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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Spotlight and Blog Tour of Her Secret Life by Anna E. Collins

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HER SECRET LIFE
ANNA E. COLLINS
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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF MYRTO KALAVREZOU | CAMPAIGNS MANAGER | BOOKOUTURE
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Fans of Liane Moriarty, Laura Dave, and Diane Chamberlain will adore this completely gripping page-turner about how the people closest to us can have the most shocking of secrets.
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January 31, 2024
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ABOUT HER SECRET LIFE:

I hold my breath as we push the door open. I’m not ready. But I know it’s time. And I know there will be a before and after this moment, the moment we finally discover the secret our mother had kept hidden for all our lives…

I haven’t spoken to my mother or sisters in years, but everything changes when I lose my husband. And I know it’s finally time to tell them why I’ve pushed them away. But as I approach my childhood home, my heart drops at the sight of police tape across the porch, and it shatters when I’m told my mother’s body has been recovered from the lake behind the house. I’m too late.

Pushing all our differences aside, my sisters and I desperately search her house for answers. But something isn’t right. Her clothes are missing, and everything is covered in a thick layer of dust. Our mother hasn’t lived here for months. What has she been keeping from us?

Just as we’re about to give up hope, we learn we’ve inherited a cottage we never knew existed. As we slowly push open the faded green front door, we are hit with the familiar scent of her perfume. This is where our mother had been all this time. But nothing can prepare us for when we finally unearth the reason why…

Now, I’m forced to decide if my mother’s secret will give me the strength to reveal my own to my sisters and heal our rift, or if it has the power to drive us apart forever.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Anna E. Collins is a Seattle area author who writes stories about the lives and loves of women—their hopes, dreams, journeys, and relationships—with the goal of making readers both laugh and cry.


She grew up in Sweden as a voracious reader with a vivid imagination but didn’t start writing fiction until after she had kids.


By that point, she had worked as a high school teacher for several years, married an American, undertaken two international moves, and needed a new outlet.


Her first (gargantuan and unpublishable) venture into fiction sparked a passion for creating people and worlds that illustrate and illuminate aspects of the human experience that connect us. 


A couple more books and a master’s degree in educational psychology later, Anna decided to make writing more than a hobby, and she has never looked back. 


Whether writing women’s fiction or romantic comedies, Anna aspires to create characters that jump off the page and relationships that are as imperfect as the ones we find in everyday life.

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate

What really happened the night of the accident ten years ago?

Why didn't Grant call the ambulance immediately instead of waiting twenty-seven minutes to call for help.

It has been ten years and those people that know what happened have been struggling with the truth they didn't make known all of these years.

Now that they are going to have a memorial service for Phoebe, Grant's sister, will the truth come out?

Why do they need this memorial when another person just got killed on that same bridge, and talk of tearing it down are in the works?

And what about the disappearance of Wyatt on the same night?  Had he been involved?

TWENTY-SEVEN MINUTES goes back and forth in time telling events and life situations from ten years ago and present day.

The book took a while to catch my interest, and the odd characters were none that I could warm up to or sympathize with, but it does get better so don't give up. 

There is a surprise ending. 4/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.



Monday, January 29, 2024

Titles That Start With A "G"

Gorgeous covers and great reads.

Any YOU have read?



 

It's Monday!! What Are YOU Reading? - 1/29/2024

                              http://bookdate.blogspot.com/

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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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NOT SURE WHY THINGS ARE OFF KILTER - BLOGGER DOES THAT AT TIMES.
 
AND...THE TOP HALF OF THE POST SEEMS TO BE MISSING ON MOBILE DEVICES.  
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Books Completed:
 
SISTERS OF BELFAST by Melanie Maure - review will be on February 27.

Ohhhhh....LOVED the characters in this book.  ♥️

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WHERE THEY LIE by Claire Coughlan - review will be on February 24.

I enjoyed this book a lot.  Great storyline and a great main character.

A debut.
 
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THE WEDDING PARTY by L. R. Jones - review will be on February 23.

It's a good one.

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NOWHERE LIKE HOME by Sara Shepard - review will be on February 22, 2024.

A slow start, but gets intense.  A wild ending.
 
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THE TROUBLE WITH YOU by Ellen Feldman - review will be on February 21, 2024.

Not bad - historical - a little slow.

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THE GUEST by B. A. Paris - review will be on February 20, 2024.

This is a good one - fans of B.A. Paris and thrillers will love it.
 
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A WILD AND HEAVENLY PLACE by Robin Oliveira - review will be on February 13.
 
Historical fiction fans will love this one.  Set in Scotland and then Washington state.
 
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THE QUEENS OF LONDON by Heather Webb - review will be on February 6, 2024. 
 
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT!!   
 
Be sure to read this one!!
 
 
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TWENTY-SEVEN MINUTES by Ashley Tate - review will be on January 30, 2024.  
 
A slow start, but not bad - a surprise ending.
 
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RADIANT HEAT by Sarah-Jane Collins - review is in the book's title.
 
A bit confusing, but it did get good. The not knowing kept me reading. 
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UNSINKABLE by Jenni L. Walsh - review is in the book's title.
 
Another good one by Jenni L. Walsh.
 
 
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DAUGHTERS OF WARSAW by Maria Frances - review is in the book's title.
 
Excellent read!!
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ONLY IF YOU'RE LUCKY by Stacy Willingham - review is in the book's title.
 
Disappointed because I enjoyed her book ALL THE THE DANGEROUS THINGS. 
 
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Book Currently Reading:

HER DAUGHTER by Jen Craven - review will be on March 1. 

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Books Up Next:

BYE, BABY by Carola Lovering - review will be on March 5.

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THE GIRLS WE SENT AWAY by Meagan Church - review will be on March 6.
 
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MURDER ROAD by Simone St. James - review will be on March 7.
 
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THE WOMAN WITH NO NAME by Audrey Blake - review will be on March 12.
 
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THE UNDERGROUND LIBRARY by Jennifer Ryan - review will be on March 14.
 
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EVERYONE IS WATCHING by Heather Gudenkauf - review will be on March 26.
 
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SHE'S NOT SORRY by Mary Kubica - review will be on April 2.
 
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NOSY NEIGHBORS by Freya Sampson - review will be on April 3.
 
LOVE her books.
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ALL WE WERE PROMISED by Ashton Lattimore - review will be on April 4.
 
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YOUNG RICH WIDOWS by Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo, Cate Holahan, Vanessa Lillie - review will be on April 8.
 
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THE HOUSE ON BISCAYNE BAY  by Chanel Cleeton - review will be on April 9.
 
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DAUGHTER OF MINE by Megan Miranda - review will be on April 10.
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THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE by Michelle Gable - review will be on April 16.
 
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DARLING GIRLS by Sally Hepworth - review will be on April 23.

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A GAME OF LIES by Clare Mackintosh - review will be on April 24.
 
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MISS MORGAN'S BOOK BRIGADE by Janet Skeslien Charles - review will be on May 7.
 
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THE RETURN OF ELLIE BLACK by Emiko Jean - review will be on May 8.

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SUMMERS AT THE SAINT by Mary Kay Andrews - review will be on May 9.

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THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM by Kate White - review will be on May 14.
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THE INCORRIGIBLES by Meredith Jaeger - review will be on May 21.
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THE LAST TWELVE MILES by Erika Robuck - review will be on June 4.
 
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THE PARIS WIDOW by Kimberly  Belle - review will be on June 11.

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LADY KILLER by Katherine Wood - review will be on July 9.

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LENNY MARKS GETS AWAY WITH MURDER by Kerryn Mayne - review will be on July 11.

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LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER by Kimberly McCreight - review will be on July 12.

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ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY by Jamie Day - review will be on July 16.

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ONLY ONE SURVIVES by Hannah Mary McKinnon - review will be on July 17.

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HOUSE OF GLASS by Sarah Pekkanen - review will be on August 6.

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