Do you need an uplifting read with wonderful characters?

Meet Haidie - she will warm your heart and you will cheer her on as she heads West dressed as a boy to find her father who left them stranded.

Sandra Dallas always gives us a great story.

Enjoy the ride and the fun - remember, it was the Wild West!! 5/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/3hr3mcwj

#sandradallas
@stmartinspress

Happy Pub Day!!

Have YOU read any?

#sandradallas
@juliaspiro
@davisbunnauthor
#davisbunn
#fortunateharbor
@_monica.writes
#monicagarner
#summeroncapemay
@stmartinspress
@kensingtonbooks
@uplitreads
#giftedbyuplit

COVER REVEAL!!

KAREN WHITE
UPLITREADS

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DIFFICULT

“A work of historical fiction, this coming-of-age story took first place in Fiction for the 2024 Pinnacle Award.”

A marvelous debut novel. Do not miss it!!

Friends who have read it couldn‘t put it down!!

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/3drf9rj4

@kensteeleauthor
@yorkshirepublishing

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

PROMPT: DAZZLING

Phoebe always was a girl who loved her books, and she found a husband who also loved his books, but a different kind. Phoebe loved her school books, Jake loved his books about money growing.

Pulls the reader into the high stakes of Wall Street, the power and lives of the wealthy, and reminds us of the saying:   “Money is the root of all evil. “

https://tinyurl.com/2ctcu2ez

“Dive into a tender and warm sapphic love story.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/4ykdrbpc

@bridgetjmorrissey
@penguinrandomhouse

A very busy week of books!!

Have you read any?

@bridgetjmorrissey
@kensteeleauthor
#sandradallas
@juliaspiro
@natasha_w
@lindyryanwrites
@kellymustianauthor
Bill Frisco
@kbmritchie
@penguinrandomhouse
@yorkshirepublishing
@stmartinspress
@minotaur_books
@tandemliterary
@kayepublicity
@sourcebooks
@wunderbookspr

“The Swinging Sixties Mystery Series

After finding herself in the middle of a murder investigation in her last two secretarial jobs, Dot finds the only place that will hire her is her local funeral home.”

FULL SHOWCASE & GIVEAWAY LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mstt89fp

@teresatrent_cozymys
@partnersincrimevbt

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DAUGHTER

A bottle of wine worth $125,000? 

What could make it so valuable and where did it come from?

LOVED the characters - you won‘t be able to put the book down.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/4mbm7zmm

“1942. War rages in Europe. Pearl Harbor still smolders. And alcoholic private eye Nicholas Bishop wakes up on a hotel room floor with two slugs missing from his .38 revolver.”

FULL SHOWCASE: https://tinyurl.com/2byvrsr3

Stephen G. Eoannou
@partnersincrimevbt

Thank you @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Are YOU joining in the fun for May?

Thank you @savvycarlisle @uplitreads #Savycarlisle

Look at this gorgeous cover, packaging, and swag!!

Review on June 29!!

#giftedbyuplit

FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON JUNE 10.

It‘s a fake!!

Three little words, but words heard by everyone at the exhibit including a reporter.

How could this Picasso painting worth 500 million dollars be a fake?

Find out what happens in this slow-start read that speeds up when some evildoers come on the scene. So don‘t give up too soon.

Art fans and mystery fans will devour this book. 4/5

@katherinereay
Angela Melamud
@harpermusebooks

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DARK

TAHOE DARK continues the tradition of Todd Borg's excellence with his wonderful descriptions and plot lines.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/44c5pume

“Perfect for fans of feel-good mysteries, and readers of The Thursday Murder Club and Killers of a Certain Age, loyal Waxman fans and new readers will adore ONE DEATH AT A TIME‘s unlikely sleuthing duo, clever dialogue, and slew of incredible pop culture references.“

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/2v7h2c8z

@abbiwaxman
@penguinrandomhouse

Thank you to @bookbrowse and @sourcebooks

A book discussion in the @bookbrowse forum will begin on May 29, and a review on my blog and social media will be on June 3.

@julieclark

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DANGER

What a delightful read with delightful characters.

We meet housewives in the 1960s who say they are happy, but are they really?

When the neighborhood women gather together for a book club and read The Feminine Mystique by Betty Frieden, their bonds become stronger and some break out of their roles.

Hurray for these housewives and friendships women make!! 5/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/4pu4esua

@mariebostwick
Angela Melamud

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Set in Italy during WWII at a villa.

Paintings are being stored here for safe keeping.

Will the paintings be safe?

Fans of art history will fall in love with the storyline and hearing the names of artists and paintings. 4/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/35mt5289

@lauramorelliphd
@williammorrowbooks

Happy Pub Day!!

@lauramorelliphd
@mariebostwick
@williammorrowbooks
Angela Melamud

Thank you to Michelle Addo of @kensingtonbooks and @uplitreads

Stop by on May 19 for a review and a giveaway!!

@_monica.writes
#monicagarner
#summeroncapemay
#giftedbyuplit

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DILEMMA

Liv Reese must stay awake or she forgets everything that happened.

She is really in a “dilemma” when she wakes up this time.  

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/zfhk2w2v

“A devoted wife and mother faces the unimaginable as her life crumbles.”

FULL SHOWCASE: https://tinyurl.com/yvhvjeum

Deven Greene
@partnersincrimevbt

How could Hollie have passed by me and gotten out the door? She had on a huge butterfly costume that was hard to miss.

Elizabeth looked everywhere in the school but found nothing.

Sooo...why won‘t she call the police to help with her daughter‘s disappearance?

MY DAUGHTER IS MISSING is brutal and has a lot of violence, but the storyline will keep you reading. 4/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/yf26d78d

@jdkirkbooks
@bookouture

Another bookish week coming up....hope you can stop by.

@jdkirkbooks
Deven Greene
@lauramorelliphd
@mariebostwick
@abbiwaxman
Steve Eoannou
@teresatrent_cozymys
@bookouture
@partnersincrimevbt
@williammorrowbooks
Angelamelamud.com
@penguinrandomhouse

FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON JUNE 6.

A TRUE EVENT. It was part of the Earl Grey Scheme that took place in 1848.

The potato famine sent thousands of young women from Ireland to Australia for a new life.

They were told it was going to be a better life, but was it?

Enjoy the history lesson, the friendships that resulted, the descriptions of beautiful Australia, and especially Kate‘s journey. 5/5

@falvey.patricia
@kensingtonbooks
@uplitreads

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DISH

WOW!! DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK!!

We meet three wonderful characters in 1944 London.

If you need a heartwarming, but heartbreaking read at times, this is it.

There is even a bit of a mystery along with short, pull-in chapters. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/pn5zj3dh

@davidbaldacciauthor
@grandcentralpub

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DOLL

Lis Woodham's four-year-old sister, Janey, along with her doll disappeared forty years ago and was never found.  There were no clues about what happened then and no clues now.

A good mystery that will keep you guessing.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/mwx9fbs6

After twenty-three years of building careers and raising kids together, Jason and Nicole Elswick are ready for a break from their daily lives.”

FULL CELEBRATION: https://tinyurl.com/bddrcft7

@liandolan
@wunderbookspr
@WilliamMorrowBooks

FULL REVIEW 6/3.

Olivia Dumont is pretty much broke.

When she is asked to ghostwrite a book for none other than horror author Vincent Taylor who is her father she hasn‘t talked to for years, she has a difficult decision.

How will this all play out?  

Find out in Ms. Clark‘s newest tense, pull-you-in read that started out slowly but ends with a bang. P4/5

@julieclarkauthor
@bookmarked
@sourcebooks
@netgalley
Print coming from @bookbrowse

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DESSERT

Ethan didn‘t expect to find what he found when he came back home.

Ethan found his old flame Ro who is now on the police force and a renewed interest for both of them in finding out what really happened to their childhood friend.

​Was it a hit and run or murder?

Find out ​the answers and how everything turns out in this page-turning read. 4/5

https://tinyurl.com/5yh45n75

@m_a_goldman
@kayepublicity
@forgereads

Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude haven‘t spoken or been close for a long time.

When Jude sends a text asking each one ​of her siblings to meet her in North Dakota, they all balk at the idea at first, but are curious what it‘s about.

Find out what happens in this light, but heartbreaking read. 4/5

​Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

https://tinyurl.com/nhsa2wrn

@jenniferesmith
@penguinrandomhouse

“Part heartfelt exploration of grief, part surprising love story, the book balances humor and emotional depth to deliver a novel that‘s both poignant and uplifting—complete with a third act twist that will keep readers on their toes.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/5hxmjjv9

@ameliaireland_author
@berkleypub
@penguinrandomhouse

Happy Pub Day!!

@jdkirkbooks
@bookouture

An excellent, chilling debut.

A good twist at the end.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/cubap98d

@baileyseybolt
@atriabooks

Happy Pub Day!!

@baileyseybolt
@m_a_goldman
@davidbaldacciauthor

“A lake with mysterious properties.

A town haunted by urban legend.

Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways.

Welcome to Soap Lake, a town to rival Twin Peaks and Stephen King‘s Castle Rock.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/5zc7mmj7

@mickmatthew1
@harpercollins

Thank you to @bookwormbecky1969 from Instagram for this idea.

Are you joining in with a Spring Word spelled out with book titles?

R - (THE) REQUEST
A - ANNELIES
I - I SEE YOU
N - NECESSARY LIES
Y - YOU ARE NOT ALONE

I have read and reviewed all of these books.

You can use RAINY or another SPRING Word.

@davidbellnovels
@drgillham
@claremackwrites
@d_setterfield1960
@greerhendricks
@sarahpekkanen

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Today‘s Prompt: DIAMOND

“To find a missing girl, Sandy must return to the insidious places she once worked tirelessly to escape.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/44mbjwpr

“Some cases never let you go.”

“Reeling from the sudden death of a close friend, James Butler and Erica Walsh are pulled back into the shadow world of Mexican cartels and the CIA. “

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/yvdyaxjw

@luellen_writing
@partnersincrimevbt

Stopping by this week for the reviews, spotlights, and showcase?

@luellen_writing
@mickmatthew1
@baileyseybolt
@jenniferesmith
@ameliaireland_author
@m_a_goldman
@liandolan
@davidbaldacciauthor
@partnersincrimevbt
@harpercollins
@atriabooks
@penguinrandomhouse
@kayepublicity
@williammorrowbooks
@grandcentralpub

FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON MAY 30.

The minute you begin reading you wonder who Ren is talking to because no one is there.

You then realize she is talking to her dead sister Margo - well Margo is talking to her telling her what to do.

WHISPERS FROM DEAD GIRLS is suspenseful and a bit creepy.

Thriller fans will enjoy this one. 4/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of the book. All opinions are my own.

@marleebushwriter
@poisonedpenpress

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DECEIT

“Two Sisters - One Deadly Secret - No Time To Lose.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/3vnuyyh5

“A fantastical and poignant tale that dives into America‘s history with freak shows, and what it means to be different in this world.”

FULL SHOWCASE: https://tinyurl.com/2ucujxsd

Mark Mustian
@booksforwardpr

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DynamicDs
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: DANCE

From Vaudeville to nursing school and then back again.

Most of the book was about the dance marathons and prohibition.  I loved learning about the silver showers at the marathons and was a bit shocked how the dancers had to dance with only short breaks and no sleep.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/45p37t7c