Monthly Archives: April 2014

Review: The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic by Hazel Gaynor

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; First Edition edition (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062316869 Source: Publisher Fourteen individuals from a small Irish village left their loved ones behind as they embarked on a journey to New York City via the RMS Titanic. A new, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Island of Doves by Kelly O’Connor McNees

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 0425264580 Source: Publisher Susannah Fraser was promised a happy life with her husband, living in one of Buffalo’s finest homes. Instead, her home is a prison filled with physical and mental abuse. While all … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Code Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel by Jonathan Maberry (Audiobook)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is the audiobook production of Code Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel by Jonathan Maberry: Listening … Continue reading →

Posted in Audiobook, Frightful Friday, Horror, Macmillan Audio, Paranormal Fiction, Review, St. Martin's Press | 3 Comments

Review: Blood Always Tells by Hilary Davidson

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Forge Books (April 15, 2014) ISBN-10: 0765333546 Source: Publisher Dominique Monaghan is involved with a married man. Gary Cowan is a former boxer with a history of sketchy behavior. She knows his marriage to socialite Trin … Continue reading →

Posted in Forge Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 2 Comments

Review: Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Detective Chief Inspector Louisa Smith Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Harper (April 15, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062276026 Source: Publisher One morning, the police are called to a cottage to investigate a murder in a quiet English village. The victim, Polly, is … Continue reading →

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Review: Until You’re Mine by Samantha Hayes

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Crown; First Edition edition (April 15, 2014) Language: English Source: Publisher Claudia Morgan-Brown finally has the life she’s dreamed of. She’s pregnant with her first child, her incredibly caring and supportive husband, James, by her side.  … Continue reading →

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Review: Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Random House UK (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 1846557283 Source: Publisher Six friends, students at Oxford University, create a game. The game is made up of a series of actions, a truth or dare of sorts.  The … Continue reading →

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Review: The Remedy by Thomas Goetz

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Gotham (April 3, 2014) ISBN-10: 159240751X Source: Publisher In the late 19th century, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in Europe in the United States. Not only did doctors not know how to treat it, they didn’t even … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Cara Hoffman (Be Safe I Love You)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Jenn

Sometimes, readers get the opportunity to embrace a book so powerful and moving that it literally leaves them speechless. Typically, I can explain my feelings about things quite easily.  That is, until I read Cara Hoffman’s Be Safe I Love … Continue reading →

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