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: Suspense
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: The Last Sister, Columbia River- Book #1
Author: Kendra Elliot Book Name: The Last Sister Release Date: January 14, 2020 Series: Columbia River Order: #1 Genre: Crime Drama/Suspense/Romance Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: Twenty years ago Emily Mills’s father was murdered, and she found his body hanging in the backyard. Her younger sister, Madison, claims she was asleep in her… Continue reading Book Review: The Last Sister, Columbia River- 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: A Madness of Sunshine – Nalini Singh
Author: Nalini Singh Book Name: A Madness of Sunshine Release Date: December 3, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Crime/Romance Overall SPA: 4.5 Stars Blurb: On the rugged West Coast of New Zealand, Golden Cove is more than just a town where people live. The adults are more than neighbors; the children, more… Continue reading Book Review: A Madness of Sunshine – Nalini Singh
Book Review: Another Dead Intern – Joel Spriggs
Author: Joel Spriggs Book Name: Another Dead Intern Release Date: October 15, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Fantasy/Urban/Suspense Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: When Morgan Burns applied for an internship with Hemlock Connal P.I, he thought he'd signed up for coffee runs and printing jobs, not preternatural investigation. As he starts his… Continue reading Book Review: Another Dead Intern – Joel Spriggs
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: How To Shield An Assassin, Unholy Trifecta- Book #1
Author: AJ Sherwood Book Name: How To Shield An Assassin Release Date: October 13, 2019 Series: Unholy Trifecta Order: #1 Genre: Romance/LGBTQIA+/Suspense Overall SPA: 4 Stars Blurb: It’s not stealing if you’re stealing it back…. Ari had a game plan for life. Shoot people. Get money. Hang out with fellow criminal friends. He… Continue reading Book Review: How To Shield An Assassin, Unholy Trifecta- Book #1
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: 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: 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: The End of Echoes, Dawn Hosmer
Author: Dawn Hosmer Book Name: The End of Echoes Release Date: August 16, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Suspense/Family Drama Overall SPA: 3.5 Blurb: Two families, forever linked by tragedy. Ruby Dunkin is in an abusive marriage. Her best efforts aren't enough to shield her two children from an abusive father whose… Continue reading Book Review: The End of Echoes, Dawn Hosmer
Book Review: Bone Music, The Burning Girl – Book #1
Author: Christopher Rice Book Name: Bone Music Release Date: March 1, 2018 Series: The Burning Girl Order: #1 Genre: Suspense/Thriller/SciFi Overall SPA: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Charlotte Rowe spent the first seven years of her life in the hands of the only parents she knew—a pair of serial killers who murdered her mother and… Continue reading Book Review: Bone Music, The Burning Girl – Book #1
Book Review: No One’s Home – D.M. Pulley
Author: D.M. Pulley Book Name: No One's Home Release Date: September 1, 2019 Series: * Order: * Genre: Suspense/Thriller/Ghosts Overall SPA: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Margot and Myron Spielman move to a new town, looking for a fresh start and an escape from the long shadow of their past. But soon after they buy… Continue reading Book Review: No One’s Home – D.M. Pulley
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 