Wow, it’s been a couple of weeks or so since the last Literary Friday! Sorry, folks!
What’s happening today:
Nice weather, in major planning mode and trying to decide what to do this weekend. Since we’re having some lovely weather- I’m kinda in the mood to go somewhere and enjoy a meal on a patio (perhaps with an adult beverage 😉
How is your Friday shaping up? Continue reading
 #FuturisticFriday giveaway: Thanks to #partner St. Martin’s Press, I have 1 copy of The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth for a giveaway (US only). Continue reading
Thanks to Tall Poppy Authors and Francis Ford Coppola Wine for the first 2 boxes of wine and books in the #BooksandBottles collaboration. #partner The following post is my honest opinion and thoughts of #BooksandBottles.
A few weeks ago- ok, back in the last week of December of 2017, UPS left a notice at my business that I had 2 packages that had to be signed for. Being my week off from work, I went in the next day to do some work and wait for my UPS man to show up after lunch. When he came walking in with 2 big boxes- my first thought was “BOOKS! A big box of BOOKS!” but as I looked at the label- I realized that it was better than books…. IT WAS WINE! And BOOKS! Oh my! Continue reading
Today, the Tall Poppy Authors have 2 pub days in their group of talented women authors- Woman Last Seen In Her Thirties by Camille Pagán and In Praise of Difficult Women by Karen Karbo. Continue reading
Just a little more than 2 hours north of where I live is a town called Memphis, TN. Known for BBQ, Beale Street, and Elvis (among other things), on February 1- Memphis was also home to Kristy Woodson Harvey, Christina Baker Kline and Kim Wright.
Literacy is Key was the event- hosted by Kappa Kappa Gamma and the talent in the room was shining brightly, entertaining us all with bits and pieces from their author life, books, how they write, careers before they became full time authors and more. Continue reading
Photo Credit: Harper
Traveling With T purchased this book for her own pleasure reading.
The Wife
Summary: His scandal. Her secret.
When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned out to be a chance to reboot her life. She and her son were finally able to move out of her mother’s home to Manhattan, where no one knew about her tragic past.
Six years later, thanks to a bestselling book and a growing media career, Jason has become a cultural lightning rod, placing Angela near the spotlight she worked so carefully to avoid. When a college intern makes an accusation against Jason, and another woman, Kerry Lynch, comes forward with an even more troubling allegation, their perfect life begins to unravel. Jason insists he is innocent, and Angela believes him. But when Kerry disappears, Angela is forced to take a closer look at the man she married. And when she is asked to defend Jason in court, she realizes that her loyalty to her husband could unearth old secrets. Continue reading
Photo Credit: Berkley
This book was gifted to Traveling With T for Christmas by her brother.
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Summary: New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay returns to Bluff Point, Maine, where one woman finds love with the help of an adorable golden retriever.
LOVE IS A FOUR-LEGGED WORD.
Carly DeCusati returned home to Bluff Point, Maine, with her tail between her legs. But she’s determined to get her life back on track—and that means finding new homes for the elderly golden retriever and overly talkative parrot she inherited before her old life fell apart.
Enter physical therapist and hot one-night stand James Sinclair. James doesn’t care that Carly doesn’t do relationships. He is determined to win her heart, promising to help her with the pets if she’ll just give him the time of day.
Carly agrees to date the irresistible James, and, for the first time in years, she’s dreaming of a happily ever after. But James has secrets, and if he can’t open up to Carly, their future could go to the dogs… Continue reading
Photo Credit: St. Martin’s Press
This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
Just Between Us
Summary: Four suburban mothers and friends conspire to cover up a deadly crime in this heart-stopping novel of suspense in the tradition of Lisa Scottoline and Lisa Unger.
Alison, Julie, Sarah, Heather. Four friends living the suburban ideal. Their jobs are steady, their kids are healthy. They’re as beautiful as their houses. But each of them has a dirty little secret, and hidden behind the veneer of their perfect lives is a crime and a mystery that will consume them all.
Everything starts to unravel when Alison spots a nasty bruise on Heather’s wrist. She shares her suspicions with Julie and Sarah, compelling all three to investigate what looks like an increasingly violent marriage. As mysterious injuries and erratic behavior mount, Heather can no longer deny the abuse, but she refuses to leave her husband. Desperate to save her, Alison and the others dread the phone call telling them that she’s been killed. But when that call finally comes, it’s not Heather who’s dead. In a moment they’ll come to regret, the women must decide what lengths they’ll go to in order to help a friend.
Just Between Us is a thrilling glimpse into the underbelly of suburbia, where not all neighbors can be trusted, and even the closest friends keep dangerous secrets. You never really know what goes on in another person’s mind, or in their marriage. Continue reading
Thanks to Harlequin Books, Traveling With T has a giveaway of A Million Little Things (1 copy, US/CA only). #partner Continue reading
Today, thanks to Berkley, I have a book spotlight + giveaway of As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner! Continue reading
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