The Big Apple. Home of Broadway shows. Good food. Times Square. Statue of Liberty and SO much more.
I adore visiting New York City. I couldn’t live there- but a few days there gives me such a heady appreciation for live. I like that I can basically be all the personas I adore: Theater geek, foodie, photo taking tourist!
So, tell me- do you want to go to NYC? Continue reading
Photo Credit: William Morrow Pub
This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
Butchers Hill
Summary from Goodreads:
Tess Monaghan has finally made the move and hung out her shingle as a P.I.-for-hire, complete with an office in Butchers Hill. Maybe it’s not the best address in Baltimore, but you gotta start somewhere, and Tess’s greyhound Esskay has no trouble taking marathon naps anywhere there’s a roof. Then in walks Luther Beale, the notorious vigilante who five years ago shot a boy for vandalizing his car. Just out of prison, he says he wants to make reparations to the kids who witnessed his crime, so he needs Tess to find them. But once she starts snooping, the witnesses start dying. Is the “Butcher of Butchers Hill” at it again? Like it or not, Tess is embroiled in a case that encompasses the powers that-be, a heartless system that has destroyed the lives of children, and a nasty trail of money and lies leading all the way back to Butchers Hill.
Traveling With T’s Thoughts:
As I stated in my recent review of CHARM CITY, I’m going back in time with Laura Lippman and reading her earlier books. It’s slightly weird, after feeling like I know Tess, to go back and read her beginnings- but it’s a good weird. For the most part. Continue reading
Listen, it’s not news that I love me some Hank Phillippi Ryan. I loved THE WRONG GIRL (my introduction to the Jane Ryland series- and have devoured every other book in the series- and *ahem* have a countdown happening to WHAT YOU SEE is released on October 20th!) When I found out she would be at BEA 2014, I stood in line for quite some time to meet her. When I had the opportunity to interview Hank, well- I *jazzed hands* all over the place.
So, Hank and I- we go way back. Continue reading
Photo Credit: Grand Central Pub
This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
The Girl Without A Name
Dr. Zoe Goldman is back!
It’s a regular day in the psych ward until a strange case arrives. Stranger than other cases that come in- this one has many of the doctors stumped.
A young African-American girl has arrived in a catatonic state at Zoe’s hospital. With no way to identify her, Zoe is unsure how they are going to identify this girl- unless she wakes up and tells them exactly who she is.
When other treatments prove to not work, Zoe and the doctors begin to think outside the box- and one day, a change is made. She wakes up and says her name is Candy. What happened to Candy? How did she get into the catatonic state? And is Candy truly safe? Continue reading
Photo Credit: William Morrow
This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
Charm City
Summary from Goodreads:
Reporter-turned-P.I. Tess Monaghan loves every inch of her native Baltimore–a quirky city where baseball reigns, and homicide seems to be the second most popular sport. Business tycoon “Wink” Wynkowski wants to change all of that by bringing pro-basketball back to town–a laudable mission that’s greeted with widespread cheers . . . and a muckraking front page expose of his past in the Baltimore Beacon-Light. The “Blight’s” surprised editors are sure they killed the piece. Instead, the piece kills Wynkowski, who’s discovered asphyxiated in his garage with his car’s engine running. Now the paper wants former newshound Tess to track down the rogue computer hacker whose prank took a human life. But there’s more than cyber-crime involved here–and Tess is about to discover firsthand that trying to stay alive in Charm City is murder these days.
Traveling With T’s Thoughts:
I am SO late to the game of the awesomeness that Laura Lippman is, it’s not even funny. Having read her last 2 Tess Monaghan books, AFTER I’M GONE and HUSH HUSH (along with a couple of her stand-alones), when William Morrow offered review copies of some of her earlier books, I jumped at the chance. Continue reading
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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
Moonlight on Butternut Lake
Reid Ford is a difficult man lately. At one point in life, he was haunted by the need to succeed- to be the best businessman ever. Now, he’s haunted by the accident that nearly took his life and determined to run off every aide that is assigned the task of caring for him.
Mila Jones knows about difficulty. Her past is littered with objects of difficulty. A neglectful mom. A love that promised so much- but delivered so little. When Mila sees an opportunity to escape- she runs and soon becomes the aide to Reid Ford- a man who just wants to be left alone. Continue reading
Tonight, my cousin and I will be heading to see The Price is Right Live! Yay! My kitty cats are not happy as that means I will be coming home late for their last feeding. #spoiledkittycats
2. How many books have you read this year? Traveling With T has read 84 with a goal of 130. Will I make it?
3. Reviews that went live this week on Traveling With T: Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron, Season of Salt and Honey by Hannah Tunnicliffe, The Scam by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, The Middle of Somewhere by Sonja Yoerg. Continue reading
Hey readers of Traveling With T! Today, I’m taking part (again! See my first #30Authors post here!) in a super-fun month long event headed up by The Book Wheel called #30Authors.
Want to know what #30Authors is all about?
#30Authors is an annual event connecting readers, authors, and bloggers. Throughout the month of September, 30 authors review their favorite books on 30 blogs in 30 days. The event has been met with incredible support from and success within the literary community. In the six months following the event’s inaugural launch, the concept was published as an anthology by Velvet Morning Press (Legacy: An Anthology). Started by The Book Wheel, #30Authors remains active throughout the year and you can join in the fun by following along on Twitter at @30Authors, using the hashtag, #30Authors, or purchasing the anthology. To learn more about the event and to see the full schedule, please click here.
And of course- there is a giveaway! Be sure and read the post, then find the giveaway info at the end! Continue reading
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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
Plantation Shudders
Summary from Goodreads:
Check in for some Southern hospitality in Plantation Shudders, the Cajun Country series debut from Ellen Byron.
It’s the end of the summer and Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family’s plantation-turned-bed-and-breakfast in Louisiana. The Crozats have an inn full of guests for the local food festival–elderly honeymooners, the Cajun Cuties, a mysterious stranger from Texas, a couple of hipster lovebirds, and a trio of Georgia frat boys. But when the elderly couple keels over dead within minutes of each other–one from very unnatural causes– Maggie and the others suddenly become suspects in a murder.
With the help of Bo Durand, the town’s handsome new detective, Maggie must investigate to clear her name while holding the family business together at the same time. And the deeper she digs, the more she wonders: are all of the guests really there for a vacation or do they have ulterior motives? Decades-old secrets and stunning revelations abound in Ellen Byron’s charming cozy debut, Plantation Shudders.
Traveling With T’s Thoughts:
Cozy mysteries are a book type that are close to my heart. I find them to be filled with great characters that I look forward to seeing again and again. Continue reading
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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
Season of Salt and Honey
Frankie Caputo thought she had life in the palm of her hand. She was going to marry Alex and live life forever with the man she loves more than anything in the world.
Fate, though, has other plans.
After Alex’s untimely death, Frankie does not know what she wants- but she knows that she cannot deal with her large Italian family, grieving along with her, checking on her to make sure she’s eating.
Frankie needs alone time and she goes to the one place that she can go- a place that is not filled with the daily reminders of Alex and the life that was tragically cut short. Frankie heads to the cabin, the Gardner family cabin. Continue reading
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