A book club where men read romance novels to improve their relationships? Count me in!
I fell immediately in love with the premise of this book. Thea and Gavin have some other major issues to work through besides the one that starts it all towards the divorce Thea wants.
This book will make you laugh (mostly because of the friends Gavin has) and feel so sad at times. I felt so proud when Thea and Gavin started to open up to each other because I believe honesty is such an important part of making marriage work!

A murder, of beloved school teacher Daisy, occurs in Burning Lake. Detective Natalie is tasked with the case. She has ties to Daisy as she is one of her sister Grace's friends. The case doesn't start out great as the first suspect falls into a coma.
There is more to the story. There is a dark history in Burning Lake. There were 3 hanged woman suspected of witchcraft. Young girls form covens and perform Wiccan rituals. No one is untouched by the consequences of such things.
Alice has a way of writing so well that I'm immediately drawn into the story and it doesn't let me go.
I can't believe the ending.... The killer is someone I NEVER expected. That's the sign of a good mystery for me. I hope she writes more of Detective Natalie in the future .

Charlotte (Lettie) has dreamed of being a published author for a long time. But no publisher seems to want her fairy tale stories. So she finally has the idea to write a non-fiction called The Cinderella Fiction with lessons we can learn from Cinderella.
As her friendship with her downstairs neighbor/hot paramedic Anders starts to blossom into more, her life is about to be flipped upside down. She needs to "improve" her social media presence (demanded of her by her new publicist) to be in line with her book.
Will this help or tear apart her own fairy tale story?
I loved Lettie and Ander's relationship. They do so well as friends and even as they see each other through different eyes. Anders is such a caring person as seen in his relationship with his grandfather and as a paramedic. Lettie has a special bond with her stepsister, Kat, and does her best to help them both in relation to their mother/stepmother.
Great modern Cinderella fairy tale that isn't to be missed.

This was my first Sadie mystery novel by Kilpack. I kind of wish I had read the previous books before reading this. I would have had a better grasp on the ins and outs of her and her process.
That being said I still enjoyed the book. Mary is such a whip smart character and she was my favorite. When a priceless ornament goes missing from Mary's tree, she knew she could turn to Sadie to help.
I loved the recipes throughout the book. If I was more of a baker, I'd probably try and make some!
The mystery and the stories of the families were fun to hear about.

What happened the night Edie died? Lindsay is not quite sure as are none of her friends. Sarah believes it was murder and gets brushed off. Everyone knows it was suicide, right?
A chance meeting with Sarah 10 years later has Lindsay discovering a video of that night. It makes Lindsay start to wonder..... Was Sarah right? Was Edie murdered..... Was it Lindsay herself that did it?
I admired Lindsay for the change in her over the 10 years. No longer getting blacked out drunk and with a thriving career. Her friend Tessa has been by her side for 6 years too and tries to help Lindsay..... But is Tessa really who she seems?
The ending has a twist that I didn't see any good outcome coming of it, but then it twists back and it was really satisfying.

Thanks to Harper Perennial for the free copy!

What would happen if you could be anybody?
Gabby invents a technology that can transfer one person's consciousness into another. (Though it's started as a way to try and cure Alzheimer's)
This book alternates chapters between Gabby and what happens after she brings "the flash" into existence and Annami, who rents out her body to be used for whatever (usually dark in nature) purposes.
But Annami is on a mission.... To tell the world the flash isn't all it seems to be.
I have to admit....I didn't think I'd end up liking it as I did and almost DNF'd it several times. I'm glad I stuck through because the last third of it had my head spinning with how crazy it was..... But in a good way.

Laurie gets on a bus, sees a man through the window with a book waiting for another bus. Then he looks up and they lock eyes. Is it love at first sight? Laurie believes so but the bus pulls away before either can make a decision of what to do.
A year goes by of searching every face for this man and just when she's given up hope she finds him again... Introduced as Jack, her best friend -Sarah's boyfriend.
What follows is 10 years of Laurie getting to know Jack, becoming friends and one mistaken, drunken kiss. There is a lot of heartache on both Laurie and Jack as they fall in love without being able to do anything about it.... They don't want to hurt Sarah.
I loved all these characters. I felt for them, I laughed and cried with them. It pulls you through so many emotions.

*big thanks to St. Martin's Press for this ARC*

Holy cow this book was psychologically gripping! My head feels twisted around in so many directions. Creepy and "take your breath away" craziness.