Andi Ramos introduces an entertaining new detective to the cozy genre. I knew Sheagan O’Hare was going to be different from the very first scene, because she truly came in like a wrecking ball. After her introduction I truly had no idea wha...
4 StarsIn "Dangerous Deeds" the author starts the story off by having the main character Lizzie describe herself. It was great to have a visual of the storyteller right from the start. The story flows along pretty good. A mystery gets added in wit...
4 StarsIt's fiesta time in Broken Boot, Texas, and tourists are pouring into town faster than free beer at a bull roping for the mouthwatering Cinco de Mayo festivities. Tex-Mex waitress Josie Callahan, her feisty abuela, and even her spunky Chihu...
4 StarsI fell in love with this series at first sight and I’ve never looked back. This fifth installment in the Tradd Street series opens with Melanie returning to work after giving birth to twins, adjusting to motherhood and marriage, and coping...
4 StarsJury of One is such an awesome and fun book. I loved having Robin and Adam once again in the middle of murder and mayhem. Charlie Cochrane does a great job of balancing a mystery for Robin to solve and the romance that is between Adam and R...
4½ StarsBeth Prentice pens a tail wagging good time with this fun cozy mystery called Killer Unleashed. The main character Chloe is just your average nice girl who has a hard time saying no to people, it's a trait that is very relatable. I loved th...
3½ StarsCharley is now a resident of a small town in upstate New York, having no memory of her life, her husband, or her talent. Starting over with a blank slate, she still cannot keep herself from trying to help everyone she comes in contact with....
4½ StarsKerris Fellwater’s responsibility is to drive the dead back to their graves but upon her return to Whisper Hollow she finds that she must work with the dead rather than against them before the enemy destroys the town in this sensational par...
4½ Stars“The Lure of the Moonflower” by Lauren Willig is a bittersweet read for fans of the Pink Carnation series. We finally get a book with Jane’s story, but it signals the end to a delightfully action-packed and romance-laden series that fans ha...
5 Stars"Desperate Measures" by Sandra Orchard is the third Port Aster Secrets story. I loved this suspenseful mystery read and it kept my interest from the beginning to the very end. I will say to probably better understand some of what went on in...
5 StarsWhile Eighth Grave was a slow start for me, I can honestly say that my interest in this series has been jumpstarted. The whole set up of having to stay on holy ground because of the hellhounds just struck me as dull.Things didn’t really sta...
4 StarsWhen Elizabeth Bennett’s family receives word that Jane, the eldest daughter, has fallen ill during her travels to Netherfield Park, Elizabeth decides it is best that she immediately sets out to be at her sister’s side. Before leaving home,...
5 StarsThe Hawley Book of the Dead was a thrilling debut from the very beginning. I loved that the book was set in Massachusetts. The elements of magic grabbed ahold of my attention and refused to let go. The characters were all very interesting a...
4 StarsLeslie Huggans whisks readers away to a lush paradise, and peppers them with adventure and hilarity in Seven Days and Six Worst-Case Scenarios. Main characters Victoria Douglas and her best friend/ sidekick Julie Tran are not your typical M...
3½ StarsWith a long-running series, you can start to feel apprehensive when the next book comes out. You wonder, what if it isn’t as good as the last one? What if the story has lost its spark? Well, worry not with "Seventh Grave and No Body"! Ms Jo...
4½ StarsNicolas Fox is at it again, or is he. This is the third book in a series about former thief (or is he), Nick Fox and FBI agent, Kate O’Hare. Just like their partnership, nothing is as it seems. There is plenty of action and not quite legal...
5 StarsThis light-hearted read was enjoyable for this longtime Southerner. Having lived in many different locations, mostly Southern, I could easily relate to many instances of “Southern Speak”, and I chuckled over many of them. I do think it was...
4 StarsI loved this story and have wanted to read it for a while now. Leigh is a detective for the Youth Division and is currently on leave / suspended because of a case she worked on. She didn’t really follow procedure and although the girl is OK...
5 StarsAuthor JB Lynn has done it again! With another fantastic installment with our favorite slightly neurotic hitwoman, Maggie, this 7th novel in the hit (no pun intended) series is a crazy roller coaster ride of zany fun. I found many of the sa...
4½ StarsDarynda Jones has an amazing talent. She keeps me riveted to the page, anxious for what is going to happen next. I am always surprised at the twists and turns that the plot takes, keeping me guessing which is fantastic. I was worried that w...
4½ StarsWithin the past three years it seems that Mary has had a streak of extremely bad luck. Every time she becomes intimate with someone, they soon meet their unlucky fate and die. Mary is at such a point in her life right now that she feels it...
3½ StarsWow! Donna Stone is back with a vengeance! This sizzling novel is number 7 in the outrageously fun Housewife Assassin series, and let me be the first to say, it is a blast to read. The story is a non-stop adventure ride full of more twists...
5 StarsThis is a fun introduction to what promises to be a very entertaining steampunk series featuring atypical main characters. I greatly enjoyed the focus on different cultures as it contrasts with the challenge of dealing with a society that i...
4½ StarsMikela is running from witnessing a murder going down in the woods. After a stop in Wyoming she takes a job cooking at a dude ranch. Shawn is there helping his aunt while on leave from the military and meets Mikela. Sparks fly but he notice...
3½ StarsWhen Maddy Fitch, a best-selling author, decides to return to her hometown of Harbour Falls, Maine to do some research for her upcoming book, she never realizes what she’s going to get herself into. She’s curious to find out more informatio...
5 StarsThe intrepid female reporter, Lizzy Drury aka Trudy Tildon, is the star of this Gilded Age/Victorian era romance with more than a hint of mystery and adventure. From the first scene, it's clear that Lizzy will do anything for a story. Her c...
4 StarsA Private Duel with Agent Gunn is set in London 1887. It’s a historical, adventure romance in the Gentlemen of Scotland Yard series. This is the third book in the three part series. It can be read as a standalone. Phineas Gunn is an agent f...
3 StarsIn this holiday Amish novel, we are told the story of how Lydia Brand is considered “different” because her dad’s distant cousins adopted her after her parents were killed in a buggy car accident many years ago. The community looks upon her...
5 StarsColonel William Reid has retired back to England after a long career in India. He travels to Bath to visit with his youngest daughter, safely ensconced in a finishing school. To his shock and horror, his daughter is missing, along with a sc...
4½ StarsSerafina is a physic. That’s not her every day gig, she is more of a party planner. She is planning a party for a client when the client’s son goes missing. Serafina and her crew go on the hunt, which leads her to Blair an honest to goodnes...
3½ StarsGladie is still helping her grandmother with her matchmaking business while looking for love for herself. She got a toothache one day and that is when everything changed for her. She was in the middle of a murder. She felt the need to try a...
4½ StarsAs a Jane Austen fan (or fanatic), I’m always fascinated by the different views and literary paths people take regarding Jane. From retellings using the viewpoints of different characters, mysteries featuring Jane as the detective, and even...
5 StarsJack Stewart, a successfully wealthy businessman, must face the fact that he has a twenty-year-old son named Luke that he has never met before. It’s so unbelievable to Jack that he seriously believes he’s not Luke’s father. Ironically, both...
5 StarsAs both a fan of Parisian and time travel novels I absolutely adored Dancing with Paris. It’s gloriously written and a beauty of a romance. Marriage therapist Claudia Davis has her life planed out. What Claudia hadn't thought of was meeting...
4 StarsThis intriguing m/m mystery introduces a charismatic pair of men who exemplify the blossoming of a beautiful relationship that has to be nurtured and operates under the difficulty of being a forbidden undertaking. There are interesting glim...
4 StarsI was over the moon when I received Fifth Grave Past the Light for review. I look forward to every sojourn into Charley’s world, knowing I will be thoroughly entertained. I adore Charley, Reyes, Cookie, and the gang and they are in top form...
5 StarsThe Folly at Falconbridge Hall by Maggi Andersen is a satisfying historical romance with characters that you can’t help but care about. The pace of the novel builds slowly and the mystery simmers in the background throughout. The governess...
4 StarsThis was an enjoyable story with just the right mix of mystery, murder and romance. I loved the chemistry between Alec MacGowan and Katie Walsh and I really wanted them to be together. I also loved how it spanned between Boston and Scotland...
4 StarsLike most who read romance, I crave the happy ending. The best romance novels make the journey to the happy ending a difficult one, fraught with conflict and seemingly impossible barriers. Heather Snow’s Sweet Madness is one of those best r...
4½ StarsThe Garden Intrigue is the kind of book that you can sink into, thoroughly losing yourself in the setting and getting well-acquainted with the likable characters. The pace is leisurely, though the plot is interesting enough keep you turning...
4½ StarsI really enjoyed this second book in the Going to the Dogs series. Ms. Dawson has done a great job developing her characters to be everyday people that her readers can easily relate to while wrapping an interesting storyline around them to...
4½ StarsThe ghosts of New Orleans history are alive and well in this truly scary and beautifully inspired novel. The story begins by drawing readers into the midst of a horrific murder, and rarely slows for more than a scene. The characters are eas...
4½ StarsCait Donnelly’s new Inner Edge series starts off with a bang. Now You See It combines two differently paranormal talented individuals and lets the sparks fly. Gemma is a strong, likeable heroine and well matched with the equally strong, mys...
3½ StarsI completely fell in love with this book. It absolutely sucked me into it from the very first page. I became so interested how the female characters meshed together and how the male characters acted around each other. All of the interaction...
4½ StarsCherry St. Croix, daughter of the mad alchemist in steampunk London, is back with a vengeance. For readers already familiar with Cherry, her exploits in this novel will bring a smile and a laugh. It will also bring a few moments of heartbre...
4½ StarsThis was a fun and enjoyable story that immediately drew me in and held my interest until the very last word. I loved the fact that this story was wrapped around two Great Danes, Jack and Jill, which just so happens to be one of my favorite...
4½ StarsLiliana Hart livens up the death business for her coroner in this fantastic mystery. J.J. (Jaye) Graves is so easy to relate to, she’s just like the girl-next-door, that is if you live next to the mortuary which she runs. I loved that you c...
4 StarsWhat an amazing follow-up to Third Grave! Darynda Jones is brilliant at writing smart, sexy, and sassy books that you cannot put down. Charley, for the first time, isn’t dealing well with everything that has happened. Her vulnerability made...
4½ StarsA mesmerizing and entertaining portrait of events and inventions of the early Industrial Age in Great Britain. This talented author combines a murder mystery with an intriguing look at a significant historical era. The fascinating invention...
4½ StarsThis is an engaging, well-written mystery with characters that took up residence in my imagination; moving in with all their baggage and quirks. I found them incredibly difficult to dislodge even several days after I had finished reading th...
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