My Reading Getaway

Happy Tuesday! Today is a big publiciation day with a LOT of books being released. I wanted to share with you a book I was thrilled to read when the publisher contacted me. Thank you to Bookouture for providing an advanced copy for my thoughts. The Island We Left Behind is the fourth book in the Amherst Island Series. This series follows Ellen, a once-orphan girl from Amherst Island in the 1920's as she follows her dreams. The series was originally meant to the a trilogy but I'm glad another book was added. This story is ten years after the last book and Ellen and her husband Lucas live in New York City. Lucas is a successful businessman and Ellen takes care of their two children. Their youngest son, Jamie, suffers from lung issues and the cold in New York City is not good for him. The doctor recommended he spend the winter in a warmer climate. Lucas could not get away from work but Ellen, her children and Gracie, Ellen's cousin, move to California for three months. This b...

Meet Me In London  has been available for a few months and is the first book in a four part series. I love finding a new series because it means I have more books waiting for me so I was very interested in this book. Many thanks to HQN Books for inviting me on this blog tour. Victoria wants to design clothes but until this can pay the bills, she’s working at a bar. The bar happens to be across the street from a shop she and her ex owned. When her ex kicked her out and keeps the business she is left with very little. Victoria works with a group of teenagers trying to help them get into the design business as well. While leaving a fabric shop with a box full of discount materials she literally bumps into Oliver. She has never met Oliver but soon finds out he is building the massive department store at the end of the street that has all the local stores upset. Oliver is under a lot of pressure from his family to get the store running and have a romantic life. Oliver asks Victoria if s...

I hope everyone in the US is enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend filled with family, food, and relaxation. If you are scouring for Black Friday deals you should know that November 30th is a big pub day for many books including a debut novel -  Nanny Dearest  by Flora Collins. Nanny Dearest is a twisted story of Sue and her childhood nanny Anneliese. Sue lost her mother when she was three and her father very recently. She is withdrawing from her friends, got her boss to agree to let her work from home, basically she has no reason to leave her apartment. Then she sees Anneliese one day and is excited to get to know her again. As Sue and Anneliese reconnect secrets from the past are uncovered. The story is told both in the present and when Sue was three years old. With an extremely unreliable narrator, this story is uncovered but what you believe is the trick. In the present Anneliese is living with her sister taking care of her kids. In the past Anneliese is Sue's nanny. N...

Forever Home comes out next week on November 30 th . Courtesy of MIRA Books and Elysia Whisler I have the honor of giving you a sneak peek into this book by sharing the first chapter with you. First let me tell you about the book. Delaney is a recently retired Marine looking forward to fulfilling her dream of owning a motorcycle shop. When his fathers vintage motorcycle is stolen from the motorcycle shop, Detective Sean Callahan promises to find the bike. Will the shop puppy at the shop help both Delaney and Sean? Before we dive into the first chapter lets learn more about the book. Q: Where do you get your story ideas from? A: My stories usually start with a single scene or idea that I build around. With Rescue You I worked around the idea of how everyone (human or animal, male or female) can be either the hero or the saved in life, depending on the situation. With Forever Home, I wanted a super strong female lead to match up for my detective character from Book 1. My teen da...

Remember Me? is the winning entry of two authors in a contest by publisher Boldwood for psychological thrillers. It was available in the US on November 18 th and one you will want to add to your TBR! When I noticed this book on Rachel’s Random Resources available blog tours I jumped on it. The cover, the story, everything intrigued me. Paul and Jenna are so excited to have a baby.  When they start getting communication from Paul’s ex- fiancée, their lives are turned upside down. Paul is convinced it not really her because he killed her. Did he really kill her and if so, who is tormenting them? I was very intrigued by this book. It is a great psychological thriller with many twists and turns. I’ll admit I didn’t not pick the villain until it was revealed. The characters are very different. Jenna is a lovely woman but she has no idea what world she is living in. Paul had a terrible past that drastically affects his current life and makes him question his own memory. I highly recomm...

JA Andrew's fifth novel is Behind Her Smile . It is a story of a mother, Grace, who experienced a terrible car accident with her husband and two children three months ago. She has been grieving and decides that a two week vacation on a cruise is what she needs to get her life back to normal. Review As the books starts it is obvious something is wrong with Grace. People who she is going on the cruise with do not know her all the time and there are many inconsistencies with cruise ship employees. What I loved about the book was trying to figure out what is real. At one point Grace calls home to her husband and he asks who is calling and demands she stops. This is not normal behavior for a husband that sent his wife on a vacation. Chantelle is the husband's assistant at work. Prior to the accident Grace's family spends the weekend at a cabin when Chantelle shows up. Grace is convinced her husband is cheating on her with Chantelle and her appearance reaffirms that.  The main st...

My Secret Sister was published two months ago and already has an overall 4.5 star review on Amazon.com and a 4.3 star rating on Goodreads. I’m so happy to bring you this book on the first day of Rachel’s Random Resources blog tour. Please check out the other stops starting today through the 17 th of November for more insights. Please keep reading because I have a special giveaway opportunity at the end. Back cover description Two DNA tests, one big lie… “As I speed off in the ambulance holding my daughter’s hand, I wonder how I could have been so stupid. I should have made the bargain, paid the price – anything to avoid being right here, right now.  A voice whispers in my head that I can’t silence. This is all your fault. You killed her. It’s her voice, the one I hear in my nightmares. The woman who stole my memories, the woman who stole my life. And, this time, I know she’s right.” How far would you go to save your child? Claire is living every moth...

The Girl from Bletchley Park  is my second novel by Kathleen McGurl. Bletchley Park played a big role in WWII by decoding German messages. I've read about it in one other book and it sounds like a fascinating place.m It is open to visitors should you want to visit. As part of Rachel's Random Resource's Blog tour for this book, I'm happy to share my thoughts with you. 1942.  Three years into the war, Pam turns down her hard-won place at Oxford University to become a codebreaker at Bletchley Park. There, she meets two young men, both keen to impress her, and Pam finds herself falling hard for one of them. But as the country’s future becomes more uncertain by the day, a tragic turn of events casts doubt on her choice – and Pam’s loyalty is pushed to its limits… Present day . Julia is struggling to juggle her career, two children and a husband increasingly jealous of her success. Her brother presents her with the perfect distraction: forgotten photos of their grandmother ...