Click Date Repeat Featured
Book Review, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Dating, Friendship, Online Dating, Romance, Women's Fiction

Click. Date. Repeat. (Click Date Repeat #1) by K. J. Farnham

These days, finding love online is as commonplace as ordering that coveted sweater. But back in 2003, the whole concept of internet dating was still quite new, with a stigma attached to it that meant those who were willing to test the waters faced a fair amount of skepticism from friends and family. Such is… Continue reading Click. Date. Repeat. (Click Date Repeat #1) by K. J. Farnham

Hot Scheming Mess Featured
Book Review, Comedy, Cozy, Friendship, Mystery, Romance, Series, Suspense

Hot Scheming Mess (Madison Cruz #1) by Lucy Carol

In this fast-paced mystery, out-of-work actress Madison Cruz runs an obstacle course of singing telegrams and spies as she tries to connect with her FBI mother, yet hide evidence for her grandfather. Hilarious friends aren't helping even though they really, really, try to! As the mystery heats up, so does her attraction to a couple… Continue reading Hot Scheming Mess (Madison Cruz #1) by Lucy Carol

Take Me Home Featured
Boldwood Books, Book Review, Contemporary, Friendship, NetGalley, Women's Fiction

Take Me Home by Beth Moran

Sophie Potter’s job is helping people deal with the worst, because Sophie Potter knows what the worst feels like. An expert at keeping moving, with her trusty motorhome and faithful dog Muffin, Sophie has built her life around keeping her loves and loyalties to a minimum. Fabulous fifty-something Hattie Langford has kept her heart and… Continue reading Take Me Home by Beth Moran

Solving Shelly Featured
Blog Tour, Book Review, Comedy, Contemporary, Forbidden, Friendship, Rachel's Random Resources, Romance, Series

Solving Shelly (Sweet Water Circle #5) by Grayson Avery

Shelly Larson is in a man drought so dry it makes The Grapes of Wrath look like a Hampton's pool party. With most of her besties (The Sweet Water Circle) in good relationship standing, The Circle spins to Shelly with a long-overdue intervention. It's time for her to find her forever man. Or at least… Continue reading Solving Shelly (Sweet Water Circle #5) by Grayson Avery

The Story of Our Secrets Featured
Boldwood Books, Book Review, Death, Family Relationships, Friendship, Grief, NetGalley, Relationships, Women's Fiction

The Story of Our Secrets by Shari Low

Colm O’Flynn was loved by his close circle of family and friends, however his death came too soon for everyone to make peace with their past.  Shauna, his second wife, adored him. But one night she broke their marriage vows, and didn’t get time to ask Colm’s forgiveness. Jess was the first Mrs O’Flynn. Her… Continue reading The Story of Our Secrets by Shari Low

Finding It All Featured
Book Review, Contemporary, Friendship, Romance, Series

Finding It All (Finding Happiness In Harmony #1) by Stacey Komosinski

Twenty-five-year-old Chloe Larson has never had a relationship or been really kissed by someone. After a rough childhood spent hiding a secret and being ridiculed, Chloe believes she’s better off with only friends around her. That way she can’t get hurt or misused. She spends weekends living life to the fullest with her best friends… Continue reading Finding It All (Finding Happiness In Harmony #1) by Stacey Komosinski

The Fairy Tale Thief Featured
Book Review, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Friendship, Paranormal, YA Fiction

The Fairy Tale Thief by Katie Tate

Fairy tales can come true. But it’s terrifying when it happens to you. Grace James thinks having to wear a hand-me-down uniform while trying to fit into her posh new school in glitzy Orange County is bad, but being followed to class by seven little angry men is worse. The dwarfs believe that Grace has… Continue reading The Fairy Tale Thief by Katie Tate

Living Dead Girl Featured
Blog Tour, Book Review, Friendship, Ghosts, Giveaway, Horror, LGBQT, Murder, Paranormal, Rockstar Blog Tours, YA Fiction

Living Dead Girl by Kelly Gunderman

In this young adult thriller perfect for fans of Pretty Little Liars, Thirteen Reasons Why, and Sadie, a teenage girl is about to find out how far would she will go to get revenge on those who have taken everything from her.When seventeen-year-old high school senior Kaitlyn Davis is almost raped and then brutally murdered… Continue reading Living Dead Girl by Kelly Gunderman

Ballantine Books, Book Review, Chick Lit, Divorce, Friendship, NetGalley, Random House, Romance, Second Chance, Women's Fiction

The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser

A woman desperate to turn a new page heads to the Scottish coast and finds herself locked in a battle of wills with an infuriatingly handsome bookseller in this utterly heartwarming debut, perfect for readers of Evvie Drake Starts Over. Thea Mottram is having a bad month. Her husband of nearly twenty years has just… Continue reading The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser

The Last Resort
Book Review, Contemporary, Friendship, Second Chance

The Last Resort by Emily Gallo

An old sixties musician and his trim mama run a pot farm in the Emerald Triangle of northern California and welcome an exonerated ex-con, a Las Vegas prostitute, a union organizer from the Bronx, an escapee of a sex slave cult, a retired carney with Parkinson’s Disease, and an old Mississippi blues guitarist down on… Continue reading The Last Resort by Emily Gallo

Four Letter Feelings Featured
Blog Tour, Book Review, College, Comedy, Coming of Age, Contemporary, Death, Depression, Family Relationships, Friendship, Grief, New Adult, Rachel's Random Resources, Series, Sports, Suicide

Four Letter Feelings (Jeremy Lewis, #1) by Lasairiona E. McMaster

Jeremy Lewis has just returned from a year in Europe, ready to start college in Alabama and pursue his dream career in the National Hockey League. Other than boring school work, he’s eager to play hockey, hang out with his new teammates and maybe even rekindle an old flame when Chelsea unexpectedly reappears in his… Continue reading Four Letter Feelings (Jeremy Lewis, #1) by Lasairiona E. McMaster

Whale Talk by Chris Cutcher
Abuse, Book Review, Friendship, Racism, YA Fiction

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher

I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in September 2009. The review may be short, but my first Cutcher novel made me a life-long fan. Enjoy! I learned in… Continue reading Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher

Unlikely Friends
Blog Tour, Book Review, Buoni Amici Press, Contemporary, Drug Abuse, Family Relationships, Friendship, Grief, Romance, YA Fiction

Unlikely Friends by Sahar Abdulaziz

Title: Unlikely FriendsAuthor: Sahar AbdulazizGenre: Contemporary Fiction/ Humor/ SatireRelease Date: February 19, 2019Cover Designer: Patrick Knowles (Patrick Knowles Design)Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. Irwin is not only the local Librarian; he’s also a book snob and an all-around grouch. There’s nothing he values more than his privacy. As a loner, he’s happy to be… Continue reading Unlikely Friends by Sahar Abdulaziz

Book Review, Bullying, Friendship, Rape, Sports, Suicide, YA Fiction

Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen

I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday.  I first posted this review in June 2012.  Leverage's message of tragedy, courage, and justice sticks with me almost 7 years after discovering this amazing story.  A must… Continue reading Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen

Book Review, Fantasy, Friendship, Ghosts, Graveyards, Paranormal, Witches, YA Fiction

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday.  I first posted this review in September 2009.  The review is short, but I will never forget Gaiman's unique story about a young boy named Nobody Jones.  I… Continue reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

DriveByShouting
Book Review, Contemporary, England, Friendship, Music, NetGalley

Drive-by Shouting by Mark Chase

Oh, how those girls had loved an artist; now, guitars were carried by buskers and out of touch wannabes, while guys who couldn't play a note, but called themselves DJs, got laid every night. Matt and Gram were down and out band members in England finally on there way to the top when they were… Continue reading Drive-by Shouting by Mark Chase

DogWalkersDiary
Book Review, Comedy, Contemporary, Dogs, Friendship, Mystery, NetGalley, Romance

The Dog Walker’s Diary by Kathryn Donahue

I recently started a book challenge list that asked me to read a book with the word "dog" in the title and to my delight when searching the NetGalley list The Dog Walker's Diary came up first. Daniel Ashe is a literary agent who has never fell in love and is looking for an awesome… Continue reading The Dog Walker’s Diary by Kathryn Donahue

Speechless Featured
Book Review, Bullying, Friendship, Harlequin Books, YA Fiction

Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Words matter--how we use them and how we don't. Chelsea learned the hard way.  Her words almost ended up killing a fellow classmate. When she outed a boy at a party, her "friends" decided to beat him and send him to the hospital.  Her conscience made her rat out those friends and all hell broke… Continue reading Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Fortunate Son Featured
Book Review, Contemporary, Friendship

Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley

The story is about two boys brought together by fate and torn apart by fate. Thomas is a young boy man born to a single mother who meets a white, widowed doctor with a young son of his own, Eric. Thomas and Eric become very close growing up in the wealthy doctor's home in California,… Continue reading Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley