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Review & #Giveaway – French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron

    French Quarter Fright Night (Vintage Cookbook) Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Setting – the Garden District of New Orleans Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House (September 3, 2024) Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages Synopsis The third in the fabulous cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha […]

Review – Awake For Ever In A Sweet Unrest by Charles Rosenthal

  Synopsis Deep within the hidden library of Los Angeles’ iconic poetry venue, Beyond Baroque, all modern electronics mysteriously fail. There, 19-year-old Beatriz encounters Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, who promises a magical adventure back to 19th-century Europe. There, Beatriz meets literary legends John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Lord Byron, experiencing the romantic […]

Excerpt & Giveaway – Ashes on the Wind by Brandy Purdy

    Ashes on the Wind: The Love Story Behind The Crime of the Century Genre: Historical Fiction, True-Crime Inspired Setting – Chicago, Illinois 1920 Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (April 15, 2024) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 573 pages Synopsis Nathan “Babe” Leopold was a socially awkward genius who used arrogance as a shield. […]

New Release & Review – Don’t Pity the Desperate by Anna B. Moore

  Synopsis Myra is in deep trouble, exactly the sort of trouble American teens find themselves in, here in the centerless middle of endless suburbia, of late stage capitalism, driven by longings she cannot control or decipher. In a voice that rises up out of her deepest insecurities and denials, DON’T PITY THE DESPERATE tracks […]

New Release & Excerpt – Negative Girl by Libby Cudmore

  Synopsis For fans of Cottonmouths by Kelly J. Ford comes Negative Girl: an evocative, moody, neo-noir thriller that explores obsession and people dying across America’s forgotten spaces. Martin Wade lived hard in his youth, but unlike many of his former bandmates and roadie friends, he didn’t die young. Instead, he hit the recovery path, […]

Review – Murder By Milkshake by Elizabeth Maria Naranjo

  Synopsis Life is sweet for high school senior and ice cream slinger Genevieve Winterland. Her father owns Sweet Dreams Ice Cream Parlour, the cutest confectionery shop in their little town of Pinewood, Arizona. Genevieve loves her job, but when her father hires a broody newcomer with a dark past to provide extra security on […]

Review – Framed for Murder by Marla A. White

  Framed For Murder (A Pine Cove Mystery) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – California Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Wild Rose Press, Inc. (June 17, 2024) Print length ‏ : ‎ 284 pages Synopsis After a life-changing injury, Mel O’Rourke trades in her badge for bed sheets, running a B & B in […]

Excerpt – No One Does It Like You by Katie Shepherd

  Synopsis College sweethearts reunite to restore more than just an old inn in this new romance by Katie Shepard, author of Sweeten the Deal. When’s the best time to tell your ex that you want them back? Probably not in the middle of a Category 3 hurricane. But when Broadway actor Tom Wilczewski is […]

Excerpt & New Release – Talking to Strangers by Fiona Barton

  Synopsis Detective Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing. When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine’s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met […]

Review – After the Red Carpet by Patricia Leavy

  Synopsis In this highly anticipated follow-up to The Location Shoot, will Ella and Finn finally live the life they’ve dreamed of? See how their epic romance unfolds after the red carpet. Legendary Hollywood star Finn Forrester has proposed to philosopher Ella Sinclair on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, captivating the press and public with […]