​Don't miss the latest Shelf Addiction interview! I’m interviewing author Paullina Simons. She shares what she’s currently reading and what authors have influenced her. We also talk about her latest novel, The Tiger Catcher. Don't forget to check out Paullina's lightning round Q&A at the end of the interview!

You've got a bonus!! I'm also including my Shelf Byte book review of The Tiger Catcher along with the interview. You'll hear my spoiler-free review in 5 minutes or less!

Paullina Simons was born and raised in Leningrad, USSR. In 1968, her father was arrested for  protesting the Soviet Union’s invasion of Czechoslovakia and spent the next five years of his life in the Gulag prison camps and in exile. In the mid-seventies, Paullina and her family managed to leave the U.S.S.R. and immigrate to the United States. While growing up in Russia Paullina dreamed of someday becoming a writer. Her dreams were put on hold as she learned English and overcame the shock of a new culture.

After graduating from the University of Kansas and various jobs including working as a financial
journalist and as a translator, Paullina wrote her first novel Tully. Through word of mouth, the book was welcomed by readers all over the world. She has since written twelve novels, a memoir, a cookbook, and two children’s books. Her books have been published in over 23 countries, sold millions of copies, and have been on many bestseller lists around the world.

Paullina has lived in Rome, London, and Dallas, and now lives in New York with her husband and half
of her children.

Connect with Paullina Simons!
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Don't miss the latest Shelf Addiction interview! On today's podcast episode I’m interviewing author Alyssa Cole, she shares her contemporary romance series, Reluctant Royals. Don't forget to check out Alyssa's lightning round Q&A at the end of the interview! ​​

​​Alyssa Cole is an award-winning romance Time Lord. Her Civil War-set espionage romance An Extraordinary Union was the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award’s Best Book of 2017 and the American Library Association’s RUSA Best Romance for 2018, and A Princess in Theory was one of the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2018. She’s contributed to publications including Bustle, Shondaland, The Toast, Vulture, RT Book Reviews, and Heroes and Heartbreakers, and her books have received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Library Journal, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, Booklist, Jezebel, Vulture, Book Riot, Entertainment Weekly, and various other outlets. When she’s not working, she can usually be found watching anime with her husband or wrangling their menagerie of animals.  

Connect with Alyssa Cole
​Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website

Welcome to another #BuddyReads. What's a Buddy Read? Me and a fellow book nerd select a stand alone title that we'll either read, listen to, or a combination of both, then we chat about it on the podcast! This is a candid and spoiler-filled convo.

Classy Green, friend, fellow book lover, audiobook listener, and Shelf Addiction reviewer joined me on the podcast to discuss The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager. Both Classy and I listened to the audiobook version.
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During this episode, we also played "two truths and a lie", a game featured in this book. Could could you guess the lie before we told you?

Publisher: Penguin Audio 
Release Date: July 3, 2018 
Format: MP3 Download
Audio Length: 13 hrs 13 mins
Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella
Source: Audible
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Rating: 4 bookmarks - Tamara | 3 bookmarks - Classy
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Synopsis: ​Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their tiny cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian, Natalie, Allison, and first-time camper Emma Davis, the youngest of the group. The games ended when Emma sleepily watched the others sneak out of the cabin in the dead of night. The last she--or anyone--saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips.

Now a rising star in the New York art scene, Emma turns her past into paintings--massive canvases filled with dark leaves and gnarled branches that cover ghostly shapes in white dresses. The paintings catch the attention of Francesca Harris-White, the socialite and wealthy owner of Camp Nightingale. When Francesca implores her to return to the newly reopened camp as a painting instructor, Emma sees an opportunity to try to find out what really happened to her friends.

Yet it's immediately clear that all is not right at Camp Nightingale. Already haunted by memories from fifteen years ago, Emma discovers a security camera pointed directly at her cabin, mounting mistrust from Francesca and, most disturbing of all, cryptic clues Vivian left behind about the camp's twisted origins. As she digs deeper, Emma finds herself sorting through lies from the past while facing threats from both man and nature in the present.

And the closer she gets to the truth about Camp Nightingale, the more she realizes it may come at a deadly price.

Happy release day to Patricia Briggs! Listen to this podcast episode as Nicola, Casey and I returned to the Mercyverse and we share our thoughts on new release Storm Cursed! This series was the very first read-along the that we did, and we get to dive back in!

We recorded this episode about a month ago, but due to all of the spoilers, I decided to wait until release day so that everyone could partake in the fun!
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Find out if we all loved the book or not! Don't miss our individual ratings at the end of the episode.
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Let us know if you've read the book or listened to the audiobook and share with us your thoughts.

​Participate in 3 easy steps.

• Join in and get the details of the read-along here. 
• Join the Shelf Addiction Facebook Group and let's talk about the series!
• Tweet with us about the series on Twitter using the hashtag #3Bloggers1Series or call in and leave a Speakpipe Voicemail! We will respond to voicemails on an upcoming episode!

Don't miss the latest Shelf Addiction interview! I’m interviewing author Samantha Downing. She shares what she’s currently reading and what authors have influenced her. We also talk about her debut thriller, My Lovely Wife. Don't forget to check out Samantha's lightning round Q&A at the end of the interview!

You've got a bonus!! I'm also including my Shelf Byte book review of My Lovely Wife along with the interview. You'll hear my spoiler-free book or audiobook review in 5 minutes or less!

Welcome to the next discussion of the read-along. I hope you're reading (or re-reading in some cases) along with us! Listen to this podcast episode as Nicola, Casey and I share our thoughts on Dead of Winter!
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Find out if we all loved the book or not! Even hear our individual ratings at the end of the episode. Plus don't miss Casey pointing out plot holes!
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Let us know if you read the book or listened to the audiobook and share with us what you thought of Dead of Winter.

Participate in 3 easy steps.

• Join in and get the details of the read-along here. 
• Join the Shelf Addiction Facebook Group and let's talk about the series!
• Tweet with us about the series on Twitter using the hashtag #3Bloggers1Series or call in and leave a Speakpipe Voicemail! We will respond to voicemails on an upcoming episode!

This episode, Tamara and Lisa discuss the first episode of the final season of Game of Thrones! If you're watching, let's talk about it in the comments.
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Follow on Spreaker so that you get live broadcast notifications and never miss an episode! We'll be covering the entire final season of #GoT!