Monday, July 30, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? July 30, 2018


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

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Good Luck with That
by Kristan Higgins

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Rattling the Heat in Deadwood 
(Deadwood #8)
by Ann Charles 
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

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Nell and Lady: A Novel
by Ashley Farley

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The Austen Escape
by Katherine Reay

What I am going to read next

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Little Big Love
by Katy Regan

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Book Spotlight Giveaway! The Quiet Child by John Burley


I have sooooo many books! The Book Spotlight Giveaway feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to clear my shelves and to share some of the many books I have. This feature is a way for my to cull my collection and to give someone else the opportunity to enjoy these treasures.

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I read The Quiet Child about a year ago and posted these thoughts about the story ——

"Not only is The Quiet Child so well written that the words just flowed off the pages, the story was intriguing and suspenseful enough to make me not what to put it down. I loved the way the author wrote the descriptions so as to make me feel like I was totally immersed in the scenes he was describing. It was all so detailed and well written without being overdone.

And the twists and turns of the storyline. Wow! So much there that I was not expecting—so many thing that are not what they seem to be. This is an author that I will definitely be reading again." posted on The Book Bag on August 9, 2017

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

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The Quiet Child

The Quiet Child by John Burley
Paperback, 304 pages
Published August 8th 2017 by William Morrow Paperbacks

From the award-winning author of The Absence of Mercy, comes a gripping and darkly psychological novel about family, suspicion, and the price we are willing to pay to protect those we love the most.

It’s the summer of 1954, and the residents of Cottonwood, California, are dying. At the center of it all is six-year-old Danny McCray, a strange and silent child the townspeople regard with fear and superstition, and who appears to bring illness and ruin to those around him. Even his own mother is plagued by a disease that is slowly consuming her.

Sheriff Jim Kent, increasingly aware of the whispers and rumors surrounding the boy, has watched the people of his town suffer—and he worries someone might take drastic action to protect their loved ones. Then a stranger arrives, and Danny and his ten-year-old brother, Sean, go missing. In the search that follows, everyone is a suspect, and the consequences of finding the two brothers may be worse than not finding them at all.


About the author


John Burley attended medical school in Chicago and completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. He currently serves as an emergency medicine physician in Northern California, where he lives with his wife and daughter, and their Great Dane and English bulldog.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Release Day! Girls' Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke

Happy Release Day!!

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Girls' Night Out

Girls' Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke
Paperback, 336 pages
Published July 24th 2018 by Lake Union Publishing

For estranged friends Ashley, Natalie, and Lauren, it’s time to heal the old wounds between them. Where better to repair those severed ties than on a girls’ getaway to the beautiful paradise of Tulum, Mexico? But even after they’re reunited, no one is being completely honest about the past or the secrets they’re hiding. When Ashley disappears on their girls’ night out, Natalie and Lauren have to try to piece together their hazy memories to figure out what could have happened to her, while also reconciling their feelings of guilt over their last moments together.

Was Ashley with the man she’d met only days before? Did she pack up and leave? Was she kidnapped? Or worse—could Natalie or Lauren have snapped under the weight of her own lies?

As the clock ticks, hour by hour, Natalie and Lauren’s search rushes headlong into growing suspicion and dread. Maybe their secrets run deeper and more dangerous than one of them is willing—or too afraid—to admit.


Congratulations Liz and Lisa
 on the release today of
Girls' Night Out!

I've read this book already and I loved it just like I've loved their other books. You can read my thoughts here. It is the perfect book to get lost in this summer and I know you'll be drawn into the story like I was. I highly recommend it! 

About the authors


Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke have been best friends for 25 years and survived high school and college together. Liz lives in San Diego, CA with her husband and two children. Lisa, a former talk show producer, now lives in Chicago, IL with her husband, daughter and two bonus children.

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Release Day! The Space Between by Dete Meserve ~ and a Giveaway!

Happy Release Day!!

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The Space Between

The Space Between by Dete Meserve
Print and e-book, 300 pages
Published July 24th 2018 by Lake Union Publishing

The truth isn’t what it seems in this stirring novel of suspense.

After presenting a major scientific breakthrough to a rapt audience across the country, renowned astronomer Sarah Mayfield returns home to a disturbing discovery. Her husband, Ben, a Los Angeles restaurateur, has disappeared, leaving behind an unexplained bank deposit of a million dollars, a loaded Glock in the nightstand, and a video security system that’s been wiped clean. The only answers their son, Zack, can offer are the last words his father said to him: keep the doors locked and set the alarm.

Sarah’s marriage was more troubled than anyone suspected, but now she is afraid that her husband’s recent past could be darker than she dares to admit. Suspecting that nothing about Ben’s vanishing is what it seems, Sarah must delve into the space between old memories, newfound fears, and misleading clues to piece together the mystery of her husband’s disappearance—and find what she hopes in her heart is the truth.

     

Congratulations Dete
 on the release today of
The Space Between!

I've read this book already and I loved it just like I've loved Dete's other books. You can read my thoughts here

The Space Between is definitely a book I highly recommend and I guarantee you'll not be able to put it down!! 

Scroll on down for a chance to win an autographed copy!


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About the author


Dete Meserve is an award-winning author who is searching for Good. Like Kate Bradley in the novel Good Sam and Perfectly Good Crime, Meserve is looking for people who are doing extraordinary good for others, sometimes at great personal sacrifice. While most mysteries focus on finding the killer or kidnapper, Meserve focuses our attention on finding the helpers, the rescuers, and the people who inspire us with their selfless acts of kindness.

When she's not writing, she is a film and television producer in Los Angeles and partner of Wind Dancer Films. Meserve lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children—and a very good cat that rules them all.

Connect with Dete

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon


I have an autographed print copy of this amazing book for one lucky person, courtesy of Dete. Thank you Dete, for the giveaway, and for such a wonderful story! 

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Monday, July 23, 2018

#Giveaway! ~ The Space Between by Dete Meserve

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The Space Between

The Space Between by Dete Meserve
Print, 300 pages
Expected publication: July 24th 2018 by Lake Union Publishing

The truth isn’t what it seems in this stirring novel of suspense.

After presenting a major scientific breakthrough to a rapt audience across the country, renowned astronomer Sarah Mayfield returns home to a disturbing discovery. Her husband, Ben, a Los Angeles restaurateur, has disappeared, leaving behind an unexplained bank deposit of a million dollars, a loaded Glock in the nightstand, and a video security system that’s been wiped clean. The only answers their son, Zack, can offer are the last words his father said to him: keep the doors locked and set the alarm.

Sarah’s marriage was more troubled than anyone suspected, but now she is afraid that her husband’s recent past could be darker than she dares to admit. Suspecting that nothing about Ben’s vanishing is what it seems, Sarah must delve into the space between old memories, newfound fears, and misleading clues to piece together the mystery of her husband’s disappearance—and find what she hopes in her heart is the truth.

     

I've read The Space Between and I highly recommend it! You can read my thoughts hereI loved it and I guarantee you will not be able to put it down!! 

Today, I am offering a chance for one of you to win an autographed print copy of your very own! 


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About the author


Dete Meserve is an award-winning author who is searching for Good. Like Kate Bradley in the novel Good Sam and Perfectly Good Crime, Meserve is looking for people who are doing extraordinary good for others, sometimes at great personal sacrifice. While most mysteries focus on finding the killer or kidnapper, Meserve focuses our attention on finding the helpers, the rescuers, and the people who inspire us with their selfless acts of kindness.

When she's not writing, she is a film and television producer in Los Angeles and partner of Wind Dancer Films. Meserve lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children—and a very good cat that rules them all.

Connect with Dete

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon


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I have an autographed print copy of this amazing book for one lucky person, courtesy of Dete. Thank you Dete, for the giveaway, and for such a wonderful story! 

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? July 23, 2018


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Well, it's back to work for me today after 6 weeks off after my knee surgery and then a week's vacation last week. I was able to spend a week in Colorado and got to see some family members. It was a pretty low key vacation for me as I tried to take it easy on my knee. We had wonderful hosts and I felt very pampered.

We drove up to Estes Park one day and visited the beautiful Stanley Hotel. This hotel was Stephen King's inspiration for The Shining. I loved that book and the movie! And yes, we did walk through the hedge maze.


We also walked through the Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland—at least part of it anyway—it's covers a huge area. The picture below is me playing Ring Around the Rosie with my new, little friends. 😁


Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

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The Austen Escape
by Katherine Reay
This is my book club read for this week. Have you read it?

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Rattling the Heat in Deadwood 
(Deadwood #8)
by Ann Charles 
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

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She Was the Quiet One
by Michele Campbell
Pub date July 31st
My thoughts will be posted soon.

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Baby Teeth
by Zoje Stage
Wow! My thoughts will be posted soon.

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Girl Gone Ghost
by Dawn Husted
Loved it! Read my thoughts here.

What I am going to read next

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Little Big Love
by Katy Regan

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Book Spotlight Giveaway! House Broken by Sonja Yoerg


I have sooooo many books! The Book Spotlight Giveaway feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to clear my shelves and to share some of the many books I have. This feature is a way for my to cull my collection and to give someone else the opportunity to enjoy these treasures.

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House Broken is a book that I read and loved when it first came out. You can read my thoughts here. I have been a big fan of Sonja's stories ever since. I was able to snag an extra copy of this wonderful book to offer to one of you! 

This book struck a cord for me in several ways. At one time we had a chocolate lab who looked very much like this dog. How can you just not fall in love with this precious dog face? The main character is a veterinarian. My sister is a vet. And who doesn't have a little dysfunction in their family? I know we do! 

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

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House Broken

House Broken by Sonja Yoerg
Paperback, 336 pages
Published January 6th 2015 by NAL

In this compelling and poignant debut novel, a woman skilled at caring for animals must learn to mend the broken relationships in her family.…

For veterinarian Geneva Novak, animals can be easier to understand than people. They’re also easier to forgive. But when her mother, Helen, is injured in a vodka-fueled accident, it’s up to Geneva to give her the care she needs.

Since her teens, Geneva has kept her self-destructive mother at arm’s length. Now, with two slippery teenagers of her own at home, the last thing she wants is to add Helen to the mix. But Geneva’s husband convinces her that letting Helen live with them could be her golden chance to repair their relationship.

Geneva isn’t expecting her mother to change anytime soon, but she may finally get answers to the questions she’s been asking for so long. As the truth about her family unfolds, however, Geneva may find secrets too painful to bear and too terrible to forgive.

    

About the author

Sonja Yoerg

I grew up in Stowe, Vermont, the daughter of a ski instructor. In my first incarnation, I was a animal behaviorist who studied learning in blue jays, hyenas and kangaroo rats. I wrote a book about that. Now I make stuff up.

I've published three novels, House Broken, Middle of Somewhere, and All the Best People. My fourth, True Places, will be released 1 January 2019. I'm very excited about it, but then again, I get excited about a lot of things.

When I'm not writing or pretending to be writing, I run, garden, cook, eat, drink wine, then run some more. My husband and I live in central Virginia with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's quiet and pretty, like Vermont. ~ Goodreads

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The Space Between by Dete Meserve ~ My Thoughts

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The Space Between

The Space Between by Dete Meserve
Print and e-book, 300 pages
Expected publication: July 24th 2018 by Lake Union Publishing

The truth isn’t what it seems in this stirring novel of suspense.

After presenting a major scientific breakthrough to a rapt audience across the country, renowned astronomer Sarah Mayfield returns home to a disturbing discovery. Her husband, Ben, a Los Angeles restaurateur, has disappeared, leaving behind an unexplained bank deposit of a million dollars, a loaded Glock in the nightstand, and a video security system that’s been wiped clean. The only answers their son, Zack, can offer are the last words his father said to him: keep the doors locked and set the alarm.

Sarah’s marriage was more troubled than anyone suspected, but now she is afraid that her husband’s recent past could be darker than she dares to admit. Suspecting that nothing about Ben’s vanishing is what it seems, Sarah must delve into the space between old memories, newfound fears, and misleading clues to piece together the mystery of her husband’s disappearance—and find what she hopes in her heart is the truth.

     

My thoughts about The Space Between ~~

(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)

First line—"'What's wrong?' I asked. Ben sat on the leather couch,his blue eyes planet-sized. Serious. I closed the cabin door behind me, shutting out the cold wind that whipped the trees outside, and dumped an armful of firewood on the hearth."

I've read all of Dete's books and I've loved them all. This one blew me away, on so many levels. As I was reading The Space Between, I had no idea where or how the story was going to end. I went back and forth, not knowing what to believe. What a page turner! 

The main character, Sarah, is a very strong person, a scientist who questions everything. She's not one to just accept those things that appear to be fact but questions everything she hears and learns. When she comes home and discovers her husband is missing and could be in danger—or could possibly be a danger to others—she keeps digging for the facts to find out the truth. She has such faith in her husband and doesn't want to doubt him but all the evidence is not in his favor. I had a hard time believing in him myself, but I wanted to trust her feelings. What an amazing women she is! 

I also loved the knowledge I gained about space, NASA, and the constellations from the story within the story. Sarah is a renowned scientist who recently made a major scientific breakthrough. We learn so much about all of that and all about the possibilities that are still to be discovered in space. There is some serious information there and it was all fascinating! 

The Space Between is definitely a book I'll highly recommend. I guarantee you'll not be able to put it down!!  

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About the author


Dete Meserve is an award-winning author who is searching for Good. Like Kate Bradley in the novel Good Sam and Perfectly Good Crime, Meserve is looking for people who are doing extraordinary good for others, sometimes at great personal sacrifice. While most mysteries focus on finding the killer or kidnapper, Meserve focuses our attention on finding the helpers, the rescuers, and the people who inspire us with their selfless acts of kindness.

When she's not writing, she is a film and television producer in Los Angeles and partner of Wind Dancer Films. Meserve lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children—and a very good cat that rules them all.

Connect with Dete

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon

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Release Day! The Season of Silver Linings by Christine Nolfi

Happy Release Day!

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The Season of Silver Linings by Christine Nolfi
Series: Sweet Lake #3
Kindle Edition, 299 pages
Published July 17th 2018 by Lake Union Publishing

She can’t change what’s come before. But letting go could bring healing—and the rare love that comes once in a lifetime.

When Ohio pastry chef Jada Brooks and her two best friends restored the glorious Wayfair Inn, it was a boon to Sweet Lake—and to their own lives. Now Linnie and Cat are focused on private matters: one engaged, the other swept up in newlywed bliss. Jada has also begun looking to the future by dating widower Philip Kettering and forging a sudden, sweet bond with his six-year-old daughter.

But the past isn’t finished with Jada. When a curious guest checks into the Wayfair, her delving questions stir Jada’s guilt about the heartbreaking events that scarred the town seven years ago. The risks Jada must take by revealing the truth will test every assumption she’s made about the meaning of family and the magic of enduring love.


Congratulations Christine
 on the release today of
The Season of Silver Linings!

I've read all three books in this series and with each book, I've fallen more in love with all the characters and the beautiful Wayfair Inn on Sweet Lake. I've loved each trip back to this amazing place. 

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You can read my thoughts about the books in this fabulous series here, here, and here

About the author



Some writers are gifted with an unusual life and I’m certainly one of those. I’ve lived in Ohio, Virginia, California, Utah and now South Carolina. In college I was featured on the front page of the Houston Post for a lark that erased all my debt. I met my four adopted children for the first time in the sweltering heat of the tropics. I helped build several companies and was lucky enough to earn a living doing what I love best–writing–in a PR firm I owned.

In 2004 I made the wisest and most irrational decision of my life–I began writing fiction full-time. All those years of hard work pay off daily in sweet notes and comments by readers. Please continue the mail, tweets and comments on FaceBook, GoodReads and other sites. I cherish your support and love chatting with readers.

Connect with Christine


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