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Weekly Wrap Up: May 19th through May 25th 2019

Clicking on the link under Books I’ve Read, NetGalley Haul,and Email Haul will take you to Goodreads. Clicking on the link under Books with Pending Reviews will take you to Amazon. Clicking on the link under Freebies I Scored (which were free at the time I got them.) will take you to Amazon, BookFunnel, or Prolific Works (I will say which one next to the title). Books I’ve Read:…

Throwback Thursday: May 23rd, 2019

By: Jolie 2019-05-23

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This week’s Throwback Thursday is a thriller. YOU’VE NEVER READ A LOVE STORY AS TWISTED AS THIS. Juliette loves Nate. She will follow him anywhere. She’s even become a flight attendant for his airline so she can keep a closer eye on him. They are meant to be. The fact that Nate broke up with…

WWW Wednesday: May 22nd, 2019

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Wars. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Personal: Miss R: She is finally better!! No more medication (finished the eye drops for pink eye on Saturday and…

Blog Tour: Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small

By: Jolie 2019-05-222019-05-21

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3.5 Stars Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Date of publication: May 21st, 2019 Genre: Young Adult Where you can find Bright Burning Stars: Amazon | Barnes and Noble |BookBub Book synopsis: Best friends Marine Duval and Kate Sanders have trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School since childhood, where they’ve formed an inseparable bond forged by…

Excerpt: The Earl Next Door (First Comes Love: Book 1) by Amelia Grey

By: Jolie 2019-05-222019-05-22

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Excerpt The Earl Next Door 17 Perhaps he should have stated who he was when he first entered the drawing room, but he’d thought it wasn’t necessary. He was only too well aware of how many private pleasure houses were hidden among the cozy streets of respectable London and how easily and quietly they were…

Blog Tour: The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

By: Jolie 2019-05-21

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4 Stars Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Date of publication: May 21st, 2019 Genre: Women’s Fiction Where you can find The Scent Keeper: Barnes and Noble | Amazon | BookBub Book synopsis: Erica Bauermeister, the national bestselling author of The School of Essential Ingredients, presents a moving and evocative coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and…

Blog Tour: What Took You So Long by Jessica Larsen

By: Jolie 2019-05-212019-05-16

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“Excuse me,” the man said, in an oh-so-sexy voice. Is he a singer-to-be or something? I wondered, gazing dreamily at his baby-blue eyes, straight nose, and full, dark-reddish lips. The man smiled and scratched his short, layered hair. It was around then that Luke passed by Amira’s room with a TV show director. I heard…

Excerpt: Smitten by the Brit (Sometimes in Love: Book 2) by Melonie Johnson

By: Jolie 2019-05-212019-05-10

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Excerpt: Tucking herself into a stall, Bonnie took several deep breaths. The space was too tiny to allow for pacing, so she turned in a tight circle, careful not to let her dress fall in the toilet. Why? Why did this have to happen now? At any other time in her life, she’d have jumped…

Realm by Alexandrea Weis

By: Jolie 2019-05-20

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3.5 Stars Publisher: Vesuvian Books Date of publication: May 14th, 2019 Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction Where you can find Realm: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | BookBub Book synopsis: Based on a true story. When her homeland is conquered by the mighty Alexander the Great, Roxana—the daughter of a mere chieftain—is torn from her simple…

Music Monday: May 20th, 2019

By: Jolie 2019-05-20

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Music Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. Anyone can join!! So, I did. Summertime by Will Smith It’s late spring where I live. But with temp in the 90’s, it feels more summer. Hence, the song.