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The stranger appeared in her dreams. Now she’s invading her life.

Sage has a recurring nightmare: a woman she doesn’t know is

drowning, fighting desperately as the dark water closes over her. It’s

unsettling, but Sage shrugs it off when she wakes. Until she sees the

same woman in a South London supermarket.

Her name is Lara, a psychology student and small-time influencer.

And Sage is certain—she is about to die.

Sage feels she has to do everything she can to save Lara, and slowly,

quietly, she begins to infiltrate her life—following her online,

engineering a chance encounter, earning her trust. When Lara

confides she's being stalked, Sage knows she’s right—the nightmare

is coming true.

But what can Sage actually do? She can’t tell Lara she was appearing

in her dreams before they ever met—that would sound insane. All

she can do is watch over her, try to protect her.

Then, as she gets ever closer to Lara, Sage begins to realize she isn’t

a stranger at all, that they are linked by a horrifying secret that will  their lives forever.

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Originally from the West Midlands, Rhiannon Barnsley currently lives in London with her husband, Tom, and their two cats. She's a corporate lawyer by day and writes her twisty psychological thrillers after work and during weekends.



She is a Faber Academy Writing a Novel alumnus and loves to write dark and twisty thrillers with a particular focus on women. When she's not writing, she can often be found reading or training with her cheerleading team.

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The Last Time I Saw Her 

Written By Rhiannon Barnsley

Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews

First, I want to thank Rhiannon Barnsley, Inkubator Books and Zooloo Book Tours for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review. 

Rhiannon Barnsley deserves more than 5 stars for her latest psychological thriller The Last Time I Saw Her!! She literally had me glued to the edge of my seat from the second sentence of her prologue! The Last Time I Saw Her is a completely different written storyline that is out there today. It is a total breath of fresh air and an addictive storyline. Oh how I wish I had a contact at Netflix as this would make a great binge worthy series! 

May I just add that this is the first time that I am hearing/reading this author. Needless to say she has made a huge impact on me on just this book alone! If any of her other books are as good as this one then she has a new fan!!

Just the prologue alone about dreams and nightmares fascinated and intrigued me greatly as Rhiannon lets us glimpse into Sage’s dreams. Oh but these aren’t dreams, they are detailed intense nightmares of a woman drowning. This was an intense hook to the story that I grabbed onto. 

Imagine riding the bus and seeing that same person from your dream alive? 

What is Sage’s connection to Lara? 

If you love social media influencers and enjoy following them then you will love Lara’s character. She shows you the good, bad and ugly about what it's like to be in their shoes. 

You must read Last Time I Saw Her! It is incredible!! 

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Play It Back

Ten years. Two hearts. One love story that never forgot how it began.

Ten years ago, Erin Campbell left Texas without saying goodbye to the only boy she'd ever loved.

Ten years later, he's the biggest name in country music... and every song he's ever written is about her.

After losing her mother at eighteen, staying meant facing a life she no longer recognized. So Erin left – her hometown, her grieving father, and Jake Ingram, her best friend, first love, and the future she'd always imagined.

A decade later, Erin has built a successful career as one of New York City's most sought-after photographers, creating the life she always thought she wanted. But no amount of distance – or success – has been enough to silence the memories she left behind.

When her father needs surgery, Erin returns to Texas expecting to stay only long enough to help him recover. 

Instead, she comes face to face with Jake.

The boy she left behind is now one of country music's brightest stars, known for writing songs that have captivated millions. Fans have spent years wondering who inspired the heartbreak woven through every album.

Only Erin knows the answer. 

As old memories resurface and long-buried truths finally come to light, Erin and Jake must decide whether the love they never stopped carrying is strong enough to overcome the heartache they never healed from – or whether ten years is simply too much time to ask two hearts to begin again.

Play It Back is a heartfelt second-chance romance about first love, grief, forgiveness, and finding your way home.

Because some love stories don't end, they simply wait for you to come home.

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My name is Sara Palacios and I write contemporary romance and women’s fiction with emotional depth, layered family dynamics, and characters who are messy, hopeful, and just a little bit stubborn. Outside of writing, I’m usually reading, watching baseball, trying to keep up with my two kids, and pretending I can squeeze one more book into my already mile high TBR pile. I live in Texas with my husband, and our two kids.

Play It Again 

Written By Sara Palacios 

Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews 

First, I want to thank Sara Palacious and Rachel's Random Resources for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review. 

If you know me in real life you know I love all things pop culture, music, all things celebrity, etc. This is my first time reading anything by Sara Palacious but readers you are a fan of music and romance you are going to want to pick up her  latest book Play It Back! When this book came around I thought it might be something different than the normal books I read. I was right (but in a good way). Sara will put a smile on your face and tug a little on those heart strings of yours. 

I loved how Sara designed the cover herself! It is so different and unique than any other book cover that I have seen prior. However, It fits the book theme perfectly! The cover and the title Play It Back made me want to know more about the book. 

For me personally I got choked up with Sara’s dedication as I totally understood it! “For the ones who believe that home isn’t a place-sometimes it is a person.” 

Sara jumped right into her prologue with Jake Ingram’s most revealing interview yet and boy that Timmy Collins was on his game with questions for Jake! Between the interview and the meaning behind the song in question made me want to keep reading the book. 

I too am a fan of country music and totally agree that it has a way of grounding you pulling you somewhere quieter and slower. Somewhere you didn’t mean to go. 

I enjoyed meeting Jake and Erin in the present and learning about their pasts. Should note Sara has some steamy scenes between these two that are done well. 

My heart skipped a beat when Erin got the call from her Father. (Wishing Heaven had phones or FaceTime) and hearing the medical news on the other end of the line. I can understand having a strained relationship with a loved one but I would still want to know what was going on sooner than later. Sooner key word. I am glad he chose to tell when he did. 

Erin is so much like me whenever myself or a family member has a medical issue I go straight to Google or Chat GPT. They are my friends or could be my worst enemy!! 

One thing that stood out in Play It Back than the rest of the books out there was that Jake being a song writer included his lyrics for us to read. So every few chapters we would get song lyrics. I enjoyed reading them. 

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Good Twin Bad Twin by Renita D'Silva

I’m shaking as I turn the postcard over. A picture of a pretty Cotswold

village.

And a message: Bitter Honey, here I come.

It’s in my twin sister’s handwriting. She’s the only person who ever

called me that.

Except that can’t be true. Because, if it is, then whose body is buried

under the patio?

She was the golden one. I was the shy, bookish one. Living in her

shadow.

Now I have everything I ever wanted. A stunning home on the Dorset

cliffs. A handsome husband. A beautiful teenage daughter.

But my husband disappears at night. Our dog is the only member of

the family that really loves me.

And if my twin sister is alive, then everything I believed about my life

is a lie.

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in-bad-twin

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Renita D’Silva loves stories both reading and creating them. Her books have been translated into

several languages. Her short stories have been published in The View from Here, Bartleby Snopes,

this zine, Platinum Page, Paragraph Planet, Verve among others, have been nominated for the

Pushcart prize, the Best of the Net anthology, shortlisted for the LoveReading Very Short Story

award and The Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize and longlisted for the BBC National Short Story

award. Her first psychological thriller, The Neighbours, won the Joffe Books Prize 2023.

Good Twin Bad Twin 

Written By Renita D’Silvia

Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews

First, I want to thank Renita D’Silva, Joffe Books, and Zooloo Book Tours for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review. 

OMG!! Good Twin Bad Twin is an incredibly twisted and sinister read by Renita D’Silva that has you glued to your Kindle til the wee hours of the morning binge reading it to see how the story unfolds!! I am still in shock on how the story ended as I nurse my book hangover. Dam that was a doozy and one that I never saw coming! Renita is good at what she does-keeping us on our toes!!

Nick Castle did an incredible job on the cover art of Good Twin Bad Twin. Between the title of the book and the cover art I wanted to know more about what the book was about. 

What attracted me about the book first and foremost was it was a book on twins. Yes, it said Good Twin Bad Twin so you knew it had to be a good storyline right there and then. Unlike most twins I know these two were complete total opposites from each other which made for a great story. I also liked that their names were unique and totally different than anything I had ever heard of. Sure the nicknames Ash and Nish I had heard of but their real names I had not heard of prior. 

The prologue hooked me into the storyline and made me want to know more about what was to follow. 

Renita flipped from back in the day to modern day to tell the story of the two sisters Ash and Nish. 

There is so much I want to say about this book, especially about the sisters but I don’t want to spoil it for the readers. So my best suggestion is check out the book and see for yourself. It is a great read!!!