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Blog Book Tour: The Plague Letters by V.L. Valentine
**The Plague Letters was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Viper Books for having me on the tour.** Summary WHAT IS ONE MORE CORPSE, WHEN ALL AROUND YOU ARE DYING… London, 1665. Hidden within a growing pile of corpses, one victim of the pestilence stands out: a young woman with a shorn head and pieces of twine delicately tied around each ankle. Symon Patrick, rector of St. Paul’s Covent Garden, cannot say exactly why this corpse amongst the many in his churchyard should give him pause. Longing to do good, he joins a group of medical men who have gathered to find a cure for…
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Blog Book Tour: The Hiding Place by Jenny Quintana
**The Hiding Place was sent to me for free in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Random Things Tours & Mantle Books/Pan Macmillan Publishing for having me on this book tour.** Summary Abandoned as a baby in the hallway of a shared house in London, Marina has never known her parents, and the circumstances of her birth still remain a mystery. Now an adult, Marina has returned to the house where it all started, determined to find out who she really is. But the walls of this household more than memories, and Marina’s reappearance hasn’t gone unnoticed by the other tenants.Someone is watching Marina. Someone who knows the truth…
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Blog Book Tour: The Takers and Keepers by Ivan Pope
**The Takers and Keepers was sent to me for free in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Random Things Tours and Hooklike Books for having me on the tour.** Summary Where do the disappeared go? The girls and women who vanish, seldom to resurface. Allen Kimbo, a freelance reporter, believes there is a network of men who guard their “taken” and keep the silence that surrounds such deeds. An email lures him to Eastern Europe, to a meeting of the Takers and Keepers. His girlfriend, Emily, pleads with him not to go. In Belgrade more is revealed than he had thought possible. Back at home, Emily is missing. Review…
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Blog Book Tour: One Thousand Days and One Cup of Tea by Vanessa Moore
**One Thousand Days and One Cup of Tea was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Random Things Tours, Octopus Books, Vanessa Moore, and Kyle Books for having me on the tour.** Summary Vanessa’s husband Paul died suddenly and tragically on their regular Sunday morning swim. This is a raw narrative of how she found a way to move forward for her teenage children, their dilapidated home, and the patients who all need her. Beautifully written and honestly relayed, the book dives into the aftermath of death, the painful reminders, the heart-warming moments, and how to endure the pain of loss. Review Sometimes you read a…
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BLOG BOOK TOUR: Behind Closed Doors by Catherine Alliott
**Behind Closed Doors was given to me for free in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Michael Joseph Books and Sriya Varadharajan for letting me take part in the tour.** Summary From the outside, anyone would think that Lucy Palmer has it all: loving children, a dashing husband and a gorgeous home. But when her marriage to Michael comes to an abrupt and unexpected end, her life is turned upside down in a flash. As the truth of her marriage threatens to surface, Lucy seizes the opportunity to swap her house in London – and the stories it hides – for a rural escape to her parent’s farmhouse in…
