Frankie Elkin is a middle-aged recovering alcoholic on a mission. She travels from town to town looking for missing persons no one else is trying to find. All of her worldly goods fit into one suitcase and she doesn’t do long lasting relationships but it isn’t because she has problems connecting with people. This time,… Continue reading Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner @LisaGardnerBks @hillatious @BrilliancePub
I’ve always loved audiobooks and these days, I listen to more books than I read. The talent field of narrators is extraordinary. The best bring great stories to life and can make an “okay” story much better. Here’s my list of narrators who made my ears happy this year! 1. Narrator: Jan Cramer - DI… Continue reading Best of 2021 – Top 12 Narrators
If you’re a regular follower, you know by now I LOVE series reading! This year, I participated in many series group reads on Goodreads. It’s been a wonderful year for my series reading as so many were absolute wins. Here’s my list of those I started, continued or finished in 2021 (in no particular order).… Continue reading Best of 2021 – Top 12 Series
Another great year for reading as I explored even more genres and new authors. This list of twelve represents my best choices of the many I enjoyed. They weren't all published in 2021 but read this year. I hope you’ll consider adding and enjoy them at least as much as I did. 1. Well-Behaved Indian… Continue reading Best of 2021 – Top 12 Books
About the Book In this delightful, breezy romcom, interior designer Dani decides to get revenge on her cheating ex the only way she knows how: by building a spite house next door. They say living well is the best revenge. But sometimes, spreading the misery seems a whole lot more satisfying. That’s interior designer Dani Porter’s… Continue reading Blog Tour: Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins @AEC_Writer @HarlequinBooks
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends have… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
I’m listening to this series with one of my Goodreads groups, beginning this month. I read it over ten years ago and am rereading it via audio for the first time. In 2014, the author re-recorded the series with different narrators so there are two versions. The one my library carries is the original version.… Continue reading The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann @SuzBrockmann
Seattle Police Officer Tracy Crosswhite has been a patrol officer for six years despite having applied for several promotions. She’s assigned a freelance journalist as a ride along following a damaging exposé by a television reporter citing sexism within the department. Tracy begins her night shift, referred to as third watch, when she responds to… Continue reading Third Watch by Robert Dugoni @robertdugoni
The Seattle Police Department is selecting new recruits to join the force with a specific mandate to seek out a few women. Tracy Crosswhite is a chemistry teacher who has applied, along with another young woman. One detective on the selection committee is determined to help her fail before she graduates from the Academy. This… Continue reading The Academy by Robert Dugoni @robertdugoni @esuttonsmith @BrilliancePub
Fashion designer Meg Julliard has to leave her industry job in New York behind her to return to her hometown Chicago following her father’s death. He managed a residential building and the responsibility now falls to a reluctant Meg. Unfortunately, the building is in desperate need of repairs and the long term tenants are older,… Continue reading The Christmas Dress by Courtney Cole @Court_Writes @BaileyCarrVOICE @HarperAudio
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