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ALL IN by Simona Ahrnstedt

SYNOPSIS:
In the cutthroat world of Sweden’s financial elite, no one knows that better than corporate raider David Hammar. Ruthless. Notorious. Unstoppable. He’s out to hijack the ultimate prize: Investum. After years of planning, all the players are in place; he needs just one member of the aristocratic owning family on his side—Natalia De la Grip.

Elegant, brilliant, driven to succeed in a man’s world, Natalia is curious about David’s unexpected invitation to lunch. Everyone knows that he is rich, dangerous, and unethical. But she soon discovers he is also deeply scarred.

The attraction between these two is impossible, but the long Swedish nights unfold an affair that will bring to light shocking secrets, forever alter a family, and force both Natalia and David to confront their innermost fears and desires

AUTHOR BIO:
Simona Ahrnstedt was born in Prague and is a licensed psychologist, a cognitive behavioral therapist, and most importantly, a bestselling author. As her novels have swept bestseller lists in her native Sweden, she has become a spokesperson for books by women, for women, and about women. Her provocative women’s fiction has been sold in multiple languages as well as audio format. She lives outside of Stockholm, Sweden, with her two teenagers.

LINKS FOR AUTHOR:
http://simonaahrnstedt.se/
https://twitter.com/simonaahrnstedt
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4596292.Simona_Ahrnstedt

REVIEWS:
“A compelling story that has heat and heart.”—New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown

“All In is sexy, smart, and completely unputdownable. Breathtaking, from start to finish.” –New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare

“Everything a reader could want!”—New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James

“I’ve been searching for this feeling all year: this book left me absolutely breathless.” —New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren

OTHER LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzfaCo_MwaE
https://kimtalksbooks.com/tag/interview-with-simona-ahrnstedt/

 

THE BEAUTY OF THE END by Debbie Howells

SYNOPSIS

From the acclaimed author of The Bones of You comes a haunting and heartbreaking new psychological thriller about a man thrust into the middle of a murder investigation, forced to confront the secrets of his ex-lover’s past.

“I was fourteen when I fell in love with a goddess…”

So begins the testimony of Noah Calaway, an ex-lawyer with a sideline in armchair criminal psychology. Now living an aimless life in an inherited cottage in the English countryside, Noah is haunted by the memory of the beguiling young woman who left him at the altar sixteen years earlier. Then one day he receives a troubling phone call. April, the woman he once loved, lies in a coma, the victim of an apparent overdose—and the lead suspect in a brutal murder. Deep in his bones, Noah believes that April is innocent. Then again, he also believed they would spend the rest of their lives together.

While Noah searches for evidence that will clear April’s name, a teenager named Ella begins to sift through the secrets of her own painful family history. The same age as April was when Noah first met her, Ella harbors a revelation that could be the key to solving the murder. As the two stories converge, there are shocking consequences when at last, the truth emerges.

Or so everyone believes…

Set in a borderland where the past casts its shadow on the present, with a time-shifting narrative that will mesmerize and surprise, The Beauty of the End is both a masterpiece of suspense and a powerful rumination on lost love.

AUTHOR BIO
Debbie Howells is the author of The Bones of You, her debut thriller which sold internationally for six-figures in several countries. While in the past she has been a flying instructor, the owner of a flower shop, and a student of psychology, she currently writes full-time. Debbie lives in West Sussex with her family, please visit her online at DebbieHowells.com. Please visit her website at www.debbiehowells.com

LINKS FOR AUTHOR

http://sites.kensingtonbooks.com/debbiehowells/

https://twitter.com/debbie__howells

OTHER LINKS
Blog reviews:
http://www.prima.co.uk/leisure/book-club/a34628/author-interview-debbie-howells/
https://nudge-book.com/blog/2016/05/the-beauty-of-the-end-by-debbie-howells/
http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/2016-spotlight-the-beauty-of-the-end-by-debbie-howells/
http://www.the-bookreview.com/2016/04/the-beauty-of-end-by-debbie-howells.html
https://piratepatty.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/the-beauty-of-the-end-by-debbie-howells/
http://www.brookeblogs.com/2016/03/17/beauty-end-debbie-howells-review/

Author interviews:
http://www.sussexlife.co.uk/people/wiston_author_debbie_howells_on_her_new_book_1_4219359
http://www.sussexlife.co.uk/people/wiston_author_debbie_howells_on_her_new_book_1_4219359
https://blog.whsmith.co.uk/debbie-howells-exclusive-interview-bones/

 

YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE by Kevin O’Brien

SYNOPSIS

No Forgiveness

Andrea Boyle moved to Seattle to give her seventeen-year-old nephew, Spencer, a fresh start after the death of his parents. Andrea has found her own new beginning with Luke, a successful playwright and father of a teenage son, Damon. The boys appear to have little in common, but in truth they share a private torment…

No Remorse

When a tragedy befalls Damon, it’s just the beginning of a nightmare that unfolds. But the worst is yet to come once a dark secret from Spencer’s past is exposed. And when Luke is brutally attacked, both of their futures are at stake.

No Second Chance

Now it’s up to Andrea to prove Spencer’s innocence to the police–and to herself. Because for reasons she has revealed to no one, even Andrea can’t help questioning the truth–and fearing that she may be next to pay the ultimate price…

AUTHOR BIO

Before his thrillers landed him on the New York Times bestseller list, Kevin O’Brien was a railroad inspector who wrote novels at night. He moved from the train tracks to writing full-time in 1997, when his novel, Only Son, was picked up by Readers Digest and optioned for film, thanks to interest from Tom Hanks. Since then, five of his novels have been USA Today and New York Times bestsellers and his books have been published in into fourteen languages. O’Brien’s 17th novel, You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone, will be released by Kensington Publishing in August 2016. Born and raised in Chicago, he now lives in Seattle, where he is on the board of Seattle 7 Writers (www.seattle7writers.org), a collective of bestselling, award-winning authors that includes Garth Stein, Maria Semple, Jess Walters, Tim Robbins, Erik Larson, Terry Brooks, Erica Bauermeister, Susan Wiggs, Jennie Shortridge and Elizabeth George. Please visit Kevin online at KevinOBrienBooks.com.

LINKS FOR AUTHOR
http://www.kevinobrienbooks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kevinobrienfanpage

REVIEWS

https://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/youll-miss-me-when-im-gone

Praise for Kevin O’Brien’s Tell Me You’re Sorry

“If you want darkness, if you crave chills, this is the tale for you!” —Suspense Magazine

“Terrifying.” —Mystery Scene

OTHER LINKS
https://cayocosta72.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/youll-miss-me-when-im-gone-by-jennifer-d-hesse-published-by-kensington/
https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/

 

AFTER SHE’S GONE by Lisa Jackson

SYNOPSIS

In this explosive new thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson delves into the deep bond between two sisters and their shared dream that becomes a harrowing nightmare of madness, hatred and jealousy…

Cassie Kramer and her younger sister, Allie, learned the hazards of fame long ago. Together, they’d survived the horror of a crazed fan who nearly killed their mother, former Hollywood actress Jenna Hughes. Still, Cassie moved to L.A., urging Allie to follow. As a team, they’d take the town by storm. But Allie, finally free of small-town Oregon, and just that little bit more beautiful, also proved to be more talented—and driven. Where Cassie got bit parts, Allie rose to stardom. But now her body double has been shot on the set of her latest movie—and Allie is missing.

Police discover that the last call to Allie’s phone came from Cassie, though she has no recollection of making it. Instead of looking like a concerned relative, Cassie is starting to look like a suspect—the jealous sister who finally grew sick of playing a supporting role. As the tabloids go into a frenzy, Cassie ends up on a Portland psych ward. Is she just imagining the sinister figure who comes to her bedside, whispering about Allie—a visitor of whom there is no record? Is someone trying to help—or drive her mad?

Convinced she’s the only one who can find Allie, Cassie checks herself out of the hospital. But a sudden slew of macabre murders— each victim masked with a likeness of a member of Cassie’s family—makes Cassie fear for her safety and her sanity. The only way to end the nightmare is to find out what really happened to Allie. And with each discovery, Cassie realizes that no one can be trusted to keep her safe—least of all herself…

AUTHOR BIO

Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy-five novels, including Close to Home, Tell Me, Deserves to Die, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, and Shiver. She has over twenty million copies of her books in print in nineteen languages. She lives with her family and three rambunctious dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Readers can visit her website at lisajackson.com and find her on Facebook.

LINKS FOR AUTHOR

https://twitter.com/readlisajackson

http://www.lisajackson.com/

https://www.facebook.com/lisajacksonfans

REVIEWS

Outstanding Praise For The Novels Of Lisa Jackson

Close To Home

“Jackson definitely knows how to jangle readers’ nerves…Close to Home is perfect for readers of Joy Fielding or fans of Mary Higgins Clark.” —Booklist

Tell Me

“Absolutely tension filled…Jackson is on top of her game.” —Suspense Magazine

You Don’t Want To Know

“Lisa Jackson shows yet again why she is one of the best at romantic suspense. A pure nail biter.” –Harlan Coben, # 1 New York Times bestselling author

“Shiveringly good suspense! Lisa Jackson ratchets up the tension as one woman’s desperate search for her missing son takes her to the very brink of losing her husband, her sanity, her very self. Each chapter will leave you wondering who to trust. The answer: You don’t want to know…” –Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author

Devious

“Terrifying…a creepy thriller sure to please Jackson’s many fans.” —Publishers Weekly

Without Mercy

“Her latest whodunit hits all the marks, taking readers on a nail-biting roller-coaster ride.” –Library Journal

“A juicy creep-a-thon…builds to a surprising cliffhanger ending.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Malice

“Taut, twisty…Malice displays the skilled Jackson at her best yet.” —The Providence Journal

OTHER LINKS
http://littlemissbookmark.blogspot.com/2015/12/book-review-after-shes-gone-by-lisa.html
https://cadburypom.wordpress.com/2015/12/20/after-shes-gone-by-lisa-jackson-3-0-stars/
http://www.debbish.com/books-literature/after-shes-gone-by-lisa-jackson/
http://publishersweekly.com/978-1-61773-465-6

Interview:
https://www.newinbooks.com/interview-with-lisa-jackson-author-of-after-shes-gone/

 

DIE DIE BIRDIE by J.R. Ripley

SYNOPSIS

For Amy Simms, hatching a birding shop in her hometown of Ruby Lake, North Carolina, hasn’t exactly been a breeze. But could a deadly discovery clip her wings for good?

It’s just days before Amy plans to open Birds & Bees on the first floor of her creaky Victorian house, but delayed seed shipments have prevented the fledging owner from stocking her shelves. And it doesn’t help that Amy’s best friend and business partner is out of town indefinitely. With locals skeptical about the niche shop taking flight, the last thing Amy needs now is a dead man in her storeroom—or for a crotchety tenant to catch her holding a bloody birdfeeder hook over his body . . .

Pigeonholed as a leading murder suspect by police and lacking a solid alibi, Amy’s delving into the victim’s ugly past and buzzing around Ruby Lake for clues on his killer . . . before she ends up like so many of her beloved feathery friends—trapped behind bars!

AUTHOR BIO

J.R. Ripley is the pen name of Glenn Meganck, the critically acclaimed author of the Tony Kozol mystery series. As a member of the Mystery Writers of America, he has chaired the Edgar committee for Best Original Paperback novel and served on the Best Short Story Committee. As a member of the International Association of Crime Writers, he has served on the Hammett Award committee for Best Novel. When not writing books, Glenn is writing songs, often singing them to the consternation of his audience and neighbors, or involved in one of his many passions, none of which have involved any of the dead bodies that seem to keep cropping up in his mysteries. For more information about him, visit glennmeganck.com.

LINKS FOR AUTHOR
http://www.glennmeganck.com/
https://www.facebook.com/GlennEricMeganck/

OTHER LINKS
https://cayocosta72.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/die-die-birdie-by-j-r-ripley-published-by-kensington/
http://www.escapewithdollycas.com/great-escapes-virtual-book-tours/upcoming-great-escapes-book-tours/die-die-birdie-j-r-ripley/
https://teaandtales1.wordpress.com/

 

THE LAST ROAD HOME by Danny Johnson

SYNOPSIS

From Pushcart Prize nominee Danny Johnson comes a powerful, lyrical debut novel that explores race relations, first love, and coming-of-age in North Carolina in the 1950s and ’60s.

At eight years old, Raeford “Junebug” Hurley has known more than his share of hard lessons. After the sudden death of his parents, he goes to live with his grandparents on a farm surrounded by tobacco fields and lonesome woods. There he meets Fancy Stroud and her twin brother, Lightning, the children of black sharecroppers on a neighboring farm. As years pass, the friendship between Junebug and bright, compassionate Fancy takes on a deeper intensity. Junebug, aware of all the ways in which he and Fancy are more alike than different, habitually bucks against the casual bigotry that surrounds them–dangerous in a community ruled by the Klan.

On the brink of adulthood, Junebug is drawn into a moneymaking scheme that goes awry–and leaves him with a dark secret he must keep from those he loves. And as Fancy, tired of saying yes’um and living scared, tries to find her place in the world, Junebug embarks on a journey that will take him through loss and war toward a hard-won understanding.

At once tender and unflinching, The Last Road Home delves deep into the gritty, violent realities of the South’s turbulent past, yet evokes the universal hunger for belonging.

AUTHOR BIO

Danny Johnson writes novels and short stories whose characters tend to represent the disenfranchised in our culture, examining their struggles in a society that does not acknowledge their value. He is an active member of The North Carolina Writer’s Network and has served as fiction judge for the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities Writing Contest. His work has appeared in Remembrances of Wars Past Anthology, South Writ Large, Sheepshead Review, A Southern Journal, and Fox Chase Review, among others.

LINKS FOR AUTHOR
http://www.authordannyjohnson.com/index.html
https://twitter.com/dittybopper
https://www.facebook.com/authordannyjohnson

REVIEWS

“This novel is sure to join the rich canon of Southern literature.” –Anna Jean Mayhew, author of The Dry Grass of August

“In this intense and well‑written debut novel, Danny Johnson probes deep into the cauldron of racial relations in the 1960’s South. The Last Road Home  introduces an exciting new voice in Southern Literature.” –Ron Rash, author ofAbove the Waterfall

“In The Last Road Home, Danny Johnson evokes a South that in many ways may be gone, thank the Lord. Yet Johnson’s compelling and heartfelt rendering of Junebug and Fancy couldn’t be more charged and alive. The long dramatic arc of their deep and ever evolving relationship traces a time and a place giving way to change in violent fits and starts. Yet this is no sociological treatise. It’s a flesh and blood story about two people, who risk just about everything time and time again, for nothing more and nothing less than to love each other.” –Tommy Hays, author of In The Family Way

The Last Road Home took me straight into the heart of a wounded boy who becomes a complicated man. By the end of this stunning novel, I felt I’d come to understand humans better than I had before, how we come to be the way we are: tender and full of fury. I don’t recall having such a reaction to a novel.  Author Danny Johnson shrinks from nothing. I say: read it!” –Peggy Payne, author of Cobalt Blue

“Johnson’s moving novel beautifully portrays the ways in which his young characters struggle to overcome the history that has so fully shaped their lives.” –John Gregory Brown, author of Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery

 

UPTOWN THEIF by Aya de Leon

SYNOPSIS

In this sexy, heart-stopping tale, one smart, sizzling mami robs the rich and protects the exploited–until one heist too many puts everything at stake. . .

Marisol Rivera barely survived being abused with nowhere to turn. So there’s nothing she won’t do to keep her Lower East Side women’s health clinic open and give disadvantaged women new lives. Running an exclusive escort service for New York City’s rich and powerful 1% is the perfect way to bankroll her business–not to mention the perfect cover for robbing corrupt CEOs. And when times get even tougher, pulling a heist on a mega-billionaire will secure the clinic’s future–and her gorgeous crew’s–for good. . .

There’s just one problem: Marisol didn’t anticipate bad news even more dangerous than her curves. A seductive ex-cop who’s too close for comfort, and a powerful thug with a score to settle, are turning Marisol’s precise planning and seductive fail-safes into insidious traps. Now this beautiful modern-day Robin Hood will have to play some lethal wild cards without rules or limits to save those she loves–and live to steal another day. . .

AUTHOR BIO

Aya de Leon teaches creative writing in UC Berkeley’s African American Studies Department. Her work has been acclaimed in The Village Voice, The Washington Post, and American Theatre Magazine. Her writing has been featured in Guernica, Essence, Ebony, xojane and Bitch Magazine. Visit her online at ayadeleon.com, on Twitter @AyadeLeon, or on Facebook.

LINKS FOR AUTHOR
https://ayadeleon.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/AyadeLeon
https://www.facebook.com/ayadeleonwrites/

OTHER LINKS
http://www.thefeministwire.com/2016/03/poetry-for-people/