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About Reecaspieces

I am an avid reader, St. Louis Cardinals fan, knitter, and paper crafter. I am a mom of 2 children, and a large amount of animals.

Last Night at Villa Lucia by Simon McCleave @dreamscapeaudio #bookreview #audiobookreview.

Overview A body is floating face down in the middle of the infinity pool. For a second I think I’m imagining it. My head is throbbing as I pull my sunglasses down over my eyes. It’s not even 8 a.m. … Continue reading

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Maria by Michelle Moran #historicalfiction #bookreview @randomhouse

Overview Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dramatic novel, based on the woman glamorized in The Sound of Music,brings Maria to life as never before. “As immersive, heartbreaking, … Continue reading

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Fleeing France by Alan Hlad #audiobookreview #historicalfiction @highbridgeaudio

Overview France, 1939: A talented singer, Ruth Lacroix has left Maine to live with her aunt and uncle, dreaming of performing at the Casino de Paris. But with the outbreak of war, and the heartbreaking news that her cousin has … Continue reading

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The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer #bookreview @randomhousegroup

Overview As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they’d gone or how they’d survived. Fifteen years after their miraculous … Continue reading

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Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North @stmartinspress #bookreview #smpinfluencers #romance

Overview Brimming with heart and heat, Rules for Second Chancesexplores the hardest relationship question of all: can true love happen twice…with the same person? Liz Lewis has tried everything to be what people want. But she’s always been labeled different from everyone else … Continue reading

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The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackston @macmillanaudio @stmartinspress #audiobookreview #historicalfiction

Overview The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish is book one in New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston’s new magic-infused series about Hecate Cavendish, an eccentric and feisty young woman who can see ghosts. England, 1881. Hereford cathedral stands sentinel over the city, keeping … Continue reading

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The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander by Denny S. Bryce #audiobookreview #historicalfiction @recordedbooks

Overview Inspired by a real-life scandal that was shocking even for the tumultuous Roaring Twenties, this captivating novel tells the story of a pioneering Black journalist, a secret interracial marriage among the New York elite, and the sensational divorce case … Continue reading

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Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell @hyperionavebook #bookreview

Overview In her most imaginative novel yet, number one New York Times best-selling author Lisa Jewell (None of This Is True) launches the Marvel Crime series of thriller books for adults with an original story starring the private detective Jessica Jones. Meet … Continue reading

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Only One Survives by Hannah Mary McKinnon @harlequinbooks #bookreview

Overview For readers eagerly awaiting the return of Yellowjackets, this novel from McKinnon blends the musical highs of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones and the Six with the darkness of The Girls by Emma Cline in a twisty thriller that is hard to resist.” … Continue reading

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Her Deadly Homecoming by Tony Urban and Drew Strickland #audiobookreview #bookreview @dreamscapeaudio

Overview Seventeen years ago Carolina McKay escaped death at the hands of a psychopath. Now she’s come home, and so has the killer. After she’s shot in the line of duty, Detective Carolina McKay returns to her hometown hoping to … Continue reading

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