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10 Books to Read if You Loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

September 7, 2021

Taylor Jenkins Reid is a fan favorite when it comes to contemporary authors. Her titles become immediate best sellers. Not only are her novels popular, they’re great as well (not always the case) often telling emotionally complex stories of families and relationships. The Seven Husbands […]

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Music as a Storytelling Tool

August 5, 2021

Today’s guest post comes from author Lee Matthew Goldberg, as part of the blog tour for his newest novel, Grenade Bouquets. This is a sequel to Runaway Train, which I read earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed. Many thanks to Giselle at Xpresso Book Tours […]

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6 Books to Read if You Loved The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

April 21, 2021

The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah’s 24th book, was published earlier this year with rave reviews. A work of historical fiction, it tells a sweeping story of one woman’s determination to save her family from the Dust Bowl. If you enjoyed this tale, here are five […]

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Blog Tour: The Ringmaster’s Daughter by Carly Schabowski

July 8, 2020

Hello and welcome to another blog tour post, for The Ringmaster’s Daughter by Carly Schabowski, which was officially published yesterday.  I’d like to thank Bookouture for inviting me to participate in this tour! A blog tour is a virtual book tour, which are especially important in this time […]

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9 Books to Read if You Loved Before We Were Yours

May 14, 2020

Lisa Wingate’s 2017 novel Before We Were Yours topped best-seller charts and fascinated readers. It’s based on a real-life scandal involving Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, who kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country in the 1930’s. The novel […]

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Blog Tour: Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard

February 17, 2020

I’m so excited to be participating in my very first blog tour today for Courting Mr Lincoln by Louis Bayard! A blog tour is essentially a virtual book tour. Multiple bloggers agree to write about a specific book in a set time frame. I accepted […]

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Finding Easter Eggs in Historical Fiction

January 29, 2020

Today’s guest post comes from historical fiction author Liza Nash Taylor.   For a span of years, maybe from age eight to twelve, I longed to be an Abandoned English Orphan. As a young reader, historical subjects were my go-to, in both fiction and biography. […]

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10 Unbelievable Novels Based on True Stories

November 13, 2019

The saying goes, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” In my own writing, I have told my own true stories because I find them way more fascinating  and meainggful than anything I could ever make up! I enjoy fiction of all kinds, though I’m extra curious […]

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Where Do Ideas For Novels Come From?

September 19, 2019

Today’s guest post comes from author Melina Druga.   Other than my family, history is the thing that I love more than writing. That love began in early childhood when my mother and I read the Little House on the Prairie series together. It continued […]

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10 of the Best Books About Witches

October 23, 2018

Continuing on with my scary books theme, in honor of Halloween, today I give you reading recommendations on a topic that’s creepy in an entirely different way. I’m kind of surprised I haven’t read any of these books. I’ve heard of most of them before […]

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Dark Matter
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Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch
What if you were able to go back in life and take the path not taken? It's a fascinating concept. It took a little while to get into, and I got bogged down by the heavy science in the middle but otherwise this is a pretty good book. It's...
The Silent Wife
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The Silent Wife
by A. S. A. Harrison
This is a thriller that unravels gradually. The twists aren't sharp but they are there. Every single character is unlikable, their behavior deplorable, but I couldn't help rooting for them at times. I went back and forth between the audi...
A Separation
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A Separation
by Katie Kitamura
Three and a half stars. This book wasn't what I expected from reading the dust jacket, it's not an intense thriller. There is a mystery gradually unfolding, which we learn about from the first person narration of a wife who reluctantly a...
Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
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Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
by Elizabeth Vargas
Three and a half stars. I was not familiar with Elizabeth Vargas prior to reading this, but I admire her greatly now. This is a brutally honesty memoir, written with grace and good intentions. The writing is a bit superficial at times, I...
Into the Water
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Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins
I pushed myself through this book because I thought it *had* to get better. The last 25 pages were the best part because I got resolution of open issues, but otherwise reading this was a waste of time. The story was sloooow and felt supe...

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