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I Used to be Fun
Melanie Summers
Publication date: April 14th 2023
Genres: Adult, Women’s Fiction

“Insightful, entertaining, and satisfying. A deliciously dishy look at a typical American family behind closed doors.” ~ USA Today Bestseller Whitney Dineen

“A life-affirming emotional rollercoaster. Perfect for fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette!” ~ USA Today Bestseller Kate O’Keeffe

A richly satisfying family dramedy for any woman who has asked, “Whose life is this?”

Jessica Holloway is miserable. As mom to two ungrateful, almost-grown children and wife to one appreciative-but-needy husband, she has all-but-abandoned the extraordinary—and extraordinarily fun—woman she used to be.

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From million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin, comes a dark and sinister domestic thriller perfect for fans of Marin Montgomery, Rachel Hawkins, and Mary Kubica…

They want an ideal life.

She’s the only thing standing in their way.

The Ashleys are determined to build a future detached from the issues in their pasts, and it seems to be working.

They’re happily married.

In love.

Established in their dream careers.

Closer than ever to being debt-free.

But when a mysterious opportunity arrives with an offer they can’t refuse, everything changes.

Soon, they meet her.

She’s rich.

Powerful.

Single-minded in her goals.

She is not used to being told no.

Worst of all, she knows about the dirty deeds they’ve done in the dark…

If they don’t do exactly what she wants, the ramifications of their secrets being exposed are endless. In a battle of wits against a woman who knows too much, the Ashleys find themselves with an impossible choice to make.

Whom do you trust when the only person who can save you is the one who might bring you down?

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 They should have been watching. But my little girl is gone…

On this crisp October day, the class of six-year-old children are wrapped up warm in gloves and coats for their trip to a local farm. They giggle as they stroke the animals and search for the perfect Halloween pumpkin, and as I watch my daughter Claire race off with her friends, the pink ribbon in her hair bouncing, I breathe a sigh of relief. It’s been so hard since my husband died and my sweet little girl deserves to be happy.

But as the sun sets and the teachers gather the children, Claire is nowhere to be seen.

We call the police and frantically scour the fields and playgrounds, my heart breaking as I cry out Claire’s name. And then a detective shows me a video: my daughter, skipping away from the farm, holding hands with an adult in a bulky coat, their cap pulled down low.

My blood turns to ice. Claire would never leave with a stranger. Whoever took her must be someone I know.

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Through the Veneer of Time
Vera Bell
Publication date: April 10th 2023
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense, Time-Travel

If not for “The Ghost”—her FBI husband’s gruesome case—Siena Forte’s life would have been perfect. But not when the D.C. serial killer is hunting women like her, and when her husband is so unsettled by this case, he refuses to discuss it. It’s a miracle her art career is thriving at all. And not only her career. When Siena lands a medieval mural commission at the National Gallery of Art, she discovers a bizarre knack for astral projecting to her past life. In a lucky strike, her visions of love and prominence in medieval Ireland are just the creative inspiration she seeks.

What Siena doesn’t know is her vivid depiction of the past exposes her to someone she has met before—the serial killer, reborn in this century just like her. But when a vicious attack from the past reverberates into the present, Siena’s life unravels in a chilling parallel. Silenced and alone, she discovers the true reason for her visions. They’re not the creative inspiration they seemed, but a harbinger of her centuries-old revenge vow, and the killer cannot be stopped until she fulfills it. But there is another person from the past with unfinished business—her husband. And another unwelcome déjà vu—their crumbling marriage, once again precipitated by the serial killer’s crime.

Does Siena have what it takes to carry out her ancient vow?

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Love on Target
Shanna Hatfield
(Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #2)
Publication date: April 10th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Will romance hit its mark when true love is the target?

Desperate for a fresh start, Rena Burke journeys from Texas to Oregon with only her father’s pistol and a plodding old mule for company. She takes a job working with explosives at a mine, spends her free time emulating her hero Annie Oakley, and secretly longs to be loved.

Saddle maker Josh Gatlin has one purpose in life and that is his daughter. Gabi is his joy and the sunshine in his days. Then he meets a trouser-wearing woman living life on her own terms. Rena is nothing like his perception of what he wants in a wife and mother for his child, but she might just prove to be everything he needs.

When tragedy strikes, will the two of them be able to release past wounds and embrace the possibilities tomorrow may bring?

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Entirely
Talya Blaine
(Transformation Series, #2)
Publication date: April 25th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

A startling revelation that threatens to destroy their closest relationships. A secret that speaks to who we are—and who we hide. A choice that threatens their future.

Outfitting a wedding barn and planning Becca’s reception has Quinn furiously busy and—except for a stinging writing rejection—optimistic. But when Octavia calls with an urgent plea, Jonathan sees red. Until the arrangement Quinn proposes thrusts him into the role of accidental dominant, taking them to stratospheric heights of pleasure—and closeness.

Then a shocking discovery forces an impossible choice, a choice that threatens to end their relationship for good. Is the chasm of hurt and betrayal too wide? Is their story over, or can they find their way back to one other?

Shocking and intensely emotional, Entirely delivers a surprising conclusion to the first trilogy in the Transformation Series. Note: The series contains older characters, super-steamy bedroom (and other places) scenes, strong language, and mature themes.

Entirely is Book 3 in the Transformation Series. The books are not meant to be standalones; they should be read in order.

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#BookReview #TheAutisticSideofLove #SamuelTurner

 

In this all new story, from the imagination of Samuel Turner, the creator and the award winning filmmaker of “When Efforts Begin with Cerebra”, comes a historical life about a young man Markus Evans who is dreaming hard of how love comes back at first sight, autism style. Till an autistic girl Prissy Macleod recaps a memory of how Markus was by her side after moving paths, which then reunite again with a true loving relationship to make Markus’s. Dream come true.

In “The Autistic Side of Love” this is a first ever story that has never been told like this. 

(AMAZON USA & UK)

THE PAPERBACK LINK IN USA:

The Autistic Side of Love: Turner, Samuel Richard: 9798489642842: Amazon.com: Books

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MG8X827?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_2PPGDYQPVWMMDW96ZERV

or in the UK:

The Autistic Side of Love: Amazon.co.uk: Turner, Samuel Richard: 9798489642842: Books

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09MG8X827?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

THE KINDLE DEVICE LINK VIA AMAZON UK:

The Autistic Side of Love eBook : Turner, Samuel: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autistic-Side-Love-Samuel-Turner-ebook/dp/B09HQXV9K3/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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#BookReview #ComingHomeMemoir #QueerMemoir #SawyerCole #KateRockBookTours

 

Coming Home

A Memoir

Sawyer Cole

Release Date: 3/21/23

Buy Link: https://amzn.to/3yVbQCx

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Coming from a small, rural town in North Carolina, Sawyer grapples with what it means to grow up queer, where the population of queer people was, to the untrained eye, non-existent. Nuanced with the societal constructs of the gender binary, they deconstruct what it means to be queer in an evangelical Southern family. From growing up being a family proclaimed “tomboy,” to joining the Army under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Sawyer brings you a collection of essays detailing everything from coming out, to family life to church hurt and everything in between. Candid, honest, insightful, and sometimes breathtakingly haunting, Coming Home is all about finding your queer voice in a heteronormative world. With an honest zeal for life, this set of essays will show you what it truly means to come home.

"Sawyer Cole's heart shines in this honest, raw, hopeful, and beautifully written memoir. COMING HOME is equal parts battle cry and comforting embrace; an account of deep trauma and healing, and a call to action as the queer community continues fighting for basic rights. Cole writes with incredible sensitivity, care, and love that can be felt on every page. Readers, especially those needing to hear "you are enough", welcome home."

• Courtney Kae, author of In the Event of Love

"Sawyer Cole's memoir Coming Home is such a heartfelt, personal journey through love and identity and coming-of-age. The vulnerable way they share their life's story could help so many people in claiming their own. I read it with my heart in my throat and am grateful that Cole is here and writing their experience." 

• Alicia Thompson, national bestselling author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers

“ Every so often, a memoir comes along that touches your heart, soul, and funny bone. Sawyer Cole's remarkable Coming Home asks you to think while also making you feel. Finding beauty in life's lessons can be challenging, but Cole teaches us about the incredible healing power of love. Not to be missed from this author to watch. “

• M.A. Wardell, debut author of Teacher of the Year

“Brave, beautiful, and raw. Cole leaves their soul right there on the page.”

• Shannon Jump, author of My Only Sunshine

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It’s in that moment, I realise – I have nowhere to turn. If my precious daughters and I are going to have a roof over our heads, we have to return to my childhood home. The one I’ve not felt welcome in since my father died. The one where the woman who destroyed our family still lives…

Today marks the end of my life as I know it. I have absolutely nowhere to go, no-one to turn to. My husband’s lies have ruined our family and wrecked our marriage. And now he’s disappeared, leaving just a promise to make it all right.

My daughters, Olivia and Alice, need me like never before. I will do whatever it takes to stay strong, to keep them safe and loved. So I turn to the one place I hoped never to return to. When my dad died, he left me his house, with one proviso. His second wife, my stepmother, was to be allowed to live there for as long as she wanted. She hasn’t welcomed me there, or shown a single sign of leaving, since.

But I have no choice. I need to ask for her help.

Little do I know that everything I thought I knew about the woman who destroyed my life when I was a child is about to come crashing down. Living together now, the secrets that have kept us apart for all these years are finally revealing themselves. Will our fragile bond break completely, or could it be the only thing that saves me and my daughters…?

An emotional story about family secrets and lies, and the lengths a parent will go to, to protect their children. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes and Kate Hewitt.
 

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 All I remember is the screeching of brakes and the sound of tyres swerving on tarmac. The last thing that crossed my mind was my beautiful boy Billy, waiting alone at the school gates…

When I found out I was pregnant I couldn’t have been happier. Ever since my own father died, I’d felt utterly lost. But you changed everything. Finally, I had found my purpose: to be the best mother I could be.

But I couldn’t – wouldn’t – tell anyone who your father was. I could never forget the look in his eyes that day. The betrayal written across his face. All the things we didn’t say, and the secret that tore us apart.

I thought I was hiding the truth to protect us. But now as I lie in this hospital ward, my life hanging in the balance, blinking in the bright white lights, all I can think about is how that man, your dad, could be your only hope… but how can I save us when it already seems too late? Or will I be just in time to reunite our family?

Fans of Diane Chamberlain, Jodi Picoult and Kate Hewitt will be swept away by this heartbreaking, totally gripping page-turner about motherhood, grief and a family torn apart by secrets.

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