Synopsis: From the author of The Song of the Jade Lily comes a thrilling story of a family secret that leads to a legendary treasure. Why would someone bury a bucket of precious jewels and gemstones and never return? Present Day. When respected American jewelry historian, Kate Kirby, receives a call about the Cheapside jewels, she knows…
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Synopsis: She wants lessons in seduction… Althea Stanwick was a perfect lady destined to marry a wealthy lord, until betrayal left her family penniless. Though she’s lost friends, fortune, and respectability, Althea has gained a scandalous plan. If she can learn to seduce, she can obtain power over men and return to Society on her…
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Synopsis: The 2nd Edition of All Fish Faces, Photos and Fun Facts about Tropical Reef Fish, is an underwater treasure of tropical reef fish faces, some fierce, some fun, but all a joy for fish fans young and old. Colorful photography — including names of every fish featured — creates a colorful dive log worth…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/27/review-all-fish-faces/At the Kingdoms’ Fold
One only for fans of the genr
Read More from: http://bookangel.co.uk/review/at-the-kingdoms-fold/Fast and Fun Watercolor – Gina Lee Kim
A good book and easy to follow with a lot of clear instructions. Even a beginner will learn a lot from it, but it is also great for any mixed media artist looking to expand their skills into watercolors
Read More from: https://booksinbrogan.com/blog/2020/08/25/fast-and-fun-watercolor-gina-lee-kim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fast-and-fun-watercolor-gina-lee-kimThe Woman’s Herbal Apothecary – JJ Pursell
I have created and use a lot of herbal medicine products so have a large collection of herbal reference books. While I am always looking for new books to add to my library, unfortunately, this is one I wouldn’t recommend it for most people the cost and limited focus makes it not a great
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This amazing book shows you how to grow vegetables and herbs by growing upwards, which is great for not just an apartment or city dweller but also has fun ideas and projects for those who have more space but want to maximize their growing options. There are ideas and plans for building your own verticle
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Synopsis: A haunted church. A ghastly death. Can Verity clear up the case before she’s buried way over her head? Verity Long would really like a day off. Between uncovering the culprit who capped her gangster ghost housemate and dodging the bomb her boyfriend just dropped on their relationship, her spiritual calling has gotten complicated….
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/25/review-southern-bred-and-dead/Review: Running Out of Time
Synopsis: When a terrorist is on the loose, the Tactical Crime Division is on the case. To find out who poisoned medications, two of TCD’s agents are tapped to go undercover posing as a married couple and infiltrate the company. But as soon as Jace Cantrell and Laura Smith arrive at Stroud Pharmaceuticals, someone ups the…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/25/review-running-out-of-time/Review: Something Worth Doing
Synopsis: In 1853, Abigail Scott was a 19-year-old school teacher in Oregon Territory when she married Ben Duniway. Marriage meant giving up on teaching, but Abigail always believed she was meant to be more than a good wife and mother. When financial mistakes and an injury force Ben to stop working, Abigail becomes the primary…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/review-something-worth-doing/Review: The Gift of Color
Synopsis: In the spring of 1957, Henry Faulkner emerged onto the New York gallery scene with his first sale to The Collectors of American Art co-op. From that moment forward, his career began a meteoric rise to fame. His life’s story was as audacious as it was theatrical. He was deeply rooted in the classics…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/review-the-gift-of-color/Review: The Labyrinth in Winter
Synopsis: “A rich, intriguing and nuanced novel – intense, insightful and authentic.” A body floating in the Harlem River. A phone call asking for help. A call that leads government lawyer Devlin Wolfe into the murky world of dark money and Wall Street, and behind the scenes of the glittering Metropolitan Opera where everything is seemingly…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/review-the-labyrinth-in-winter/Let Me Hear a Rhyme ~ Tiffany D. Jackson
Rating: 5/5 Listening to this book on audio was a joy. There are several narrators reading this book, and I loved all of their voices for the unique characters they read for. Set in 1998 Brooklyn, Quadir and Jarrell have lost their best friend Steph. Seems like a bit of a mystery as to why
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/08/25/let-me-hear-a-rhyme-tiffany-d-jackson/June Showcase: Like a Mother
Although I read many great books in June, including Commonwealth by Ann Patchett and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby, Like a Mother by Angela Garbes was hands down my favorite book in June. All of a sudden I’m finding myself hit with the urge for babies. Their tiny little squishy
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/june-showcase-like-a-mother/Review: An Appalachian Summer
Synopsis: In 1933 Louisville, Kentucky, even the ongoing economic depression cannot keep Piper Danson’s parents from insisting on a debut party. After all, their fortune came through the market crash intact, and they’ve picked out the perfect suitor for their daughter. Braxton Crandall can give her the kind of life she’s used to. The only…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/review-an-appalachian-summer/Review: The Key to Everything
Synopsis: Peyton Cabot’s fifteenth year will be a painful and transformative one. His father, the heroic but reluctant head of a moneyed Savannah family, has come home from WWII a troubled vet, drowning his demons in bourbon and distancing himself from his son. A tragic accident shows Peyton the depths of his parents’ devotion to…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/review-the-key-to-everything/Rising Strong ~ Brene Brown
Rating: 5/5 Rising Strong takes Daring Greatly up a notch. Brown has this trajectory to her research on vulnerability that she begins in Daring Greatly, progresses in Braving the Wilderness, and culminates in Rising Strong. Likely there will be more, and variation on the same vulnerability research, but for now this is the way the
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/rising-strong-brene-brown/Review: Dark Ambitions
Synopsis: Former Army Night Stalker Rick Jordan usually has his camp for foster children to himself during the winter months. But someone has visited recently–leaving a trail of blood. One of the two clues left behind tips Rick off to the identity of his visitor, who soon turns up dead. The police deem it an…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/review-dark-ambitions/Fear of Falling
It’s an enjoyable tale of a ski centre and the people who work there along with some of the trials they face in the personal and working lives.
Read More from: http://bookangel.co.uk/review/fear-of-falling/One Eye Open by Paul Finch [Book Review] (Orion Blog Tour)
This book was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. 20.08.20 / Police Thriller / Orion Books / Paperback / 448pp / 978-1409184010 Target Audience: Thriller readers who enjoy a combination of police procedural mysteries and adrenaline spiking heist action set pieces. About One Eye Open YOU CAN RUN A……
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