Dosed to Death
Up-and-coming Medical Examiner’s Assistant in Kenzie Kirsch needs a break from her work – but instead finds herself dealing with more death than ever!
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Doctored Death
Something just doesn’t add up, and Kenzie is determined to find out what’s going on at Champlain House – even if it means risking her career and life.
Excerpt from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Ballad goes back to when President Snow was a boy, assigned to be a mentor to one of the tributes. While he was born into a high-ranking family, they were devastated by the war, and while Panem is being rebuilt, it is still a struggle for them to get enough to eat from day to day. He tries to keep their dire circumstances as secret and his ability to get into university on a scholarship prize hinges on his performance as a mentor.
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Excerpt from The Chain
I am almost finished reading The Chain by Adrian McKinty. A fascinating read, lots of suspense and thrills! It is not just a kidnap thriller, there is so much more to it.
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Tattooed Teardrops just $0.99
This deal will only be up for a few days. Get the winner of the 2016 Top Fiction award selection by the In the Margins Committee, the first book in the Tamara’s Teardrops series.
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Excerpt from After Anna
I have just started After Anna by Lisa Scottoline. Scottoline writes some amazing plots. In this book, there are two point of views, Maggie’s, which is running forward in time from when she meets Anna and Noah’s, which is running backward in time from the point at which his verdict will be read. At some point they will intersect, and I will have the full story. Or almost. Maybe. Being able to tell two stories from two different viewpoints and reveal the plot points in just the right order is an amazing talent.
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Excerpt from Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
I don’t often say this, but I loved this book! I had scrolled past Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling more than once, but I’m glad I stopped and looked at it this time. This is a middle school/young adult novel about Aven, a girl born with no arms. Having moved to Arizona halfway through the school year, she has to make new friends. A big challenge after spending her whole life in Kansas, where she grew up with the same kids since kindergarten.
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Excerpt from An Anonymous Girl
The other book I am reading right now is Greer Hendricks’s and Sarah Pekkanen’s An Anonymous Girl. A psychological thriller, Jessica Ferris signs up to participate in a study on ethics and morality, which grows more and more involved and bizarre. Jess is encouraged to share all of her secrets, and she doesn’t want to answer all of Dr. Shields’ questions, but she needs the money for participating in the study.
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Excerpt from Carve the Mark
It’s been a long time since I read anything by Veronica Roth (author of the Divergent series). Carve the Mark is an engaging sci fi set in a galaxy with magical gifts, various kinds of planets, warring nations, and families fated to conflict with each other. Nice deep characterization, vibrant worlds, and plenty of conflict will keep you turning the pages.
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Books for Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. If you’ve been hanging around my blog for a while, you know that I frequently write about mental illness in both my books and on my blog.
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