The Girl in the Shadows by Katherine Debona

Book Spotlight: The Girl in the Shadows by Katherine Debona

The Girl in the Shadows by Katherine Debona A teenage girl is missing in Paris A young woman is searching for her mother A female PI on a mission When police drop the case on missing Mathilde Benazet, renegade PI Veronique Cotillard steps in to prove that she can succeed […]


Scent of the Past by Eri Marie Bernardo

Book Spotlight: Scent of the Past by Erin Marie Bernardo

Scent of the Past by Erin Marie Bernardo A secret diary. A forgotten past. Another time.    Close cousins Addison and Elissa live in present day New York City and lead somewhat ordinary lives. When uncertain circumstances surrounding a set of antique perfume bottles sends them back to eighteenth-century France, […]



Outbreak Mutiny by Jay Sandlin

Book Spotlight: Outbreak Mutiny by Jay Sandlin

Outbreak Mutiny by Jay Sandlin ALTERNATE HISTORY. WITH SUPERHEROES.  December 31, 1929, was a Day That Lived in Infamy. A war between extraordinary beings with superpowers ended in DEFEAT for the United States and her Allies. Darkness fell on a Golden Age of heroes at the hands of the REICH. […]


Before You Were Mine by Em Muslin

Book Spotlight: Before You Were Mine by Em Muslin

Before You Were Mine by Em Muslin Sometimes hope has a way of changing everything… Just hours after giving birth, Eli Bell is forced to give up her newborn baby daughter for adoption. Devastated, she tries desperately to rebuild her shattered life. Then, over thirty years later, Eli catches sight […]



Book Tour: The Professor and the Bird by Roberta Franklin

Love between two different worlds, two different generations THE PROFESSOR AND THE BIRD Roberta Franklin Genre: Romance Publisher: Olympia Publishers Publication Date: September 29, 2016 Add to Goodreads Professor Nikos Angelopoulos is working with his Greek-Turkish team at a dig in Turkey when one day a young motorcyclist gets stranded: […]


Happy Father's Day

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to all you amazing Dads out there!! Thank you for raising your children to love to read. Thank you for working so hard to bring in the money so that I can buy books and drink tea. Thank you for working late so that I could enjoy […]



Amazon Opening Bookstores

Okay, so it’s time for a little rant! Or a big rant. Whatever you want to define it is. So there has bee a lot of news in relation to Amazon as of late because they recently purchased Whole Foods for a disgusting amount of money. However, this is not […]


Book Review: Pink Slips by Beth Aldrich

Book Review: Pink Slips by Beth Aldrich

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  Rating: 4/5 teacups Summary “This gripping and emotional debut novel, Pink Slips, tells a spine- tingling and harrowing story of survival, friendship, doggedness, and love. The inimitable power of the relationship between Betsy Ryan and her beloved dog, Barney, gives this suspense thriller […]



Book Tour: The Color of a Silver Lining by Julianne ...

RELEASING TODAY From USA Today Bestselling Author Julianne MacLean Sometimes, moving on isn’t the right choice when miracles are leading you back to your past — toward something, or someone, who was your destiny all along. THE COLOR OF A SILVER LINING Julianne MacLean Series: The Color of Heaven Series […]


Currently Reading and Up and Coming

Currently Reading and Up and Coming

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  I just got Emblaze by Jessica Shirvington to arrive in the library so I’ll be starting that in the next day or so. I owned the first book of the series but didn’t realize that while I have been off reading other […]



Book Tour and Excerpt: STARR GONE by Kim Briggs

NEW BOOK RELEASE! A Starr gone. A team betrayed. STARR GONE Kim Briggs Series: Starr Fall Book 3 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary, YA Romance, YA Thriller Publisher: Inkspell Publishing Publication Date: June 3, 2017 Add to Goodreads A Starr gone. A team betrayed. You never know who your true friends […]


Book Release: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Book Release: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Today is the release in America of The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry.  It was such an incredible book and I highly recommend it as a read or if you’re looking for a gift for someone. It’s absolutely gorgeous and it has such an elegant story! If you are looking […]



“9 Of London’s Most Beautiful Reading Spots”

With all of this horrible stuff happening in the U.K. in Manchester and London, I thought it would be appropriate for a post angled towards there, shining some positive light. secretldn.com came up with a list of 9 of London’s Most Beautiful Reading Spots! I don’t know which place I love […]


Book Review: The Headhunters by Peter Lovesey

Book Review: The Headhunters by Peter Lovesey

Rating: 4/5 teacups Summary “Jo Stevens’s evening with Rick isn’t going too well, so when she spots her friend Gemma a few lanes down at the bowling alley, she seizes the opportunity for a double date. When Gemma says she’d like to kill her sleazy boss, the two couples joke […]



A Monster Calls

Movie Review: A Monster Calls (2016)

“There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between.” Starring Lewis MacDougall – Connor Sigourney Weaver – Grandma Felicity Jones – Mum Liam Neeson – The Monster Summary “The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes […]


Book Review: Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

Book Review: Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

Rating: 4/5 teacups! Summary “There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I’ve gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map―the key to a legendary treasure trove―seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her […]



Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

Summary “The summer of ’28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma’s belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in […]


Alien: Covenant (2017)

Starring Michael Fassbender – David/Walter Katherine Waterston – Daniels Billy Crudup – Oram Danny McBride – Tennessee Summary “The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.” -From IMDB.com Review I’ve been […]



A Pirate’s Darkness by M.L. Guida [BOOK TOUR]

🎉🎉🎉 NEW BOOK RELEASE! 🎉🎉🎉 From Award Winning Author M.L. Guida Only an ice princess can melt the darkness growing in his fiery heart A PIRATE’S DARKNESS M.L. Guida Series: Legends of the Soaring Phoenix, Book 6 Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance Publisher: Buffalo Mountain Press Publication Date: May 12, 2017 Add […]


A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns ...

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Summary “Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s maneuverings and the […]