Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Fresh slate and a New Year. And I am ready to read more than I did in 2021. T o start off the year right, I have resumed my TBR aspirations.   Here is my January TBR: Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh Her Perfect Life by Hank Philippi Ryan The Omen by David Seltzer One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner Survive the Night by Riley Sager    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 AT LINKTREE   Because there is always time to read, Xepherus3       All written content and top logo (c) Copyright 2021 by Thomas Bahr II

     Happy Holidays, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   I believe 2021 would be a return to normality for me. I was determined to read more and to set goals. I was determined to keep myself accountable. I would take some of last year's failed attempts and add some good juju. I was ready to set my goals list. How well did I do? Let's find out...  2021 Bookish Reading Goals Tab all books that I read with removable flags:  This did not happen. I began to sell off my book collection to downsize my possessions. I switched to digital versions, instead. Click here to buy some books from my eBay Store.    Alphabetize To Be Read pile:  I had great expectations for this. However, that is easily done on my Kindle. Sell off books that I no longer want:  This became a great way to clear out unread books. My eBay Store has plenty to choose from. Read more contemporary:  This never happened, mainly due to my ongoing research for my ...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!    January to now has been a crazy ride. I have gone from reading all the time to researching and writing most of the time. But I would not trade it for anything. The process of writing a novel is a fun and often frustrating endeavor. It takes a lot of time alone to present the narrative as best as you can. I have done my best to travel and take time away from my book. Many of my author friends recommend this. It helps to return to the editing with fresh eyes.     My novel's first draft is being edited. I am happy with what I have seen and excited to share my story with everyone. I will be holding Beta Reading soon and look forward to the feedback.      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 MED...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Thrillers have been my favorite genre for decades. Sooner or later my older purchases get buried among the new, shiny books. I finally read this suspenseful novel a few years ago and  I was very happy that I chose to read it   Fool Me Once is written by Harlan Coben, and it is published by Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. In this tense and often nail-biting thriller we are introduced to Military Captain Maya Stern. Stern has just lost her husband to murder, and the family of Joe Burkett just wants what's best for Maya and Joe's two-year-old daughter, Lily. Her nanny is even the daughter of Joe's nanny. The Burketts wealth is evident in Maya's life right down to her beautiful home. But Maya wishes only to mourn Joe and take care of Lily when she is not working. Maya does not like the "rich thing", and cares nothing for the Burkett fortune, even signing a prenuptial agreement. ...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!    The Tracy Crosswhite series has been a wild ride from the first book, My Sister's Grave . Since then, seven more novels have been added, fleshing out Robert Dugoni's cast of excellent characters. Let's take a look at the latest in the series.       In Her Tracks is the eighth book in Robert Dugoni's widely popular Tracy Crosswhite series. It is published by Thomas & Mercer, an Amazon imprint. In this latest thriller, we find Tracy Crosswhite dealing with the terrifying events of A Cold Trail . Her PTSD is slowly being managed and her return to the police force is about to begin. She arrives at her job to resume being a lead homicide detective. But Tracy finds that during her leave of absence her boss has given her position away. She has a choice to either go home or work cold cases being left by retiring detective, Art Nunzio. Her decision is made when her former partner, Kinsington Rowe, asks her to ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!    My reviews of Robert Dugoni's Tracy Crosswhite detective series continue. I hope that you will enjoy this series as much as I have. Tomorrow my review for the latest book in the series, In Her Tracks, debuts here.      A Cold Trail is Robert Dugoni's seventh Tracy Crosswhite thriller.  It is published by Thomas & Mercer Publishers, an Amazon  imprint. When Tracy and her husband, Dan, move back to their childhood home, they are both caught up in the town's dark history. But when local journalist Kimberly Armstrong is found dead, Tracy is asked by Sheriff Roy Calloway to look into her death. Dan is worried that with Tracy being a new mother that she will put the life of their child in danger. Crosswhite is sure she can figure out who is behind the death. Dan has his own case to deal with, as he represents a local business owner who believes he is being railroaded out of his storefront by the new mayor....