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Title: Custody Battles Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 434 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This installment of the Hazard and Somerset series exceeded every one of my expectations. I don’t know, maybe I need to raise my expectations, but I... Continue Reading →
Title: Relative Justice Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 408 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Relative Justice is nothing short of a spectacular mystery, and it's no exaggeration to say Gregory Ashe knows Hazard and Somers down to every strength,... Continue Reading →
Title: Codirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 335 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: North and Shaw put me through the emotional wringer once again in Codirection, and I don't expect that will change going forward simply because they've reached a turning point in... Continue Reading →
Title: Redirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 333 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I can't possibly begin to guess at the method behind Gregory Ashe's madness, but North McKinney stomped on my very last nerve in Redirection. So why all the stars when... Continue Reading →
Title: Misdirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 395 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I’m not sure I’ve ever loved a book with such vigor and yet hated some of the things that happened in it as much as I did Misdirection. It’s simultaneously... Continue Reading →
Title: Indirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 430 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I cackled at times at the accuracy, and at the exaggeration, of the goings-on in Indirection, but those emotional thorns in North and Shaw's blossoming relationship sneak in too, of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Same End Series: The Lamb and the Lion: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 455 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Watching two people learn to accept that they deserve to be loved while they're falling in love with each other is essential to Ashe's storytelling, and that's... Continue Reading →
Title: Yet a Stranger Series: The First Quarto: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 438 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: I may not know much Shakespeare, but I do know a good murder mystery when I read it, and good romantic suspense. This is both. Rating: 5 Stars Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: The Same Place Series: The Lamb and the Lion: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 443 Pages Category: Mystery At a Glance: Every single thing is served to perfection in The Same Place. It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway, I never expected anything less. Rating: 5 Stars Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Stray Fears Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 284 Pages Category: Horror At a Glance: One sure bet in a Gregory Ashe novel is that when the going gets tough, the tough get bloody. Stray Fears is full of pure, goose bump inducing perfection. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Elien Martel is a survivor, but... Continue Reading →
Title: The Told Me I Was Everything Series: The First Quarto: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 373 Pages Category: Mystery At a Glance: The tension, as always, is top tier, and the mystery is fraught with danger, as many of this author's readers have come to expect. The end also leaves readers... Continue Reading →
Title: The Same Breath Series: The Lamb and the Lion: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 455 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: The Same Breath has all the earmarks of what makes a Gregory Ashe novel a Gregory Ashe novel, and waiting for the proverbial shoe to drop between Tean and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Friend in the Dark Series: An Auden & O'Callaghan Mystery: Book One Authors: Gregory Ashe and C.S. Poe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 251 Pages Category: Mystery At a Glance: As one would expect from two authors who know their way around a good mystery, A Friend in the Dark establishes the suspense early, keeps... Continue Reading →
Title: Ember Boys Series: Flint and Tinder: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 213 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal, New Adult At a Glance: Fans of the Hollow Folk series will not want to miss this dangerous and emotionally volatile new chapter in that -verse. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Emmett Bradley thinks his adventures... Continue Reading →
Title: Hazard and Somerset: Off Duty Volume Two Series: Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 178 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Ashe throws Emery and John-Henry into heartwarming scenes with their daughter, into sexier moments when they're alone together, into times when the romantic gestures are... Continue Reading →
Title: The Keeper of Bees Series: Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords: Book Five Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 369 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Action packed, heart-pounding suspense and danger and intrigue somehow…somehow…ends on a thoroughly romantic note, and I can’t wait to see where Em and John, and their family,... Continue Reading →
Title: Wayward Series: Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 428 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: All the requisite ingredients of a Hazard and Somerset novel are accounted for in Wayward: the sharp dialogue, the whodunnit, the complexities of a blended life, the complications in... Continue Reading →
Title: Transactional Dynamics Series: Hazard and Somerset: Union of the Swords: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 444 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Transactional Dynamics is yet another superb addition to feed our insatiable addiction to this series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Emery Hazard is ready for Valentine’s Day. He’s made reservations... Continue Reading →
Title: Police Brutality Series: Hazard and Somerset: Union of Swords: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 422 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: Police Brutality is what every Gregory Ashe novel is. Essentially Everything. I am spent and I can’t wait for more. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: For the first time in... Continue Reading →
Title: Triangulation Series: Borealis Investigations: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Narrator: Charlie David Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 12 hours and 48 minutes Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: I love Ashe’s storytelling style. It’s real, and gritty, and completely engrossing. I am so hooked on this series, you guys, and I now can’t imagine anyone else... Continue Reading →
Title: Orientation Series: Borealis Investigations: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Narrator: Charlie David Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 11 hours and 26 minutes Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Bottom line? Orientation is a thrilling start to what is sure to be a fantastic series. I love Ashe’s writing style. I adore North and Shaw. And, Charlie... Continue Reading →
It's next to impossible to believe that we've come to the end of yet another year. 2019 has seen its share of ups and downs, without question, but while the downs have seemed overwhelming at times, there has always been the books. It's always about the books and how much joy they bring us, and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Rational Faculty Series: Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 325 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The Rational Faculty encompasses so many aspects which all vie for equal attention—humor, pathos, suspense, action, love, murder and mayhem, danger, corruption, and on and on—yet the cumulative... Continue Reading →
Title: Declination Series: Borealis Investigations: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 383 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Declination is yet another example of the things Gregory Ashe can do with two intrinsically flawed and ultimately endearing men, a handful of crooked cops, a solid cast of supporting characters, a healthy dose... Continue Reading →
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