By: Lorna Dounaeva “He looks at me, not with lust, with horror.” I picked this book up because @msmichelledawn said she read it and she was mad. I wanted to see what the book was all about, so I picked it up too. The main character in this book is Taylor Applewood. She gets stalkedContinue reading “The Christmas Present”
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Atmosphere
By: Taylor Jenkins Reid “Bravery is being unafraid of something other people are afraid of. Courage is being afraid, but strong enough to do it anyway.” It’s the 1980s and Joan Goodwin applies to be an astronaut with NASA. She gets in and then begins her training. There she meets a group of fellow peopleContinue reading “Atmosphere”
One Little Mistake
By: Miranda Rijks Many thanks to the author for the ARC of this book! What happens when something you thought was your personal thoughts is revealed to the world and goes viral? Just ask Kate, who ranked her friends on a spreadsheet and that spreadsheet gets sent around. Now her friends aren’t talking to her.Continue reading “One Little Mistake”
Who Knows You By Heart
By: C.J. Farley Many thanks to Harper Collins and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! Octavia is a Jamaican-American coder and she is broke, dealing with the fall out of her mother’s death, and in debt. She leaves her job for a high paying job at Eustachian Inc, a big tech company that specializesContinue reading “Who Knows You By Heart”
Love, Mom
By: Iliana Xander “Sometimes, to understand your present, you have to look into the past.” Mackenzie Casper is the daughter of a well known author with a dedicated fan base. When her mother passes away, fans grieve. Then Mackenzie receives a letter addressed “From #1 fan, XOXO.” In these envelopes are the pages of herContinue reading “Love, Mom”
The Killer Question
By: Janice Hallett After retiring from the police force, Sue and Mal Eastwood run a pub in an isolated part of England called The Case is Altered. Every Monday, the pub hosts a trivia night for teams of no more than 6. When a new team, The Shadow Knights, comes to trivia, the regulars getContinue reading “The Killer Question”
The 31st Trick-or-Treater
By: Ben Farthing Last Halloween 30 trick-or-treaters disappeared. This October, they begin to come back – one by one. Bob has never stopped searching for his daughter, Mary. When the other kids start to return, he’s anxious about Mary’s return. The kids that have come back all say the same thing, the one that tookContinue reading “The 31st Trick-or-Treater”
Wings of Madness
By: R. John Dingle Many thanks to the author for the ARC of this book! Agent Gus Wheeler and his partner Vanessa are called to Pawtucket Falls in New England to investigate a matter in which two girls have gone missing and found murdered, and a third girl has gone missing. The missing girls don’tContinue reading “Wings of Madness”
The Refugee
By: Kim Hopkinson Bernard’s life is turned upside down when his wife Sally and his son Joshua are murdered. Then an elderly lady is murdered. Nearby in a local village, Ahmed, a refugee, is trying to leave his violent life behind as he goes from town to town, running from himself. As the investigation proceeds,Continue reading “The Refugee”
The Fake Santa Apology Tour
By: Julie Olivia Birdie Mae only does short term relationships, at Christmastime, to guys who dress up at Santa as part time jobs. After the holiday, and sometimes right before, she breaks up with them. She’s also an author who write smutty romance books that feature Santas. For her inspiration this year, she goes toContinue reading “The Fake Santa Apology Tour”