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Murder, Forgotten by Deb Richardson-Moore, was an excellent book.  This is the first time I had heard of this author, and I am so glad that I picked this book up.  I did feel bad for Julianna because she lost her memory, and I can’t imagine how hard it would be. I loved that Logan took the time to figure out what had happened to Connor and also stayed to help her mom as well.  I fell in love with these characters, and I was sad when the book was done because I felt like these characters were friends.  I found an error in the book, but that wasn’t a super big thing, but I wanted to mention something because I know things like that drive some people crazy.  I loved that this book a more unique plot than other books I have read lately.  I enjoyed this book so much that I read it in two days, which isn’t something that I have done recently.  If you love mystery books, I would pick up a copy of this one because I am sure you will enjoy it.

About The Book

Genre: Murder Mystery, Southern Mystery, Thriller
Published by: Lion Fiction
Publication Date: September 18th 2020
Number of Pages: 304
ISBN: 1782643117 (ISBN13: 9781782643111)
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With the publication of ‘Murder, Forgotten‘, Deb Richardson-Moore departs from her popular Branigan Powers series and introduces us to an unforgettable protagonist and a heart-pounding mystery that explores the vagaries of the mind and the way our memory often betrays us. The themes are both universal and personal at once. How does grief alter one’s memory? Is there more truth in fiction than in reality? This is a novel will have readers questioning their own motivations and that of the protagonist, Julianna Burke.

Julianna is a mystery writer who is famous for her ‘wanderings’ – eventually returning to her writing desk with exciting plot twists. But lately, she has nothing to show for her creative work. She fears her memory is slipping, and with it her heralded career.

Then her beloved husband and business partner is murdered. The police look at workmen, extended family and neighbors, but Julianna fears something far worse. Could she, deep in the writing of her latest mystery, ‘Murder, Forgotten,’ have acted out the fictional murder? In this plot within a plot, she seeks to find the killer. Can she find the truth when she questions her own reality?

‘Murder, Forgotten‘ takes us from coastal South Carolina to the eastern shores of Scotland in a sweeping mystery that explores Julianna, grief-stricken and wounded, as she searches for truth in the midst of her own fiction.

About The Author

Deb Richardson-Moore is the author of 4 fiction titles and a memoir, The Weight of Mercy, about her early years as a pastor at the Triune Mercy Center in Greenville, S.C. A former national award-winning reporter for The Greenville News, Deb is a popular speaker at book clubs, universities and college events. She has won numerous awards for her philanthropy and community involvement, including the 2014 Women Making History Award from the Greenville, South Carolina Cultural Exchange Center and the 2016 Public & Community Service Award from the Atlantic Institute. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Deb lives with her husband in South Carolina.

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To Kill or Be Killed by Joni Ankerson was a very interesting book.  It broke my heart as I was reading this book.  I felt terrible for her because of everything she went through, and I understood her choices.  I can’t help but feel proud of her because she survived. After all, I don’t know if I would do the same thing if I was in her shoes.  This book isn’t for people who are triggered by domestic violence because of the details she includes.  Even though I am not easily triggered or upset by those types of things, I did have to put the book down for a while and come back to it on more than one occasion.  It was a shorter book, so I got through it in a day because even though parts of the story disturbed me, I didn’t want to stop reading until I finished the book.

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Title: TO KILL OR BE KILLED: A TRUE CRIME MEMOIR FROM PRISON
Author: Joni Ankerson
Publisher: WildBlue Press
Pages: 212
Genre: True Crime

Obviously, I knew better than to take a life — but that was before. Before him.

The day we met in October of 1997, I was working at the District Court in Traverse City, Michigan as a Deputy Clerk. It was like most other days with arraignments, sentencings, civil case hearings and the like. People shuffling in and out, everyone taking care of their important business with court appearances, document filings, paying tickets, fines and bonding loved ones out of jail.

I loved my job. It was extremely satisfying and interesting with constant interaction with all walks of life, including people on either end of the judicial spectrum and many in between. Suddenly, there he was. Tall, handsome, and looking so impressive and important in his Michigan State Police uniform with his hat, gun belt and badge. A powerful man who had chosen a profession to serve and protect. He was extremely friendly and upbeat, smiling profusely. Best of all, he, too, was unattached.

What could go wrong? He was like a dream man. We clicked, immediately, and began dating exclusively. But he was not a dream man. He was a nightmare … as I learned over the next twelve years.

Twelve years of enduring domestic violence at its absolute worse. Constant abuse, control, manipulation, and threats. Sadistic sexual deviance and sexual violence. It was only going to end one way: someone would die in our bed and someone would go to prison for murder.

This is my story about domestic violence, resilience, reckoning and survival.

About The Author

Joni Ankerson lives in her hometown of Traverse City, Michigan. After being released from prison in April of 2017, he returned home to the house she grew up in and is moving forward with her new, independent life. She is a strong advocate for victims of domestic violence and has many family members, friends, and community members that support her and stand behind her. She hopes that by sharing her story, other victims will gain the strength to come forward and speak their truth. #endthesilenceofabuse

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When We Were Brave by Karla M. Jay was another great book that takes place during WWII.  Every time I start a new book that takes place during WWII, I get worried that I won’t like it, but I loved this book.  I enjoyed that this book showed three different views of what was going on during that time.  This is the first book I have read by this author, and I know I will read more books by her in the future because I fell in love with this book and her writing.  I also really enjoyed the narrator’s voice as I was listening to this book.  When I would close my eyes and just listen to the story, his voice made me feel like I was there with the characters.  I found parts of this book heartbreaking, and I would have to stop listening to the book and come back in a while.  This is one of those books that I think most people should listen to because you can learn so much.  If you love WWII or if you want to learn more about it, I would pick up a copy of this book and check it out.

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Author: Karla M. Jay

Narrator: Gary Bennett

Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

Publisher: Cedar House Audio Productions⎮2020

Genre: Historical Fiction

Release date: Aug. 24, 2020

Synopsis: In WHEN WE WERE BRAVE, we find a conflicted SS officer, Wilhelm Falk, who risks everything to escape the Wehrmacht and get out the message about the death camps. Izaak is a young Jewish boy whose positive outlook is challenged daily as each new perilous situation comes along. American citizens, Herbert Müller, and his family, are sent back to the hellish landscape of Germany because of the DNA coursing through their veins. In the panorama of World War II, these are the high-stakes plots and endearing characters whose braided fates we pray will work out in the end.

About The Author

Karla M. Jay wanted to write books since she was seven. Working as a speech pathologist since 1982, she writes in her spare time and has won many awards over the years.  When she is not home in Utah gardening or writing, she is traveling, trying to see as many countries as possible–in particular, those with good coffee, ancient history, and great beaches.

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Gary Bennett is a SAG-AFTRA audiobook narrator with a passion for truly giving the listener a front-row seat to the story. He’s narrated over 60 audiobooks (so far!) for publishers including Harper Audio, Hachette Audio, Tantor, Dreamscape, and others, as well as for multiple independent authors. Born and raised in California and then in Bozeman, Montana, Gary now calls the greater Seattle area his home. He’s an avid outdoor enthusiast and relishes taking advantage of living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When he’s not in the booth, you might find Gary flying over the Puget Sound (he’s a Private Pilot) or finding inspiration as an aspiring musician.

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Life for Life by JK Franko was a great end to a series that I enjoyed.  I was sad, though, that it came to a lot because I have spent so many hours with the characters in this book.  This is one book that kept me guessing as to what was going to happen.  All three books kept me guessing, and I can’t wait to read the 4th book in this series.  This author is one of the best that I have read in quite a while.  I love that every time I think I have, it figured out what is happening, the author manages to take the book in a different direction, and I go back to guessing how it will end.  There are so many twists and turns in this book that the only thing you can count on it that everything is going to change.  I would recommend this series to anyone who loves a good thriller/suspense book.  I know you will love it just as much as I do.

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Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Legal
Published by: Talion Publishing
Publication Date: July 31st, 2020
Number of Pages: 396
ISBN:978-1-9993188-2-6
Series: Talion Series, #3

What would YOU do if someone threatened your family?

Roy Cruise and his pregnant wife Susie barely survived an assassination attempt in their own home. The police now have them under surveillance. Meanwhile, Kristy Wise is a loose cannon—she knows too much and is trying to “set things right.”

What goes around comes around. And in this case, Roy and Susie may have pushed things too far. There are too many dead bodies. Too many foes plotting against them.

Roy and Susie must outwit the police and neutralize their enemies once and for all. If not, their days of retribution may end behind bars… or six feet under.

Life for Life is Book Three of the Talion crime thriller series which begins with the Eye for Eye Trilogy.

About The Author

J.K. FRANKO was born and raised in Texas. His Cuban-American parents agreed there were only three acceptable options for a male child: doctor, lawyer, and architect. After a disastrous first year of college pre-Med, he ended up getting a BA in philosophy (not acceptable), then he went to law school (salvaging the family name) and spent many years climbing the big law firm ladder. After ten years, he decided that law and family life weren’t compatible. He went back to school where he got an MBA and pursued a Ph.D. He left law for corporate America, with long stints in Europe and Asia.

His passion was always to be a writer. After publishing a number of non-fiction works, thousands of hours writing, and seven or eight abandoned fictional works over the course of eighteen years, EYE FOR EYE became his first published novel.

J.K. Franko now lives with his wife and children in Florida.

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