Recent Reviews

The Christmas Castle in Scotland by Julie Caplin

" Snow, mince pies and whisky in a scenic romance tale"

By: Julie Caplin

Reviewed By: Clare O'Beara

Posted: February 1, 2023

Izzy McBride is our hostess in the wintry Scottish Highlands as we prepare to dive into the work of renovating and opening a hotel at THE CHRISTMAS CASTLE IN SCOTLAND by Julie Caplin. Having inherited from her kind uncle, Izzy moves Read More...

Bones of Holly by Carolyn Haines

" Malice and mayhem in Mississippi at Christmas"

By: Carolyn Haines

Reviewed By: Clare O'Beara

Posted: February 1, 2023

Sarah Booth Delaney stars in her twenty-fifth outing as a case arises near Christmas. Bay St. Louis is a coastal Mississippi town decked out with all the glitter, holly wreaths, and trees, and some unique versions too. BONES OF HOLLY also Read More...

The Cowgirl's Surprise Match by Nina Crespo

" A hard-working lady plans a wedding - but doesn't expect a romance"

By: Nina Crespo

Reviewed By: Clare O'Beara

Posted: February 1, 2023

Zurie Tillbridge is busily managing the Tillbridge Stables in the third book of this lively multicultural romance series. I so much enjoyed reading the earlier two. While a schoolgirl Zurie was a barrel racer, but now she has taken much Read More...

The Second Christmas by Marta Perry

" The best of crafting and caring in this Amish romance"

By: Marta Perry

Reviewed By: Clare O'Beara

Posted: February 1, 2023

The relatively relaxed Plain community of Promise Glen features in a seasonal offering from Marta Perry. THE SECOND CHRISTMAS is a great story for younger women who need some confidence as they learn about the wide world. Leah Beiler Read More...

A Ghost of Caribou by Alice Henderson

" Missing hikers and irate loggers - another case for Dr Alex Carter"

By: Alice Henderson

Reviewed By: Clare O'Beara

Posted: February 1, 2023

If you’re a nature lover you’ll quickly find Alice Henderson's Alex Carter series addictive. I certainly have. Following her adventure with Churchill’s polar bears, Alex returns to mountainous forest land owned by the Read More...

Hideaway at Silver Lake by Jennifer Greene

" Great introduction to a new series"

By: Jennifer Greene

Reviewed By: Sandra Wurman

Posted: January 31, 2023

HIDEAWAY AT SILVER LAKE is a great introduction to Jennifer Green's new series, Snowflake Sisters.  Memories are treasures. When life gets busy, we are filled with stuff we have to do. Chores seemingly take up all the air in the room. Read More...

Calder Grit by Janet Dailey

" They show their Calder Grit!"

By: Janet Dailey

Reviewed By: Kim Roller

Posted: January 31, 2023

Blake Dollarhide is continuing the family legacy. He is trying to catch the attention of the local schoolteacher who has eyes only for the family revival. Blake wants to try and stay neutral about the trouble brewing between the farmers Read More...

Romancing the Rancher by Kate Pearce

" She's Romancing the Rancher."

By: Kate Pearce

Reviewed By: Kim Roller

Posted: January 31, 2023

Evan Miller is the youngest member of the Miller family. He’s considered the one who tells you the truth no matter what. Evan is looking for a change in his life. It’ll take revealing a secret and the new woman in town to help Read More...

Annihilation Road by Christine Feehan

" They'll travel down Annihilation Road to passion."

By: Christine Feehan

Reviewed By: Kim Roller

Posted: January 31, 2023

Savin “Savage” Pajari is along with his brother Sargent at Arms for Torpedo Ink. His job is interrogator and assassin. Savage will protect his family any way he can even if it’s taking away their strong emotions. Read More...

A Dragon's Tale by Donna Grant

" A Dragon's Tale continues!"

By: Donna Grant

Reviewed By: Kim Roller

Posted: January 31, 2023

Whisky and Wishes WHISKY AND WISHES brings Donna Grant’s beloved Dark Kings characters Con and Rhi past their separate pasts and hurts to come together and find happiness. This novella brings the reader up to date on the lives Read More...

Shadow Storm by Christine Feehan

" Will they survive a Shadow Storm?"

By: Christine Feehan

Reviewed By: Kim Roller

Posted: January 31, 2023

Emmanuelle “Emme” Ferraro is trying to forget the man who betrayed her. When that same man is shot and bleeding she goes to help. Emme will have to figure out if the man she loves is worth a second chance. Valentino Read More...

Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala

" Murder with coconut wine and seasonal rice cakes"

By: Mia P. Manansala

Reviewed By: Clare O'Beara

Posted: January 30, 2023

If you love to read a multicultural story and soak up some cuisine and atmosphere, the third Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery is just the ticket. A busy Filipino family in Shady Palms, Illinois, prepares for the Christmas season in Read More...

Room and Board by Miriam Parker

" Can a publicist be a dorm mother?"

By: Miriam Parker

Reviewed By: Evie Harris

Posted: January 30, 2023

Gillian led an exciting life as a publicist in New York City.  She had her own business and was very good at what she did.  Suddenly, she lost it all and now all she had was an offer to serve as a "dorm mother" at her former high Read More...

The Plot Thickets by Julia Henry

" Murder and malice are found in a thicket in Goosebush, Massachusetts"

By: Julia Henry

Reviewed By: Clare O'Beara

Posted: January 30, 2023

Many gardeners spend winter planning the springtime clearing and planting. Early spring in Goosebush, Massachusetts, serves the now-approaching senior sleuth Lilly Jayne a surprise in THE PLOT THICKETS. While I had not read all the Read More...

Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris

" A gripping story that addresses serious themes."

By: Wanda M. Morris

Reviewed By: Evie Harris

Posted: January 30, 2023

It was the summer of 1964 when three young men were murdered.  Their crime?  They had come to Mississippi to help Black citizens get the right to vote.  This was a troubled time in a troubled place and this was where Violet Read More...

Christmas Wolf Surprise by Terry Spear

" An accidental injury leads to a Christmas Wolf Surprise"

By: Terry Spear

Reviewed By: Kim Roller

Posted: January 30, 2023

Maverick Wilding runs the local reindeer ranch. He and his twin brother are looking for a reindeer in the forest. Maverick gets into trouble when he tries to warn a woman at the lake. Gina Hutton is on a Big Foot hunt with her brother and Read More...

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

" A Clever Highly Addictive Whodunnit"

By: Benjamin Stevenson

Reviewed By: Sandra Martin

Posted: January 27, 2023

EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE is a fun, inventive, highly addictive whodunnit that gives us a reliable narrator who plays fair with the clues. Referencing the Golden Age of mysteries and Ronald Knox’s 10 Commandments of Read More...

The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha Lester

" Historical fiction at its best!"

By: Natasha Lester

Reviewed By: Evie Harris

Posted: January 27, 2023

Orphaned by the age of thirteen, there was no way Alix St. Pierre could have known what her future held in store for her.  And, what a future it was.  During WWII, her position in the OSS changed her life.  Working with Read More...

Hope Creek by Janet Dailey

" What happens when a woman returns to Hope Creek?"

By: Janet Dailey

Reviewed By: Kim Roller

Posted: January 27, 2023

Kit Teague is headed home after the death of her mother. She and her twin sister and the rest of her family are estranged. Kit wants to fix the rift caused by her leaving with the family she left behind. Beau Sutton moved back home after Read More...

No Strangers Here by Carlene O'Connor

" Spelling out a message in a County Kerry murder mystery"

By: Carlene O'Connor

Reviewed By: Clare O'Beara

Posted: January 27, 2023

Well to-do Johnny O’Reilly is found deceased on a rocky beach in Kerry, in NO STRANGERS HERE, the first of Carlene O'Connor's County Kerry Mysteries. Someone left a strange message spelled out in pebbles. While there isn’t much Read More...

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

" This café serves coffee, snacks, personable customer service, and that little something extra!"

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Reviewed By: Karen Siddall

Posted: January 27, 2023

Tucked away in an unremarkable Tokyo alley and down a flight of stairs is the little basement café called Funiculi Funicula. Inside, the space is small and dimly lit, with only three tables for two and a couple of seats at a Read More...

The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer

" A remarkable work of historical fiction... thought-provoking, powerful, and absorbing."

By: Kelly Rimmer

Reviewed By: Evie Harris

Posted: January 26, 2023

Lizzie and Sofie met in Huntsville in 1950.  They were both there because of their husbands' work.  Sofie's husband was brought to America from Berlin after WW II ended because he was a rocket scientist.  Very few knew the Read More...

The Soviet Sisters by Anika Scott

" Who can one trust if not a sister?"

By: Anika Scott

Reviewed By: Evie Harris

Posted: January 26, 2023

When readers first meet Marya, a Russian in 1956, she is a prisoner in a Siberian gulag thanks in part to her sister Vera. Marya's crime? This depends on whose story you believe. Was she a spy or simply guilty of loving a British officer Read More...

Lightning in a Mirror by Jayne Ann Krentz

" Suspenseful, with romance and a lot of danger... A Must-Read!"

By: Jayne Ann Krentz

Reviewed By: Kim Roller

Posted: January 26, 2023

Olivia LeClaire’s foray into speed dating isn’t going like she expected especially with the opening question she’s asking. That is until a man shows up and gives her the answer she’s been looking for. When Olivia Read More...

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