"Donna" is the second book in the Spindrift Series by the famous V.C. Andrews. The series started out with "Corliss". This story runs at a good clip and the suspense builds as the pages are turned. Your heart will begin to hurt for Donna. S...
4 StarsI found "A Killer's Prey" to be a very suspenseful read. It kept me on my toes with what was happening and coming next. Both of the main characters were a good match and the chemistry was spot on. If you are looking for a good suspenseful a...
4 StarsCasey Duncan is an interesting character, she willingly moved to a town that was completely off the grid and cares about the cases she works. While out hunting a local resident, Shawn Sutherland, she gets caught in a blizzard and has to see...
4 StarsMs. Matthews brings you a love story in “No Good Deed”. This story will lighten your heart and add suspense to it too. There is a lot of action in this novel. You can't help but let your heart go out to Alexa O'Brien. She's just trying to g...
4 StarsIn the Second Afton Tangler thriller by Gerry Schmitt (aka Laura Childs, Tea Shop Mysteries, Cackleberry Club, Scrapbooking Mysteries) our heroine finds herself drawn into a case of a home shopping network’s mogul fight for life. First the...
5 Stars“Covert Acts” is a story of drama, suspense and comedy. The merging of those elements makes this book an enlightening read and a 4.5 stars / Top Pick read. Don’t miss out on this suspense gem. The death of a hotel / casino executive results...
4½ StarsA yummy read all the way to end! Ms. Mckinlay does an outstanding job making murder tasteful with every page. The characters are well developed for the series, yet this novel can read as a standalone as well. Even with murder in the forefro...
4½ StarsA fast-paced read from beginning to the end. This book is in a series, but does well as a standalone. The characters are well established and fully developed. Murder and mayhem abound in this novel. The chapters are tightly packed with deta...
4 Stars"Pieces of Me" is the story of Shadow Harper and her struggle in recovering from an abusive and manipulative ex-husband. Much of the book focuses on Shadow’s coping mechanisms and dreams of the future. Walker does a great job of describing...
3½ StarsAfter reading the past few books in the BKI series I was really looking forward to Dagan Zoelner’s story and Julie Ann Walker did not disappoint. She stayed true to her character development over the BKI series and brought Dagan and Chelsea...
4 StarsSharon Sala brings her A game to her latest romantic suspense novel. Right from the start you know that she’s going to be taking you on a journey rife with betrayal, love, courage, and intrigue. The book starts out with Starla, a young girl...
4 StarsIn "Boxed in" (Decorah Security #16) by Rebecca York Olivia receives a shipment of antiques that she believes could be stolen goods. Before she can catalog the pieces her computer locks up! YIKES. To fix things requires a phone call to comp...
3½ StarsPreying Game by Rebecca York includes telepathic abilities, a search and rescue, and a tense race against the clock. This fifteenth installment in the Decorah Security paranormal / romantic suspense series was a very fast paced thriller, wi...
3½ StarsHoly heck but Desiree Holt has outdone herself with this suspenseful romance. After reading the first in the series I thought it would be hard to top that fantastic story but she has definitely done so. Lindsey Farrell and Nick Vanetta are...
5 StarsDesiree Holt is a must buy author for me and the start of this new series is the reason why. Kate Griffin is an absolute survivor, she's strong and intelligent and unbelievable resourceful, and I couldn't help but admire the fact she is doi...
5 StarsThis was a short story that starts when Benji, who is a magician, finds Kit after he's saved him from some bad guys. The rest of the story is Benji trying to figure out who is trying to steal his magic. I had a difficult time getting into t...
3 StarsAngel Nicholas draws readers in with this wonderfully complex romantic suspense. Laura Nichols has one heck of a unique life story and while I expected her to be a little more rich girl-ish I was pleasantly surprised to find she was a since...
4½ StarsC.B. Clark spins an intriguing and interesting mystery with this romantic suspense. Carrie Anne Hethrington is a heroine whom I found it easy to connect with even though I have absolutely nothing in common with her. I couldn't help but wond...
4 StarsSusan Stoker has a new book out in her ACE Security Series and like all of her other series, this one is taking off with a bang! Alexis Grant had worked for Ace security for three months and has been helping with the case against the Masons...
5 Stars“A Christmas Message” by Anne Perry is a beautiful seasonal mini-novel that features Vespasia and Victor Narraway, whose journey to Jerusalem, at a time considered pivotal for Christian religions, is imbued with far more significance than a...
4 StarsDaniel Pyne is a fantastic author when it comes to mystery and intrigue. This novel includes three separate stories, all taking place in different decades. The Big Empty occurs in the 50's and involves a dead wife to the main character who...
4½ StarsThis story picks up immediately where the last book finished. The DA had been murdered and Alex witnessed the entire thing. She's struggling with the fallout and her already fragile mental health. As the investigation begins Alex can't stop...
4½ Stars"Assassin Next Door" is an contemporary romance about Lily, a single mother who falls in love with her next-door neighbor, Calvin. Calvin happens to kill people for a living, and once he meets Lily, all hell starts to break loose for both o...
4½ Stars“The Breakdown” is about Cass, a woman who takes a shortcut through the woods and sees a car on the side of the road. Seeing a woman inside the car, she thinks about asking the woman if she needs help, but decides against it. The next morni...
5 StarsI love the Kendra Michaels series and Look Behind You did not disappoint. Just as soon as you know what’s going on it changes. You won’t know who the killer is until the very end. I was kept on the edge of my seat and loved every second of...
4½ Stars"The Art of Fear" is the story of Ari, a girl with a tough and traumatic past, who decides to create a support group, where she meets a girl that completely changes her life. I know my synopsis of the book is very vague, but I really didn’t...
5 StarsSuzanne Brockmann is back with a brand new Troubleshooters novel and it's everything I hoped it would be. Once again we're thrown into an unusual situation with fascinating, believable characters and we are along for the ride as they try to...
4½ StarsThe story within the pages of “Shallow Grave” may be a bit too real for some. The author shows how one man is trying to keep control in an urban environment. But he is slowly falling apart. This is the third installment in the Detective Mat...
4 StarsD. M. Quincy has written a series debut novel. “Murder in Mayfair” is an Atlas Catesby Mystery and the first one in the series. The story takes place in 1814 in England, where Atlas and friend have stopped at an inn for some sustenance. Aft...
4 Stars"One by One", by Sarah Cain, is a sequel to The 8th Circle. I was a little disappointed when I found that out before reading the story. I don't like to read a series out of order. I am a bit ocd about it. Anyways, I found that Danny Ryan wa...
5 StarsThe Girl from Yesterday, by Kathryn Miller Haines, is an interesting book. Helen, an addict trying to fight many impulses is the main character. She is not very likable. The beginning is slow, but it didn't take long for the events to hook...
4 Stars"Flamingo Road", by Sasscer Hill, is one of the most fast paced reads I've come across in a long while. This author knows her horses and all about the racetrack environment for that matter. I love the descriptions in this story. Fia McKee i...
4½ StarsMike is a mercenary for the law. He ends up in prison where he quickly learns he's a pawn in a bunch of games. He's won in a fight by Keelan and the two men begin working together to survive. It's more an alliance than friendship at the beg...
4 StarsVictoria Laurie lets readers see beyond the everyday with this intriguing cozy mystery. Abby Cooper is a psychic with an attitude that I couldn't get enough of. Her relationship with her best friend and her husband made this such a treat. B...
4 StarsAbby Cooper and company are back in her 15th adventure. Abby’s husband Dutch has a side business providing security and building panic rooms for wealthy clients. Things are going along fine, the girls are helping out with the admin work unt...
4½ StarsMeg Gardiner Delivers an action-packed psychological thriller. Caitlin Hendrix is an admirable heroine. Her many skills and her flaws go a long way in making her one heck of a crime fighter. I enjoyed the fact that while the hunt for this k...
4½ StarsCaitlyn Willows introduces readers to an absolutely brilliant heroine in this contemporary romantic suspense story. Zoe White is a woman who can take care of herself. After living an absolute nightmare she is determined to never be defensel...
5 StarsI read a lot of books each year (around 300) and I only give a handful of them 5 star ratings. This book is one of them. Church is due to get out of a detention center where he has been incarcerated since he was a teen. His housing falls th...
5 Stars"Uniformly Dead" deals with an historical seamstress and a Civil War re-enactment in Pennsylvania. A doll is stolen from an exhibit! Then there is murder and romance. I loved how in this book you get a bit of everything. You start reading i...
5 StarsDo you believe in coincidences? Do you believe in curses? Jack made the mistake of believing in Eda and then that day he had to evict her. That's when his constant nightmare started, the curse. Jack doesn't take it to heart until... Jack is...
3 StarsRachel Caine did an amazing job writing Stillhouse Lake. From the very first page she had my attention and I could not put this book down. The characters were unique and I felt a connection to them. You want to talk about a strong mother wh...
5 StarsI have to admit; this book took me by surprise. It’s delightfully full of suspense and mystery. I fully expected that. What I didn’t expect was the depth of character and amount of heart this novel held. I loved the storyline, and could fee...
4½ StarsCarter suffered greatly from a life and death situation, when he recovers enough to travel he goes home to South Carolina. I understand the urge because that’s where his family is. Even though he may not admit it, he’s got a huge support sy...
4 StarsGood golly, Miss Molly. Talk about sucking you in, this book does it and does it really well. The only reason I put this book down was because I had to go to work. Angie (great name but spelled wrong lol) Pallorino is a police detective wor...
4½ Stars"The Child" by Fiona Barton is fast paced and totally engrossing! When workmen uncover the tiny bones of a baby, the ghoulish discovery is good for a brief, back page story for journalist Kate Waters. But then Angela, a woman whose baby was...
4 StarsIn the latest Bakeshop mystery, Jules Capshaw is trying to keep her cool as Torte gets set to make its transformation from quaint, local confectionary café to royal pastry palace. Meanwhile, Jules’s estranged husband Carlos is making a desp...
4 StarsThe sexual tension between Elle and Trey is hot from the start and it’s made even more crazy by the chaos that goes on around them. When a riot breaks out where they are she takes off before Trey can protect her. When Elle gets taken on her...
4 StarsThis is a terrific suspense story with a romance to die for……and they almost do! It has the perfect mesh of blue collar workers and the ultra rich. I didn’t think it could work but it did. From driving big rigs to taking a helicopter to wor...
5 StarsStay Alive and Trust No One! That's the approach Ayden Tanner is taking to solve the mission that he and his team have been entrusted with. The League of Invisible Knights has their hands full in solving the mysterious disappearance of the...
4 StarsBeing a police officer one would expect that you would carry out your duties with no personal vendettas. However, for one police officer after being called to a murder scene and seeing the brutally murdered body of a woman, he felt that act...
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