Can't Wait Wednesday

Can’t Wait Wednesday: Diamond in the Rough

July 31, 2019 by Suzie Waltner 3 Comments

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you’re continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here.

Do you enjoy books that make you laugh? Jen Turano writes historical fiction set in the Gilded Age and puts her characters in some of the most hilarious situations. From dancing at balls to failed kidnappings to learning to use washing machines, these heroines manage to get themselves in memorable conundrums. And that is one of the reason’s I can’t wait for the second book in Turano’s American Heiresses series. Just a few more weeks until Diamond in the Rough will be here.

About the Book

To save her family from financial ruin, Miss Poppy Garrison accepts an unusual proposition to participate in the New York social season in exchange for her grandmother settling a family loan that has unexpectedly come due. Ill-equipped to handle the intricacies of mingling within the New York Four Hundred, Poppy becomes embroiled in one hilarious fiasco after another, doomed to suffer a grand societal failure instead of being deemed the diamond of the first water her grandmother longs for her to become.

Reginald Blackburn, second son of a duke, has been forced to travel to America to help his cousin, Charles Wynn, Earl of Lonsdale, find an American heiress to wed in order to shore up his family estate that is in desperate need of funds. Reginald himself has no interest in finding an heiress to marry, but when Poppy’s grandmother asks him to give etiquette lessons to Poppy, he swiftly discovers he may be in for much more than he bargained for.

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Can’t Wait Wednesday: One Final Breath

July 24, 2019 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Can you believe this is the second to last one of July? Are you feeling like it’s summer? Tennessee is about to get a little cool down, and I am ready! Not that it makes much difference since I spend most of my time indoors in air conditioning. This week’s book I can’t wait for is the final in Lynn H. Blackburn’s Dive Team Investigations series. I am so excited for Gabe’s story, y’all!

About the Book

When investigator Gabriel Chavez had his cover blown by an aggressive reporter, the silver lining was being able to rejoin the dive team. The downside? Dive team captain Anissa Bell–a woman who both fascinates and frustrates him.

Anissa grew up as a missionary kid on the Micronesian island of Yap and always planned to return after college. But she remained stateside, determined to solve the case that haunts her–the murder of her best friend and the disappearance of a three-year-old child.
When Anissa’s fractured past collides with Gabe’s investigation into the tragic shooting death of a teenage boy in Lake Porter, they’ll have to put their complicated history with each other aside in order to uncover the identity of a killer. What they’ll discover is that revenge has no statute of limitations.

Award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn closes out her nail-biting Dive Team Investigations series with a story that will have you wondering how long you can hold your breath.

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Can’t Wait Wednesday: The Spice King

July 17, 2019 by Suzie Waltner 1 Comment

It’s Wednesday and that means I’ve been digging through publishing catalogues and getting excited for some upcoming releases. Including Elizabeth Camden’s September historical romance release. Just look at that cover (swoon)! And I love that Camden’s heroines are strong, intelligent women.

About the Book

Gray Delacroix has dedicated his life to building his very successful global spice empire, but it has come at a cost. Resolved to salvage his family before it spirals out of control, he returns to his ancestral home to save his brother and sister before it’s too late.

As a junior botanist for the Smithsonian, Annabelle Larkin has been charged with the impossible task of gaining access to the notoriously private Delacroix plant collection. If she fails, she will be out of a job and the family farm in Kansas will go under. She has no idea that in gaining entrance to the Delacroix world, she will unwittingly step into a web of dangerous political intrigue far beyond her experience.

Unable to deny her attraction to the reclusive business tycoon, Annabelle will be forced to choose between her heart and loyalty to her country. Can Gray and Annabelle find a way through the storm of scandal without destroying the family Gray is fighting to save?

Can’t Wait Wednesday: The Girl Behind the Red Rope

July 10, 2019 by Suzie Waltner 4 Comments

There are a few authors I’ve read for years (even before I started reviewing and blogging). Ted Dekker is one of those. And in his September release co-written with his daughter, Rachelle Dekker, I am sure this book is going to pack a one-two punch.

Can’t Wait Wednesday: The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey

July 3, 2019 by Suzie Waltner 3 Comments

I am so excited for Dani Pettrey’s new series that is centered around the Coast Guard. Her romantic suspense series are some of my favorites.