I’m very happy to bring you a review of Susan Mallery’s latest release, THE BOARDWALK BOOKSHOP. I posted an excerpt earlier this week, so check it out here. THE BOARDWALK BOOKSHOP is just one of the many Susan Mallery books that I’ve read–or in this case listened to–and it was what I expect from her […]
Hannah Mary McKinnon writes very entertaining dark and twisted books, and her latest NEVER COMING HOME is more of the same. Check out the excerpt immediately following this and my review down below. 1 SUNDAY The steady noise from the antique French carriage clock on the mantelpiece had somehow amplified itself, a rhythmic tick-tick, tick-tick, […]
Sarah Morgan is one of the few writers where you feel immersed in the story from page one, as if you know the city and the people intimately from the start. Here’s an excerpt from her latest release, BEACH HOUSE SUMMER, and my review follows. one ASHLEY She slid into his car, hoping this wasn’t […]
Happy Friday! I’ve enjoyed RaeAnne Thayne’s work for a while now, and I had a lot of fun listening to the audiobook for her latest release, Summer at the Cape. Here’s an excerpt for you to whet your appetite, and stick around at the end for my review. 2 VIOLET WILD, FRENZIED BARKING RANG […]
Happy Friday! Changing gears from mystery, suspense, and murder, I have Ashley Winstead’s romantic comedy FOOL ME ONCE. Here’s an excerpt and check out my review of the audiobook below. Chapter 3 Grace under Fire The Texas State Capitol has always reminded me of Daedalus’s labyrinth, large and elaborate and winding. It could be because […]
Review and Excerpt of Heather Graham’s CRIMSON SUMMER by Harlequin MIRA on Bewitched Bookworms
There’s been fantastic mysteries and thrillers on this summer tour from Harlequin. My latest read of the four was WHERE I LEFT HER by Amber Garza, and boy, was it intense and very twisty-turny. Here’s a peek at chapter 1, and stick around at the end for my review. 1 FRIDAY, 5:00 P.M. DROP-OFF WHITNEY […]
I haven’t read a collection of short stories in a really long time. When the chance to read the nineteen-story anthology from Mystery Writers of America authors, When a Stranger Comes to Town, popped up, I eagerly downloaded the book from Netgalley. With many authors–both well-known and newer to the mystery genre–each contributing a story […]
Fresh off my read through of book one in this series, Natchez Burning, and facing another quite large page count for the second installment, The Bone Tree, I decided to do things a little differently with this middle book and listen to the audiobook instead of making my way through the 800-plus pages of […]
Sword play, intrigue, subterfuge, and double crosses– Swords and Scoundrels is an epic adventure fantasy full of these and more. The world of Swords and Scoundrels is one of magicians, nobles, the working poor, duelists used for protection, a king grasping for power while the duelist guild wants power as well. Priests and the public worship the […]
