๐—” ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ | Book Feature

๐—” ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€

๐—•๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ขโ€™๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น

๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!



Across four decades and two continents, Elsie navigates a journey from lush colonial India to war-torn London, amid landscapes of beauty, protest, and peril. As past and present collide, the most impossible choices and sacrifices are yet to be made in the name of love, war, and survival.

๐—” ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ is an epic, emotionally charged novel about love, art, and survival spanning 1900s colonial India to Blitz-era London by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.

Synopsis:

In the shadow of the London Blitz, artist Elsie Turner clings fiercely to her canvases, refusing to let war dim the colors that define her. The bombs test her nerve, but the struggle also stirs memories of her golden youth in India and of the long-lost love of her life.

The daughter of a British civil servant in the Himalayan station of Nainital, Elsie crosses cultural divides to forge an unlikely bond with Tanveer Singh, a Sikh prince with hopes, dreams, and far-reaching ideas. What begins as shared sketchbooks and stargazing becomes first love and a secret correspondence. When Elsieโ€™s father is summoned to England, Elsie is severed from the world she knowsโ€”and is determined to preserve it through both her art and a connection with Tanveer that endures through the most tumultuous years of their lives.

Across four decades and two continents, Elsie navigates a journey from lush colonial India to war-torn London, amid landscapes of beauty, protest, and peril. As past and present collide, the most impossible choices and sacrifices are yet to be made in the name of love, war, and survival.

Thank you @tlcbooktours @barbaraonealauthor and @amazonpublishing for this gifted book.  

๐ŸŽจ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ [๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ], ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ (๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ) ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ | Audiobook Feature

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜

๐—•๐˜† ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป

Pub Date: 8.25.2026

From: Spotify Audiobooks

Narrators: Carly Larson, Ryan Lee Dunlap



๐—จ๐—ป๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜†.

โœ“This is a spicy contemporary romance between a pastorโ€™s daughter and a documentary filmmaker working their way through her to-do list of previously forbidden subjects. 

A dazzling exploration of identity, The Jezebel List is unapologetically candid and will delight readers who long for the happily ever after.

โ€œDeanโ€™s debut is an equal parts sensual and affecting exploration of love and identity . . . With as many laugh-out-loud moments as tear-jerking ones, this powerful and immersive new adult romance stuns.โ€   ~ ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, starred review

Synopsis:

Check: Attend a pagan festival

Check: Get a Brazilian wax

To do: Watch pornography

To do: Explore a science museum

To do: Have a one-night stand

To do: Take the Lordโ€™s name in vain, with relish

These barely begin to scratch the surface of Christina Edmondsonโ€™s Jezebel list. As the daughter of a once-respected fundamentalist pastor and running out the clock on her last semester at the ultraconservative (read: ultrabackward) Hilltop University, Christina is ready for a drastic change. Following months of intense therapy and years of being told that the enchanting evils of the modern world would lead to eternal damnation, attending a pagan festival feels like freedom. And then she catches the eye of documentarian Danny Reeves.

After meeting Christina and her Jezebel list, Danny is immediately inspired. Despite the recent burnout of his professional career investigating the injustices of the Evangelical South, Danny is certain that Christinaโ€™s story is one with the potential to resonate with millions. A fan of his work, Christina agrees to be the subject of his next documentary, but under one condition: they must complete her list together.

As they begin checking items off the list, neither one expects the spark burning brighter and hotter between them. But for Christina, outsmarting old demons is hard, and rediscovering yourself takes courage.

Thank you @tlcbooktours and @alisadeanwriter for this gifted audiobook. 

๐Ÿ“‹ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜… ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ต | Review & Tour Stop

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜… ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ต

๐—•๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น

๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!



This book opens with Sam Murdoch, struggling with the familiar midlife woes: impending divorce, unruly kids, and a stagnant career.   

But a discovery that his grandfather, the man he idolized, may have committed a terrible act has Sam and his college buddy, Godfrey, on a road trip to dig for answers in Samโ€™s family history.

The road trip takes the pair to the town of Middlevale. There, they encounter strange occurrences, unhinged townsfolk, a cult-like harvest fest, and even threats. I felt like someone was trying to cover something up, or didnโ€™t want Sam nosing around. 

As much as this is a fun road trip adventure with plenty of diner stops and quirky characters, Samโ€™s genealogy scavenger hunt balances it out nicely with mystery and intrigue. 

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @mary.kendall.author for this gifted book. 

๐Ÿ’–๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป? ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ, ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜?

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ (๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ, 16) | Book review

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ (๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ, 16)

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น ๐——๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป

๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!



Yes, Iโ€™m meeting Game Warden Mike Bowditch for the first time, sixteen books into this series. Yet I quickly became invested in this chilling wilderness mystery.

This book had a great atmosphere, with its frostbitten Maine wilderness, dried-leafed fields, frigid rivers, and rain-soaked harbors.

Heinous crimes are being committed, and as Mike investigates, it appears there is a connection: someone is playing judge, jury, and executioner for those they believe escaped justice. 

Mike seems to be in some disciplinary trouble from his previous books and is now facing a stalker. With a wife and a baby on the way, he will do anything it takes to protect them. 

I enjoyed that the mystery was interesting, fast-paced, and atmospheric. For me, it was easy to fall into the story because the author made Mike a well-rounded character. I could see the gray sides. But the added detail with his wife and even his father-in-law helped me see that he was a fierce protector; he was just unconventional at times. And I loved his relationship with his dog, Shadow.  

Thank you @minotaurbooks for this gifted book. 

โ›ˆ๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ: ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜€?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† | Review & Tour Stop

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜†

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป



This is the kind of dark psychological thriller I love. It grabbed hold of me as it spiraled deep into the dark corners of deception, manipulation, and fixation. 

I was fascinated by the main characters: a psychiatrist, his wife, and his former patient, as they are all fixated on the reopening of a horrible case from years ago. It involved suspected trauma, murder, and a rare mental illness diagnosis of a teenage girl. 

The story itself has a psychological cat-and-mouse game with a voyeuristic feel. The truth blurs as layers of lies and secrets slowly unravel, building suspense and tension. The deeper I went, the more uncertain I became about who I could trust; things began to feel increasingly unhinged. 

The ending was surprising, twisted, and yet highly satisfying.   

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @nicolejlundrigan for this gifted book.ย 

๐Ÿ“๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜€? ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜†?

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ (๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, 4) | Book Review

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ (๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, 4)

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ

๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!



I have read and loved some of Kerryโ€™s other books, but here I am reading the conclusion of the ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด without having read the previous books. Thatโ€™s typical me, but it didnโ€™t matter. Kerry writes so well, with so much heart; Thomas and Nadiaโ€™s story completely captivated me, and I quickly caught on to what had transpired with the families, which made me 100% invested. 

This is romantic suspense at its best! Thomas and Nadia are childhood friends now caught in a deadly chokehold of lies, deception, and dangerous cartel connections. Thomas has only ever wanted to protect his family and Nadia, but heโ€™s done so in unconventional ways and is now seen as the villain; things are quickly spinning out of his control. Nadia has only ever wanted to be near him; sheโ€™s even kept his secrets, but her life is about to change forever.  

I was glued to the page with the action and thrills, the drama between friends and family, and the building chemistry between Nadia and Thomas. This was an emotional roller coaster ride I didnโ€™t want to end. 

๐Ÿ’œ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ:

Childhood Friends to Lovers

Secrets and Deception

Suspense and Danger

Morally Gray MMC / Protector

Family Drama

Second Chances 

Who Saves Who

Thank you @bookouture and @kerrylonsdale for this gifted book.

๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ?

๏ผข๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ‹ ๏ผญ๏ฝ๏ฝ‰๏ฝŒ

๏ผข๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ‹ ๏ผญ๏ฝ๏ฝ‰๏ฝŒ



Last Wednesday of August? What!? How did that sneak up on us? Iโ€™m going to share a stack of Bookmail before the month fades away. 

As always, thank you to my amazing partners @scribnerbooks @simonteen @avonbooks @stmartinspress @harperviabooks @sourcebookscasa @williammorrowbooks @grandcentralpub  @literarymediatours @suzyapprovedbooktours @uplitreads and @tlcbooktours for these gifted books.

|๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„|

City of Widows

Donโ€™t Cross Mo Ellery

Etna

Hocus Pocus

A Farmhouse in France

Rules of a Rebound

Gone Before Goodbye

Twelve Weeks of Love & Loss

Promise Me This

The Best I Never Had

How to Find a Romance in a Bookshop

The Magic We Made

Practical Magic 2

Practical Magic

My Killer Family Reunion

|๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜|

Perfect Wives, Perfect Lies

Daughters of the Wreckage

Christmas in Austenland

The Alibi Club

A Fall to Forgive You

The Chinese Lady 

|๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜|

The River Runs Black

Falling Like Snow

๐Ÿ“š ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† | Book Reviews

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†



This edition features two chunky books. Take your pick of music and romance, or dark magic and romance.

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž (๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ, 1)

๐๐ฒ ๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ก

Thank you | gifted | @avonbooks and @librofm

I love paranormal romances, witches, magic, and all, but Devour Me surprised me. Yes, it is a seductive, dark romance between a witch, a wraith, and a human? Absolutely? But I loved the mystery behind the island, the bargain made, and Iโ€™m chomping at the bit to find out more about Birdie (the human). All the characters are well written; I wanted to befriend some, while others were sexy and hypnotic. You know you’re hooked when, on page 505, the book says โ€ฆ to be continued and you cry out ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ, I need book two now!

๐ŸŽง Adding the audiobook to my reading time was amazing! The narrators were incredible. They put on a stunning performance; it amplified not only the characters, who they were and what they were, but also the story so vividly.  

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ (๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ขl๐˜ต ๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, 2)

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ & ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ

Thank you | gifted | @read_bloom and @librofm

Iโ€™m jumping into this series at book 2, and there were a lot of characters to catch up with, especially within the Cobalt family. That said, if you love rockstars and their problems, youโ€™ll enjoy watching Tom and Phoenix work together to make it big as they โ€œtryโ€ to fight their undeniable attraction to each other. Light moments, even sweet moments, balance the serious topics so things never get overly heavy, and I enjoyed the family dynamics. Coming in at 659 pages, I felt like it was a tad bit long, though. 

๐ŸŽง The full cast narration of this audiobook made the story come alive with all the lyrics and talk of music. It was a great way to be immersed into the Cobalt family and this hot romance. 

๐Ÿ“š๐——๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚? ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ?

๐—” ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ (๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด, 2) | Book Review

๐—” ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ (๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด, 2)

๐—•๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ขโ€™๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜†

๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ!



Thank you | gifted | @gallerybooks and @simon.audio 

๐Ÿง ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ:

Cozy Scottish Small Town

Magical Baking Competition

Misfiring Magic

Second Chance Romance

Quirky Witchy Sisters 

A Family Curse

Christmas Whimsy

I love witchy romances, and this cozy, magical story with a touch of romance that rekindles in the kitchen was an absolute delight! 

The town of Briarhavenโ€™s Bewitching Bake Off is filming its Christmas special, and it pairs up Lyra and Rabbie, two high school sweetheart exes. Not only are they not communicating well, but Lyraโ€™s magic is out of whack! Turning objects into hedgehogs and such when Rabbie is near. 

I enjoy the angst between Lyra and Rabbie as they try to bake together, but also as they try to understand what happened to them in the past. But I loved the magic and the baking; some of the challenges were quite clever and swirled with magic and Christmas themes. 

I didnโ€™t read the first book, and you donโ€™t need to, but Lyra, her sisters, and the family curse are the thread, and youโ€™ll find them all in this book as well. Plenty of fun, festivities, baking, magic, and romance.

๐ŸŽง Narrators Siobhan Waring and John Hartley captured Lyra and Rabbie delightfully. Their wonderful accents added special charm and amplified the story’s cozy, romantic feel. 

โœจ ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†? ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜€ | Book Tour

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜€

๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป



๐ŸŒฒThis is the fifth and final book in the ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข, which follows members of a dysfunctional family. Now, in a sun-baked Southern town near the famous Appalachian Trail, where poverty, greed, and drug abuse have had tragic consequences, this family saga reaches its conclusion.

๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ:

It is now 2019. Timewall is on the Appalachian Trail, Tommy is fighting in Afghanistan, Ridley is pondering life and relationships, Priscilla is holding ad hoc physics lectures, Robbie has found religion in prison, Lainey discovers that sheโ€™s pregnant, Jocela takes a new breath of purpose, Boโ€™s heart begins to fail, and a middle-aged Blaize is debating the value of her life.

As Covid flares across the country, the estranged members of the Speaks family find themselves challenged to fulfill their duties to one another as events race toward a poignant and heartbreaking climax.

Thank you @tlcbooktours and #kirkwardrobinson for this gifted book.

โ“๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜-๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚?