June New Release: The First Mistake

The First Mistake

By Sandie Jones

4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

***I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.  I voluntarily reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. 

This is a mystery/thriller where the main character struggles with trusting herself in addition to trusting others in her life. 

Alice has a perfect life with her husband and daughter until a tragic accident takes her husband. Alice falls apart until she meets Nathan. Nathan helps Alice to get her life back on track.  They get married and have a daughter.  Nathan is her husband and her business partner. Life seems almost perfect again until strange things start to happen. Who can Alice Trust?  Can she trust her husband?

Sandie Jones is also the author of The Other Woman which I also enjoyed reading.

My Netgalley review:

Alice had a perfect life. She had a husband she loved, a great business, and a beautiful daughter, Sophie.  When Tom dies in a tragic accident she falls apart and does not know how to go on until she meets Nathan. Nathan helps her to recover. He is a great father to Sophie and they have a daughter together, Olivia.  Eventually Nathan joins Alice's company and they make a great team. Alice still has severe anxiety over someone walking out the door and never coming back so Nathan steps up to take care things she cannot handle.

One day something changes and Alice starts to get suspicious that maybe Nathan is having an affair. Little things start to happen and she turns to Beth, her best friend.  Beth understands cheating. Alice is so unsure of herself that she doesn't know if Nathan is cheating or if it is just her anxiety.  Can she trust Nathan?  Is it just all in her head?  What should she do?

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book. 

Mystery & Thrillers
Women's Fiction
Release Date: June 11, 2019

Titanic

We went on vacation last week. Of course I cannot pass up a Titanic exhibit, even if I have been there before. This was my 3rd visit to a Titanic exhibit.

The larger book is more of a catalog of pieces that been brought up to the surface. The smaller book is a book dedicated to the Las Vegas exhibit.

In 2012 and 2019 we visited the exhibit in Las Vegas which holds the largest piece of the ship ever brought to the surface.  Some people believe that this exhibit is haunted.  Delicate dishes and pieces of sheet music are on display along with pieces of the ship.
https://luxor.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/titanic.html

In 2016 we visited the exhibit in Pidgeon Forge, Tennessee  This exhibit seemed to be larger.  The gift shop was a lot larger than Las Vegas.
http://www.titanicpigeonforge.com/

When you visit an exhibition you will be given a ticket to board the Titanic. At the end of the tour you will search the names to see if you are a survivor of the Titanic.

I hope to visit the exhibit in Branson some time in the near future 

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

The Unhoneymooners 

By Christina Lauren

I really enjoyed this book. It was funny and sweet. A nice lighthearted beach read. 

Olive and Ethan end up on a "honeymoon" in a Hawaii...only they are not married and they do not get along. It is supposed to belong to Olive's twin sister and Ethan's brother but everyone at the wedding gets food poisoning except for Olive and Ethan.  Ten days sharing a room and pretending to married...how hard can it be?

This is my first Christina Lauren book.  I think I found a new favorite author. I will be looking for more of her books as soon as I finish this post.

Definitely worth reading!

Goodreads Giveaway: Aly's Fight

Aly's Fight

By Aly and Josh Taylor

Goodreads giveaways are an amazing way to be introduced to new books and new authors.

I am looking forward to reading more about Aly's story. They were first introduced to me through a TLC show called Rattled.  Honestly most of the couples I did not enjoy watching but Aly & Josh were my favorite. The show touched on Aly's fight with cancer and the couple's fight to have children. 

This is a beautiful family and I am looking forward to reading more about them. 

The book is really a beautiful book with multiple pages of color photos in the back.

May New Release: Familiar Strangers

Familiar Strangers

By Jackie Walsh

Mystery & Thrillers

***I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.  I voluntarily reviewed this book and all opinions are my own.

This is a debut book by Jackie Walsh.  Becca has many issues in her life. Her mom has early onset Alzheimers, she is only 55 years old and living in a care home.  She is mostly nonverbal and cannot care for herself.  Becca had a  very close relationship with her mom and feels a great emotional loss.  When her mother tells her that she is not her daughter and that she took her, Becca does not know what to believe. Of course, she believes it is impossible but the thoughts about it start to haunt her.

Soon she makes some not so good choices and her life starts to fall apart.  A women who is missing is looking for her but she does not know this woman.  The police start questioning her. She has problems at work and problems with family.

According to Amazon this books is available on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Here is my Netgalley review:

Becca is working two jobs to live on her home. Her mother has Alzheimers and is in a care facility. One day while visiting her mom tells her that she is not her daughter and that she took her. Her mom is mostly nonverbal so Becca cannot get anything else out of her mother. While this thought is running over and over through her head strange things start happening. A missing woman who was looking for her, the police asking questions, and she thinks someone has been in her apartment.

Becca does not know what is real and what is not. Her world is thrown into a tailspin and starts to one piece as a time fall apart. Did her mother take her? If so, how and why?  Who else knew?

The book also touches on the loss a family feels when living with a family member with Alzheimers.  There is a deep emotional loss between Becca and her mother.

This is a debut book by Jackie Walsh. It moves at nice pace and keeps the reader interested.  I enjoyed this book and would de definitely read more from this author. 

Thank you Netgalley and Hera for the opportunity to read and review this book. 

Mystery & Thrillers 
Pub Date: May 20, 2019

What am I reading?

Sunset Beach

By Mary Kay Andrews

There seems to be a bit of mystery in this new release from Mary Kay Andrews.  I love her beach reads when summer is getting near.  I am only 25% into this book but I very curious where it's going.

Drue has lost her mother and moved back near her father. She inherits her grandparents beach cottage and starts working for her father's law firm.  So far she is sticking her nose where her father thinks it doesn't belong.

As far as I'm concerned you cannot go wrong with Mary Kay Andrews. I have loved everything I had read by her.

New Release Cookbook: Plant-Based on a Budget

Plant-Based on a Budget

By Toni Okamoto

Release Date: May 14, 2019

I have been looking forward to this cookbook. Toni Okamoto has some great videos on YouTube.  (I have a bit of a cookbook addiction in addition to my book addiction.)