Oceanview May Sneak Peek

 

Welcome to the sneak peek of Oceanview offerings for May something for every mystery/thriller lovers!
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Sophia Rose Reviews: Matchmaking Therapy by Lisa H Catmull #.5 Jane Austen Vacation Club

Today Sophia Rose returns with her review of Matchmaking Therapy Lisa H Catmull's prequel to her new Jane Austen Vacation Club series. Be sure to stop by now and see what Sophia Rose thought of this novella then put May 3rd on your calendar to stop back by for Sophia Rose's stop on the blog tour featuring Regency Therapy Jane Austen Vacation Club #1.
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Matchmaking Therapy by Lisa H Catmull

#.5 Jane Austen Vacation Club

RomCom

Publisher:  Saltair Press

Published:  10.25.22

Pages:  100

Rating: 3.5 stars

Format: Trade Paperback

Source:  Author

Sellers:  Amazon

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GoodReads Blurb:

Is revenge real estate a thing? I just spent millions of dollars on a hotel after my boyfriend dumped me.

My friends think I rebound too quickly...so, there's one tiny problem with leasing this resort—the owner. The tall, muscled owner with a tattoo peeking out of his shirt sleeve.

Rebounding with a hotel is one thing, but is this guy worth risking my heart?

Welcome to the Jane Austen Vacation Club! A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the people who run the Hartfield Regency Resort in Loveland, Colorado. Get to know how it all begins in this sweet romance novella. It’s only one-hundred pages, so you can probably read it in two hours!

 

Review: Deep Tide by Laura Griffin, Texas Murder Files #4

Today I'm sharing my review of Deep Tide by my all time favorite romantic suspense author, Laura Griffin. Her attention to detail is one of the reasons I love her writing so much, read on to see what else I love about Laura and this fabulous new novel.
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ISBN-13: 978-0593546710
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: 04-25-2023
Length: 352pp
Source: Author/Publisher for review
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Overview

An undercover FBI agent and a coffee shop owner who values her independence must team up when a local barista is found dead in their coastal Texas town in this new romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin.

With two brothers on the police force, Leyla Breda is well aware of the rising crime in her small beach town, but she never expected it to show up on her doorstep. When Leyla finds one of her employees murdered in the alley behind her coffee shop, she’s deeply shaken, and as a new law enforcement officer in town begins to circle her place of business, her instincts only sharpen.

Sean Moran is on an undercover mission: The seaside community of Lost Beach may look like a picturesque postcard, but his team suspects it’s a point of intersection for several crime syndicates that the FBI has been investigating for years. Even so, when the brash and beautiful Leyla Breda starts bossing him around, he's immediately intrigued. He knows her brothers want him to back off, but every time he sees her, he feels more of a spark.

Leyla’s connections in the local community and Sean’s skills allow them to go deeper into the case together than they would be able to go alone. But when a single crime spirals into something much darker, Sean’s carefully planned mission takes a deadly turn.

Review: Mermaid Beach by Shelia Roberts

Today I'm excited to be sharing my thoughts on Mermaid Beach, #7 in Shelia Roberts Moonlight Harbor series.
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 978-0778333548
Publisher: Mira
Release Date: 04-25-2023
Length: 384pp
Source: Publisher for Review
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Overview:

“Roberts proves again why she is the premier purveyor of small-town, feel-good romance.” —Booklist

USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts takes readers back to Moonlight Harbor with a story of music, hopes, dreams and family, brimming with Sheila’s trademark humor and heart.

Bonnie Brinks and her all-woman band, The Mermaids, are the pride of Moonlight Harbor. They’re the house band at The Drunken Sailor, and that’s just the right amount of fame for Bonnie. A lifetime ago, she went to Nashville to make it big, but she returned home with a broken heart and broken dreams. Now she’s got a comfortable life and a brilliant daughter, Avril, who plays for The Mermaids alongside Bonnie and Bonnie’s mother, Loretta.

Avril has big dreams of her own. Her life in Moonlight Harbor is good—she loves singing and playing guitar with The Mermaids, and she has the sweetest, most loyal boyfriend a girl could ask for—but it all feels so…small. She can’t help wondering if there’s something more out there for her. And she doesn’t understand why her mom won’t support her going to Nashville to find out.

Meanwhile, Bonnie threw in the towel on her love life long ago, but Loretta sure hasn’t. She’s determined to be swept off her feet, and she wants the same for her daughter. When the hunky new owner of The Drunken Sailor turns the tables on the band and Avril announces she’s leaving Moonlight Harbor, Bonnie’s comfortable life seems to be drifting away. Will these three generations of Mermaids find their happy endings on the Washington coast? Or will the change in the winds leave them all shipwrecked?

April Romances from Harlequin

I'm so excited to be bringing you today a showcase of three highly anticipated April HQN romances and hint, hint be sure and stop by tomorrow for my review of Shelia Roberts Mermaid Beach, #7 in her Moonlight Harbor series.
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Sophia Rose Reviews: The Dragons of Kellynch by Maria Grace

Today Sophia Rose is back with her review of, The Dragons of Kellynch, by Maria Grace # 5 in her Jane Austen's Dragons series, that's right Jane Austen's Dragons. So read on to see why Sophia Rose loves this fantastical retelling.
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The Dragons of Kellynch by Maria Grace

#5 Jane Austen’s Dragons

Gaslight Fantasy

Publisher: White Soup Press

Published:  3.3.20

Pages:  183

Rating: 5 stars

Format: ebook

Source: Purchased

Sellers: Amazon

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In order to secure her future, a young lady must marry well.

One would think Anne Elliot, a baronet’s daughter, would find the marriage mart far easier to navigate than a more ordinary woman. One would be wrong.

After refusing a poor, but otherwise perfect sailor, on the advice of her friend Lady Russell, Anne finds an unhappy choice before her: marry deathly dull Charles Musgrove or hope against hope that another suitable proposal might come her way before she becomes a spinster on the shelf.

Anne’s disgracefully independent choice to refuse Charles’ offer turns her world entirely arsey-varsey and not in the expected turned upside down sort of way. She begins to see things … hear things … things like dragons.

And once one sees dragons, one talks to them. And when one talks to them, nothing is ever the same again.

Must a young lady marry well if she hears dragons?

A must-read gas lamp dragon fantasy! Jane Austen meets Anne McCaffrey with a touch of Harry Potter!

Giveaway - Guest Post: Murder on Oak Street by I. M. Foster a Partners in Crime virtual tour

Welcome to my stop on the Murder on Oak Street by I. M. Foster read on to learn about the novel, enjoy a guest post from author I. M. Foster and don't forget to enter the #Giveaway.

Murder on Oak Street

by I. M. Foster

April 10 - May 5, 2023 Virtual Book Tour

Synopsis:

New York, 1904. After two years as a coroner’s physician for the city of New York, Daniel O'Halleran is more frustrated than ever. What’s the point when the authorities consistently brush aside his findings for the sake of expediency? So when his fiancée leaves him standing at the altar on their wedding day, he takes it as a sign that it's time to move on and eagerly accepts an offer to assist the local coroner in the small Long Island village of Patchogue.

Though the coroner advises him life on Long Island is far more subdued than that of the city, Daniel hasn’t been there a month when the pretty librarian, Kathleen Brissedon, asks him to look into a two-year-old murder case that took place in the city. Oddly enough, the case she’s referring to was the first one he ever worked on, and the verdict never sat right with him.

Eager for the chance to investigate it anew, Daniel agrees to look into it in his spare time, but when a fresh murder occurs in his own backyard, he can’t shake his gut feeling that the two cases are somehow connected. Can he discover the link before another life is taken, or will murder shake the peaceful South Shore village once again?

Murder on Oak Street Trailer:

Book Details:

Genre: Historical Mystery
Published by: Indie
Publication Date: October 2022
Number of Pages: 503
ISBN: 9781733337571
Series: A South Shore Mystery, Book 1
Book Links: Amazon | Goodreads

Review: Balance Exercise for Seniors: Prevent Falls, Improve Stability and Posture with Simple Home Workouts by Michael Smith

Today I'm reviewing Michael Smith's new health and fitness book just for seniors like me.
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ISBN-13: 9798373923200
Publisher: 
Release Date: 01-15-2023
Length: 147pp
Source: Author for review
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Overview:

Do you know what a leading cause of injuries in seniors is falls?
Do you know that you can prevent falls with balance exercises?
How's your balance?
Are you confident that you can keep your balance while doing simple tasks, like walking up a flight of stairs or getting out of bed?
Are you always the last one to leave the room?
Does your back ache after sitting at a desk?
Is it hard to get out of bed in the morning?
If so, then this book is for you.

Once we are over 60, we feel not as young as we used to be, and that means many less agility and less flexibility, and with that comes less mobility. But what's most frustrating is that you can't do much about it.
The good news is that there are ways to make sure your body has what it needs to feel good as well as look good for years to come.
Even if you don't think you're the exercise type and have tried many exercises before that didn’t work, this book will surprise you. Author Michael Smith provides a step-by-step, science-backed path to regaining full balance.

In "Balance Exercises for Seniors" you’ll ...and so much more!

Imagine how you’ll feel once you can walk and stand easily. You can have all of it—it's just a matter of planning what needs to happen and then doing it.
So, even if you think it is going to be boring, too hard, or too easy, or you don't believe that any of the above statements are true, or you have no idea where to begin, you can get your balance back with this exercise book tailored your needs.

Showcase: Planting Our World by Stefano Mancuso

Today I'm showcasing, Planting Our World by Stefano Mancuso, another new release from my favorite Indie publisher, OtherPress.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-63542-256-6
Publisher: Other Press
Release Date: 4-18-2023
Length: 224pp
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Overview:

With fun, fascinating vignettes, a renowned neurobiologist illuminates the interconnectedness of plant life and how we can learn from it to better plan our communities.

We animals account for a paltry 0.3% of the planet’s biomass while plants add up to 85%. And when, with just a little training, we are able to look at the world without seeing it solely as humanity’s playground, we cannot help but notice the ubiquity of plants. They are everywhere, and their stories are inevitably bound up with ours. As every tree in a forest is linked to all the others by an underground network of roots, uniting them to form a super organism, so plants constitute the nervous system, the plan that is the “greenprint” of our world. To ignore the existence of this plan is one of the most serious threats to the survival of our species.
In this latest book, the brilliant Stefano Mancuso is back to illuminate the greenprint of our world. He does it through unforgettable stories starring plants that combine an inimitable narrative style with remarkable scientific rigor, from the story of the red spruce that gave Stradivarius the wood for his fourteen violins, to the Kauri tree stump, kept alive for decades by the interconnected root system of nearby trees. From the mystery of the slipperiness of the banana skin to the plant that solved the “crime of the century,” the Lindbergh kidnapping, by way of wooden ladder rungs.

Sophia Rose reviews: A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas

Today Sophia Rose reviews, A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas, #7 in her Lady Sherlock series. Stop by and see why this is one of Sophia Rose's favorite historical mystery series.
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A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas

#7 Lady Sherlock

Historical Mystery

Publisher:  Berkley

Published: 3.14.23

Pages:  364

Rating: 5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  NetGalley

Sellers: Amazon

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GoodReads Blurb:

Charlotte Holmes’s brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at sea in the new mystery in the bestselling Lady Sherlock series.

After feigning her own death in Cornwall to escape from Moriarty’s perilous attention, Charlotte Holmes goes into hiding. But then she receives a tempting offer: Find a dossier the crown is desperately seeking to recover, and she might be able to go back to a normal life.

Her search leads her aboard the RMS Provence, sailing from Southampton for the eastern hemisphere. But on the night Charlotte makes her move to retrieve the dossier, in the midst of a terrifying storm in the Bay of Biscay, a brutal murder also takes place on the ship.

Instead of solving the crime, as she is accustomed to doing, Charlotte must take care not to be embroiled in this investigation, lest it become known to those who harbor ill intentions that Sherlock Holmes is abroad and still very much alive.

 

Macmillan Audio review of: Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelly Armstrong

So I heard so many good things about this novel from many of my blogger and reviewer friends that I knew I had to get my hands on it. I'm so glad I did, read on to find out why.
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ASIN: B09YJ39RL4
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Release Date: 2-21-2023
Length: 10 hours, 33 minutes
Source: Publisher for review
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Overview:

“I can’t say enough good things about the audio editions and narrator Thérèse Plummer, who has done a phenomenal job throughout the entire series."—The Bibliosanctum

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton Novels had one of the most unique towns in crime fiction. Murder at Haven's Rock is a spinoff, a fresh start... with a few new dangers that threaten everything before it even begins.

Haven’s Rock, Yukon. Population: 0

Deep in the Yukon wilderness, a town is being built. A place for people to disappear, a fresh start from a life on the run. Haven’s Rock isn’t the first town of this kind, something detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, know firsthand. They met in the original town of Rockton. But greed and deception led the couple to financing a new refuge for those in need. This time around, they get to decide which applicants are approved for residency.

There’s only one rule in Haven’s Rock: stay out of the forest. When two of the town's construction crew members break it and go missing, Casey and Eric are called in ahead of schedule to track them down. When a body is discovered, well-hidden with evidence of foul play, Casey and Eric must find out what happened to the dead woman, and locate those still missing. The longer Casey and Eric don’t know what happened, the more danger everyone is in.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

Showcase: It's Not About Communication: Why Everything you Know about Couples Therapy is Wrong by Dr. Bruce Chalmer

Today I'm reviewing Dr. Bruce Chalmer's latest self help book, It's Not About Communication: Why Everything you Know About Couples Therapy is Wrong. It's very informative and helpful.
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BL8BBY2X
Publisher: BookBaby
Release Date: 01-15-2023
Length: 159 pp
Source: Author for Review
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Overview:

We're Having Problems Communicating. Can Couples Therapy Help?

Yes! Couples therapy can help—but not by teaching you how to communicate. If you and your partner are having trouble, the problem isn't how you're communicating. The problem is what you're communicating.

Written in a relatable, easy to understand and sometimes irreverent style, It's Not About Communication! will not only help you understand the problems you're having--it will help you get on the path to solving them. Whether you're in couples therapy, thinking about it, or want to solve your problems on your own, this book will point you in the right direction.

And if you're a couples therapist yourself, this book will inspire you to work with your clients rather than on them--and help you regain that sense of dedication and purpose that led you to become a therapist in the first place.

You'll learn:
• Why practicing communication rules and techniques is wasting your time
• How a simple seven-word formula can guide you toward healing, growth, and passionate connection
• Why a mindset of faith—not necessarily religious—is the key to successful couples therapy
• How to decide if your couples therapy is helping—and what to do if it isn't
• Why ideas open possibilities, and ideologies shut down possibilities—and why that's important for couples therapy
• Why your couples therapist's advice is probably useless—and what you really need from your therapist
• Why couples therapy is a lot like improv theater

Whether you're looking to improve your own relationship, or helping others improve theirs, It's Not About Communication! will guide and inspire you.

Sophia Rose Reviews: An Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James

Today Sophia Rose is back reviewing An Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James stop by and see why she gave it a 5 star review.
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An Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James

Historical Romantic Suspense

Publisher:  Berkley

Published: 3.5.13

Pages:  368

Rating: 5 stars

Format: Trade Paperback

Source: Bought

Sellers:  Amazon

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After her ghost-hunting uncle Toby dies, Oxford student Jillian must drive to the seaside village of Rothewell to pack up his belongings. Almost immediately, terrifying events convince Jillian that an angry spirit is trying to enter the house. Is it Walking John, the two-hundred-year-old ghost that haunts the bay? And who besides the ghost is roaming the local woods at night? If Toby uncovered something sinister, was his death really an accident? The arrival of handsome Scotland Yard inspector Drew Merriken leaves Jillian with more questions than answers and the added complication of a powerful mutual attraction.

Showcase: Beethoven in the Bunker Musicians under the Nazi Regime by Fred Brouwers

Today again I'm showcasing, Beethoven in the Bunker Musicians Under the Nazi Regime, another gem from my favorite Indie publishing house, OtherPress.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-63542-329-7
Publisher: OtherPress
Release Date: 4-11-2023
Length: 272pp
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Overview:

This compelling survey examines the remarkable relationship between the Nazis and classical music through the stories of musicians, composers, and conductors across the political spectrum.

May 1945. A Soviet military patrol searches Hitler’s secret bunker in Berlin. They find bodies, documents, jewelry, paintings—and also an extensive collection of 78 rpm records. It comes as no surprise that this collection includes work by Beethoven, Wagner, and Bruckner. The same goes for a procession of other giants promoted by the Nazi regime: “It seems as if the Nazis put a steel helmet on Mozart, girded Schubert with a saber, and wrapped barbed wire around Johann Strauss’s neck,” composer Robert Stolz once said. But how is it possible that Hitler’s favorites also included “forbidden” Jewish and Russian composers and performers?

While Hitler sat secretly enjoying previously recorded music in his bunker, musicians made of flesh and blood were denied a means of making a living. They died in concentration camps or in other war-related circumstances. They survived but ended up in psychiatric care; they managed to flee just in time; they sided with the regime—out of conviction or coercion—or they joined the resistance. From fiery conductor Arturo Toscanini, who defied Mussolini and Hitler, to opportunistic composer Richard Strauss and antisemitic pianist Elly Ney, who collaborated with the Third Reich to varying extents and for different reasons, Fred Brouwers profiles the complex figures of this extraordinarily fascinating chapter in music history.

Review: Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller

I loved Diana's The Widow of Rose House so I knew when I read the blurb for Hotel of Secrets I needed it. Read on to see what I thought and why I loved it!
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ISBN-13: 9781250809452
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: 03-28-2023
Length: 416pp
Source: Publisher for Review
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Overview:

"[A] perfect jewel-box world set in 19th-century Vienna." - The New York Times

"Uniquely charming! With her delightful characters, Biller builds an irresistible world inside a Viennese Victorian-era hotel that is equal parts screwball comedy, epic love story, and thrilling mystery. An utterly captivating novel about the power of fate." - Joanna Shupe, USA Today bestselling author of The Fifth Avenue Rebels series

Diana Biller's Hotel of Secrets is chock full of banter-filled shenanigans, must-have-you kisses, and romance certain to light a fire in the hearts of readers everywhere.

During ball season, anything can happen—even love.

It’s ball season in Vienna, and Maria Wallner only wants one thing: to restore her family’s hotel, the Hotel Wallner, to its former glory. She’s not going to let anything get in her way - not her parents’ three-decade-long affair; not seemingly-random attacks by masked assassins; and especially not the broad-shouldered American foreign agent who’s saved her life two times already. No matter how luscious his mouth is.

Eli Whittaker also only wants one thing: to find out who is selling American secret codes across Europe, arrest them, and go home to his sensible life in Washington, DC. He has one lead - a letter the culprit sent from a Viennese hotel. But when he arrives in Vienna, he is immediately swept up into a chaotic whirlwind of balls, spies, waltzes, and beautiful hotelkeepers who seem to constantly find themselves in danger. He disapproves of all of it! But his disapproval is tested as he slowly falls deeper into the chaos - and as his attraction to said hotelkeeper grows.

"With prose to match the sumptuous setting of 1870s Vienna, Hotel of Secrets is an exquisite and decadent read. Diana Biller breathes new life into historical romance with writing that is singularly lush, deeply romantic, and transportive. Readers will get swept away by the combination of nail-biting intrigue and whole-hearted passion." - Rosie Danan, bestselling author of The Roommate

Sophia Rose Reviews: Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose

Today Sophia Rose is back with her review of Murder at Kensington Palace, Andrea Penrose's #3 in her Wrexford and Sloane series. Read on to see what she loves about this author and this series.
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Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose

#3 Wrexford and Sloane

Historical Mystery

Publisher: Kensington

Published:  9.24.19

Pages:  387

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: ebook

Source:  purchased

Sellers:  Amazon

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Goodreads Blurb:

Wrexford and Sloane must unravel secrets within secrets—including a few that entangle their own hearts—when they reunite to solve a string of shocking murders that have horrified Regency London...

Though Charlotte Sloane’s secret identity as the controversial satirical cartoonist A.J. Quill is safe with the Earl of Wrexford, she’s ill prepared for the rippling effects sharing the truth about her background has cast over their relationship. She thought a bit of space might improve the situation. But when her cousin is murdered and his twin brother is accused of the gruesome crime, Charlotte immediately turns to Wrexford for help in proving the young man’s innocence. Though she finds the brooding scientist just as enigmatic and intense as ever, their partnership is now marked by an unfamiliar tension that seems to complicate every encounter.

Despite this newfound complexity, Wrexford and Charlotte are determined to track down the real killer. Their investigation leads them on a dangerous chase through Mayfair’s glittering ballrooms and opulent drawing rooms, where gossip and rumors swirl to confuse the facts. Was her cousin murdered over a romantic rivalry . . . or staggering gambling debts? Or could the motive be far darker and involve the clandestine scientific society that claimed both brothers as members? The more Charlotte and Wrexford try to unknot the truth, the more tangled it becomes. But they must solve the case soon, before the killer’s madness seizes another victim...

Showcase: Open Heart a Novel by Elvira Lindo

Today I'm showcasing, Open Heart by Elvira Lindo. another new release from my favorite indie publisher, Other Press.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-63542-252-8
Publisher: OtherPress
Release Date: 04-04-2023
Length: 369pp
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Overview:

This intimate family novel that follows the rise and fall of a great love is also a moving tribute to the generation that struggled to survive in Spain after the Civil War.

In Open Heart, Elvira Lindo tells the story of her parents—the story of an excessive love, passionate and unstable, forged through countless fights and reconciliations, which had a profound effect on their entire family.
Manuel Lindo came from nothing, but stubbornly worked his way up at the Dredging and Construction Company. Obliged to move from city to city for his job, the family couldn’t put down roots, and Elvira and her siblings’ childhood was marked by unpredictability. As they pass through temporary homes, they’re caught between Manuel’s outsized temper and their young mother’s worsening illness, which would tragically take her life.
Beginning with nine-year-old Manuel’s experience in Madrid in 1939, Open Heart takes us on a sweeping journey through Spain full of beautifully observed insights about love in its many forms.

Showcase: Downfall by Mark Rubenstein Ocenview Publishing

Today I'm showcasing, Downfall by Mark Rubenstein, a brand new release from fave Mystery publisher, Oceanview.
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ISBN-13: 978-1608095469
Publisher: Oceanview
Release Date: 4-4-2023
Length: 352pp
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Overview:

First, his doppelganger is killed—then it’s his father. Rick Shepherd is being stalked by a murderer.

When Rick Shepherd, a physician, approaches his office on a busy Manhattan street, he finds police cars, an ambulance, and crime scene technicians. He soon learns a passerby was shot three times in the back, murdered at the front door to Rick’s office.

Later that evening while watching the local news, Rick and his fiancee, Jackie, see a photo of the victim—to their horror, the deceased looks identical to Rick.

Two nights later, while making a house call in a Brooklyn apartment building, Rick’s 64-year-old father is shot and killed in the exact same way. Detectives Art Nager and Liz Callaghan are assigned the case, and they launch an investigation. There are no clues leading to the perpetrator.

Even more ominously, someone has been calling Rick and Jackie’s apartment and hanging up. Whoever is targeting Rick must have murdered his father, and they now have Rick in their crosshairs. Nager and Callaghan seem to be making no progress with their investigation. Rick’s quest for the truth draws him into a labyrinth of secrets, past tragedies, and the agonizing pain of lives shattered by a single event. Can he make it out before he meets the same fate as his father?

Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and J. D. Robb