She flees on her wedding day. She steals ancient documents from the Chancellor’s secret collection. She is pursued by bounty hunters sent by her own father. She is Princess Lia, seventeen, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan. The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but someContinue reading “The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson”
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The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose
Sandrine Salome flees New York for her grandmother’s Paris mansion to escape her dangerous husband, but what she finds there is even more menacing. The house, famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons, is mysteriously closed up. Although her grandmother insists it’s dangerous for Sandrine to visit, she defies her and meets JulienContinue reading “The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose”
Top Ten Tuesday: 2/3
Top Ten CRIME/MYSTERY/THRILLER Books WE Can’t Believe WE Haven’t READ/Want To Read 1. The Rizzoli & Isles Series by Tess Gerritsen – I’ve heard great things, have loved the episodes I’ve seen…I just haven’t had the time to really get into them. 2. The rest of the Bones/Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs – I’ve read the firstContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 2/3”
Luckiest Girl Alive: A Novel by Jessica Knoll
As a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani FaNelli endured a shocking, public humiliation that left her desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a glamorous job, expensive wardrobe, and handsome blue blood fiancé, she’s this close to living the perfect life she’s worked so hard to achieve. But Ani has a secret. There’s somethingContinue reading “Luckiest Girl Alive: A Novel by Jessica Knoll”
Listened To: Game of Thrones: The Song of Ice & Fire
My husband and I are huge fans of books-on-tape…also known as audiobooks to those who weren’t around for cassette tapes. Back in the day, I would have to go to the library, rent a huge binder-sized contraption full of cassettes, bring it home, curse at the people before me who hadn’t rewinded the tape, andContinue reading “Listened To: Game of Thrones: The Song of Ice & Fire”
Top Ten Tuesday: 1/27
Ten Books I’d Love To Read With My Book Club (if I had one) 1. Pointe by Brandy Colbert – this book was amazing and creepy, and it would have been amazing to be able to discuss it with someone else that was reading it at the same time. 2. The Silver Witch by PaulaContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 1/27”
How to Eat a Cupcake by Meg Donahue
Ever since binge watching TLC’s DC Cupcakes, I’ve always wanted to own my own bakery. Never mind that I’m a terrible baker and have zero concept of what would taste good besides chocolate and vanilla—the romantic notion of baking tiny cakes that could make someone’s day has always been appealing. That’s why I snagged thisContinue reading “How to Eat a Cupcake by Meg Donahue”
Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton
The night Quin Kincaid takes her Oath, she will become what she has trained to be her entire life. She will become a Seeker. This is her legacy, and it is an honor. As a Seeker, Quin will fight beside her two closest companions, Shinobu and John, to protect the weak and the wronged. TogetherContinue reading “Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton”
Top Ten Tuesday: 1/20
Our Top Ten Bookish Necessities 1. A fuzzy blanket. 2. A {big} mug. 3. Tea. 4. Or coffee, if you prefer. 5. Fuzzy socks (cold feet are distracting!). 6. A bookmark. 7. Sweet, sweet silence. ……….. ahhhh. 8. A good scent. 9. A sweet book bag. 10. A puppy. – Lauren & Kiesha Top TenContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 1/20”
The Girl With A Clock For A Heart by Peter Swanson
On an ordinary Friday evening at his favorite Boston tavern, George Foss’s comfortable, predictable life is shattered when a beautiful woman sits down at the bar, a woman who vanished without a trace twenty years ago. Liana Dector isn’t just an ex-girlfriend, the first love George couldn’t quite forget. She’s also a dangerous enigma andContinue reading “The Girl With A Clock For A Heart by Peter Swanson”
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