"Stay Calm and Collie On" is the first book in the Pet Palace Mystery series! Sue Patrick owns the Buckingham Pet Palace, an upscale doggy daycare and spa. One night, Sue gets a call from the police saying that her company van was abandoned...
4½ StarsI could not put down Rebecca Zanetti’s "Storm Gathering", the 4th book in her Scorpius Syndrome series. I can't believe how much love I have for this seriously depressing futuristic series. It's a tough, tough world. The men are strong alph...
4½ StarsThe reader is informed pretty much from the start what the end game is for Nika and Alena. The why is what is slowly unearthed as the story unfolds. Not solely a romance, or even just one, this book moved at a steady pace, introduced some i...
4 StarsSam Crescent delves in to some dark subject matters with this fascinating story but still keeps readers smiling in the end. Damion Denton is a man who is despairing for his future. He is questioning who he is and how he has lived his life....
5 StarsStacey Espino and Sam Crescent follow up the first in their series with deliciously dark heroed love story. Bain is absolutely fascinating and his reaction to Scarlett is practically unbelievable which is what kept me riveted. Having briefl...
5 StarsThis is a fast paced action packed romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. The action is explosive in the bedroom and out as secrets are discovered and love is rekindled. Some of the secrets will test loya...
5 Stars“Touch of Red” by Laura Griffin impressed me with yet another combination of dedicated and very capable investigators and exciting and suspenseful action. I particularly enjoyed the complexity of these characters and the unfolding of their...
4¾ Stars"The Secret, Book and Scone Society" is the first book in the Miracle Springs, North Carolina mystery series. Nora Pennington owns Miracle Books—a bookstore where people can share their problems over a scone and hopefully find a book that c...
5 StarsDallas' rise to fame and fortune hasn't been easy. His determination in becoming a music superstar comes not just from talent, but also heartbreak. Night after night, he performed for thousands of strangers and lost himself in the high of s...
4¾ Stars“City of Lies” tosses the reader into jail with the main character and the suffrage movement. I have to say that this worked very well. I decided to read this because of the cover and I died hard loved it. I couldn't put it down. This novel...
5 StarsAt the annual Victorian Home and Garden Tour, Lighthouse Cove, California’s premier contractor, Shannon Hammer, realizes that the competition is about to turn deadly.... Shannon is in high demand among rival homeowners, who will do anything...
5 StarsIt’s been exactly two years since Katie and her aunt and uncle opened the Honeybee Bakery, where they serve delicious—and bespelled—treats to the good people of Savannah. After a dinner celebrating the bakery’s anniversary, they all take a...
4½ StarsRepairs are under way at Rebecca Anderson’s gourmet popcorn shop. With production of her tasty treats on hold, Rebecca has plenty of time to read the old diary she discovered hidden in the shop’s walls. It’s a fun peek into her town’s histo...
4 StarsInspired by her German heritage, Holly’s grandmother has arranged for Wagtail to have a Christmas Market packed with goodies and decorations for the howliday tourists. But Holly’s mood takes an unseasonable turn when she learns that her old...
5 Stars“Hush” by Tal Bauer disconcerted me at first because of the slow methodical introduction of the characters and their backgrounds, but as I have come to learn about this author’s stories, that is just the calm before the excitement! I love t...
4½ StarsWhen I see the name Marta Perry I immediately think Amish romance. Boy, was I fooled. While set among the Amish this romantic suspense story is about to “English” people. And, to be honest, it started out more of a mystery than suspense tho...
4½ Stars"The Quiche and the Dead" is the first book in the Pie Town Mystery series! The main character Valentine Harris, moves to San Nicholas to start a new life with her fiance. Five months later, her relationship is over, but her dream of openin...
4½ Stars"Cremains of the Day" is the first book in the Tallie Graver Mystery series! It’s about Tallulah Graver, a woman who marries a wealthy man to get out of the family funeral business. Then, her marriage falls apart and she must clean houses t...
4½ Stars“Blackberry Burial” is the second book in the Berry Basket Mystery series! I was lucky enough to be able to read the first book early last year and I absolutely loved it. So, I've been dying to get my hands on the second book, and I have to...
5 StarsMarlee Jacob has learned a thing or two about surviving the summer tourist season in Oriole Point. So she gladly agrees to help run the annual road rally in honor of the local Blackberry Art School’s centenary celebration. While alumni arri...
4 Stars"Ms. Calculation" is my introduction to author Danica Winters as well as the first book in her new Mystery Christmas series . The plot and the characters were complex, well developed and interesting. The relationship between Gwen Johansen a...
4 StarsUber hot and talented writer BJ Wane has come out with a new series called Miami Masters. You have seven friends who met in summer camp and ended up not only discovering their proclivity for the BDSM lifestyle, but all ended up in the Miami...
5 StarsIt’s the annual lighting of the tree in Frog’s Ledge. Unfortunately, Santa pulled up in his sleigh, DOA. At first Stan is sure it's Seamus, her boyfriend's uncle, inside the red suit. But the victim turns out to be an employee from the town...
4 StarsThe approach of Easter means a rush of business at TenHuis Chocolate, and Lee Woodyard and her aunt Nettie need all the help they can get to make their famous chocolate bunnies. Unfortunately, new hire Bunny Birdsong is a klutzy basket case...
4 StarsAngel has always interested me and I have always wanted to know her story. In “Nauti Angel” you not only get to know her better but you also understand why she is the way she is. She’s badass, doesn't take any shit, knows how to use a knife...
5 StarsKaren Rose is another author whose books I love. They may be different series but in each one you catch a glimpse of characters from another book. I absolutely loved seeing Dani again, I first met her in “Closer Than You Think” and wanted t...
4½ Stars“Suspicious Behavior” by L.A. Witt and Cari Z is an exciting police story that combines the cat-and-mouse game of breaking in a new partner with a dangerous case that keeps getting more and more deadly. I love the irreverence and jaded atti...
4¼ StarsGwen is such a strong character and I admire her greatly. The things she had gone through would have broken other people, but she’s a survivor. Dealing with a guilt that’s not really her fault she has suffered and blamed herself for years....
4½ Stars“Locked in Temptation” is written by renowned author Brenda Jackson. Jackson has written many award-winning books and acquired awards. She has blessed her readers with yet another award winning story within the pages of “Locked in Temptatio...
4½ Stars“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher This quote rings true in the awesome, nail biting, mystery “Never Tomorrow”. This book is penned by the talente...
4 StarsArtist Maggie Crozat loves Pelican, Louisiana, especially at Christmastime! The whole town is beautifully decorated and the bonfires on the Mississippi levee are a sight to behold! Maggie enjoys helping out at Crozat Plantation, her family’...
5 Stars“Murder on the Moor” by Julianna Deering is a novel about friendship, clandestine activities, village eccentrics, and murder. The dialogue reeks of Britain. I found this very enjoyable. This novel takes place in the Yorkshire moors in the v...
4 Stars“All By Myself, Alone” by Mary Higgins Clark, an international best-selling author, is another mystery in the “Queen of Suspense” list of novels. Celia Kilbride has been hired to lecture on precious gems on the maiden voyage of the Queen Ch...
4 StarsMary Burton executes a fantastic adventure for readers with this in depth psychological thriller mystery. Kate Hayden is a capable, confident and compassionate woman and takes her job with the FBI very seriously. She is a fascinating heroin...
5 StarsI really don’t know how to begin. This novel is the 16th book in author Josie Brown’s fantastic Housewife Assassin series, and WOW! That doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about this book. I loved the story, as we get to reconnect wi...
5 Stars“Death on Tap” has a very different topic when it comes to cozy mysteries. Author Ellie Alexander has taken on beer brewing. You don't see cozy mysteries with beer brewing as the center topic. I’m not much into that topic, but I decided to...
3 StarsIt’s autumn down south, and An'gel and Dickce Ducote are in Natchez, Mississippi, at the request of Mary Turner Catlin, the granddaughter of an old friend. Mary and her husband, Henry Howard, live in Cliffwood, one of the beautiful antebell...
4½ StarsDisaster is on tap in this all-new mystery from the author of "Tangled Up in Brew". It's Oktoberfest in Pittsburgh, and brewpub owner Maxine "Max" O'Hara is prepping for a busy month at the Allegheny Brew House. To create the perfect atmosp...
4½ StarsAfter learning that she comes from a family of witches—and adopting a familiar named Alistair—artist Annabelle Britton has made beautiful Portsmouth, New Hampshire, her home. Together with her coven, this good witch is trying to put a stop...
4 Stars“Concealed” by Kate SeRine follows Madeline Blake as she struggles to maintain her professionalism in the face of personal challenges, particularly those caused by having to work with her ex-lover, Jack Grayson, who is just as mysterious an...
3½ Stars"Taking Fire" is a fast paced and exciting installation in the Deadly Intent series. Christie has been on the run from her ex-husband who is a drug cartel boss. Her testimony is the thing that is going to put him in prison for a long time s...
4 StarsHave you ever wondered what a ninja would do if he ever came across an unsolved murder? I will be honest I never did, but after reading Susan Spann’s Hiro Hattori novel “The Ninja's Daughter”, I wish I would have done so sooner. It was one...
4½ StarsWith a well-placed paw on a keyboard or a pointed stare, Kathleen’s two cats, Hercules and Owen, have helped her to solve cases in the past—so she has learned to trust their instincts. But she will need to rely on them more than ever when a...
5 StarsIn "Hook, Line, and Murder" Jessica enters a fly fishing competition at a nearby lake. Joining her is the sheriff’s wife, Maureen Metzger, who surprises Jess with her enthusiasm for the sport. Their guide, however, is a surprise to both.… B...
4½ StarsSpring is right around the corner, and with the warmer temperatures come plenty of food requests from Lilah Drake's covered-dish clients. Lilah pulls out all the stops with a sweet new casserole for the birthday party of Marcus Cantwell, a...
4 StarsThe holidays are a busy time for scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand—but not so hectic that she doesn’t have time to enjoy browsing the booths at the Winter Market with her best friend, Ava. The last thing the ladies expect to see is a lu...
4½ StarsBailey Ruth Raeburn’s latest mission is to guide the spirit of a deceased young man named Jimmy to the next life. But Jimmy is determined to watch over his still-living girlfriend, Megan. As if being haunted by her late boyfriend wasn’t eno...
4 StarsIn “Osiris” a United States President's goals and ambitions are put on hold when there is a major terrorist attack. The President is placed into a situation whereby there is a massive loss of American lives and he risks his future presidenc...
3½ Stars"Lethal Lies" is the 2nd book in Rebecca Zanetti’s awesome Blood Brothers series. There are several trademarks to a Zanetti novel; an alpha male, a strong woman, passion with a side of naughty, and a storyline that will keep you up past you...
4½ StarsI really liked this suspenseful book! This series starting book has action, intrigue and pure sexiness all over the place. After a covert mission went FUBAR, Dean had gone dark, that's Navy SEAL talk for laying low while everyone else think...
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