About Love, Life & Lucile • Paperback: 379 pages • Publisher: She Writes Press (April 14, 2020) • ISBN-13: 978-1631528828 Judy Gaman was so busy making a name for herself that she barely took the time to meet a stranger, enjoy life, or simply stop to breathe. Immersed in her job as the director of businessContinue reading “Book Tour & Review – Love, Life, & Lucille by Judy Gaman”
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Review – Christmas Ever After by Karen Schaler
Christmas Ever After by Karen Schaler Paying it forward, Karen is donating a percentage of each book sold to help support libraries and independent bookstores. About Christmas Ever After • Paperback: 396 pages • Publisher: Hawktale Publishing (September 29, 2020) From Karen Schaler, the writer of the Netflix phenomenon A Christmas Prince and Hallmark’s ChristmasContinue reading “Review – Christmas Ever After by Karen Schaler”
Book Review – The Last to Know by Jo Furniss
About The Last to Know • Paperback: 289 pages • Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (August 11, 2020) • ISBN-10: 1542006538 • ISBN-13: 978-1542006538 A family’s past pursues them like a shadow in this riveting and emotional novel of psychological suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of All the Little Children. American journalist Rose Kynaston hasContinue reading “Book Review – The Last to Know by Jo Furniss”
Book Spotlight – No Offense by Meg Cabot
TLC Book Tours Book Spotlight No Offense by Meg Cabot I think Meg Cabot was my very first girl crush. It was her writing that drew me to her, and now all of her books are an auto buy for me, no matter what the topic. I have to be brutally honest here,Continue reading “Book Spotlight – No Offense by Meg Cabot”
Pub Day Book Feature – Summer at my Sisters by Emily Harvale
If you’ve been following along with me for a while you know that 2 things I really love in the book world are heartwarming summer romances and UK authors. Well lookie what I have to share with you today….. A brand new summer romance by Emily Harvale called SUMMER AT MY SISTERS I amContinue reading “Pub Day Book Feature – Summer at my Sisters by Emily Harvale”
Book Review – The Mall by Megan McCafferty
About The Mall • Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: Wednesday Books (July 28, 2020) • ISBN-10: 1250209951 • ISBN-13: 978-1250209955 New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty returns to her roots with this YA coming of age story set in a New Jersey mall. The year is 1991. Scrunchies, mixtapes and 90210 are, like, totally fresh.Continue reading “Book Review – The Mall by Megan McCafferty”
Book Review – Dignity & Grace by Alison Ragsdale
About Dignity & Grace • Paperback: 280 pages • Publisher: Alison Ragsdale (July 27, 2020) • ISBN-10: 1733037756 • ISBN-13: 978-1733037754 On her 21st birthday, gifted cellist Iona Muir receives a package from her estranged father containing a letter from her mother, Grace, a talented musician who tragically died ten years earlier. Reeling from whatContinue reading “Book Review – Dignity & Grace by Alison Ragsdale”
Book Feature – The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley
The humidity is horrible today, I mean beyond miserable. It’s so icky outside that I don’t think butterflies would even fly on a ‘bug dare,’ at least I haven’t seen one. The moisture would probably weigh their poor wings down! So, I’m in the AC snuggled in my ratty UGG blanket holding my mugContinue reading “Book Feature – The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley”
Quick Review – Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn
Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn About Bottled Goods • Paperback: 180 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (July 28, 2020) • ISBN-10: 1912054302 • ISBN-13: 978-1912054305 When Alina’s brother-in-law defects to the West, she and her husband become persons of interest to the secret services, causing both of their careers to come grindingContinue reading “Quick Review – Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn”
Blog Tour & Review – The Request by David Bell
The Request by David Bell Publishing June 30, 2020 by Berkley About the book Ryan Francis has it all—great job, wonderful wife, beautiful child—and he loves posting photos of his perfect life on social media. Until the night his friend Blake asks him to break into a woman’s home toContinue reading “Blog Tour & Review – The Request by David Bell”
Blog Tour & Review – Montauk by Nicola Harrison
Montauk by Nicola Harrison Paperback Release June 9, 2020 by St. Martin’s Griffin About the book An epic and cinematic novel by debut author Nicola Harrison, Montauk captures the glamour and extravagance of a summer by the sea with the story of a woman torn between the life she choseContinue reading “Blog Tour & Review – Montauk by Nicola Harrison”
Book Spotlight – Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
TLC Book Tours Book Spotlight Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas About Catherine House • Hardcover: 320 pages • Publisher: Custom House (May 12, 2020) • ISBN-10: 0062905651 • ISBN-13: 978-0062905659 A gothic-infused debut of literary suspense, set within a secluded, elite university and following a dangerously curious, rebellious undergraduate who uncovers a shocking secret about anContinue reading “Book Spotlight – Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas”
Book Feature – Queen Bee by Dorthea Benton Frank
About Queen Bee • Paperback: 448 pages • Publisher: William Morrow; (April 28, 2019) • ISBN-10: 0062861239 • ISBN-13: 978-0062861238 Beekeeper Holly McNee Jensen quietly lives in a world of her own on Sullivans Island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Holly calls her mother The Queen Bee because she’sContinue reading “Book Feature – Queen Bee by Dorthea Benton Frank”
Book Spotlight – Proof of Murder by Lauren Elliott
Another cozy mystery spotlight because, why not? About Proof of Murder • Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: Kensington (April 28, 2020) • ISBN-10: 1496727096 • ISBN-13: 978-1496727091 In Lauren Elliott’s fourth USA Today bestselling Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, bookshop owner Addie Greyborne must solve a locked-room murder in a supposedly hauntedContinue reading “Book Spotlight – Proof of Murder by Lauren Elliott”
Book Spotlight – The DIVA Spices it Up by Krista Davis
Another cozy mystery spotlight, because cozies are always just what everybody needs… anytime and all the time! About The DIVA Spices It Up • Hardcover: 320 pages • Publisher: Kensington Books (April 28, 2020) • ISBN-10: 1496714741 • ISBN-13: 978-1496714749 She’s a young Martha Stewart…in Old Town Virginia! New York Times bestselling authorContinue reading “Book Spotlight – The DIVA Spices it Up by Krista Davis”
Hello Summer by Mary Kay Andrews
About Hello Summer • Hardcover: 480 pages • Publisher: St. Martins Press (May 5, 2020) • ISBN-10: 1250256925 • ISBN-13: 978-1250256928 “Andrews can be counted on for beach-worthy depictions of southern women with chutzpah and a talent for finding trouble with humor and romantic interest mixed in. Fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Kristy Woodson HarveyContinue reading “Hello Summer by Mary Kay Andrews”
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
About Big Summer • Hardcover: 364 pages • Publisher: Atria Books (May 5, 2020) • ISBN-10: 1501133519 • ISBN-13: 978-1501133510 “Big Summer is the perfect beach read, but one that’s filled with thoughtful ideas about how we live our lives online and the nature of friendship. Get ready for another big-hearted novel by Jennifer Weiner.” — PopSugar.Continue reading “Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner”
Blog Tour – My Year of Saying No by Maxine Morrey
This wonderful book was just released April 16, 2020 and is sure to be another of Maxine Morrey’s fabulous romcom hits. Let me tell you a little about the book. Lottie Wentworth has never been more pleased to hear Big Ben ring in the new year and wave goodbye to TheContinue reading “Blog Tour – My Year of Saying No by Maxine Morrey”
The DNA of You and Me by Andrea Rothman
Andrea Rothman’s debut novel, The DNA of You and ME now available in paperback About The DNA of You and Me • Hardcover: 256 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (March 12, 2019) “Refreshing…. Asks urgent questions about female ambition. Fans of Lab Girl have found a worthy successor.”—Real Simple A powerful debut novel—a wonderfully engaging infusionContinue reading “The DNA of You and Me by Andrea Rothman”
Blog Tour – The Weekender by Fay Keenan
This amazing novel by Fay Keenan was just published on November 28, 2019 and already has 5 stars on Amazon. Let me tell you a little about the book. When Charlie Thorpe met Holly Renton, they were not a match made in heaven… Holly lives andContinue reading “Blog Tour – The Weekender by Fay Keenan”
If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman
Here is a little about the book: A secret between two sisters. A lifetime of lies unraveling. Can one broken family find their way back to each other? Audrey’s dream as a mother had been for her daughters, Jess and Lily, to be as close as onlyContinue reading “If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman”
Feature – Gifts For the Dead by Joan Schweighardt
Today I am featuring this amazing book I received from @TLCbooktours & @FiveDirectionspress (#partner). Here comes an amazing historical fiction book from the bestselling author Joan Schweighardt. Gifts For the Dead is sure to be another page turner. Gifts For the Dead Jack Hopper is holding tight to hisContinue reading “Feature – Gifts For the Dead by Joan Schweighardt”
Blog Tour – The Last Affair by Margot Hunt
The Last Affair by Margot Hunt is the first stop on the Harlequin Publishing Fall/Winter Blog Tour for Mystery & Suspense Let me tell you a little about the book. Gwen Landon—poster woman for perfect wife, mother, and suburban bliss—is found brutally bludgeoned to death behind her Floridian McMansion.Continue reading “Blog Tour – The Last Affair by Margot Hunt”
Get A Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Here is a little about the book: Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with six directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally movingContinue reading “Get A Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert”
Blog Tour – Plastic by Frank Strausser
Plastic by Frank Strausser Its another book tour that’s Suzy Approved!! About the book: Dr. Harry Previn, the renowned Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, is secretly called in to operate on the disfigured face of the ravishingly beautiful teen pop star Fay Wray following an assault. Surrounded by image makers who value beautyContinue reading “Blog Tour – Plastic by Frank Strausser”