It's Monday! What Are You Reading? July 6, 2026 #IMWAYR

  

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

Big Summer

by Jennifer Weiner

e-book from my TBR shelves for a challenge

Published May 2020

The Calamity Club

by Kathryn Stockett

audio-book from my TBR collection

Published May 2026

What I recently finished

Everything We Found

(Everything #4)

by Kerry Lonsdale

eARC for review

Pub date ~ August 3

A Crimson Rose

(Crimson Grove #3)

by Grace Greene

eARC for review

Pub date ~ July 16

The Lost Soul of the City

(Nameless: Season Two #1)

by Dean Koontz

audiobook borrowed from Amazon

Published June 2021

What I am going to read next

(this is always subject to change)

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The Women in White

by Sarah Pekkanen

eARC for review

Pub date ~ August 4

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? June 29, 2026 #IMWAYR

 

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

A Crimson Rose

(Crimson Grove #3)

by Grace Greene

eARC for review

Pub date ~ July 16

The Lost Soul of the City

(Nameless: Season Two #1)

by Dean Koontz

audiobook borrowed from Amazon

Published June 2021

What I recently finished

Working Class Hero

(Hart's Ridge #16)

by Kay Bratt

eARC for review

Pub date ~ July 8

House of Teeth

(The Women of Paradise County #3)

by Anne Shaw Heinrich

print ARC for review

Pub date ~ June 16

Everything We Give

(Everything #3)

by Kerry Lonsdale

audio-book from my TBR shelf

Book #4 coming out August 3!!

What I am going to read next

(this is always subject to change)

 😊

Everything We Found

(Everything #4)

by Kerry Lonsdale

eARC for review

Pub date ~ August 3

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Release Day! The Museum of Lost Dreams by Christine Nolfi ~ My Thoughts #TheMuseumOfLostDreams

Happy Release Day!

Congrats Christine

on the release today of

The Museum of Lost Dreams!

The Museum of Lost Dreams by Christine Nolfi

Fiction, Family, 315 pages

Published June 23, 2026 by Lake Union Publishing

Returning to her fractured past, a woman is determined to end a cycle of heartbreaks in a moving novel about family, sacrifice, and redemption by the bestselling author of The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves.

When Bess Rollins’s parents die in a tragic accident, she is forced to abandon her dream job overseas. After three years away, she returns to her family’s estate in the Finger Lakes, a veritable monument to her brilliant late grandmother, and a reminder of the wreckage Bess left behind.

There’s the guilt over leaving her younger twin siblings, Casey and Caleb, and she struggles to rebuild a bond that may be irrevocably broken. Amid the grief, resentment still looms toward her reckless and self-indulgent mother and father. And then there’s Luke Monticelli, the devoted man Bess walked out on but never stopped loving.

Haunted by her regrets at every turn, Bess soon realizes that the past is far more complicated than she ever knew. With each secret that she uncovers about her family, Bess comes closer to healing their wounds, seizing a second chance at love, and fulfilling dreams that can lift them all—right here at home, where she belongs.

  

My thoughts about The Museum of Lost Dreams ~~

(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—"October 1962. The museum was a place of dreams. Twice now he'd uttered the strange remark."

The Museum of Lost Dreams is another wonderful story from Christine Nolfi. I've loved everything I've read by her and this one goes to the top. A generational story filled with family drama was exactly what I needed when I started this one. 

Bess returns home after her parents sudden deaths where she is slammed back into the family dynamics that she tried to leave behind three year ago. So much has changed, while also staying the same. As each family member tries to fit into their changed roles as siblings, redemption and forgiveness are a must. 

The dual timeline, which I loved, helped fill in the gaps in the family history and explained a lot. Seeing things from different perspectives clarified so, so much. And not everyone should be up on the pedestal where they have been placed. 

I loved everything about The Museum of Lost Dreams and highly recommend it!

I received a copy of The Museum of Lost Dreams from the author and this is my honest opinion of the book.

About the author

Christine Nolfi is the award-winning and bestselling author of eighteen novels. Look for her 2026 release, The Museum of Lost Dreams.

Other works include her 2025 bestseller, The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves (sequel coming in 2027); the reader favorite A Heart Like Home; A Brighter Flame, selected by She Reads as a best book club pick and The Passing Storm, cited by Publishers Weekly as “Tautly plotted, expertly characterized, and genuinely riveting” and gold medal winner in general fiction, International Book Awards.

Earlier works include The Road She Left Behind, a top book club pick by Working Mother and Parade magazines; the award-winning Sweet Lake Series; Second Chance Grill, highly recommended by The Midwest Book Review and Treasure Me, recognized by the Next Generation Indie Awards. The Tree of Everlasting Knowledge was cited by The Midwest Book Review as “Poignant and powerful, as much a saga of learning to survive, heal, and forgive as it is a chilling crime story, unforgettable to the very end.”

A native of Ohio, Christine now resides in South Carolina with her husband. Visit Christine Nolfi at the website of the same name.

Connect with Christine

Website | Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? June 22, 2026 #IMWAYR

 

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

Working Class Hero

(Hart's Ridge #16)

by Kay Bratt

eARC for review

Pub date ~ July 8

House of Teeth

(The Women of Paradise County #3)

by Anne Shaw Heinrich

print ARC for review

Pub date ~ June 16

Everything We Give

(Everything #3)

by Kerry Lonsdale

audio-book from my TBR shelf

Book #4 coming out August 3!!

What I recently finished

The Architect

(Seaside Saga #27)

by Joanne Demaio

e-book for review

Published June 2, 2026

What I am going to read next

(this is always subject to change)

 😊

Everything We Found

(Everything #4)

by Kerry Lonsdale

eARC for review

Pub date ~ August 3

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Release Day! Dark Current Reckoning by Ashley Farley ~ My Thoughts #DarkCurrentReckoning

Happy Release Day!

Congratulations Ashley

on the release today of

Dark Current Reckoning!

Dark Current Reckoning by Ashley Farley

(Sutherlin Files Series #3)

Women's Crime Stories, 263 pages

Published June 16, 2026 by AHF Publishing

Lane Sutherlin has dragged Tidewell’s darkest secrets into the light—except the one still poisoning its future. A powerful faction of the Old Guard, including Lane’s own stepfather, is quietly orchestrating a land grab that will wipe out Tidewell’s most historic neighborhood and replace it with a waterfront casino. But before Lane can stop them, a far more personal truth resurfaces.

New evidence emerges about the boat accident that killed her brother nineteen years ago, forcing Lane to confront the lies that shaped her life and the man who buried them. Sheriff Boone didn’t just fail her—he hid the truth to protect one of Tidewell’s most privileged sons. And the boy who “rescued” her that night wasn’t a savior at all.

As Lane digs deeper, the Old Guard closes ranks, desperate to silence her before she exposes their final, most dangerous secret. And complicating everything is Briggs—the town’s embattled commonwealth’s attorney—whose feelings for Lane are getting harder to deny, even as the pressure threatens to break them apart.

With enemies closing in, a community on the brink, and the past demanding justice, Lane must decide what she’s willing to risk to finish what she started. Tidewell is running out of time.

And this time, the reckoning is hers.

My thoughts about Dark Current Reckoning ~~

(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 lines—"Cold bites through my gloves as I lift the binoculars to my face."

I just read another great installment in this exciting series by Ashley Farley. Once again I got to travel into the world of the formidable Lane Sutherlin and the evil that is lurking in Tidwell. As Lane battles the Old Guard of her community, she is also try to discover the truth surrounding the death of her brother years ago. Who and what was involved in the coverup? At this point, Lane isn't sure who she can trust and who is working against her. But this task is a lot for just one person to take on. Who can she let into her inner world?

I love this series as the drama and excitement kept me turning the pages. Any book by Ashley is a page turner but when she added the dark side of Tidwell and the tenacity of Lane to her formula, she definitely upped her game. 

And just when I got to the end of this story and desperately wanted more, I found out that there is going to be a book four in this amazing series! Yay for us!

I highly recommend this series, where you'll get it all—Ashley's wonderful storytelling, amazing characters, plenty of drama, and the feeling that the bad guys can not win. Dark Current Reckoning was an exciting read and did not disappoint! I suggest that you get started on this series right away.

I received an eARC of Dark Current Reckoning and this is my honest opinion.

Dark Current Rising  - Read my thoughts here

Dark Current - Read my thoughts here

Dark Current Reckoning - Out now!

I just discovered that Ashley is putting out a book 4 of this wonderful series! Coming October 6th!!

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About the author

Amazon Charts and USA Today bestselling author.

Ashley Farley writes heartfelt, faith-infused women’s fiction about love, loss, and second chances. Her stories shine a light on everyday women—mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends—facing life’s toughest moments with courage, hope, and grace.

Originally from South Carolina, Ashley now makes her home in Virginia’s Northern Neck, but her heart still belongs to the Lowcountry—with its moss-draped oaks, salty air, and soulful Southern charm. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with family or wrangling her two opinionated Labradors. ~ Amazon

Connect with Ashley

Website | Facebook | Goodreads | Twitter | Instagram

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