Category: Adult Fiction

Adult Fiction, Romance

The Accidental Beauty Queen by Teri Wilson

Michelle

Ages 18+

The Accidental Beauty Queen

Charlotte and Ginny Gorman are twin sisters, but they couldn’t be more different. Charlotte is a quiet girl who loves her life as an elementary school librarian and bookworm, and Ginny is a perpetual beauty pageant contestant with her own Instagram account. Ginny’s latest quest is to win the title of Miss American Treasure. Charlotte travels with her sister to the pageant just for fun, with big plans for spa trips and reading by the hotel pool.  But when Ginny has an allergic reaction the night before the beauty pageant with no hopes of recovering any time soon, they decide to do the old switcheroo and have Charlotte compete in her sister’s place. Charlotte quickly learns, however, that pageants are more than just glitz and glam…

 

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren

Michelle

Ages 18+

The Honey-Don't List

Carey Douglas has worked for Melissa (“Melly”) and Russell (“Rusty”) Tripp since she was a teenager. They run the tight ship that is their remodeling business as well as star in their own reality television series, not to mention, they have a new book and book tour about to launch as well. The problem? The famous couple can no longer stand each other.

James McCann is a newbie who was originally hired as a structural engineer, but both he and Carey find themselves on tour with Melissa and Rusty so as to not let things fall completely apart, and make Rusty and Melly seem like the perfect couple they’ve always been.

Thanks to Netgalley for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews, Thriller

The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine

Michelle

Ages 18+

The Wife Stalker

Piper Reynard needs to start over, so she packs her bags and heads to Westport, Connecticut. There, she meets Leo Drakos, and is instantly taken by him. Promptly ignoring his wedding ring, she is determined to become his wife.

Joanna is Leo’s ex who, after all these years, is happy that he has come out of his depression and returned to his normal self. He has been busy with his children, and Joanna is determined to scoop him back up. There’s just one problem – Piper beat her to it. Joanna is hell-bent on finding something, anything, in Piper’s past to drag her through the dirt, and boy, does she hit the jackpot. After her discovery, however, she begins to fear for Leo’s and the children’s lives and is on a mission to loosen them from Piper’s grip.

Thanks to Netgalley for a review copy of this book.  

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella

Michelle

Ages 18+

Ghosts of HarvardCady Archer’s brother Eric was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and then took his own life last year, as a junior at Harvard. Now, as a freshman, Cady enters the Harvard campus desperately looking for answers and trying to understand her brother. The catch? She herself starts hearing voices. She’s not sure if she is also schizophrenic, but she believes the information she’s gathering from the ghosts are helping her to better understand her brother. Haunting and intriguing, this novel is not to be missed!

Thanks to Netgalley for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Romance

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Michelle

Ages 18+

Royal Holiday

When Vivian Forest’s daughter Maddie invites her on her business trip to England as a stylist for a royal family member, she’s hesitant but reluctantly agrees. There, Vivian meets Malcom Hudson, a charming man who has been working for the Queen for years. They are taken with each other, and flirtation turns into a holiday fling. This charming British-American romance won’t disappoint Guillory fans!

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

Michelle

Ages 18+

The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

The Book Charmer is the first in a new series by Karen Hawkins about a girl named Sarah Dove who has special powers to hear the books that speak to her. She grows up to be the librarian in her small town of Dove Pond, where she meets a city transplant named Grace Wheeler, who wants nothing to do with the small town she’s found herself in. However, Grace could be just what Dove Pond needs to save the town. This book has beauty and magic that bibliophiles are sure to love!

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Mystery, Netgalley Reviews, Thriller

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Michelle

Ages 18+

Libby Jones became an orphan at 6 months old. Now, at 25, she learns she has just inherited a house through a trust. She is now on a mission to uncover the story of her birth parents. In London, childhood friends Lucy and Clemency are headed to the very same house to discover secrets of their own. Jewell’s latest novel will keep readers on their toes until the very end!

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews, Romance

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

Michelle

Ages 18+

Twice in a Blue Moon

When Tate was a teenager, she took a trip to London with her grandmother. There, she met a boy her age named Sam, and his farmer grandfather. Tate and Sam fall hard and fast for each other, making the most of their short time together. Sam tells Tate he thinks his grandfather is dying but hasn’t told him, and Tate admits she’s the daughter of a famous film star living under wraps. She is sure she can trust Sam with her secret, until he reveals her story to the press. Heartbroken and betrayed, Tate swears she is done with Sam forever. That is, until he appears in her life more than a decade later and she has to decide whether to give him another chance.

Thanks to Netgalley for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews, Thriller

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

Michelle

Ages 18+

The Turn of the Key

Rowan Caine comes upon an ad for a live-in nanny with a salary almost too good to be true. She takes the position and is thrilled, but she is faced with something she never fathomed. Her time at Heatherbrae House is told through letters Rowan writes from her prison cell to an attorney she wants to hire, trying to convince him that she’s innocent and has nothing to do with the murder of the child she once took care of. Ruth Ware delivers another thriller with twists and turns no one will see coming.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Romance, Series

All The Beautiful Bodies by Danielle Porter

Michelle

Ages 18+

All The Beautiful Bodies (City of Darkness #1)

Author Eve Winters lives her life as secluded as possible. Everything changes, however, when she releases a tell-all memoir about her life as a prostitute and her affair with a married man.

Sophia Grayson, who is Eve’s former student and an author herself, attends Eve’s book signing, except Eve is MIA. An announcement is made that Eve has gone missing. Although disappointed, Sophia decides to delve into Eve’s memoir.

Filled with twists, turns, and scandals, All the Beautiful Bodies is a sexy thriller you don’t want to miss!

Thanks to the author for a review copy of this book.