Tag: Reviews
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WHEN THE MOON TURNS BLUE by PAMELA TERRY
From the author of one of my favorite books, The Sweet Taste of Muscadines, comes this new book from the author, Pamela Terry. We are back in Wesleyan, Georgia and Harry Cline is dead. Maureen is also having the worst migraine ever. Unable to continue with the service, she slips out the side door only…
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VINYL RESTING PLACE by OLIVIA BLACKE
A new Series! The Record Shop Mysteries Always fun when a new Cozy Series debuts! This one has the location, a fun family-owned record shop with a small cafe on the side. Working with family can be fun and it can also be tricky. Everyone in your business, thinks they know what is best for…
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before you knew my name by JACQUELINE BUBLITZ
Two women arrive in New York looking for a fresh start, Alice Lee has not had an easy life but she arrives in New York with a stolen camera and $600. With dreams of making a name for herself as a photographer. And now she is dead. Killed with the very camera she loved. She…
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DISTANT THUNDER by STUART WOODS
Stone Barrington #63 With 63 of these completed, is Stone getting predictable? In this one, he sure is in some trouble. I have been the biggest fan of the adventures of this character. Unfortunately, it’s getting to the point where the character has become a caricature of who he was. Stone helps rich women. Their…
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crucial conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson and More
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw And so begins this book of tools for having the hard conversations. Communication is everything. It may seem as if all you need to do is talk. But it is never that simple. Everyone has opinions. Sometimes the…
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Smile and Look Pretty by AMANDA PELLEGRINO*BLOG TOUR* @amandapeliss @harpercollins@parkrowbooks @netgalley
Four best friends, all with jobs as assistants to bosses who really are horrid. While they meet to gripe about them it just doesn’t seem enough. Cate decides to write a blog where they can anonymously tell stories about these bosses and they all jump in. With help from Lauren, Olivia, and Max, these women…
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Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by LAEKAN ZEA KEMP
Meet Penelope Prado who works like crazy at her father’s restaurant. Nacho’s Tacos. It’s a mix between a bar and a great Mexican food place. The entire family works insane hours to support themselves and a lot of people in the community. Her parents don’t want that life for her. They want her to be…
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CHASING THE BOOGEYMAN by RICHARD CHIZMAR
It’s summer in 1988 and recent grad, Richard Chizmar returns home. Only it’s not the home he knew. A string of girls go missing and then are found violently murdered. Suddenly his hometown is full of police, reporters, and the town is scared. A curfew is in effect and information is scarce. But Richard is…
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STEEL FEAR by BRANDON WEBB AND JOHN DAVID MANN
From the first chapter, I was hooked! This was a thrill ride from the beginning to the end. With no pauses! I suspected everyone and I was wrong every time! Navy SEAL, Finn, has just stepped foot onto the USS Abraham Lincoln, supposedly to catch a ride home after a particularly bad hitch in the…
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CAMPUSLAND by SCOTT JOHNSTON
The Blurb: Scott Johnston’s Campusland is a laugh-out-loud first novel about one year of insanity at the Ivy-like Devon University, a blissful bubble of elite students My Take: I enjoyed this witty, satirical book! A look at cliques, haves and have nots, fraternities, and most of all the power of Social Media. Lulu Harris does not want…
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