Apr 13, 2024

#BookReview #SomeoneLikeYou #KarenKingsbury #AtriaBooks

 

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Science raises questions only love can answer in this moving and thought-provoking novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “heart-tugging and emotional” (Romantic Times Book Reviews) life-changing fiction.

One frozen embryo. Two families with life-long secrets. And a guy who never planned to fall in love again.

Maddie Baxter West is shaken to the core when she finds out everything she believed about her life was a lie. Her parents had always planned to tell her the truth about her past: that she was adopted as an embryo. But somehow the right moment never happened. Then a total stranger confronts Maddie with the truth and tells her something else that rocks her world—Maddie had a sister she never knew about. Betrayed, angry, and confused, Maddie leaves her new job and fiancé, rejects her family’s requests for forgiveness, and moves to Portland to find out who she really is.

Dawson Gage’s life was destroyed when London Quinn, his best friend and the only girl he ever loved, is killed. In the hospital waiting room, London’s mother reveals that London might have had a sibling. The frozen embryo she and her husband donated decades ago. When Dawson finds Maddie and brings her to Portland, the Quinns—her biological parents—welcome her into their lives and hearts. Maddie is comforted by the Quinns’ love and intrigued by their memories of London, who was so much like her. Is this the family and the life she was really meant to have?

Now it will take the love of Dawson Gage to help Maddie know who she is...and to help her find her way home.

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Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development with Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books are being developed into a TV series slated for major network viewing sometime in the next year. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty-nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children.



Written By Karen Kingsbury 
Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews

First, I want to thank the Buffalo Erie County Library for providing me with this book so I may give you this review.


WOW!!!  OMG after my binge watching obsession with Karen Kingsbury’s The Baxter’s on Prime I knew I needed to read her books! After seeing a preview of Someone Like You during The Baxters I rushed out to the library to get the book (and a few others of hers). Now I really need to see this movie!! The book was so good!! 


Let’s talk about the beautiful and meaningful cover of Someone Like You. It was so perfect!


Now, if you are like me and saw The Baxter’s on Prime you will recognize some of the characters in the book. When reading their names I could picture the actors/actresses that played in the series. Plus, I got updated on some characters too which was nice.


If you are not familiar with Karen’s books they are all sweet faith based. 


Now warning you are going to want to stock up on tissues for this book! This was a very emotional read for me! Yes, I admit I cried like a baby!


I absolutely loved how deeply passionate Maddie was about her love for animals and her career endeavors around this! You could not help not smile ear to ear on how animated she was! Needless to say I was incredibly happy for her! 


My Niece is named London so I had a soft spot for this character. That be said my heart leapt out of my chest and I totally gasped at the tragic accident!! Never could you imagine that happening. 


The twist in this story is very unique and unlike any other that I have read! There were a lot of secrets that had been kept and shocking revelations as well. 


Karen writes about some very important topics and life lessons in Someone Like You. Infact, she has some discussion questions in the back of the book that would be great for the book club. 


What an honor for Karen’s true fan’s to be listed in the back of her book. They truly are the lucky ones! 


Karen Kingsbury’s Someone Like You deserves more than 5 stars!! Now I must read more of her books and definitely see this movie!! 






Apr 12, 2024

#BookReview #ForTheLastTime #HeidiPerks #CrookedLaneBooks

 

Internationally bestselling author of the “gripping” (Lisa Jewell) Three Perfect Liars, Heidi Perks is back with a thrilling new novel. 

Dark secrets are revealed when a therapist becomes obsessed with her troubled new patients, for fans of Alex Michaelides and 
The Golden Couple.

When Erin and Will walk into Maggie’s office for a marriage counseling session, Maggie believes they are an ordinary couple with ordinary problems: communication, intimacy, the usual. But as Maggie struggles to get the couple to open up about what brought them here, she begins to sense that not all is as it seems. 

When Erin mentions something connected to Maggie’s past that she couldn’t possibly know, Maggie is disturbed and confused. Why does Erin know anything about Maggie’s long-missing sister? Erin is connected to her somehow, and Maggie is no longer trying to fix the couple’s marriage–she’s trying to uncover her own truth. Maggie knows her code of ethics as a therapist should immediately stop her working with this couple, but she’s desperate for answers about her sister’s disappearance, and she can’t resist using her position to delve deeper into Erin’s memories and what she might know. Erin and Will might not be what they seem–but neither is Maggie. 

This dual-perspective psychological thriller will keep readers turning pages until every last secret comes to light.

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Author Heidi Perks

My first book published with Century, NOW YOU SEE HER, came out in July 2018. It became a Sunday Times Bestseller and a Richard and Judy book club pick, and in 2021 I received a silver Nielsen bestseller award for selling over 250,000 copies.

Since then I have published five more novels: COME BACK FOR ME, THREE PERFECT LIARS, THE WHISPERS, THE OTHER GUEST and THE LAST RESORT.

Look out for my next novel, SOMEONE IS LYING which will be out in spring 2024. And I am currently writing my eighth book ready for 2026.

Many of my books are set along the south coast of England, you may recognise some of the destinations. I live by the sea in Bournemouth and love this area with its beautiful spots that make perfect inspiration for the crime thrillers I write. I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I do writing them!

If you would like to follow me please do on Instagram @Heidiperksauthor or on my Heidi Perks Facebook page.



For The Last Time

Written By Heidi Perks

Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews


First, I want to thank the Buffalo Erie County Library System for providing me with Heidi Perk’s book so I may bring you this review. 


WOW! I have heard great things about author Heidi Perks and had to check out her latest For The Last Time. I am so glad I did! Her book was fast paced, addictive, and had me glued to the book. 


Heidi’s book quickly grabbed my attention and needed to know what happened prior to Erin being rushed to the hospital! So many questions surrounding this event that I needed to find out. 


My heart was aching and beating out of my chest when little Coco went missing! Being a dog auntie to a young multipoo I know how attached one can get to their doggie! I don’t know what I would ever do in this situation. However, I sure felt all the feelings that the character had in this situation. Not to mention there were so many questions surrounding it!


What was interesting about this book was we heard dual sides from both the therapist and her patient. It made for a unique twist to the story. 





#BooksonTour #MyPerfectMarriage #AJCampbell #Bookouture #NetGalley

 

My Perfect Marriage: A completely addictive and unputdownable thriller with heart-racing twists

 

My husband is accused of killing my best friend. Can I trust anything he says?

It feels like all the air has been knocked out of me. My best friend is dead, killed at her own daughter’s birthday party. All I want to do is run into my husband’s loving arms. 
But he’s in handcuffs, covered in her blood. His voice quivers, almost sobbing as officers put him in the police car. ‘You don’t think I did this, do you? I was trying to save her.’

At first, I’m sure he couldn’t have done it. The man I love wouldn’t hurt anyone. But as I try to prove that he didn’t murder Lucy, secrets begin unravelling…

It starts with the messages between the two of them. Initially, they seem innocent enough. But the more I look, the more I become convinced they were having an affair. Then I find out about his divorce lawyer…

Suddenly my whole life feels like a lie. If he was hiding his plan to leave me for Lucy, 
can I believe his protests that he is innocent? And if he really did murder his lover, what else is he capable of?

An unputdownable thriller that will keep you up all night! This gripping read is perfect for fans of The HousemaidThe Woman in the Window and Shari Lapena.


 

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AJ CAMPBELL is an Amazon bestselling author of six psychological suspense novels and promises stories full of twists, turns and torment. Her fourth book The Phone Call was released in July 2022, and it topped the Amazon charts for several months. It was shortlisted for the Adult Prize for Fiction at the Selfie Book Awards 2023. She released her fifth novel The Wrong Key in January 2023.

AJ draws inspiration for her stories from seemingly unbelievable situations in which ordinary people find themselves. She creates compelling characters that resonate with her readers. AJ lives in the UK on the Essex / Hertfordshire border with her husband, sons, and cocker spaniel, Max. She is a dog lover, Netflix junkie, and a wine and Asian food enthusiast. And, either reading, watching TV, or writing, AJ enjoys nothing more than getting stuck into a twisty story!

Thank you for visiting my Amazon author page. Click the 'follow' button to hear about my new releases. I love to chat with my readers, so please connect with me via the links below:

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My Perfect Marriage 

Written By AJ Campbell

Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews

First, I want to thank AJ Campbell, Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review. 


WOW!! I can’t imagine all the emotions that I would feel finding my best friend was just killed supposedly by my husband! This is what happened in My Perfect Marriage by AJ Campbell. This was a very heartbreaking, suspenseful, shocking read that you must put on your tbr list. 


Originally My Perfect Marriage was going to be called How Can I Trust You along with the covers. I think it was smart to change the name of the book as well as the cover. Both covers were good in my opinion but the newer one fit the book better. 


I try to put myself into the character’s shoes in every book that I read. This way I can feel all the emotions that they are going through, good or bad. This one I was heartbroken over the best friend getting killed. However, I was shocked that everyone thought the husband did it. All of her emotions I felt right along with her. 


There were so many deep dark hidden secrets, lots of questions, and shocking moments. This is one book that keeps you on your toes. 







Apr 11, 2024

#PromoDayBlitz #MysteryofYewTreeHouse #LesleyThomson #AriesFiction #HeadofZeus

 


 The Mystery of Yew Tree House

EIGHTY YEARS OF SECRETS.
1940. At Yew Tree House, recently widowed Adelaide Stride is raising her two daughters alone – but it’s not just the threat of German invasion that keeps her up at night. She is surrounded by enemies posing
as allies and, while war rages, she grows sure that something terrible is about to happen.

A BODY THAT REVEALS THEM ALL.
2023. Soon after Stella Darnell begins her holiday at Yew Tree House, a skeleton is found in a pillbox at
the bottom of the garden. The bullet hole in the skull tells her that the person was murdered.
This triggers the unravelling of a mystery eighty years in the making. Stella will learn that Adelaide was right to worry – the fighting might have been happening abroad, but the true enemy was always much closer to home...

A unique take on the traditional murder mystery from critically acclaimed author, Lesley Thomson, for fans of Elly Griffiths, Val McDermid and Mari Hannah.

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Author Bio – 

Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective's Daughter, was a #1 bestseller and the resulting series has sold over 800,000 copies. Lesley divides her time between Sussex and Gloucestershire. She lives with her partner and her dog.



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Apr 9, 2024

#BlogTour #TheNewGirl #AlisonStockham #Boldwoodbooks #RachelsRandomResources #NetGalley

 


 The New Girl

The letterbox clatters and sitting on the mat is a piece of paper, in black and white, with everything needed to blow Anna’s perfect life apart.

A baby scan photo.

Anna and Jon have been trying for a baby with no success, so after years of disappointment, this feels like a kick in the teeth.

Who sent it? And why?

Anna’s thoughts fall on Grace – the keen young woman Jon hired at their printing business. Something about Grace isn’t quite right. She asks too many questions and makes Anna nervous but she can’t work out why.

And she can’t deny she sees the way her husband looks at her.

All she knows is this baby scan might tear her marriage apart…


Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/TheNewGirlSocial



Author Bio – 

Alison Stockham’s debut novel, The Cuckoo Sister, was a top 10 bestseller and was also longlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. Her second novel The Silent Friend was published in July 2023 and her third novel, The New Girl, will be published in April 2024.From a background in film and television production, working in film dramas and then TV documentary production for the BBC and Channel 4, Alison is now the events coordinator for Cambridge Literary Festival. She lives in the city with her husband, their children and their cat, who keeps her company while she works on the next book

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The New Girl 

Written by Alison Stockham

Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews 


First, I want to thank Alison Stockham, Boldwood Books, Rachel’s Random Resources and NetGalley.


WOW!!! Readers are always asking me for book recommendations that are unpredictable and give you the wow factor-well I have just the book for you! Yes, Alison Stockham’s The New Girl does just that. 


One thing that is different from most psychological thrillers that I have read is that Alison incorporated a religious theme to the storyline. It was done subtlety and not overbearing. I thought it was quite refreshing to see in a book. 


Oh what an emotional rollercoaster Alison put me on with this one! Most of the book I had empathy for various situations that were going on. However, there was one deep dark revelation that revealed that I was literally screaming at my Kindle!! I was furious and wanted to jump into the book and give the character a piece of my mind. It was a brilliant twist and Alison went there but WOW!! 


This is definitely one book you will want to put on your TBR list as I bet readers will be talking about this book! 





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