#MacmillanAudio Review of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

Today I'm reviewing the Macmillan Audio edition of a haunting brilliant novel, an instant bestseller from the author who brought us Migrations. This will be on all literature lovers keeper shelf.
Enjoy!

ASIN: B08GYMJQL8
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Release Date: 08-03-2021
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes
Source: Publisher for review
Buy It: Audible

ADD TO: GOODREADS

Overview:

From the author of the beloved national best seller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands.

Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing 14 gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska.

Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she’s witnessed - inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect?

Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy's Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves - if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

"Another triumph for a rising fiction star, offering an intensely realized world for readers to get lost in.” (BookPage, starred review)

Cover Reveal- Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner author of The Jane Austen Society

 

I am super psyched to bring you this cover reveal from the author of The Jane Austen Society, Natalie Jenner. Her upcoming novel features Evie Stone, one of the star characters from her debut.

Sit back relax and let me tell you all about it!

It  all started with Natalie's debut novel, The Jane Austen Society which became an almost instant bestseller and rightfully so. The novel features a group of Jane Austen fans who want to save her last home. One of the characters in the novel, Evie Stone is one of the stars of Natalie's upcoming novel.

Here is a link to my blog post about The Jane Austen Society including my review-https://bit.ly/2ZBe1KT

Showcase: All Night Long With A Cowboy by Caitlin Crews

Today on the blog I'm showcasing the latest in Caitlin Crews's Kittredge Ranch series, All Night Long With A Cowboy.
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 9781250750006
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: 08-24-2021
Length: 368pp 
Kittredge Ranch #2
Buy It: Amazon/ B&N/ IndieBound

ADD TO: GOODREADS

Overview:

USA Today bestseller Caitlin Crews returns with All Night Long with a Cowboy," another emotional romance in her stunning cowboy series Kittredge Ranch.

If you play with fire…

One of the most notorious cowboys in Cold River, Jensen Kittredge always has willing women with sweet smiles vying for a place in his bed. So when the prissy high school librarian sidles up to him in the most disreputable bar in town with a scowl on her face, he has no idea what to make of it. Much less the attraction he feels toward the bespectacled creature who wants something from him… but not that. Yet.

Someone gets burned…

Harriett Barnett doesn’t care for dens of iniquity— or the insolent cowboy she certainly shouldn’t find attractive. But one of her students needs her help, and if she needs to corral the infamous Jensen to save him, she will. Trouble is, the town’s favorite Kittredge brother is a lot more than she bargained for. Harriett's happy little life is orderly and neat, just how she likes it—until Jensen blows it all apart with his particular brand of addictive passion. Can a modern-day schoolmarm really tame the wildest cowboy in town? Or is Harriet headed for a terrible fall?

Showcase: Nicotine A Love Story Up In Smoke by by GREGOR HENS Translated by JEN CALLEJA

My copy of this book just arrived and I can not wait to dig into it, a former smoker's look at the embodiment of his almost life long dependence on Nicotine. I know from experience that there is no louder voice against smoking then from an ex-smoker so I'm excited to see what this ex-smoker has to say.
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 978-1-63542-052-4
Publisher: Other Press
Release Date: 8-24-2021
Length: 208pp

Buy It: Publisher/Amazon/B&N/ IndieBound

Overview:

By turns philosophical and darkly comic, an ex-smoker’s meditation on the nature and consequences of his nearly lifelong addiction.

Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, Gregor Hens investigates the irreversible effects of nicotine on thought and patterns of behavior. He extends the conversation with other smokers to meditations on Mark Twain and Italo Svevo, the nature of habit, and the validity of hypnosis. With comic insight and meticulous precision, Hens deconstructs every facet of dependency, offering a brilliant analysis of the psychopathology of addiction.

This is a book about the physical, emotional, and psychological power of nicotine as not only an addictive drug, but also a gateway to memory, a long trail of streetlights in the rearview mirror of a smoker’s life. Cigarettes are sometimes a solace, sometimes a weakness, but always a witness and companion.

This is a meditation, an ode, and a eulogy, one that will be passed hand-to-hand between close friends.

#GIVEAWAY Gone Hunting by Cecy Robson Cover Reveal Caffeinated PR

Gone Hunting, the prequel that takes us back to Aric Conner and Celia Wird's first encounter in the mountains of Colorado, has a fresh look. Whether you are a fan of Cecy Robson's Weird Girl Urban Fantasy series or a new reader, you'll want to devour their story. Check out the cover, read an excerpt, download your copy and enter to win!

Sophia Rose Reviews: Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong

I think this is the first time I've had Sophia Rose back to back on the blog, today she's reviewing the Tantor Audio edition of the first in a brand new Urban Fantasy Series by Kelley Armstrong, Cursed Luck.
Enjoy!

Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong, narrated by Carly Robins

#1 Cursed Luck

Urban Fantasy

Publisher:  Tantor Audio

Published: 5.4.21

Time:  12 hours 20 minutes

ASIN:  B08YPDJ7LG

Rating: 4 stars

Narrating: 5 stars

Format: MP3

Source:  Tantor Audio

Sellers:  Amazon/ Audible

ADD TO: GoodReads

 

GoodReads Blurb:

Kennedy Bennett comes from a long line of curse weavers. For centuries, her family has plied their trade in Unstable, Massachusetts, a quirky small town that’s welcomed paranormal practitioners since the dawn of spiritualism. Kennedy has recently struck out on her own, opening an antiques shop in Boston, where her specialty is uncursing and reselling hexed objects.

Then Aiden Connolly walks into her life with an offer she really should refuse. The scion of a wealthy family of luck workers, Aiden has a scheme to get his hands on the most famous cursed object of all: the mythical Necklace of Harmonia. He’s not the only one after the necklace, though. And he’s not the only one looking for a curse weaver to fix it. Kennedy’s sisters are kidnapped, she finds herself plunged into the underbelly of the magical world where even Aidan soon finds himself in over his head.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: Death at the Crystal Palace by Jennifer Ashely

Today I welcome Sophia Rose back to the blog this time to review #5 in Jennifer Ashely's Kat Holloway Mysteries, Death At The Crystal Palace. This series has been on my wish list for a while and every time I read one of Sophia Rose's fantastic reviews it goes up a rung or two on the ladder.
Enjoy!

Death at the Crystal Palace by Jennifer Ashley

#5 Kat Holloway Mysteries

Historical Mystery

Publisher:  Berkley

Published: 7.6.21

Pages:  336

ASIN:  B08KST53G5

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  Net Galley

Sellers:  Amazon/ Barnes and Noble /Kobo

ADD TO: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57837035-death-at-the-crystal-palaceGoodReads

 

GoodReads Blurb:

While attending an exhibition at the Crystal Palace, young cook Kat Holloway is approached by a woman in distress. Lady Covington is a wealthy widow convinced that her entire family is trying to kill her. Kat feels compelled to help, and she escorts the lady home to discover whether she is delusional or in true danger.

It is quickly apparent that the threat is all too real, and Kat promises aid. Her charming confidant Daniel McAdam is busy infiltrating a plot against the Crown, and she worries he will not have time to lend his sleuthing expertise. This might be for the best, as Kat fears her growing emotional entanglement with Daniel can only lead to disaster. But soon, Kat faces a more serious threat when her involvement in both investigations plunges her into peril.