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Book Review: A Raven’s Heart by K.C. Bateman
Media Type: Ebook Title: A Raven’s Heart Author: K.C Bateman Publisher: Random House- Loveswept Pages: Paperback; 273 Release Date: October 18, 2016 Source: Netgalley/Publisher ——————————————– Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a lot of humor and wit with their romance Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the war against France, Heloise Hampden is a high-value asset to the Crown. She’s cracked the enemy’s most recent communication, and for that, someone is trying to kill her. However, it’s the agent assigned to protect Heloise who poses the greatest threat to her heart: William de l’Isle, Viscount Ravenwood. Heloise has quarreled with the man they call…
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Book Review: The Bone Tree by Greg Iles
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Bone Tree *Series: Penn Cage #5 Author: Greg Iles Publisher: William Morrow Books Pages: Hardcover; 804 Release Date: April 21, 2015 Source: Harper Collins Publishers and TLC Book Tours ——————————————————————— Genre: Mystery / Crime Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who have previously joined Penn Cage on his journey to pin down the Double Eagles. Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles continues the electrifying story he began in his smashing New York Timesbestseller Natchez Burning with this…
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Book Review: The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Bookshop on the Corner Author: Jenny Colgan Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 368 Release Date: September 20, 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours and Harper Collins Publishers ——————————————————————– Genre: Women’s Fiction / Chick Lit HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love books that are all about the love of books. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | HarperCollins “Losing myself in Jenny Colgan’s beautiful pages is the most delicious, comforting, satisfying treat I have had in ages.”—Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of Summer Secrets Nina…
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Book Review: Natchez Burning (Penn Cage #4) by Greg Iles
Media Type: Print Book Title: Natchez Burning *Series: Penn Cage #4 Author: Greg Iles Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 816 Release Date: Reprint Edition; August 4, 2015 Source: TLC Book Tours / William Morrow Paperbacks ——————————————————- Genre: Mystery / Crime Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy hard hitting, well fleshed out crime dramas with a hefty helping of historical background. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns with his most eagerly anticipated novel yet—Natchez Burning—the first installment in an epic trilogy…
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Book Spotlight and Giveaway: Decoherence by Liana Brooks
Today’s spotlight is one that caught my eye based on the cover art. Portals to other universes? Sign me up. These interesting book just released yesterday so now is your chance to grab it! Samantha Rose and Linsey MacKenzie have established an idyllic life of married bliss in Australia, away from the Commonwealth Bureau of Investigation, away from mysterious corpses, and—most of all—away from Dr. Emir’s multiverse machine. But Sam is a detective at heart, and even on the other side of the world, she can’t help wonder if a series of unsolved killings she reads about are related—not just…
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Book Review: Song of Princes by Janell Rhiannon
Media Type: Ebook Title: Song of Princes *Series: The Homeric Chronicles Author: Janell Rhiannon Publisher: Self-Published Pages: Kindle; 377 Release Date: June 22, 2016 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ———————————————– Genre: Fantasy / Mythology HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Anyone looking for a fresh take on the Homeric legends. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Sing Muse. Sing of the shining citadel of Troy rising from the hot sands of Asia. Sing of the Greek palaces ascending from their rocky hilltops. Sing of one woman’s dream heralding the madness of men and the murder…
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Book Review: Deception Island by Brynn Kelly
Media Type: Ebook Title: Deception Island Author: Brynn Kelly Publisher: HQN Books Pages: Kindle; 336 Release Date: May 31, 2016 Source: Publisher/Netgalley —————————————————- Genre: Romance / Thriller Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy action packed stories that include some dark moments Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes A stolen boy A haunted soldier A cornered con woman… Rafe Angelito thought he was done with the demons from his past—until his son is kidnapped. Blackmailed into abducting an American heiress, the legionnaire soon finds himself trapped in paradise with a fiery, daring beauty who’s nothing he expects…and everything he desires. But when he uncovers…
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Book Review: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Another Brooklyn Author: Jacqueline Woodson Publisher: Amistad Pages: Hardcover; 192 Release Date: August 9, 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————————– Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Anyone looking for a gorgeously written look at the streets of 1970’s Brooklyn. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Running into a long-ago friend sets memories from the 1970s in motion for August, transporting her to a time and a place where friendship was everything—until it wasn’t. For August and her girls, sharing confidences as they ambled through neighborhood streets, Brooklyn…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Fish Wielder by Jim Hardison
Today’s spotlight is one that, admittedly, made me giggle when I first happened upon it. There’s a lot to be said for a good cover, and when that cover is definitely out of the ordinary it’s even better! I present to you, the spotlight for today, Fish Wielder in all its glory. Fish Wielder is kind of like Lord of the Rings, set in Narnia, if it was written by the guys who made Monty Python and the Holy Grail while they were listening to the music of They Might Be Giants. In ancient times, the Dark Lord Mauron cooked…
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Book Review: How To Be You by Jeffrey Marsh
*Please note that this book actually is great for YA too!* Media Type: Print Book Title: How To Be You: Stop Trying to Be Someone Else and Start Living Your Life Author: Jeffrey Marsh Publisher: TarcherPerigee Pages: Paperback; 224 Release Date: August 2, 2016 Source: Publisher —————————————————————————– Genre: Self-Help / Self-Exploration HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a non-judgmental and fun way to be introspective. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes This book is about how to finally give up on feeling bad about ourselves and discover the best person…