Anything put out by author Hannah Mary McKinnon is an instant addition to my reading list, and her latest thriller, ONLY ONE SURVIVES, features an all-girl, pop-rock band on the verge of superstardom and a devastating car crash. The fallout of that crash as well as the before they were a band times. Here’s an excerpt […]
Made for You promises to be a captivating blend of reality TV, artificial intelligence, and bone-chilling murder mystery. Jenna Satterthwaite’s debut novel invites readers into a world where love and danger collide. In this twist-filled thriller, we meet Julia, a synthetic woman designed to be the perfect match for Josh. As they navigate a dating show […]
This week’s listen was a mystery/suspense by Tarryn Fisher called GOOD HALF GONE. In this book, a woman is searching for answers in her twin’s kidnapping and disappearance a decade ago. Here’s an excerpt and my review is at the end. 1 “911, WHAT IS your emergency?” “Hello? Help me, please! They took my sister! […]
Happy Weekend! This week, I really enjoyed listening to THE FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSE by Brandy Schillace. There are a lot of the things that I love in this book, like American transplants in England, a good mystery, a little bit of murder, and quirky locals that just make everything more real. Here’s an […]
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve read a young adult novel, but the book description for Brenna Ehrlich’s KILLING TIME sounded right up my alley. Here’s an excerpt and stick around afterward for my review. CHAPTER TWO Natalie didn’t ask her mom if she wanted to come to Lynn Halsey’s memorial, which was just […]
Delores Fossen writes fantastic books, full of romance, intrigue, and suspense. I’m happy to bring you a peek at Safeguarding the Surrogate with an excerpt from her latest novel for Harlequin Intrigue. Safeguarding the Surrogate – Excerpt Delores Fossen Kara Holland stood in the darkness and waited for the killer. With her heartbeat throbbing in […]
I didn’t realize that The Darkness We Hide was the finale in the Undertaker’s Daughter trilogy when I read the blurb and decided to read it for this blog tour. Debra Webb did a fantastic job of catching me up to speed with the previous two installments so I knew what I’d missed. Dr. […]
Peter Swanson’s last novel Before She Knew Him was stellar in my book, so I was eager to dig into his latest thriller, Eight Perfect Murders. Within just a few pages, I could see that this was a very different book from his previous novel, featuring a bookstore owner named Malcolm who was quite […]
It’s been a few years since I’ve read a Peter Swanson novel, and I really enjoyed Her Every Fear. Before She Knew Him was an equally enjoyable psychological thriller with intriguingly flawed characters playing a deadly game of cat and mouse. Henrietta and Lloyd have just moved to the suburbs of Boston, and they meet their […]
Starting a series that is now eighteen books deep can be daunting, but any reservations that I had were quickly quashed upon digging into A Bitter Feast, Deborah Crombie’s latest installment featuring Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his wife, D.I. Gemma James. The married couple and their three children are taking a […]
With three people on the road across America for very different reasons, historical thriller November Road is a gripping novel set during the time of the JFK assassination. Charlotte has had enough of her simple life in Oklahoma, married to an alcoholic that treats her and her daughters well, but she can’t be more than […]
Marissa Parlette is an elementary school speech therapist, and she’s newly engaged to the man of her dreams–who happens to be the father of one of her patients that she’s successfully helped at school. To announce their engagement, Marissa and EMT Nathan gather their close friends and family for a dinner party, but the night […]
Ethan and Sutton Montclair are two fiction writers who lead an outwardly idyllic life in Tennessee: million dollar renovated house, both successful in their writing genres, and both attractive, healthy, and seemingly in love. But when Sutton goes missing and Ethan becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance, their perfectly crafted life cracks and frays […]
