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  • It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? – February 13th

    It’s Monday! What Are you Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Reading Date. It is a chance to share what you have read and what you plan on reading in the upcoming week. I enjoy seeing what everyone’s reading plans for the week. I always find some titles that I just *have to add to…

  • Review: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

    Title:  The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Author:  Phaedra Patrick   (Author Website) Genre:  Literary Fiction (British) Publisher:  MIRA; First Edition edition (May 3, 2016) Length:   336 pages Source:   Ramsey County Library   About Book: (from Good Reads) In this poignant and sparkling debut, a lovable widower embarks on a life-changing adventure. Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives…

  • Review: My Not So Perfect Life–Sophie Kinsella

    Title:  My Not So Perfect Life Author:  Sophie Kinsella   (Author Website) (FB Page) Genre:  Chick Lit Publisher:  Dial Press (February 7, 2017) Length:   448 pages Source:   Netgalley.com About Book: Everywhere Katie Brenner looks, someone else is living the life she longs for, particularly her boss, Demeter Farlowe. Demeter is brilliant and creative, lives with her…

  • Review: Liar’s Bench by Kim Michele Richardson

    Title: Liar’s Bench Author: Kim Michele Richardson (Author Website) (Facebook) Narrator: Jorjeana Marie (Website) Publisher:  Blackstone Audio, Inc.; Unabridged edition (April 28, 2015) Length:  8 hours 59 minutes Source: Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) In 1972, on Mudas Summers’ seventeenth birthday, her beloved Mama, Ella, is found hanging from the rafters…

  • Review: Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs

      Title: Speaking in Bones Author: Kathy Reichs (Author Website) (Facebook) Genre: Fiction: Thriller & Suspense Publisher:  Random House Publishing Group– Bantam Dell – 7/21/15 Length:  320 pages Source: Net Galley About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) For every case Temperance Brennan has solved, there remain innumerable unidentified bodies in her lab. Information on some of…

  • Review: Black Dog Summer by Miranda Sherry

    Title: Black Dog Summer Author: Miranda Sherry (Author Website) (Facebook) Genre: Fiction: Thriller & Suspense Narrator: Jilly Bond  Publisher:  Highbridge Audio. 2/18/15 Length:  9.5 hrs • 8 CDs Source: Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) In this extraordinary debut novel reminiscent of The Lovely Bones and Little Bee, a mother watches from…

  • Review: Other Side of Midnight – Simone St James

    Title: Other Side Of  Midnight Author: Simone St. James  (Author Website) (Facebook) Genre: Fiction/Historical Narrator: Mary Jane Wells  Publisher:  Blackstone Audio, 04/07/15 Length:  10.0 hrs • 8 CDs Source: Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) London, 1925. Glamorous medium Gloria Sutter made her fortune helping the bereaved contact loved ones killed during…

  • Review: A Fortress Defiled by Connie Johnson

    Title: A Fortress Defiled Author: Connie Johnosn  (Author Website) (Facebook) Genre: Mystery Publisher:  Publish Green (May 28, 2015) Length:  231 pages Source:  Netgalley.com About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) Jillian Jax is an agent in the Special Homicide Unit, an elite division within the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. ‘Special’ in Jillian’s world, indicates murder that…

  • Review: Do Over: Rescue Monday, Reinvent Your Work and Never Get Stuck–Jon Acuff

    Title: Do Over Author: Jon Acuff  (Author Website) (Facebook) Genre: Nonfiction/Business & Economics Narrator: Jon Acuff Publisher:  Blackstone Audio, 04/07/15 Length:  8.5 hrs • 7 CDs• 1 MP3 CD • Unabridged About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff has drawn millions of online fans who love his refreshing mix of…

  • Review: The Silent Sister–Diane Chamberlain

    Title: The Silent Sister Author: Diane Chamberlain (Author Website)  (Facebook) Genre: Adult Fiction Narrator: Susan Bennett Publisher:  Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition (October 7, 2014) Length:  10 CD’s / 11.5 hours Source: Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) In The Silent Sister, Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older…