Blog Tour: Lies Lies Lies by Adele Parks @adeleparks @HarperCollins #LiesLiesLies #LiesLiesLiesBlogTour #blogtour #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookrview #booksonthebookshelf

PUBLISHER: MIRA Books

PUBLICATION DATE: August 4th, 2020

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

……

ABOUT THE BOOK:

LIES LIES LIES (MIRA Trade Paperback; August 4, 2020; $17.99) centers on the story of Simon and Daisy Barnes. To the outside world, Simon and Daisy look like they have a perfect life. They have jobs they love, an angelic, talented daughter, a tight group of friends… and they have secrets too. Secrets that will find their way to the light, one way or the other.

Daisy and Simon spent almost a decade hoping for the child that fate cruelly seemed to keep from them. It wasn’t until, with their marriage nearly in shambles and Daisy driven to desperation, little Millie was born. Perfect in every way, healing the Barnes family into a happy unit of three. Ever indulgent Simon hopes for one more miracle, one more baby. But his doctor’s visit shatters the illusion of the family he holds so dear.

Now, Simon has turned to the bottle to deal with his revelation and Daisy is trying to keep both of their secrets from spilling outside of their home. But Daisy’s silence and Simon’s habit begin to build until they set off a catastrophic chain of events that will destroy life as they know it. 

……

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Adele Parks was born in Teesside, North-East England. Her first novel, Playing Away, was published in 2000 and since then she’s had seventeen international bestsellers, translated into twenty-six languages, including I Invited Her In. She’s been an Ambassador for The Reading Agency and a judge for the Costa. She’s lived in Italy, Botswana and London, and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey, with her husband, teenage son and cat.

……

Social Links:

Author Website

Twitter: @AdeleParks

Instagram: @adele_parks

Facebook: @OfficialAdeleParks

Goodreads

……

Buy Links: 

Harlequin 

Barnes & Noble

Amazon

Books-A-Million

Powell’s

……

MY REVIEW:

A thrilling, emotional rollercoaster ride of a book that you will surely love. Married couple Simon and Daisy have the seemingly perfect life – they have great jobs, a beautiful home, are deeply in love and have a precious daughter. On the outside they are the perfect family. But even perfect families have secrets, lies and things they are hiding from not only people on the outside, but from one another.

This novel takes you through a whirlwind story of so many lies and secrets that have the potential to rip this family apart. There are many characters you will grow to love, and feel different emotions for, as you learn about who they are, what they have been through in life, and what makes them who they are today. There are many secrets and lies in this book and I LOVED it! You will find yourself hooked on this book and wanting to know what will happen next.

I definitely recommend this book, and am sure you will love it as much as I did. Be sure to add this one to your TBR list!

 

 

 

 

Blog Tour: The Request by David Bell @DavidBellNovels @BerkleyPub @penguinrandom #TheRequest #TheRequestBlogTour #bookblogger #bookblog #bookreview #bookreviewer #booksonthebookshelf

PUBLISHER: Berkley Books

PUBLICATION DATE: June 30th, 2020

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 

……

Thank you to the publisher, Berkley Books, for inviting me on the blog tour and for the eARC of this novel via NetGalley.

……

ABOUT THE BOOK:

When a man agrees to do a favor for a friend, he gets more than he bargained for as he becomes embroiled in a woman’s murder in this new thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of Layover.

Ryan Francis has it all–great job, wonderful wife, beautiful child–and he loves posting photos of his perfect life on social media. Until the night his friend Blake asks him to break into a woman’s home to retrieve incriminating items that implicate Blake in an affair. Ryan refuses to help, but when Blake threatens to reveal Ryan’s darkest secret–which could jeopardize everything in Ryan’s life–Ryan has no choice but to honor Blake’s request.

When he arrives at the woman’s home, Ryan is shocked to find her dead–and just as shocked to realize he knows her. Then his phone chimes, revealing a Facebook friend request from the woman. With police sirens rapidly approaching, Ryan flees, wondering why his friend was setting him up for murder.

Determined to keep his life intact and to clear his name, Ryan must find the real murderer–but solving the crime may lead him closer to home than he ever could have imagined.

……

MY REVIEW:

David Bell has done it again. Another addictive, thrilling, chilling, must-read novel that you must ad to your TBR!

I loved the thrills, chills, and fast-pacedness of this novel and the edge of your seat, nail biting chapters that leave you wanting more as you read along and flip through the pages. I enjoyed reading about the main characters, their personalities and what happened in their past that makes them who they are today. Ryan and Blake have been friends for many years, and have secrets together, secrets that not even their partners know about.

There is so much going on in this novel and we learn their secrets one at a time, and what you learn at the end of the book will rock you! I loved the building up of the suspense as I tried to figure out who was telling the truth, who had something to hide and who was responsible for everything.

A definite must read for the year!

……

MY RATING: 5/5 stars

Blog Tour: Playdate by Alex Dahl @alexdahlauthor @HoZ_Books #Playdate #PlaydateBlogTour #blogtour #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookblogger #booksonthebookshelf

 

PUBLISHER: Head of Zeus

PUBLICATION DATE: July 9th, 2020

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

……

ABOUT THE BOOK:

It was meant to be your daughter’s first sleepover.
Now it’s an abduction.

Lucia Blix went home from school for a playdate with her new friend Josie. Later that evening, Lucia’s mother Elisa dropped her overnight things round and kissed her little girl goodnight.

That was the last time she saw her daughter.

The next morning, when Lucia’s dad arrived to pick her up, the house was empty. No furniture, no family, no Lucia.

In Playdate, Alex Dahl puts a microscope on a seemingly average, seemingly happy family plunged into a life-altering situation. Who has taken their daughter, and why?

……

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Photo Credit: Nina Rangoy

Alex Dahl is a half-American, half-Norwegian author. Born in Oslo, she studied Russian and German linguistics with international studies, then went on to complete an MA in creative writing at Bath Spa University and an MSc in business management at Bath University. A committed Francophile, Alex loves to travel, and has so far lived in Moscow, Paris, Stuttgart, Sandefjord, Switzerland, Bath and London. Her first thriller, The Boy at the Door, was a Sunday Times Crime Club star pick and was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger. 

……

FOLLOW THE AUTHOR:

Twitter

Instagram

Facebook

……

BUY THE BOOK:

Amazon

Kobo

Google Play

Ibooks

……

FOLLOW HEAD OF ZEUS:

Website 

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

……

MY REVIEW:

I have read and LOVED all of Alex Dahl‘s previous novels so I was thrilled to receive an invite to join the blog tour for her newest book Playdate. Thanks so much to Head of Zeus for inviting me on the tour and for the eARC of this book.

This book was a heart-pounding, pulse-racing, edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting thriller that I loved every single moment of. Playdate is full of intriguing and complex characters and it was interesting to read the book from various perspectives and point of views as you red through the chapters and gather more information as the plot unfolds. The characters were interesting, and each came with their own share of flaws, secrets, and back story.

Imagine letting your child go to a friend‘s house for a sleepover, an event that is supposed to be happy, joyous, and full of memory-making fun, only to have your worse fears come true – the abduction of your child by someone you trusted. It begs the question – how well do you really, truly know someone? This is the exact dilemma Lucia’s parents finds themselves in after she went to her friend’s house for a seemingly innocent playdate that led to a sleepover.

What unfolds is every parents horror story, and Lucia’s parents frantic search for their daughter. Will they be able to locate their daughter and bring her home safely?

If you haven‘t read this book yet you must go grab your copy today! I am sure you will enjoy this one!

Well done Alex! Fantastic job on another amazing novel! I cannot wait to see what you come out with next!!

……

FOLLOW OUR STOPS ON THIS TOUR FOR PLAYDATE:

Blog Tour: He Started It by Samantha Downing @smariedowning @BerkleyPub @penguinrandom #HeStartedIt #HeStartedItBlogToir #blogtour #bookblog #bookblogger #bookreview #bookreviewer #booksonthebookshelf

PUBLISHER: Berkley 

PUBLICATION DATE: July 21st, 2020

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

……

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Beth, Portia, and Eddie Morgan haven’t all been together in years. And for very good reasons—we’ll get to those later. But when their wealthy grandfather dies and leaves a cryptic final message in his wake, the siblings and their respective partners must come together for a cross-country road trip to fulfill his final wish and—more importantly—secure their inheritance.

But time with your family can be tough. It is for everyone.

It’s even harder when you’re all keeping secrets and trying to forget a memory, a missing person, an act of revenge, the man in the black truck who won’t stop following your car—and especially when at least one of you is a killer and there’s a body in the trunk. Just to name a few reasons.

But money is a powerful motivator. It is for everyone.

……

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Photo credit: Jacqueline Dallimore

 

Samantha Downing currently lives in New Orleans, where she is furiously typing away at her next thrilling novel.

……

MY REVIEW:

Samantha Downing does it again with another nail-biting, heart pounding, edge-of-your-seat thriller! If you haven’t read this novel yet you definitely need to get your hands on a copy today!

I loved the entire premise of this book. A sibling road trip that is their late grandfather’s final wishes for them if they are to get their share of the inheritance. This should be a time for the siblings to bond and reminisce about their grandfather and the trip they took together all those years ago. What could go wrong? Well apparently a lot! I loved every page of this book as I flipped through the pages and followed the siblings on their roadtrip journey.

All the siblings have secrets and something they are hiding from everyone else. They all have their share of lies, secrets, darkness and betrayal . There is so much going on during this roadtrip together there is never a dull moment. You will find yourself flying through the chapters to see what will happen next. I enjoyed reading all of the different dynamics amongst the 3 siblings and their partners, and their different relationships with one another.

A thriller that you are sure to enjoy so grab your copy today!

……

MY RATING: 5/5 stars

 

Blog Tour: Someone’s Listening by Seraphina Nova Glass @SeraphinaNova @GraydonHouse @HarlequinBooks @HarperCollins @NetGalley #SomeonesListening #SomeonesListeningBlogTour #blogtour #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookblog #booksonthebookshelf

PUBLISHER: Graydon House Books

PUBLICATION DATE: July 28th, 2020

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 

……

ABOUT THE BOOK:

You’re not alone. Someone’s waiting. Someone’s watching…Someone’s listening.

In SOMEONE’S LISTENING (Graydon House Books; July 28; $16.99) Dr. Faith Finley has everything she’s ever wanted: she’s a renowned psychologist, a radio personality—host of the wildly popular “Someone’s Listening with Dr. Faith Finley”—and a soon-to-be bestselling author. She’s young, beautiful, and married to the perfect man, Liam.

Of course Liam was at Faith’s book launch with her. But after her car crashes on the way home and she’s pulled from the wreckage, nobody can confirm that Liam was with her at the party. The police claim she was alone in car, and they don’t believe her when she says otherwise. Perhaps that’s understandable, given the horrible thing Faith was accused of doing a few weeks ago.

And then the notes start arriving—the ones literally ripped from the pages of Faith’s own self-help book on leaving an abusive relationship. Ones like “Secure your new home. Consider new window and door locks, an alarm system, and steel doors…”

Where is Liam? Is his disappearance connected to the scandal that ruined Faith’s life? Who is sending the notes? Faith’s very life will depend on finding the answers.

……

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Seraphina Nova Glass is a professor and Playwright-in-Residence at the University of Texas-Arlington, where she teaches Film Studies and Playwriting. She holds an MFA in playwriting from Smith College, and has optioned multiple screenplays to Hallmark and Lifetime. Someone’s Listening is her first novel.

……

CONNECT WITH AUTHOR:

Author Website
Twitter
Instagram
Facebook
Goodreads

……

BUY THE BOOK:

Harlequin
Barnes & Noble
Amazon
Books-A-Million
Powell’s

……

MY REVIEW:

Wow! What an addictive, edge-of-your-seat read! I could not put this book down!!

I loved reading about the past and present of the main characters, and the building suspense of this novel as the truth to that fateful night is revealed. Faith insists that her husband Liam was in the car with her that fateful night of their car crash leading to Liam’s death, but the evidence proves otherwise. Is Faith telling the truth or is she lying to protect herself or someone else? In a novel where everyone is a suspect and everyone has something to hide, who do you believe…?

Is someone out to get Faith? and if so, why would they do such a thing? Is Faith evil and deceitful, and responsible for her husband’s demise? Why would she do such a thing if she claims to love him?

All of these questions and more are answered as you flip through the pages of this novel. Be sure to strap yourself in tight, you’re in for a bumpy, thrilling ride.

Such a thrilling first book for this author and I absolutely LOVED this novel! I will definitely be on the lookout for her future novels! If you haven’t had this book on your radar you must go add it to your TBR list RIGHT NOW!! You will not be disappointed!!

Thank you to the publisher for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour and for the eARC of this title via NetGalley.

……

MY RATING: 5/5 stars

Blog Tour: The End of Her by Shari Lapena @sharilapena @PenguinUKBooks @TransworldBooks @ThomasssHill #TheEndofHer #TheEndofHerBlogTour #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookreview #blogtour

PUBLISHER: Bantam Press

PUBLICATION DATE: July 23rd, 2020

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

……

ABOUT THE BOOK:

It starts with a shocking accusation…

Stephanie and Patrick are recently married, with new-born twins. While Stephanie struggles with the disorienting effects of sleep deprivation, there’s one thing she knows for certain – she has everything she ever wanted.

Then a woman from his past arrives and makes a shocking accusation about his first wife. He always claimed her death was an accident – but she says it was murder.

He insists he’s innocent, that this is nothing but a blackmail attempt. But is Patrick telling the truth? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake?

How will it end?

……

MY REVIEW:

Wow this is another amazing, addictive read from Shari Lapena! If you haven’t read any of her previous novels you are seriously missing out and must go get them, now! I was thrilled to be invited to be part of this exciting blog tour and read this exciting new novel!

I was hooked! Stephanie and Patrick are recently married and have newly-born twins at home. Stephanie and Patrick are struggling with balancing their new responsibilities of having twins in their lives, from the sleep deprivation, to the fussy, colicky crying, and are going about their day to day lives when suddenly someone from Ptrick’s past resurfaces – a woman by the name of Erica. She contacts Patrick and claims to be able to blow up his entire life as he knows it, and blackmails him to keep her mouth shut. Is what she is saying true, or is she conniving and blackmailing Patrick to get money and make his life miserable?

I enjoyed reading this interesting dynamic and Erica surely was an interesting character in the book. She made things dark and mysterious, and made me question Patrick and his past, as well as his motives in the present. Does Stephanie truly know her husband, or is he (and has he) kept secrets from her? Who do we trust? Are their full truths or only half-truths. It is an addictive, page-turning read as you learn what is truly going on and the secrets and betrayals are revealed.

A definite must-read that you need to get your hands on ASAP! I am looking forward to Shari Lapena’s next novel!

……

MY REVIEW: 5/5 stars

……

FOLLOW ALONG OTHER STOPS ON THE BLOG TOUR:

Blog Tour: The Last Wife by Karen Hamilton @KJHAuthor @HarperCollins #TheLastWife #TheLastWifeBlogTour #blogtour #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookblogger #booksonthebookshelf

PUBLISHER: Graydon House Books

PUBLICATION DATE: July 7th, 2020

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

……

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Marie Langham is distraught when her childhood friend, Nina, is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Before Nina passes away, she asks Marie to look out for her family—her son, daughter, and husband, Stuart. Marie would do anything for Nina, so of course, she agrees.

Following Nina’s death, Marie gradually finds herself drawn into her friend’s life—her family, her large house in the countryside. But when Camilla, a mutual friend from their old art-college days, suddenly reappears, Marie begins to suspect that she has a hidden agenda. Then, Marie discovers that Nina had long suppressed secrets about a holiday in Ibiza the women took ten years previously when Marie’s then-boyfriend went missing after a tragic accident and was later found dead.

Marie used to envy Nina’s beautiful life, but now the cards are up in the air and she begins to realize that nothing is what it seemed. As long-buried secrets start surfacing, Marie must figure out what’s true and who she can trust before the consequences of Nina’s dark secrets destroy her.

……

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Karen Hamilton spent her childhood in Angola, Zimbabwe, Belgium and Italy and worked as a flight attendant for many years. Karen is a recent graduate of the Faber Academy and, having now put down roots in Hampshire to raise her young family with her husband, she satisfies her wanderlust by exploring the world through her writing. She is also the author of the international bestseller The Perfect Girlfriend.

……

CONNECT WITH KAREN HAMILTON:

Author Website
Twitter: @KJHAuthor
Instagram: @karenhamiltonauthor
Facebook: @KarenHamiltonWriter
Goodreads

……

BUY THE BOOK:

Harlequin
Barnes & Noble
Amazon
Books-A-Million
Powell’s

……

MY REVIEW:

Wow this book is seriously one addictive and crazy ride! You will LOVE this book! I was thrilled to be invited to be part of the blog tour for this novel and am thrilled to share my review with you all. If you haven’t read books by Karen Hamilton, you are seriously missing out. I loved her previous book The Perfect Girlfriend, and loved this newest title as well, The Last Wife.

I enjoyed reading about Marie and Nina’s friendship and how their relationship has changed and evolved over time. We learn what makes them tick, their thoughts and desires, and it was interesting to read about how close they were, especially when Nina wanted Marie to take care of her family after she had passed away with her illness. But both women have their own agendas and have something to hide. Did they truly know one another as they thought they did? Definitely not, and that is what makes this novel so addictive and juicy! I loved it! They both had their fair share of secrets and truths they were hiding from one another, and it all comes out eventually.

I loved the way this book was written and it had me hooked as I flipped through the pages until the very end. A roller coaster ride of a book that I am sure you will love and devour as much as I did. Be sure to get your hands on your own copy of this book on July 7th, you will definitely devour this book!

……

RATING: 5/5 stars