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Shadows of the Past Pamela McCord (The Unfinished Business of Eliot Ness) Publication date: December 14th 2023 Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery, Paranormal A copycat serial killer and the ghost of Eliot Ness. Can two amateur sleuths, with the help of the famous ghost, stop the murderer before he kills again. A ghostly figure surprises India Bennett in her study. That’s unnerving enough, but said ghost leaves a book open to a page showing a mutilated body, a body which looks just like the body in a case Indy’s homicide detective boyfriend, Danny, is currently investigating. Standing next to the body in the picture in the mysterious book is a man Indy recognizes as the ghost she saw in her study. Danny points out to her that it would be impossible for her to have seen the man in the picture, the legendary lawman Eliot Ness. Despite Danny’s insistence, Indy knows what she saw, and she and her best friend Cara become friends with Eliot’s spirit. With ghostly assistance, the amateur s...

Title: The Surrogate Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Age Gap/Widower/Found Family Forbidden/Enemies to Friends to Lovers Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs Photographer: Constantin Papakonstantinou Model: Valentin Leonard Release Date: February 26, 2024 BLURB From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel… ABBY: I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying. The problem is: it’s not my baby. And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner. As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth. At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus . He and I butted heads. Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money. Gradually, he learned to trust me. He even became protective. Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry. I was falling in love with him. But my time here had ...

Review: The Summer She Went Missing - Chelsea Ichaso - March 2024 One of my favorite publishers happens to be Sourcebooks Fire as I just love their YA Thrillers that they release, one of those authors whom I have come to love, and whenever she releases a new book I am excited to read it is Chelsea Ichaso as I know I will always enjoy them. The Summer She Went Missing takes readers on a summer vacation that they will never forget as we meet two families the wealthy Covingtons and then their friends the Redmonds. The Covingtons own a beautiful summer cabin and every year, the two families have gotten together. This year starts great for Audrey Covington and Piper Redmond but over the summer, Audrey starts to pull away from Piper until one day she blows up at Piper and demands her own bedroom. Piper is shocked and doesn't know what's happened to her friend but she's changed. Then one day Audrey doesn't come back and she is suddenly missing, as Piper checks in with Audrey...

Winter Wonderland Romance Shanna Hatfield (Winter Wishes, #3) Publication date: January 25th 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance She never wanted to return to her hometown. He needed an escape from his family. When a chance meeting brings them together, will their attraction keep them from drifting apart? Doctor Olivia Burton never intended to return to her hometown of Pinehill. After graduating high school, she set off on a new path, eager to leave her past behind. However, years later, an unexpected phone call from her mentor pulls her back to Pinehill to take over a thriving medical practice as the town’s primary physician. Determined to avoid the local gossip mill, Olivia attempts to keep a low profile as she settles back into the community. Alex Adams is desperate for an escape from his well-meaning but suffocating family. After a life-altering explosion ended his military career, he finds himself plagued with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Surrounded ...

Review: A Court of Mist and Fury - Book #2 ACOTAR Series - Sarah J. Maas - May 2016 After having all of Sarah J. Maas's books on my bookshelf and friends recommending them a bonus was that near the end of 2023, I started to get back into reading fantasy novels after quite a few years away from them. I made it my goal for 2024 to finally complete all her books as every year, I pick an author that I am determined to read all of their books. Last year was Riley Sager and this year it's Sarah J. Maas. I loved the first book and went into this one excited, however, my hopes were dashed as this book felt like a total flip of the script and the opposite of the first book. It left a lot of emotions and furious ones with me as lots of things frustrated me about this book. I also found this one a slog to get through and took me 3 days of reading at various times to finish it whereas the first one was read in 1 day. I also feel that, if I wasn't 100% determined to finish this series I...

Pity Pact Whitney Dineen (Pity Series, #3) Publication date: January 24th 2024 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance I always wondered who was crazy enough to apply to those reality dating shows… Turns out, I’m that person. Paige Holland here—lifetime resident of Elk Lake, Wisconsin, and dedicated seventh-grade math teacher. Unfortunately, if I don’t fall for one of the two guys who live right in Elk Lake I might have to move. This limits my choices to a substitute teacher I can’t stand or Tim, a guy I went through school with. It’s not that I can’t see being with Tim—he’s totes my type—but he’s so wounded from his divorce, he’s made it clear he’s only on the show to make his ex-wife jealous. With one disaster after another being broadcast around the world, I’m seriously questioning why I thought a reality show was a good way to find love… Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: Paige Who in the world is the new woman walking into the ballroom? She must be someone spec...

Review: Ward D - Freida McFadden - May 2023 Amy has been busy living her life and studying medicine, however, her worst nightmare is about to come true as the part of her study she has been freaking out about is psychiatry as she never wanted to go into this field. This is due to her past as when she was young, she started seeing a little girl and hallucinating. The little girl was like a devil on her shoulders giving her bad advice. The last time she was in a psych ward was when she visited her old friend Jade and the last words Jade said to her was that it should be her in the ward. Now years later, Amy has to spend the night shift on Ward D, and to make matters worse, her old friend Jade happens to be a patient and she's doing the shift with her ex-boyfriend Cam. As the night goes on though, strange things are happening people are disappearing and even some are dying. What is going on and what will happen when one of the patients who is supposedly dangerous gets loose on the wa...