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  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!       Christmas books can be whimsical, touching, or down-right hysterical. Whatever Christmas book that you love to read, we can all agree that they make the holidays a lot brighter.   Here are my favorite books that I pull out every Christmas:   How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess-  This childhood classic never gets old. I always love reading this tale of grinch in need of Christmas cheer. Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark mysteries-  this mother-daughter collaboration has been a holiday staple for mystery fans for decades. They two authors crossover their popular detectives to create a whimsical and adventurous tale with every book. Dashing Through the Snow is my favorite so far. Free Christmas E-books books-  this has been a tradition of mine for a few years. Kindle offers Christmas themed books for free every year. From young adult to romanc...

         Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!     It is time to reflect on 2021 and look forward to 2022's reading goals. I will be posting my usual yearly Book Challenge soon.        I have another annual challenge for you. Think back on your year and do the following to make your holiday bright:   Think of those in your life who make you happy. Think of all the books you have not read and put them in a new TBR.        Read a favorite Christmas story with a cup of your favorite hot drink.  Decorate something.    Be your own Santa and buy a gift for just you.   (Bonus) Be kind to others.        Have fun reading this  week. Let me know in the comments below what you are reading this week.       Also please follow me on my  social media platforms  and enjoy shopping with me at eBay and Mercari.   SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Fool Me Once and  Run Away  were two novels that I could not put down. I became an instant fan of Harlan Coben's writing style, and his ability to tell stories that delivered shocking finales. I decided to seek out more of his novels, and I am happy that I did. Once again I close another Coben novel extremely satisfied.    Don't Let Go is released by Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. In this Harlan Coben thriller, we are introduced to Detective Napolean Dumas. For the past fifteen years, he has sought answers to the sudden disappearance of his high school sweetheart, Maura Wells. At the same time his brother, Leo, and Leo's girlfriend were found dead. Many years of questions have circulated Dumas' life and there was always a feeling that something was not quite right. Then a police officer is found dead and the car his...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!       Run Awa y  was a favorite read of mine in 2019. I loved the mystery and the shocking finale. In that intense thriller, I was introduced to Simon Greene and his quest to find his daughter, who had gone missing. Along the way, he encountered fierce lawyer, Hester Crimstein. In her seventies, Hester is a non-stop juggernaut of a personality with a nationally aired television show. I had wondered what she had done while separated from Simon. In the Boy from the Woods, we find out.                                          The Boy from the Woods is published by Grand Central Publishing, an imprint of the Hatchett Book Group. In this story that happens simultaneously with Run Away, we find Hester Crimstein is separated from her client, Simon...

      Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!     The crime thriller is my favorite genre to enjoy. I have made my way through many amazing reads, but one author has stood out to me since 2018: Harlan Coben. I was thoroughly impressed by his grasp of mystery and suspense. In 2019 I was given the privilege of reading one of Coben's thrillers early thanks to Harlan Coben, Netgalley, and Hachette Book Group. What I discovered was a mystery that I was reading well into the night to solve the puzzle.    Run Away is written by Harlan Coben and is published by Grand Central Publishing, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. In this taut and exciting novel, we are introduced to Simon Greene, a loving father of three and husband to pediatrician, Dr. Ingrid Greene. His youngest, Anya, lives with the Greenes, while middle child, Sam, attends college a few states away. But it is his oldest, Paige, that has Simon at the end of a desperate rope. Paige has disapp...