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In My Mailbox

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These books came this week in the mail. The After Wife by Gigi Levangie Grazer via Librarything.com/ I got this one from Netgalley.com and Simon and Schuster. I also received this one from Netgalley.com.  The new book by Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin Between You and Me. I received this book The Beach Trees via Eagle Eye Bookstore in Decatur Georgia. I received Monarch Beach from Anita Hughes. I received this book from Alexandrea Weis.  The Secret Brokers is a new book following the end of Sacrifice.
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This book was the April book club book.    I had always wanted to read something by Elizabeth Noble.   The Reading Group was her debut. Synopsis: Nicole and Harriet decide to start a reading group in January.   Harriet is a not so happy house wife, but is she really as unhappy as she seems?   Nicole loves her husband and her family but does he love her?   Their group includes other members Claire, Mary, Susan, and Polly.     This story takes place through their lives and the book they read.   This book is set against the backdrop of London England.   What books will they read through the year? My Thoughts: I thought that I would be really excited about this book.    I didn’t find myself engrossed in this book.   I found it hard to love the characters.   I loved the setting of the book.     I hope that when I get a chance to read one of her other books I might like it better. I thought the reading selection for this group was interesting which included books that I have

Writer's Corner: Can You Remember? Blank Slate Kate Review and Give...

Writer's Corner: Can You Remember? Blank Slate Kate Review and Give... :  Heather is givingaway three copies (ebooks).

Can You Remember? Blank Slate Kate Review and Giveaway

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Heather graciously donated a copy of this book for  Beach Read.   S ynopsis:   Kate suddenly wakes up in a stranger's bed with no memory of who she is.  The only memories she has is of being seventeen years old.   The apartment she wakes up in is  Jake is  a bartender.  He decides to take her under his wing and help her figure out who she is.  He also asks for help from his friend Hannah.  What secrets will Kate uncover?   Will she uncover her past?   Kate explores Toronto with Jake in hopes of reclaiming her memory.   One night she gets a call from the police station saying that they might have answers to who she is.  Kate has to meet with her actual family.   Kate  struggles with the people in her life or how to  reconcile her past.  What will Kate end up deciding for her future?   My Thoughts:   This is the second book I have read about Amnesia.  I wondered would she retain all of her memories eventually?  Would she totally change from her p