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  No Exit by Taylor Adams Goodreads Summary: A brilliant, edgy thriller about four strangers, a blizzard, a kidnapped child, and a determined young woman desperate to unmask and outwit a vicious psychopath. A kidnapped little girl locked in a stranger’s van. No help for miles. What would you do? On her way to Utah to see her dying mother, college student Darby Thorne gets caught in a fierce blizzard in the mountains of Colorado. With the roads impassable, she’s forced to wait out the storm at a remote highway rest stop. Inside are some vending machines, a coffee maker, and four complete strangers. Desperate to find a signal to call home, Darby goes back out into the storm . . . and makes a horrifying discovery. In the back of the van parked next to her car, a little girl is locked in an animal crate. Who is the child? Why has she been taken? And how can Darby save her? There is no cell phone reception, no telephone, and no way out. One of her fellow travelers is a kidnapper. But wh...

  Spilled Milk by K.L. Randis Goodreads Summary:  Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call about the escalating brutality in her home.  When social services jeopardize her safety condemning her to keep her father’s secret, it’s a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she’s been hiding. In her pursuit for safety and justice Brooke battles a broken system that pushes to keep her father in the home.  When jury members and a love interest congregate to inspire her to fight, she risks losing the support of family and comes to the realization that some people simply do not want to be saved.  Spilled Milk is a novel of shocking narrative, triumph and resiliency.   My Review: 5/5 stars Based on a true story this book will bring you to tears. The abuse that young Brooke Nolan experienced not only by her family but also by the system is so sad.  This young girl experiences far worse things ...

  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J.  Maas Goodreads Summary: Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two. With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive and action-packed series to new heights.   My Review: 5/5 stars A court of Mist and Fury is the second book in the series by Sarah J Maas, and ...

Verity by Colleen Hoover Goodreads Summary: Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read hi...

This week Top Ten Tuesday turns 10, so I picked an old TTT topic that I wish I had participated in which  is "Books I LOVED that have less thank 2,000 Goodreads Reviews" hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl I classified these based on less than 2,000 Reviews not Total Ratings on Goodreads.  Here are a few books I think deserve a little more love on Goodreads. The Leaving   by Tara Altebrando (1,633 Reviews - 9,183 Ratings) 180 Seconds  by Jessica Park (1,879 Reviews - 13,403 Ratings) Fame, Fate, First Kiss by Kasie West (1,111 Reviews - 6,630 Ratings) Return to Chocolate by Erynn Mangum (9 Reviews - 105 Ratings) Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly (1,789 Reviews - 24,992 Ratings) Someone Else's Fairytale by E.M. Triplets (689 Reviews - 7,193 Ratings) A Date with Darcy  by Tiffany Schmidt (481 Reviews - 1,934 Ratings) From Here to You by Jamie Mcguire (792 Reviews - 7,753 Ratings)

The Proximity Principle by Ken Coleman Goodreads Summary: Right now, 70% of Americans aren't passionate about their work and are desperately longing for meaning and purpose. They're sick of "average" and know there's something better out there, but they just don't know how to reach it. One basic principle--The Proximity Principle--can change everything you thought you knew about pursuing a career you love. In his latest book,  The Proximity Principle,  national radio host and career expert Ken Coleman provides a simple plan of how positioning yourself near the right people and places can help you land the job you love. Forget the traditional career advice you've heard! Networking, handing out business cards, and updating your online profile do nothing to set you apart from other candidates. Ken will show you how to be intentional and genuine about the connections you make with a fresh, unexpected take on resumes and the job interview process. You...

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J.  Maas Goodreads Summary: Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ... Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.   My Review: 4.5/5 stars Fantasy is not usually my genre, but this book came highly suggested to me. It reminded me of...