Monthly Archive: March 2023

5 Star Reads (the ones that keep us up all night) / Celebrations / Reviews / Reviews by Stephanie / Reviews by Tera / Romantic Suspense/Suspense

March 28, 2023

#5BlushUpAllNightReview~~Bad Mother by Mia Sheridan

Rating: From New York Times bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes the twisted story of one detective’s pursuit of a serial killer who’s taunting her…and the familiar connection between them that’s haunting her. When Sienna Walker is nearly fired from the NYPD, the last thing she expects is a second chance in the one place she vowed never to return to. But she can’t afford to turn down the job offer, even if a painful familial past and a broken engagement hardly make Reno, Nevada, home sweet home. It’s made even less sweet by Sienna’s first case—a serial killer with a curious fixation...

5 Star Reads (the ones that keep us up all night) / Adult Contemporary / Celebrations / Reviews / Reviews by Stephanie

March 14, 2023

#NewRelease!~~ For nEver by Aurora Rose Reynolds #5BlushReview

Rating:  Release Date: March 14   From New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes a brand new romantic comedy about a girl who understands how short life is, and a man who quickly learns there are things way more important than money.  I had no idea that taking a temp job for the summer would send my life into a tailspin, but that’s exactly what happened when I started working for Jace Ellis.One day I was his secretary and the next I was sitting on his private plane, wearing an obnoxiously large engagement ring, after he...

4 / Reviews / Reviews by Tera / Thriller/Mystery

March 11, 2023

#NewThriller!!~ What Have We Done by Alex Finlay

Rating:   In this thriller from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever. A stay-at-home mom with a past. A has-been rock star with a habit. A reality TV producer with a debt. Three disparate lives. One deadly secret. Twenty five years ago, Jenna, Donnie, and Nico were the best of friends, having forged a bond through the abuse and neglect they endured as residents of Savior House, a group home for parentless teens. When the home was shut down―after the disappearance of several...

4 / Celebrations / Reviews / Reviews by Sandy / Thriller/Mystery

March 10, 2023

#NewRelease~~What Happened to Ruthy Ramierez by Claire Jimenez

Rating: A deeply powerful, raw debut novel of a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long‑missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and they set out to bring her home. The Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence. When thirteen‑year‑old middle child Ruthy disappeared after track practice without a trace, it left the family scarred and scrambling. One night, twelve years later, oldest sister Jessica spots a woman on her TV screen in Catfight, a raunchy reality show. She rushes to tell her younger sister, Nina: This woman’s hair is dyed red,...

5 Star Reads (the ones that keep us up all night) / Celebrations / Historical Romance / Reviews / Reviews by Tera

March 7, 2023

#SurpriseRelease~~A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon

Rating: From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes the saga of a young woman who dares to chart her own destiny in life and love during the American Revolutionary War. In 1760, Deborah Samson is born to Puritan parents in Plympton, Massachusetts. When her father abandons the family and her mother is unable to support them, Deborah is bound out as an indentured servant. From that moment on, she yearns for a life of liberation and adventure. Twenty years later, as the American colonies begin to buckle in their battle for independence, Deborah, impassioned by the cause, disguises herself as...

4 / Celebrations / Historical Romance / Reviews

March 7, 2023

#NewRelease~~Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem

Rating: Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem “What I am looking for–what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss–is a spy.” Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard. In the summer of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler is the new and powerful anti-Semitic chancellor of Germany. But in Los Angeles, no-nonsense secretary Liesl Weiss has concerns much closer to home. The Great Depression is tightening its grip and Liesl is the sole supporter of two children, an opinionated mother, and...

4 / Adult Contemporary / Celebrations / Reviews / Reviews by Sandy

March 7, 2023

#NewReview~~Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

Rating: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything. It couldn’t save their marriage. Yasmen wasn’t prepared for how her life fell apart, but she is finally starting to find joy again. She and Josiah have found a new rhythm, co-parenting their two kids and running a thriving business together. Yet like magnets, they’re always drawn back to each other, and now they’re beginning to wonder if they’re truly ready to let go...

5 Star Reads (the ones that keep us up all night) / Celebrations / Reviews / Reviews by Louisa / Romantic Suspense/Suspense

March 7, 2023

#5BlushReview~~Give Me Love by Corinne Michaels

Rating: Give Me Love by Corinne Michaels New York Times bestselling author Corinne Michaels brings the second book in the Rose Canyon series with this small-town, second chance romance. I am in the most inconvenient marriage of convenience ever. What started out as two friends who wanted to make their military lives easier, turned into a mess. Why? Because I stupidly fell in love with my husband. In an attempt to remedy my mistake, I severed all ties and put my life as a combat medic and Emmett Maxwell behind me. I’ve lost too many people to open myself up to...