Back After This Featured
Book Review, Comedy, Contemporary, NetGalley, Opposites Attract, Random House, Romance, Women's Fiction

Back After This by Linda Holmes

Cecily Foster loves to make podcasts. She fiercely protects her colleagues, dearly adores her friends, and never misses dinner with her sister. But after a disastrous relationship with a colleague who stole her heart and her ideas, she’s put romantic love on hold.When the boss who’s disappointed her again and again finally offers her the chance to… Continue reading Back After This by Linda Holmes

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

Book Review, Comedy, Friends to Lovers, NetGalley, Random House, Sports, Women's Fiction

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and Evvie doesn’t correct them.Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney,… Continue reading Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

PlagueofGiants
Book Review, Fantasy, Mythology, NetGalley, Random House, Series

Plague of Giants (The Seven Kennings #1) by Kevin Hearne

MOTHER AND WARRIORTallynd is a soldier who has already survived her toughest battle: losing her husband. But now she finds herself on the front lines of an invasion of giants, intent on wiping out the entire kingdom, including Tallynd’s two sons—all that she has left. The stakes have never been higher. If Tallynd fails, her boys… Continue reading Plague of Giants (The Seven Kennings #1) by Kevin Hearne

Just Breathe
Book Review, Comedy, Contemporary, NetGalley, Random House, Romance

Just Breathe by Janette Paul

Another contemporary romance, this time featuring Ethan Roxburgh, a cynical and "fabulous"  male millionaire, and Dee Nichols, a free-spirited, insecure yoga instructor.  Both are beautiful, and both have emotional baggage, so can their two very different worlds work together? It's a fast-paced, funny, and sexy ride to see these two head-strong personalities manage their attraction… Continue reading Just Breathe by Janette Paul

HollowGirl
Book Review, Fantasy, Horror, Magic, NetGalley, Random House, YA Fiction

The Hollow Girl by Hillary Monahan

Bethan Jones lives alone with her grandmother, Gran, who is the drabarni (magical practitioner) of her clansmen.  To Romany people, the drabarni is the wise women of the clan and Bethan is next in line. To Bethan's disappointment, Gran says she is not ready to learn spellcraft yet and insists she go to the local… Continue reading The Hollow Girl by Hillary Monahan

With or Without You
Addiction, Book Review, Memoirs, NetGalley, Nonfiction, Random House

With or Without You by Domenica Ruta

"I will not become my mother." These were famous last words from Domenica (Nikki) Ruta. It was touch and go for a while. Nikki's mom, Kathi, was a drug addict who wanted her daughter to have more than she did. This book is not only about Nikki's fight to try and find a "normal" life,… Continue reading With or Without You by Domenica Ruta

Hero of My Heart Featured
Addiction, Book Review, Historical, NetGalley, Random House, Romance

Hero of My Heart by Megan Frampton

"Merry" Mary Smith, the late vicar's daughter, is in a very bad predicament.  Her half brother is gambling and drinking her inheritance away and has decided to sell her to the highest bidder who happens to be a devastatingly handsome man and seems to be ill. Little does she know she is in for the… Continue reading Hero of My Heart by Megan Frampton

Wonder Featured
Book Review, Children's Fiction, Family Relationships, NetGalley, Random House, YA Fiction

Wonder (Wonder #1) by R.J. Palacio

I know I’m not an ordinary ten-year-old kid…I know ordinary kids don’t make other kids run away screaming in playgrounds.  I know ordinary kids don’t get scared at wherever they go.  My name is August, by the way, I won’t describe what I look like.  Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August may not look… Continue reading Wonder (Wonder #1) by R.J. Palacio

The Stranger You Seek
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The Stranger You Seek (Keye Street #1) by Amanda Kyle Williams

Keye Street is a recovering alcoholic, former behavioral specialist for the FBI, and currently a private detective including a process server and bail recovery agent in Atlanta, Georgia. Needless to say, her job is very unpredictable at best and currently, the infamous Wishbone Killer has a personal connection with her.  Street's friend and confidant, Lieutenant… Continue reading The Stranger You Seek (Keye Street #1) by Amanda Kyle Williams