Author: Kimberly Belle Book Name: Stranger in the Lake Release Date: June 9, 2020 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Suspense Overall SPA: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Charlotte married the wealthy widower Paul, it caused a ripple of gossip in their small lakeside town. They have a charmed life together, despite the cruel whispers… Continue reading Book Review: Stranger in the Lake – Kimberly Belle
Tag: Mystery
Recommended Reads From May
Apparently May wasn't a great month for me when it came to reading 4 or 5 star books. Granted, I did a whole lot of rereading in May and not a lot of new reads, but of those new reads, I also had more DNFs this month than I think I've ever had in a… Continue reading Recommended Reads From May
Book Review: Killing Mind, D.I. Kim Stone- Book #12
Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: Killing Mind Release Date: May 13, 2020 Series: D.I. Kim Stone Order: #12 Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Police/Crime Overall SPA: 5 Stars Blurb: It had seemed so simple. Get in, get the information, get out. But now they were getting inside her mind and she didn’t know how to stop them…… Continue reading Book Review: Killing Mind, D.I. Kim Stone- Book #12
Recommended Reads From April
Looks like April was fantasy book month for me based on this list of 4 and 5 star reads. I really don't find it the least bit surprising that I'd be looking for something that takes away from reality right now. There are a few that are more contemporary, but they were spread out over… Continue reading Recommended Reads From April
Book Review: Shadow Valley – Gwen Hunter
Author: Gwen Hunter Book Name: Shadow Valley Release Date: March 4, 2015 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Romance Overall SPA: 5 Stars Blurb: Mackenzie Morgan thinks she’s doing the right thing by taking her teenaged daughter, Bella, into the Appalachians on a photography shoot. Fleeing a crumbling marriage, Mac needs time to bond… Continue reading Book Review: Shadow Valley – Gwen Hunter
Book Review: Great Balls of Fury, Federal Bureau of Magic – Book #1
Author: Annabel Chase Book Name: Great Balls of Fury Release Date: February 22, 2019 Series: Federal Bureau of Magic Cozy Myster Order: #1 Genre: Paranormal/Urban/Fantasy/Mystery Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: Annoying but loving family? Check. Picturesque small town with a hot police chief? Check. A rescue hellhound, a black cat with attitude, and… Continue reading Book Review: Great Balls of Fury, Federal Bureau of Magic – Book #1
Book Review: First Blood, D.I. Kim Stone – Prequel
Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: First Blood Release Date: November 14, 2019 Series: D.I. Kim Stone Order: Prequel (release order #12) Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Police/Crime Overall SPA: 5 Stars Blurb: In the darkness of a cold December morning, Detective Kim Stone steps through the doors of Halesowen Police Station. She’s about to meet her team… Continue reading Book Review: First Blood, D.I. Kim Stone – Prequel
Book Review: The Other Daughter – Shalini Boland
Author: Shalini Boland Book Name: The Other Daughter Release Date: November 5, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Suspense/Mystery Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: Nine years ago her daughter was taken. And now she’s back. Two-and-a-half-year-old Holly is playing happily in a pink plastic playhouse, while her mother Rachel sips coffee and chats… Continue reading Book Review: The Other Daughter – Shalini Boland
On My TBR – November 2019 Edition
I didn't get to all my books on my list last month. I made the mistake of loading up too much on the really heavy reads and needed more of a break in between. I read more than what was on the list, though I didn't review them all. That was part of the break… Continue reading On My TBR – November 2019 Edition
Book Review: The Empty Nest – Sue Watson
Author: Sue Watson Book Name: The Empty Nest Release Date: November 1, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Psychological Thriller/Suspense/Mystery Overall SPA: 2 Stars Blurb: Kat remembers the days when her only daughter Amy wouldn't leave her side. Amy was the baby who cried when you walked out of the room, the toddler… Continue reading Book Review: The Empty Nest – Sue Watson
Book Review: Traces Of Her – Amanda Brittany
Author: Amanda Brittany Book Name: Traces of Her Release Date: October 25, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Suspense Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: An unsolved murder. Rose isn’t surprised anymore when her free-spirited step-sister, Willow, decides to disappear off somewhere without notice. But something feels different this time. When Willow sends her… Continue reading Book Review: Traces Of Her – Amanda Brittany
Book Review: Stolen Things – R.H. Herron
Author: R.H. Herron Book Name: Stolen Things Release Date: August 20, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Police Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: “Mama? Help me.” Laurie Ahmadi has worked as a 911 police dispatcher in her quiet Northern California town for nearly two decades. She considers the department her family; her husband,… Continue reading Book Review: Stolen Things – R.H. Herron
Book Review: Jon’s Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case, Jon’s Mysteries- Book #1
Author: AJ Sherwood Book Name: Jon's Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case Release Date: March 22, 2019 Series: Jon's Mysteries Order: #1 Genre: Romance/LGBTQIA/Paranormal/Urban/Mystery Overall SPA: 4 Stars Blurb: A psychic without an anchor. A student in trouble. A shooter on the loose. I’m Jonathan Bane, a licensed psychic who consults for the police. I… Continue reading Book Review: Jon’s Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case, Jon’s Mysteries- Book #1
Book Review: The Missing Years – Lexie Elliot
Author: Lexie Elliot Book Name: The Missing Years Release Date: April 23, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Suspense Overall SPA: 4 Stars Blurb: An eerie, old Scottish manor in the middle of nowhere that’s now hers. Ailsa Calder has inherited half of a house. The other half belongs to a man who… Continue reading Book Review: The Missing Years – Lexie Elliot
On My TBR – October 2019 Edition
The end of September got interesting for me. Between getting into the groove of the new schedule with BG's dance, managing my Amazon ad, and getting an influx of ARCs, several indie requests and all the books I picked up that I wanted to read, I've kind of felt a little swamped. For the first… Continue reading On My TBR – October 2019 Edition
Book Review: Fast Women – Jennifer Crusie
Author: Jennifer Crusie Book Name: Fast Women Release Date: May 1, 2001 Series: * Order: * Genre: Romance/Mystery/Humor Overall SPA: 3.5 Stars Blurb: When a down-on-her-luck divorcée meets a determined-to-dominate detective, they find out that falling in love can be murder. . . . Nell Dysart's in trouble. Weighed down by an inexplicable divorce… Continue reading Book Review: Fast Women – Jennifer Crusie
Book Review: One Night Gone – Tara Laskowski
Author: Tara Laskowski Book Name: One Night Gone Release Date: October 1, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Supsense Overall SPA: 2.5 Stars Blurb: It was the perfect place to disappear... One sultry summer, Maureen Haddaway arrives in the wealthy town of Opal Beach to start her life anew—to achieve her destiny. There,… Continue reading Book Review: One Night Gone – Tara Laskowski
Book Review: Delayed Diagnosis, Rhea Lynch, M.D. – Book #1
Author: Gwen Hunter Book Name: Delayed Diagnosis Release Date: March 13, 2012 (first published 2001) Series: Rhea Lynch, M.D. Order: #1 Genre: Medical/Mystery/Suspense Overall SPA: 4 Stars Blurb: Dr.Rhea Lynch left a suffocating life in Charleston to practice medicine in the ER of a small South Carolina hospital. Now Dawkins County is her… Continue reading Book Review: Delayed Diagnosis, Rhea Lynch, M.D. – Book #1
Book Review: The Forgotten Child, D.E. White
Author: D.E. White Book Name: The Forgotten Child Release Date: September 27, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Suspense Overall SPA: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Lights blinded her in an eerie white flash. She yanked the wheel as she felt the impact from the car behind her. There was a sharp pain, and then… Continue reading Book Review: The Forgotten Child, D.E. White
On My TBR – September 2019 Edition
When I did the first one of these a few months ago, I thought for sure I wouldn't end up being a fan and dropping it. Mostly because I am very much a mood reader and I didn't think I'd ever really get through all the books on a TBR list. Oh, I'd read that… Continue reading On My TBR – September 2019 Edition
Book Review: Abandoned, Max Revere – Book #5
Author: Allison Brennan Book Name: Abandoned Release Date: August 14, 2018 Series: Max Revere Order: #5 Genre: Mystery/Suspense Overall SPA: 4 Stars Blurb: Investigative reporter Max Revere has cracked many cases, but the one investigation she's never attempted is the mystery from her own past. Her mother abandoned her when she was nine,… Continue reading Book Review: Abandoned, Max Revere – Book #5
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 