Liz helps run her father's toy store with other family and friends. Her ex-boyfriend's wife that works at the barber shop next door to her toy store is murdered. The prime suspects are Liz and the husband which is also the chief of police....
4½ StarsI have to say "Mardi Gras Murder" caught my attention and my heart. It even taught me a few things I didn't know about Louisiana... the state I grew up in. Ms. Byron had done a very good job on getting her facts correct. She has enlightened...
5 Stars"Kill the Queen" is an exciting start to a new series. I don't read much high fantasy, but I enjoy another series by this author. So I decided to give this a try. I'm very glad I did. "Kill the Queen" starts out with a bang. Evie's entire f...
4½ StarsKaren Rose is a master of mystery and this romantic suspense novel proves it. Thorne and Gwyn are absolutely perfect for one another. I’m not usually a fan of the friends to lovers plot but these two defied my aversion. This pair has been t...
5 StarsThe "In the Mood Fur Love" anthology has three complete stories that are not related to each other. Each story is unique and special. The characters range from a woman who can’t bare to be touched (Bearing His Touch by Eve Langlais) to a wo...
4½ StarsThis contemporary romance has a lot of small town charm in it as a big city veterinarian learns just how nosey small towns can be and how neighbors help each other. The winter setting in Idaho is picturesque and the townspeople are friendly...
4½ StarsAs a single book, "Mistletoe Miracles" is just a cover for three fantastic stories set in the same basic location during the same time period. It’s quite easy to keep the stories separate and to follow each story line but it’s extremely har...
5 StarsI was thrilled when I heard Kathryne Kennedy was releasing some new stories. It's been many years since she's published a book and I've been a long time fan. I love how Kathryn transports me to new places and gives her worlds loads of magic...
4½ Stars"The Windfall App" is a YA book by Teresa Richards. The main character is Marina Berghman, a classical piano prodigy with parents who’ve had her life mapped out since she was in diapers. But when Marina turns eighteen and buys a lottery tic...
5 Stars"Cakespell" is a magical YA book by Gaby Triana. It stars fifteen-year-old Rose Zapata, who loves baking and dreams of becoming a famous baker and opening her own business one day. Her mother doesn’t want her to bake and kind of forbids her...
5 Stars"Dickensen Academy" is a YA book by Christine Grabowski. The main character is Autumn Mattison, a girl who receives an invitation to attend a new boarding school. Autumn is hesitant to attend at first, but once she has a dream about the sch...
5 StarsTrish Arcangelo revisits first love with this contemporary romance story. Fallon Gentry is a sweet and smart heroine. I loved that she wasn’t perfect yet she was full of heart and grit. Coming back to her hometown and picking herself up was...
4½ StarsSam Crescent knows exactly what fans of BBW paranormal romance want and this story definitely delivers. The heroine and hero, Cassie and Abel are a fabulous pairing. For all his rough ways Abel is a caring man who just wants to protect his...
4½ Stars"Last Night With the Earl" surprised me in all the good ways. I went in expecting something light-hearted. Haha, rake wanders into the wrong bedroom, artist heroine, shenanigans ensue. Which, there are shenanigans, but not quite of the fluf...
4½ StarsFinally we have the final installment into the Stone Sentries Trilogy. Larissa is fed up with all things magic and her bond, her love, and even her sanity is going to be tested with Roman. The demons want Janie's soul and her magic and Lari...
4½ Stars"Craving His Best Friend's Ex" by Katherine Garbera is an easy fast read. Her characters are few, but lovable and feisty. The story is very believable and well written. I could feel the love between Ethan and Crissanne, and the wanting they...
4½ StarsReading Meg: Generations was like being on my own adventure ride. With Meg coming out in the theaters I had to reread all the Meg books in order in preparation of reading Meg: Generations. It's like visiting old friends and joining them on...
4½ StarsRomance author Annie Rains was blessed with an empathetic voice that shines through each character she writes. "Christmas on Mistletoe Lane" is the latest example of that gift. Kaitlyn and Mitch tackle heartache with an appealing dose of re...
5 StarsWhat a beautiful time-travel novel. "Thirty-Three Days" was a fascinating read. I liked how the author was able to give me such an interesting story as the hero and heroine fall in love. I think you will fall in love with the characters lik...
5 StarsThis was a really sweet read and I enjoyed it. Here you have a single dad who's doing all he can to look after his 4 kids with the grudging help of his brother's. Then you have shy, observant and very smart Camille who is shocked that Steve...
4½ StarsThis book is part of a series, but it does stand alone. You may find yourself wondering about previous books due to some of the backstory started in previous stories. Regardless, I found this to be a great paranormal romance with lots of de...
4½ StarsAshlyn Chase gives readers more than a shifter romance with this fantastic paranormal romance. I’ve been waiting to read the latest story from this author and due to her previous successes I had extremely high hopes. My expectations with ea...
5 Stars"Wild On My Mind" had me cracking up so bad. I loved the animals, the characters and watching them interact with each other. My favorite was Fluffy, he was just such an asswhole but also protective and just hilarious. The author, Laurel Ker...
5 StarsLady Ida Howlett decides to take fate into her own hands and steals a carriage, not realizing that Bennett, Lord Carson, is inside. He refuses to allow Ida to continue on her journey alone to find her sister. On the way, they begin to fall...
5 StarsLady Christina Barclay is nothing more to her parents than a pawn to gain a fortune. When they attempt to force her engagement to an odious man, she turns to Oliver Hawkes, her reclusive neighbor. Oliver has no time for love or marriage but...
5 StarsRomance author Lynsay Sands returns to her paranormal world with another fantastic book in her wildly popular Argeneau series. Right from the very first page "Vampires Like It Hot" held me captivated with the charming characters, steamy pas...
4½ Stars"For the Duke’s Eyes Only" by Lenora Bell is the 2nd book in her amazing School of Dukes series and I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars! It’s a female Indiana Jones meets a James Bond Duke on a quest to find Cleopatra's lost tom...
5 StarsWhat a captivating paranormal romance read! “Darkest Heart” will keep you turning the pages to see what is coming next. This book is great for urban fantasy as well as paranormal romance fans. If you like bad boy demons finally getting thei...
5 StarsI found “The Summoning” quite an interesting tale. It’s a paranormal romance read with shapeshifters, myth, magic, demons and witches. It will take the reader on an exciting ride to Jamaica. Heather Morique didn't know all the mystery that...
5 StarsThis kindred tale had a spin I thoroughly enjoyed. Lathe is a kindred hybrid, and as such has all the respect and reverence for females that goes with it. Ari throws him for a loop. He's having mating thoughts for a MALE. That's unexpected....
4½ Stars"Read and Gone" is the second book in The Haunted Library Mystery series. We meet up again with Carrie Singleton, the P&E head of her local library. After a fun night of partying it up with her friends and family at her housewarming party,...
5 Stars"In Cold Chocolate" is the third book in the Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery series. We meet up again with our favorite chocolate maker Charity Penn, who plans on witnessing the birth of the new generation of sea turtles. But before that ca...
5 Stars"If the Coffin Fits" is the second book in the Funeral Parlor Mystery series! We meet up again with funeral director Desiree Turner who stumbles upon what she thinks might be murder, but she has to prove it, which is never easy. I loved the...
5 Stars"Double Blind" is yet another adventure involving Kendra, Lynch, Olivia and Jessie. This suspense novel is full of action from the first page. This book takes you on a journey that is full of bullets, a wedding, and a military company that...
4½ Stars"Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Diva" is the second book in the Marty Hudson Mystery series. It stars Martha "Marty" Hudson, a poor barista who has trouble making ends meets, until her long-lost aunt leaves her a Victorian...
5 StarsWho will mega billionaire Aidan Cross come across as he goes to Cypress Key? He wants to set up a custom golf course that will become one of the stops on the PGA tour. He meets Casey Stuart and loads of problems come from that meeting… incl...
4½ StarsWow what a story! “Betting on Cinderella” has everything a contemporary Cinderella re-write should have. Readers are in for a horrible stepmother, two stepsisters and a wonderful godmother. Plus we get our Cinderella. We have quite a charmi...
5 StarsKatana and Klement are what I deem a perfect contemporary romance pair. But as the story starts out it seems like Katana may have eyes for a different member of the Bleeding Vengeance band. Cliff has caught her eye. But soon she’s intereste...
5 Stars"Bound for Sin" is a very lovely western romance. I loved it from the first page. This book had a lot going for it. Georgiana and Matt were engaging characters who captivated my attention. Matt was so sweet and adorably awkward, but also lo...
4½ StarsI really loved this book. It had a little bit of everything in it from a shocking wedding to supportive friends to mistaken first impressions. As the book progressed, I got so wrapped up in it I couldn’t bare to put it down. Julian is more...
5 StarsLIbrarian Kathleen Paulson and her cats Hercules and Owen are back for another adventure! This time out Mayville Heights plays host to a music festival which Kathleen is eager to attend; until she and her cats stumble across another dead bo...
5 Stars"Dangerous" is raw, edgy, rugged and down right dirty along with a great high octane story line. That's what you get in this second installment in the Nomad Outlaws Trilogy. Jace is a nomad and he doesn't do anything other than casual sex w...
4½ StarsMoody is a biker that is hard, cold, and with a 'devil may care' attitude. He sees women only as a means of release. His life is a lonely one but scars from his past have built walls until a sassy red head bartender pushes him to his limits...
4½ StarsI loved this m/m contemporary romance book. I have a feeling this will end up on my Top 10 books of 2018. "Perfect Day" is a m/m retelling of Jane Austen's "Persuasion". You do not have to have read "Persuasion" to enjoy this book. The auth...
5 StarsNext up for review, a lovely timeslip historical fiction novel with a romance. I quite enjoyed this book. I took it slow when reading it as the lives of the characters were so fascinating. Historical fiction author Nicola Cornick spins us f...
4½ StarsKaLyn Cooper delivers delightful action and sensual situations with this fast paced romantic suspense. Griffin and Grace are that wonderful combination of so much in common and yet also so many differences and watching these two intelligent...
4½ Stars"Through the Fire" was a very interesting romantic suspense read. I was glad to see characters from past books as well. I loved seeing more of Sam and watching him develop. His relationship with Kit was something to see. He’s had so much ha...
4½ Stars"Dim Sum of All Fears" is the second book in the Noodle Shop Mystery Series! It’s revolves around Lana Lee, a twentysomething waitress who works in her family’s Chinese restaurant. In this latest addition, Lana’s parents have to go to Taiwa...
5 StarsKerrigan Byrne knows adventure and she takes her readers along for a fascinating journey with this historical romance. The Rook and Lorelei seemed to be destined for one another and it was a definite joy watching the two of them come to ter...
4½ StarsDeeply seductive, sultry, passionate, and darkly sexy is this thrill ride of a read. "Quintus: Immortals of New Orleans Book 9" by Kym Grosso has written a great vampire romance and thrill ride. She takes the reader on quite the journey tha...
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