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Title: Always Murder Series: The Last Picks: Book Nine Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 241 Pages Category: Cozy Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: This series is sweet and cozy, goofy and corny and charming, and it's a welcome bit of easy to make you forget how hard everything is for a while.... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” ~ John Green, The Fault in Our Stars Cheers, my fellow readers, and welcome to the list of... Continue Reading →
Title: Interwoven Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Eight Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 281 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Interwoven is such an inspired title for this final novel in the Daniel Owens Mysteries series. Kudos to the author for using it to such great effect. If you're... Continue Reading →
Title: The Evening Wolves Series: Iron on Iron: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 373 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Evening Wolves took such a rivetingly dark turn, which seems counterintuitive considering none of these books has ever been what anyone would call intensity-lite. It solidifies the friendships... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mystery of the Morelock Motel Series: Critter Catchers: Level Up Author: Hank Edwards Publisher: Self-Published Length: 161 Pages Category: Paranormal Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: There’s nothing at all wrong with a good ghost story, and this is one. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: An abandoned motel. A ghostly urban legend. A... Continue Reading →
Title: The Reanimator's Soul Series: The Reanimator Mysteries: Book Two Author: Kara Jorgensen Publisher: Self-Published Length: 340 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Fantasy, Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I love everything about what Jorgensen communicates in this story and through these characters, up to and including the fact that relationships can be tested from... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder in Shades of Red Series: DS Charlie Rees: Book Three Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 193 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There are no few heart-wrenching moments along the way that flipped the script on my emotions and made me love Charlie and Tom even more. For... Continue Reading →
Title: The Face in the Water Series: Iron on Iron: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 298 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: If you've read Gregory Ashe's work in the past, nothing about this book should surprise you in terms of the action and intrigue. Having said that, however,... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder in Shades of Blue and Green Series: DS Charlie Rees: Book One Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 237 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: DS Charlie Rees is most assuredly not the poster child for hardboiled detectives, which makes him all the more endearing for his vulnerabilities. Where... Continue Reading →
Title: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Length: 353 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen is a story of daring and courage in the face of fear, including when it means falling in love. Especially when it means falling... Continue Reading →
Titles: Shock to the System & Chain of Fools Series: The Donald Strachey Mysteries: Books Five & Six Author: Richard Stevenson Publisher: ReQueered Tales Length: 283/294 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: These are both statement books wrapped up in a couple of fantastic mysteries. Originally published in the mid-90s, they at... Continue Reading →
Title: Secret State: Enemy Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 229 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Full of twists, turns, and danger, Ripley Hayes delivers yet more romantic suspense set against a deadly criminal investigation. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Paul needs to work out who's trying to kill him...if only... Continue Reading →
Titles: Death Trick - On the Other Hand, Death - Ice Blues - Third Man Out Series: The Donald Strachey Mysteries: Books One ~ Four Author: Richard Stevenson Publisher: ReQueered Tales Length: 949 Pages (total) Category: Mystery Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: For mystery lovers, this is a series you might want to consider... Continue Reading →
Title: A Restless Truth Series: The Last Binding: Book Two Author: Freya Marske Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 400 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Maud Blythe is such an engaging heroine, and I loved her intrepid spirit even as I feared for her life at nearly every twist and turn of her... Continue Reading →
Title: Pack of Lies Series: Monster Hunt: Book One Author: Charlie Adhara Publisher: Carina Adores Length: 310 Pages Category: Paranormal, Murder Mystery, Romantic Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Pack of Lies is, simply stated, a fast paced and action packed mystery elegantly intertwined with the relationship between a prickly and secretive Eli and... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Water Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Two Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 192 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ripley Hayes has a knack for compiling interesting characters and placing them in a small town atmosphere that can feel homey and, at the same time, claustrophobic. That... Continue Reading →
Title: His Lethal Desire Series: West Coast Mobsters: Book One Author: Leighton Greene Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 410 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Age gap, only one bed, and forced proximity are just a few of the juicy tidbits that round out this romance. What makes it work is... Continue Reading →
Title: A Fabulously Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch Series: The Wyandot County Mysteries: Book Two Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 245 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Marshall Thornton seems to be going the route of “experience is the most brutal teacher” with this character, and Henry might just... Continue Reading →
Title: Deadline, Bloodbath, Flytrap Series: Harrietta Lee: Books One, Two, and Three Author: Stephanie Ahn Publisher: Self-Published Lengths: 121 Pages, 397 Pages, 293 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The binge-worthiness of this series is top tier. I couldn't put it down until I devoured every word, thanks in large part... Continue Reading →
Title: Father Complex Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrow in the Hand: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 392 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Father Complex is inarguably one of author Gregory Ashe’s most aptly titled books, as the father/son relationship is a dominant theme, and Ashe further penetrates the... Continue Reading →
Title: Infected: Fallout Series: Infected: Book Twelve Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: Self-Published Length: 266 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is an articulate sense of fondness that permeates the latter books of the Infected series, and much of that is owed to the band of throwaways and misfits who are... Continue Reading →
Title: Domestic Animals Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 427 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Just when I think I’ve reached my maximum capacity of love for these characters, another book comes along and I’m proved wrong. This series could... Continue Reading →
Title: Seasons Series: PsyCop Briefs: Volume Two Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books LLC Length: 309 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is a certain sentimentality to reading these PsyCop vignettes. They’re set at various points throughout the history of the series, which means traveling back in time to... Continue Reading →
Title: Proper Scoundrels Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 309 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Proper Scoundrels has come in at the eleventh hour and effortlessly propelled its way onto my list of favorite books of the year. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Their scandalous pasts have left... Continue Reading →
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