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anjedah · 5 months

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allow yourself to indulge in romantics. press flowers in old books. play movies with subtitles and mouth the words. dance in your room. wear something that makes you feel good, even if you wouldn’t wear it in public. write your chosen family letters, even if you hand deliver them. write poetry, even awful poetry. revel in its awfulness. eat dark chocolate and when your chosen family want to go out, try to go out with them sometimes, even if its just to the market.

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annarellix · 5 months

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Murder at the Highland Castle By Helena Dixon (A Miss Underhay Mystery #14)

A majestic castle by a Scottish loch, a glass of whisky by a roaring fire, stockings hung by the chimney… and a body? It’s a midwinter murder for Kitty Underhay! Winter, 1935. Lightly dusted with snow and nestled on the edge of a sweeping Scottish loch, Finnglach Castle looks positively magical. Kitty Underhay, her husband Matt and their beloved dog Bertie are delighted to be celebrating the new year with a Hogmanay party, but just after midnight, a shot rings out across the grounds…

Their host, Lord Barlas, is dead, murdered in the snow. The killer’s footprints have vanished and the gun is missing. With the snow-covered castle completely cut off, and a killer in their midst, Kitty and Matt need to work fast to find the culprit before someone else ends up dead. As the weather worsens, the guests begin discussing dark Highland stories about evil spirits. But with an anxious daughter, a new wife set to inherit a fortune and a suspicious spiritual adviser, Kitty is sure the killer is close at hand. Can she, Matt and Bertie sniff out the treacherous culprit in time for haggis and whisky or will they find themselves skating on dangerously thin ice?

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My Review:

What’s not to love in a mystery novel set at Christmas time, in an manor in the Highland, with a cast of characters that would be perfect in a Golden Age Novel, and some gothic elements?

I can find no fault and I loved this novel. I was grabbed since they arrive in the Highland and couldn’t stop reading until I read the last page in the novel.

There are secrets, twists, surprises and a lot of entertaining moments in this novel. Kitty and Matt are a great couple and I love their stories.

This one is a very good one as it’s entertaining and a page turner.

Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The Author:

Helena Dixon splits her time between the Black Country and Devon. Married to the same man for over thirty-five years she has three daughters, a cactus called Spike, and a crazy cockapoo. She is allergic to adhesives, apples, tinsel and housework. She was winner of The Romance Prize in 2007 and Love Story of the Year 2010 as Nell Dixon. She now writes historical 1930's set cozy crime.

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cherylmmbookblog · 8 months

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#Blogtour Her Convenient Vow To The Billionaire by Jane Holland

It’s my turn on the Blogtour Her Convenient Vow To The Billionaire by Jane Holland. About the Author (Author image credit: Anna Rybacka) Jane Holland grew up in a house of writers. Her mother was bestselling Mills & Boon author Charlotte Lamb, her sister also penned romances, and her father was a journalist and biographer. Small wonder she became a writer herself! Starting off in poetry,…

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allieestudies · 1 year

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BLOG POST TOUR: If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude #TheWriteReads

hi friends! here's my review for If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude! A Queer apocalyptic young adult novel that is super unique! #thewritereads #bookblogger #IfTomorrowDoesntCome @WriteReadsTours

Hi friends! Yes, it’s been a while. But I’m kind of back for a review of an upcoming young adult queer apocalyptic novel titled, If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude. This novel follows our main protagonist, Avery, who is battling with undiagnosed clinical depression. She’s a university athlete on the soccer team and struggling with her grades. Oh, and the world is going to be destroyed in…

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hollymbryan · 1 year

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👸🏾 BLOG + BOOKSTAGRAM TOUR 👸🏾 Thrilled today to be part of the @tbrbeyondtours blog + bookstagram tour for THE BLACK QUEEN by @brownboywriting, which released yesterday from @delacortepress! I'm coming at you today with my... 🌹 Top 5 Reasons to Read THE BLACK QUEEN! 1. Small-town secrets and lies, and examination of how they reverberate through generations “Hate does something to you if you hold onto it for too long. It can turn you into the very thing you’ve been taught to loathe. ... All of it poisoned me. ... That night in my mother’s car changed everything. Made me realize how we’ve both suffered and been affected by the sins and expectations of our parents.” (p. 384-385) 2. Exploration of racism in the Deep South “Separate but equal is still as Southern as iced tea.” (p. 15) 3. Exploration of grief, what it means to lose someone as a teenager/young adult “Nothing sounds good enough to say in front of who knows how many people at tonight’s game. Nothing I’ve scribbled down so far feels like me. Or her, for that matter. “This is why teenagers shouldn’t have to eulogize our friends. We’re supposed to have more time to get this right.” (p. 284) 4. Real talk about how white people respond to accusations of racism, whether systemic or individual, overt or unintentional “Why is it that every time a white person gets called out about their mistreatment of us, they flip the script by accusing *us* of ruining *their* lives by having the nerve to not sit back and take it?” (p. 250) 5. Discussion (geared towards the white reader) of what it means to be actively anti-racist “Learn. Listen. Don’t make your guilt the emotional baggage of others to deal with. It’s not their job to hold our hands and make us feel better.” 🌹 And there you have it! I'll put the synopsis in the comments here for you, and check out my blog post at Book-Keeping (link in bio) for more content plus a link to the full tour schedules! Thanks so much to the publisher and author for the eARC. 👸🏾👸🏾👸🏾 #theblackqueen #theblackqueen👸🏿 #theblackqueen👸🏾 #jumataemill #yathrillers #yathriller #yathrillerbook #yathrillerbooks #blogtour #bookstagramtour #bookkeepingblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIdVb_u-fm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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anitabyars · 1 year

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“Before I Let Go is a masterpiece… A beautifully honest portrayal of love in its many forms, and the most raw, poignant, and romantic journey of healing I've read in a long time.”—Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author

Before I Let Go, an all-new sensual and poignant second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan, is out now!

Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything.

It couldn’t save their marriage.

Yasmen wasn’t prepared for how her life fell apart, but she’s is finally starting to find joy again. She and Josiah have found a new rhythm, co-parenting their two kids and running a thriving business together. Yet like magnets, they’re always drawn back to each other, and now they’re beginning to wonder if they’re truly ready to let go of everything they once had.

Soon, one stolen kiss leads to another…and then more. It's hot. It's illicit. It's all good—until old wounds reopen. Is it too late for them to find forever? Or could they even be better, the second time around?

Discover the romance everyone is raving about!

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I knock and wait for Josiah’s deep baritone telling me to enter. He sits behind his desk, eyes trained on the laptop in front of him. He doesn’t look up, but keeps typing. The silence persists, stretches to awkwardness, so I drop into one of the armchairs in the center of the room along with a sofa and coffee table, and set my purse on the floor.

“Harvey’s on his way,” he says, still not looking away from the screen. “His last meeting ran a few minutes over, but he’ll be here soon.”

“Oh. Sure. Great.”

I run damp palms over my legs, the jeans smooth and cool beneath my hands. Fidgety and looking for something to do, I tighten my topknot. I got box braids last weekend because I was tired of messing with my hair. This morning they’re studded with a few gold cuffs scattered throughout the strands. All in all, I feel pretty. And confident, and I won’t be shook by the pissy mood Josiah seems to have saved just for me. Finally, he closes the laptop and walks over to the sitting area. I study my nails, taking my turn to ignore him.

“I like the braids.”

Surprised, I glance up to find him sitting on the arm of the leather sofa across from me. I didn’t expect him to say anything personal. Definitely not about my appearance. When I meet his eyes, they’re cool like they’ve been for weeks, and his face remains unreadable.

“Thanks.” I scour my mind for something else to say. Gone are the days when I couldn’t get the words out to him fast enough. We’d watch couples eating dinner in absolute silence and promise each other that would never be us.

“Um, did you see Deja’s report card?” I ask.

“Yeah.” He frowns. “I can’t believe she got a C in English.”

“It used to be her best subject. It’s not just the grade itself, but I worry she’s spending too much time on social media.”

“I think she’ll find the balance without us having to come down hard. Your relationship with her is already strained enough and—”

“Strained?” I ask, my voice dropping to a quiet warning.

“You’ve said that yourself, Yas.” He crosses his stupid muscular arms

across his stupid broad chest. “Let’s not fight over how we need to handle things with Day. Have you given any more thought to Kassim playing football?”

“You mean since I said never when you asked last time? No. Besides, he has soccer.”

“He really wants to play football too.”

“A kid can really want a lot of things that aren’t good for him, like literally ramming his brain into a brick wall over and over again and risking his life, his mind, for what? A game? With all that’s come out about CTE, I just don’t think it’s worth the risk. Lots of parents aren’t doing football anymore.”

“Don’t you think you’re being a little dramatic? I played football. Preach played. Theo’s playing.”

“I love Preach, but him letting Theo play doesn’t mean a damn thing to me. What he and Liz decide for their kids has no bearing on what we decide for ours. Kassim has barely mentioned football to me.”

“He hasn’t mentioned it,” he returns with obvious stretched patience, “because he loves you and he doesn’t want to displease you, but he asks me almost daily.”

“Of course, because you’re the cool parent.”

“Well, I’m not the one who says no to everything because I’m too scared or too uptight to allow my kids some freedom to make their own decisions.”

“How dare you!”

I surge to my feet, unable to stay seated one more second. I need to move, let this anger circulate, or it will clog in my veins. My steps eat up the space separating us, and before I know it, I’m right in front of him, standing in the vee of his powerful legs. The air sizzles with a lightning strike, sudden and hot and dangerous. Unpredictable. I should take shelter, but I don’t step back. His expression remains inscrutable, the stark beauty of his face unaffected, but his breathing deepens. In response, my breasts rise and fall with the struggle to draw breath as the air between us thickens. This close, his presence overwhelms me and my deprived senses devour him. The way his cologne mingles with his unique male scent. The hardness of his jaw at war with the sensual curve of his mouth. The heat his big body radiates, even at rest, surrounds me.

I lick suddenly dry lips, and he tracks the movement with narrowed eyes. I feel hunted by that look, like I stepped into a trap laid by my own body, devised by my own mind. Something I thought we’d buried long ago rises, encircles us, breathing new life into a connection I thought was dead. I’ve known for months that I’m still attracted to Josiah, but right now, with his eyes darkening and his jaw flexing and his hands curling into fists, I can’t help but wonder . . .

Is he still attracted to me too?

About Kennedy Ryan

A RITA® and Audie® Award winner, USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan writes for women from all walks of life, empowering them and placing them firmly at the center of each story and in charge of their own destinies. Her heroes respect, cherish, and lose their minds for the women who capture their hearts. Kennedy and her writings have been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, TIME, O magazine, and many others. She is a wife to her lifetime lover and mother to an extraordinary son.

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inge-universe · 2 years

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#blogtour #zomerenkeuning Alexandria Bellefleur - Written in the stars 3 - Margot & Olivia @a.m.bellefleur #alexandriabellefleur #writteninthestars #writteninthestarsseries @zomerkeuning 'Margot & Olivia' is het derde en laatste deel van de Written in the stars-serie van Alexandria Bellefleur. Lees ook in deze serie: 'Elle & Darcy' en 'Londen & Seattle'. Wie heeft dit boek gelezen? En wat vond je er van? ............ Mijn mening: Vandaag is het mijn beurt voor de tour. Toen Zomer & Keuning mensen zochten voor de blogtour leek het me erg leuk om mee te doen. Dus eerst de 1e twee delen gelezen. Wat een leuke serie is dit. Zo gezellig en lief. Je leeft heel erg mee met de personages. En de koppeltjes zijn te schattig. Het leuke aan deze serie is dat ze in elkaar overlopen en de karakters van eerdere boeken terugkomen in een kleinere rol. Dit deel gaat over Margot. Ik was erg benieuwd naar haar verhaal na 't lezen vd vorige delen. Wat zou haar verhaal zijn. Ik vind Olivia ook erg leuk. Het verhaal is erg humoristisch visueel en met een sexy #lgbtq tintje. Het koppel heeft veel chemie en zijn totaal verschillend en vullen elkaar fantastisch aan. Een erg leuke afsluiter van de serie. Wellicht wat voorspelbaar maar dit maakt het boek zeker niet minder leuk. Ik ben zeer benieuwd geworden naar deze schrijfster. Ga zeker meer van haar lezen. Bedankt Zomer & Keuning ............ Inhoud: Olivia’s leven loopt niet volgens plan. Ze is bijna dertig, gescheiden, en het voelt niet alsof ze echt heeft geleefd. Dan ontmoet ze Margot via een datingapp. Margot is niet op zoek naar liefde, maar naar casual hook-ups en Olivia lijkt de perfecte kandidaat. Olivia is echter niet de enige die nieuwe ontdekkingen doet. Hoe meer tijd ze met elkaar spenderen, hoe leuker het wordt. Durft Margot zich kwetsbaar op te stellen en een relatie te beginnen? ............ #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookstagramnl #bookstagrammers #boekstagram #instabook #dutchbookstagram #dutchbookstagrammers #dutchbookstagrammer #boekenwurm #booktrovert #boekenpost #feelgood #feelgoodroman #newadult #erotischeroman #roman https://www.instagram.com/p/ChsIxlRLSUK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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bookliteratibookreviews · 2 years

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The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan; Main Market edition (28 April 2022)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishHardcover ‏ : ‎ 480 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529064562ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529064568 Synopsis Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a secret. 1907: Twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of his time locked in an attic room of a large house by the sea. Taken from his homeland and treated…

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viaggiaescopri · 5 hours

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Soggiorno benessere a Bagno di Romagna: terme, relax e buona cucina #viaggiaescopri #travelwebtv #lelelatta https://www.viaggiaescopri.it/soggiorno-benessere-a-bagno-di-romagna/?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tumblr

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anjedah · 5 months

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à moi. l’histoire d’une de mes folies (to me. the history of one of my follies or my turn. the tale of my madness)

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annarellix · 6 months

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The Altar Girls by Patricia Gibney (Detective Lottie Parker #13)

The little girl looked like an angel in her thin white robe, her long black hair spread around her head like a dark halo on the snow. Her hands rested on her chest, fingers interlaced as if she had fallen asleep while praying. But she would never wake up again…

When Detective Lottie Parker receives news that a child’s body has been found in the frozen grounds of the cathedral, a shiver runs down her spine. She’s terrified it will be eight-year-old Willow Devine, reported missing that morning. But when she arrives at the cathedral, holding a photo of Willow with her blonde ponytail and gap-toothed smile, she gets a terrible shock. The body is a young girl, wrapped in a white shroud, a rosary clutched in her frozen fingers. But her hair is dark, not fair. This girl isn’t Willow but another eight-year-old, Naomi. Desperate to find a connection between the two girls and to find Willow before it is too late, Lottie speaks to the girls’ families and discovers that both girls were altar servers at the cathedral. The charismatic priest Father Maguire has a watertight alibi for the time the girls went missing, but Lottie suspects the confused old lady traumatised by the discovery of Naomi’s body is hiding something… A day later, Willow’s little body is found wrapped in a white robe in the snowy grounds of a church across town. Lottie is devastated, convinced now that she can’t trust anyone, least of all the girls’ parents. Why did Willow’s mother claim the girls didn’t know each other? And why are there no photos of Naomi in her mother’s shabby house? But when a little boy from the choir goes missing too, Lottie realises she must spread her net wider. Can she stop this twisted killer before another precious life is stolen?

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My Review: This novel grabbed me at the first page and let me go when I reached the end. It moved, made me feel for all the victims root for Lottie, her family, and hope that Sergio could be back to a loving home. Sometimes I felt the cold, the chilly atmosphere and how the characters were damaged and hurt. It’s a tense and fast paced story, a story that moved me and I felt a lot of rage as there’s a lot of victims but some are more hurt by the adults’ choices The excellent storytelling and the short chapter made me turn pages and it was a bad case of just-another-chapter as there was a new surprising twist any time I wanted to stop reading Patricia Gibney delivers another story that keeps hooked. Moving, heartbreaking and entertaining. Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The Author Patricia is the million-copy bestselling author of the DI Lottie Parker series. She yearned to be a writer after reading Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene and even wanted to be Nancy Drew when she grew up. She has now grown up (she thinks) but the closest she’s come to Nancy Drew is writing crime! In 2009, after her husband died, she retired from her job and started writing seriously. Fascinated by people and their quirky characteristics, she always carries a notebook to scribble down observations. Patricia also loves to paint in watercolour and lives in the Irish midlands with her children.

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cherylmmbookblog · 2 years

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#Blogtour for The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport

It’s a pleasure to take part in the Blogtour for The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport. The Blood Gift series is definitely one to keep an eye on, as is the author. About the Author Nia “N.E.” Davenport is the Science Fiction/Fantasy author of The Blood Trials and its sequel (Harper Voyager). She attended the University of Southern California and studied Biological Sciences and Theatre Arts. She…

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thewoolleygeek · 1 day

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The Love Algorithm by Camilla Isley

Synopsis The Love Algorithm At 28, with a Ph.D under her belt and a meteoric rise to head of Research and Development at Mercer Robotics, Reese feels her decision to put her career first has worked out pretty well for her. Sure, she doesn’t have many personal relationships to speak of, but she does love her team and they like her too. So when she’s called to the Big Boss’s office and told she…