Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Hilltop Sunset & a Giveaway!


NEW RELEASE.....
A mystery set in wine country pitting financial exec Brynn Bancroft against a determined stalker, a troubled love interest, and career clashes.

Brynn Bancroft learns that a former employee who beat her nearly to death has returned to stalk her and her friend, Jillian Hillcrest, also a former victim.

Recently divorced, Brynn turns to a new love interest only to encounter additional unwelcome issues. Meanwhile, short-timer Brynn, who has resigned from her Silicon Valley company, becomes bored fulfilling her remaining responsibilities there. She begins to prefer supporting the launch of her ex-husband’s new hilltop winery while waiting to move to her next position. Between her stalker and her new love interest, Brynn faces a series of life-changing events.


My Review

I have to start out by saying, that when it comes to books, romance is not my preferred genre. So when I started reading this, I was a little taken aback by the added romance, but there was a quality to it that made it different from the typical romantic nostalgia. 

Then I noticed the amount of chapters & realized that they were small enough that I should easily be able to squeeze in a chapter here & there. That all went out the window one night when I read the remaining half of the book because I just couldn't put it down! 

I don't want to give much away about the plot, but I thoroughly enjoyed witnessing the characters grow. Brynn discovered emotions that she never knew she was capable of, Todd was actually the polar opposite of what he appeared to be, Mattie came out of her depression & Isabel was more psychotic than anyone could have imagined. But of course what I really want to know now, is if Brynn & Liam get back together and live happily every after with Josh. I know that really does sound like a typical romance story, but I assure you that this book is filled with lies, deceit, drama & plenty of murder.  


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About Brynn Bancroft
Brynn Bancroft evolved from the Jillian Hillcrest mysteries where she served as Jillian’s manager while Chief Financial Officer of Harmonia Therapeutics in Silicon Valley. A shapely blonde with a MENSA IQ, she had an affair with the CEO of the company. Unfortunately for Brynn, the CEO’s wife figured out that the two were involved and asked Brynn to leave the company, which she agreed to do. In the meantime, her husband, Liam—not unfamiliar with extramarital affairs himself but also understanding that Brynn grew up in an abusive household- grew tired of waiting for Brynn to commit to their relationship and asked for a divorce. At the same time, he solicited her assistance in developing his new winery in Sonoma County, Calif. Much like Jillian--who does appear in the Brynn Bancroft mysteries--Brynn, too, attracts mystery and murders as she grows to enjoy life at her ex-husband’s Hilltop Sunset Winery.

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About the Author
Joyce Strand, much like her fictional character Jillian Hillcrest, served as head of corporate communications at several biotech and high-tech companies in Silicon Valley for more than 25 years. Unlike Jillian, however, she did not encounter murder in her career. She focused on writing articles and press releases and delivering presentations to publicize her companies.

Joyce has been a mystery fan since she read her first Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy stories as a teen-ager. She has always enjoyed the challenge of following clues to solve a mystery before it is revealed. Therefore Joyce relished the transition from writing press releases to writing fiction.

Joyce received her Ph.D. from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. and her B.A. from Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.   She lives with her two cats in Southern California near San Diego.

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I received this book to review through Beck Valley Books Book Tours, all the opinions above are 100% my own.
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30 comments:

  1. My hubbie has read this one too, he really enjoyed it.

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  2. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review Hilltop Sunset. And I especially appreciate that you stuck with it even though there is a bit of romance! Thank you.

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    1. It was my pleasure & honestly, it was the romance that kept me reading. I sure hope Brynn & Liam get back together!

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  3. That sounds like a great read. I will definitley be checking it out.

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  4. well, if you couldn't put it down, I will definitvely read it
    thanks for the giveaway

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  5. Great giveaway! I need to get back to reading one of these days.

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  6. I don't think I've ever read a novel from this perspective. It looks like a great read!

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  7. This is going on my to read list. I love a good mystery!

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  8. This sounds like a good book! I will add it to my list!

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  9. I am going to get this book! I have been looking for a great new read!

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  10. I am loving this giveaway and it looks like a lot of people do also! I had to enter, thanks.

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  11. I do love romance books but this is a bit different than what I am used to. I am going to have to check this one out!

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  12. that sounds like a great book. i'll have to put it on my list. thanks for sharing.

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  13. This sounds like a very good mystery. I would love to curl up and read it on a rainy day.

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  14. I'm looking for some new reads. This sounds like a good one to check out :)

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  15. This seems like an amazing book, what a great give away!

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  16. I hadn't heard of these books before but they sound like something that would be right down my alley! I will definitely be checking them out more!

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  17. I love a good mystery, and I've never read this author, so it looks like a good find! Thanks for sharing!

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  18. Sounds like a great book. One of my goals in 2015 is to read more.

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  19. Sounds like a great book, what a great give away!

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  20. I love a book that I can't put down! I don't mind a little added romance, as long as it isn't cheesy. This sounds like a great read!

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  21. I'm ok with some romance. It just depends on how its written. I write erom & erotica under a pen name with 30 published now , so I am always looking for new authors to add to my reading collection.

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  22. Reading this sounds like a great way to spend some time. Thank you for the book introduction.

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  23. I love being introduced to the books that others love. This looks like an interesting one.

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  24. Thanks for sharing your review. It sounds like a great read.

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  25. I love some romances. I need to read more and would like to win!

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  26. I love romance books, so this is right up my alley. :)

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  27. This looks like my kind of book. I like that it has a bit of romance thrown in along with some mystery.

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  28. I love being introduced to books that others enjoy reading, it helps to take the guesswork out of a new adventure.

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  29. This sounds like a great book, I'll be putting it on my to read list :)

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