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THE NIGHTINGALE BY KRISTIN HANNAH

4/29/2022

I’ve never been a big fan of historical fiction but after reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah I am absolutely obsessed with the genre. This is a story everyone SHOULD read at some point in their lives.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Genre: Historical Fiction
Series: None.
Pages: 594 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: A Bookstagram Friend.

In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are.

FRANCE, 1939

In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says good-bye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn’t believe that the Nazis will invade France…but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne’s home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.

BOOK TOUR: AN HONEST LIE BY TARRYN FISHER

4/26/2022

An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher is now live! If you enjoy twisted psychological thrillers then you won't want to miss this one!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 26, 2022
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 335 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

"An Honest Lie is riveting suspense, but it’s also a scream of defiance, a howl of rage." --#1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover

“I’m going to kill her. You’d better come if you want to save her.”

Lorraine—“Rainy”—lives at the top of Tiger Mountain. Remote, moody, cloistered in pine trees and fog, it’s a sanctuary, a new life. She can hide from the disturbing past she wants to forget.

If she’s allowed to.

When Rainy reluctantly agrees to a girls’ weekend in Vegas, she’s prepared for an exhausting parade of shots and slot machines. But after a wild night, her friend Braithe doesn’t come back to the hotel room.

THE BEST OF ME BY SHARON SALA

4/24/2022

I have to say I’m a bit devastated that this is the final book in the Blessings, Georgia series as I have come to love it so much. I am however happy to say that this was a beautiful 5 star read though.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 26, 2022
Genre: Sweet, Southern Romance (wholesome).
Series: Blessings, Georgia # 13
Pages: 320 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

Take a trip to Blessings, Georgia, where bestselling author Sharon Sala welcomes you with a touching small-town romance:

An orphaned little girl who desperately needs a new home
A couple ready to welcome her with open arms
Friendly neighbors who are always there for each other
A Southern small town where great things happen to good people

Ruby Butterman and her husband, Peanut, cannot have children, but they're given a second chance at a family when eight-year-old orphan Carlie is left in their care. It's a challenge for Carlie to adapt to a new town, a new school, and a new family, and when she gets bullied at school, Ruby and Peanut discover how to step up as parents, and how to make a forever family for their beloved little girl.

THE WILDFLOWER DUET BY MICALEA SMELTZER

4/20/2022

The Confidence of Wildflowers is an emotional age gap romance with an ending that absolutely shattered me. Readers should be aware that while this is a great book it may be triggering for some.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 23, 2022
Genre: Age Gap. Emotional Romance.
Series: Wildflower Duet #1
Pages: 347 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

My future is a big ‘what if’ at the moment and I’m fine with that.
For the most part.

When Thayer Holmes moves in next door, the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me.

When he asks me to nanny his kid, it’s a great way to make some extra money.

It’s impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son.
There’s a big problem though.

I’m eighteen. He’s thirty-one.

Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn’t part of my plans, but sometimes things happen when you least expect them.

DEAR LOVE, I HATE YOU BY ELIAH GREENWOOD

4/18/2022

If you enjoy a new adult, enemies-to-lovers. high school romance then I highly recommend this book! I loved the angsty vibes and real emotions.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 10, 2021
Genre: New Adult. High School Romance.
Series: Easton High #1
Pages: 435 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

It all started with an anonymous letter.

He wasn’t supposed to find it—no one was. And he definitely wasn’t supposed to answer it.

We end up talking through letters and sticky notes in a book. One sticky note. Two sticky notes. Ten sticky notes. All baring our darkest, deepest secrets.

It’s all fun and games until I find out who my pen pal is...

Xavier Emery. King of my basketball-obsessed town, my childhood bully, and the guy I am in grave danger of falling in love with.

But the rules were clear: we can never know who we’re talking to,

FROM BLOOD AND ASH BY JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT

4/14/2022

From Blood and Ash is an exceptional fantasy novel from Jennifer L. Armentrout. It’s no wonder why everyone loves this series because it’s unputdownable!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: March 29, 2020
Genre: Fantasy. Romantasy.
Series: Blood and Ash series #1
Pages: 622 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Captivating and action-packed, From Blood and Ash is a sexy, addictive, and unexpected fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Laura Thalassa.

A Maiden…
Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers.

A Duty…
The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-

THE SHADOW HOUSE BY ANNA DOWNES

4/8/2022

The Shadow House by Anna Downes is a thriller that has it all! Creepiness, major twists and turns, and an underlying message that really rounds up the book well.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 5, 2022
Genre: Domestic Suspense. Thriller. Mystery.
Series: None.
Pages: 367 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Publisher.

Extraordinarily tense and deliciously mysterious, Anna Downes's The Shadow House follows one woman's desperate journey to protect her children at any cost, in a remote place where not everything is as it seems.

A HOUSE WITH DEADLY SECRETS.

A MOTHER WHO'LL RISK EVERYTHING TO BRING THEM TO LIGHT.

Alex, a single mother-of-two, is determined to make a fresh start for her and her children. In an effort to escape her troubled past, she seeks refuge in a rural community. Pine Ridge is idyllic; the surrounding forests are beautiful and the locals welcoming. Mostly.

But Alex finds that she may have disturbed barely hidden secrets in her new home. As a chain of bizarre events is set off, events eerily

THE YOUNGER WIFE BY SALLY HEPWORTH

4/5/2022

Nothing is as it seems in Sally Hepworth’s latest domestic thriller! If you’re a fan of Liane Moriarty’s novels, this author is who you should be reading!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 5, 2022
Genre: Domestic Suspense.
Series: None.
Pages: 348 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

New from the author of The Good Sister, the breakout New York Times bestseller and “stunningly clever thriller” (People), comes Sally Hepworth’s latest novel of domestic suspense about the tangled vines of family secrets.

THE HUSBAND
A heart surgeon at the top of his field, Stephen Aston is getting married again. But first he must divorce his current wife, even though she can no longer speak for herself.

THE DAUGHTERS
Tully and Rachel Aston look upon their father’s fiancée, Heather, as nothing but an interloper. Heather is younger than both of them. Clearly, she’s after their father’s money.

THE FORMER WIFE
With their mother in a precarious position, Tully and Rachel are

THE SANATORIUM BY SARAH PEARSE

4/2/2022

If you enjoy a more claustrophobic, gothic thriller then The Sanatorium would be a great book to try! While some parts were a little slow, the buildup of tension was fantastic.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: February 2, 2021
Genre: Gothic Thriller. Murder Mystery.
Series: Detective Elin Warner #1
Pages: 400 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

You won't want to leave. . . until you can't.

Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel.

An imposing, isolated getaway spot high up in the Swiss Alps is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But Elin's taken time off from her job as a detective, so when her estranged brother, Isaac, and his fiancée, Laure, invite her to celebrate their engagement at the hotel, Elin really has no reason not to accept.

Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge--there's something about the hotel that makes her nervous. And when they wake the following morning to discover Laure is missing, Elin must trust her instincts if they hope to find her.

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