Author: thebookishalix
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THE HUNTING WIVES by May Cobb blog tour
Synopsis: The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder. Sophie O’Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect…
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My favorite thrillers/mysteries by Asian authors
As we all know, I am a hardcore thriller/mystery lover. In fact, someone just messaged me and said Okay, I don’t know where to start. Actually, I do. 1. spelling and grammar aside, (yes, I am a grammar nazi) THANK YOU SO MUCH! That’s exactly what I wanted to be known for. 2. As for…
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JUST GET HOME by Bridget Foley excerpt
About the book: JUST GET HOME Author: Bridget Foley ISBN: 9780778331599 Publication Date: 04/13/2021 Publisher: MIRA When the Big One earthquake hits LA, a single mother and a teen in the foster system are brought together by their circumstances and an act of violence in order to survive the wrecked streets of the city, working…
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JUST MY LUCK by Adele Parks excerpt
About the book: Be careful what you wish for… After spending happy hours, parenting classes and barbeques together for the last 15 years, Lexi and Jake Greenwood have celebrated and shared almost everything with the Pearsons and the Heathcotes, including their lottery numbers. Then one night, the unthinkable happens. Someone has been telling lies –…
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Alix and Sabrina’s guide to our favorite Asian authors
If you’ve been following our Instagram feeds (and if you don’t, you’re missing out) [this is mine and here is Sabrina’s] you know that we’ve both been participating in the weeklong campaign #StandUpForAAPI. In one of Santa’s (Sabrina-it’s her nickname and IYKYK) posts, our friend Shannon asked for Asian book recommendations. Well, I doubt she…
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EVERY VOW YOU BREAK by Peter Swanson my review, casting and playlist
About the book: Abigail Baskin never thought she’d fall in love with a millionaire. Then she met Bruce Lamb. He’s a good guy, stable, level-headed, kind—a refreshing twist from her previous relationships. But right before the wedding, Abigail has a drunken one-night stand on her bachelorette weekend. She puts the incident—and the sexy guy who…
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THE JIGSAW MAN blog tour
About the book: THE JIGSAW MAN Author: Nadine Matheson ISBN: 9781335146564 Publication Date: March 16, 2021 Publisher: Hanover Square Press In THE JIGSAW MAN (March 16, 2021; Hanover Square Press), Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley has a lot to deal with on her first day back her from leave from the Serial Crimes Unit of Scotland…
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HER DARK LIES blog tour
About the book: Title: Her Dark LiesAuthor: J.T. EllisonOn Sale Date: March 9, 2021ISBN: 9780778388302, 0778388301Trade Paperback$16.99 USD, $21.99 CADFiction / Thrillers / Domestic416 pages Fast-paced and brilliantly unpredictable, J.T. Ellison’s breathtaking new novel invites you to a wedding none will forget—and some won’t survive.Jutting from sparkling turquoise waters off the Italian coast, Isle Isola…
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THE LOST APOTHECARY by Sarah Penner blog tour
About the book Author: Sarah PennerSale Date: March 2, 2021ISBN: 9780778311010, 0778311015Hardcover$27.99 USD320 pages Synopsis: In this addictive and spectacularly imagined debut, a female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them—setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course. Pitched as Kate Morton meets The Miniaturist, The…
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IF I DISAPPEAR and THE PERFECT GUESTS blog tour
Synopsis: IF I DISAPPEAR When her favorite true crime podcast host goes missing, an adrift young woman plunges headfirst into the wild backcountry of Northern California and her own dangerous obsession. Sera loves true crime podcasts. They make her feel empowered in a world where women just like her disappear daily. She’s sure they are…
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