October 17, 2023 · 12:01 am

Teen Tuesday: Thin Air by Kellie M. Parker

Teenage or adult readers who like Young Adult novels might enjoy this week’s spotlight:

Title: Thin Air by Kellie M. Parker
Publisher: Razorbill
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Mystery
Length: 320 pages

Summary:

Eight hours. Twelve contestants. A flight none of them might survive. A flight to Paris full of teenagers seeking opportunity turns deadly in this suspenseful, locked-door YA thriller. Perfect for fans of Diana Urban, Karen McManus, and Jessica Goodman.

Seventeen-year-old boarding school student Emily Walters is selected for an opportunity of a lifetime—she’ll compete abroad for a cash prize that will cover not only tuition to the college of her choice, but will lift her mother and her out of poverty.

But almost from the moment she and 11 other contestants board a private jet to Europe, Emily realizes somebody is willing to do anything to win. Between keeping an eye on her best friend’s flirty boyfriend and hiding her own dark secrets, she’s not sure how she’ll survive the contest, much less the flight. Especially when people start dying…

As loyalties shift and secrets are revealed, Emily must figure out who to trust, and who’s trying to kill them all, before she becomes the next victim.

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October 16, 2023 · 12:02 am

Mystery Monday: Distant Sons by Tim Johnston

If you love a good mystery then you should check out this week’s spotlight!

Title: Distant Sons by Tim Johnston
Publisher: Algonquin
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Length: 400 pages

Summary:

WHAT IF?

What if Sean Courtland’s old Chevy truck had broken down somewhere else? What if he’d never met Denise Givens, a waitress at a local tavern, and gotten into a bar fight defending her honor? Or offered a ride to Dan Young, another young man like Sean, burdened by secrets and just drifting through the small Wisconsin town?

Instead, Sean enlists Dan’s help with a construction job in the basement of a local—the elderly, reclusive Marion Devereaux—and gradually the two men come to realize that they’ve washed up in a place haunted by the disappearance of three young boys decades earlier. As Sean and Dan’s friendship deepens, and as Sean gets closer to Denise and her father, they come to the attention of a savvy local detective, Corrine Viegas, who has her own reasons for digging into Dan’s past—and for being unable to resist the pull of the town’s unsolved mystery. And with each chance connection, an irreversible chain of events is set in motion that culminates in shattering violence and the revelation of long-buried truths.

Gripping and immersive, this crime novel by bestselling author Tim Johnston becomes so much more: a book about friendship and love and good hard work—and a masterful read about how the most random intersection of lives can have consequences both devastating and beautiful.

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October 15, 2023 · 12:01 am

The Week Ahead Oct 16-21

Here’s a look at what’s happening this week at Book Talk & More with Kathy:

Spotlights

Mystery Monday
Teen Tuesday
Thrifty Thursday
Friday Feature
Saturday Spotlight

Winning Wednesday (10/18) eBooks up for grabs:

Friends Don’t Fall in Love by Erin Hahn
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Susan Wiggs
10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

This week’s winners of the Winning Wednesday contest won’t be selected until Sunday.

Click here for more info on entering the eBook contests.

Have a great week!!

***All the eBooks in this week’s Winning Wednesday have been purchased by Book Talk & More with Kathy.***

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October 14, 2023 · 12:01 am

Saturday Series Spotlight: Gregory Ashe’s Iron on Iron Series

This week’s Saturday Spotlight is on Gregory Ashe’s new series, Iron on Iron.

Books currently available for purchase:

The Face in the Water: Amazon * B&N

The Girl in the Wind: Amazon * B&N

Iron on Iron Series on Goodreads

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October 13, 2023 · 12:01 am

Friday Feature: The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella

Do you love a good romance? Then you might like today’s Friday Feature!

Title: The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: The Dial Press
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Length: 403 pages

Summary:

Sparks fly in this delightful novel about two burned out professionals who meet at a ramshackle resort on the British seaside—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher.

She can do anything . . . just not everything.

Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to respond to another inane, “urgent” (but obviously not at all urgent) email or participate in the corporate employee joyfulness program. She hasn’t seen her friends in months. Sex? Seems like a lot of effort. Even cooking dinner takes far too much planning. Sasha has hit a wall.

Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga, and find peace, she heads to the seaside resort she loved as a child. But it’s the off season, the hotel is in a dilapidated shambles, and she has to share the beach with the only other occupant: a grumpy guy named Finn, who seems as stressed as Sasha. How can she commune with nature when he’s sitting on her favorite rock, watching her? Nor can they agree on how best to alleviate their burnout (Sasha: manifesting, wild swimming; Finn: drinking whisky, getting pizza delivered to the beach).

When curious messages, seemingly addressed to Sasha and Finn, begin to appear on the beach, the two are forced to talk—about everything. How did they get so burned out? Can either of them remember something they used to love? (Answer: surfing!) And the question they try and fail to ignore: what does the energy between them—flaring even in the face of their bone-deep exhaustion—signify?

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October 12, 2023 · 12:01 am

Thrifty Thursday: One Night by Lynn Burke

Do you love gay romances? Are you looking for a book that costs less than $5.00? Then you might want to check out:

Title: One Night by Lynn Burke
Elite Escorts MM Book One
Publisher: Lynn Burke
Genre: Contemporary, Gay, Suspense, Romance
Length: 252 pages

Summary:

I’m an Elite Escort in their new male on male branch, and the silver fox top role I play fulfills clients needing a little TLC in their everyday life. But being the one who constantly gives and never receives has me feeling drained.

When a voracious brat gets a taste of my wares, his obsession spirals out of control. I’m left floundering and needing someone to help me hold my head above water.

My secret desire comes to the rescue, and I feel like I can breathe for the first time in years.

Jasper is everything I’ve always wanted. From the outside, we look like a daddy and his boy when in reality he gives me what I need. It doesn’t matter that he’s smaller and a decade younger than me.

But the spoiled client isn’t dissuaded from his pursuit, and I’m faced with having to unearth truth that will have dire consequences.

Will the wounds he inflicted prove too much to overcome? Or will Jasper’s determination to show me my inner strength help me weather a storm capable of ruining everything—everyone—I love?

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