The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

#𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓼𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓪

Amy Byler doesn’t know it yet, but she truly is a super Mom!

Working full time to keep the house afloat, while raising two children on her own. Until her absent husband shows up after three years! Offering to take care of the children for a time. Hoping to mend the lost relationships. Amy uses this as a moment to escape Pennsylvania and head to the big city of New York. Where she can explore a new…. or shall I say hidden personality.

Spending time in the city that never sleeps may have been the best thing for Amy in a very long time!

Unit she starts feeling the guilt settle in when she has to make a very important decision. Does she want nothing more than to go home… back to reality, or for this fairy-tale to never end.

When an emergency at home helps Amy make that decision instantly! …Leaving this new episode of her life far behind.

5 out of 5 Stars!

Such a delightful read!

Adorable, fuzzy and incredibly refreshing… it will melt your heart!

Amy and her two kids are the absolute perfect trio! And each character in this novel will find a way to nuzzle into your heart.

Any Mother, single or not can relate to Amy Byler. I don’t think I have ever met a Mom that would say no to such an enchanting holiday as this…. I could only dream!

Kelly Harms has created such a encouraging read with “The Overdue Life of Amy Byler”. Taking time for yourself is never easy when you’re a Mother. Your children become your whole entire world. But know that you can and don’t feel the guilt!

Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me this copy for review! It will always be cherished!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Red: A Short Story by Kelly Charron

ᗩᗷIGᗩIᒪ Iᔕ ᑎOT ᗩᒪᒪOᗯEᗪ TO ᒪEᗩᐯE TᕼE ᗰOTEᒪ GᖇOᑌᑎᗪᔕ E᙭ᑕEᑭT ᖴOᖇ ᑕᕼᑌᖇᑕᕼ Oᑎ ᔕᑌᑎᗪᗩYᔕ ᗩᑎᗪ TᕼE OᑕᑕᗩᔕIOᑎᗩᒪ ᖇᑌᑎ TO TᕼE ᗰᗩᖇKET. ᒪIᐯIᑎG Iᑎ TᕼE ᗰIᗪᗪᒪE Oᖴ ᑎOᗯᕼEᖇE ᗯᕼEᖇE ᔕᕼE ᖇᑌᑎᔕ ᗩ ᔕᕼᗩᗷᗷY ᗰOTEᒪ Iᔕ ᑎOT TᕼE ᒪIᖴE ᔕᕼE IᗰᗩGIᑎEᗪ. ᕼEᖇ OᑎᒪY ᔕOᑌᖇᑕE Oᖴ E᙭ᑕITEᗰEᑎT Iᔕ ᗯᗩITIᑎG ᖴOᖇ TᕼE Oᗪᗪ ᑕᗩᖇ TO Tᑌᖇᑎ ᑌᑭ EᐯEᖇY ᖴEᗯ ᗯEEKᔕ. ᗩᑎᗪ ᗩᗷIGᗩIᒪ ᑕOᑌᑎTᔕ Oᑎ TᕼEᔕE ᐯIᔕITOᖇᔕ.

TᕼE ᑕOᑌᑭᒪEᔕ, TᕼE ᖴᗩᗰIᒪIEᔕ, ᗩᑎᗪ TᕼE ᗯOᗰEᑎ GET TO ᒪEᗩᐯE.

TᕼE ᔕIᑎGᒪE ᗰEᑎ ᗩᖇEᑎ’T TᕼᗩT ᒪᑌᑕKY.

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

5 out or 5 stars

Starting Red I immediately started to feel my anxiety raise. Abigail gave me such an over whelming feeling of unease. That feeling quickly increased to panic and terror. When reading you can’t just simply cover your eyes during a scary part like you can during a movie. I found myself terrified to go on but yet needing to know how it ends.

Red kept me on the edge of me set and my heart pounding so hard, as if it was trying to leap right out of my chest.

Red certainly packs a haunting punch and will leave you completely filled with jitters. How it is even possible to deliver this much horror in a merely 51 pages is astounding!

Kelly’s writing will inject your brain with all sorts of new fears!

If your love is psychological thrillers, Kelly will easily become a new favourite.

A perfect read for around the Halloween season especially, if you are into that seasonal reading.

Enjoy!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Terrified Book Worm

-Nichole

Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard

𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝒯𝑜𝒹𝒹 𝓂𝑒𝑒𝓉𝓈 𝒜𝒷𝓇𝒶𝒽𝒶𝓂 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝒮𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒻𝒾𝑒𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝒻 𝟣𝟪𝟦𝟢, 𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝑜𝓃 𝓃𝑜 𝑜𝓃𝑒’𝓈 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉. 𝒜 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉𝓇𝓎 𝓁𝒶𝓌𝓎𝑒𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒶 𝒹𝓇𝓎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹𝓈 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓅, 𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓁𝒶𝒸𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒷𝑜𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓎 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝑔𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝑜𝓇𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 𝓈𝓊𝓇𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓈𝑒𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓂𝑒𝑒𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓂. 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎, 𝒶 𝓆𝓊𝒾𝒸𝓀, 𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻-𝓅𝑜𝓈𝓈𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑒𝒹 𝒹𝑒𝒷𝓊𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓉𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒶𝓃 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝒹𝑒𝒷𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓁𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈, 𝒶𝓉 𝒻𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓂 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓃𝒾𝑔𝓂𝒶. “𝐼 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝑜𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒,” 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓁𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓇𝑜𝑜𝓂𝓂𝒶𝓉𝑒, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒, 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒥𝑜𝓈𝒽𝓊𝒶 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝑒𝒹, “𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝑜 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝒶𝓁𝓈𝑜 𝓇𝓊𝓃 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅.”

𝐼𝓉’𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔, 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽, 𝒷𝑒𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝑒𝑒𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝑒𝒹 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌𝓈: 𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝓂𝒾𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒, 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝒻𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓌𝒽𝑜, 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓌𝓀𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈, 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝒶 𝑔𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝑔𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓊𝓈, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓀𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓅𝑜𝓁𝒾𝓉𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒹. 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓇𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓃 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅𝑒𝓃𝓈, 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑒𝓅𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝑒𝒹, 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝓉𝒶𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓇𝑜𝑜𝓂𝓂𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝒽𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒, 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓃𝒶𝓋𝒾𝑔𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝓁𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝓈𝑜𝒸𝒾𝑒𝓉𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝒮𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒻𝒾𝑒𝓁𝒹.

𝒯𝑜𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒶𝓁𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓋𝑜𝒾𝒸𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝒯𝑜𝒹𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒥𝑜𝓈𝒽𝓊𝒶 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝑒𝒹, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝒽𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈, 𝒞𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑀𝓇. 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓃 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓈 𝒶 𝓈𝓎𝓂𝓅𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓍 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝓊𝓃𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒; 𝒶 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓃𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝓌𝑜 𝓂𝑒𝓃; 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝒶𝓁𝓁, 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓋𝑜𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓊𝓃𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓂𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓌𝑜𝓊𝓁𝒹 𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃’𝓈 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈. 𝐿𝑜𝓊𝒾𝓈 𝐵𝒶𝓎𝒶𝓇𝒹, 𝒶 𝓂𝒶𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓇, 𝒹𝑒𝓁𝒾𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒶 𝓅𝒶𝑔𝑒-𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒, 𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝒷𝒾𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝓅𝑜𝓈𝓈𝒾𝒷𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑒𝓈.

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

“Men don’t always know what they need, that’s why God made Women”.

5 out of 5 stars! – Incredibly charming!

I adore novels written in a past setting, exactly what I was expecting Courting Mr. Lincoln to be… since it’s based in the 1800’s, but this was completely different. Louis has written a book in the modern day, set in the past, yet reads as a genuine classic……Brillant!

Miss Todd is smart, independent and has such a strong knowledge of politics. Truly a well rounded young lady.

Lincoln’s also smart, determined and very hardworking. He has goals and is working towards them. Although he is missing proper manners and does not have the perfect gentlemen style, just yet. Lack of funds doesn’t help with that situation, but a great friend could become very helpful with that.

This is where Joshua Speed comes in. He is truly wonderful! (Spoiler… I think Speed was my favourite character!). Speed is an incredible man, with so much warmth in his heart. Speed keeps a great pride for those he is close to, especially Lincoln.

Louis Bayard has created such a marvellous read! and I couldn’t be happier to have this wonderful addition to my shelves.

Published by Algonquin Books on April 23, 2019

On Shelves!… Go check it out.

Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me an arc copy!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Thank You Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

A Huge Thank You to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. has sent three new exciting reads my way.

*** Please note these are not my official reviews. I have copied the synopsis’s from amazon, in order to share what the books are about.***

Courting Mr.Lincoln by Louis Bayard

When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one’s short list to be president. A country lawyer living above a dry goods shop, he is lacking both money and manners, and his gift for oratory surprises those who meet him. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma. “I can only hope,” she tells his roommate, the handsome, charming Joshua Speed, “that his waters being so very still, they also run deep.”

It’s not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that Speed knows: an amiable, profound man who, despite his awkwardness, has a gentle wit to match his genius, and who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed, who has taught his roommate how to dance, dress, and navigate the polite society of Springfield.

Told in the alternating voices of Mary Todd and Joshua Speed, and inspired by historical events, Courting Mr. Lincoln creates a sympathetic and complex portrait of Mary unlike any that has come before; a moving portrayal of the deep and very real connection between the two men; and most of all, an evocation of the unformed man who would grow into one of the nation’s most beloved presidents. Louis Bayard, a master storyteller, delivers here a page-turning tale of love, longing, and forbidden possibilities

Published by: Algonquin Books on April 23, 2019… On shelves now!

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City.

Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and—with a little encouragement from her friends—a few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amy’s heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind.

But before she can choose, a crisis forces the two worlds together, and Amy must stare down a future where she could lose both sides of herself, and every dream she’s ever nurtured, in the beat of a heart.

Published by: Lake Union Publishing on May 1, 2019… On shelves now!

Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

For Fig’s dad, hurricane season brings the music.
For Fig, hurricane season brings the possibility of disaster.

Fig, a sixth grader, loves her dad and the home they share in a beach-side town. She does not love the long months of hurricane season. Her father, a once-renowned piano player, sometimes goes looking for the music in the middle of a storm. Hurricane months bring unpredictable good and bad days. More than anything, Fig wants to see the world through her father’s eyes, so she takes an art class to experience life as an artist does. Then Fig’s dad shows up at school, confused and looking for her. Not only does the class not bring Fig closer to understanding him, it brings social services to their door.

As the walls start to fall around her, Fig is sure it’s up to her alone to solve her father’s problems and protect her family’s privacy. But with the help of her best friend, a cute girl at the library, and a surprisingly kind new neighbour, Fig learns she isn’t as alone as she once thought . . . and begins to compose her own definition of family.

Nicole Melleby’s Hurricane Season is a radiant and tender novel about taking risks and facing danger, about friendship and art, and about growing up and coming out. And more than anything else, it is a story about love—both its limits and its incredible healing power.

Published by: Algonquin Young Readers on May 7, 2019… On shelves Today!!!!

Full reviews to come as soon as I have finished these incredible reads!

Thank you again Thomas Allen & Son Ltd!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Let The Dark Speak by Beau Allen

“𝕃𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕜 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕠𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕖, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕡𝕚𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕞𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕤. ℙ𝕚𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕩𝕚𝕖𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕣𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕥, 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕙𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖.𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕡𝕠𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕝𝕕. 𝕎𝕖’𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕖𝕝𝕥 𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕟, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕡𝕦𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕥 𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕣.”

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

5 out of 5 stars

I needed more poetry in my life… And Let The Dark Speak was the perfect addition to my shelves.

Beau’s collection will bring all sorts of emotions to the surface. Floods of pain, love, frustration, happiness, anger and warmth.

Each piece is so beautifully written, it will leap right off the page and stick with you.

One I believe all should pick up, poetry lover or not. This may be the collection for you!

Absolutely intensely breathtaking!

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Driven By Fire by Eden Rayna

Years of Piper’s life down the drain, when she finds her boyfriend in bed with another women.

Angry and alone Piper finds herself on the side of the hwy ..on foot! Making her way to the small town of Fort McKay, Alberta.

Brandon, a tech millionaire is fighting his own life battles. Decides trucking is the way to hide for the time being, until everything settles.

Luck changes for them both when Brandon comes apron Piper on the side of the hwy. Worried for her safety, offers her a ride but knows there is little chance Piper will accept. Brandon follows her into town, not satisfied until he knows shes safe.

Exhausted from being on the road and having an instant spark, the one time their eyes met. Brandon decides to spend a night at the same hotel. Before hitting the road again the next morning.

Only due to the awful forest fires he finds out the hwy’s are closed and he will be spending a few more days in this small town himself.

Both fantasizing over each other and lust running through their veins. It doesn’t take long for the few small encounters they have to give them the push they need.

It’s clear they are meant to be together…… but how long will it take for them to realise it?

4.5 Stars out of 5

Wow!…. Hot, steamy, erotic, sensual, seductive. There are not enough words for me to explain how hubba… hubba the sex scenes are!

Eden knows how to write sexual moments that don’t become dry at any point! Not only that, the romance that ignites between them is so satisfying.

Brandon is such a dream boat! I only wish I looked like Piper and was living her life in this moment!

A very wise person told me once…“Book boyfriends do it better”. I have to agree!

Thank you so much Eden for sending me an e-copy of your saucy novel to review. Brandon will always be a dearly remembered book boyfriend!

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

All Men Are Assholes (…And All Women Are Crazy) by Jordan West

“𝔸 𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕨𝕗𝕦𝕝”

Don’t let the title fool you! This book is so much more than just some comical dating advice.

Perhaps you currently have an awful dating life, are in a dying relationship or are past those days and just want to know you are not the only one that had to endure these moments in your love life.

From advice to research to even an asshole and crazy scale, you also get a walk through of Jordan’s own personal love life.

“𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕤𝕟’𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕫𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕚𝕤.”

4.5 Stars out of 5

I love that this novel is not bias towards either sex! Us Women can be just as much of the problem as men, even if we don’t want to believe it.

All Men Are Assholes (… And All Women Are Crazy) is a heart wrenching, raw, intense read with a burst of humour throughout. Jordan truly has a way with words.

I found this book to be very relatable to the majority of my relationships in my younger years. But Jordan’s were on a much deeper scale then my own, some of the things Jordan had to endure is angering…. or perhaps that is just the crazy in me.

Truly a strong, impressive women to go through all and come out the other side laughing at her past and ready to share it with the world.

“𝕃𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖 𝕓𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙.”

Thank you so much Jordan for sending me a copy of your immensely accurate read! I enjoyed it incredibly much. This truly is a read for everyone to enjoy

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘮 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧

Grace, a young women who recently experienced a close loss and is now eagerly trying to make it on her own in Manhattan, New York.

Eleanor, an outsider who quickly races to the top of her career game and becomes in-charge of a hugely important mission.

Marie, a young single Mom, trying to do what’s best for her and her daughter. When she is recruited for her much-needed skills to take part in Eleanor’s mission.

𝟙𝟡𝟜𝟞, 𝕄𝕒𝕟𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕟

𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕠𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕓𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕒 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕙. 𝕌𝕟𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕪, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒 𝕕𝕠𝕫𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤—𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟. 𝕀𝕟 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕦𝕝𝕤𝕖, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟.

𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕣 𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕘, 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕟𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕟 𝕕𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕣. 𝕋𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕆𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝔼𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕠 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕚𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝕒 𝕞𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕪. 𝕊𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙 𝕓𝕖𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕨𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡, 𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕒𝕝.

Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

“Vividly rendered and inspired by true events”.

5 out of 5 stars!

Absolutely sensational!

This historical fiction is dazzling and devastating all in one. Pam’s writing is absolutely incredible and her dedicated research while creating this masterpiece is remarkable. Not to mention her transition back and forth from past to present throughout this novel is flawless!

I adored reading from the three different perspectives, and fell hard for the characters! Each has their own warming yet heart breaking story.

Grace’s determination, Eleanor’s passion and Marie’s strength!

The Lost Girls of Paris pulled me in and completely absorbed me. I just had to know what was going to happen next!

Another heart-wrenching, breathtaking read.

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝑅𝑒𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒸𝒶 𝒷𝓎 𝒟𝒶𝓅𝒽𝓃𝑒 𝒹𝓊 𝑀𝒶𝓊𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓇

𝐿𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝐼 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝓉 𝐼 𝓌𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝑀𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃…

A young working class girl, off to the South of France with her Employer. Life is pretty bland, until she meets a considerably older gentleman. Recently widowed, yet genuinely handsome and wealthy!… Maxim de Winter.

Love quickly sparks between the couple and it is not long before Max sweeps her off her feet, quickly marrying and back to Max’s home, Manderley. Where soon the young bride finds that she may not know Max as well as she thought and memories of his first wife, Rebecca claim this home.

“𝑅𝑒𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒸𝒶 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝒶 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓈𝓊𝓂𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓊𝑔𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓉𝓎”.

4 out of 5 stars!

Rebecca truly blew me away! Classics, aside from horror/mystery classics can be very hit and miss for me. I think it may be a bit of the instant love in most and the unusual idea of romance.

But this Gothic romance sucked me in and Daphne’s writing is absolutely brilliant!

Maxim was a very heinous, unpleasant man and his young, new bride was childish… just completely juvenile. Yet they truly made the perfect team as the story developed and were surely the perfect couple.

This story is twisted, dark and very unnatural, but you won’t be able to put it down.

I will absolutely be looking into more of Daphne’s novels, especially if it is anything as exquisite as Rebecca.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝙱𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝙳𝚊𝚠𝚗 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝙼𝚌𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚢

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔞 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫

Emory Fae enjoys leading a quiet, normal life. That is until two mysterious, and handsome soldiers show up at her apartment, and the life she knew is instantly whisked away. Memphis Carter and Brokk Foster come from the magical and war ridden world of Kiero, and upon Emory’s arrival she will discover she is the long-lost heir to the Royal Line and is thrown into the Black Dawn Rebellion with a dynamic role to ignite the rebels and reclaim her throne.

With both men being darkly woven in her past Emory uncovers hidden secrets, a power held long dormant, and will soon realize there are worse things than supernatural humans, love, loss, betrayal, and a Mad King.

Some things are better left in the shadows.

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

“𝐵𝓎 𝐹𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐹𝓁𝒶𝓂𝑒”

4.5 Stars out of 5

I couldn’t help myself. I had to copy the synopsis right from Amazon, my own description would not do it justice!

It took me WAY to long to finish reading this book and I am so ashamed!…

Now let me make it clear, it was not because it was a disappointing read in any way. I mean clearly you can see that, based on the rating I gave it.

This was such an exciting, stimulating, breathtaking read!

Between the fights, betrayal, bloodshed, trickery and some of the most unique characters I have ever followed in a novel, you are completely sucked into the world Mallory has created.

This world.. These characters will earn your affection and leave you wanting more.

Which is great! Since Mallory also has:

Renegade (set 6 years before Black Dawn)

and just released Queen To Ashes the sequel to Black Dawn on February 19, 2019

(Can we stop for a moment and just low key obsess over these covers!)

Oh and also, I am also so extremely proud to say…. Mallory is Canadian!

Thank you Mallory for sharing your masterpieces with us bookworms and for becoming one of my top favourite Canadian authors.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

#𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓼𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓪

Amy Byler doesn’t know it yet, but she truly is a super Mom!

TᕼE ᑕOᑌᑭᒪEᔕ, TᕼE ᖴᗩᗰIᒪIEᔕ, ᗩᑎᗪ TᕼE ᗯOᗰEᑎ GET TO ᒪEᗩᐯE.

TᕼE ᔕIᑎGᒪE ᗰEᑎ ᗩᖇEᑎ’T TᕼᗩT ᒪᑌᑕKY.

***Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca***

***Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca***

“Men don’t always know what they need, that’s why God made Women”.

5 out of 5 stars! – Incredibly charming!

A Huge Thank You to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

Courting Mr.Lincoln by Louis Bayard

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

***Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca***

“𝔸 𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕨𝕗𝕦𝕝”

“𝕃𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖 𝕓𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙.”

***Synopsis copied from amazon.ca***

𝐿𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝐼 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝓉 𝐼 𝓌𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝑀𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃…

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔞 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫

*Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca*

“𝐵𝓎 𝐹𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐹𝓁𝒶𝓂𝑒”

(Can we stop for a moment and just low key obsess over these covers!)

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca