• Book Reviews

    Book Review: A Slice of Magic by A.G. Mayes

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: A Slice of Magic Author: A.G. Mayes Publisher: HarperImpulse Pages: Print; 234 Release Date: January 25, 2019 Source: NetGalley / Publisher —————————————- Genre: Cozy Mystery / Magical Realism HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quick, sweet reads with quirky characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Susanna Daniels has spent over twenty years wondering why her beloved Aunt Erma disappeared from her life. When Aunt Erma leaves a voicemail asking for help at her pie shop, Susanna thinks she’s finally going to get the answers she’s been…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (1/14/19)

    Oh, wow. How the heck have 13 days of the year already flown by? It feels like the first two weeks of January barely count at all, because everyone is trying to get back from vacation, get back to real life, and settle back into the work they left behind. It’s been a weird transition for me, because I feel like a new person this year. I’ve been calmly keeping up with my goals, and reading like a mad woman. I think books are my definite solace this year, and it helps that I’m taking breaks when I need it.…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Nine While Nine by Stasia Morineaux

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Nine While Nine    *Series: Nine While Nine Legacy #1 Author: Stasia Morineaux Publisher: The Parliament House Pages: Print; 396 Release Date: June 2, 2018 Source: Purchased ————————————————— Genre: Paranormal Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a dip beyond the veil, and aren’t afraid of some serious smolder on the page! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Isabeau Finne’s perfect world utterly unravels when she meets Death’s right-hand man one fateful night, spiraling her life into a world of chaos and the impossible… Suddenly, she is no…

  • Ramblings

    Bullet journal journey.

    Sit down friends, and let me spin you a tale. A tale of a girl who has been trying to get organized for ages. A tale filled with many purchased planners, calendars, and post-it notes. A tale where there were still many missed appointments, and weeks where no blogging was done. Ah, yes, it’s quite a tale. It’s the tale of me, Jessica, who has never been able to figure out a way to keep all of the things happening in her brain in one place. Until, that is, bullet journals came onto the scene! I’ve only been doing this…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Tomorrow by Merilyn Ruth Liddell

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Tomorrow Author: Merilyn Ruth Liddell Publisher: EDGE-Lite Pages: Paperback; 286 Release Date: December 3, 2018 Source: Publisher —————————————— Genre: Science Fiction / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like gritter science fiction that deals with a dystopian world. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A misguided experiment. A devastated world. A chance for rebirth. In a world decimated by a killer virus, an isolated mountain community is left more dysfunctional than dystopian. Small town. Big secrets. A place where… neighbors still look out for neighbors, a feisty…

  • Ramblings

    Romance Bingo!

    Happy Tuesday, ladies and gents! I’m just popping in really quickly to let you know that I’ll be hosting a Romance Bingo game on my bookstagram, in February! My goal this year was to read more romance, and I can’t think of a better way to keep myself honest than to have other people play along with me. The bingo card will go live on January 10th, to give you time to gather your chosen reads. They’ll also be prizes at the end for people who participate, so let’s play! My bookstagram is below: https://www.instagram.com/hdbblog/

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Cover Reveal: Renegade Heart by Lissa Lynn Thomas

    Are you? Because it’s time for a cover reveal, and I’m SO EXCITED! I’ve been sitting on the cover for Renegade Heart by Lissa Lynn Thomas for a few days, and the anticipation was madness! I’ve decided that 2019 will be the year that I read more romance, and so it was serendipitous that this book ended up on my radar. I’ll be reviewing it soon also! For now though, let me share the beauty with you. Are you ready? … … … Renegade Heart Lissa Lynn Thomas Renegades #1 Romance (Friends to Lovers) February 5th, 2019 Goodreads | Amazon Raif…

  • Ramblings

    Reading and Life Updates

    Hello my book loving friends. It has been entirely too long since I have enjoyed your company and I hope to remedy that in the near(ish) future. So much has gone on this past year it’s hard to quantify in a short update but I will try to keep it short. Bonus picture for reading my ramblings.  So, on the lighter side of things, my days are very busy chasing my 2 toddlers around. Peanut started preschool last fall and Batman will be 2 in April. My how time flies! As you can imagine, wrangling a one and three year old keeps me busy.…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Fragments of Ash by Katy Regnery

    Media Type: ebook Title: Fragments of Ash Series: The Modern Fairytale Collection #7 Author: Katy Regnery Publisher: Self Published Pages: paperback, 360 Release Date: October 1, 2018 Source: PUYB/Author ——————————————— Genre: Contemporary Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy heartfelt romance with dark undertones. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon My name is Ashley Ellis… I was thirteen years old when my mother – retired supermodel, Tig – married Mosier Răumann, who was twice her age and the head of the Răumann crime family. When I turned eighteen, my mother mysteriously died. Only then did I discover the dark plans my stepfather had in store for me…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: White Stag by Kara Barbieri

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: White Stag   * Series: Permafrost #1 Author: Kara Barbieri Publisher: Wednesday Books Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: January 8, 2018 Source: Publisher / NetGalley —————————————— Content Warning: Rape, Violence, Abuse HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark, grittier fantasy stories. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The first book in a brutally stunning series where a young girl finds herself becoming more monster than human and must uncover dangerous truths about who she is and the place that has become her home. As the last child…