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    Book Review: Gardenia by Kelsey Sutton

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Gardenia Author: Kelsey Sutton Publisher: Diversion Publishing Pages: Paperback; 260 Release Date: February 28, 2017 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a dark and gritty YA mystery. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Ever since she was a child, Ivy has been able to see countdown clocks over everyone’s heads indicating how long before they will die. She can’t do anything about anyone else’s, nor can she do anything about her own, which will hit the…

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    Book Review: Jake the Fake Keeps it Real by Craig Robinson and Adam Mansbach

    Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Jake the Fake Keeps It Real Author(s): Craig Robinson / Adam Mansbach Illustrator: Keith Knight Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 144 Release Date: March 28, 2017 Source: Publisher ——————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Middle School readers who love stories with lots of heart, and tons of laughs! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes a new side-splitting series from comedian and film star Craig Robinson, #1 New York…

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    Book Review: The Redemption of Brian O’Connor by N.H. Roncolato

    Media Type: Ebook Title: The Redemption of Brian O’Connor Author: N.H. Roncolato Publisher: Self-Published Pages: Kindle; 460 Release Date: December 22, 2016 Source: Author —————————————————– Genre: Fantasy HDB Rating: 4 Keys To My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Fantasy with that focuses on war time and the way it affects the people. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon The lands of Northern Caltus are consumed by war; a war that has raged for three bloody decades. The expansionist aggression of the Empire of Elriol is only countered by the defiance of the young khan of the Korghum Khanate, and…

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    Book Review: Embraced by Britni Hill

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Embraced Series: Western Palm novella Author: Britni Hill Publisher: Self Pages: Paperback; 176 Release Date: February 28, 2017 Source: Author ——————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy romance Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble  Abby had her world rocked when her parents announced they were separating. Unable to deal, she packed up and transferred schools, heading to Western Palm. Sharing an apartment with her best friend and a roommate makes for close quarters. Trying to stay upbeat, Abby dons a sexy costume and parties the Halloween night away with her friends. Instant attraction draws her to Adam but she’s not looking…

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    Book Review: Mississippi Blood (Penn Cage #6) by Greg Iles

    Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Mississippi Blood    *Series: Penn Cage #6 Author: Greg Iles Publisher: William Morrow  Pages: Hardcover; 704 Release Date: March 21, 2017 Source: TLC Book Tours / Harper Collins Publishers ———————————————- Genre: Mystery / Crime Thriller HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series, because this ending is EXPLOSIVE! Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble The endgame is at hand for Penn Cage, his family, and the enemies bent on destroying them in this revelatory volume in the epic trilogy set in modern-day Natchez, Mississippi—Greg Iles’s epic…

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    Book Review: Beach Wedding by Natasha Boyd

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Beach Wedding Series: Butler Cove Novel #5 Author: Natasha Boyd Publisher: Self Pages: Paperback; 224 Release Date: March 28, 2017 Source: Author ——————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoyed Eversea and Forever, Jack. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N It’s been four years since movie star, Jack Eversea, won Keri Ann Butler’s heart. Keri Ann has finished college and launched her artistic career, and she’s let Jack know that she might finally be ready to tie the knot. But four years was a long time to make Jack wait. Jack’s just finished filming one of the most emotionally taxing projects he’s…

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    Book Review: Shadow Run by AdriAnne Strickland and Michael Miller

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Shadow Run    *Series: Kaitan Chronicles #1 Author(s): Adrianne Strickland & Michael Miller Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: March 21, 2017 Source: Publisher ————————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy action packed science fiction with well-written characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Firefly meets Dune in this action-packed sci-fi adventure about a close-knit, found family of a crew navigating a galaxy of political intrigue and resource-driven power games. Nev has just joined the crew of the starship Kaitan Heritage…

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    Book Review: The Odds of You and Me by Cecilia Galante

    Media Type: Print Book Title: The Odds of You and Me Author: Cecilia Galante Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 384 Release Date: January 31, 2017 Source: Publisher ————————————————- Genre: Women’s Fiction / Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like deep, heartfelt stories that show the real struggles people face every day. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In the vein of Meg Donohue and Sarah Jio, Cecilia Galante’s second novel delivers the powerful story of one young woman who’s faced with an impossible choice—one that could have her making the…

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    Book Review: Beautiful Broken Girls by Kim Savage

    Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Beautiful Broken Girls Author: Kim Savage Publisher: FS&G (BYR) Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: February 21, 2017 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like stories that blend mystery with the darker side of being a teen. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Remember the places you touched me. The parts of Mira Cillo that Ben touched are etched on his soul. Palm. Hair. Chest. Cheek. Lips. Throat. Heart. It was the last one that broke her. After…

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    Book Review: June Jenson and the Coins of Cassidy by Emily Harper

    Media Type: Ebook Title: June Jenson and the Coins of Cassidy Author: Emily Harper Publisher: Writers to Authors Pages: Kindle; 253 Release Date: January 16, 2017 Source: Author —————————————————— Genre: Adventure / Mystery HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! Readers who love plucky heroines and tons of action will love this book! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N June Jenson is back, and she’s in more trouble than ever. Still adjusting to her family’s recent exoneration from the Archeological world (they stole an artifact, caused a ruckus… it’s a long story), June decides to…