My Reading Getaway

Welcome to my stop on iRead Book Tours for the continuation of the Chris Matheson Cold Case series. You can catch the entire series in my back posts and it is a series well worth checking out! Don't forget the giveaway at the bottom of the post.   Book Description: It proves to be a Christmas to remember when the Matheson family receives the horrendous news that Chris Matheson’s body has been found in the woods near an international airport. Everyone is stunned—especially Chris Matheson. The mystery deepens when they discover the victim has Chris’s federal agent badge and appears to have been investigating one of his old cases. The Geezer Squad’s latest case is not only a whodunit but who-got-dun. Is this a case of mistaken identity? Was Chris the intended victim? If not, then they must identify the murder victim to find his killer. With Christmas days away, join the Chris Matheson and the Geezer Squad as they race to piece together the clues to their most puzzling case yet...

Today I’m on tour with Love Book Tours for Samvida and the Purse of Gold. I hope you enjoy reading about this book and the excerpt I have to share with you. About the Book: She married for love. Now it’s all about the money. After the mysterious death of the founder of a family finance firm, his naive widowed bride is caught up in a web of corruption spanning two continents and three decades. Will Samvida discover the truth about her husband in time to save her own life? Newly married VIDA is branded a gold-digger in the media, although she genuinely loves and trusts her wealthy older husband URBAN EDELDI. After Urban's unexplained death, his firm EDELDICO is thrown into confusion and its corrupt deals risk exposure. Urban's nephew and business partner LUCAN employs a sex film made without Vida's knowledge to try to blackmail her into giving up her inheritance. Fearing for her life, she flees from a luxurious penthouse to an impoverished district undergoing regeneratio...

The Last Thing She Said is the third book in the Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery series. Enjoy reading about this book and don't forget to enter the giveaway  at the bottom of the post.

Happy Tuesday! Today's tour with iRead Books Tours includes an adventurous teddy bear and won the 2023 Family Choice Award. Enjoy reading about this delightful book and hearing from the author. About the Book: Have you ever wished you could go away on your parent’s business trip or hide in their suitcase to explore a new city all on your own? Well, Katie and Steven sure have! They wonder why they always have to stay home when Mommy or Daddy travel for work. Once their favorite yellow teddy, Tootsie, comes up with the idea to stow himself away for Daddy’s trip to Washington, DC, Katie and Steven realize that they’ll be able to travel along, too—but just not in the way they first imagine! Author Interview: What was the inspiration for the story? We were inspired to write this story because it was based on a special childhood memory that we believed would make a wonderful children’s book. We had our own Traveling Tootsie growing up so we wanted to see him come to life! What do you...

Welcome to the first day of the tour for The Last Wife by J.A. Baker along with Rachel's Random Resources. It is exciting to be on the first day of the tour because it is also pub day!!!! I hope you all enjoy and will check out the other tour spots throughout the tour. About the Book: Welcome to Winters End... Winters End should have been the perfect place for me and my husband Neil to start again. To leave the terrible secrets and guilt of our past far behind us. But from the moment we arrived in the small, isolated community, it becomes clear to me that we are not welcome here. That someone wants us to leave… I’m certain that everyone knows our secrets – knows who we really are. But how can that be? Perhaps it’s my mind playing tricks on me. Just like before. I know Neil thinks I'm paranoid. My thoughts spiraling. Again. If only I had someone else to talk to. Another woman to confide in. And that’s when I realize something far more terrifying. I am the only...

I'm kicking off the tour for Madison Lawson’s debut novel, The Registration , with iRead Book Tours. It is a thriller published in September 2022. After reading the blurb, I knew I had to read this book. I hope you enjoy learning about this book and the author. About the Book: You can’t outrun the Registration. Imagine it’s legal to commit one murder in your lifetime ⎯ if you Register the victim and accomplish the kill within fourteen days. So when Lynell Mize stands in line to Register the man who abused her as a child, she’s shocked to hear a stranger Register her to be killed. Why would anyone who doesn't know her squander his one legal murder on her? Desperate to survive the next two weeks, she must find out who wants to kill her ⎯ and why. Easier said than done as Lynell soon discovers that multiple strangers have used their Registration on her. Along the way, she reunites with her estranged husband who is determined to dig up a past Lynell prefers to keep buried. Wi...

I'm happy to join iRead Book Tour's with a debut novel involving bio-tech and fast paced action. I also have an interview with the author but be aware the second question does contain a small spoiler so if you have not read the book you may want to skip that question. One reason I love iRead Book Tours is they always include a giveaway on their tours. You can enter at the bottom of the post! About the Book: Will Dr. Brenalen's unauthorized experiment lead to a cure for Alzheimer's, or will it be used for bioterrorism? Biotech researcher Sarah Brenalen is frustrated by her boss’s dismissal of her controversial theory, so she secretly injects lab mice with experimental Alzheimer’s drugs of her own design. Sarah is stunned when one of her experiments goes horribly wrong. But Marcel and his international cabal are intrigued. Sarah's brain-destroying T-3 formulation could be just what they need. Fade to Blue is a high-tech, fast-paced, cat-and-mouse game played for...

Welcome to the second book of the Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery series! Chris is back and ready for another adventure! Be sure to check out the giveaway at the bottom of the post. About the Book: It all started with a chance encounter in the city with Blair, his late wife. Chris Matheson and the Geezer Squad, working under the guise of a book club, dig into the events surrounding his late wife’s supposed death halfway around the globe. A state department employee shoots himself in the back three times. A CIA operative goes missing. A woman is targeted by an international assassin three years after being declared dead in a terrorist attack overseas.  Nothing is as it seems.  In his most personal cold case, Chris fights to uncover why the state department told him that Blair, the mother of his children, had been killed when she was alive. What had she uncovered that has made her a target? Who terrified her so much that she had gone into hiding and why are they now after him?

Over the next few days I'll be sharing the four books in the Chris Matheson Cold Cases Mystery series with you. I was introduced to the series as part of iRead Books Tour and I'm so glad I found them. The first book, Ice , was published in 2018. If you have KindleUnlimited the book is free to read. Check out the giveaway at the bottom of the post. About the Book: When Sandy Lipton and her unborn child disappeared, the court of public opinion found young Chris Matheson guilty. Decades later, the retired FBI agent returns home to discover that the cloud of suspicion cast over him and his family has never lifted.  With the help of a team of fellow retired law enforcement officers, each a specialist in their own field of investigation, Chris Matheson starts chipping away at the ice on this cold case to uncover what had happened to Sandy and her baby and the clues are getting hot! Review: This is a series that you won't want to put down. I plan to binge read the series because I...

The Adventures of Lefty and Righty in the Windy City is on tour today with iReadBookTours! This book is ideal for kids ages 3-7 who love imaginative books.   About the Book: Do you ever wonder what happens to socks that get lost in the dryer? Join Lefty and Righty for the adventure of a lifetime as they sneak out of the laundry room with a destination in mind: a White Sox game! But with so much to do in The Windy City, will they make it to the game in time? Through their fun-filled day, they’ll discover the sights, sounds—and even the tastes—of Chicago, all while encountering a few surprises along the way. Review: A pair of friends who happen to be socks go on a big adventure in a big city. They want to see the White Sox play baseball so they leave home and make their way to the baseball stadium. Along the way the friends see many interesting building and stop to explore. This would be a perfect book to read if you are planning a trip to Chicago with your little one. They can read...

I’m on tour today with The Children’s Book Review for Alycat and the Saturday Sleepover . This is the second book I've read in the Alycat series and it is a wonderful series for your little one! About the Book and series: Alycat hosts a big sleepover, complete with games, s’mores, and ghost stories. A surprise guest adds suspense! People are talking . . . The Alycat Series features Alycat and the Thursday Dessert Day, Alycat and the Monday Blues, Alycat and the Friendship Friday, Alycat and the Tournament Tuesday, Alycat and the Cattywampus Wednesday, and Alycat and the Sleepover Saturday. The books in this series have won more than 17 awards, including the NYC Big Book Award, the Mom’s Choice Awards, and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards; have been featured in Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly; and have appeared in the Oscars celebrity swag bag and the Grammy Awards gift bag. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, featured Bourque and her life-size mascot, Alycat, o...

Today’s book has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and praise from New York Times Bestselling author Lisa Gardner and International Bestselling author Samantha Downing. I Love it When You Lie was released yesterday to great anticipation. I'm thrilled to be on tour with the publisher for this thrilling book. About the Book: The Williams women don’t just keep secrets… They bury them. The three Williams girls are as close as sisters can be, and they also share one special trait in common: each of them has a man in her life that she could do without. Tara, the pastor’s wife, has been stealing money from the church and would prefer that her husband stay out of it. Then there’s June, who would do anything to have a baby of her own, even if her husband is dead set against it. Clementine, the youngest, is entangled in an affair with her professor, a man whose behavior she's starting to seriously question. Their sister-in-law Stephanie, an outsider, knows all the fam...