Wishing you all a Happy Halloween. Don’t forget the candy.

BOOK DETAILS:
Heartless
by Sybil Bartel
(Alpha Bodyguard #9)
Publication date: November 23rd 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

Bodyguard.

Sentry. 

Explosives expert.

There was a reason I was the only Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician in the Marines who’d never sustained any injuries. I didn’t take risks. Ever. My actions were precise. My thoughts were controlled, and I lived by one creed—no second chances.

Except serving my country as an EOD in the Marines had a shelf life. Promoted off the front lines, I didn’t want to ride out my career behind a desk. A civilian job with the best security firm in the business seemed like a better solution… until a frightened client with haunted eyes lied to me about everything. 

Now she was going to find out how heartless a bodyguard could be.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53710688-heartless
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Author Biography

Sybil Bartel grew up in Northern California with her head in a book and her feet in the sand. She dreamt of becoming a painter but the heady scent of libraries with their shelves full of books drew her into the world of storytelling. She loves the New Adult genre, but any story about a love so desperately wrong and impossibly beautiful makes her swoon.
Sybil now resides in Southern Florida and while she doesn’t get to read as much as she likes, she still buries her toes in the sand. If she isn’t writing or fighting to contain the banana plantation in her backyard, you can find her spending time with her handsomely tattooed husband, her brilliantly practical son and a mischievous miniature boxer…

But Seriously?

Here are ten things you probably really want to know about Sybil.

She grew up a faculty brat. She can swear like a sailor. She loves men in uniform. She hates being told what to do. She can do your taxes (but don’t ask). The Bird Market in Hong Kong freaks her out. Her favorite word is desperate…or dirty, or both—she can’t decide. She has a thing for muscle cars. But never reply on her for driving directions, ever. And she has a new book boyfriend every week—don’t tell her husband.

To find out more about Sybil Bartel, be sure to follow her on Twitter (she loves to hear about your favorite book boyfriend!), visit her website, like her on Facebook or join her Facebook group Book Boyfriend Heroes for exclusive excerpts and giveaways.

Author links:

http://sybilbartel.com/Home.html

https://www.facebook.com/sybilbartelauthor

https://twitter.com/SybilBartel

https://www.instagram.com/sybil.bartel/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7893521.Sybil_Bartel

BOOK DETAILS:
Prom House
by Chelsea Mueller
Published by: Underlined (Penguin Random House)
Publication date: May 4th 2021
Genres: Thriller, Young Adult

Synopsis:

What happens when the best night of your life turns into the worst? Full of menace and suspense, this is an unputdownable thriller—and a trade paperback original.

When Kylie walks into the gorgeous beach house, it’s a dream come true. She still can’t believe she talked her parents into letting her spend the weekend down the New Jersey shore after Prom. Kylie, her boyfriend Liam, and their friends have rented the most amazing party house—and it’s all theirs. Prom was awesome, but this is going to be even better.

Except there’s a little problem. A violent storm hits the beach and the power goes out—and there’s no sign it’s coming back. Candles and camping lanterns wasn’t the vibe they were going for, but everyone wants to make the most of it. Until people start disappearing . . . and turning up dead. Kylie’s terrified. Is somebody’s prom date a killer?Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55400121-prom-house
Pre-order: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3me5PbG

Author Biography

Chelsea Mueller writes gritty, twisty fantasy and thriller novels for adults and teens. She loves bad cover songs, good fight scenes, and every soapy YA drama Netflix can put in her queue. Chelsea lives in Texas and has been known to say y’all.

For the latest updates, visit ChelseaMueller.net or follow @ChelseaVBC on Twitter and Instagram.
Author links:

http://chelseamueller.net/

https://www.instagram.com/ChelseaVBC/

https://www.facebook.com/ChelseaMuellerAuthor

https://twitter.com/ChelseaVBC

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15515427.Chelsea_Mueller

BOOK DETAILS:
Hidden in the Capitol
by B. Ivy Woods
(In The Capitol, #3)
Publication date: November 20th 2020
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

Synopsis:

Sometimes things are better left alone.

Eve Jackson stumbles upon a secret that was never meant to see the light of day. She’s a journalist and it’s her job to find the story. But when she becomes the story, it’s time to get out of dodge. With the help of Kane Slade, the man who is the opposite of everything she thinks she wants, she bolts out of town.⠀
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Kane doesn’t think twice about rescuing Eve. He happens to be in the right place at the right time. He also believes they could rekindle the chemistry they had during a one night stand several years ago. Most days he can be found running a foundation that supports veterans, but has always been secretive about his side gigs. After things get heated in Washington DC, he invites Eve to stay with him in his hometown, Capitol, Virginia. What starts out as a small vacation quickly turns dangerous.⠀
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Nothing stays hidden in the Capitol for long.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55430624-hidden-in-the-capitol
Pre-order: Amazon: https://amzn.to/34cM65T

Author Biography

B. Ivy Woods has been writing for as long as she can remember. After getting her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Environmental Policy and a Master’s in Energy Policy and Law and working in the environmental field for several years, she decided to become a stay-at-home mom. That is when thoughts of a writing career really took off. Although she competed in NaNoWriMo multiple times, 2019 was the first year that she won. This win inspired her to make writing a career. Her debut novel will be self-published in 2020.

Although she is originally from New York City, she currently lives in the DMV (Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia) with her husband, daughter, dog, and cat.

Author links:

https://bivywoods.com/

https://twitter.com/bretagey

https://www.facebook.com/BIvyWoods/

https://bivywoods.com/newsletter/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/bivywoodsbooks/

https://www.instagram.com/bretagey/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20135710.B_Ivy_Woods

BOOK DETAILS:
Smoke Screen
by K. Nilsson
(The Blue Trilogy, #2)
Publication date: October 2020
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

Synopsis:She was a distraction. He was a mistake.

Now they’re in each others’ way.

Rookie investigator Devyn Foster knows the pain of losing family. It’s what drives her to do what she does – finding the missing and the lost and returning them to their families.

Her latest assignment is no different, finding the computer a whiz who disappeared while working on a mysterious project. Even though his case has gone cold, she won’t let his elderly parents suffer. She will find him and return him back to them.

But that was before the one-night stand that changed everything…

Private Investigator Max Carson has never let anything—or anyone—stop him from getting the job done. So when he’s hired to track down a software program that could change the world, that’s exactly what he’s going to do… until he finds himself in a dead heat with a woman who’s just as determined as he is to get the job done on her own terms.

Now Max has to deal with two problems: how to get Devyn out of the way… and out of his heart.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42514585-smoke-screen
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Author Biography

K. Nilsson’s love of reading began with the Bobbsey twins. When she ran across some Italian True Romance novellas stashed in the attic, the musty serials hooked her on adult fiction. Though black and white photos were dramatic enough to know what the stories were about, she taught herself to read in Italian and translated them to her friends.  She’s an unapologetic reviewer of books, restaurants, and vacation destinations.  An amateur photographer, K. loves taking editorial photos and documenting her travels. Her personal philosophy, sleeping is a waste of time.

Author links:

http://kimbernilsson.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kimbernilsson/

https://twitter.com/kimber_nilsson

https://www.facebook.com/kimbersworld

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17022263.K_Nilsson

BOOK DETAILS:
Tell Me S’more
by Beth Merlin
(The Campfire Series, #4)
Published by: Firefly Hill Press
Publication date: April 27th 2021
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary

Synopsis:

Camp Chinooka was supposed to be a place of inspiration, the place where Perry Gilman would finally compose his symphonic masterpiece. But four years later, Perry Gillman isn’t any closer to his dream of becoming a world-renown musician. Instead, he fell love in with Gigi Goldstein and he thought that love would be enough. Now, struggling to find the right subject for a new musical while hustling as a piano player at a local jazz bar, he can’t help but measure his own shortcomings to his famous father’s monstrous success. So, when he stumbles onto the idea to write a musical about the life and times of Elizabeth I, everything finally changes. The musical is an international sensation and suddenly, Perry is on the fast track to superstardom. 

However, fame and success come at a price. When his relationship with Gigi is thrown into a tailspin, he must decide whether to follow his dream for which he fought for so long or sacrifice it all for true love. 

Told from Perry’s perspective, Tell Me S’more shows that there are two sides to every story and a cost to every choice.Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45012181-tell-me-s-more
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Author Biography

Beth Merlin has a BA from The George Washington University where she minored in Creative Writing and a JD from New York Law School. She’s a native New Yorker who loves anything Broadway, rom-coms, her daughter Hadley, and a good maxi dress. She was introduced to her husband through a friend she met at sleepaway camp and considers the eight summers she spent there to be some of the most formative of her life. One S’more Summer is Beth’s debut novel.
Author links:

http://www.bethmerlin.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16493075.Beth_Merlin

https://twitter.com/bethmerlin80

https://www.facebook.com/bethfmerlin/

https://www.instagram.com/bethfmerlin/

Goodreads Blurb

Finally, a simplified explanation of Schrodinger’s cat paradox for quantum mechanics enthusiasts!

Have you been lying awake at night pondering quantum superposition? Have you fretted about how to explain its flawed interpretation? Are you a fan of Schrodinger’s cat? Or do you know someone who is? This is the book for you!

Award-winning physicist, quantum enthusiast and bestselling author of the Baby University series Chris Ferrie, has transformed Schrodinger’s paradox into a whimsical poem perfect for science fans or anyone who enjoys using cats and boxes to explain science experiments.

My Review: Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I must start by saying Math is my worst subject and I never took Physics. Probably the worst person to understand this book. I was hoping to learn something, but I was more confused at the end then I was at the beginning of this book. I was glad for the brief bio on Mr. Schrodinger, since I had no idea who he was. I think the illustrations were fun. The story was written in verse form that might have made it a little more complex to understand. I don’t feel like this story will be understood by children. Quantum theory left be stumped and clueless just like Schrodinger. I must stick to what I know.

Author Biography

Chris Ferrie is a physicist, mathematician and father of four budding young scientists. He obtained his doctorate in Mathematical Physics from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada and is currently a faculty member at the Centre for Quantum Software and Information in Syndey, Australia. Chris believes it is never too early to introduce children to the wild and wonderful world of science!

Goodreads Blurb

Plucky, purple-haired Isabella, star of the New York Times bestselling picture book series, is back for another adventure!

Just how high can a little girl dream?

A big event has Isabella ready to leave home at the crack of dawn. But that’s a motion her parents are not likely to pass. After a two-to-one vote, it’s decided that some things need to happen before Isabella can leave the house—like eating breakfast and brushing her teeth!

If her house is going to work like a democracy, Isabella knows what she has to do; call an assembly and campaign her way out the door!

Taking inspiration from the women who trail blazed their way onto the political map of America, Isabella celebrates the women who were first to hold their offices. And if Isabella can get her parents out the door, she might just witness the first woman voted into the highest position of all…

My Review 3 out of 5 Stars

The right to vote should be everyone’s right, regardless of gender. I am very proud to say that I have the right to vote and have my voice heard, because of the many women who fought for the right to vote, while putting themselves in danger, in order for all women to have the right to vote.

Isabella is super adorable and she changes her name and her outfits to resemble the many leading ladies in politics. The illustrations are adorable. What I think was lacking from this book is that most children wouldn’t know who the first female, major or governor is by just using the first name of the lady. The book doesn’t detail who these fabulous ladies are during the story. At the end of the book it does give a background description of these outstanding ladies and a timeline.

I’m not quite sure younger children will understand the story. I loved that at the end Isabella want was going to the Capital to see a woman be named as president. I hope I get to see this in my lifetime. Women in politics continue to push boundaries and I hope that the world can see that a woman can lead a whole country.

Author Biography

Jennifer Fosberry is a science geek turned children’s book author. After working in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley and running away to Costa Rica for a few years, she returned to the San Francisco Bay area to read, write, raise kids, and get out of doing the housework. She lives with her husband and three children and her little dog, too.