Review: Her Final Confession - Book #4 Detective Josie Quinn - Lisa Regan - November 2018 One of the things I love about being a book reader is that I can donate my books to the second-hand bookshop in Tauranga - Xanadu and then as a bonus get credit to grab new second-hand titles that sound like they could be up my alley.  I had seen a few of Lisa Regan's on Netgalley and read a couple of her thrillers, so was excited to see one of her titles on the shelves at Xanadu. This book was one I picked up after my first title was a DNF and wow, this one moved so quickly and I was surprised at how fast I managed to read it. The book starts in Portland in 1993 where we see Billy meet biker Lincoln Shore and then the book jumps to the present time where Josie and her partner have been called to a crime scene where a young man is dead and a twist - the house belongs to Detective Gretchen Palmer; someone they can't seem to get a hold of. How is she connected to this we soon learn that Gr...

Confessions of a Fangirl Kirsten S. Blacketer (Her Confessions, #1) Publication date: December 7th 2021 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance Life is good. I have a plush job, supportive friends, and a close-knit family. When the new hottie at the office asks me out on a date, I think I just won the jackpot. Until movie night with the girls leads me down a dark rabbit hole. Who is he? An innocent Google search about a handsome actor has my imagination spinning. Now I’m drowning, and I don’t want salvation. I want him. But I already have the perfect man. This obsession might just ruin my life. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo — EXCERPT: “Why don’t you turn on the TV? I have a movie in for us to watch.” He winks. “I think you’ll enjoy it.” I narrow my gaze. “Is it inappropriate?” Shaun’s eyes widen. “What would give you the impression I would dare cross that line? We’ve only known each other for two weeks.” “True.” “Normally I let cr...

We Don’t Talk Anymore Julie Johnson Publication date: October 27th 2020 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance For as long as I can remember, Archer Reyes has been by my side. My closest confidant. My truest ally. My best friend. That is, until the summer we turned seventeen, when I started picturing him as something else entirely. The love of my life. I knew confessing my feelings wasn’t going to be easy; I had no idea he’d reject me so cruelly… or that he was only breaking my heart to save my life. It’s been 365 days since I told my best friend I loved him. 365 days since he didn’t say it back. 365 days since he lied straight to my face. WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE is a standalone new adult romance about first love, second chances, and the lengths we go to hold onto each other when everything falls apart… Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo — EXCERPT: It’s been 365 days since I told Archer Reyes I loved him. 365 days since he didn’t say...

Review: Confessions on the 7:45 - Lisa Unger - October 2020 It's been a wee while since I have read a mystery novel and recently a friend of mine was talking about getting back into crime and I knew I had a tour date coming up for this book, so decided while giving my partner scratches as he wasn't feeling too well, to read Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger. It's also been a long time since I have read one of Lisa's novels, I hopped on Goodreads and seems it was 2013 when I last read a handful of her books, mainly pre-blogging dates as there aren't any reviews added. This book follows three women mainly all are going through something and connected. Our main female Selena has just discovered her husband Graeme is cheating on her with their nanny Geneva. On this day, in particular, she catches the late train and meets a lady called Martha whom we later discover as Anne/Pearl among other names. Martha and Selena share their stories and confide in one another as...