Spotlight: Excerpt from MRS. LOWE-PORTER by Jo Salas
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by Kari Boardman
2d ago
Author: Jo Salas Publisher: JackLeg Press Publication Date: February 2024 GoodreadsPublisher Instagram Buy Links: AmazonBarnes & NobleBookshop ABOUT MRS. LOWE-PORTER:  A fascinating reimagining of the overlooked, complicated life of Thomas Mann's translator, Helen Lowe-Porter The literary giant Thomas Mann balked at a female translator, but he might well owe his standing in the Western canon to a little-known American woman, Helen Lowe-Porter. Based closely on historical source material, Jo Salas's novel Mrs. Lowe-Porter sympathetically reveals a brilliant woman's struggle to be a ..read more
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Spotlight: Excerpt from Maya's Laws of Love by Alina Khawaja
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by Kari Boardman
3d ago
  Alina KhawajaOn Sale Date: March 26, 2024 9780778305248 Trade Paperback $17.99 USD 320 pages   BUY LINKS:HarperCollins:  Bookshop.org:  B&N:  Amazon:    Maya Mirza’s unlucky-in-love past seems to be turning around when she ends up in an arranged marriage to the on-paper perfect man. But as she heads to her wedding in Pakistan, she finally meets the man of her dreams—and what could be more unlucky than that?   Murphy’s Law is simple: anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and no one knows that better than Maya Mirza.   Maya Mirza has al ..read more
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Review: Bad Like Us by Gabriella Lepore
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by Kari Boardman
3d ago
Author: Gabriella Lepore Publisher: Inkyard Press Publication Date:  March 2024 Spring break is a vibe—until someone gets murdered Partying with popular classmates they barely know is not what Eva and her BFFs had in mind for their spring break. But things have been off ever since Miles' academic career took a turn for the worse (they don't talk about it), so a trip to a private beach lodge might be exactly what they need. And Eva won’t admit it, but the chance to reconnect with Colton is worth putting up with Piper’s constant livestreams to her thousands of “besties.” At first, it’s ..read more
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Spotlight: Excerpt from Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher
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by Kari Boardman
1w ago
Author: Tarryn Fisher ISBN: 9781525804885 Publication Date: March 19, 2024 Publisher: Graydon House 18.99 US | 23.99 CAN Iris Walsh saw her twin sister get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her? Iris narrowly escaped her twin sister’s fate as a teen: abducted in broad daylight and long gone before she could convince the cops there was anything to investigate. With Piper presumed a runaway and no evidence to go on but Iris’s scattered memories, the case quickly goes cold. Ever since that terrible day, Iris’ search for Piper has bordered on obsession. Chasing leads across years and fo ..read more
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Review: Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita
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by Kari Boardman
1w ago
Author: Iris Yamashita Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: February 2024  On a frigid February day, Anchorage Detective Cara Kennedy stands by the graves of her husband and son, watching as their caskets are raised from the earth. It feels sacrilegious, but she has no choice. Aaron and Dylan disappeared on a hike a year ago, their bones eventually found and buried. But shocking clues have emerged that foul play was involved, potentially connecting them to a string of other deaths and disappearances.    Somehow tied to the mystery is Mia Upash, who grew up in an isolated ..read more
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Spotlight: Excerpt from Day Tripper by James Goodhand
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by Kari Boardman
1w ago
  Author: James Goodhand Publication Date: March 19, 2024ISBN: 978-0778369646 Hardcover Publisher: MIRA Price $28.99   Buy Links:HarperCollins   BookShop.orgBarnes & Noble  Amazon   What if you lived your days out of order?   It’s 1995, and twenty-year-old Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of an amazing woman named Holly and all the time in the world ahead of him. That is until a brutal encounter with a ghost from his past sees him beaten, battered and almost drowning in the Thames. He wakes the next day to ..read more
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Spotlight: Fiona's Fury by Roxy Blue
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by Kari Boardman
2w ago
Fiona’s Fury Roxy Blue Publication date: March 12th 2024 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense This chilling but hysterically sardonic thrill-ride is hard to put down. Smart, sexy, and deeply revelatory, it will send you on an enthralling emotional journey you won’t forget. Fiona Turner, CEO of Fiona’s Flowers floral shop, hasn’t the time nor inclination to bother with men until she finally meets the face on the other end of the phone. Having remained friends, she never suspected her ex-husband, Quade, would morph into a terrifying, controlling, law-bending monster. When ..read more
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Review: Lines Worth Crossing by Tori Wilde
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by Kari Boardman
2w ago
Author: Tori Wilde Publication Date:  March 2024 Crashing into Arturo Nunez's life wasn't part of my plan—keeping him alive was. Arturo is a masterpiece with his raven hair and espresso eyes. His imposing muscular frame and broad shoulders. A laugh that disarms and a smile that promises sin. He's the epitome of success and charm with a soul touched by loss. Born into Britain's underworld, constrained by my father's criminal empire. I've mastered the art of deception. Thirty years ago, Arturo's father put mine in jail, igniting a feud that now endangers the man I'm growing too fond of ..read more
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Review: This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
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by Kari Boardman
2w ago
Author: Jenny Kiefer Publisher: Quirk Books Publication Date: January 2024  Four ambitious climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness. Seven months later, three mangled bodies are discovered. Were their deaths simple accidents or the result of something more sinister? This nail-biting, bone-chilling survival horror novel is inspired by the infamous Dyatlov Pass incident, and is perfect for fans of Alma Katsu and Showtime's Yellowjackets. This is going to be Dylan's big break. Her friend Clay, a geology student, has discovered an untouched cliff face in the Kentucky wilderness, and sh ..read more
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Review: City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita
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by Kari Boardman
2w ago
Author: Iris Yamashita Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: January 2023 A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a single high-rise building, in this gripping debut by an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter. When a local teenager discovers a severed hand and foot washed up on the shore of the small town of Point Mettier, Alaska, Cara Kennedy is on the case. A detective from Anchorage, she has her own motives for investigating the possible murder in this isolated place, which can be accessed only by a tunnel. After a blizzard causes the ..read more
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