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  • Book Review: DARK ACROSS THE BAY by Ania Ahlborn

    Book Review: DARK ACROSS THE BAY by Ania Ahlborn

    Spotlight & Review Ania Ahlborn is one of my favorite authors, so I am extremely honored to review her latest creation, Dark Across the Bay. This novel is only available through Earthling Publications as a deluxe hardcover, but it is worth every bit of the hefty $50 price tag. In the acknowledgments, which I always…

  • Cover Reveal: ALMOST RUTH by Tyler Jones

    Cover Reveal: ALMOST RUTH by Tyler Jones

    Almost Ruth by Tyler Jones Ashville is a town with a secret history. Ancient structures lie hidden in the woods, and strange rituals are performed to keep the dead where they belong. For aging gravedigger Abel Cunningham, it is also a town of old regrets. And when Abel is tasked with an unusual burial, he…

  • Review: THE BRIGHT LANDS by John Fram

    Review: THE BRIGHT LANDS by John Fram

    Thank you to Hanover Square Press for my free copy.  If you haven’t read my interview with John Fram on Tor Nightfire, click here – he’s the cat’s pajamas! Description:  The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback Dylan Whitley goes missing, an unremitting fear grips…

  • Review: THE GOLDEN CAGE by Camilla Läckberg

    Review: THE GOLDEN CAGE by Camilla Läckberg

    Thank you so much Knopf and Abby from Crime by the Book for my free copy. Description: Faye has loved Jack since they were students at business school. Jack, the perpetual golden boy, grew up wealthy, unlike Faye, who has worked hard to bury a dark past. When Jack needs help launching a new company,…

  • Review: SAVING RUBY KING by Catherine Adel West

    Review: SAVING RUBY KING by Catherine Adel West

    Thank you so much Park Row Books for my free copy.  Description: When Ruby King’s mother is found murdered in their home in Chicago’s South Side, the police dismiss it as another act of violence in a black neighborhood. But for Ruby, it’s a devastating loss that leaves her on her own with her violent…

  • Blog Tour: THE BOOK DOCTOR by Britney King

    Blog Tour: THE BOOK DOCTOR by Britney King

    Title: The Book Doctor Author: Britney King Genre: Psychological Thriller Release Date: June 11, 2020   From the bestselling author of The Social Affair and HER comes a riveting new thriller about a writer desperate to make a comeback who realizes that success may cost more than he can afford to pay when a stranger…

  • TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS by Christopher Paolini

    TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS by Christopher Paolini

    Hello readers! I am so excited to share an excerpt of Christopher Paolini’s TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS. The book does not come out until September 15th from Tor Books but here is a sneak peek! ABOUT THE BOOK: Kira Navárez dreamed of finding life on new worlds. Now she has awakened a nightmare.…

  • Review: THE SUN DOWN MOTEL by Simone St. James

    Review: THE SUN DOWN MOTEL by Simone St. James

    Thank you so much Berkley Publishing for my free copy.  Description: Upstate New York, 1982. Viv Delaney wants to move to New York City, and to help pay for it she takes a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel in Fell, New York. But something isnʼt right at the motel, something…

  • Review: TRUE CRIME by Samantha Kolesnik

    Review: TRUE CRIME by Samantha Kolesnik

    Thank you so much Night Worms and Grindhouse Press for my free copy.  Description: Suzy and her brother, Lim, live with their abusive mother in a town where the stars don’t shine at night. Once the abuse becomes too much to handle, the two siblings embark on a sordid cross-country murder spree beginning with their…