𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 | Book Tour

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟒.𝟐.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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Thank you @tlcbooktours @harpermusebooks and @joywcal for a spot on tour and a gifted book.

At this wondrous resort, secrets can easily be hidden in plain sight when the eye is trained on beauty.

April 1913—Belle Newbold hasn’t seen mountains for seven years—since her father died in a mining accident and her mother married gasoline magnate, Shipley Newbold. But when her stepfather’s business acquaintance, Henry Ford, invites the family on one of his famous Vagabonds camping tours, she is forced to face the hills once again—primarily in order to reunite with her future fiancé, owner of the land the Vagabonds are using for their campsite, a man she’s only met once before. She only wants a simple life—a family of her own and the stability of a wealthy man’s pockets. That’s what Worth Delafield has promised to give her, and it’s worth facing the mountains again, the reminder of the past, and her poverty, to secure her future.

Belle is unexpectedly thrust into a role researching and writing about the building of the inn—a construction the locals are calling The Eighth Wonder of the World. As Belle peels back the facade of Grove Park Inn, of Worth, of the society she’s come to claim as her own, and the truth of her heart, she begins to see that perhaps her part in Grove Park’s story isn’t a coincidence after all. Perhaps it is only by watching a wonder rise from ordinary hands and mountain stone that she can finally find the strength to piece together the long-destroyed path toward who she was meant to be.

A beautiful and vivid story – do the mountains call to you? 

🌉 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕟-𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕨𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕤𝕜 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞 | Review & Tour Stop

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞

𝐁𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐.𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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I quickly became engrossed with this Victorian thriller as Constance Sullivan was taken away from her beautiful home and children to be thrown in a filthy prison on charges of poisoning her husband. But I was even more intrigued when I learned an actual case inspired this book! 

Constance is to stand trial for murdering her husband, William, a man widely known for taking arsenic as a medicinal supplement. But all the evidence points to Constance; even the help and those she once trusted have turned against her. Yet someone knows the truth. 

I found this story haunting and chilling, yet I could not set it down; I had to know what really happened. The case involves infidelity, betrayal, revenge – it felt like a tangled web and I wasn’t sure how Constance and her barrister were going to fight through it. 

The author aptly captures the horrific prison conditions and the darkness within Constance and William’s marriage and gives a little historical insight into the bizarre uses of arsenic during Victorian times.  

Atmospheric, eerie, and unnerving – a great read.

✍️𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳’𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. 

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @tmitchell.2012 for a spot on tour and a gifted book.

📕🎧 📱𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚?

𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞: 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 | Review & Tour Stop

𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞: 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

𝐁𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟓.𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

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Thank you @Katerockbooktours and @LGhughesauthor for a spot on tour and a gifted book. 

A debonair billionaire, a grumpy sheep farmer, and a swarthy Jacobite ghost … no, this isn’t the start of a joke, but Innis Bree’s male prospects! 

Innis has had a string of bad luck—she was fired from her job and left at the altar. But that’s not going to stop her from enjoying her honeymoon in Scotland, even if it’s alone. Innis wants to explore her ancestry, but she soon uncovers a 300-year-old mystery in her family.

To make things even more interesting, Innis finds herself thrust into the middle of a romance with the three gentlemen mentioned above, and yes one is a ghost.

Is there such a thing as a cozy Highland romance? Because that’s how I’d describe this book. I haven’t read a ton of Highland romances, but my feeling is that with Innis Bree, you have to be willing to have some fun and not take things too seriously. The story is entertaining, with mystery, a ghost, romance, and, of course, an enchanting setting.

🧬𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚢? 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍?

𝐍𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚 | Book Review

𝐍𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐.𝟏𝟑.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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Thank you @bookmarked for this gifted copy.

This took me a few chapters to settle into, but then I was hooked!

I love a good family drama and 𝐍𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚 is a dark tale of vengeance, murder, and magic in one ancient Egyptian Royal family.

Neferura is the daughter of the great woman Pharaoh, Hatshepsut. While Neferura is the princess and high priestess, she is made to serve her evil half-brother, Thutmose. 

There is never a dull moment in this family – poisonings, infidelities, betrayals, and more murders. Neferura tries to stop her power-hungry half-brother from rising to the coveted position of Pharaoh by taking down her mother. Neferura sacrifices much and risks her own life, but the question is: who can she trust, who is an ally, and who is an enemy?

Besides all the family drama, there are politics and intrigue, plus you are immersed in the world of ancient Egyptology and mythology. It is not surprising that the little details of Egypt set this book apart since the author holds a Ph.D. in ancient Egyptian history. 

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🦂𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝙴𝚐𝚢𝚙𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍? 

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 | Book Tour

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐.𝟐𝟎.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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Thank you @tlcbooktours @tnzgift and @johnbevere for a spot on tour and a gifted book. 

It takes courage to live out your faith boldly, especially in the face of hostility or suffering. What gave Joshua and Caleb the courage to follow God’s commands despite fear? What gave Esther the courage to risk her life and trust God’s plan for His people? What gave the disciples the courage to live out their faith, even to the point of being martyred? They leaned into a greater fear, one that conquers all others—the fear of the Lord.

In Everyday Courage, respected Bible teacher, speaker, and bestselling author John Bevere reminds us through Scripture, devotions, and examples from the fathers and mothers of the faith that we, too can live with courage because the fear of the Lord swallows up every other fear in our lives.

Each entry offers:

• A Bible passage to help you discover how to fear God—and why the fear of the Lord is your ultimate source of strength
• A thoughtful reflection on the day’s Scripture
• Stories of biblical figures and other heroes of the faith who lived courageously
• A powerful prayer to seek courage every day

 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 ✝️🐰🐣

🏔️𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 | Review & Tour Stop

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬

𝐁𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟏𝟏.𝟏𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

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I haven’t read a book by Lee Matthew Goldberg that I didn’t love. I think 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 might fall towards the top of the list, though. 

I love a good dysfunctional family story, and the Gimmelmans are hilarious, rebellious, and surprisingly endearing.

Narrated by 12-year-old Aaron Gimmelman, we get the inside scoop on how his family went from being upper-middle-class to outlaws on the run from the FBI in an RV. 

I loved this family. Aaron and his sisters are thrown into a life of crime before even graduating high school. Barry Gimmelman, once a stockbroker, now a bank robber, takes his family on the run to Florida to hide out in a Jewish community. 

This story has a little bit of everything: road trip adventure, mystery, family drama, and even a good old heist. But what stood out to me was the sparkling mix of humor and warmth. Thrown in are plenty of ‘80s references and a backdrop of Jewish heritage and tradition. 

I won’t forget 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 anytime soon!

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @leematthewgoldberg for a spot on tour and a gifted book.

𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚘𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝚁𝚅? 𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝟾𝟶𝚜 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌?

𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 | Audiobook Review

𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐁𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 & 𝐊𝐢𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥

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I had so much fun listening to this one. And the audiobook is the way to go; the narrators did a fantastic job bringing these characters to life. 

Bodie King is a con man, a very charming one at that. He is always on the hunt for the next best thing. Right now, it’s the Bennetto chess set. But he needs someone who can authenticate the pieces that have been scattered around. Luckily, Gracen Winthrop, who has just been hired as an antique shop curator, knows her stuff. 

The two do not have quite a romantic meet cute, but when they meet, sparks ignite. But I’m not sure if it’s from their chemistry or the verbal spars and daggers they’re throwing. 

The wit and laughs only increase as the two set out for Italy to find the missing pieces. I loved Gracen’s feisty grandma, and the twists and turns the story takes add mystery and intrigue. 

This is a closed-door romance with some sexy kisses, but the banter and fun made it highly entertaining. 

Thank you @carinaTaylorauthor and @delightfullybooked for sharing this gifted audiobook with me. 

*Audiobook available now at most major retailers and on Carina’s website http://www.carinataylorbooks.com

💞𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚢𝚙𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚋𝚘𝚢𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎: 𝚊 𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚗𝚎?

𝐌𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐞𝐧 | Book Tour

𝐌𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐞𝐧

𝐁𝐲 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫-𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐.𝟐𝟕.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑂𝑢𝑡 𝑁𝑜𝑤!

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Thank you #partner @bibliolifestyle and @williammorrowbooks for a spot on tour and a gifted book.

In this edge-of-your-seat psychological debut, a mother’s experience with Vanishing Twin Syndrome triggers disturbing changes in her teenage daughter, perfect for fans of The Push and The Undoing.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘸…

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧:

When her daughter Eden came home from the hospital, Lucy was profoundly relieved. Eden had survived a drowning incident and had no apparent brain damage, no serious injuries, not even a scratch on her. Lucy fervently welcomed having a second chance at being the good mother she should have been before her teenager’s accident.

Until Eden tells her that Eden isn’t her name. Until she starts calling herself Eli. The name Lucy had reserved for Eden’s unborn twin.

Don’t worry, says the doctor. Eden is completely fine, says her husband. Of course I’m fine, Eden says, with that strange new smile of hers. I didn’t die. I’m here.

But Lucy knows something’s very wrong with Eden. She’s not her maddening, complicated teenage girl anymore—this straight-backed, even-tempered, steady-eyed child in her house is someone else entirely. Eden, it seems, is the twin who disappeared…

“My Name Was Eden is a compulsive, didn’t-see-it-coming thriller.”—Abigail Dean, international bestselling author of Girl A

👯‍♀️ᴛᴡɪɴ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴇ. ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀ ғᴀɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴛᴏᴏ? ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴡɪɴs ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ? 🌱 ᴏʀ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ. 

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𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐.𝟔.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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Thank you #partner @bibliolifestyle and @blackstonepublishing for a spot on tour and a gifted book.   

𝘈 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘈 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘳.

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧:

On Christmas Day, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev delivered a ten-minute televised speech announcing his resignation as Soviet president. Moments later, with little pomp and less circumstance, the red flag was lowered from its floodlit perch atop the Kremlin, and the Soviet Union ceases to exist.

Into the vacuum–before a new democracy has time to put down roots–surged the Russian mafia, supplying what the new state could not: krysha, or “roof”–protection for the privately owned businesses sprouting up across the country. Rivalries turned bloody as Moscow’s Jewish mafia battled the Ossete vory v zakone (literally “thieves-in-law”) for control of the city. Caught up in the mayhem, Yulia, only daughter of the Jewish mafia godfather, and Roman, only son of the Ossete mafia godfather, navigated the minefield of a star-crossed love affair as they attempt to escape a destiny that appears preordained.

𝐀 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 is the fictional story of one bloody episode in Moscow’s Great Turf War, when clans fought brutally in the streets and the future of the Russian nation was anything but assured.

🎭 𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖? 𝙱𝚘𝚗𝚞𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚒𝚝!

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭

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𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟏.𝟐𝟓.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑂𝑢𝑡 𝑁𝑜𝑤!

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Most of us may find something to relate to in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭. I know I did. 

Olivia is in that phase of life where she is putting everyone’s needs ahead of her own; maybe she has all along. She’s a mom and a wife, but she’s lonely and feeling down.

Patricia is Olivia’s next-door neighbor, and she’s a top town realtor. Although Olivia finds Patricia rude and abrasive, she also feels Patricia has her life together. So when Patricia offers her a job as her assistant she grabs it. 

The story becomes twofold: a self-discovery journey and a stressful but emotional friendship story. Patricia tells Olivia about the “Me List” – things she wants to accomplish each year to push herself to do. Olivia begins her own list – time to think about herself. But, as she and Patricia’s relationship changes from employer/employee to maybe friends, things get messy.

This was a very realistic read. As I mentioned, the characters and what they were going through: marriages falling apart, a sick parent, caring for children, addictions, money issues, etc., made them flawed but relatable. Sometimes, I found Patricia a little too toxic, but Olivia was a saint. I appreciated that both women admit that friendship does not come easy to them, but you can see that, in the end, it’s something worth working for. 

Thank you @getredprbooks @blackrosewriting and @juleebalko for a spot on tour and a gifted book. 

🗓️ 𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚃𝚘 𝙳𝚘 𝙻𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝?