My Reading Getaway

I’m so happy to be part of Love Book Tours spotlight for the sixth book in the DS Throughgood series. Feel free to check out the other stops on the tour to gain other reader’s insights into the book. For today, I have an excerpt to give you a preview into this wonderful book! Blurb After escaping the clutches of a Glasgow drug lord nicknamed ‘The Widowmaker’, the newly promoted Detective Constable Thoroughgood heads for Manchester. The northern powerhouse is home to two rival gangs: ‘The Maine Men’ and ‘The Devils.  When a drug deal goes wrong and Thoroughgood fails to stop it, a full-scale turf war is ready to take over Manchester — a city split into red and blue halves. Seconded into an undercover Greater Manchester Police unit under the command of the legendary DCI Marty Ferguson, Thoroughgood soon finds that the drugs war is not the only battle being fought in the city.  ‘The Hammer’ takes Thoroughgood out of the character’s typical Scottish stomping grounds, with 19...

Happy Sunday! Today I have The Perfect Husband by Iaian Matiland as part of Zooloos Book Tours! He was gentle, kind, loving. Until he moved in. A small-town barbeque in summer’s dying days. There, gentle, bookish Laura meets a man who makes her laugh, hangs on her every word. He’s the one. Isn’t he? But once Laura falls pregnant, Robert’s mask slips. She can never quite keep him happy. He is cold and judgemental with a temper that can flare up at any moment. He goes out for hours and won’t tell her where he’s been, he even locks her own door against her. Laura realises she has married a total stranger, a man governed by dark impulses and darker secrets who seems determined to gain control of every part of her life. Who is this man she’s living with and what terrible things has he done? As Laura slowly discovers the truth about Robert, she begins to realise that she and her unborn child are in terrible danger. And finally she understands she will have to answer one terrify...

Today I have a tour with Rachel’s Random Resources for True Courage by Kathryn Barrett. I'm happy to help wrap up this amazing tour. Please check out the other tour hosts for their opinions about the book. Some days it was hell being leader of the free world. The Washington press calls him the “accidental president.” As a Medal of Honor recipient and national hero, Adam Dybik agreed to run for president during the country’s deepest crisis. Now that things have stabilized, he’s got problems at home: his 14-year-old daughter Katie keeps ditching her Secret Service protection and reminding him he’s the world’s worst father. And on top of that, he’s begun hearing the voices of dead presidents. Either he’s going mad, or the White House is haunted. As the new head of Katie’s Secret Service detail, Ellie Brody is trying to live up to the high expectations of her father, former agent Frank Brody. But her new job puts her in direct danger of succumbing to the president’s charm. Can these tw...

Welcome to my stop on Rachel’s Random Resource’s book tour for Altered Helix. Read all the way to the bottom for a giveaway! I didn't want to take the traditional path. First, I wasn't ready for college. Second, I was going to live with my best friend, Tiff, and work at the Haunted House. Third, did I mention the hot guy Josh that works there too? The most exciting thing about Austria's new job, at a local haunted house, was the fact that the toughest looking people screamed the loudest. But when she meets the boy without a home, Josh, Austria's life takes intriguing and eventful turns. Up until now, Josh has managed to hang with his Street crowd, but they're in danger, and so is Austria, the girl Josh recently fell for. The group finds themselves joining forces with previously considered enemies who also now find themselves in danger. Deeply compassionate and full of twists, Altered Helix captures the struggle of polarized people that must work together for the...

The Morning Of is a chilling story of something all too common in the US; a school shooting. 28 people are killed in a school and the shooters escape unseen. I’m honoured to kick off the tour for this book that you will have a hard time putting down. Thank you to the author, S.B. Cody, publisher, Bloodbound Books, and Love Book Tours for including me on this thrilling tour. Wow! I can’t believe this amazing book is an author’s debut. It is extremely well written and is an impossible to put down book. It is the story of a school shooting and the desperate chase to find the gunmen. The subject matter is all to common in the US where our news reports on a mass shooting almost every week. This book focuses mainly on the investigation to find the gunman, which I loved. You can’t forget the beginning of the story but it was put in the back of your mind as you tried to figure out who did it along with the characters. I was hooked from the first to the last chilling page.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready for a great week. I had amazing weather and soaked it up because it is probably the last warm weekend of the season. Today I have a book that is perfect to read in any weather. A huge thank you to Zooloo’s Book Tours and Inkubator Books for including me on the tour for this book. First, about the book. He says they’re madly in love. So why can’t she remember him? Naomi wakes from an accident with no memory of her previous life. A stranger to her, Joel, claims to be her husband, and Naomi has no choice but to believe him. Joel keeps Naomi isolated and will only drip-feed her clues about the past. He says he’s just following doctor’s orders – Naomi has to take it easy or she could be overwhelmed. But Naomi can’t help feeling there’s something off about Joel and the wonderful life he claims they had together. And how did she get injured and lose her memory in the first place?  And who is the strange woman who is stalking her? Na...

Today is the last stop on iReadsBookTours for Mark Zvonkovic's book series with  Belinda . Each of my stops has included a giveaway that I hope you have been entering. The link is at the bottom of the post in case you missed it earlier. This post is a little different because I have an interview with the author along with my review!   Review: I can say without a doubt that Mark Zvonkovic a talented author. Each book in this series has been different, including this legal thriller. Legal thrillers are one of my favorite genres so I was really looking forward to this book. I enjoyed the wide variety of characters and how tough Belinda was. She is being pushed to retirement because of her age but she enjoys what she does and does not want to retire. I can't say I blame her with the case she is working on! This book was a great end to this series but each book can be read as a standalone. I admire the author's wide writing ability in each book and how he tied them into a se...

Today I have a historical fiction book for you. The Chameleon is available now at your favorite book retailer and free on Kindle Unlimited. Sometimes I like to preview the book to see if it fits my taste so if you are like me, I have an excerpt for you. But first, about the book.  The Chameleon is the tale of Rorke Wilde, who grows up in Rhodesia. Rorke’s needs to mimic his pet chameleon, if he is to survive the racial discourse in a country divided by apartheid during the 1970s. Rorke’s father works in the British South Africa Police while his mother is a clerk in the tax office. His best friend and father figure is the family’s domestic worker, Themba Dube, an AmaNdebele of Zulu descent. Who guides Rorke through the turmoil of civil bias. Themba introduces Rorke to his nephew Lucky Ndlovu, who lost his parents in the AIDS pandemic and who lives with his grandmother in a squatter camp (informal settlements) in Johannesburg. The old man and boy share their experiences of a l...

I’m here with Love Book Tours with a wonderful children’s book, Wolfboy Jack and The Scissors of Doom . I read this book with my daughter and we both loved it. I would recommend this book primarily for ages 3-6 but older children will still love the beautiful illustrations and story. Wolfboy Jack is not scared of anything, until he grows his fur and needs a haircut. With a little help from his friends, he sees that it is ok to be scared because everyone gets scared sometimes. This is a perfect message because children need to know it is ok to be scared and not let the fear take them over. The words are written in rhyme, which will make the book even more enjoyable for younger children. I can’t say enough good things about the illustrations. They are so beautiful and add so much to the story. I think this is a great story for any child to read and enjoy!

Love Book Tours introduced me to the cutest children's series about two very special puppies, Zuko and Allie Puff. Just in time for Halloween they have a new book out. If you are not familiar with Zuko and Allie Puff, don't worry because each book can be read as a standalone or on Kindle Unlimited. Zuko and Allie Puff are puppies with special powers but they want to be like every other puppy and celebrate Halloween by going trick-or-treating. As Zuko and Allie Puff have fun they also stand by their virtues of generosity. Each book in this series focuses on building strong self character. These messages are woven perfectly in the books. After I read this book with my little, I spent some time talking about the how the puppies acted in the book and reemphasize the message. Besides the cute story and important message, the illustrations are amazing! They add so much to the story and bring it to life. The little ones in your life will love this amazingly cute book! About the autho...

I like to highlight different genres on my blog and today I have romance for you. Second Summer is the fourth book in The Summer Series by Kris Kassady. It was just released on September 26th and can be read as a standalone book. If you like steamy contemporary romance with a difference, along with plenty of heat and a guaranteed HEA, you’ll love Second Summer. I hope you enjoy this excerpt as part of Love Book Tours schedule. Darius and Tizita test the furthest boundaries of true love. He’s from a privileged family and a life of opportunity. Tizzie’s life is a complete mystery and she’s not talking about it.  But, together, the chemistry is smoking hot. Darius Williams has dedicated his life to helping those less fortunate. As Executive Director of the Rose City Homeless Shelter and Food Kitchen, he works with street people in Portland, Oregon, and lives at Second Summer, a halfway house for people getting a second start in life. When Tizita Mehaku shows up at the Portland...

The Adventures of Tree Fairy is a wonderful book for children about friendship, giving, helping, and fun fairy tales. I'm on tour with Brey and Katie Tours to introduce you to this book. This story is actually seven chapters, or individual stories and it it meant for children 4-8 years old. The print is big and playful and children would love reading themselves. Younger readers would enjoy being read to and all ages will love the beautiful pictures. Each chapter is 5-6 pages long on e-book. You get to meet Tree Fairy, Apple Fairy and a few friends. The author is from Singapore and has four children. During COVID she was began telling her children about the Tree Fairy and this book was created! I love the book and the story behind the book. If you know of a little one that loves fairies, they will love this book!

Welcome to my thoughts on the second book by Mark Zvonkovic in his Raymond Hatcher Stories series. This story, told in the 1970’s, is the second book in the series but the first book the author wrote. It was originally published under a different name but after writing A Lion in the Grass, book one in the series, the author came back to it and turned it into the book he wanted. Junior high school teacher Larry Brown knows his cousin is in a cult and wants to rescue him. Larry has a lot going on in his life, which covers most of the first half of the book. Larry plans to take his cousin, and another member of the cult, to his family vacation home called The Narrows (hence the book title).  This psychological thriller takes place over 10 days and is not what you normally expect from a psychological thriller these days. For me, the first half of the book was a little slow on the action but it was great for character development. I love the author’s note at the beginning where he expla...