Dark Site by Patrick Lee
– A Sam Dryden Series, Book 3 – Author: Patrick LeePublisher: Minotaur Books (May 28, 2019) Genre: Mystery/Thriller Hardcover: 400 pages Kindle: 359 pages Description From the author of Runner, Sam Dryden comes under attack from unknown forces as an unremembered episode from his past threatens more than just his life. On an otherwise normal morning, former Special Forces operative Sam Dryden is the target of an unsuccessful attempted abduction. Using his attacker’s cellphone, he learnsRead More →
Freefall by Jessica Barry
Debut Thriller Author: Jessica Barry Publisher: Harper; First Edition first Printing edition (January 8, 2019) Genre: Mystery/Thriller Hardcover: 368 pages Kindle: 356 pages Description: They say your daughter is dead. You know they’re wrong. When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, everyone assumes Allison Carpenter is dead. But Maggie, Allison’s mother back home in Owl Creek, Maine, refuses to believe them. Maggie knows her daughter – or she used to, anyway.Read More →
#BookReview ~ The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
A Middle-Grade Debut Novel You Won’t Want To Put Down Author: David Barclay Moore Hardcover: 304 Knopf Books for Young Readers (September 19, 2017) Paperback: 304 Yearling; Reprint edition (January 8, 2019) Ages: 10 – 13 This story is an amazing glimpse into the life of Wallace “Lolly” Rachpaul, an angry boy who is attempting to work through the death of his older brother. What makes this even more difficult is that he is livingRead More →
The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
A Novel That Will Open Your Mind To New Thoughts Author: Erica Bauermeister Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (May 21, 2019) Hardcover: 320 pages Kindle: 310 pages Thanks for visiting and I hope you mark your calendar for May 21. That’s when you can scurry out and pick up a copy of the book you’ve been hearing about! We are now midway into Erica’s blog tour and if you’d like to know more about TheRead More →
The Final Reckoning by Robert Bailey
McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thriller Book 4 Author: Robert Bailey Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (April 23, 2019) Paperback: 416 pages Kindle: 404 pages Synopsis: His last challenge: live long enough to save the lives of those he loves. Cold-blooded killer JimBone Wheeler blames Tom McMurtrie for putting him on death row. He once vowed that he’d bring “a reckoning” on Tom and every one the southern lawyer holds dear. When Wheeler escapes from prison, heRead More →
Book Review – The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
Just When You Think Things Can’t Get Worse . . . Synopsis For those who are claustrophobic, the setting of The Escape Room won’t be too hard to imagine. While the story flashes from present to past, it opens with a prologue regarding Miguel, a security guard who works the night shift at a construction site. The site is a luxury office tower in the final stages of construction. When Miguel thinks he hears aRead More →
The Truth Behind the Lie A Novel by Sara Lövestam
Author: Sara Lövestam Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (August 27, 2019) Hardback: 288 Kindle: 288 pages When a six year old girl disappears and calling the police isn’t an option, her desperate mother Pernilla turns to an unlikely source for help. She finds a cryptic ad online for a private investigator: “Need help, but can’t contact the police?” Kouplan responds to a young woman who is looking for PI help in locating her six-year-oldRead More →
Fake ID by Lamar Giles
Sometimes It’s Not Easy Being A Teen Details Author: Lamar GilesPublisher: Amistad (January 21, 2014) Hardback: 320 Paperback: 336 Kindle: 325 Audio: 7 hrs 57 min My name isn’t really Nick Pearson. I shouldn’t tell you where I’m from. I shouldn’t tell you why my family moved to Stepton, Virginia. I shouldn’t tell you who I really am, or my hair, eye, and skin color. And I definitely shouldn’t tell you about my friend Eli CruzRead More →
Teddy: The Remarkable Tale of a President, a Cartoonist, a Toymaker and a Bear
by James Sage Author: James Sage Illustrator: Lisk Feng Publisher: Kids Can Press (May 7, 2019) Pages: 40 Ages: 4 – 7 This book is based on a little fact and a little fiction. As the story goes, President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt went on a hunting trip in 1902, while there he refused to shoot a baby bear. “I’d never be able to look my children in the eyes again!” Later, whenRead More →
Huge Deal (21 Wall Street #3) by Lauren Layne
If You Like Romance, Give This Series A Try Synopsis From Amazon An alpha among the wolves of Wall Street, Kennedy Dawson rose to the top of the pack by striking the right contracts at the right times. But there’s one deal that’s been giving him a run for his money – a pact to never again let his assistant, Kate, get under his skin. She may be smart, gorgeous, and sharp as a whip,Read More →
The Happy Book and other feelings by Andy Rash
A Very Emotional Story! Author: Andy Rash Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers (February 19, 2019) Pages: 40 Ages: 3 – 7 This colorful book begins with The Happy Book, bright yellow pages, a happy camper wearing a scout uniform, and a clam. Welcome to the Happy Book! I’m one happy Camper! But this happy guy soon disappoints his best friend, Clam, by thoughtlessly eating the whole friendship cake that Clam prepared. Oops!Read More →
Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert by Morag Hood
-Sophie Is A Girl That Will Make You Smile! – Author: Morag HoodIllustrator: Ella OkstadPublisher: Aladdin (November 20, 2018) Hardcover: 32 pages Ages: 4 – 8 My name is Sophie Johnson, and I live with a unicorn. Well, not just one, actually. I think I have 17 at the moment. The room is filled with a stuffed rabbit with a headband that is holding a carrot, Sophie’s baby brother with headband and cone, a stuffedRead More →
For Better And Worse by Margot Hunt
An Unusual Proposition Author: Margot HuntPublisher: IRA; Original edition (December 11, 2018) Excerpt Paperback: 336 pages While many times I write my own synopsis, this time I’m taking it from the publisher, Harlequin MIRA: On their first date back in law school, Natalie and Will Clarke bonded over drinks, dinner and whether they could get away with murder. Now married, they’ll put the latter to the test when an unchecked danger in their communityRead More →
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
– Ready To Stroll Through The Bartholemew? – Click To Read An Excerpt Author: Rodney SagerPublisher: Dutton (July 2, 2019) Hardcover: 384 pages When you’re at a low point in your life, just lost your job and your boyfriend is caught cheating on you, it might be best to watch out for deals that sound too good to be true. Jules finds herself in just such a position. When she applies for the job ofRead More →
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
What Can You Learn From Silence? Click To Read An Excerpt Author: Alex Michaelides Publisher: Celadon Books (February 5, 2019) Hardback: 336 pages Audio Book: 8 hours and 43 minutes CD Book: 8 hours and 44 minutes Kindle: 304 pages Alicia Berenson is residing in the Grove where she’s been housed since being convicted of shooting her fashion photographer husband, Gabriel. But the Grove hasn’t been able to help her very much, if at all,Read More →
#BookReview – Picture of Innocence by T J Stimson
Twisty and Addictive Click To Read A Sample Author: T J StimsonPublisher: Avon (April 18, 2019) Paperback: 416 pages Kindle: 292 pages Click To Read A Sample Description My name is Lydia. I’m 12 years old. I’m not an evil person, but I did something bad. My name is Maddie. I’d never hurt my son. But can I be sure if I don’t remember? With three children under ten, Maddie is struggling. On theRead More →
#BookReview ~ The Hummingbird Dagger by Cindy Anstey
Cindy Anstey’s Newest Novel Author: Cindy Anstey Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Swoon Reads (April 16, 2019) Hardcover: 352 pages Kindle: 343 pages For those familiar with books by Jane Austen (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, etc), this book has been likened to hers. The setting is 1833 as Lord James Ellerby rescues a young woman who is involved in a carriage accident. He rushes her to his manor and summons aRead More →
The Steves by Morag Hood
Is The World Big Enough For Two Steves? Author/Illustrator: Morag Hood Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 4, 2018) Pages: 32 Ages: 4 – 8 When Steve meets Steve the competition begins I’m Steve But I was here first. BY ONE PAGE! The first Steve to speak in the book assures the other Steve that he can be Steve the Second. No deal. If they determine who is the oldest that should solve the problem.Read More →
#BookReview ~Wish by Chris Saunders
What Would Your Wish Be? Author/Illustrator: Chris Saunders Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group words & pictures (March 14, 2019) Pages: 32 (available in Kindle, Hardcover) Ages: 4 – 7 Once every year wishes take flight,filled with hope and twinkling light.They dance in the air, with a swirl and a swish,you have to be lucky to be chosen by a wish. When Rabbit finds not one, but three wishes given to him, he finds himself unsure asRead More →
Book Review – Chomp Goes The Alligator by Matthew Van Fleet
Constructed To Withstand Hours Of Fun Description Along came the alligator,chomp, chomp, chomp! From the internationally bestselling children’s book creator Matthew Van Fleet comes the story of a hungry little alligator who gulps his way from one to ten. Ten touchable textures, a sturdy chomping pull tab, and a grand finale pop-up are sure to engage the youngest readers. Details Author: Matthew Van FleetPublisher: Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (September 2018) Pages: 26 Ages:Read More →