Reading Excursions

MY REVIEW Hardcover:  352 pages Publisher:  Minotaur Books (July 14, 2020) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1250264804 ISBN-13:  978-1250264800 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ Welcome to paradise...will you ever be able to leave? Emily is a mess. Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day. Emily is desperate. Scott Denny, a successful and charismatic CEO, has a problem that neither his business acumen nor vast wealth can fix. Until he meets Emily. Emily is perfect. Scott offers Emily a summer job as a housekeeper on his remote, beautiful French estate. Enchanted by his lovely wife Nina, and his eccentric young daughter, Aurelia, Emily falls headlong into this oasis of wine-soaked days by the pool. But soon Emily realizes that Scott and Nina are hiding dangerous secrets, and if she doesn't play along, the consequences could be deadly. ” Thank you in advance to Book...

MY REVIEW Series: Natalie Lockhart – Book #1 Hardcover : 384 pages Publisher : Minotaur Books (December 3, 2019) Language : English ISBN-10 : 1250205719 ISBN-13 : 978-1250205711 Click Picture for Purchase Link “ There’s something wicked in Burning Lake… Natalie Lockhart is a rookie detective in Burning Lake, New York, an isolated town known for its dark past. Tasked with uncovering the whereabouts of nine missing transients who have disappeared over the years, Natalie wrestles with the town’s troubled history – and the scars left by her sister’s unsolved murder years ago. Then Daisy Buckner, a beloved schoolteacher, is found dead on her kitchen floor, and a suspect immediately comes to mind. But it’s not that simple. The suspect is in a coma, collapsed only hours after the teacher’s death, and it turns out Daisy had secrets of her own. Natalie knows there is more to the case, but as the investigation deepens, even she cannot predict the far-r...

MY REVIEW Hardcover:  304 pages Publisher:  Minotaur Books (June 25, 2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1250181356 ISBN-13:  978-1250181350 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ “Few crimes are reported as quickly as a snatched kid.” That’s what the officer tells single mother Aubrey Finch after she reports a kidnapping. So why hasn’t anyone reported the little boy missing? Aubrey knows what she saw: a boy being taken against his will from the park. It doesn’t matter that the mother can’t be found. It doesn’t matter if no one reported it. Aubrey knows he’s missing. Instead, people question her sanity. Aubrey hears the whispers. She’s a former stay-at-home mom who doesn’t have primary custody of her daughter, so there must be something wrong with her, right? Others may not understand her decision to walk away from her safe life at home, but years of hiding her past – even from the people she loves – were taking their tol...

MY REVIEW Hardcover:  304 pages Publisher:  Minotaur Books; 1st Edition (June 11, 2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1250192021 ISBN-13:  978-1250192028 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ THE WIFE:  For Alice, life has never been better. With her second husband, she has a successful business, two children, and a beautiful house. HER HUSBAND:  Alice knows that life could have been different if her first husband had lived, but Nathan’s arrival into her life gave her back the happiness she craved. HER BEST FRIEND:  Through the ups and downs of life, from celebratory nights out to comforting each other through loss, Alice knows that with her best friend Beth by her side, they can survive anything together. So when Nathan starts acting strangely, Alice turns to Beth for help. But soon, Alice begins to wonder whether her trust has been misplaced . . . The first mistake could be her last .” Thank you to Mi...

MY REVIEW Hardcover:  304 pages Publisher:  Minotaur Books; First Edition (August 21, 2018) Language:  English ISBN-10:  9781250191984 ISBN-13:  978-1250191984 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ HE LOVES YOU: Adam adores Emily. Emily thinks Adam’s perfect, the man she thought she’d never meet. BUT SHE LOVES YOU NOT: Lurking in the shadows is a rival, a woman who shares a deep bond with the man she loves. AND SHE'LL STOP AT NOTHING: Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother Pammie. There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her son, and now Emily is about to find out just how far Pammie will go to get what she wants: Emily gone forever .” “The Other Woman”, a psychological thriller, is Sandie Jones’ debut novel. It is worth noting for some readers that this book is written in United Kingdom (British) English. Here are a few examples of some of the terms used: * Tights (pantyhose) * Tea (used for meals – lunch...