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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2016 Week #24

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week.  It’s a great post to organize yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment, and er… add to that ever growing TBR pile!

Happy Monday Everyone!!
Extra posts this week as I fill in for other bloggers plus it is going to be a hectic week away from the computer too.

Are you ready to Escape into some Good Books?

Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.

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Fixin' To Die (A Kenni Lowry Mystery)
Fixin’ To Die (A Kenni Lowry Mystery)
Release Date – June 14, 2016
The Great Escapes Book Tour stops here tomorrow!
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Rogues & Rascals in Goose Pimple Junction (Goose Pimple Junction
Rogues & Rascals in Goose Pimple Junction
Release Date – May 5, 2016
The Great Escapes Tour stops here on Thursday!

A Premonition of Murder (A Dream Club Mystery)
A Premonition of Murder (A Dream Club Mystery)
Release Date – June 7, 2016
Review will be up Saturday! 
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Since She Went Away
Since She Went Away
Release Date – June 21, 2016
Review will be posted soon! 
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ON DECK THIS WEEK

Murder at Redwood Cove
Murder at Redwood Cove
Release Date – October 13, 2015
My Flashback Friday Book hopefully for this week.
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Murder at the Mansion

Murder at the Mansion
Release Date – June 7, 2016
Janet will be my Special Guest next Tuesday!
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Engaged in Death (A Wedding Planner Mystery)

Engaged in Death (A Wedding Planner Mystery)
Stephanie will be my guest next week for Cozy Wednesday!
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Secret Lives and Private Eyes

Secret Lives and Private Eyes
The Great Escapes Tour stops her next Thursday!
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#Review / #Giveaway – House of the Hanging Jade by Amy Reade – Great Escapes Book Tour

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House of the Hanging Jade
by Amy Reade

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House of the Hanging Jade
Contemporary Fiction/Suspense
Setting – Hawaii
Lyrical Underground (April 26, 2016)
ASIN: B0138NHCMO
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Synopsis

A dark presence had invaded the Jorgensens’ house. On a spectacular bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, something evil is watching and waiting . . .

Tired of the cold winters in Washington, D.C. and disturbed by her increasingly obsessive boyfriend, Kailani Kanaka savors her move back to her native Big Island of Hawaii. She also finds a new job as personal chef for the Jorgensen family. The gentle caress of the Hawaiian trade winds, the soft sigh of the swaying palm trees, and the stunning blue waters of the Pacific lull her into a sense of calm at the House of Hanging Jade–an idyll that quickly fades as it becomes apparent that dark secrets lurk within her new home. Furtive whispers in the night, a terrifying shark attack, and the discovery of a dead body leave Kailani shaken and afraid. But it’s the unexpected appearance of her ex-boyfriend, tracking her every move and demanding she return to him, that has her fearing for her life . . .

Dollycas’s Thoughts

This is the first book by Amy Reade that I have read but it definitely will not be the last.

Kailani Kanaka has had enough of the harsh winters in Washington D.C. so she decides to return home to Hawaii. She quickly finds a job working as a personal chef for the Jorgensens. Barbie Jorgensen wants her family to eat more healthy foods, while her husband Lars, and the kids, Marcus and Justine, love things like chips, hamburgers and pot roast. She grows close to the children as she teaches them about more healthy treats and teaches them a little cooking as well. She is so happy and feels at home.

But things are a little more cloudy in the household. Mom seems to be having an affair with a doctor living in the guest house, and Dad seems to know but Kailani tries to remain neutral and putsthe kids needs first. Then the man is founds dead in the pool and Kailani wonders if Lars got rid of his competition. As if there is not enough drama, her ex, Geoffrey, from Washington, shows up and is determined to win her back. She had no serious feelings for him when she left but apparently he did. She becomes unnerved when she finds him stalking her and demanding they get back together.

First of all the Hawaiian setting and the Jogensen’s home sounds absolutely fabulous. I hope someday to see the surf and sand myself. I don’t understand how anyone could ever leave the islands to live somewhere like D.C.

The characters Amy Reade brings to life in the pages are vibrant, complex, and real.  Kailani has a good soul and tries to see the best in everyone. Her boyfriend goes from quirky to crazy in a hurry. Barbi Jorgensen seems to be into every man except for her husband. Lars is a good man, in a tough spot. The oldest son Marcus is having trouble adjusting to life in Hawaii. The family has recently moved from California. Justine is at a tender age so Kalani feels very protective of her. We also meet Kailani’s family and her friend, Liko, who becomes the children’s tutor.

The Jorgensen home is a house full of secrets and Kailani seems to be caught in the middle.

There are more than a few suspenseful moments in this book. One where Kailani gets up close and personal with a shark. I think I held my breathe the whole time I was reading about that adventure. But it was the final twist that had me almost hyperventilating. So good, so, so good!

This is a excellent piece of suspense fiction. I could easily see it made into a movie of the week.

perfect 2016

Dollycas
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About The Author

Amy M. Reade grew up in northern New York. After graduating from college and law school, she practiced law in New York City before moving to southern New Jersey, where she lives now with her husband, three children, dog, two cats, and a fish. She writes full time and is the author of Secrets of Hallstead House, a novel of romantic suspense set in the Thousand Islands region of New York, and The Ghosts of Peppernell Manor, a novel in the same genre set outside Charleston, South Carolina. Her third novel, House of Hanging Jade, is set in Hawaii and will be released in April, 2016. She is currently working on the first book of a series set in the United Kingdom (expected release date in early 2017). She loves cooking, reading, and traveling.

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April 25 – Back Porchervations – REVIEW

April 26 – Island Confidential – INTERVIEW, GIVEAWAY

April 27 – StoreyBook Reviews – GUEST POST, GIVEAWAY

April 28 – Musings and Ramblings – INTERVIEW

April 29 – Melina’s Book Blog –  REVIEW, GIVEAWAY

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Flashback Friday – Review/ #Giveaway – Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon

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On Flashback Fridays I will share with you the books I missed when they were first
released that have been screaming at me from my To-Be-Read bookshelf.

This week I chose a book from my Kindle shelf.

killer runKiller Run (Tourist Trap Mysteries)
5th in Series
Cozy Mystery
Setting – California
Publisher: Lyrical Underground (August 18, 2015)
Paperback: 198 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1601834188
E-Book ASIN: B00TNBLXX0
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 Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books, and More—has somehow been talked into sponsoring a 5k race along the beautiful California coast. The race is a fundraiser for the local preservation society—but not everyone is feeling so charitable…

The day of the race, everyone hits the ground running…until a local business owner stumbles over a very stationary body. The deceased is the vicious wife of the husband-and-wife team hired to promote the event—and the husband turns to Jill for help in clearing his name. But did he do it? Jill will have to be very careful, because this killer is ready to put her out of the running…forever!

Dollycas’s Thoughts

We return to California and the Coffee, Books, and More shop in South Cove. Jill and Greg are all set to take off on an Alaskan Cruise right after the Mission Run Event. Well there plans go South when a dead body is found during the race next to the running trail. The dead woman is part of a public relations firm that was hired to promote the event. Between you and me, I was so happy she was the victim. She was a real witch that rubbed me and others the wrong way quickly. She must have really ticked someone off to get killed.

If that isn’t enough to force Greg to cancel their getaway, there is a vandal on the loose and their only target seems the model train store. They are pretty persistent and damage is escalating. While Jill has the week off and Greg is tied up at the station, she decides to get a little redecorating done on the house she inherited. Of course, she is going to stick her nose into both investigations, this is Jill we’re talking about. The trouble is she may push someone too far and end up on a permanent vacation cruising right on up to the pearly gates.

All our favorite characters return and again the dialogue is spectacular. Aunt Jackie continues to bring the humor. Her gentleman friend Josh is the one the found the body and ends up in the hospital himself. That doesn’t slow Jackie down much at all. She has plans for him, plans for Jill, Jill’s home, the bookstore/coffee shop, and plans to keep Sasha, their part time employee busy too. All with a big smile on her face. This is a great set of characters.

As someone that helped organize events like the Mission Run, this story rang pretty true to life. The corporation or the group running the show gives just enough information for local groups to set up their individual event. Then they show up on the day the event is to take place and complain about the way things are set up or doesn’t meet their expectations. Been there, done that, and like in this story the local event was a great success in spite of corporate’s ideas. Well, except for the dead PR woman 🙂

Lynn Cahoon has written another story that draws the reader in from the start and entertains us thoroughly. The plot twists are tight and truly unexpected. I was totally caught off guard by some of the guilty parties. The two cases intertwined so well.  A nice blend of daily life, romance, mystery and mayhem. I really enjoy this series.

Murder on Wheels comes out February 2 and now I am all caught up and ready for it!

enjoyable 2016

Dollycas
Your Escape With A Good Book Travel Agent

About Lynn Cahoon
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Lynn Cahoon is an Idaho native. If you’d visit the town where she grew up, you’d understand why her mysteries and romance novels focus around the depth and experience of small town life. Currently, she’s living in a small historic town on the banks of the Mississippi river where her imagination tends to wander. She lives with her husband and two fur babies.

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Guidebook to Murder: (A Tourist Trap Mystery 1) Mission to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery Book 2) If the Shoe Kills (A Tourist Trap Mystery Book 3) Dressed To Kill (A Tourist Trap Mystery Book 4) Killer Run (A Tourist Trap Mystery) Murder on Wheels (A Tourist Trap Mystery Book 6)
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