I had no clue what I was getting into when I first started reading this, and I was hooked on the first page! I also had no clue this was part of a "Romantic Suspense" series! I am now on a mission to read all of Karen Rose's books! I absolutely adored this book! Serial killers mixed with a romance story!? That is my jam! To make the book even better, I fell in love with all the characters! Daisy is a strong badass chick, Gideon, the sweetheart with a tough exterior, the Sokolov's the biggest hearted people! I can't wait to read more of the "Sacramento" series! The story was told in different POV's which kept you on the edge of your seat the whole way through! Plus this book has a LOT of pages, but I was never bored. I would have even kept reading because as much as I love the ending, there is definitely more to the story. Highly Highly recommend! Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with an ARC of t...
"Memory is a funny thing. There are moments that sear into our minds. If we're lucky, it's because we're happy-first kiss, wedding day, birth of a child. The kind of experience where you both have it and stand outside of it, because your brain recognizes this is something so special that you're going to want to relive it." I've heard so many great things about Lisa Gardner's books and after reading Right Behind You last summer, I had to find out if I would like Never Tell more than my previous read by the author. I definitely look forward to reading her others books now! Never Tell is fast-paced and action packed. It leaves no time for the reader to get bored. Definitely a page turner! The twists and turns are not only convincing but also well disguised. My suspicions were right about the suspect but I did miss the "why" so I don't feel like this took away from me enjoying the book. I loved Flora's part in the no...
Thank you to HBG Canada for my gifted copy of The Starter Wife by Nina Laurin . This tittle is set to be published on July 9th, 2019. Here's a quick synopsis: I close the online search window, annoyed. These articles never have enough detail. They think my husband's first wife disappeared or they think she is dead. There's a big difference. My phone rings, jarring me away from my thoughts, and when I pick it up, it's an unknown number. The only answer to my slightly breathless hello is empty static. When the voice does finally come, it's female, low, muffled somehow. "Where is it, Claire? What did you do with it? Tell me where it is." A woman. A real flesh-and-blood woman on the other end of the phone. She's not just in my head. A wave of panic spreads under my skin like ice water. It's Colleen. (Reference : Goodreads) Happy reading, Mommy Reads ...
Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada for my gifted copy of Alice's Island by Daniel Sanchez Arevalo. This tittle is set to be published on April 16th, 2019. Here's a quick synopsis: Alice Dupont’s perfect marriage was a perfect lie. When her husband, Chris, dies in a car accident, suspiciously far from where he should be, Alice’s life falls apart. After the police close the case, she is left with more questions than answers. While learning to cope with her loss and her new identity as a single mother of two, Alice becomes obsessed with unraveling the mystery surrounding her husband’s death and decides to start her own investigation. Retracing her husband's last known whereabouts, she soon discovers clues that lead her to a small island near Nantucket. As she insinuates herself into the lives of the island’s inhabitants in an effort to discover what they knew about her husband, Alice finds herself increasingly involved in their private lives and comes to a ...
Thank you to Marissa Stapley and Simon & Schuster Canada for my gifted copy of The Last Resort . This tittle is set to be published on June 18th, 2019. Here's a quick synopsis: The Harmony Resort promises hope for struggling marriages. Run by celebrity power couple Drs. Miles and Grace Markell, the "last resort" offers a chance for partners to repair their relationships in a luxurious setting on the gorgeous Mayan Riviera. Johanna and Ben have a marriage that looks perfect on the surface, but in reality, they don’t know each other at all. Shell and Colin fight constantly: after all, Colin is a workaholic, and Shell always comes second to his job as an executive at a powerful mining company. But what has really torn them apart is too devastating to talk about. When both couples begin Harmony's intensive therapy program, it becomes clear that Harmony is not all it seems—and neither are Miles and Grace themselves. What are they hiding, and what price w...
Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada for my gifted finished copy of Watcher In The Woods by Kelley Armstrong. This tittle was published on February 5th, 2019. Here's a quick synopsis: The secret town of Rockton has seen some rocky times lately; understandable considering its mix of criminals and victims fleeing society for refuge within its Yukon borders. Casey Duncan, the town's only detective on a police force of three, has already faced murder, arson and falling in love in less than the year that she's lived there. Yet even she didn't think it would be possible for an outsider to find and cause trouble in the town she's come to call home. When a US Marshal shows up in town demanding the release of one of the residents, Casey and her boyfriend, Sheriff Dalton, are skeptical. And yet only hours later, the marshal is shot dead and the only visible suspects are the townspeople and her estranged sister, in town for just the weekend. It's up to C...
Thank you to HarperCollins Canada for my surprised gifted finished copy of Wings of Olympus by Kallie George. This tittle is set to be published on March 5th, 2019. This book is not what I usually read, but I'm excited to see what it's about! Here is a quick synopsis: High on the slopes of mighty Mount Olympus, among the sun-splashed meadows and sparkling waters, glide the winged horses of the ancient gods. Here up high is normally no place for a lost, parentless girl like Pippa. But once every hundred years, the gods and goddesses descend to the mortal realm to choose jockeys for their winged horse race—and Pippa is one of the lucky children chosen to ride. With her undersized, impetuous winged steed, Zephyr, by her side, Pippa has to confront the greatest challenge of her life: achieving victory in a race across the sky. No one expects Pippa and Zephyr to win, or even finish, this death-defying race. A poor orphan who’s spent her life working in stables, Pippa d...
Although I have other works from the author sitting on my bookshelves, this was my first read by Teresa Driscoll and it will not be the last. Told mainly from Beth's POV (past and present) it took a while for the book to set up. Once the plot is established, Matthew and Carol's present POV get interspersed. With that being said, it took me a while to be engaged into the book. However, I really enjoyed the author's writting style as well as the characters she created. I was surprised by the twists in the end while I did guess some of the others throughout the novel. I'm not usually a fan of books about friends with secrets from the past because it has been done quite a lot but I really enjoyed The Promise. I thought the idea of secrets kept from a Catholic boarding schools was original. I will definitely recommend The Promise and will bump the author's previous books on top of my TBR. My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank y...
When I originally requested A Life To Kill on NetGalley, I somehow missed that it was the seventh book in a series. It was hard to follow the story at times but it didn't really take out of me enjoying the book in the end. The book handles a difficult subject but succeeds in showing the issues with recruiting, soldier's mental health as well as the sense of purpose that drives men to want to serve. Thank you to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for my copy in exchange for an honest review. My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Here's a quick synopsis: The garrison town of Highcliff is on tenterhooks waiting for the return of the last British soldiers from war-torn Helmand. Meanwhile, as one of the last remaining platoons prepare to leave its isolated post for the final time, 19-year-old Private Pete Lyons is taken hostage during the night. A patrol sent to rescue him finds itself in a bloody and disastrous fire-fight. How was Private Lyons abducted from a heavily fortified co...
Thank you to HarperCollins Canada for my gifted copy of The Better Sister by Alafair Burke set to be published in April 2019. Here's a quick synopsis: Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be in charge. She was the honor roll student with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. Nicky was always restless . . . and more than a little reckless—the opposite of her ambitious little sister. She floated from job to job and man to man, and stayed close to home in Cleveland. For a while, it seemed like both sisters had found happiness. Chloe earned a scholarship to an Ivy League school and moved to New York City, where she landed a coveted publishing job. Nicky married promising young attorney Adam Macintosh, and gave birth to a baby boy they named Ethan. The Taylor sisters became virtual strangers. Now, more than fifteen years later, their lives are drastically different—and Chloe is married to Adam. When he’s murdered by an intruder a...
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for my finished paperback version of The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth. Here's a quick synopsis: The small suburb of Pleasant Court lives up to its name. It's the kind of place where everyone knows their neighbours, and children play in the street. Isabelle Heatherington doesn't fit into this picture of family paradise. Husbandless and childless, she soon catches the attention of three Pleasant Court mothers. But Ange, Fran and Essie have their own secrets to hide. Like the reason behind Ange's compulsion to control every aspect of her life. Or why Fran won't let her sweet, gentle husband near her new baby. Or why, three years ago, Essie took her daughter to the park - and returned home without her. As their obsession with their new neighbour grows, the secrets of these three women begin to spread - and they'll soon find out that when you look at something too closely, you see things you never wanted...
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