Monday, December 31, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? December 31, 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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I feel like I haven't gotten much reading done this past week. We traveled for Christmas and while I think I'm going to get lots of reading done on the road, it never seems to happen that way. Since we've gotten home, I've been devouring The Last Year of the War. It is amazing! 

And I picked I'll Never Tell as my first read for 2019. I love this author and am so excited to dive into her newest. Do you plan what book you're going to start the new year with? If so, let me know what you picked. I might have room for one more book or two on my TBR pile before it tumbles over. 😊

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

What I'm currently reading

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The Last Year of the War
by Susan Meissner 
Pub date 3/19
Amazing book to finish off the year!

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Celebrity in Death
(In Death #34)
by J.D. Robb
(audio-book)

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Making Christmas
by Laura Chapman
(audio-book)
One last Christmas listen, because why not?

What I recently finished

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Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
by Chris Bohjalian

What I am going to read next

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I'll Never Tell
by Catherine McKenzie
Pub date 6/1
Picked this one to be my first read of 2019! Yay me!

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Saturday, December 29, 2018

Book Spotlight Giveaway! The Art of Crash Landing by Melissa DeCarlo


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.

This is a book I read when it came out in 2015. You can read my thoughts here. I really enjoyed and I have my ARC to give away to one lucky person. 

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The Art of Crash Landing

The Art of Crash Landing by Melissa DeCarlo
ARC, 416 pages
Published September 8th 2015 by Harper Paperbacks

From a bright new talent comes this debut novel about a young woman who travels for the first time to her mother’s hometown, and gets sucked into the mystery that changed her family forever.

Mattie Wallace has really screwed up this time. Broke and knocked up, she’s got all her worldly possessions crammed into six giant trash bags, and nowhere to go. Try as she might, Mattie can no longer deny that she really is turning into her mother, a broken alcoholic who never met a bad choice she didn’t make.

When Mattie gets news of a possible inheritance left by a grandmother she’s never met, she jumps at this one last chance to turn things around. Leaving the Florida Panhandle, she drives eight hundred miles to her mother’s birthplace—the tiny town of Gandy, Oklahoma. There, she soon learns that her mother remains a local mystery—a happy, talented teenager who inexplicably skipped town thirty-five years ago with nothing but the clothes on her back. But the girl they describe bears little resemblance to the damaged woman Mattie knew, and before long it becomes clear that something terrible happened to her mother, and it happened here. The harder Mattie digs for answers, the more obstacles she encounters. Giving up, however, isn’t an option. Uncovering what started her mother’s downward spiral might be the only way to stop her own.

Hilarious, gripping, and unexpectedly wise, The Art of Crash Landing is a poignant novel from an assured new voice. 


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About the author



Melissa DeCarlo was born and raised in Oklahoma City, and has worked as an artist, graphic designer, grant writer, and even (back when computers were the size of refrigerators) a computer programmer. The Art of Crash Landing is her first novel. Melissa now lives in East Texas with her husband and a motley crew of rescue animals. ~ Amazon

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Friday, December 28, 2018

The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg ~ My Thoughts #TheRedAddressBook #BookishFirst

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The Red Address Book

The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
Paperback and e-book, 304 pages
Expected publication: January 8th 2019 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

For fans of A Man Called Ove and The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared comes a heartwarming debut about 96-year-old Doris, who writes down her memories as she pages through her decades-old address book. But the most profound moment of her life is still to come . . .

Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny--her American grandniece, and her only relative--give her great joy and remind her of her own youth.

When Doris was a girl, she was given an address book by her father, and ever since she has carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years. Looking through the little book now, Doris sees the many crossed-out names of people long gone and is struck by the urge to put pen to paper. In writing down the stories of her colorful past--working as a maid in Sweden, modelling in Paris during the 30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War--can she help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, unlock the secrets of their family and finally look to the future? And whatever became of Allan, the love of Doris's life?

A charming novel that prompts reflection on the stories we all should carry to the next generation, and the surprises in life that can await even the oldest among us, The Red Address Book introduces Sofia Lundberg as a wise--and irresistible--storyteller.



My thoughts about The Red Address Book ~~

(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—"The saltshaker. The pillbox. The bowl of lozenges. The blood-pressure monitor in its oval case. The magnifying glass and its red bobbin-lace strap, taken from a Christmas curtain, tied in three fat knots. The phone with the extra-large numbers. The old red-leather address book, its bent corners revealing the yellowed paper within. She arranges everything carefully, in the middle of the kitchen table."

The premise of The Red Address Book intrigued me from the start. We learn about this 96 year-old woman's life through the old address book she has kept for years. So many of the people she has known and loved in the past are gone now but she still has her memories of them and the time they had together. I loved Doris and her spunkiness—what an interesting life she led. And the relationship she had with her grandniece, Jenny, was very special and heartwarming to witness.

This was a beautifully written story and I found myself totally wrapped up in the lives of Doris and Jenny. This is Sofia's debut novel and I'm excited to see what else she has in store for us as readers. What an amazing, wonderful story! 

I received The Red Address Book from BookishFirst in exchange for my honest opinion.

About the author

Viktor Fremling

Sofia Lundberg is a journalist and former magazine editor. Her debut novel, The Red Address Book, will be published in 28 territories worldwide. She lives in Stockholm with her son. ~ Amazon

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Thursday, December 27, 2018

Home for Wounded Hearts by Ashley Farley #HomeForWoundedHearts #AshleyFarley

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Home for Wounded Hearts

Home for Wounded Hearts
by Ashley Farley

Print and ebook, 255 pages
Expected publication: January 15th 2019 by Leisure Time Publishing

A novel of hope and renewal by the author of the bestselling Sweeney Sisters series.

Faith Neilson, survivor of an abusive marriage, has finally discovered her life’s passion. She’s established a shelter for women in crisis. Not only for homeless women but also for those who are suffering from abuse, dealing with addiction, or coping with grief over the loss of a loved one. Faith’s mission, when she opens her doors, is to help the residents mend their broken hearts. In the midst of that challenge, she struggles to find additional funding to keep her program afloat while balancing the demands of career and home.

This standalone spinoff of the bestselling Sweeney Sisters series presents a cast of memorable characters. Tilda, who is convinced she has Alzheimer’s. Molly, a street-smart homeless woman who has an endearing childlike quality. Caroline, whose gardening hobby has become an obsession since the death of her son. And Jenny, a young woman whose anger at her husband for having an affair with her best friend has spiraled out of control

Join these women in their day-to-day lives as they endeavor to move from uncertainty toward independence. When the actions of a young resident’s abusive stepfather threaten the residents’ lives as well as the future of the shelter, tension mounts and bonds of friendship are tested in a dramatic conclusion.

A Sweeney Sisters Series standalone spinoff.


My thoughts about Home for Wounded Hearts ~~

(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—"Faith raised her glass of champagne for a toast. She rarely indulged in luxuries like the expensive bottle of Veuve Cliquot, but achieving one's life goals called for a celebration."

Before I started reading Home for Wounded Hearts, I hadn't realized how much I missed the Sweeney sisters. It was so wonderful to reconnect with them again and find out what was going in their lives. Listen to me, I sound like I was revisiting old friends, but that's how I've come to feel about all of them. I've been through the ups and downs of each of the sisters.

Home for Wounded Hearts is the story of Faith and what she has done with her life—creating a loving and safe place for women with wounded hearts and souls, much like what her life was before things turned around for her.

Ashley's stories are always full of love and kindness, even as her characters go through their trials and tribulations. And they always seem to come back to the importance of being surrounded by family—families related by love or just simply by caring for one another. The women who come to live at the Home form a strong family bond as they discover the true meaning of family.

I loved Home for Wounded Hearts and I loved visiting the Sweeney Sisters again. I highly recommend this 'feel good' story.

I received a copy of Home for Wounded Hearts from the author in exchange for my honest review.

About the author

Ashley Farley

Ashley Farley writes books about women for women. Her characters are mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives facing real-life issues. Her goal is to keep you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning. If her story stays with you long after you've read the last word, then she's done her job.

After her brother died in 1999 of an accidental overdose, she turned to writing as a way of releasing her pent-up emotions. She wrote Saving Ben in honor of Neal, the boy she worshiped, the man she could not save.

Ashley is a wife and mother of two young adult children. While she’s lived in Richmond, Virginia for the past 21 years, part of her heart remains in the salty marshes of the South Carolina Lowcountry where she grew up. Through the eyes of her characters, she’s able to experience the moss-draped trees, delectable cuisine, and kind-hearted folks with lazy drawls that make the area so unique. ~ Goodreads

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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to You!


I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!


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Monday, December 24, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? December 24, 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

18666006
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
by Chris Bohjalian

12330650
Celebrity in Death
(In Death #34)
by J.D. Robb
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

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Wildflower Heart 
(The Wildflower House Book 1)
by Grace Greene
Pub date January 22

37570458
The Red Address Book
by Sofia Lundberg
Pub date January 8

What I am going to read next

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The Last Year of the War
by Susan Meissner 
Pub date 3/19

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Saturday, December 22, 2018

True Places by Sonja Yoerg ~ My Thoughts #TruePlaces #NetGalley

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True Places

True Places by Sonja Yoerg
Paperback and e-book, 347 pages
Expected publication: January 1st 2019 by Lake Union Publishing

A girl emerges from the woods, starved, ill, and alone…and collapses.

Suzanne Blakemore hurtles along the Blue Ridge Parkway, away from her overscheduled and completely normal life, and encounters the girl. As Suzanne rushes her to the hospital, she never imagines how the encounter will change her—a change she both fears and desperately needs.

Suzanne has the perfect house, a successful husband, and a thriving family. But beneath the veneer of an ideal life, her daughter is rebelling, her son is withdrawing, her husband is oblivious to it all, and Suzanne is increasingly unsure of her place in the world. After her discovery of the ethereal sixteen-year-old who has never experienced civilization, Suzanne is compelled to invite Iris into her family’s life and all its apparent privileges.

But Iris has an independence, a love of solitude, and a discomfort with materialism that contrasts with everything the Blakemores stand for—qualities that awaken in Suzanne first a fascination, then a longing. Now Suzanne can’t help but wonder: Is she destined to save Iris, or is Iris the one who will save her?


Pssst - True Places is a December Amazon First Reads selection. You can get it free or at a reduced price until the end of the month!

My thoughts about True Places ~~

(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—"The girl knew before she opened her eyes that Mama was gone. She always knew." 

I have been a huge fan of Sonja's stories from her very first one. I've come to expect a beautiful, touching story that will put her memorable characters through some tough times—times that will lead to soul searching and growth. 

True Places was all this, and so much more. When Suzanne finds a young girl along the roadside, the compassion she feels for her starts a wave of change in her life, and the lives of her family. The life that Suzanne thought she was perfectly content with is maybe not the life she really wants or needs. Will taking Iris into their family mend it or totally break it apart?  

Sonja creates such strong, independent characters that you can't help but love. Suzanne is brave and caring and someone we could all emulate. It's not easy taking in a girl like Iris. And then there's Iris. She has been through so much in her short life, but she is such an amazing person. We can all learn so much from her and what she has been through.  

I loved True Places. It is a story that made me stop and think about where my 'true place' is and questioning if I am there yet. I also love that Sonja's stories take me on adventures that I personally am not brave enough to try. I can't recommend this story enough! You will not be disappointed.    

I received an ARC of True Places from the author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

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.

My first two novels (House Broken and Middle of Somewhere) were published in 2015 by Penguin. My third, All the Best People, will be out in May 2017. 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.

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Book Spotlight Giveaway! The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins


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.

I recently reorganized my books shelves and lo and behold, I found that I have two copies of this book. Oops! One of you will be lucky enough to win my extra one. I'm giving away an ARC of this fabulous book!

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The Crooked Branch

The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins
ARC, 400 pages
Published March 5th 2013 by NAL

From the national bestselling and highly acclaimed author of The Outside Boy comes the deeply moving story of two mothers—witty, self-deprecating Majella, who is shocked by her entry into motherhood in modern-day New York, and her ancestor, tough and terrified Ginny Doyle, whose battles are more fundamental: she must keep her young family alive during Ireland’s Great Famine.

After the birth of her daughter Emma, the usually resilient Majella finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her childhood home in Queens, Majella discovers the diary of her maternal ancestor Ginny—and is shocked to read a story of murder in her family history.

With the famine upon her, Ginny Doyle fled from Ireland to America, but not all of her family made it. What happened during those harrowing years, and why does Ginny call herself a killer? Is Majella genetically fated to be a bad mother, despite the fierce tenderness she feels for her baby? Determined to uncover the truth of her heritage and her own identity, Majella sets out to explore Ginny’s past—and discovers surprising truths about her family and ultimately, herself.


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About the author

Jeanine Cummins

Jeanine Cummins is the bestselling author of the groundbreaking memoir A Rip in Heaven and award winning novel The Outside Boy. She worked in the publishing industry for ten years before becoming a full-time writer. She was born in Spain, and has lived in California, Maryland, Belfast, and New York City, where she remains now with her Irish husband and growing family. The Crooked Branch is her second novel. ~ Amazon

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Friday, December 21, 2018

On Tour: The Judas Tree by Susan Bacoyanis #TheJudasTree #EndeavourMedia

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The Judas Tree

Mary Webster’s reaction to her lover’s betrayal is off the chart…

Mary seems like an ordinary 46-year-old divorcee, beginning a new life in rural England, but she has depths of pent-up pain, the result of 20 years of marital infidelities and abuse. All she needs is a trigger to unleash savage emotions.

When she becomes entangled with Jonas, a married man, Mary suddenly finds herself in the opposite role of the ‘other woman’. Jonas has a nasty streak, however, and taunts with the nursery rhyme ‘Mary, Mary quite contrary…’ .

But when Mary uncovers Jonas’s web of seductive lies, betraying not only herself but his wife and several young village women, she plots her revenge and acts out the real meaning of the nursery rhyme…

As things go from bad to worse, Mary is driven over the edge of normality. Because Mary is not normal ... she is damaged. Her only redeeming quality is her belief that she is acting for the greater good …

Susan Bacoyanis’s intriguing psychological thriller The Judas Tree is a chilling tale of multiple acts of betrayal and the consequences of greed. It has deep echoes of Penelope Mortimer’s angry woman classic of the Sixties, The Pumpkin Eater.


My thoughts about The Judas Tree ~~

(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 line.)

First line—"Why do people lie? To gain attention? To elevate their status, or reinvent themselves? Is it perhaps the need to control? To instill fear, exercise power or cultivate friendship and love?"

This is a story full of lies and deceit. Mary seems like a nice person, a friendly neighbor, someone you might want to get to know. But be careful of Mary! She is a liar and will twist things around to her liking so she gets what she wants.

I got sucked into her world and watched unbelievingly as she manipulated everyone she came in contact with. This was definitely a page-turner as I couldn't wait to see what Mary was going to do next. What a twisted, scary person, and story—and I loved every minute of it!

I received a copy of The Judas Tree in exchange for my honest review.


About the author

Susan Bacoyanis

Susan Bacoyanis was born and educated in rural England. As an only child she spent many hours alone, developing a vivid imagination that has served her, first as an actor, and now as a writer. In 2002, Susan moved half way around the world to live and work in California, attending the New York Film Academy and working as a screen actor in Hollywood. She joined the Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions writing team in Los Angeles, helping establish and promote the Cinema City International Film Festival, which is dedicated to promoting new writers and film makers.

She has also raised three daughters as a single mother. Her first novel, There Are No Accidents, was published in 2014, and further books in the Linked Series are planned.

Connect with Susan 

Twitter | Website

Endeavour Media


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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles #DontLetitSnowInDeadwood #AnnWCharles

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Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood

Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood  by Ann Charles
Series: The Deadwood Humorous Mystery #10
Print and e-book: 185 pages
Published November 9th 2018 by Ann Charles

It’s Christmas Eve and Violet Parker has one request on her list for Santa—to make it home to her kids. Unfortunately, “home” is also the lair of her life-long nemesis, her sister Susan (aka the devil’s concubine).

Standing in Violet’s way is Old Man Winter, who slammed the Black Hills with a show-stopping blizzard. However, a little snow isn’t going to ground her sleigh, not with family counting on her to deliver Santa’s goods.

Trying to keep Christmas from turning into a candy cane calamity, Violet battles her demons and struggles through the chaos storming around her.

Can she make it through the holiday without cracking anyone’s nut?

"Keep your fingers crossed this whole holiday doesn't blow up in our faces." --Violet Parker

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I absolutely love, love, love this Deadwood series by Ann Charles! She recently released book #10 in this fun and crazy world!! And.... it's a Christmas story. Yay!! More Violet, Doc, Harvey along with all the rest of her wonderful characters. And holiday fun.



About the author

Ann Charles

Ann lives in the beautiful Northern Arizona mountains with her clever husband, charming kids, and an incredibly sassy cat. After many years and several colleges, she managed to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington.

Her books are mixed-genre mysteries full of mayhem and fun, romance and comedy, and whatever else feels right. Sisters in Crime was kind enough to let her join their membership years ago. In addition, she’s been a member of Romance Writers of America for so many moons that she’s lost count.

Ann has written a bunch of contemporary, award-winning novels in multiple series full of quirky characters with whom she loves to spend time as much as reality allows. Right now, while you’re reading this, she’s probably frolicking around in another story.

While her reading preferences range from adventure to horror to mystery, ever since she tried on her first training bra, she has loved a good mix of romance, too.

When she’s not dabbling in fiction, she’s penning writing-themed articles or standing on her workshop soapbox, sharing what she has learned over the years about the writing craft and self-promotion.

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Monday, December 17, 2018

The Ever After by Sarah Pekkanen ~ My Thoughts #TheEverAfter #NetGalley

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The Ever After

The Ever After by Sarah Pekkanen
Print and e-book, 272 pages
Published June 5th 2018 by Atria Books

In this intricate and enthralling domestic drama the author of the “gossipy page-turner” (Glamour) The Perfect Neighbors goes deep into a marriage in crisis, peeling back layers of secrets to discover where the relationship veered off course—and whether it is worth saving.

Josie and Frank Moore are happy… at least Josie thinks they are. As parents of two young girls in the Chicago suburbs, their days can be both busy and monotonous, and sometimes Josie wonders how she became a harried forty-something mother rather than the driven career woman she once was. But Frank is a phenomenal father, he’s handsome and charismatic, and he still looks at his wife like she’s the beautiful woman he married more than a decade ago. Josie isn’t just happy—she’s lucky.

Until one Saturday morning when Josie borrows her husband’s phone to make a quick call—and sees nine words that shatter her world.

Now Josie feels as if she is standing at the edge of a sharp precipice. As she looks back at pivotal moments in the relationship she believed would last forever, she is also plunging ahead, surprising everyone (especially herself) with how far she will go to uncover the extent of her husband’s devastating secret.


My thoughts about The Ever After ~~

(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 line.)

First line—"So this is how you discover your husband is having an affair, Josie Moore thought."

How far would you go to uncover the secrets you think your husband is keeping? Is it possible to keep that idea of a happily ever after, when you suspect him of having an affair? Josie has these thoughts when she sees a message on her husband's phone—a message meant only for his eyes.

The Ever After takes us through all of the emotions that Josie goes through as she tries to find out answers about her husband, his activities, and their changing relationship. As she goes through a roller coaster ride to figure out what she wants, Frank possibly lies and cheats his way back into her life. She's not sure who, or what, to believe anymore. I went through all the ups and downs right along with Josie—alternately wanting to kick Frank out and to let him stay.  

I received The Ever After via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. 

About the author

Sarah Pekkanen

Sarah Pekkanen is also the co-author of the New York Times bestseller THE WIFE BETWEEN US and the upcoming AN ANONYMOUS GIRL, both cowritten with Greer Hendricks.

AN ANONYMOUS GIRL has been optioned for a television series by eOne, with Sarah and Greer executive producing. THE WIFE BETWEEN US has been optioned for film by Amblin Entertainment, with Sarah and Greer screenwriting the adaptation.

Her prior solo novels are: THE EVER AFTER, THE PERFECT NEIGHBORS, THINGS YOU WON'T SAY, CATCHING AIR, THE BEST OF US, THE OPPOSITE OF ME, SKIPPING A BEAT, and THESE GIRLS.

Sarah is the mother of three young boys, which explains why she writes part of her novels at Chuck E. Cheese. Sarah penned her first book, Miscellaneous Tales and Poems, at the age of 10. When publishers failed to jump upon this literary masterpiece (hey, all the poems rhymed!) Sarah followed up by sending them a sternly-worded letter on Raggedy Ann stationery. Sarah still has that letter, and carries it to New York every time she has meetings with her publisher, as a reminder that dreams do come true. ~ Goodreads

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? December 17, 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

37570458
The Red Address Book
by Sofia Lundberg
Pub date January 8

12330650
Celebrity in Death
(In Death #34)
by J.D. Robb
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

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Home for Wounded Hearts
by Ashley Farley
Pub date January 15

40199512
The Judas Tree
by Susan Bacoyanis
My thoughts will be posted December 21

What I am going to read next

40817030

Wildflower Heart 
(The Wildflower House Book 1)
by Grace Greene
Pub date January 22

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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