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The Gift of Goodbye  By Louise Cypress Caleb will do anything to protect the people he loves--and his grandma is top of that list, especially now that she has Alzheimer's disease. After Emma accidentally insults Grams, Caleb lashes out and makes fun of Emma's dyslexia. Emma's best friend Sydney rushes to her defense, starting a girls versus boys cartoon war that involves the whole sixth grade. Pencils ready, students of Whitman Elementary, prepare to battle! When Sydney starts taking art lessons from Grams, she connects with Grams in a way that Caleb can't. Love, lost memories, and new friendships enable powerful conversations to happen, especially about the toughest topic of all--Alzheimer's disease. If you're looking for a book to read with your kids to help them process a loved one moving to a memory care unit, this is it. Audience: Young Reader+ Review:  Wow! This book is emotional, beautiful, and so full of knowledge for ALL ages! I loved t...

Girl Gone Ghost By Dawn Husted A cheerleader with a reputation. A ghost who wants justice. Two lives bound together until the killer is found.  Sonora’s popularity means more to her than a new Michael Kors purse. With Fall Fling around the corner, she’s on the lookout for the perfect gown in the small Texas town. But a ghost has different plans.  When her best friend’s body floats ashore Brushy Creek, Sonora is haunted by the corpse-like spirit. The incessant ghost refuses to leave Sonora alone. She must risk death and sanity to find her friend’s killer. If Sonora isn’t careful, she’ll be the next victim.  Girl Gone Ghost  is a standalone novel. If you like  gripping suspense ,  sizzling chemistry , and  dark secrets , then you’ll love Dawn Husted’s mystery, thriller romance.  *Perfect for fans of We Were Liars, Pretty Little Liars, and The Sixth Sense. Review:  I loved this book! Dawn does an amazing job with this ghost story, you c...

Gentleman Nine By Penelope Ward Growing up, the three of us were friends. He was the nerd. I was the playboy. She was the beauty. Deep down, I only ever wanted her. I kept it inside because Rory and I made a pact that our friend, Amber, was off-limits. He lied. I went off to college, and he got the girl. Amber never knew how I felt. They were together for years—before he broke her heart. Through it all and across the miles, she and I casually stayed in touch. When my job sent me to Boston for a three-month contract position, Amber let me stay in her spare room. Still reeling from her breakup, she’d sworn off men. One night, I opened her computer to find the shock of my life. She’d hesitantly contacted a male escort company. Afraid to date and get her heart broken again, she was looking for sex with no strings. Every emotion imaginable ran through me: protectiveness, jealousy—curiosity. Amber had chosen Gentleman Number Nine and sent him a message. She opened up ...

Watching You By Shannon Greenland Viola’s always been  that  girl from  that  family, so a scholarship to a prestigious private school in Florida was supposed to be her ticket out of poverty and into a brand-new life. But Viola’s secrets have followed her. Her relationship with the intelligent and gorgeous Riel should have been the salvation she needed—he understands her troubled past better than anyone. But then weird things start to happen. Frightening messages. Missing personal items. The unsettling feeling that she’s being watched. Viola’s never been one to give her trust easily, but she’ll need to trust in Riel if she’s going to survive her stalker. Because she’s not fighting for a new life anymore—she’s fighting to stay alive. Review:  Watching You has great values with more STEM main characters, and stays intense with suspense as you navigate through the story. Stalking is scary no matter how severe and it happens to young women a lo...

The Accidental Assassin By Nichole Chase Ava McKenzie is a creature of habit. Life is passing her by and she has nothing to show for it. She’s had the same job since she started college, she orders the same dish every time she goes to her favorite restaurant, and only reads books from authors she knows. There is nothing new or surprising in her life… until her best friend marries a man from London. When her newlywed friend asks her to house-sit while she honeymoons, Ava jumps at the chance. She thinks this could be the very thing she needs to shake up her life. Ava throws herself head first into her new lifestyle; she wants to try everything, go everywhere, and never get stuck in a rut again. Of course, offing a man in a car garage hadn’t been one of the things on her list to try. Owen Walker spends every day in a new place with a new case. As one of the most renowned assassins in the world, he has his choice of marks—and he’s never failed in a mission. When a new hit takes him b...

A Thousand Boy Kisses By Tillie Cole  One kiss lasts a moment. But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime. One boy. One girl. A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade. A bond that neither time nor distance can break. A bond that will last forever. Or so they believe.  When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation? Rune's heart was broken two years ago when Poppy fell silent. When he discovers the truth, he finds that the greatest heartache is yet to come.  A stand-alone young adult tearjerker romance, recommended for ages fourteen and up. Review:  Okay, well..... I started this one months ago! But I quickly found out it would destroy me, and ha...

This series is AMAZING!!! You NEED it in your life! I received it as an ARC while I was on vacation, I just got back into town two days ago, AND summer classes started! Wooo! I'm part way through and will update my review once I finish (hopefully later today!), but I wanted to post this up for the blog tour! Book 1 and 2 are officially out as of yesterday!!! Go get them, NOW!!! :)) The Girl and Her Ren (Book 2) by Pepper Winters “What do you do when you write down all your secrets? No…that’s not enough. What do you do when you write down all your secrets and the one person who should never read them does? I’ll tell you what you do. You hope.” REN Ren didn’t know the meaning of love until he took Della for his own. To begin with he hated her, but as the months bled into years, he learned the opposite of hate, dedicating his life to giving her everything. Every sacrifice, every gift, he gave wholeheartedly. But then love turned to lust and ruined everything. DELLA I was ...