A new month, a new suspense is here. This time I have an excerpt from Rick Mofina’s Everything She Feared, where your painful past can come back to haunt you at any time. Near North Bend, Washington SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD ANNA SHAW didn’t want to die. Adrenaline surged through every nerve ending, her fingers digging into the […]
It’s gripping mystery/suspense time! Happy Wednesday and I have an excerpt from Kristen Bird’s latest release, I LOVE IT WHEN YOU LIE. My review of this fabulously dark novel follows. The Sheriff’s Office in Willow Gap, Alabama, One Week After STEPHANIE It would’ve been a touching moment except for the reality of the grave at […]
Happy Friday, and let’s kick off the long holiday weekend with a thriller that is sure to make your heart race. Meg Elison’s NUMBER ONE FAN features a popular author who is kidnapped and held captive by someone who says they love her books. Sure to be creepy, twisted, and what looks to be a […]
I read this lovely paranormal book about a coven of witches who are really going through it at the moment. I had a lovely time in the world of The Witches of Moonshyne Manor, and I hope you enjoy this excerpt from the book. Stick around at the end for my review. 1 Saturday, October […]
I’m back today after a short break for a death in the family and a really badly timed sinus infection on my part to bring you an excerpt for Nadine Matheson’s latest thriller, THE BINDING ROOM. I often enjoy books like this that are written by attorneys since they have a unique perspective to the […]
I’ll admit that I’m a sucker for books that feature characters who were mere secondary characters in the previous books, especially when there was just that spark of something that had me wondering what went on with them when you don’t see them on the page. A.J. Lape has taken what was a smaller appearance […]
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, […]
I enjoyed Seraphina Nova Glass’s novel, SUCH A GOOD WIFE, so I was excited to read her latest domestic suspense, ON A QUIET STREET. Here’s an excerpt and stick around to the end to check out my review. ONE Paige Paige stands, watering her marigolds in the front yard and marvels at how ugly they […]
The Echoes is the fourth installment in the Kinship series, featuring Sheriff Lily Ross, sheriff of the small Ohio town of Kinship. This book can be read as a stand alone installment, but I highly recommend starting at book one so you can immerse yourself in this world. Each book has been a favorite […]
Review and Excerpt of Heather Graham’s CRIMSON SUMMER by Harlequin MIRA on Bewitched Bookworms
Murder, mystery, mayhem, lies, and deceit–I look for all those things in a particular kind of book. Annie Ward’s THE LYING CLUB has all of this and more. Here’s an excerpt and stick around afterward for my review. Prologue THE NECKTIE OF her ex was still clasped in her hand when Natalie woke. Her head […]
My absolute favorite crime/mystery series is back, and I enjoyed every second that I got to spend with Darcy Walker. In 5 Pounds of Pressure, Darcy has found herself on leave from the Los Angeles Police Department so she can recover from the bullet wounds that a pimp put into her at the end of […]
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 […]
