
By The Book
By: Danielle Smyth Many thanks to Beyond The Books PR for the ARC of this book! Scarlett Sinclair is a romance novelist. Her first book was fantastic, but her second one isn’t going so well. Her editor wants her to write another book like the first, and she’s not feeling it. She meets Jonathan LevineContinue reading “By The Book”