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boyfriend project farrah rochon
Categories Book Review, Farrah Rochon

Farrah Rochon | The Boyfriend Project (#1)

The Plot (from Goodreads): Samiah Brooks never thought she would be “that” girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful…

April 29, 2021August 23, 2023
when we're thirty casey dembowski
Categories Casey Dembowski, Book Review

Casey Dembowski | When We’re Thirty

The Plot (from Goodreads): Two friends. One pact. The performance of their lives. Hannah Abbott is stuck in a dead-end relationship and at a job…

April 27, 2021February 5, 2023
dead season tessa wegert
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Tessa Wegert

Tessa Wegert | The Dead Season

The Plot (from Goodreads): Senior Investigator Shana Merchant has spent years running from her past. But she never imagined a murder case would drive her…

April 26, 2021April 11, 2022
Categories Book Review, Annika Sharma

Annika Sharma | Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words

The Plot (from Goodreads): A charming NYC romance by co-host of the Woke Desi, for fans of: • multicultural connections • strong friendships and families…

April 19, 2021August 6, 2024
perfect daughter dj palmer
Categories Book Review, DJ Palmer, Reviews with Spoilers

D.J. Palmer | The Perfect Daughter

The Plot (from Goodreads): Grace never dreamt she’d visit her teenaged daughter Penny in the locked ward of a decaying state psychiatric hospital, charged with…

April 19, 2021February 7, 2022
josh and hazel's guide to not dating christina lauren
Categories Book Review, Christina Lauren

Christina Lauren | Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating

The Plot (from Goodreads): Hazel Camille Bradford knows she’s a lot to take—and frankly, most men aren’t up to the challenge. If her army of…

April 18, 2021February 5, 2023
death in the family tessa wegert
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Tessa Wegert

Tessa Wegert | Death in the Family

The Plot (from Goodreads): Thirteen months ago, former NYPD detective Shana Merchant barely survived being abducted by a serial killer. Now hoping to leave grisly…

April 17, 2021April 11, 2022
honey don't list christina lauren
Categories Book Review, Christina Lauren

Christina Lauren | The Honey-Don’t List

The Plot (from Goodreads): Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl…

April 16, 2021February 5, 2023
mirrorland carole johnstone
Categories Book Review, Carole Johnstone, Reviews with Spoilers

Carole Johnstone | Mirrorland

The Plot (from Goodreads): Cat lives in Los Angeles, far away from 36 Westeryk Road, the imposing gothic house in Edinburgh where she and her…

April 16, 2021December 4, 2021
finding tessa jaime lynn hendricks
Categories Book Review, Jaime Lynn Hendricks, Reviews with Spoilers

Jaime Lynn Hendricks | Finding Tessa

The Plot (from Goodreads): Jace and Tessa appear to be a young couple in love with nothing to hide. But looks can be deceiving. When…

April 15, 2021December 4, 2021
bookstore on the beach brenda novak
Categories Book Review, Brenda Novak, Reviews with Spoilers

Brenda Novak | The Bookstore on the Beach

The Plot (from Goodreads): Eighteen months ago, Autumn Divac’s husband went missing. Her desperate search has yielded no answers, and she can’t imagine moving forward…

April 12, 2021December 4, 2021
veritas charles d'amico
Categories Book Review, Charles D'Amico, Reviews with Spoilers

Charles D’Amico | Veritas

The Book:  Veritas  by Charles D’Amico, 2020 The Characters:  Neil BaggioMariaFrank Cappelano Get it on Amazon | Bookshop.org The Plot (from Goodreads): Veritas by Charles…

April 12, 2021December 4, 2021
truth and other hidden things lea geller
Categories Book Review, Lea Geller

Lea Geller | The Truth and Other Hidden Things

The Plot (from Goodreads): On the same day Bells Walker learns that her IUD has failed, her husband Harry is denied tenure at his Manhattan…

April 9, 2021February 5, 2023
they fly silent barb lanell
Categories Book Review, Barb Lanell, Reviews with Spoilers

Barb Lanell | They Fly Silent

The Book:  They Fly Silent by Barb Lanell, 2021 The Characters:  CassDr. TelfordMaw SueCass’s sister Meg Buy it on Amazon The Plot (from Goodreads): She…

April 8, 2021November 6, 2021
stranger in the mirror liv constantine
Categories Book Review, Liv Constantine, Reviews with Spoilers

Liv Constantine | The Stranger in the Mirror

Thank you to Harper for providing me with a free advanced copy of The Stranger in the Mirror in exchange for an honest review.  The…

March 27, 2021December 4, 2021
all the beautiful lies peter swanson
Categories Book Review, Peter Swanson, Reviews with Spoilers

Peter Swanson | All The Beautiful Lies

The Plot (from Goodreads): Harry Ackerson has always considered his stepmother Alice to be sexy and beautiful, in an “otherworldly” way. She has always been…

March 25, 2021December 4, 2021
against the law david gordon
Categories Book Review, David Gordon, Reviews with Spoilers

David Gordon | Against The Law

Post by Patrick Callan The Plot (from Goodreads): Joe is an ex-Special Forces operative with a bad case of PTSD and some substance abuse issues,…

March 24, 2021December 4, 2021
make up break up lily menon
Categories Book Review, Lily Menon, Reviews with Spoilers

Lily Menon | Make Up Break Up

The Plot (from Goodreads): Love, romance, second chances, fairy-tale endings…these are the things Annika Dev believes in. Her app, Make Up, has been called the…

March 24, 2021March 10, 2023
amelia unabridged ashley schumacher
Categories Book Review, Ashley Schumacher

Ashley Schumacher | Amelia Unabridged

The Plot (from Goodreads): Eighteen-year-old Amelia Griffin is obsessed with the famous Orman Chronicles, written by the young and reclusive prodigy N. E. Endsley. They’re…

March 23, 2021February 5, 2023
it happened one summer tessa bailey
Categories Book Review, Tessa Bailey

Tessa Bailey | It Happened One Summer

It Happened One Summer will be available on July 13, 2021. Many thanks to Avon and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy in…

March 22, 2021February 5, 2023
enjoy the view sarah morgenthaler
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Sarah Morgenthaler

Sarah Morgenthaler | Enjoy the View

If you’re looking for a refresher of what happened in the previous Moose Springs books, check out my reviews of The Tourist Attraction and Mistletoe…

March 21, 2021April 11, 2022
well met jen deluca
Categories Book Review, Jen DeLuca, Reviews with Spoilers

Jen Deluca | Well Met (#1)

The Plot (from Goodreads): Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer…

March 19, 2021February 17, 2023
anywhere for you abbie greaves
Categories Book Review, Abbie Greaves, Reviews with Spoilers

Abbie Greaves | Anywhere for You

The Plot (from Goodreads): The straphangers of Ealing Broadway station are familiar with Mary O’Connor, the woman who appears every day to watch the droves…

March 18, 2021December 4, 2021
local woman missing mary kubica
Categories Book Review, Mary Kubica, Reviews with Spoilers

Mary Kubica | Local Woman Missing

The Plot (from Goodreads): Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks…

March 17, 2021January 8, 2025
float plan trish doller
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Trish Doller

Trish Doller | Float Plan

The Plot (from Goodreads): Since the loss of her fiancé, Anna has been shipwrecked by grief—until a reminder goes off about a trip they were…

March 16, 2021July 8, 2022
mistletoe and mr right sarah morgenthaler
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Sarah Morgenthaler

Sarah Morgenthaler | Mistletoe and Mr. Right

The Plot (from Goodreads): Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can’t stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing…

March 15, 2021April 11, 2022
Categories Book Review, Sophie Cousens

Sophie Cousens | This Time Next Year

The Plot (from Goodreads): Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year’s birthday is unlucky, and that it’s all because of Quinn…

March 14, 2021April 14, 2023
wrong family tarryn fisher
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Tarryn Fisher

Tarryn Fisher | The Wrong Family

The Plot (from Goodreads): Juno was wrong about Winnie Crouch. Before moving in with the Crouch family, Juno thought Winnie and her husband, Nigel, had…

March 14, 2021April 15, 2022
the drowning kind jennifer mcmahon
Categories Book Review, Jennifer McMahon, Reviews with Spoilers

Jennifer McMahon | The Drowning Kind

The Plot (from Goodreads): When social worker Jax receives nine missed calls from her older sister, Lexie, she assumes that it’s just another one of…

March 13, 2021December 4, 2021
night watchman louise erdrich
Categories Book Review, Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich | The Night Watchman

The Plot (from Goodreads): Thomas Wazhashk is the night watchman at the jewel bearing plant, the first factory located near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in…

March 12, 2021August 23, 2023
let's get back to the party zak salih
Categories Book Review, Zak Salih

Zak Salih | Let’s Get Back to the Party

The Plot (from Goodreads): It’s just weeks after the historic Supreme Court marriage equality ruling, and all Sebastian Mote wants is to settle down. A…

March 11, 2021February 5, 2023
therapist ba paris
Categories Book Review, BA Paris, Reviews with Spoilers

B.A. Paris | The Therapist

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy of The Therapist in exchange for an honest review. This book will be available on July…

March 10, 2021August 9, 2022
pretty little wife darby kane
Categories Book Review, Darby Kane, Reviews with Spoilers

Darby Kane | Pretty Little Wife

The Plot (from Goodreads): Lila Ridgefield lives in an idyllic college town, but not everything is what it seems. Lila isn’t what she seems. A…

March 9, 2021July 3, 2022
all is not forgotten wendy walker
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Wendy Walker

Wendy Walker | All Is Not Forgotten

The Plot (from Goodreads): In the small, affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut everything seems picture perfect. Until one night when young Jenny Kramer is attacked…

March 3, 2021December 4, 2021
what you wish for katherine center
Categories Book Review, Katherine Center

Katherine Center | What You Wish For

The Plot (from Goodreads): Samantha Casey is a school librarian who loves her job, the kids, and her school family with passion and joy for…

March 2, 2021February 5, 2023
the whisper man by alex north
Categories Alex North, Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers

Alex North | The Whisper Man

The Plot (from Goodreads): After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake…

March 1, 2021September 16, 2023
anxious people fredrik backman
Categories Book Review, Fredrik Backman, Reviews with Spoilers

Fredrik Backman | Anxious People

The Plot (from Goodreads): Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank…

February 28, 2021July 3, 2022
tell me lies carola lovering
Categories Book Review, Carola Lovering, Reviews with Spoilers

Carola Lovering | Tell Me Lies

The Plot (from Goodreads): Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college, and…

February 28, 2021September 16, 2023
Categories Book Review, Mary Dixie Carter, Reviews with Spoilers

Mary Dixie Carter | The Photographer

Thank you to Minotaur Press for providing me with a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. The Photographer will be available on…

February 27, 2021April 5, 2022
disappearing act catherine steadman
Categories Book Review, Catherine Steadman, Reviews with Spoilers

Catherine Steadman | The Disappearing Act

The Plot (from Goodreads): Once a year, actors from across the globe descend on the smog and sunshine of Los Angeles for pilot season. Every…

February 24, 2021April 15, 2022
lost village camilla sten
Categories Book Review, Camilla Sten, Reviews with Spoilers

Camilla Sten | The Lost Village

Many thanks to Minotaur Books for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Lost Village will be available in…

February 21, 2021July 5, 2022
the vanishing half brit bennett
Categories Book Review, Brit Bennett

Brit Bennett | The Vanishing Half

The Plot (from Goodreads): The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running…

February 20, 2021April 14, 2023
you have a match emma lord
Categories Book Review, Emma Lord, Reviews with Spoilers

Emma Lord | You Have a Match

The Plot (from Goodreads): When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge….

February 19, 2021December 4, 2021
yes and i love you roni loren
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Roni Loren

Roni Loren | Yes & I Love You

The Plot (from Goodreads): Everyone knows Miz Poppy, the vibrant reviewer whose commentary brightens the New Orleans nightlife. But no one knows Hollyn, the real…

February 18, 2021April 11, 2022
not my ruckus chad musick
Categories Book Review, Chad Musick, Reviews with Spoilers

Chad Musick | Not My Ruckus

The Plot (from Goodreads): Folks know 14-year-old Clare isn’t normal, even for a tomboy. She runs too much, talks too little, carries a gun too…

February 15, 2021December 4, 2021
the shadows alex north
Categories Book Review, Alex North, Reviews with Spoilers

Alex North | The Shadows

The Plot (from Goodreads): You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile–always on the outside of the group. Some part…

February 12, 2021July 3, 2022
don't turn around jessica barry
Categories Book Review, Jessica Barry, Reviews with Spoilers

Jessica Barry | Don’t Turn Around

The Plot (from Goodreads): Midnight. Cait Monaghan and Rebecca McRae are on a desolate road that slices through the New Mexican desert. They’ve never met…

February 11, 2021December 4, 2021
good neighbors sarah langan
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Sarah Langan

Sarah Langan | Good Neighbors

Thank you to Atria Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. The Plot (from Goodreads): Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect…

February 10, 2021August 9, 2022
do no harm christina mcdonald
Categories Book Review, Christina McDonald, Reviews with Spoilers

Christina McDonald | Do No Harm

The Book:  Do No Harm by Christina McDonald, 2021 The Characters:  Emma and her husband NateTheir son JoshEmma’s high school boyfriend GabeEmma’s brother Ben Get…

February 9, 2021April 15, 2022
downstairs neighbor helen cooper
Categories Book Review, Helen Cooper, Reviews with Spoilers

Helen Cooper | The Downstairs Neighbor

Thank you to Putnam Books for a gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Plot (from Goodreads): From her downstairs…

February 9, 2021December 4, 2021

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