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derailed mary keliikoa
Categories Book Review, Mary Keliikoa, Reviews with Spoilers

Mary Keliikoa | Derailed

The Plot (from Goodreads): A dying wish. A secret world. Can this grieving investigator stay on the right track? PI Kelly Pruett is determined to…

July 7, 2021November 6, 2021
anna k away jenny lee
Categories Book Review, Jenny Lee

Jenny Lee | Anna K Away

The Plot (from Goodreads): How the mighty have fallen. Anna K, once the golden girl of Greenwich, CT, and New York City, has been brought…

July 6, 2021August 23, 2023
love for beginners jill shalvis
Categories Book Review, Jill Shalvis

Jill Shalvis | Love For Beginners

The Plot (from Goodreads): When Emma Harris wakes up from a coma, she learns that her fiancé and her BFF have fallen in love, she’s…

July 5, 2021February 5, 2023
Categories Book Review, Jennifer Weiner, Reviews with Spoilers

Jennifer Weiner | That Summer

The Plot (from Goodreads): Daisy Shoemaker can’t sleep. With a thriving cooking business, full schedule of volunteer work, and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia…

July 4, 2021November 5, 2022
lost and found bookshop susan wiggs
Categories Book Review, Susan Wiggs

Susan Wiggs | The Lost and Found Bookshop

The Plot (from Goodreads): There is a book for everything… Somewhere in the vast Library of the Universe, as Natalie thought of it, there was…

July 3, 2021February 5, 2023
black ice carin gerhardsen
Categories Book Review, Carin Gerhardsen, Reviews with Spoilers

Carin Gerhardsen | Black Ice

The Plot (from Goodreads): January in Gotland. The days are short, the air is cold, and all the roads are covered in snow. On a…

July 2, 2021December 5, 2021
what you never knew jessica hamilton
Categories Book Review, Jessica Hamilton, Reviews with Spoilers

Jessica Hamilton | What You Never Knew

The Plot (from Goodreads): Idyllic Avril lsland, owned by the Bennett family, where their hundred-year-old cottage sat nestled in acres of forest. Forty-year-old June Bennett…

July 1, 2021December 5, 2021
hollow places t kingfisher
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, T. Kingfisher

T. Kingfisher | The Hollow Places

The Plot (from Goodreads): A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle’s house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel….

July 1, 2021December 5, 2021
you will remember me hannah mary mckinnon
Categories Book Review, Hannah Mary McKinnon, Reviews with Spoilers

Hannah Mary McKinnon | You Will Remember Me

The Plot (from Goodreads): He wakes up on a deserted beach in Maryland with a gash on his head and wearing only swim trunks. He…

June 30, 2021December 5, 2021
one year gone avery bishop
Categories Book Review, Avery Bishop, Reviews with Spoilers

Avery Bishop | One Year Gone

The Plot (from Goodreads): A mother will risk everything to find her missing daughter in this twisty thriller from the author of Girl Gone Mad….

June 27, 2021February 2, 2022
pulse judy walters
Categories Book Review, Judy G. Walters

Judy G Walters | Pulse

The Plot: The world has no shortage of moral ambiguity, especially in the emergency room. In Pulse, we meet Dr. Jackson, the emergency room physician…

June 23, 2021February 5, 2023
lucky escape laura jane williams
Categories Book Review, Laura Jane Williams

Laura Jane Williams | The Lucky Escape

The Plot (from Goodreads): ONE CANCELLED WEDDING When the day finally comes for Annie to marry Alexander, the last thing she expects is to be…

June 21, 2021February 5, 2023
layover lacie waldon
Categories Book Review, Lacie Waldon

Lacie Waldon | The Layover

The Plot (from Goodreads): After ten years as a flight attendant, Ava Greene is poised to hang up her wings and finally put down roots….

June 21, 2021February 5, 2023
bromance book club lyssa kay adams
Categories Book Review, Lyssa Kay Adams

Lyssa Kay Adams | The Bromance Book Club

The Plot (from Goodreads): The first rule of book club: You don’t talk about book club. Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott’s marriage is in…

June 20, 2021December 1, 2022
receptionist kate myles
Categories Book Review, Kate Myles

Kate Myles | The Receptionist

The Plot (from Goodreads): Emily is a top talent agent who rules the land of talk shows and reality TV. Whip-smart and brutally practical, she…

June 19, 2021September 11, 2021
song for the road kathleen basi
Categories Book Review, Kathleen Basi

Kathleen Basi | A Song For The Road

The Plot (from Goodreads): It’s one year after the death of her husband and twin teenagers, and Miriam Tedesco has lost faith in humanity and…

June 16, 2021February 5, 2023
needless street catroina ward
Categories Book Review, Catriona Ward, Reviews with Spoilers

Catriona Ward | The Last House on Needless Street

The Plot (from Goodreads): In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three….

June 14, 2021March 18, 2024
Categories Book Review, Angela Marsons

Angela Marsons | If Only

The Plot (from Goodreads): Cher is head over heels for her new boss. He’s gorgeous, smart and funny but he barely even notices her except…

June 13, 2021February 5, 2023
Categories Book Review, Beth O'Leary, Reviews with Spoilers

Beth O’Leary | The Road Trip

The Plot (from Goodreads): Addie and her sister are about to embark on an epic road trip to a friend’s wedding in the north of…

June 12, 2021February 2, 2022
we can't keep meeting like this rachel lynn solomon
Categories Book Review, Rachel Lynn Solomon

Rachel Lynn Solomon | We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This

The Plot (from Goodreads): Quinn Berkowitz and Tarek Mansour’s families have been in business together for years: Quinn’s parents are wedding planners, and Tarek’s own…

June 11, 2021February 5, 2023
colours we see kaisa winter
Categories Book Review, Kaisa Winter

Kaisa Winter | The Colours We See

The Plot (from Goodreads): Hazel lands in America with nothing but a backpack, a craving for adventure, and a past she would rather forget. She…

June 10, 2021February 5, 2023
is it any wonder courtney walsh
Categories Book Review, Courtney Walsh

Courtney Walsh | Is It Any Wonder

The Plot (from Goodreads): Twelve years ago, Cody Boggs and Louisa Chambers made a pact that no matter where their lives took them, they’d return…

June 9, 2021February 5, 2023
if for any reason courtney walsh
Categories Book Review, Courtney Walsh

Courtney Walsh | If For Any Reason

The Plot (from Goodreads): Emily Ackerman has traveled the world, her constant compass and companion a book of letters her mother left for her when…

June 9, 2021February 5, 2023
maidens alex michaelides
Categories Book Review, Alex Michaelides, Reviews with Spoilers

Alex Michaelides | The Maidens

The Plot (from Goodreads): Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor…

June 8, 2021September 16, 2023
Siren by Katherine St. John
Categories Book Review, Katherine St. John, Reviews with Spoilers

Katherine St. John | The Siren

The Plot (from Goodreads): In the midst of a sizzling hot summer, some of Hollywood’s most notorious faces are assembled on the idyllic Caribbean island…

June 8, 2021July 8, 2022
dog i loved susan wilson
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Susan Wilson

Susan Wilson | The Dog I Loved

The Plot (from Goodreads): After spending years in prison for a crime she didn’t intend to commit, Rose Collins is suddenly free. Someone who knows…

June 7, 2021April 15, 2022
one two three laurie frankel
Categories Book Review, Laurie Frankel, Reviews with Spoilers

Laurie Frankel | One Two Three

The Plot (from Goodreads): Everyone knows everyone in the tiny town of Bourne, but the Mitchell triplets are especially beloved. Mirabel is the smartest person…

June 6, 2021December 5, 2021
binding lies mariette whitcomb
Categories Book Review, Mariette Whitcomb

Mariette Whitcomb | Binding Lies

Looking for a spoiler refresher before reading Deception? Click here. Be warned that you may encounter spoilers to the first book, Orca, in the following…

June 6, 2021February 5, 2023
hunting wives may cobb
Categories Book Review, May Cobb, Reviews with Spoilers

May Cobb | The Hunting Wives

The Plot (from Goodreads): The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder. Sophie…

June 5, 2021May 20, 2024
dead husband carter wilson
Categories Book Review, Carter Wilson, Reviews with Spoilers

Carter Wilson | The Dead Husband

The Plot (from Goodreads): Twenty years ago an unspeakable tragedy rocked Rose Yates’s small, affluent hometown… and only Rose and her family know the truth…

May 31, 2021December 5, 2021
deception mariette whitcomb
Categories Book Review, Mariette Whitcomb

Mariette Whitcomb | Deception

Looking for a spoiler refresher before reading Deception? Click here. Be warned that you may encounter spoilers to the first book, Orca, in the following…

May 30, 2021February 5, 2023
cross her heart sarah pinborough
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Sarah Pinborough

Sarah Pinborough | Cross Her Heart

The Plot (from Goodreads): Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job, and her best friend Marilyn, but when a handsome client shows an interest…

May 27, 2021July 3, 2022
rosaline palmer takes the cake alexis hall
Categories Book Review, Alexis Hall

Alexis Hall | Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake (Winner Bakes All #1)

The Plot (from Goodreads): Following the recipe is the key to a successful bake. Rosaline Palmer has always lived by those rules—well, except for when…

May 26, 2021March 14, 2024
honey girl morgan rogers
Categories Book Review, Morgan Rogers, Reviews with Spoilers

Morgan Rogers | Honey Girl

The Plot (from Goodreads): With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls’ trip to Vegas to celebrate….

May 26, 2021January 8, 2025
Categories Alice Feeney, Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers

Alice Feeney | Sometimes I Lie

The Plot (from Goodreads): My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:1. I’m in a coma.2. My husband doesn’t…

May 25, 2021August 23, 2023
random road thomas kies
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Thomas Kies

Thomas Kies | Random Road

The Plot (from Goodreads): Veteran reporter Geneva Chase is at the end of her professional rope. Battling alcoholism and bad choices, she’s lost every major…

May 24, 2021April 15, 2022
fade into the bright
Categories Book Review, Jessica Koosed Etting

Jessica Koosed Etting | Fade Into The Bright

The Plot (from Goodreads): Abby needs to escape a life that she no longer recognizes as her own. Her old life–the one where she was…

May 23, 2021August 23, 2023
she's too pretty to burn wendy heard
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Wendy Heard

Wendy Heard | She’s Too Pretty To Burn

The Plot (from Goodreads): The summer is winding down in San Diego. Veronica is bored, caustically charismatic, and uninspired in her photography. Nico is insatiable,…

May 20, 2021March 14, 2024
and now she's gone rachel howzell hall
Categories Book Review, Rachel Howzell Hall, Reviews with Spoilers

Rachel Howzell Hall | And Now She’s Gone

The Plot (from Goodreads): Isabel Lincoln is gone. But is she missing? It’s up to Grayson Sykes to find her. Although she is reluctant to…

May 19, 2021December 4, 2021
happy endings thien kim lam
Categories Book Review, Thien-Kim Lam

Thien-Kim Lam | Happy Endings

The Book:  Happy Endings by Thien-Kim LamPublished May 18th 2021 by AvonDate read: May 17, 2021 The Characters:  TrixieAndre Buy it on Bookshop.org | Amazon…

May 18, 2021August 23, 2023
all that fall kris calvin
Categories Book Review, Kris Calvin, Reviews with Spoilers

Kris Calvin | All That Fall

The Plot (from Goodreads): When Emma Lawson, the youngest lead government ethics investigator in California’s capital, takes a day off to help her best friend,…

May 18, 2021December 4, 2021
gracie and zeus elizabeth roderick
Categories Book Review, Elizabeth Roderick

Elizabeth Roderick | Gracie and Zeus Live The Dream

The Plot (from Goodreads): Grace Morgan has been on the music scene long enough to know the life of sex, drugs & rock & roll…

May 12, 2021February 5, 2023
people we meet on vacation emily henry
Categories Book Review, Emily Henry

Emily Henry | People We Meet on Vacation

The Plot (from Goodreads): Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable…

May 11, 2021February 7, 2023
anna k jenny lee
Categories Book Review, Jenny Lee, Reviews with Spoilers

Jenny Lee | Anna K

The Plot (from Goodreads): Meet Anna K. At seventeen, she is at the top of Manhattan and Greenwich society (even if she prefers the company…

May 9, 2021August 23, 2023
regretting you colleen hoover
Categories Book Review, Colleen Hoover, Reviews with Spoilers

Colleen Hoover | Regretting You

The Plot (from Goodreads): Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike. Morgan is determined to prevent…

May 8, 2021February 5, 2023
good liar catherine mckenzie
Categories Book Review, Catherine McKenzie, Reviews with Spoilers

Catherine McKenzie | The Good Liar

The Plot (from Goodreads): When an explosion rips apart a Chicago building, the lives of three women are forever altered. A year later, Cecily is…

May 3, 2021December 4, 2021
plot jean hanff korelitz
Categories Book Review, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Reviews with Spoilers

Jean Hanff Korelitz | The Plot

The Plot (from Goodreads): Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate…

May 1, 2021July 26, 2024
bitterroot lake alicia beckman
Categories Book Review, Alicia Beckman, Reviews with Spoilers

Alicia Beckman | Bitterroot Lake

The Plot (from Goodreads): Twenty-five years ago, during a celebratory weekend at historic Whitetail Lodge, Sarah McCaskill had a vision. A dream. A nightmare. When…

May 1, 2021April 15, 2022
confessions on the 745 lisa unger
Categories Book Review, Lisa Unger, Reviews with Spoilers

Lisa Unger | Confessions on the 7:45

The Plot (from Goodreads): Selena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes…

April 30, 2021January 8, 2025
maggie finds her muse dee ernst
Categories Book Review, Dee Ernst

Dee Ernst | Maggie Finds Her Muse

The Plot (from Goodreads): All Maggie Bliss needs to do is write. Forty-eight years old and newly single (again!), she ventures to Paris in a…

April 30, 2021February 5, 2023

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