Weekly Reading Wrap Up (SP/IMWAYR?)

In between plenty of home improvement projects I've been getting quite a bit of reading time.  Choosing mostly fun, light and happy ending reads.  Need that type of distraction especially when I watch too much news.

Bad Day For Sunshine by Darynda Jones #1

Sunshine is the new sheriff of her hometown. Funny thing, she never ran for the position. She and her teenage daughter move back. Both are conflicted about this turn of events. Sun has an interesting background that give rise to questions about her daughter's father. On her first day on the job her daughter's new friend is kidnapped and thing are off an running. Great characters, with plenty of humor and twists kept the pages turning.

*Thank you to St Martin's Press/Netgalley for this review copy*

Sunrise on Half Moon Bay by Robyn Carr #4

Addie put her college on hold to help her sister out and take care of their parents with the agreement that Justine would then help her out. Justine and Addie aren't close as there is an 20 year age difference. Addie has trouble deciding what to do next and struggles with motivation. Justine is the opposite and finds it hard to understand why she just can't get it together. Justine's life takes a drastic turn and she moves in with Addie. They begin to not only get to know each other, but reinvent themselves together. An emotional story of family, finding love in unexpected places and learning what really matters.

*Thank you to Harlequin/NetGalley for this review copy*

What You Wish For by Katherine Center

Samantha has a dream job as the school librarian at a wonderful school.  The school's principal and his wife are not only great to work for they are friends.  When Max dies and a new principal is hired, Sam is blindsided to learn it is a former colleague.  She left that school when her crush turned into unrequited love. Duncan is not who she left behind. He has changed drastically and she sets out to figure out why or get rid of him before he totally changes the school she loves.  Both have pasts that they are keeping secret. Will they be able to reveal their true selves and have a second chance at love?  Loved the secondary characters just as much as Sam and Duncan.  A surprisingly great read.

*Thank you to St. Martin's Press/Netgalley for this review copy*

When You See Me by Lisa Gardner #11

FBI Kimberly Quincy teams up with Det. D.D. Warren and Flora Dane to figure out if serial killer Jacob Ness had anything to do with bodies that have been found in the mountains of Georgia. Flora has the unique position of surviving Jacob. Each strong woman brings expertise to the investigation that takes quite a twisty turn.  A page turner!

Twice In A Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

Tate is on vacation with her grandmother celebrating her high school graduation.  She meets Sam and they have an immediate connection.  Tate shares her true identity with him and he betrays that trust.  Fourteen years later, Tate is an up and coming actress, landing a fantastic part in a new movie.  Little does she know the writer is non other than Sam, her teenage crush.  Will she be able to put what happened behind her and work with Sam?  A fun, sweet read.  Started out listening on audio, but the narrator had an inflection in her voice that made it hard to listen, so I switched to print. 

*Thanks to Simon and Schuster Audio for this review copy*

Cemetery Road by Greg Iles (audio)

Marshall reluctantly returns home to Mississippi to run his father's newspaper.  They have been estranged for years. While home a good friend and father figure is killed under suspicious circumstances. As Marshall begins to investigate he meets resistance from a group that "runs" the town and has a choice to make. Uncover the secrets that might cost more than he is able to give or turn a blind eye.  Fast paced with plenty of twists.  Narrated by the brilliant Scot Brick.

*Thanks to HarperAudio for this review copy*

Also read:

Vendetta by Iris Johansen - fast paced, plenty of action
Hunting For A Highlander by Lynsay Sands - loved the heroine








Up Next:
Huckleberry Lake by Catherine Anderson
The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton


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