THE RELUCTANT COUNTESS is Eloisa James's second book in the Would Be Wallflowers series. (Third book if you count MY AMERICAN DUCHESS, since the main character, Merry, is seen/referenced so much in this book.) This novel can be read as a Read More...

What a welcome to a new community!  Returning stateside after working in southern British Columbia, wildlife biologist Alex Carter arrives in The Town of Bellamy Falls in the state of Washington and is happy to meet up with Ben Read More...

Pola (Keera in her past life from Africa) has recently escaped her job as a slave breeder from the first plantation in Puerto Rico, but because of an injury, she ends up on another plantation where she gets to be a dressmaker and begins Read More...

Gwen’s life is a bit of a mess. Her boyfriend dumped her. She had to move to a terrible apartment. After hitting a man with a stapler for unwanted sexual advances, she’s put on leave from her job. She has no desire to go home Read More...

Sid Halley and his mate, Chico Barnes, heroes of past Dick Francis books such as Whip Hand, return for a tour de force. Felix Francis has hit his stride and Sid Halley is one of his late father’s finest creations. HANDS DOWN begins Read More...

Forensic anthropologist Zoe Miller often goes into the desert in Arizona with her three friends to help find the remains of migrants who died while trying to cross the desert in the hopes of helping bring closure to their families. Now Read More...

At the start of THE INGENUE by Rachel Kapelke-Dale Saskia Kreis's mother, the heiress Evelyn Harper Kreis, a famous author known for "Feminist Princess" tales, has passed away. Saskia, a child prodigy/ingenue of piano, is expecting to Read More...

The third installment in the Riverbank Knitting Mystery series is pure holiday fun with a sharp whodunit. IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT SHEAR opens with Y.A.R.N. shop owner Libby Beckett looking forward to a special event she has planned, Read More...

In this debut novel, readers meet Maya seven years after her best friend, Aubrey, suddenly dies while talking to Frank, Maya's romantic interest.  No cause of death was ever determined.  Maya was certain Frank was responsible, Read More...

The cousins have all been summoned to Endgame House to participate in the annual Christmas Game.  Aunt Liliana, the poetic hostess, died an unfortunate death, but she made sure all the game pieces were in place before her Read More...

Originally published in 1937, THESE NAMES MAKES CLUES is a highly entertaining traditional Golden Age detective novel.  Eight writers have been invited to participate in a treasure hunt at a book publisher’s home and the night Read More...

Dr. Crowe and his apprentice, Scuff, tend to the poor in their free clinic on the banks of the Thames River.  Christmas is approaching, but there are many wounds to mend and Dr. Crowe’s heart may be one of them.  He is Read More...

On the night before their son’s high school graduation, Lillie can’t wait to tell her husband about the European vacation she booked for them. Except, Lillie’s husband tells her he’s leaving her for another woman. Read More...

I haven’t read too many books by Jennifer Ryan, but I have read a few of her romance books in the past. THE ONE YOU WANT is a Women’s Fiction novel, and I was curious to see the difference in writing style for this one, so I Read More...

There were two things that really drew me to this series. The first is the lighthouse setting, and the second was the books. It’s always about books for me, so to have those two things within one series seemed perfect for me. DEATH Read More...

Jennifer Estep returns with the second installment of the Gargoyle Queen series; an epic fantasy series about magic, and a crown princess, and includes lots of twists and turns. Since I’m a fan of Estep’s writing, I was very Read More...

Even with thirteen books already in the series, Patricia Briggs shows no signs of stopping. With SOUL TAKEN, the vampire Wulfe goes missing. As a significant character in this series, it’s up to Mercy to locate him. However, as she Read More...

Lee Hollis brings readers another installment in the Maya and Sandra Mystery series. This time, they are acting as chaperones for the SoPo High seniors as they go on a trip to the capital. Alongside their son and daughter, they will have Read More...

Paige Tyler returns to the STAT team with an impressive story for Caleb and Brielle. TRUE WOLF is rife with the same thrilling action and details as the SWAT series, so I think fans will be happy with the latest installment, TRUE Read More...

Life is filled with many ups and downs. THE WEDDING RANCH was created by Nancy Naigle as the perfect illustration of just that. When we seem headed down the wrong path in life, we have choices to make. Difficult choices but important ones Read More...

THE SISTERS OF SEA VIEW is Julie Klassen's latest title. Julie is new to me author and what made me read and review this book was the setting and premise of the book, especially the time period. It is set in the early 1800's, no Read More...

Morgan Mori, a photographer, has come back to her home town of Black Harbor because she didn't have anywhere else to go.  She survived a horrific childhood and now her place of business has burned to the ground.  All that is left Read More...

As too often the case in Regency England, the Primogeniture right in their late father’s will has left his sick wife and five daughters with little income to support themselves. Despite calculating every way and rechecking, Read More...

In RAVEN UNVEILED, Siora has heard the dead speak all her life. She has lived with their pleas but this time they are pleading for something different. It seems a predator is stalking the dead - a creature of power that grows with the Read More...