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Tammy
- Oct 22, 2020
- 4 min
Experiencing an Action Movie with The Vatican Conspiracies by Peter Hogenkamp
#thevaticanconspiracies #peterhogenkamp #booktour #blogtour #bookreview The Vatican Conspiracy is like an fast-paced action thriller movie placed into a novel. Peter Hogenkamp’s writing takes you on an adventure with Marco Venetti, an Italian priest of a sleepy village within the country. But when he’s visited by his former temptress, Elena, he’s sucked into a world where he is forced to use his former navy training to take out terrorists who are trying to assassinate the pop
Tammy
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
Reviewing Coming Home to Penvennan Cove by Linn B. Halton
#cominghometopenvennancove #linnbhalton #booktour #blogtour #bookreview The definition of this book is the word charming. Set in the Cornish village of Penvennan Cove, protagonist Kerra moves back to the quiet, yet gossipy village where she was brought up before moving to London. After her mother passes away, Kerra realizes it is time to sell her successful business and move back to take care of her dad and be free of the work stress and pressures. She comes back to welcoming
Tammy
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
Reviewing J.R. Adler’s Dead Woman Crossing
#deadwomancrossing #sarahhardy #booktour #bookreview #blogtour I'm a big Jane Harper fan so when I read that Dead Woman Crossing was similar to her style, I knew I had to be a part of this book tour. And as a Jane Harper fan, I’m of course, a lover of police procedurals. So, while the book was a bit slow at first, it picked up in the second half of the book as the protagonist, Kimberley tried to solve the case of the murdered single mother. The small town added to the challen
Tammy
- Sep 28, 2020
- 3 min
Reviewing Autumn Leaves at Mill Grange by Jenny Kane
#autumnleavesatmillgrange #jennykane #bookreview #booktour #blogtour A story about a group of friends from all walks of life wanting to provide a rehabilitation program for veterans, such as the manor’s owner, Sam. Sam, who has a debilitating case of claustrophobia, was an intriguing character who was my favourite in the story. He was ill and he knew he had to recover in order to move forward and have a future with girlfriend, Tina by overcoming his fear of being indoors. Thi
Tammy
- Sep 25, 2020
- 4 min
Reviewing The Bluebell Girls by Barbara Josselsohn
#thebluebellgirls #barbarajosselsohn #bookreview #booktour #blogtour #bookouture The story of Jenna takes us back to the beloved Lake Summers. Where the small town’s charm brings summer vacationers year after year. The Bluebell Girls is the second of the Lake Summers series but can be read as a stand alone and I have read the first of the series earlier this year as well. The Bluebell Girls allows us into Jenna’s world where she is overcoming a recent divorce by taking her da
Tammy
- Sep 20, 2020
- 3 min
Chance Encounters with Aimee Brown's Love Me Like You Do
#lovemelikeyoudo #aimeebrown #bookreview #blogtour #booktour If you like fateful romances, you’ll really enjoy Love Me Like You do by Aimee Brown. Parker gets dumped by her fiancé the morning of her wedding day. When she tries to make a run for it out of embarrassment, she is saved from being hit by a car from Liam, a Montana boy at heart who recently purchased a local bar. Liam continues to find Parker in princess-like situations at multiple random encounters and can’t seem
Tammy
- Sep 9, 2020
- 4 min
Reviewing Mandy Baggot's A Perfect Paris Christmas
#booktour #bookreview #blogtour #aperfectparischristmas #mandybaggot This book was sweet and wrapped up with the magic of Paris (oh and Christmas too!) Mandy Baggot has once again penned a lovely romance between Keeley and Ethan. Keely hasn’t been living for over a year. Sure, she’s breathing, eating and working at her best friend’s real estate agency as a stager, but ever since the car accident where she lost her sister, Bea, she has been going through the days in zombie-lik
Tammy
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Reviewing Elizabeth Neep's Never Say No
#bookreview #booktour #blogtour #elizabethneep #neversayno I loved this book! Never Say No reminds me of The Devil Wears Prada, but with a different take of course. I really enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada, so it attests to this story. Hailey rarely says no to her boyfriend Dom, her best friend, Sophie and her role model/boss Vivian Jones who is a partner at the law firm Hailey has recently started training at. Hailey wants to make a good impression and have a seat at the “big
Tammy
- Aug 25, 2020
- 4 min
Reviewing Summer at Hope Haven
#booktour #bookreview #blogtour #kristinharper #summerathopehaven Summer at Hope Haven brought me back to a summer where my family drove down to Cape Cod to spend a couple of weeks there. It’s one of my fondest memories and I appreciate Kristin Harper for setting such a lovely scene for the story to take place. Emily’s tale of overcoming grief and finding love for herself and in others again was a beautiful story. She escapes from the drizzle of Seattle to her childhood’s co
Tammy
- Aug 14, 2020
- 4 min
Reviewing The Perfect Hideaway by Alys Murray
#booktour #blogtour #bookreview #theperfecthideaway #alysmurray Alys Murray has done it again by writing a wonderfully, heartfelt and charming novel. This is the third book in the Full Bloom Farm series, which is a series I’ve grown to adore. If you enjoy the lovey, butterflies in your stomach and heart melting moments Hallmark movies deliver, then you’re going to absolutely love this novel. The story takes place in the perspective of Annie Martin, the Anderson sisters’ best
Tammy
- Aug 8, 2020
- 3 min
Reviewing Memories of Wild Rose Bay
#booktour #blogtour #bookreview #memoriesodwildrosebay #susanneoleary Memories of Wild Rose Bay was a fabulous quick and lighthearted read. I was able to get through it in just two days (maybe even in one day but life gets in the way sometimes). It is the fifth book in the Sandy Cove series by Susanne O’Leary but can read as a standalone. The story takes place in the rolling green hills and beaches of Sandy Cove in Ireland. I can already hear the lilting lovely Irish accents
Tammy
- Jun 28, 2020
- 4 min
Whipping Up Appreciation for Tennant's, The Waffle House on the Pier
#thwafflehouseonthepier #booktour #blogtour #tillytennant #bookreview The story of Sadie and the love of her family in The Waffle House on the Pier was sweet just like the waffles Sadie’s Gammy made. I really enjoyed reading this story as there was depth and the complications of the heart woven within the thread of the story that were realistic and relatable. As Sadie came to the realization that teaching wasn’t for her and that she gave up a lot; including a loving boyfriend
Tammy
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Book Tour: Why She Died by J.G Roberts Keeps You Guessing Right to the End
#BookTour #BlogTour #BookReview #CrimeThriller To stop the killer, you need to know…why she died. Why She Died is the third book in the Detective Rachel Hart series but was first book that I read. This crime thriller gets right into it right from the start and the amount of plot twists and turns will guarantee give you whiplash (but in a good way!) I also liked how each chapter took on a different character’s point-of-view so that you understand their thought process, feeling
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