Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Genre:   Fiction, Mystery Suspense

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Release Date:  June 2012

Series: None

Publisher:  Crown Publishing Group

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Pages:  432

Source: Purchased

Rating:  Three Flowers Of Love

Book Blurb

Marriage can be a real killer.

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?
   As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

Indie Author's Corner: Sarka-Jonae Miller Author Of Between Boyfriends

Today's Indie Author is Sarka-Jonae Miller.  Her new book, Between Boyfriends releases TODAY!  So if you love Chick Lit, here's something new to add to your To Be Read List.

Meet Sarka-Jonae

Sárka-Jonae is a novelist, publicist, and journalist, among other “ists” there aren’t room for. Her novel writing career began with Between Boyfriends, an edgy chick-lit book for women who’ve been ”between boyfriends”, which is much cooler than being single.

SJ is a graduate of Syracuse University. Before writing full-time, she was a personal trainer and massage therapist, helping people tone up, slim down, and chill out. In her free time, Sárka-Jonae loves to dance in flash mobs, in music videos, on speakers, or at home in her underwear. She practices kung fu and yoga, was briefly a Buddhist nun, and travels extensively for ”research”. She’s a huge animal lover and has been vegan since 1999. She’s committed to respectfully unveiling the truth about the horrific way factory farms abuse animals. SJ lives in San Diego with two cats and two dogs.

Connect with Sarka-Jonae 

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarka-Jonae-Miller/168691386526181

Twitter https://twitter.com/sarkajonae

Website http://www.sarkajonae.com/ 

Blog http://www.betweenboyfriendsblog.com/

New Release:  Between Boyfriends

Genre:  Chicklit, New Adult

Publisher: Booktrope  

Release Date:  November 11, 2013 

At first glance, twenty-one-year-old Jan Weston has it all: a gorgeous boyfriend, fun friends, and wealthy parents who take care of all those pesky credit card bills.

Then her boyfriend dumps her, her friendships fall apart, and her parents cut her off. Suddenly without money, without a man, and without a plan, it's time for Jan to grow up.

Determined to get her life back on track, Jan decides it's time to make it on her own. Can she find her way as a single lady in San Diego? Can she fix her friendships, her job prospects, and her hair? And can she keep her vow that she'll never date again, even after she meets a guy who just might be perfect for her?

Buy Links:

Amazon http://myBook.to/BetweenBoyfriendsPaperback

Barnes & Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/between-boyfriends-sarka-jonae-miller/1106966541?ean=2940149010684

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12808569-between-boyfriends

Link to the Apple iBooks version coming soon.

To Be Read Tuesdays

I finished with The Family Business so now I am on to the second book, Family Business 2..and it's getting good!  So, this is what I will be reading this week.  What's on your TBR?


The Family Business 2 by Carl Weber

Welcome to the world of Duncans. By day they are upstanding citizens running one of New York’s most respected car dealerships;but by night, they’re criminals who control most of the East Coast drug traffic. No matter whether they’re on their day or night jobs, one thing is true about the Duncans: there is never a dull moment to be found.
Baby momma drama takes over the Duncan clan, as there is still uncertainty about who has fathered the Duncan sisters’ new babies. Meanwhile, Orlando Duncan, the family’s new CEO and a man with his own baby momma problems, has just developed a new product that may make the millionaire Duncans into billionaires. Orlando only has one obstacle in front of him, and it’s not law enforcement or one of his family’s many rivals. It’s his mother, and she may be his most formidable opponent to date, because she’s making the family take sides.
Can a civil war within the Duncan family be averted before it tears them apart?

Booksigning: Carl Weber

I finally got a chance to go to a book signing!  Yay!  I don't know why, but very few authors that I am interested in, come to Memphis so I was pretty excited.  I heard about it a few days before and of course I could not secure a babysitter, so I took the kiddies along.  Normally, taking the boys would have been a disaster, and I would have had to leave early, but all I had to do was turn my oldest on to the goodness of Starbucks and I had no problem.  Of course he spent all the money I gave him (the Double Chocolate Chip Frappucchino is his new best friend) but it kept him and his little brother quiet while I attended the signing.

The featured author was Carl Weber.  Mr. Weber is a New York Times Best Selling author.  His recent books include The Family Business 2,  Torn Between Two Lovers, The Man In 3B-none of which I have read but are on my TBR.  I HAD a few of his book on my book shelf,  but my sister has confiscated those so I am still waiting to get them back.

Anyhoo, Mr Weber was so down to earth.  He was very entertaining and very approachable.  The gathering was intimate-mostly ladies with a few men sprinkled in.  He answered questions, talked about the books, future books, and let us know a few of the books will be making television debts.  I had a great time, got my books signed, and got a pix.  Here are the photos of my day.  I have video, but I just can't figure out how to get it from my phone to the blog.  Hopefully, I will figure it out and get it uploaded...