• Book Reviews

    Book Review: Dark Justice by Angela Smith

    Media Type: eBookTitle: Dark JusticeAuthor: Angela SmithPublisher: IndependentPages: Paperback; 249Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: PUYB/AuthorGenre: Romantic Suspense Content Screening: Violence, descriptive death. HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good redemption story. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N She’s in love with her sister’s killer… Lauren has loved Luke since first grade. They planned to marry—until he murdered her sister. The moment he was sentenced to prison, Lauren fled with her secret baby and made a new life. Now she’ll do anything to keep their daughter safe. But her hard won peace shatters when Luke is exonerated, and it sets her on a path of mixed emotions to discover…

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    Book Spotlight: The Chef’s Secret by Crystal King

    Good morning lovely bookworms, and happy Friday to boot! If you’re even 1/16 as happy as I am that this week has finally come to end, I’m sending you a giant mental hug. Whew. This week was rough. On the bright side, I get to end it with a stellar spotlight, of a book that I’m wholly intrigued over. Want to join me? The Chef’s Secret by Crystal King Adult fiction, Historical Fiction Atria/Simon & Schuster 352 pages Release date: Feb 12, 2019 Rated R (for a couple of explicit, but loving, sex scenes (no abuse or rape) and minor…

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    Book Review: The Disasters by M.K. England

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Disasters Author: M.K. England Publisher: HaperCollins Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: December 18, 2018 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ——————————————- Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fast paced stories set on worlds other than our own! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it’s not exactly a surprise when he’s kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours. But Nax’s one-way trip back to Earth is…

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    Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Scenes From the Epic Life of a Total Genius by Stacey Matson

    As you can see, we’re back in what I’d mostly consider full swing over here at HDB headquarters. Make no mistake, we love blogging! So even when things get hectic, we always pick it back up. So many books to promote, so little time. Today’s spotlight shines down on Scenes From the Epic Life of a Total Genius by Stacey Matson. This is the second book in the Arthur Bean series which, although I haven’t read it just yet, has been consistently praised for its honest and witty portrayal of teenage life. What’s not love?  Lights. Camera. Action! Arthur Bean is…

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    Book Spotlight: Trifling Favors by Heather Hiestand

    Good morning everyone, and happy Wednesday! We’re halfway through the week, which means you’ll need something to get you over the hump day blues. I’ve got an exciting new historical romance that should hit the spot! “The sweetest treat is a kiss… Greggory Redcake’s plate is full. Widowed young and left with two small children, the manager of the Kensington location of the illustrious tea shop is besieged on all sides between the bakery and family matters. If only his remarkably efficient shop assistant, Betsy Popham, could manage his home life, too! But Greggory can’t linger on thoughts of Betsy’s…

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    Book Spotlight: The Lady in Pink by J.A Kazimer

    Happy Friday readers! Today I have an exciting new mystery for your reading pleasure. Are you ready for some suspense? For some action? For some wild hair colors? I’ve got you covered. Coming home to find a dead body in your living room isn’t the best way to end a long day’s work, especially when that work is as New Never City’s premier blue-haired PI. It’s even worse when the corpse is your intern, electrocuted to death, and you’re the one with enough voltage flowing through your veins to power Fairyland. Blue Reynolds has nabbed his fair share of criminals—with…

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    Book Review: Bridesmaid Blues by Boone Brux

    Media Type: ebook (ARC) Title: Bridesmaid Blues Author: Boone Brux Publisher: Entangled Lovestruck Pages: Paperback, 152 Release Date: June 30, 2015 Source: Netgalley/PUYB ——————————————- Content Screening: Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a light, fun read Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes A wedding. An ex. And a secret. Maid-of-Honor Dani Brown can handle anything that comes her way when it comes to her best friend’s wedding. That is, until the bride asks for a huge favor-Dani needs to distract the best man, who happens to be Dani’s ex. The ex she has fantasized dismembering for a year now. The ex she’ll…

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    Book Tour: Thumbing Through Thoreau

    (Photo Credit) Today I am pleased to be able to present a review of the new Thoreau compilation book, Thumbing Through Thoreau. Creator Kenny Luck has brought together all of Thoreau’s most profound quotes and separated them into a stunning and easy to reference volume. Accompanied by gorgeous illustrations, each page boasts a formatted Thoreau quote that literally jumps off the page. One of the things that I personally love most about Thoreau’s work is that it is very easy to discern his meaning. With the formatting that is present in this book, it’s easier than ever and visually beautiful. …