Review: The Girl in the Garden

The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair Fiction, Published June 15, 2011 ARC received from netGalley.com Read June 2011, 320 pp. 5/5 Book Blurb: The redemptive journey of a young woman unsure of her engagement, who revisits in memory the events of one scorching childhood summer when her beautiful yet troubled mother spirits her [...]

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The Distant Hours Arrived!

I’m sooooo excited!! Look what came in my mail yesterday! This is an Advance Uncorrected Proof of the novel.  This is Kate Morton’s 3rd novel and will be available in bookstores November 9, 2010. My reading plans are to finish Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (about 100 pages left & SOOO GOOD!) [...]

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Review: The Thorn

The Thorn by Beverly Lewis The Rose Trilogy #1 Fiction-Amish, Published Sept 7, 2010 ARC Received from Publisher, Bethany House Challenges: Series IV, Summer Reading Challenge Read Sept 2010, 346 pp. Verdict: 4.5/5 Book Blurb: Lancaster County, with its rolling meadows and secret byways, may seem idyllic, but it is not without its thorns. THE [...]

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Truly, Madly (ARC) by Heather Webber (Lucy Valentine #1)

Truly, Madly by Heather Webber Lucy Valentine Series #1 Fiction/Chick-Lit, Published 2010 ARC from LibraryThing Early Reviewers Series Challenge IV Read Jan 10 4.5/5 From the Cover: Lucy hails from a long line of matchmakers known as Valentine, Inc.  According to family legend, the Valentines have been blessed by Cupid with the psychic ability to [...]

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Any Given Doomsday – ARC Book Giveaway!!

Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland Phoenix Chronicles #1 Urban Fantasy, Published Nov 2008 Read Oct 2008, ARC 2/5 From the Cover: Darkness will summon her… Elizabeth Phoenix once used her unique skills as a psychic to help in the Milwaukee Police Department’s fight against injustice. But when Liz’s foster mother is found viciously murdered—and [...]

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