Books Reviewed by T @ Traveling With T

A New Hope by Robyn Carr

a new hope

Photo Credit: Harlequin Books-June 30th

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

A New Hope

Summary from Goodreads:

After losing her child, Ginger Dysart was lost in grief. But since moving to Thunder Point, a small town on the Oregon coast, and with the help of her cousin Ray Anne, Ginger is finally moving forward. Her job at the flower shop is peaceful and fulfilling, and she’s excited to start her first big assignment, assisting with the Lacoumette wedding.

In spite of her lasting heartache, Ginger finds herself swept up in the pleasure of the occasion. But the beauty of the Lacoumette farm and the joy of the gregarious family are ruined by an unfortunate encounter with the bride’s brother, Matt. Struggling with painful memories of his own recent divorce, Matt makes a drunken spectacle of himself and Ginger when he tries to make a pass at her, forcing Ginger to flee the scene in embarrassment.

But when Matt shows up at the flower shop determined to make amends, what started out as a humiliating first meeting blossoms into something much deeper than either of them expected. Discovering they have a lot in common, they form a solid friendship, though everyone around them worries that Ginger will end up with a broken heart yet again. But if Ginger has the courage to embrace the future, and if Matt can finally learn to let go of the past, there may still be hope for a happy ending.

 

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

I don’t read all of Robyn’s books- I’ve read a few of the Thunder Point, a couple of her standalone ones- and that’s about all. I find I reach for a Robyn Carr book, though, when I just want to read- no trying to guess the bad guy, find the twist, do a ton of thinking- just when I want to read and be entertained. Robyn Carr is perfect for those moments. Continue reading →

Tiny Little Thing by Beatriz Williams

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Photo Credit: Putnam Books June 23rd

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

Tiny Little Thing

Tiny (real name Christina) is on the brink for  good things. Married to a man with high political aspirations, Tiny- with her perfect ways and desire to show a perfect life, could be the best politician’s wife.

Tiny, on the outside, is the type of woman to strive to be. Poised, accomplished, beautiful- she is the type of woman that the words “lady of the house” are designed to describe.

However, on the inside….

Tiny is a mess. She questions her future, she thinks about events that happened 2 years earlier- and she wonders about her marriage.  Continue reading →

The Idea of Love by Patti Callahan Henry

the idea of love by patti callahan henry

Photo Credit: St. Martin’s Press 6/23/15

 

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

The Idea of Love

Can little white lies hurt? Ella and Hunter are about to find out if white lies can be overlooked in the grand scheme of things or if they are the tiny cracks that lead to fault lines in any sort of relationship.

Meet Hunter. Hunter is a nice looking man writing a book about small coastal towns. He chats with ladies, gets them to tell stories and then he moves on to another coastal town and repeats his ways.

Ella is a beautiful woman and when she meets Hunter, she starts talking to him and slowly reveals her story- a widow, husband dying in a tragic accident. Hunter is captivated- and not just because Ella is beautiful. Continue reading →

A Good Killing by Allison Leotta

A Good Killing

Photo Credit: Touchstone Books- May 12, 2015

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

A Good Killing

Anna Curtis is back in her hometown. With just a short time before what should have been her wedding day, Anna is back home to Michigan- a place she has not visited for years. Why is she back? Her baby sister needs her.

Jody has been accused of killing the local hero, the all around nice guy, the man of the town- Coach Owen Fowler. Anna is stunned- why would her sister be accused of this? How is she going to find the truth- since Jody is being evasive and the town is ready to run both Curtis women out on the first thing leaving! Anna has to use all her skills and knowledge about the law as she takes on her sister’s case- leaving her prosecutor chair behind and slipping into the defense chair. Because she knows her sister did not kill Coach Owen Fowler. Or does she?

With help from a former friend, Cooper Bolden, Anna sets out to find the truth about Jody, about who killed Owen and to stand her ground against the town.  Continue reading →

The Wrong Man by Kate White

The Wrong Man

Photo Credit: Harper Collins June 16th

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

The Wrong Man

Kit Finn is on a business trip in Florida. Having recently ended a boring and safe relationship, Kit is evaluating life. She’s known for being bold and out-there in the designer world and she’s beginning to think that she needs some bold color in her personal life.

Enter Matt Healy.

Kit and Matt bump into each other and while Matt is not Kit’s normal type (he’s got red-hair for one thing!) she’s a bit attracted. Seeing Matt later while shopping, he asks her to dinner. Kit decides to chance it and just be bold. So, she goes to dinner with the handsome stranger who she feels a bit of lust for…. Continue reading →

Be Afraid by Mary Burton

Be Afraid by Mary Burton

Photo Credit: Goodreads

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

Be Afraid

Summary from Goodreads:

The Fear Is Terrifying

When police rescue five-year-old Jenna Thompson from the dark closet where she’s been held captive for days, they tell her she’s a lucky girl. Compared to the rest of her family, it’s true. But even with their killer dead of an overdose, Jenna is still trying to find peace twenty-five years later.

But The Truth

On leave from her forensic artist job, Jenna returns to Nashville, the city where she lost so much. Instead of closure, she finds a new horror. Detective Rick Morgan needs Jenna’s expertise in identifying the skeletal remains of a young child. The case jogs hazy half-buried memories–and a nagging dread that Jenna’s ordeal hasn’t ended.

Is Even Worse

Now other women are dying. And as the links between these brutal killings and Jenna’s past becomes clear, she knows this time, a madman will leave no survivors. .

 

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

Having read COVER YOUR EYES last year (liking it- but not just running around and screaming “READ THIS BOOK” to everyone I knew), I wanted to give Mary another shot. When BE AFRAID came to my house, I was ready! Continue reading →

Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight

Where they found her by kimberly mccreight

Photo Credit: Goodreads

 

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

Where They Found Her

Summary from Goodreads:

At the end of a long winter, in bucolic Ridgedale, New Jersey, the body of an infant is discovered in the woods near the town’s prestigious university campus. No one knows who the baby is, or how her body ended up out there. But there is no shortage of opinions.

When freelance journalist, and recent Ridgedale transplant, Molly Anderson is unexpectedly called upon to cover the story for the Ridegdale Reader, it’s a risk, given the severe depression that followed the loss of her own baby. But the bigger threat comes when Molly unearths some of Ridgedale’s darkest secrets, including a string of unreported sexual assaults that goes back twenty years.

Meanwhile, Sandy, a high school dropout, searches for her volatile and now missing mother, and PTA president Barbara struggles to help her young son, who’s suddenly having disturbing outbursts.

Told from the perspectives of Molly, Barbara, and Sandy, Kimberly McCreight’s taut and profoundly moving novel unwinds the tangled truth about the baby’s death revealing that these three women have far more in common than they realized. And that their lives are more intertwined with what happened to the baby than they ever could have imagined.

 

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

Wowza, folks. When I read RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA by Kimberly McCreight, I was completely impressed with Kim’s ability to tell a story that was gripping and made me want to flip the pages as fast as I could. So, I’ve been a bit impatient awaiting her next foray into the fiction world- and WHERE THEY FOUND HER was pretty much worth the wait (Although, RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA set a very high bar for stories by Kim!) Continue reading →

Dear Carolina by Kristy Woodson Harvey

dear carolina by kristy woodson harvey

Photo Credit: Goodreads

 

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

Dear Carolina

Khaki Mason. Southern. Interior Designer. Does not take “no” for an answer. Besides the death of her first husband, Khaki is the personification of the words “charmed life”.

Jodi, Khaki’s husband’s cousin, is not living the charmed life. She’s the daughter of an alcoholic. Her father has recently died. She’s in love with a man who is content to let her foot his bills and still think it’s ok to talk down to her. And she’s an alcoholic herself.

What do these 2 women have in common? Continue reading →

Whiskey and Charlie by Annabel Smith

whiskey and charlie by annabel smith

Photo Credit: Sourcebooks

 

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

Whiskey and Charlie

Twin boys, Whiskey and Charlie, don’t have a secret language of their own. They do use the two-way alphabet- and as kids, they have fun together.

But, they can’t stay kids forever…….

As their ages increase- so does a distance. Charlie finds himself growing resentful of how easy Whiskey has it- he’s popular, good with girls, and just seems to have an easy charm that he’s lacking. Whiskey seems to take pleasure in being the better twin- the twin who goes out in the world and gets what he wants. Continue reading →

Bedside Manners by Phoebe Fox

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Photo Credit: Henery Press

 

Traveling With T requested this book via Netgalley for review consideration.

Bedside Manners

Brook Ogden, the therapist we met in THE BREAKUP DOCTOR, is back! People are still breaking up and Brook is still helping them- via radio, group therapy and occasionally diving into help in a more hands-on role. Continue reading →