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Deviant by Helen FitzGerald: Book Review & Giveaway

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deviant

There was something about the book cover for Deviant that drew me in. I kept seeing it and it kept haunting me, so when I got the opportunity to get a copy I jumped on it. Helen FitzGerald is an international bestselling author of both adult thrillers and YA fiction, with her novel Dead Lovely [...]

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A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate by Susanna Calkins: A 17th Century Mystery

Fiction
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate

I love good historical mysteries so, once I discovered that Susanna Calkins has a doctorate in British history, I had to check out A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate. It’s Book #1 in the new Lucy Campion Mysteries series. I rationalized that Ms. Calkins would either bring 17th century London to life or turn it into [...]

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No Way Back by Andrew Gross: Book Review & Giveaway

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No Way Back

We’re participating in the Titanic Giveaway Hop and a Partners in Crime Book Tour today. For these two events we’re hosting a multi-book giveaway of No Way Back by bestselling author Andrew Gross. This thriller is a disaster roller coaster ride, so grab onto your seats because it’s going to get a just a wee [...]

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Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge: Who Is Lucie Walker?

Fiction
Love Water Memory

I felt really drawn to the book cover of Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge and had to find out what it was about. Although I try to limit my reviews of amnesia novels to one a year, I realized when I read the concept that this was one I definitely wanted to read. It’s [...]

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The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout: Book Review & Giveaway

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The Burgess Boys

Elizabeth Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for her amazing novel Olive Kitteridge and now she’s back, showing us that she plans to continue to be a literary force to be reckoned with. I actually almost didn’t request her new novel, The Burgess Boys, because I wondered how this one could possibly equal Olive Kitteridge. Well, [...]

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Zero Separation by Philip Donlay: Book Review & Giveaway

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Zero Separation

We’re participating in the Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop and have chosen Zero Separation by Philip Donlay as our giveaway. To make it even more fun, we’ve got multiple copies to give away! The first person chosen will receive a hardcover finished copy and the next two people chosen will each receive an advance readers copy [...]

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