Category: mystery/suspense

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Christmas in the Cove by Carol Ross

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Christmas in the Cove by Carol Ross

Posted December 19, 2016 / 33 Comments

On Tour with Prism Book Tours. Nobody is going to hurt her—not on his watch   A DEA stealth mission has brought coast guard Lt. Commander Eli Pelletier home. But when he ends up aiding rescue swimmer Aubrey Wynn during her own harrowing mission, powerful emotions reignite between them. Except Aubrey […]



Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Bad Day For a Bombshell

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Bad Day For a Bombshell

Posted December 9, 2016 / 2 Comments

December 5th, 1941. Houston socialite, Tracy Truworth, is always on the lookout for something suspicious. Especially after growing up with her nose in the latest Katie McClue mystery novel, a series featuring a twenty-something female detective and her constant feats of derring-do. And for Tracy, escaping reality through reading couldn’t […]


Book Review: Christmas Conspiracy by Susan Sleeman

Book Review: Christmas Conspiracy by Susan Sleeman

Posted December 8, 2016 / 5 Comments

WITNESS IN JEOPARDY It’s a typical day at Rachael Long’s day-care center—until a masked gunman tries to abduct one of the children in her charge. First response commander Jake Marsh manages to diffuse the situation before anyone is harmed…but not before Rachael unmasks the would-be kidnapper. Now Jake must lead […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder at the Moonshine Inn by Maggie King

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder at the Moonshine Inn by Maggie King

Posted December 7, 2016 / 6 Comments

When high-powered executive Roxanne Howard dies in a pool of blood outside the Moonshine Inn, Richmond, Virginia’s premiere redneck bar, the victim’s sister enlists Hazel Rose to ferret out the killer. At first Hazel balks—she’s a romance writer, not a detective. But Brad Jones, Rox’s husband, is the prime suspect. […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Fatal Fiction by Kym Roberts

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Fatal Fiction by Kym Roberts

Posted December 6, 2016 / 7 Comments

When kindergarten teacher Charli Rae Warren hightailed it out of Hazel Rock, Texas, as a teen, she vowed to leave her hometown in the dust. A decade later, she’s braving the frontier of big hair and bigger gossip once again . . . but this time, she’s saddled with murder! […]


Book Review: Abducted by Dana Mentink

Book Review: Abducted by Dana Mentink

Posted December 4, 2016 / 7 Comments

When the high school sweetheart she never expected to see again bursts through the door of her medical mission clinic, nurse Sarah Gallagher can’t hold back her shock. But Dominic Jett isn’t there to catch up. He’s trying to save a life, and the thugs on his tail will stop […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Finding Margo by Jen Turano

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Finding Margo by Jen Turano

Posted November 21, 2016 / 36 Comments

Off the charts and on the run. International pop star Margo Hartman could use a night off. A grueling tour and overbearing entourage have sent her over the edge. It’s time for this diva to disappear. And who would think to look for the superstar in a small town in Ohio? Sheriff’s […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase

Posted November 19, 2016 / 8 Comments

Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where pets are family and no bling is too big. Opening Furry Godmother, pet boutique and organic treat bakery, is Lacy Marie Crocker’s dream come true–until the glitter gun used to make her Shih Tzu tutus becomes a […]


Thankful Hearts Giveaway: Robin Patchen

Thankful Hearts Giveaway: Robin Patchen

Posted November 16, 2016 / 113 Comments

  Welcome to Day 5 of the Thankful Hearts giveaway! Just as a reminder – You can keep up with all the posts in the giveaway series by clicking on the Thankful Hearts giveaway graphic in the sidebar. More chances to win each day! I hope you are enjoying the […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Deadly Dog Days by Jamie M. Blair

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Deadly Dog Days by Jamie M. Blair

Posted November 16, 2016 / 15 Comments

New to the historic town of Metamora, Indiana, Cameron Cripps-Hayman is looking to make friends with her neighbors. What she isn’t looking for is one of their bodies floating in the canal. When she and her estranged husband, the town sheriff, are both named suspects for the murder, Cameron takes […]


Book Review: Locking Up Santa by Nikki LeClair

Book Review: Locking Up Santa by Nikki LeClair

Posted November 12, 2016 / 0 Comments

It’s the Christmas season, and seven months since Phoebe Mercer’s life dramatically changed. She went from being an overworked legal assistant, to a CEO of a popular beauty company. She moved from the bustling big city, to a quaint seaside town. She’s gone from living with a fiancé, to living […]


Death in the Shadows by Paul McCusker | Book-Set Giveaway

Death in the Shadows by Paul McCusker | Book-Set Giveaway

Posted November 9, 2016 / 0 Comments

Can Father Gilbert, who traded in his detective’s badge for an Anglican priest’s collar, champion the truth in time to stop more people from dying? Find out in Death in the Shadows, Paul McCusker’s new book releasing November 27. Pre-order a copy of Death in the Shadows and check the mystery-lover off […]


Book Review: Out of the Frying Pan by Michelle Griep and Kelly Klepfer

Book Review: Out of the Frying Pan by Michelle Griep and Kelly Klepfer

Posted November 9, 2016 / 8 Comments

When the chef of Sunset Paradise Retirement Village ends up dead, life for sisters-in-law Fern and Zula Hopkins is whipped into a froth. Their zany attempts to track down the killer land them in hot water with Detective Jared Flynn. Should he be concerned about their safety or the criminal’s? […]


Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Mystery/Suspense Series

Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Mystery/Suspense Series

Posted October 25, 2016 / 58 Comments

It’s Halloween Freebie week on Top Ten Tuesday! I’m not into vampires or werewolves (except Remus Lupin of course). I do like ghost stories but they have to be done right. I’ve only read two horror-type novels in my life – and liked them both – but they were really […]


Book Review: Fractured by Catherine McKenzie

Book Review: Fractured by Catherine McKenzie

Posted October 13, 2016 / 5 Comments

Welcome, neighbor! Julie Prentice and her family move across the country to the idyllic Mount Adams district of Cincinnati, hoping to evade the stalker who’s been terrorizing them ever since the publication of her bestselling novel, The Murder Game. Since Julie doesn’t know anyone in her new town, when she meets […]


Book Review: Homestands by Sally Bradley

Book Review: Homestands by Sally Bradley

Posted October 8, 2016 / 7 Comments

When baseball star Mike Connor stumbles across his ex-wife six years after their divorce, he’s stunned to find that she’s the mother of a kindergartner who wears his jersey. And shares his last name. The last thing Meg Connor wants is to be around Mike. After all, he was the […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The General’s Wife by Sara R. Turnquist

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The General’s Wife by Sara R. Turnquist

Posted October 7, 2016 / 41 Comments

Ismene, a beautiful, somewhat naïve, young noblewoman, is torn from her childhood home in Greece and her first love. Bound by honor and duty, she marries Pharoah’s chief military commander, Alistair. Though determined to remain true to the man she left behind, her new husband stirs feelings in her she […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Unlucky Charms by Linda O. Johnston

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Unlucky Charms by Linda O. Johnston

Posted October 7, 2016 / 7 Comments

Rory Chasen, manager of the Lucky Dog Boutique in Destiny, California, hopes her new line of good-luck doggy toys will be a hit, especially the stuffed rabbits with extra-large feet. The timing of the line’s debut proves ill-fated, though, as several local shops―including Rory’s―are ransacked and vandalized with spilled salt […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Villains Who Kept Me Guessing

Top Ten Tuesday: Villains Who Kept Me Guessing

Posted October 4, 2016 / 27 Comments

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is “All About Villains” and to be honest I struggled with a topic idea for this one. I don’t have a plethora of favorite villains. In fact, I can’t think of any off the top of my head… unless they end up NOT being […]