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Saturday, December 21, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
The Last Fashion House in Paris by Renee Ryan
How do you know if the person you are talking to is really who they appear to be?
You didn’t know for sure in occupied France.
We meet Paulette who found out you couldn’t trust a German officer she had fallen in love with, and then her sister forced her out of their home.
Luckily Paulette had a place to go. She went to a Paris fashion house headed by her mother’s best friend.
The fashion house was a busy place and one filled with Resistance workers. Paulette became involved.
Did she get too involved? Could her mother's friend protect her?
THE LAST FASHION HOUSE IN PARIS is another fabulous read by Ms. Ryan where we follow Paulette as she grows in confidence and helps save French citizens but at risks to herself and her fellow Resistance workers as well as friends.
We also get to learn about the fashion industry and how it survived during the war.
Historical fiction fans and fashion fans will not want to miss Ms. Ryan’s newest, well-researched gem. 5/5
Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
FEATURING: His Loving Wife by Miranda Smith
We meet Andrew, Kate, Willow, and Noah who were the victims of a home invasion and whose effects are still with them.
HIS LOVING WIFE has twists, turns, lies, and surprises.
The ending is a HUGE surprise.
FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/27yyh27p
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Three Books I Will Never Forget
THREE books I will never forget. :)
Any books that YOU will never forget?
ANNELIES by David R. Gillham - was reviewed on 1/15/19THE RED ADDRESS BOOK by Sofia Lundberg - was reviewed on 1/2/19
THE GIRL FROM BERLIN - was reviewed on my blog on 10/8/18
Many more books could go on here, but these are STANDOUTS.
THE GIRL FROM BERLIN - was reviewed on my blog on 10/8/18
Many more books could go on here, but these are STANDOUTS.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Spotlight of I Died on A Tuesday by Jane Corry
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I DIED ON A TUESDAY
JANE CORRY
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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF DANIELLE LESAGE | MANAGER, PUBLICITY & MARKETING | PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA
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From the internationally bestselling author of Coming to Find You and My Husband's Wife comes another edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller about a harrowing crime, the long-buried secrets surrounding it, and the explosive uncovering of the truth.
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December 17, 2024
Doubleday Canada
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PRAISE FOR I DIED ON A TUESDAY:
“I Died on a Tuesday is a thrilling, intricately woven mystery about a twenty-year-old tragedy that continues to haunt everyone involved. With twists at every turn, this story about long-buried secrets and surviving trauma captivated me from the very first page to the absolutely explosive ending.” —Ashley Tate, #1 bestselling author of Twenty-Seven Minutes
“A gripping and emotional thriller about dark family secrets coming back to haunt you. I loved it!” —Claire Douglas, author of Local Girl Missing and The Wrong Sister
“Gripping and multilayered, I couldn’t put this novel down.” —Sarah Pearse, #1 bestselling author of The Sanatorium
“A clever, twisty story of unravelling secrets, with a huge heart at its core. A joy for crime lovers.” —Andrea Mara, author of Someone in the Attic
“Jane Corry has done it again. A page-turning, intricately woven plot full of colourful characters that was too hard to put down.” —Heidi Perks, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Whispers
“I love how this three-stranded thriller is woven together. It’s so cleverly written. Jane Corry knows how to infuse her stories with warmth and humanity.” —Emma Curtis, author of Keep Her Quiet and Invite Me In
“Captivating, atmospheric and so cleverly constructed, I Died on a Tuesday is a pitch-perfect, gold-standard suspense thriller.” —B.P. Walter, author of Notes on a Murder
“This is a classic Jane Corry—nerve-wracking, spine-tingling and heart-warming in equal measure.” —Nicci French, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Favour
“Utterly compelling. The multi-stranded suspense kept me completely hooked.” —Jane Shemilt, Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter
“A gripping page-turner that tugs at the heartstrings.” —Penny Batchelor, author of My Perfect Sister
“A masterclass in slow-burn tension. Fans of Wrong Place Wrong Time will devour it in one sitting.” —Celia Walden, author of Payday
“An absolute scorcher.” —Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners
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ABOUT I DIED ON A TUESDAY:
18-year-old Janie has the world and her bright future ahead of her.
She's about to leave behind the small, seaside town she's known all her life to embark on a career in London in book publishing and couldn't be more excited. She'll miss home—especially her dad. They've only had each other since her mother died years earlier. But she's about to start her life and she can't wait.
She's on her way home after her last early dawn swim in the bay when the peaceful stillness of the quiet Tuesday morning is suddenly shattered. A white van careens around the corner and onto the quiet street Janie is riding her bike along, and in one swift moment, her life is forever changed, and her dreams of a new life destroyed. She's brutally run-down by the van and left for dead on the street.
Twenty years later…
Robbie Manning, international pop superstar and all-around good guy, answers the front door of his palatial home to a pair of police officers who inform him that he's being arrested for the attempted murder of Janie White. Everyone knows the horrifying story of Janie and what happened to her, and the mystery of who could have done such an awful thing has rattled the world for the last twenty years. But as word of Robbie's arrest spreads, no one—including Robbie's family—can believe it; Robbie is upstanding, a model citizen and family man. He couldn't possibly have committed a hit-and-run that left a young woman paralyzed and unable to speak.
Robbie doesn't deny the accusations. He's been waiting for the truth to come out for the last two decades, and he's ready for his punishment. He deserves it after what he did to Janie . . .
. . . But what if there's more to the story? What if someone else knows what really happened that day?
Janie may be the only one who can reveal the truth—if they can get her to tell her side of the story..
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
This experience helped inspire her Sunday Times bestsellers My Husband's Wife, Blood Sisters, The Dead Ex, I Looked Away, I Made a Mistake, To Tell the Truth, We All Have Our Secrets and Coming to Find You.
She has now sold over 1.2 million copies of her books world-wide.
Jane worked as an RLF Fellow at Exeter University and is a former creative writing tutor at Oxford University.
She also writes short stories as well as a weekly digital column about being a granny for My Weekly.
In addition, she is a regular contributor to The Daily Telegraph and speaks at literary festivals all over the world. Many of her ideas strike during morning dog-jogs along the beach followed by a dip in the sea—no matter how cold it is!
Monday, December 16, 2024
It's Monday!! What Are YOU Reading? - 12/16/2024
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I hope you had a great reading week.
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This is a weekly meme hosted by Kathryn at BOOK DATE!
Post the books completed, the books you are currently reading, and the books you hope to finish at some point.
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