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#AtoZChallenge, Book Titles, Sheryl Browne, The Rest of my Life

R is for (The) Rest of My Life #AtoZChallenge

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Rest of my Life

R is for (The) Rest of my Life by Sheryl Browne

 

Rest of my Life

Blurb (from Goodreads): You can’t run away from commitment forever …

Adam Hamilton-Shaw has more reason than most to avoid commitment. Living on a houseboat in the Severn Valley, his dream is to sail into the sunset – preferably with a woman waiting in every port. But lately, his life looks more like a road to destruction than an idyllic boat ride…

Would-be screenplay writer Sienna Meadows realises that everything about Adam spells trouble – but she can’t ignore the feeling that there is more to him than just his bad reputation. Nor can she ignore the intense physical attraction that exists between them.

And it just so happens that Adam sees Sienna as the kind of woman he could commit to. But can he change his damaging behaviour – or is the road to destruction a one-way street?

#AtoZChallenge, Book Titles, Maeve Binchy, Quentins

Q is for Quentins #AtoZChallenge

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Quentins

Q is for Quentins by Maeve Binchy

 

Quentins

Blurb (from Goodreads): Is it possible to tell the story of a generation and a city through the history of a restaurant?

Ella Brady thinks so. She wants to film a documentary about Quentins that will capture the spirit of Dublin from the 1970s to the present day. And Quentins has a thousand stories to tell: tales of love, of betrayal, of revenge; of times when it looked ready for success and times when it seemed as if it must close in failure. But as Ella uncovers more of what has gone on at Quentins, she begins to wonder whether some secrets should be kept that way…

With Quentins, Maeve Binchy follows her bestselling Scarlet Feather with a new book that delivers the hallmark storytelling that has kept millions of her readers happy for more than twenty years.

#AtoZChallenge, Book Titles, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

P is for Pride and Prejudice #AtoZChallenge

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Pride and Prejudice

P is for Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

 

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Blurb (from Goodreads): “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”

So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s witty comedy of manners–one of the most popular novels of all time–that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues.

#AtoZChallenge, Book Titles, Mandy Baggot, One Wish in Manhattan

O is for One Wish in Manhattan #AtoZChallenge

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One Wish in Manhattan

O is for One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggot

 

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Blurb: (from Goodreads) The temperature is dropping, snow is on its way and Hayley Walker is heading for New York with one wish on her mind…to start over.

With her nine year-old daughter Angel, Hayley is ready for an adventure. From hot chocolates and horse-drawn carriage rides in Central Park, to ice-skating at the Rockefeller Centre, and Christmas shopping on 5th Avenue – they soon fall in love with the city that never sleeps.

But there’s more to New York than the bright twinkly lights and breathtaking skyscrapers. Angel has a Christmas wish of her own – to find her real dad.

While Hayley tries to fufil her daughter’s wish, she crosses paths with Billionaire Oliver Drummond. Restless and bored with fast living, there’s something intriguing about him that has Hayley hooked.

Determined to make her daughter’s dream come true, can Hayley dare to think her own dreams might turn into reality – could A New York Christmas turn into a New York Forever?

Travel to the Big Apple this Christmas and join Hayley and Oliver as they both realise that life isn’t just about filling the minutes…it’s about making every moment count.

 

#AtoZChallenge, Book Titles, Chris Longmuir, Night Watcher

N is for Night Watcher #AtoZChallenge

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Night Watcher

N is for Night Watcher by Chris Longmuir

 

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Blurb: (from Goodreads) A mysterious stranger arrives in Dundee, Scotland, with a mission to find a new Chosen One to punish. His inner voices guide him to Nicole, a ruthless business woman with a weakness for the husbands of other women.
One of Nicole’s paramours is found hanged and everyone assumes he has committed suicide. However, his estranged wife, Julie, knows better and blames his death on Nicole. Obsessed with the need to punish Nicole, Julie stalks her, unaware that there is another stalker, the deranged and dangerous Night Watcher.

Who will exact punishment on Nicole first?
What price will Nicole have to pay for her misdemeanors?
Will Julie’s mind games drive Nicole over the edge?
And what price will Julie have to pay for her obsession?

Only the Night Watcher knows!

 

 

#AtoZChallenge, Agatha Christie, Book Titles, Murder on the Orient Express

M is for Murder on the Orient Express #AtoZChallenge

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Murder on the Orient Express

M is for Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

 

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Blurb: (from Goodreads) Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train was surprisingly full for the time of the year. But by the morning there was one passenger fewer. A passenger lay dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.

 

 

#AtoZChallenge, Beverly Stowe McClure, Book Titles, Life on Hold

L is for Life on Hold #AtoZChallenge

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Life on Hold

L is for Life on Hold by Beverly Stowe McClure

 

Life on Hold

Blurb (from amazon.com): A paper found. A secret revealed. A girl’s life changed forever. Myra Gibson’s life is a lie. For sixteen years her parents have kept their secret, but the adoption paper she discovers while cleaning the summerhouse tells the truth. As the past and present collide, Myra finally stands up for herself and begins a journey she may regret.

 

#AtoZChallenge, Book Titles, Kidnapped, Robert Louis Stevenson

K is for Kidnapped #AtoZChallenge

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Kidnapped

K is for Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

Kidnapped

Blurb (from Goodreads): The adventures of David Balfour, a young orphan, as he journeys through the dangerous Scottish Highlands in an attempt to regain his rightful inheritance.

Stevenson is also one of three Scottish authors featured in the Writers’ Museum in Edinburgh.

#AtoZChallenge, Book Titles, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

J is for Jane Eyre #AtoZChallenge

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Jane Eyre

J is for Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Blurb (from Goodreads): Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman’s passionate search for a wider and richer life than Victorian society traditionally allowed.

With a heroine full of yearning, the dangerous secrets she encounters, and the choices she finally makes, Charlotte Bronte’s innovative and enduring romantic novel continues to engage and provoke readers.

 

#AtoZChallenge, Book Titles, In the Cold Dark Ground, Stuart MacBride

I is for In the Cold Dark Ground #AtoZChallenge

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In the Cold Dark Ground

I is for In the Cold Dark Ground by Stuart MacBride

In the Cold Dark Ground

I love the Logan McRae series by Stuart MacBride. I first discovered them in Costco when they had package deal on – first two and then last of the series bundled together. Of course, you’re hooked and have to get the others. And coupled with the fact that these books are set in Aberdeen city and shire, places near and dear to my heart, makes them even better.

You can read the blurb for In the Cold Dark Ground on Stuart MacBride’s website.