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charm offensive alison cochrun
Categories Book Review, Alison Cochrun

Alison Cochrun | The Charm Offensive

The Plot (from Goodreads): Dev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career crafting them on…

September 17, 2021March 14, 2024
return nicholas sparks
Categories Book Review, Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks | The Return

The Plot (from Goodreads): Trevor Benson never intended to move back to New Bern, NC. But when a mortar blast outside the hospital where he…

September 16, 2021February 5, 2023
you had me at hola alexis daria
Categories Book Review, Alexis Daria

Alexis Daria | You Had Me At Hola (Primas of Power #1)

The Book:  You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria (Primas of Power #1) Published August 4, 2020 by AvonDate read: August 26, 2021 The…

September 12, 2021September 10, 2024
no alcohol beyond this point jb teller
Categories Book Review, J.B. Teller

J.B. Teller | No Alcohol Beyond This Point

The Plot (from Goodreads): Get ready to put your feet on the dash, turn up the music, and travel in a 1969 Mini Cooper with…

September 11, 2021February 5, 2023
summoning jp smith
Categories Book Review, J.P Smith, Reviews with Spoilers

J.P. Smith | The Summoning

The Plot (from Goodreads): When it comes to contacting the dead, it’s easy to go a step too far Every year, as the anniversary of…

September 10, 2021November 6, 2021
apples never fall liane moriarty
Categories Book Review, Liane Moriarty, Reviews with Spoilers

Liane Moriarty | Apples Never Fall

The Plot (from Goodreads): If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father? This is…

September 9, 2021July 6, 2022
yards a f carter
Categories Book Review, A.F. Carter, Reviews with Spoilers

A.F. Carter | The Yards

The Characters:  Bridget “Git” O’Rourke: A single mother trying desperately to get out of Baxter and make a better life for her and her daughter,…

September 8, 2021December 6, 2021
damage caitlin wahrer
Categories Book Review, Caitlin Wahrer, Reviews with Spoilers

Caitlin Wahrer | The Damage

The Plot (from Goodreads): Tony has always looked out for his younger brother, Nick. So when he’s called to a hospital bed where Nick is…

September 8, 2021September 16, 2023
we are the brennans tracey lange
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Tracey Lange

Tracey Lange | We Are The Brennans

The Plot (from Goodreads): When twenty-nine-year-old Sunday Brennan wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital, bruised and battered after a drunk driving accident she caused,…

September 3, 2021July 3, 2022
i am watching you teresa driscoll
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Teresa Driscoll

Teresa Driscoll | I Am Watching You

The Book:  I Am Watching You by Teresa DriscollPublished October 1, 2017 by Thomas and MercerDate read: April 6, 2021 The Characters:  Ella and her…

September 2, 2021December 6, 2021
honeymooner melanie summers
Categories Book Review, Melanie Summers

Melanie Summers | The Honeymooner

The Plot (from Goodreads): Twenty-nine-year-old workaholic Libby Dewitt lives by the motto ‘if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.’ She’s finally about to…

September 1, 2021February 5, 2023
island affair priscilla oliveras
Categories Book Review, Priscilla Oliveras

Priscilla Oliveras | Island Affair

The Plot (from Goodreads): Sought-after social media influencer Sara Vance, in recovery from an eating disorder, is coming into her own, with a potential career…

September 1, 2021August 23, 2023
then she vanishes claire douglas
Categories Book Review, Claire Douglas, Reviews with Spoilers

Claire Douglas | Then She Vanishes

The Plot (from Goodreads): A twisty, compulsive thriller full of jolting shocks and startling secrets involving two sisters, a disappearance, a double murder, and a…

August 29, 2021December 6, 2021
falling tj newman
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, TJ Newman

TJ Newman | Falling

The Plot (from Goodreads): You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know…

August 27, 2021March 18, 2024
invisible husband of frick island colleen oakley
Categories Book Review, Colleen Oakley, Reviews with Spoilers

Colleen Oakley | The Invisible Husband of Frick Island

The Plot (from Goodreads): Piper Parrish’s life on Frick Island—a tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay—is nearly perfect. Well, aside…

August 27, 2021March 18, 2024
a girl like you cari scribner
Categories Book Review, Cari Scribner

Cari Scribner | A Girl Like You

The Plot (from Goodreads): When 57-year-old Jessica Gabriel finds herself heartbroken and single after failed marriage number two, her adult kids convince her to explore…

August 26, 2021February 5, 2023
party robyn harding
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Robyn Harding

Robyn Harding | The Party

The Plot (from Goodreads): Sweet sixteen. It’s an exciting coming of age, a milestone, and a rite of passage. Jeff and Kim Sanders plan on…

August 26, 2021December 7, 2021
her pretty face robyn harding
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Robyn Harding

Robyn Harding | Her Pretty Face

The Plot (from Goodreads): Frances Metcalfe is struggling to stay afloat. A stay-at-home mom whose troubled son is her full-time job, she thought that the…

August 22, 2021December 7, 2021
dream girl laura lippman
Categories Book Review, Laura Lippman, Reviews with Spoilers

Laura Lippman | Dream Girl

The Plot (from Goodreads): After being injured in a freak accident, novelist Gerry Andersen lies in a hospital bed in his glamorous but sterile apartment,…

August 11, 2021December 7, 2021
Categories Book Review, Suzanne Park

Suzanne Park | So We Meet Again

The Plot (from Goodreads): When up-and-coming investment banker Jess Kim is passed over for a promotion, laid off in a virtual meeting, and then overhears…

August 10, 2021August 29, 2024
saint x alexis schaitkin
Categories Book Review, Alexis Schaitkin, Reviews with Spoilers

Alexis Schaitkin | Saint X

The Plot (from Goodreads): Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at…

August 8, 2021December 6, 2021
delia suits up amanda aksel
Categories Book Review, Amanda Aksel

Amanda Aksel | Delia Suits Up

The Plot (from Goodreads): Just once, Delia Reese wants to be the one calling the shots—not the one waiting to be called. Despite her stellar…

August 7, 2021February 5, 2023
dark roads chevy stevens
Categories Book Review, Chevy Stevens, Reviews with Spoilers

Chevy Stevens | Dark Roads

The Plot (from Goodreads): The Cold Creek Highway stretches close to five hundred miles through British Columbia’s rugged wilderness to the west coast. Isolated and…

August 6, 2021December 6, 2021
too good to be real melonie johnson
Categories Book Review, Melonie Johnson

Melonie Johnson | Too Good To Be Real

The Plot (from Goodreads): While her friends wish for meet-cutes worthy of their favorite rom-coms, Julia is ready to give up on love. Swiping right…

August 3, 2021January 5, 2022
for your own good samantha downing
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Samantha Downing

Samantha Downing | For Your Own Good

The Plot (from Goodreads): Teddy Crutcher has won Teacher of the Year at the esteemed Belmont Academy, home to the best and brightest. He says…

August 2, 2021March 22, 2024
sweetest days john hough
Categories Book Review, John Hough Jr.

John Hough Jr. | The Sweetest Days

The Plot (from Goodreads): This portrait of marriage explores the long union of a middle-aged couple as they grapple with secrets, illness, and loyalty. Pete…

August 1, 2021February 5, 2023
together we will go j michael straczynski
Categories Book Review, J. Michael Straczynski, Reviews with Spoilers

J. Michael Straczynski | Together We Will Go

Trigger warnings: suicide, assisted suicide, rape, drug abuse The Plot (from Goodreads): Mark Antonelli, a failed young writer looking down the barrel at thirty, is…

August 1, 2021February 7, 2022
satisfaction guaranteed karelia stetz-waters
Categories Book Review, Karelia Stetz-Waters

Karelia Stetz-Waters | Satisfaction Guaranteed

The Book:  Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-WatersPublished June 1st 2021 by ForeverDate read: July 18, 2021 The Characters:  CadeSelena Buy it on Bookshop.org | Amazon…

July 31, 2021March 14, 2024
fierce little thing miranda beverly whittemore fierce-little-thing
Categories Book Review, Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, Reviews with Spoilers

Miranda Beverly-Whittemore | Fierce Little Thing

The Plot (from Goodreads): Saskia was a damaged, lonely teenager when she arrived at the lakeside commune called Home. She was entranced by the tang…

July 26, 2021December 6, 2021
secret life of a hollywood sex and love addict
Categories Book Review, Brianne Davis

Brianne Davis | Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex and Drug Addict

The Plot (from Goodreads): Imagine if Sex and the City’s Samantha discovered she was an addict and her drug of choice was MEN. Go on…

July 24, 2021February 5, 2023
dating playbook farrah rochon
Categories Book Review, Farrah Rochon

Farrah Rochon | The Dating Playbook (The Boyfriend Project #2)

The Plot (from Goodreads): When a personal trainer agrees to fake date her client, all rules are out the window in this delightful romantic comedy…

July 23, 2021August 23, 2023
much ado about nauticaling gabby allan
Categories Book Review, Gabby Allan

Gabby Allan | Much Ado About Nauticaling

The Plot (from Goodreads): After far too many years in the Los Angeles corporate world, Whitney Dagner has come home to Santa Catalina Island off…

July 21, 2021February 5, 2023
other passenger louise candlish
Categories Book Review, Louise Candlish, Reviews with Spoilers

Louise Candlish | The Other Passenger

The Plot (from Goodreads): It all happens so quickly. One day you’re living the dream, commuting to work by ferry with your charismatic neighbor Kit…

July 19, 2021December 6, 2021
good lie a r torre
Categories Book Review, A. R. Torre, Reviews with Spoilers

A.R. Torre | The Good Lie

The Plot (from Goodreads): Psychiatrist Dr. Gwen Moore is an expert on killers. She’s spent a decade treating California’s most depraved predators and unlocking their…

July 18, 2021December 6, 2021
instamom chantel guertin
Categories Book Review, Chantel Guertin

Chantel Guertin | Instamom

The Plot (from Goodreads): A PopSugar Beach Reads Selection In this #funny, #wise, #emotionally compelling look at modern love and finding your true path, a…

July 17, 2021February 5, 2023
karin slaughter false witness
Categories Book Review, Karin Slaughter, Reviews with Spoilers

Karin Slaughter | False Witness

The Plot (from Goodreads): AN ORDINARY LIFE Leigh Coulton has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She has a good job…

July 16, 2021June 5, 2022
arrangement kiersten modglin
Categories Book Review, Kiersten Modglin, Reviews with Spoilers

Kiersten Modglin | The Arrangement

The Plot (from Goodreads): Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer. It’s what she prides herself on. So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking…

July 14, 2021April 11, 2022
startup wife Tahmima Anam
Categories Book Review, Tahmima Anam

Tahmima Anam | The Startup Wife

The Plot (from Goodreads): Newlyweds Asha and Cyrus build an app that replaces religious rituals and soon find themselves running one of the most popular…

July 13, 2021August 23, 2023
Categories Book Review, Lynn Painter

Lynn Painter | Better Than The Movies

The Plot (from Goodreads): Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really…

July 12, 2021February 5, 2023
summer sisters sara richardson
Categories Book Review, Sara Richardson

Sara Richardson | The Summer Sisters

The Plot (from Goodreads): The Buchanan sisters share everything—including their inherited Juniper Inn. But when their mother won’t let go of a decades-long feud with…

July 12, 2021February 5, 2023
it had to be you georgia clark
Categories Book Review, Georgia Clark

Georgia Clark | It Had To Be You

The Plot (from Goodreads): For the past twenty years, Liv and Eliot Goldenhorn have run In Love in New York, Brooklyn’s beloved wedding-planning business. When…

July 12, 2021February 5, 2023
home for the holidays sara richardson
Categories Book Review, Sara Richardson

Sara Richardson | Home for the Holidays

The Plot (from Goodreads): The Buchanan sisters all share special childhood memories of their Aunt Sassy’s beloved Juniper Inn. There, they frolicked in the snow,…

July 12, 2021February 5, 2023
anatomy of desire lr dorn
Categories Book Review, L. R. Dorn, Reviews with Spoilers

L.R. Dorn | The Anatomy of Desire

The Plot (from Goodreads): Claire Griffith seems to have it all, a thriving career, a gorgeous, successful boyfriend, a glamorous circle of friends. She always…

July 11, 2021December 6, 2021
seven day switch kelly harms
Categories Book Review, Kelly Harms

Kelly Harms | The Seven Day Switch

The Plot (from Goodreads): Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers’ nightmares. Despite her all-organic, SunButter-loving, free-range kids, her immaculate home, and…

July 10, 2021February 5, 2023
you love me caroline kepnes
Categories Book Review, Caroline Kepnes, Reviews with Spoilers

Caroline Kepnes | You Love Me

The Plot (from Goodreads): Joe is done with the cities. He’s done with the muck and the posers, done with Love. Now, he’s saying hello…

July 10, 2021April 28, 2022
such a quiet place megan miranda
Categories Book Review, Megan Miranda, Reviews with Spoilers

Megan Miranda | Such A Quiet Place

The Plot (from Goodreads): Hollow’s Edge used to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation…

July 9, 2021August 9, 2022
soulmate equation christina lauren
Categories Book Review, Christina Lauren

Christina Lauren | Soulmate Equation

The Plot (from Goodreads): Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step…

July 9, 2021February 5, 2023
what if you and me roni loren
Categories Book Review, Roni Loren

Roni Loren | What If You & Me

The Plot (from Goodreads): The world can be a scary place. At least, that’s what Andi Lockley’s anxiety wants her to believe. It doesn’t help…

July 9, 2021February 5, 2023
plot twist bethany turner
Categories Book Review, Bethany Turner, Reviews with Spoilers

Bethany Turner | Plot Twist

The Plot (from Goodreads): February 4, 2003, promises to be a typical day for Olivia Ross—a greeting card writer whose passion project is a screenplay…

July 9, 2021February 5, 2023
Categories Book Review, Mary Keliikoa

Mary Keliikoa | Denied

Thank you to TLC Book Tours for allowing me to participate! Review Denied is the sequel to Derailed, both parts of the Kelly Pruett mystery…

July 8, 2021February 5, 2023

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