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    Saving Grace A Psychological Thriller by D.M. Barr on Tour October 12 - November 13, 2020 Synopsis: Grace Pierrepoint Rendell, the only child of an ailing billionaire, has been treated for paranoia since childhood. When she secretly quits her meds, she begins to suspect that once her father passes, her husband will murder her for her inheritance. Realizing that no one will believe the ravings of a supposed psychotic, she devises a creative way to save herself – she will write herself out of danger, authoring a novel with the heroine in exactly the same circumstances, thus subtly exposing her husband's scheme to the world. She hires acclaimed author Lynn Andrews to help edit her literary insurance policy, but when Lynn is murdered, Grace is discovered standing over the bloody remains. The clock is ticking: can she write and publish her manuscript before she is strapped into a straitjacket, accused of homicide, or lowered six feet under? With a cast of secon...

The EX Boyfriend By: Rona Halsall 297 Pages Published September 30, 2020 Bookouture Source: Net Galley Note:   I received this book directly from the publisher via  Net Galley  to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and I received no other compensation.   Synopsis from GoodReads:   He promised to love her until her dying day… When Becca’s first love shows up on her social media feed, she can’t help but smile fondly. Once upon a time, Connor was the love of her life, and though it was over ten years ago, he’s always held a place in her heart. Then he sends her a message. He sounds happy – still kind and funny, still living across the world in Australia. But he wants to know everything about her life now. How can Becca tell him the truth? About her workaholic husband, her stressful job, and the challenges of caring for her elderly father and her longed-for, adorable but exhausting three-year-old daughter Mia? Becca hesitates, knowing she shouldn’t e...

  WWW Wednesday is a feature hosted by Sam over at Taking On A World of Words .  My friend, Lori at Palmer’s Page Turners also posts this regularly and I want to give her a shout out too! The Three W’s are: What did you just finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll read next?   Recently Finished All The Lies was a 🌟🌟🌟🌟 and The EX Boyfriend was a 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5.  Currently Reading I'm reading Won't Lose this Dream as part of a book circle for work.  I'm an administrator at a small, public liberal arts college in the PNW.   I'm enjoying The Silent Patient, The Other Mrs., and Small Great Things.  Sadly, I think I have figured out The Other Mrs. because I read the author's note.  Note to self - do not do that again! Small Great Things I like and was sidelined due to other reading. I plan to make some progress on it this weekend. On Deck Are Open Book , The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo , T...

All The Lies   215 pages September 22, 2020 Source: BookSirens Note: I received this book directly from the publisher via BookSirens to facilitate my review.  All opinions are my own and I receive no other compensation.   Synopsis from GoodReads:  On the surface, Amy and Jason have the perfect marriage, but Amy is trapped in a nightmare with a controlling, violent husband. Then on a short cruise without Jason, Amy befriends Liz, a young woman travelling alone on her way to meet her birth mother for the first time. Liz looks so much like Amy that they could be sisters. When Amy regains consciousness after a terrible accident that takes the lives of many passengers, she finds that because of a mix-up in personal effects, everyone believes she is Liz. Only she knows it is Liz who has gone missing, presumed dead. Now, Amy has to make the most important decision of her life: tell the truth and return to a life of fear or become Liz for a while, until she figures out an es...

Little Fires Everywhere By: Celeste Ng 388 Pages September 12, 2017 Penguin Press Source: Borrowed from a colleague Synopsis from GoodReads: In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned--from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren--an enigmatic artist and single mother--who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramaticall...

The Three Mrs. Wrights By: Linda Keir 382 Pages Published September 29, 2020 Lake Union Publishing Source: Net Galley Note:   I received this book directly from the publisher via  Net Galley  to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and I received no other compensation.   Synopsis from GoodReads: Lark has good things coming: a career as a board-game designer and a whirlwind romance with a handsome investor. Trip is so compassionate and supportive, he’s almost too good to be true. Jessica has always been cautious, but she can’t resist Jonathan. The brilliant TED-talking visionary has big plan s for his inspiring medical start-up. Now Jessica is invited to be part of the team—and to partner with the founder outside the office. Holly has settled into a comfortable life with Jack, her husband of nearly twenty years. They’ve raised three child ren, they own a beautiful home, and they’ve founded a worthy charity. She’s proud of building a marriage that has end...

Keep Your Friends Close By: Janelle Harris 347 Pages Published October 5, 2020 Lake Union Publishing Source: Net Galley Note:   I received this book directly from the publisher via  Net Galley  to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and I received no other compensation.   Synopsis from GoodReads: Darcy Hogan’s perfect life is all over social media. She’s beautiful, she’s successful, and she and her childhood sweetheart are about to become parents for the first time. But behind all the followers and the superficial likes lurks a darker truth… In reality, Darcy feels isolated and afraid. Her difficult pregnancy has her confined to the house, she’s being harassed online, and out-of-control debt threatens to ruin everything she’s worked so hard for. When her husband is summoned away on business, Darcy’s cabin fever soon spirals into fear. Who is making mysterious phone calls and knocking on her door? Is it an old friend trying to reach out—or a stranger de...