Dark Circles

Let's take a break from reviewing books.  I recently noticed that I have dark circles under my eyes, probably because I have been going to bed late as I stay up late reading.

It got me thinking that I should do something about it - besides cutting my reading time at bedtime.  So I invested in a Dark Circle Corrector and love the results..

Are dark circles making you look older than you feel? Do you have too little time to work, let alone take care of those telltale signs of weariness? Anew Clinical Absolute Even Dark Circle Corrector is here to save you the stress and brighten your eyes! This eye cream contains Shadow Erase Complex which is designed to fight dark under eye circles three ways:

1. Brightens the look of dark circles with self-adjusting sheer optics
2. Visibly reduces under eye shadows
3. Smoothes the texture of skin of the eye areas
 
BENEFITS • Reduces the look of dark under eye circles
• Brightens appearance of eyes
• Smoothes texture of eye areas
• Non-greasy, non-oily and non-sticky

Review: Leilani's Gift

Leilani's Gift by Bette Lee Crosby
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sometimes you have to put down the books about serial killers, psychos and thrillers and just read a down to earth warm book. This story was just that. Read in one day, I really didnt want it to end.

Leilani lives in Hawaii and she "feels" things. Like she knew when the storm was going to hit her island and ruin everything in its path. No one believes her. But the storm came and devastated everything in its path. Including Island Palms, the new resort on the island.

But when the resort is re-built and Leilani becomes friends with the new owner, again her gift - or curse - threatens to touch the people she loves. This is a story of love, faith and the future....and Bette Lee Crosby brings it all out in this book.

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Review: Big Lies in a Small Town: A Novel

Big Lies in a Small Town: A Novel by Diane Chamberlain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have read quite a few of Chamberlain's books and loved everyone of them. But I must admit this one is now my favorite. I am not a fan of the ending (that's just me) and almost gave it 4 stars because of it. But after pondering it for a while, I realized the story itself was really worth 5 stars.

It hit me in the heart. Such a warm story which switches back and forth between Anna (1940) and Morgan (2018) . Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold—until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to leave prison, she accepts. What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets.

This description alone got a hold of me. But when the story jumps back to Anna in the 1940s and her part in the mural, what heartaches she went through...I was totally hooked. The story kept me turning pages way past my bedtime to absorb more of this amazing story.

This is a must read. I thank #netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book and Diane Chamberlain for writing such a powerful book that makes you think about love, family, consequences, relationships and the extents people will go through to survive. Place this on your TBR list. (Available January 14, 2020)

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Review: Say You're Sorry

Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After the devastating loss of her husband in Iraq, Morgan Dane returns to Scarlet Falls, seeking the comfort of her hometown. Now, surrounded by family, she’s finally found peace and a promising career opportunity—until her babysitter is killed and her neighbor asks her to defend his son, Nick, who stands accused of the murder.

So Morgan gives it all up to defend Nick because she believes he is innocent. But proving it is another story. I loved this book because I for one, could not have guessed at who did it until the very end. Most of the time the whole case felt so hopeless that I really thought there would be a different outcome.

Also loved the relationship Morgan has with PI Lance Kruger and since this is book 1, I am sure I will be reading more about these two. #KindleUnlimited

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Review: Slater

Slater by Tina Hogan Grant
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love this author and after reading her book "Reckless Beginnings" I had to read this one. But this books was different from her other one. Good different....good story, a little racy and a little surprising.

It starts with Sabela and her boyfriend breaking up because he is moving to Texas. She isnt. A day on the beach to relax brings out Slater - sexy, good looking - and the two of them hook up...really hook up. Anyway, when things seems good, back comes the old boyfriend Davin who stalks Sabela and insists she move to Texas to be with him. He even goes as far as having her put in jail.

And so Sabela and Slater continue their relationship (hot and heavy) and try not to let Davin into their relationship. Good story, good ending...and of course there will be a book 2.

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Review: The Regret

The Regret by Dan Malakin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First time I am reading this author. I love new authors and this one is fantastic. The book starts are interesting and ends with a bang. Never saw this one (and usually I am good with thrillers, picking up the bad guy right away).

I love when books revolve around technology. Even if it's for evil. Rachel has a stalker and he is making her life miserable. She was hacked via social media and her life changed forever. But she got back at him (again through technology) but just when she thought all was quiet, it seems that Griffith (her stalker) is out again. But is he back at his games again and more importantly, why?

This gripping thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat....until you are surprised by who is making Rachel's life a living hell. Read this author; you will be glad you did. #DanMalakin #thriller

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Review: One Fatal Mistake

One Fatal Mistake by Tom Hunt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I won this book in a giveaway here on Goodreads and finally had time to read it. You see, I am a Kindle person and this being a book I sort of put it aside. But I am glad I finally got to read it because it was great. It starts off with suspense....dad and Joshua out hitting golf balls and Josh accidentally runs over another man in the road. The man is alive but when they go to check him out he attacks the dad and Josh hits him with a rock killing him.

Josh is planning to go to college and his dad decides to cover this up and not report it. Their first mistake. The story continues by getting entwined in another story involving a bank robbery, double crossing and kidnapping.

This book is fast action and definitely a page turner. Just when you think you know what will happen you find another twist in the story.

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Review: The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night by Tess Gerritsen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I loved all the Rizzoli and Isles shows on TV, so when I got this from NetGalley I was thrilled. But this was no Rizzoli and Isles book. Very different, interesting and completely mesmerizing. When Ava goes to a remote village in Maine to write her book, she ends up at Brodie's Watch. A house with a history of its own. Some say it's haunted. Ava feels something in the house. Is it Captain Brodie? What about all the deaths that happened there? Is there a logical explanation?

And what is Ava's secret that she took with her? We are thrown into the book trying to figure all this out and only at the end does it all come together. This book keeps you turning pages but does drag out a bit because we cover a lot of history surrounding Brodie's Watch. If you love ghost stories, then read this one. It will have you wondering if ghosts are real or not.

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Review: The Turn of the Key

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first Ruth Ware book I have read. I won this hardcover through a Goodreads giveaway and must admit it wasnt what I thought. From the beginning I found it hard to put this book down. A young woman, Rowan, who takes a job as a nanny to 3 children in what I describe as a castle in the Scottish Highlands.

But this house is different. It has a sordid history, people died there. It's old but equipped with the latest technology. A house voice activated and not so perfect. The story is told by Rowan writing a lawyer for help. You see she is in jail awaiting trial for murder. And so we hear her story. She didnt do it, but then that means the killer is still out there.

But her story is filled with secrets and from the beginning of the book we need to find out just who Rowan is and her part in this suspenseful tale. I will definitely be reading her other books.

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Review: Blind Spot

Blind Spot by Brenda Novak
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh, I have never read a Brenda Novak book that I didnt love. And this one is no exception. My only regret is that I finished it and I want more. I love the Dr Evelyn Talbot series and salivate until the next one is out.

The continuous story of Evelyn and the serial killer, Jaspar Moore, finds him finally in prison, in Hanover House where Evelyn is head psychiatrist. But when she goes missing and Jaspar is still behind bars, her plans to marry Amorak who is also the police is put on hold. Now Amorak's only job is to find Evelyn before this other psychopath kills or maims her.

The story kept my on edge, turning page after page - one of the things I love about Novak's books. If you havent read any of them you are missing out on an awesome read. Want to know more about her? Check out her website at https://brendanovak.com/

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Review: The Dare

The Dare by Carol Wyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

D.I. Natalie Ward has her hands full when the first school girl, Savannah goes missing. It gets worse when she shows up dead the next day. But when a second girl, Harriet, goes missing also, DI Ward feels pressured to the point that her team works over time to find this monster preying on teenage girls.

With a shortness of staff, Ward works more than she sleeps in order to find these girls, many times leaving her own family to work on this case. I could not for the life of me figure out who the killer was and still didnt until the end when it was revealed. Didnt suspect that one at all. But with the progress of the book, we find reasons for this gripping story.

This book is truly a page turner and keeps you guessing until the reveal at the end...

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