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Hi! I am Melissa, the face behind the blog. I am a mom to 3 beautiful young ladies. We are a multicultural family as my husband is a native of Mexico. If you love anything to do with reading then this blog is for you.

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The Next Girl { Free eBook}

Deborah Jenkins pulls her coat around her for the short walk home in the pouring rain. But she never makes it home that night. And she is never seen again…Four years…

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February 21, 2023
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Race The Darkness Release Day

Race the Darkness by Abbie Roads Series: Fatal Dreams #1 Genre: Romantic Suspense Publication Date: October 4, 2016 BUY NOW Amazon | iBooks | Google Play | B&N | Indigo…

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October 4, 2016
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Bittersweet Excerpt From The Faerie Song Series

Excerpt My music teacher had described my voice as a beautiful, clear soprano with a haunting lilt. While my mother and others agreed— none of them knew it was because…

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    The House of Closed Doors { Free Ebook}

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    Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced.Small town Illinois, 1870: "My stepfather was not particularly fond of me, to begin with, and now that he'd found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth."Desperate Read more [...]

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    The Sister-in-Law { Free Ebook}

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    The body in the lake was only the beginning. When Vivienne Walker becomes one of the prime suspects in a murder that sends shockwaves through the community, her guarded secrets begin to unravel. Read more [...]

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    If you could travel in a Time Machine, would you go back to the past or into the future?  It may sound strange coming from someone writing a series based in the times of the ancient Maya, Read more [...]

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    In Cold Blood { Free Ebook}

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    His identical twin was murdered, now they want him dead.From International Bestselling Author Jack Hunt comes a page-turning, suspense-filled mystery thriller set in the Adirondacks of Upstate New Read more [...]

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    January 14, 2025 /

    Candy and the Cankersaur, written by Jason Sandberg, is an excellent homage to children's author Syd Hoff. If you are unfamiliar with Hoff, he is a well-known children's author. One of the books he is Read more [...]

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    I must say that I have never read such a funny, laugh-out-loud book. This book was easy, with short chapters, making the reading flow easier. I loved this book. I found myself thinking as I was reading, Read more [...]

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