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Book Review: A Wanted Man by Robert Parker
Media Type: Ebook ARC Title: A Wanted Man Author: Robert Parker Publisher: Endeavour Press Pages: Hardcover; 307 Release Date: May 14, 2017 Source: Author/PUYB ——————————————- Genre: Crime Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good who done it with some violence. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon It’s down to fathers and fatherhood.Ben Bracken, ex-soldier, has just got out of Strangeways.Not by the front door.With him, he has his ‘insurance policy’ – a bag of evidence that will guarantee his freedom, provided he can keep it safe – and he has money, carefully looked after by a friend, Jack Brooker.Rejected by the army, disowned by his…
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Book Review: If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Arementrout
Media Type: Print Book Title: If There’s No Tomorrow Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Hardcover; 376 Release Date: September 5, 2017 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ———————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy contemporary stories with realistic situations and characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A single choice can change everything. Lena Wise is always looking forward to tomorrow, especially at the start of her senior year. She’s ready to pack in as much friend time as possible, to finish college applications,…
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Book Review: Keltair’s Ride by Wolfen M
Media Type: Ebook Title: Keltair’s Ride * Series: Hunt for the Shadowmakers #1 Author: Wolfen M. Publisher: Crying Wolf Studio Pages: Kindle; Second Edition; 98 Release Date: March 14, 2017 Source: Author ——————————————————- Genre: Erotica – M/M HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Fantasy mixed with M/M Erotica! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Follow the late-12th-century adventures of sidhe thief Keltair and his púca companion, Dulaine, as they hunt for the Shadowmakers, magic rings that can bring shadows to life — with potentially disastrous consequences. And, well, the pair may just indulge…
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Book Review: Polarities (Pendomus #2) by Carissa Andrews
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Polarities (Pendomus #2) Author: Carissa Andrews Publisher: Author Pages: Kindle; 310 Release Date: October 10, 2017 Source: Author —————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who loved the first book, and are looking for more of Runa’s story! Add it on: Amazon | Goodreads Runa, the prophesied Daughter of Five needs to learn how to master herself, or all of Pendomus will perish. In a world where mythical creatures are either controlled, or on the brink of extinction – a prophecy reveals there’s one who can restore…
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Book Review + Giveaway: The Smallest Thing by Lisa Manterfield
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Smallest Thing Author: Lisa Manterfield Publisher: Steal Rose Press Pages: 272 Release Date: July 18, 2017 Source: Xpresso Book Tours/ Author ————————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a coming of age story about appreciating the life you have Add it: Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / iBooks The very last thing 17-year-old Emmott Syddall wants is to turn out like her dad. She’s descended from ten generations who never left their dull English village, and there’s no way she’s going to waste a perfectly good life that way. She’s moving to London and she swears she is never coming back. But when…
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Book Review: Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
Media Type: Ebook Title: Those Across the River Author: Christopher Buehlman Publisher: Ace Pages: Hardcover; 357 Release Date: September 6, 2011 Source: Library ——————————————- Genre: Horror HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow burn reads, and don’t have a problem with violence. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Failed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family’s old estate-the Savoyard Plantation- and the horrors that occurred there. At first, the quaint, rural ways of their new…
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Book Review: Ann, Not Annie by Sage Steadman
Media Type: Ebook Title: Ann, not Annie Author: Sage Steadman Publisher: MmHmm Books Pages: 240 Release Date: September 20, 2017 Source: Xpresso Book Tours/ Author ————————————— Content Screening: sex and alcohol HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a coming of age story dealing with grief and other adult scenarios Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Ann, not Annie, is tired of her nominal existence and has vowed to turn things around by dating the hottest guy in school, Jacob Waters. Easier said than done since Jacob isn’t even aware she exists. The truth is, due to Ann’s lively temper she spends more time in detention with…
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Book Review: Pink Lock Picks and Sequined Witch Hats by Carla Rehse
Media Type: Ebook Title: Pink Lock Picks and Sequined Witch Hats Author: Carla Rehse Publisher: Createspace Pages: 267 Release Date: July 24, 2017 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy paranormal reads that are on the lighter side. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Seventeen-year-old Gracie Mason is homecoming queen, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, and a member of the student council. She’s also a budding burglar. While attempting her inaugural break-in, Gracie blacks out and wakes up far away from the scene. It turns out she accidentally intruded on a male witch’s “circle of power,” and…
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Book Review: The Quiet Child by John Burley
Media Type: Physical Book (ARC) Title: The Quiet Child Author: John Burley Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 304 Release Date: August 8, 2017 Source: TLC Book Tours / HarperCollins —————————————————– Genre: Thriller / Mystery HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy thriller and mystery books revolving around families, and slow burn reads. Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble From the award-winning author of The Absence of Mercy, comes a gripping and darkly psychological novel about family, suspicion, and the price we are willing to pay to protect those we love the most. It’s the summer…
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Book Review: Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) by Rachel Hawkins
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Hex Hall *Series: Hex Hall #1 Author: Rachel Hawkins Publisher: Tantor Audio Run Time: 7 hours 11 minutes Release Date: June 29, 2012 Source: Library ————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy paranormal reads that are on the lighter side. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It’s gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie’s estranged father—an elusive European warlock—only when necessary.…