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👼👼👼👼👼 .ePUB, 91 pages Publication Date: 1 April 2015 By: 2QT Limited (Publishing) Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: Joe Bonnard is a 26-year-old photographer with an enthusiastic circle of friends: he is still coming to terms with the death of his favourite grandmother when a beautiful celestial being gatecrashes his one-man pity party. Imran Aziz has been afforded opportunities his parents could only have dreamed of, but he has gradually alienated himself from friends and family, incensed by Western antagonism of Muslims. Each man is about to embark on his own life-changing date with destiny. Each wishes for a love that transcends life, itself. My Review: My Review: Having read both  Kinnara  and  In the Shadow of Time  by this author, I am convinced he is the king of magical realism. This one is about finding love, fate, and faith. Mr. Ansbro seems to always strike the right balance between fantasy and reality and this book is no exception. Whenever I read one of Kevin Ansbro&

🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️ .ePUB, 400 pages Expected Publication: 31 Jan 2023 By: Atria Books | Emily Bestler Books Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: In the heart of Greenwich Village, three women form an accidental sorority when a baby—belonging to exactly none of them—lands on their collective doorstep. Lauren and her family—lucky bastards—have been granted the use of a spectacular brownstone, teeming with history and dizzyingly unattractive 70s wallpaper. Adding to the home’s bohemian, grungy splendor is the bar occupying the basement, a (mostly) beloved dive called The Sweet Spot. Within days of moving in, Lauren discovers that she has already made an enemy in the neighborhood by inadvertently sparking the divorce of a couple she has never actually met. Melinda’s husband of thirty years has dumped her for a young celebrity entrepreneur named Felicity, and, to Melinda’s horror, the lovebirds are soon to become parents. In her incandescent rage, Melinda wreaks havoc wherever she can, including i

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 .ePUB, 244 pages Publication Date: 18 Aug 2020 By: G.P. Putnam's Sons Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail him out of trouble one last time. Frustrated by the slow pace and limitations of the law, Raymond decides to take matters into his own hands. After a workplace accident left him out of a job and in pain, Denny Rattler has spent years chasing his next high. He supports his habit through careful theft, following strict rules that keep him under the radar and out of jail. But when faced with opportunities too easy to resist, Denny makes two choices that change everything. For months, the DEA has been chasing the drug supply in the mountains to no avail, when a lead--just one word--sets one agent on a path to crack the case wide open . . . but he'll need help from the most unexpected quarter. As chance brings together these men from different sides of a relentless epidemi

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ .ePUB, 400 pages Publication Date: 25 Oct 2022 By: William Morrow Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: It's the summer of 1964 and three innocent men are brutally murdered for trying to help Black Mississippians secure the right to vote. Against this backdrop, twenty-two year old Violet Richards finds herself in more trouble than she's ever been in her life. Suffering a brutal attack of her own, she kills the man responsible. But with the color of Violet's skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice in Jackson, Mississippi. Before anyone can find the body or finger her as the killer, she decides to run. With the help of her white beau, Violet escapes. But desperation and fear leads her to hide out in the small rural town of Chillicothe, Georgia, unaware that danger may be closer than she thinks. Back in Jackson, Marigold, Violet's older sister, has dreams of attending law school. Working for the Mississippi Summer Project, she has been tryi

👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 .ePUB, 276 pages Expected Publication: 23 Jan 2023 By: Boldwood Books Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: The one that she wants... Adam Bowers; handsome, funny and with the charm of a rock star, from the moment she laid eyes on him, teenage Erin was smitten. But first loves don’t always last, and after a whirlwind romance, Erin and Adam go their separate ways. Yet, Erin never lets go of the feeling that Adam may have been her soul mate... The one that she needs... Greg fell in love with Erin in their first week at university. Solid, trustworthy and hopelessly devoted to Erin, he knows he's better for her than the feckless Adam, who is forever leaving Erin broken-hearted, before winning her back with his charm. As far as Greg is concerned, it’s easy to promise the world, but it’s harder to love someone for a lifetime. The one that got away... Years later Greg and Erin are married, and although life hasn’t always been easy, Greg’s love fo

👵👵👵👵👵 .ePUB, 267 pages Publication Date: 16 Nov 2022 By: Embla Books Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: Meet Margaret Small: 75, plain spoken and a Cilla Black super fan. Shortly after the death of her idol, Margaret begins receiving sums of money in the post, signed simply 'C'. She is convinced it must be Cilla, but how can it be? To solve the mystery of her benefactor Margaret must go back in her memories almost 70 years, to the time when she was 'vanished' to a long-stay institution for children with learning disabilities. An absorbing and page-turning mystery with a dual timeline, The Vanishing of Margaret Small takes readers into a fascinating past, and introduces an unforgettable literary heroine. My Review: Oh my gosh, this book! I fell in love with Margaret right from the start. What she went through and how she came out of it was astonishing, to say the least. And even though Margaret went through a lot and had such a hard life she is still an amazingly k

👮👮👮👮 .ePUB, 298 pages Publication Date: 16 Aug 2022 By: Silver Plains Publications Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: Kinsley Rhodes blows into Harlow, Kansas like a tornado, twisting Sheriff Lincoln James' life into knots. Her grandfather has been murdered and she wants answers. As if the town's first homicide in twenty years wasn't enough, the beleaguered sheriff now has to deal with Henry Rhodes' bobcat of a granddaughter, plunging his life deeper into chaos. As a dark storm threatens, long-held secrets are exposed, placing Kinsley directly in harm's way. In a race against time, Lincoln's prime objective is to discover the killer's identity before Miss Rhodes becomes the next victim. My Review: This book had a lot of elements I look for in a story. A murder mystery, a steamy romance, a handsome cop who happens to be friends with the victim, and a family member who returns to town after a long absence and is looking for answers. Is it a local to blame

🌺🌺🌺🌺 .ePUB, 320 pages Expected Publication: 31 Jan 2023 By: St. Martin's Press Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: It’s fair to say that Maddie’s life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who spends most of her time in Ghana (yet still somehow manages to be overbearing), Maddie is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson’s. At work, her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living. A self-acknowledged late bloomer, she’s ready to experience some important “firsts”: She finds a flat share, says yes to after-work drinks, pushes for more recognition in her career, and throws herself into the bewildering world of internet dating. But it's not long before tragedy strikes, forcing Maddie to face the true nature of her unconventional family, and the p

🏰 .ePUB, 336 pages Publication Date: 18 Oct 2022 By: Ballantine Books Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: Harry is a novelist on the brink of stardom; Edward, her husband-to-be, is seemingly perfect. In love and freshly engaged, their bliss is interrupted by the reemergence of the Holbecks, Edward's eminent family and the embodiment of American old money. For years, they've dominated headlines and pulled society's strings, and Edward left them all behind to forge his own path. But there are eyes and ears everywhere. It was only a matter of time before they were pulled back in. After all, even though he's long severed ties with his family, Edward is set to inherit it all. Harriet is drawn to the glamour and sophistication of the Holbecks, who seem to welcome her with open arms, but everything changes when she meets Robert, the inescapably magnetic head of the family. At their first meeting, Robert slips Harry a cassette tape, revealing a shocking confession which sets t

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 .ePUB, 321 pages Expected Publication: 24 Jan 2023 By: Kensington Book About The Book: Longtime personal assistant Georgie Mulcahy has made a career out of putting others before herself. When an unexpected upheaval sends her away from her hectic job in L.A. and back to her hometown, Georgie must confront an uncomfortable truth: her own wants and needs have always been a disconcertingly blank page. But then Georgie comes across a forgotten artifact—a “friendfic” diary she wrote as a teenager, filled with possibilities she once imagined. To an overwhelmed Georgie, the diary’s simple, small-scale ideas are a lifeline—a guidebook for getting started on a new path. Georgie’s plans hit a snag when she comes face to face with an unexpected roommate—Levi Fanning, onetime town troublemaker and current town hermit. But this quiet, grouchy man is more than just his reputation, and he offers to help Georgie with her quest. As the two make their way through her wishlist, Georgie begins to

✏️✏️✏️ .ePUB, 384 pages Published: 10 May 2022 By: Flatiron Books Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: Fresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn takes a job in the affluent suburb of Spring Brook, New Jersey as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory immediately loves this new job. She lives in the Maxwell’s pool house, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body. As the days pass, Teddy’s artwork becomes more and more sinister, and his stick figures steadily evolve into more detailed, complex, and lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. Mallory begins to suspect these are glimpses of an unsolved murder from long ago, perhaps relayed by a s

🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦 .PDF, 464 pages Expected Publication: 19 Jan 2023 By: Headline Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: Ted Ainsworth has always worked at his family's ice-cream business in the quiet Lancashire town of St Luke's-on-Sea. But the truth is, he's never wanted to work for the family firm - he doesn't even like ice-cream, though he's never told his parents that. When Ted's husband suddenly leaves him, the bottom falls out of his world. But what if this could be an opportunity to put what he wants first? This could be the chance to finally follow his secret dream: something Ted has never told anyone. My Review: It isn’t whether you have baggage that’s important,  it’s how you carry it that counts. Last spring I read and adored The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain and was super excited to get this from NetGalley. I am so pleased to report that Matt Cain has done it yet again with his newest book. I honestly don't know where to start with this boo

🛣️🛣️🛣️🛣️ .ePUB, 309 pages Expected Publication: 17 Jan 2023 By: Celadon Books Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found dead in the nicest part of town, the powerful neighbors close ranks to keep their families safe. In this searing novel, Eden Perry’s death kicks off an investigation into the three teenagers who were partying with her that night, each a suspect. Hannah, a sweet girl with an unstable history. Jack, the popular kid with a mean streak. Christopher, an outsider desperate to fit in. Their parents, each with motivations of their own, only complicate the picture: they will do anything to protect their children, even at the others’ expense. My Review: This is my first book by this author and it was obvious right from the prologue that Stephen Amidon is a gifted writer. The story of unrequited love gone astray is interesting. Despite their flaws, there was

🪣🪣🪣🪣1/2 .ePUB, 309 pages Expected Publication: 10 Jan 2023 By: Amazon Publishing UK Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: As Nora and her British Army officer husband, Gordy, pack up yet another home and leave the sun of Cyprus for the drizzle of England, she can’t shake a feeling of regret—at her failure to follow her own dreams, but also, if she’s honest, at having ended up an officer’s wife at all, drifting through a life of temporary homes and temporary relationships. Since losing her parents at a young age, Nora’s life has been lacking an anchor: someone or something to make her feel secure. Her marriage has been her only permanent relationship, and just as even that appears to be fizzling out, a tragedy forces Nora into the role of legal guardian to her seven-year-old nephew, Ted. Faced suddenly with a responsibility she never dreamed of, how can Nora possibly offer the boy the kind of unconditional love he deserves, when she’s never experienced it for herself? But as she navig

🛑 🛑 🛑 🛑 .ePUB, 302 pages Expected Publication: 10 Jan 2023 By: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. However, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her—literally. Except for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time, she hasn’t slept in a year. Isabelle's entire existence now revolves around finding him, but she knows she can’t go on this way forever. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster—but his interest in Isabelle's past makes her nervous. His incessant questioning paired with her severe insomnia has brought up uncomfortable memories from her own child

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ .ePUB, 353 pages Expected Publication: 10 Jan 2023 By: Atria Books Goodreads | Amazon About The Book: Berlin, 1931: Ally Keller, a talented young poet, is alone and scared when she gives birth to a mixed-race daughter she names Lilith. As the Nazis rise to power, Ally knows she must keep her baby in the shadows to protect her against Hitler’s deadly ideology of Aryan purity. But as she grows, it becomes more and more difficult to keep Lilith hidden so Ally sets in motion a dangerous and desperate plan to send her daughter across the ocean to safety.  Havana, 1958: Now an adult, Lilith has few memories of her mother or her childhood in Germany. Besides, she’s too excited for her future with her beloved Martin, a Cuban pilot with strong ties to the Batista government. But as the flames of revolution ignite, Lilith and her newborn daughter, Nadine, find themselves at a terrifying crossroads.  Berlin, 1988: As a scientist in Berlin, Nadine is dedicated to ensuring the dignity o