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Hardcover, 352 pages

Expected publication: April 9th 2013 by St. Martin's Press

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ISBN: 1250014492 (ISBN13: 9781250014498)

edition language: English

From the publisher:

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig "spins a web of lust, power and loss" (Kate Alcott) that is by turns epic and intimate, transporting and page-turning

As a lawyer in a large Manhattan firm, just shy of making partner, Clementine Evans has finally achieved almost everything she’s been working towards—but now she’s not sure it’s enough. Her long hours have led to a broken engagement and, suddenly single at thirty-four, she feels her messy life crumbling around her. But when the family gathers for her grandmother Addie’s ninety-ninth birthday, a relative lets slip hints about a long-buried family secret, leading Clemmie on a journey into the past that could change everything. . . .

What follows is a potent story that spans generations and continents, bringing an Out of Africa feel to a Downton Abbey cast of unforgettable characters. From the inner circles of WWI-era British society to the skyscrapers of Manhattan and the red-dirt hills of Kenya, the never-told secrets of a woman and a family unfurl.

Doesn't this sound wonderful? April seems so far away but if 2013 goes by as quickly as this year, it will be here before we know it.

 

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Hardcover: 384 pages

• Publisher: William Morrow (February 19, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061990639
• ISBN-13: 978-0061990632

I loved Crombie's last book, No Mark Upon Her,  and hope this new one will be just as good. Could not even find a synopsis. Now just have to wait until Feb, 2013.  Any book in particular you are eagerly anticipating?

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A while back I read A Thousand Bones by this author and really liked it. When I saw this is coming out in February, I had to put it on "THE LIST".

Paperback, 416 pages

Expected publication: February 26th 2013 by Pocket Books

ISBN: 1439189374 (ISBN13: 9781439189375)

edition language: English

A chilling new suspense novel in the critically acclaimed Louis Kincaid series! First Kincaid discovers he has a daughter he never knew. Then she leads him to fresh evidence in a decades-old murder case that threatens to claim new victims.Louis Kincaid finally has a few days to get to know the daughter he didn’t even know existed until a few months ago. He’s taking ten-year-old Lily on a trip to Michigan’s enchanting Mackinac Island. The picturesque Victorian island is getting ready to close down for the season, but Louis hopes to forge a relationship with Lily that will last forever. But when Lily takes a fall onto a pile of old bones in an abandoned hunting lodge, the vacation’s over.

When the island’s inexperienced police chief asks for Louis’s help on what turns out to be a stone cold case, he reluctantly agrees. His reluctance only grows when he discovers the state investigator is Norm Rafsky, who had worked with Louis’s girlfriend Joe Frye fifteen years ago. When Joe returns to the island to help, she and Louis must confront the simmering tension between her and Rafsky, and yet stay focused on finding a dangerous killer who may still be in the area….

 

Waiting on Wednesday: Postcards from Cedar Key by Terri DuLong

Paperback, 352 pages

Expected publication: October 30th 2012 by Kensington

ISBN:97807582686

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From the publisher:

In this poignant novel set amid the close-knit residents of Cedar Key, Florida, New York Times bestselling author Terri DuLong creates a story of old wounds healed--and bright new beginnings . . .

Everyone has been eagerly awaiting the opening of Cedar Key's newest shop, Berkley's Chocolates & Gems. For Berkley Whitmore, moving to the peaceful Florida island is more than a business opportunity. Beneath the bright purple streak in her dark hair lies a woman struggling with self-doubt. In Cedar Key, Berkley hopes to uncover the secrets that rippled through her mother's life, and in time, perhaps fill the gaps in her own.
Berkley's mouthwatering truffles and quirky charm soon draw a wide circle of friends--including the knitting enthusiasts who purchase yarn spun from her two alpacas. To her surprise, Berkley also attracts the admiration of Saxton Tate III, an English mystery author. And with the help of an old-timer local, she begins to piece together the truth about her mother and estranged father. Understanding the past brings a glimpse of what her future could be--if she accepts the love borne on the soft island breeze, and the happiness she's been seeking for so long . . .


Is this not one of the most compelling covers you've seen in a long time? I love this series, not just because I live near Cedar Key, but because the stories draw me in completely. The characters in this series are so real to me, down to earth and heartwarming, just like the author herself.  I was privileged and thrilled to meet Terri in person when she spoke at our local library. Her characters have a lot of her heart and soul in them.

I've reviewed two of Terri's books, Casting About and Sunrise on Cedar Key in the past and really enjoyed them. I'm so looking forward to Postcards from Cedar Key and catching up with all my friends from the island.

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Expected release: April 10, 2012


Lisa Scottoline has delivered taut thrillers with a powerful emotional wallop in her New York Times bestsellers Save Me, Think Twice, and Look Again. Now, with her new novel, Come Home, she ratchets up the suspense with the riveting story of a mother who sacrifices her future for a child from her past.

Jill Farrow is a typical suburban mom who has finally gotten her and her daughter's lives back on track after a divorce. She is about to remarry, her job as a pediatrician fulfills her---though it is stressful---and her daughter, Megan, is a happily over-scheduled thirteen-year-old juggling homework and the swim team.
But Jill’s life is turned upside down when her ex-stepdaughter, Abby, shows up on her doorstep late one night and delivers shocking news: Jill’s ex-husband is dead. Abby insists that he was murdered and pleads with Jill to help find his killer. Jill reluctantly agrees to make a few inquiries and discovers that things don’t add up. As she digs deeper, her actions threaten to rip apart her new family, destroy their hard-earned happiness, and even endanger her own life. Yet Jill can’t turn her back on a child she loves and once called her own.

Waiting on Wednesday: Joshilyn Jackson

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Hardcover, 352 pages
Expected publication: January 25th 2012 by Grand Central Publishing (first published January 1st 2012)
ISBN: 0446582352 (ISBN13: 9780446582353)


A GROWN-UP KIND OF PRETTY is a powerful saga of three generations of women, plagued by hardships and torn by a devastating secret, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of family. Fifteen-year-old Mosey Slocumb-spirited, sassy, and on the cusp of womanhood-is shaken when a small grave is unearthed in the backyard, and determined to figure out why it's there. Liza, her stroke-ravaged mother, is haunted by choices she made as a teenager. But it is Jenny, Mosey's strong and big-hearted grandmother, whose maternal love braids together the strands of the women's shared past--and who will stop at nothing to defend their future.

Waiting on Wednesday: A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama

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A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama

288 pages
Expected publication: August 7th 2012 by MPS
ISBN 1429961694 (ISBN13: 9781429961691)

Ever since I read Women of the Silk and the sequel, Language of Threads, I've been a huge fan of Tsukiyama's books. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms is one of my all time favorites. It's been a long wait for this new one but I'm sure it will be worth it.

*Sigh* Is it August yet?

From the publisher:

A powerful new novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary times at the start of the Chinese Cultural Revolution China, 1957. Chairman Mao has declared a new openness in society: “Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend.” Many intellectuals fear it is only a trick, and Kai Y ing’s husband, Sheng, a teacher, has promised not to jeopardize their safety or that of their young son, T ao. But one July morning, just before his sixth birthday, Tao watches helplessly as Sheng is dragged away for writing a letter criticizing the Communist Party and sent to a labor camp for “reeducation.”

A year later, still missing his father desperately, Tao climbs to the top of the hundred-year-old kapok tree in front of their home, wanting to see the mountain peaks in the distance. But Tao slips and tumbles thirty feet to the courtyard below, badly breaking his leg. As Kai Ying struggles to hold her small family together in the face of this shattering reminder of her husband’s absence, other members of the household must face their own guilty secrets and strive to find peace in a world where the old sense of order is falling. Once again, Tsukiyama brings us a powerfully moving story of ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances with grace and courage.

Waiting on Wednesday

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Category: Fiction

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages

Publisher: Ballantine Books

On Sale: June 2011

Price: $25.00

ISBN: 978-0-345-51831-6 (0-345-51831-4)

From Amazon.com Library Journal:

"Carley discovers that one of her best friends is having an affair with the husband of another best friend, Vanessa. Her own husband is withdrawn after financial reversals, and so at precisely the wrong moment she gives in to the embrace of a hunky carpenter she's hired. That night, the police arrive to tell Carley that her husband died in a hotel—where he had gone with Vanessa. And then Vanessa comes begging for help. This latest from the popular Thayer should make good beach reading."

Can't wait, I love Nancy Thayer!!

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Signet (April 5, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451233018
ISBN-13: 978-0451233011


  From Amazon:

"Flower shop owner Abby Knight does not believe rumors that Vlad Serban, friend and employee of Abby's fiancé Marco, is a vampire. But how to explain that Vlad is from Romania, has prominent canines, likes bizarre plants such as bloodwort and Dracula orchid, and dresses entirely in black? 

When a local woman is found dead, her body drained of blood, the stakes become life and death. With Vlad the #1 suspect, Abby and Marco race to find the real killer, before Vlad's life really starts to suck. "

This is the 11th book in Kate Collins's flowershop series. I've read quite a few of these, reviewed  Dirty Rotten Tendrils,  and am always happy with the way Kate writes her mysteries; always well constructed and good pacing to the plot. Not to mention I am usually stumped by the mystery. Her characters are always well fleshed out  and believable. This one sounds a little different than her normal plot - a vampire character, no less. It'll be interesting to see how this one turns out.

Kate can be found at Cozy Chicks, her own webpage and at her face book page. Stop in at any of these sites and say hi!

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From Laura's website: As Charleston’s Food and Wine Festival gets underway, Theodosia and the Indigo Tea Shop gang introduce the hottest new culinary trend – tea and cheese. But with a shocking murder, raft of suspects, and a bungled investigation, something smells funny. And it’s not just the Gorgonzola!

Bones and Scones is the 12th in the teashop series set in Charleston, South Carolina.

Imprint: Berkley Prime Crime Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-425-23896-7
Pub date: March 1st, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday: Casting About by Terri DuLong

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Kensington; Original edition (October 26, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758232055
ISBN-13: 978-0758232052

From Amazon: "In this beautifully crafted and uplifting novel, the author of the acclaimed Spinning Forward welcomes readers back to the lush Florida island of Cedar Key, where the vibrant shades of hibiscus and azaleas are the perfect backdrop to a colorful, quirky community. . .



In the four years since Monica Brooks moved to Cedar Key, she's found a home, a husband, and now a business to love. Taking over her mother's bustling knitting shop is a welcome challenge, but Monica's exciting plans are waylaid by unexpected news. Her husband's ex-wife has been deemed an unfit mother, and custody of their eight-year-old daughter, Clarissa, is to be transferred to Adam.

Going straight from honeymoon to motherhood--especially when she's unsure she wants children--leaves the normally even-keeled Monica doubting herself at every turn. Yet in a place like Cedar Key, nobody goes it alone. With help from friends and relatives, Monica, Clarissa, and Adam begin to forge a close-knit family of their own--one that will need to be strong enough to withstand all the surprises set to unravel. . .

I just loved Terri's first book, Spinning Forward, so I'm eagerly anticipating  this one. Even the cover is wonderful to look at. Such beautiful, vibrant colors!

Waiting on Wednesday: Murder at the PTA

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This week's WoW is for a debut novel, Murder at the PTA, a cozy mystery by Laura Alden.

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Signet; Original edition (October 5, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451231090
ISBN-13: 978-0451231093

From Amazon: "After Tarver Elementary School's unpopular principal is murdered, PTA secretary and mother of two, Beth Kennedy puts aside bake sales and class trip fund-raisers to catch a killer. And when members of the PTA become suspects, she realizes solving this murder will not be as easy as ABC... "
Doesn't this sound like a fun read?

Waiting on Wednesday: Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins

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This week's Waiting on Wednesday pick is Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins #10 in her flower shop mystery series. I've read several books in this series and enjoyed them very much. Fun characters and great mysteries! Don't you just love the title?

From Goodreads:

When high-powered lawyer Ken "the Lip" Lipinski is found dead from a suspicious overdose, florist and amateur sleuth Abby Knight finds it hard to swallow that his opposing counsel-and her old boss-is the murderer.

Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Signet (October 5, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 045123152X
ISBN-13: 978-0451231529

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Laura Childs, one of my all time favorite cozy mystery writers, has another book in her scrapbooking series set in New Orleans coming out in October. Oooh, excitement!

From Amazon.com: With the help of her best friend Ava, Carmela Bertrand is building a giant monster puppet for the Halloween Monsters & Mayhem parade. Things get terrifying earlier than expected when they overhear an argument between Jekyl Hardy and Brett Fowler- and just minutes later they find Fowler's dead body. Carmela has known Jekyl for years and can't believe he'd ever resort to murder, despite the fact that Fowler owed him money. But when another victim is discovered-who also had an unfriendly relationship with Jekyl-Carmela is convinced someone is framing her friend and now must find a way to unmask the real killer.

Sounds like a lot of fun, doesn't it? If you haven't read this series, I would recommend starting from the beginning.

Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (October 5, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425236749
ISBN-13: 978-0425236741

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From Amazon.com

Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books (June 22, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0345518284
ISBN-13: 978-0345518286

From Amazon:

"Beautifully written, powerfully felt, full of both abundant joy and heart-wrenching sorrow, Beachcombers is an extraordinary novel that centers on the bittersweet reunion of three captivating, very different sisters on Nantucket over one gorgeous, exhilarating summer. Abbie Fox hasn’t seen her father or two younger sisters in almost two years, during which she’s jetted around the world and experienced life, if not love. But now Lily, the baby of the family, is sending Abbie urgent emails begging her to return home to Nantucket. Their middle sister, Emma, has taken to her bed, emotionally devastated after the loss of her high-powered stockbroker’s job and a shockingly unexpected break-up with her fiancé. Also, Lily is deeply worried that Marina, the beautiful, enigmatic woman renting their guesthouse, has set her sights on the sisters’ widowed father, Jim. The Fox girls closed ranks years ago after the haunting, untimely death of their mother, but seeing their dad move on with his life forces each of them to take stock. Over the course of the summer, the sisters’ lives grow as turbulent as the unpredictable currents encircling Nantucket. When Abbie encounters an incredibly appealing married man, she breaks her own rules in the name of love, fearing all the while that she’ll regret it. Meanwhile, type-A Emma learns a new definition of success, and strong-minded Lily must reconcile her dreams with reality. Even Marina, who has come to Nantucket to forget heartbreak and betrayal, faces an astonishing turn of events that will find her torn between fate and freedom. At summer’s end, these unforgettable women will face profound choices—and undergo personal transformations that will surprise even themselves. "

Last year I read and reviewed Thayer's Summer House and just loved it! Can't wait for this new one!!

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Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Soho Constable (April 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1569476330
ISBN-13: 978-1569476338

Last December I read and reviewed Assassins at Ospreys by R. T. Raichev and enjoyed it very much. I'm thrilled to see he has a new title out.

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From the author's website:

Coming in April -- A teenager well-liked at the island youth center dies in an accidental fall. A wealthy businesman booms with laughter at those around him until a shot rings out at the center's annual program. Max Darling suspects a connection between the two deaths. Another teenager is attacked. The center's director faces arrest which will separate her from her dying sister. Annie and Max Darling race against time to prove her innocence and scramble to solve three inter-locking puzzles: the pulled-out pant pockets of one victim, three guns that appear and disappear, and the disappeartance of a teenager who may have seen too much.

Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: William Morrow (April 6, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061453099
ISBN-13: 978-0061453090

Carolyn Hart is one of my favorite cozy authors. Last year I had the privilege to interview Carolyn. In case you missed it and would like to see what she had to say, see here. This is the 20th book in the Death on Demand series.