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The Whisper Man, written by Alex North was published by Celadon Books on 08/20/19.  I'm just going to stop you right now and tell you to go get this book IMMEDIATELY. When Tom Kennedy's wife dies, he believes he and his son Jake need a new start and they move to Featherbank.  Featherbank is the home of a very dark past. 20 years ago, 5 young boys were abducted and murdered by a man named Frank Carter.  He was nicknamed "The Whisper Man" because he would lure the boys out of their rooms at night by whispering at their windows. After Tom and Jake move in, another little boy vanishes and the events are almost identical to those of Frank Carter.  It is up to detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis to find the boy before it's too late, even if that means they have to confront The Whisper Man himself. They better hurry, because Jake is starting to act strangely.  He's hearing whispering at his window..... YOU GUYS. I 👏COULD👏NOT👏PUT👏THIS👏BOOK👏...

Things You Save in a Fire was my first book by the lovely Katherine Center(I have How to Walk Away but haven't read it yet). Things You Save was released on August 13th by St. Martin's Press.  I received a copy courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for my review. When Cassie Hanwell's estranged mother asks her to leave her job at the fire department she has sacrificed so much to be a part of to take care of her because she's sick-she's less than thrilled.  Transferring to a Boston fire department proves to be a step back for females....by about 30 years.  In the midst of trying to follow the rules given to her by her female captain in Texas, Cassie stumbles and learns to forge her own way. First off-I couldn't put this book down and I immediately regretted not reading How to Walk Away the moment that I got it.  I'm typically not one for "girl books," but I absolutely loved this one.  It was a little slow to start for me, but I think it's mai...

Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger was published under Penguin Group Putnam on July 2, 2019.  This was the second book of hers I've read (first was The Banker's Wife). Synopsis:   When Martin Flynn dies in a motorcycle accident, Nell returns to the house she grew up in so that she can spread her father's ashes and close his estate. At the behest of her father's partner, Detective Lee Davis, Nell becomes involved in an investigation into the murders of two young women in Suffolk County. The further Nell digs, the more likely it seems to her that her father should be the prime suspect--and that his friends on the police force are covering his tracks. Plagued by doubts about her mother's murder--and her own role in exonerating her father in that case--Nell can't help but ask questions about who killed Ria Ruiz and Adriana Marques and why. But she may not like the answers she finds--not just about those she loves, but about herself. This book was slow to take of...

This was my second book by the lovely author Wendy Clarke (I read What She Saw earlier this year).  We Were Sisters is out TODAY, published by the brilliant minds at Bookouture.  Special thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for my copy in exchange for an honest review and tour stop.    Description: I turn to where I left my baby in his pushchair and pull up short. With a racing heart, I look around wildly, fear gripping my stomach. I only looked away for a moment. The pushchair and my baby are gone.  Kelly is taking her twin daughters to their first day of school, ushering them into the classroom, her heart breaking to think they might not need her any more, when she turns around and sees that her newborn baby is gone. As a desperate search ensues, baby Noah is quickly found – parked in front of a different classroom. But when Kelly reaches forward to comfort him, she finds something tucked beside his blanket. A locket that belonged to her...

I was granted early access to The Marriage Trap, courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.  This book will be published by Bookouture, released on 07/30/19. Karla's husband Jason packs his bags and leaves, claiming to be in love with someone else.  His words crush her, and the stable mom loses her grip on reality as her life turns upside down. I know that's a short synopsis, but I really can't say much else without seriously spoiling the book.  I mean this in the best way possible, but reading this book was like watching a car crash.  You know you shouldn't, but you can't turn away.  The relationships in the book were all dumpster fires.  Everyone is so incredibly flawed, minus Karla and Jason's kids.  I found myself reading with my mouth open so many times.  There was SO MUCH DRAMA, and I was there for all of it.  I felt like a neighbor watching a fight happen in the street, creeping through my blinds to peek into their...