Tina B.
Flawed human, okayest mom, depression fighter, and lover of coffee. Singing, reading, and baking keep me mostly sane.
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Book Spotlight: Trifling Favors by Heather Hiestand
Good morning everyone, and happy Wednesday! We’re halfway through the week, which means you’ll need something to get you over the hump day blues. I’ve got an exciting new historical romance that should hit the spot! “The sweetest treat is a kiss… Greggory Redcake’s plate is full. Widowed young and left with two small children, the manager of the Kensington location of the illustrious tea shop is besieged on all sides between the bakery and family matters. If only his remarkably efficient shop assistant, Betsy Popham, could manage his home life, too! But Greggory can’t linger on thoughts of Betsy’s…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Breaking the Story by Ashley Farley
Happy Friday dear friends. What better way to start the weekend than an exciting new book? Breaking the Story has a little bit of something for everyone. Politics, intrigue, romance and of course a bit of action. Let’s check it out! Passion, peril, and a scandal that will rock American politics. Scottie Darden’s life is a disaster. Her marriage has become toxic, and her career as a photojournalist has stalled out. To attract the attention of the main players in the news industry, she needs a standout story with a unique perspective. What she finds is a scandal that could turn…
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Book Spotlight: Tearing Down the Statues by Brian Bennudriti
I’m on vacation this week, and what better way to spend some time off then finding new and exciting books to read! Check out one of my finds below. Misling is a Recorder, having perfect memory and expected to help build a seamless record of history. That’s what the Salt Mystic taught us two thousand years ago when she came stumbling from the flats with her visions. Unfortunately he’s probably the worst Recorder ever. So when he meets a joker with an incredible secret, the two of them are soon on the run from swarming lunatics and towering assault troops…
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Book Spotlight: Chosen Soldiers by R.H. Scott
It’s time for another book spotlight! Are you a fan of dystopian adventures? If you are, Chosen Soldiers by R.H. Scott is a great choice. Check out the synopsis below: After the missiles tore up the Earth, societies crumbled, leaving scattered patches of humanity struggling to survive. Slowly, a group came together, helping each other regrow a world worth living in. And then the Others attacked. Realizing the need to truly protect themselves, they formed the Academy: a place where young people could be built into an elite military force. The training is intense…and so are the consequences for failure. Sloan Radcliffe…
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Book Review Tour: Finding Lyla by Cate Beauman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Finding Lyla Series: Book 10 in the Bodyguards of LA County Series Publisher: Self Author: Cate Beauman Pages: Kindle; 430 Release Date: January 11, 2016 Source: Author —————————————– Genre: Romantic Suspense HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of build and in depth characters Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Principal Dancer Lyla Markovik-Avery is always on the go. Grueling practices and endless performances rule her busy days—and things are about to get more hectic. Russia is rolling out the red carpet for their beloved star, despite the string of violent terrorist attacks that have rocked the nation.Bodyguard Collin Michaels’ life is…
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Book Review: To Catch a Lady by Pamela Labud
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: To Catch a Lady Series: Hunt Club Book #1 Publisher: Loveswept Author: Pamela Labud Pages: Kindle; 322 Release Date: January 19, 2016 Source: Netgalley/Publisher —————————————– Genre: Adult Historical Romance HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of details and passionate characters Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ashton Blakely, the Duke of Summerton, cannot stop his aunt from meddling in his affairs. So rather than let her select a most disagreeable mate, Ashton decides to fire the first volley by holding a ball as a scheme to bag the ideal wife: a deferential girl eager to produce and raise an heir, leaving…
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Book Review: Cold Feet at Christmas by Debbie Johnson
Media Type: Ebook Title: Cold Feet at Christmas Publisher: HarperImpulse Author: Debbie Johnson Pages: Kindle; 222 Release Date: November 6, 2014 Source: Purchased —————————————– Genre: Adult Romance HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy insta-love and predictable story lines. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Running out on your wedding shouldn’t be this much fun! A remote Scottish castle on a snowy Christmas Eve. A handsome husband-to-be. A dress to die for. It should have been the happiest day of Leah Harvey’s life – but the fairytale wedding turns sour when she finds her fiancé halfway up the bridesmaid’s skirt just hours before the ceremony! Fleeing the scene…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Fright Before Christmas
Do you know what your Monday needs? Some holiday horrors! Nothing says Christmas quite like 13 tales of holiday horrors. You are in luck because today we have for you, the Fright Before Christmas by Ally Mathews, Andrea Stanet, Boyd Reynolds, Dax Varley, Jacqueline Horsfall, Jessica Bayliss, Judith Graves, Laura Pauling, Lea Storry, Medeia Sharif, Patrick Hueller, Richard Ankers,Ty Drago It’s the most wonderful time of year…or is it? Christmas Eve is a night of mystery and magic, but not always in ways we expect. Things lurk in the shadows and they’re not the least bit jolly or merry. Let’s just…
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Books, Blogging and Babies
Greetings friends and fellow bookworms. Life has been a bit crazy these last few months so I figured a little update was in order. This little lady has been keeping me very busy but it is definitely time well spent. Unfortunately some of my hobbies have taken a backseat, including reading and blogging. Before I gave birth I had lots of input from moms about how much reading time they got in the early days. Some said they read so much more in the early weeks of their child’s life and some didn’t read for months. I would have to…
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Book Review: Hardwired by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Hardwired Author: Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie Publisher: Flux Pages: paperback; 240 Release Date: November 8, 2015 Source: Publisher/Netgalley ———————————————– Genre: Teens/YA Suspense Content Screening: Some violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a strong male lead in a not so distant dystopian future. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes When Lucas tested positive for the warrior gene—a genetic abnormality believed to predispose humans to violence—he was shipped off to the Bake Shop, an impregnable government facility. There, he underwent a battery of psychological tests aimed at making him crack. Now, labeled safe to return to normal life, he’s ready to…