Sweet Tea and Sympathy (Southern Eclectic #1) by Molly Harper

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Traveling With T received this book from  her brother as part of her Christmas box of books.

Sweet Tea and Sympathy

Summary: Beloved author Molly Harper launches a brand-new contemporary romance series, Southern Eclectic, with this story of a big-city party planner who finds true love in a small Georgia town.

Nestled on the shore of Lake Sackett, Georgia is the McCready Family Funeral Home and Bait Shop. (What, you have a problem with one-stop shopping?) Two McCready brothers started two separate businesses in the same building back in 1928, and now it’s become one big family affair. And true to form in small Southern towns, family business becomes everybody’s business.

Margot Cary has spent her life immersed in everything Lake Sackett is not. As an elite event planner, Margot’s rubbed elbows with the cream of Chicago society, and made elegance and glamour her business. She’s riding high until one event goes tragically, spectacularly wrong. Now she’s blackballed by the gala set and in dire need of a fresh start—and apparently the McCreadys are in need of an event planner with a tarnished reputation.

As Margot finds her footing in a town where everybody knows not only your name, but what you had for dinner last Saturday night and what you’ll wear to church on Sunday morning, she grudgingly has to admit that there are some things Lake Sackett does better than Chicago—including the dating prospects. Elementary school principal Kyle Archer is a fellow fish-out-of-water who volunteers to show Margot the picture-postcard side of Southern living. The two of them hit it off, but not everybody is happy to see an outsider snapping up one of the town’s most eligible gentleman. Will Margot reel in her handsome fish, or will she have to release her latest catch? Continue reading →

Under My Skin by Lisa Unger

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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

Under My Skin

Summary: From New York Times bestselling author and master of suspense Lisa Unger comes an addictive psychological thriller about a woman on the hunt for her husband’s killer

What if the nightmares are actually memories?

It’s been a year since Poppy’s husband, Jack, was brutally murdered during his morning run through Manhattan’s Riverside Park. In the immediate aftermath, Poppy spiraled into an oblivion of grief, disappearing for several days only to turn up ragged and confused wearing a tight red dress she didn’t recognize. What happened to Poppy during those lost days? And more importantly, what happened to Jack?

The case was never solved, and Poppy has finally begun to move on. But those lost days have never stopped haunting her. Poppy starts having nightmares and blackouts–there are periods of time she can’t remember, and she’s unable to tell the difference between what is real and what she’s imagining. When she begins to sense that someone is following her, Poppy is plunged into a game of cat and mouse, determined to unravel the mystery around her husband’s death. But can she handle the truth about what really happened? Continue reading →

#BloomBlogWeek: Come join the Book-tastic time at Bloom

 

Hello folks- remember when I teased about some super fun news on my Facebook page? WELL THIS IS IT. It’s here folks. This is NOT  drill- #bloomblogweek is happening now and if you aren’t in Bloom ( www.areyouinbloom.com) you are MISSING out. Go on, click that link and join. I’ll wait. 😉

In all seriousness, if you love books (and I KNOW you love books if you are at my blog) then this group is one you should be part of. First, they have over 40 Tall Poppy Authors so SOMEONE is writing something that is your jam. Secondly, super supportive of readers. Like CRAZY supportive. Third, they are always having something fun cooked up there  (special guests, giveaways, etc). Fourth, if you want to know the best bookish news- these ladies know it. Again, what are you waiting for- join Bloom now! Continue reading →

Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Bedside Manners by Heather Frimmer

 

Traveling With T is one of the blogs taking part in Bedside Manners blog tour hosted by Suzy Approved Blog Tours. Special thanks to Suzy Approved Book Tours and Heather Frimmer for providing a complimentary copy of Bedside Manners and also for their role in providing a giveaway copy (US only) for each stop on the blog tour. #partner  Continue reading →

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

The Last Time I Lied

Summary: Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their tiny cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian, Natalie, Allison, and first-time camper Emma Davis, the youngest of the group. The games ended when Emma sleepily watched the others sneak out of the cabin in the dead of night. The last she–or anyone–saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips.

Now a rising star in the New York art scene, Emma turns her past into paintings–massive canvases filled with dark leaves and gnarled branches that cover ghostly shapes in white dresses. The paintings catch the attention of Francesca Harris-White, the socialite and wealthy owner of Camp Nightingale. When Francesca implores her to return to the newly reopened camp as a painting instructor, Emma sees an opportunity to try to find out what really happened to her friends.

Yet it’s immediately clear that all is not right at Camp Nightingale. Already haunted by memories from fifteen years ago, Emma discovers a security camera pointed directly at her cabin, mounting mistrust from Francesca and, most disturbing of all, cryptic clues Vivian left behind about the camp’s twisted origins. As she digs deeper, Emma finds herself sorting through lies from the past while facing threats from both man and nature in the present.

And the closer she gets to the truth about Camp Nightingale, the more she realizes it may come at a deadly price. Continue reading →