Review: I'll Stop The World - Lauren Thoman - April 2023 Scrolling through the Kindle, I clicked on I'll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman. I didn't know what it would be like, but once I started reading it - I was captivated and it reminded me of that new movie named Totally Killer where the girl goes back in time to stop a serial killer from killing off her mum's friends. In I'll Stop the World, Justin has lived with no motivation and is an angry kid. The school is also named after his grandparents who died in a fire back in 1985. The town expects great things from him, but he isn't showing any promise. That is until he finds himself going back in time to 1985 - the week leading up to the accident that killed his grandparents and left his mother an orphan. Stuck in 1985, a world Justin doesn't know - can he maneuver around in it and save his grandparents from death? Will he be able to get back to the present time or will he be stuck in 1985 forever and grow...

The Attraction: House of Illusion Rick Polito (The Attraction, #1) Publication date: November 18th 2021 Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Young Adult From the author of Off Trail comes a hilarious mystery about what happens when a chilling trip leads to a lost fortune. Nate and Lily knew their mother was different. All it took was a hunch or a bad feeling and the family would be uprooted and moving to a different apartment or even a different town. But when the two are torn out of their life in the ritzy North Bay for the summer and dropped in “the Mississippi of California” on the Sacramento River Delta, Nate Caldwell and his sister Lily see it as one more move in a series of lurching disruptions driven by their mother’s suspicion that something or someone is after them. When they settle into life around their uncle’s House of Illusion roadside attraction, Nate meets Mia—who makes all the girls he knew in the North Bay seem shallow and dull—and begins to connect with local teens...

Review: Tell Me S'more - Book #4 The Campfire Series - Beth Merlin - May 2021 After enjoying this series, I was excited to read the new book out. However, I thought it would have been a continuation of the series but it turned out to be almost like Book #1 from Perry's POV leading up to his relationship with Annabelle and his amazing spectacular production of Elizabeth I. In this book, we start back at the beginning of Perry's and Gigi's relationship starting at Camp Chinooka. The book then has the pair move in with Perry trying to find his big break and Gigi moving forward with her fashion line along with her GBF Jamie. Perry is at a standstill when he heads back to Camp Chinooka and gets his inspiration back. During this time, he and Gigi get engaged, and then tragedy strikes with Perry's dad dying. This starts the rollercoaster ride that many readers have seen in the other three books between Perry and Gigi and contributes to the heartbreak and downfall that w...

Why Can’t Freshman Summer Be Like Pizza? Andy V. Roamer (The Pizza Chronicles #2) Publication date: June 1st 2020 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult RV, having successfully completed his freshman year at the demanding Boston Latin School, is hoping for a great summer. He’s now fifteen years old and looking forward to sharing many languid summer days with his friend Bobby, who’s told him he has gay feelings too. But life and family and duties for a son of immigrant parents makes it difficult to steal time away with Bobby. Bobby, too, has pressures. He spends part of the summer away at football camp, and his father pushes him to work a summer job at a friend’s accounting firm. Bobby takes the job grudgingly, wanting to spend any extra time practicing the necessary skills to make Latin’s varsity football team. On top of everything, RV’s best friend Carole goes away for the summer, jumping at an opportunity to spend it with her father in Paris. Luckily, there is always Mr. Aniso...

Why Can’t Freshman Summer Be Like Pizza? Andy V. Roamer (The Pizza Chronicles #2) Publication date: June 1st 2020 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult RV, having successfully completed his freshman year at the demanding Boston Latin School, is hoping for a great summer. He’s now fifteen years old and looking forward to sharing many languid summer days with his friend Bobby, who’s told him he has gay feelings too. But life and family and duties for a son of immigrant parents makes it difficult to steal time away with Bobby. Bobby, too, has pressures. He spends part of the summer away at football camp, and his father pushes him to work a summer job at a friend’s accounting firm. Bobby takes the job grudgingly, wanting to spend any extra time practicing the necessary skills to make Latin’s varsity football team. On top of everything, RV’s best friend Carole goes away for the summer, jumping at an opportunity to spend it with her father in Paris. Luckily, there is always Mr. Aniso...

Title: Master Baker Author: Pippa Grant Genre: Romantic Comedy Cover Design: Lori Jackson Design Photo: Wander Aguiar   Release Date: June 27, 2019 Blurb They call me the sugar whisperer. Anything your tongue desires, I can bake it. Scones? Child’s play. Cupcakes? I’ll frost them so good you won’t know what hit you. Donuts? Please. You’re talking to a master baker. But there’s one egg I’ve never been able to crack. My best friend. Correction: My former best friend. She’s the apple in my pie. The whip in my cream. The lemon in my meringue. The wish in my bone. She’s the one who got away. After ten years in the military, she’s back. She’s bruised and battered by life, but she’s back. Except she’s not my second chance. She’s gone to the dark side. Running a rival bakery in a town not big enough for two. So now I have to decide—which do I want more? My bakery? Or the woman I never should’ve let go in the first place? Master Baker is a delicious...

Title: Paved with Good Intentions Author: Dick Denny Genre: Paranormal Thriller Cover Designer: Dawne Dominique Editor: Steve Soderquist Publisher: Foundations Book Publishing Publication  Date: July 1 st , 2019 Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR Blurb: “Just as HILLARIOUS and ACTION-PACKED as the first! Hold onto your scotch and taquitos, this one’s another wild, supernatural ride… ” When you do a job for Hell, Heaven expects the same. When Archangel Gabrielle shows up at the door of Decker Investigations offering some kick-ass cars in exchange for a job, Nick takes it just to keep the peace. But finding the Spear of Destiny while dealing with the Teutonic Knight hit teams and Douchebag Demon Worshiping Academics is a tall order. Good thing Nick and Jammer’s old buddy Switch is in town. Bouncing between the halls of academia, upper crust parties, clandestine meets in a parking garage, a mall’s food court, and… as always… Sharky’s, the crew has their work cu...