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• Book review! The Last Hour by Charles Sheehan-Miles (plus $100 Amazon, signed book, and ebook giveaway)

  
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  Disclosure:  I received a copy of the book for the purpose of review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.  I am not responsible for giveaway or prize distribution. Synopsis Twenty-seven year old Carrie Thompson-Sherman has the life she always wanted: her PhD, a prestigious fellowship, and an ...
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• Alices Review: The Lost Husband

  
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  Summary:  Dear Libby,  It occurs to me that you and your two children have been living with your mother for—Dear Lord!—two whole years, and I’m writing to see if youd like to be rescued.  The letter comes out of the blue, and just in time for Libby Moran, who—after the sudden death of her husband, ...
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• {Review} The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller

  
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  Publication date: May 7, 2013 Publisher: Entangled Teen ISBN-13: 9781620612392 Synopsis When we are little they tell us to be ourselves, but sometimes being who we truly are can put us in the spotlight in the wrong way, in the middle of everyone’s jokes. That was the day I learned that ...
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• Book Review: The Rules for Disappearing

  
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  Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: The Rules for DisappearingAuthor: Ashley ElstonPublisher: Disney-HyperionPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: May 14, 2013Source: NetGalley----------------------------------------------Content Screening: Nothing of noteHDB Rating: 4 Keys to My HeartRecommended to: Fans of quick moving ...
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• Her Fearful Symmetry

  
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  Elspeth and Edwina were identical twins, estranged for many years. When Elspeth dies in London, she leaves her flat to her sisters, nieces - Julia and Veronica - who are also identical twins. However, there is a condition. The two girls must leave the USA and their mother behind, and in the flat for a year. After ...
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• Katie’s Choice by Amy Lillard

  
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  This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Katie’s Choice B&H Books (May 1, 2013) by Amy Lillard ABOUT THE AUTHOR: I’m a wife, mother, and bona fide Southern belle. Published author, expert corn bread maker, and Squirrel Princess. I live in Tulsa, though I was ...
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• Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight – Audiobook Review

  
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  Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight Audiobook Review" /> Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight Audiobook Review" />Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight, narrated by Kristine Hvam Published in audio by Harper Audio, published in print by Harper Books, both imprints of HarperCollins ...
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• Book Review: The Face of The Earth

  
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  When Mitchell Brannon’s beloved wife of twenty years kisses him goodbye one autumn morning, he has little idea that his life is about to change forever. Mitch returns from work early that evening, surprised Jill’s car isn’t in the garage. Her conference in Kansas City is only a few hours’ drive from their ...
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• Blood Red Sari: Ashok Banker

  
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  Missing social activist Lalima has picked three women to carry out the task she was unable to finish Sheila, the owner of an all-womens gym in Kolkata; Nachiketa, an attorney in Delhi who is suing her in-laws for the violent abuse that left her wheelchair-bound for life; and Malayali private investigator Anita, whose ...
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• Wounds by Alton Gansky

  
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  This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Wounds B&H Books (May 1, 2013) by Alton Gansky  THE AUTHOR: Alton L. Gansky is the author of 24 novels and 8 nonfiction works, as well as principle writer of 9 novels and 2 nonfiction books. He has been a Christie Award ...
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• The Little Giant of Aberdeen County/ by Tiffany Baker: Review

  
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  Truly Plaice has been larger than life since her conception. The town men wagered on how big she would be when she was born. They all guessed too low. In contrast to her petite, doll-like older sister, Truly looks even bigger. Needless to say, the small town is not kind to Truly as she grows up. The other children are ...
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• Up Close and Personal with ‘A Christmas Kindness’ Author, C. C. Gevry

  
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  C.C Gevry (pen name for Cheryl C. Malandrinos) is a children’s author from Western Massachusetts. She is a member of SCBWI. A Christmas Kindness is her first book with 4RV Publishing. Ms. Gevry is married with two young children and a son who is married. C.C. Gevry The thing about me is that I… like ...
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• I read way too many books by white dudes.

  
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  Im looking for recommendations for contemporary(ish) literary fiction written by folks who are not white men. My bookshelves are embarrassingly hegemonic and I would like that not to be the case any longer. STUFF I LIKE: Lydia Davis, Don DeLillo, Tom McCarthy, Shirley Jackson, Roberto Bolaño, David Foster Wallace, ...
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• The Other Typist by Susanne Rindell – Book Review

  
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  The Other Typist by Susanne Rindell Book Review" /> The Other Typist by Susanne Rindell Book Review" />The Other Typist by Susanne Rindell Published by Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, an imprint of Penguin As a typist in a Prohibition-era New York police station, Rose Baker holds a certain amount of power. ...
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• Irises by Francisco X. Stork

  
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  Irises – Francisco X. Stork Narrated by Carrington Macduffy Listening Library, 2012 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * I think I might not need explain why I chose this particular audiobook. Given my first name, anything that carries the name “Iris” has an almost irrational appeal for me. Thus, when ...
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• Postcards From Misty Harbor Inn Series by Evangeline Kelley

  
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  MY REVIEW: After reading the first two books in the Postcards From Misty Harbor Inn series, I can truthfully say that the series would be perfect to read during summer vacation or a long, lazy weekend. These novels invite the reader to join three sisters on Nantucket Island, the location of many happy childhood ...
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• Book Review! David’s Song by A.R. Talley (plus $25 Amazon/Paypal giveaway)

  
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  Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for the purpose of review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.  I am not responsible for the giveaway or distribution of prize. Recently, I read a book that really surprised me.  I started reading  David’s Song  late in one evening and was taken with the ...
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• Alices Review: What A Mother Knows

  
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  Summary:  An unsettling, emotional and suspenseful novel of the unshakable bonds of motherhood, in which Michelle Mason not only loses her memory after a deadly car crash, but cant find her 16-year-old daughter, the one person who may know what happened that day. But the deeper Michelle digs, the more she questions ...
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• Audio Book Review: A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson

  
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  A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson  Publisher:   Hachette Audio (January 2012) Grand Central Publishing (September 2012) Audio Source:  Personal Library Book Source:  Author Formats Available:  Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle,  Audio Format Read:  audio book, and Paperback Narrated by:  ...
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• Blog Tour: Dare You To by Katie McGarry [Character Interview with Noah + Giveaway]

  
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  Its almost here!!! Dare You To by Katie McGarry (the companion to Pushing The Limits ) hits the stores on May 28th ! Are we excited?! HELL YES, we are! Pushing The Limits was one of my favorite reads last year and I am desperate to get my hands on a beautiful finished copy of Dare You To ! (Gosh, ...
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