It’s been quite a while since I’ve read a comedy, so I’m delighted to bring you an excerpt of Julietta Henderson’s novel, THE FUNNY THING ABOUT NORMAN FOREMAN. Excerpt, THE FUNNY THING ABOUT NORMAN FOREMAN by Julietta Henderson 1 SADIE When I was born my insides lay outside my body for twenty-one days. […]
Allison Brennan isn’t a new-to-me author, having read Love Me To Death and Notorious in the past and enjoyed both of these books. The second installment in the Quinn & Costa Thriller series is Tell No Lies. Focusing on a mobile FBI unit as they investigate the murder of a college student and illegal […]
I’ve enjoyed all of the Heather Graham’s books, and Danger In Numbers is no exception. Set in Florida, two murders that seem to be more ritualistic than random have occurred, and suspicions of a cult being responsible arise very early due to the crime scenes. A younger special agent and her older and wiser […]
The Stills is an excellent foray into 1920s Ohio, focusing on Prohibition, what it’s like to be a woman Sheriff in this Appalachian county, and policing as a woman while trying to take care of your family and deal with your changing grief over the murder of your husband a few years earlier.
Time travel is hard to get right without being cheesy or too complicated to understand, and Nick Jones’ novel And Then She Vanished is definitely neither of those things. Centered around the disappearance of Joseph Bridgeman’s sister when they were young, this novel explores what it’s like to experience and live with a trauma such […]
Mysteries and thrillers have been my go-to for the last few years, and The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice drew me in from the first page. It isn’t a secret who Claire Beaudry Chase thinks just tried to kill her in the garage of her large house in a gated community. She’s sure it was […]
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve read a book featuring second-chance romance or a secret baby, and Back in the Texan’s Bed by Naima Simone has both. Three years earlier, chef Charlotte Jarrett and oil heir Ross Edmond have a secret romance. Tired of being kept a secret since a relationship between the […]
I’m happy to bring to you an excerpt from the excellent book, WE COULD BE HEROES by Mike Chen. Stay tuned to the bottom for my review. Chapter 3 Jamie stopped, catching himself. He’d gone too far this time. Close eyes, deep breaths, count to five, and then open eyes to see the damage. Damn […]
Just like my previous book review of Holly Bourne’s Pretending, Leslie Archer’s psychological suspense novel Until We Are Lost deals with heavy subject matters in rape, PTSD, and mental health. Tara Peary has a twin sister that has been missing for months. While Tara’s search for her sister leads her to New York City, she […]
Pretending deals with some very heavy subject matter: rape, low self-esteem, PTSD, and mental health. I haven’t read a book that tackles these issues so prominently in quite a while, and I enjoyed reading April’s journey of accepting the rape by her ex-boyfriend a few years prior to the beginning of the book to April […]
I’m quite excited to change gears away from mysteries, thrillers, and suspenses for a while, and tackle Holly Bourne’s new novel, Pretending. Read on for an excerpt. Excerpt, PRETENDING by Holly Bourne I hate men. There, I’ve said it. I know you’re not supposed to say it. We all pretend we don’t hate them; […]
I’ve really enjoyed the few Maisey Yates’ books featuring the fictional Gold Valley area that I’ve read, and Claiming the Rancher’s Heir was another fun, sexy, enemies-turned-lovers romp within the vineyards. Wren Maxfield and Creed Cooper work for their families competing vineyards with completely different styles and customer bases, and they’ve never gotten along. […]
It’s been ages since I’ve read anything paranormal, especially vampire related, and Forever 51 was such a refreshing take on this genre. Fifty-one-year-old Veronica has been a vampire since the late 1800s when her daughter made her into one of the eternally undead. She’s gotten being a vampire down to a science: don’t go […]