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Review – Behind These Four Walls by Yasmin Angoe

  Synopsis From the author of Not What She Seems, Yasmin Angoe’s thriller explores revenge, morality, corruption, and wealth as a woman sets out to uncover the truth behind her friend’s disappearance and expose the powerful family behind it. Isla Thorne had a rough start in life. Orphaned young, she spent her formative years in a […]

Mystery Spotlight & Excerpt – All that Smolders by James Sulzer

  Synopsis A picturesque island. A shocking murder. A secret that could destroy everything. It’s 1980, a time of peace and tranquility on a legendary island off the coast of New England. Inhabiting the island is a vibrant cast of locals that includes scallopers, tradespeople, and a mysterious recluse—the wealthiest man in Massachusetts. But that […]

Review – Destiny of Chenille by Sally Dallas

  Synopsis Chenille tries to rebuild a safe life for herself and her son in Australia, while running from the remnants of her cybercrime past. Enter Jack – a hard working family man whom Chenille can’t resist. He can’t possibly be a criminal, can he? Love, grief, and moral compromise collide in this culmination of […]

Excerpt – Murphy’s Laws by Terry Newman

  Synopsis Thirty days. Seven rules. One undeniable attraction. After her fiancé skips out on her wedding, Murphy Clarke buries herself in her life-coaching career and develops seven rules to protect her heart. Number one? Never take vacations. Oops. We find her on a month-long vacation in North Carolina, where she’s alarmed by the sparks […]

Excerpt – What Comes Next by Caitlin Forbes

  Synopsis An empowering and heartfelt novel about the complexities of family, the power of sisterhood, and the bravery it takes to choose happiness when all seems lost. “My life is perfectly fine.” Alex has pretended this for years―despite an emotionally absent father, a best friend drifting away, and a floundering dog-training business. At least […]

Excerpt – Revenge Among the Renoirs by Jennifer King

  Synopsis A Serial Murderer in Belle Époque Paris. A Sleuth Out of Time. A Mystery You’ll Race to Solve. Revenge Among the Renoirs introduces you to Jade Beckham, an art restorer who expects nothing more dramatic than creaky floors and cold drafts when she moves into her Victorian home. But one flicker in an old mirror […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – NightBorn by Theresa Cheung

  Synopsis What if the line between your waking life and your darkest dreams disappeared forever? Alice Sinclair, a driven psychology professor, is about to find out. When thousands of people begin experiencing terrifying, vivid nightmares … all centered around her, Alice’s quiet academic life is shattered. Haunted by the question of why she’s become […]

Spotlight & Excerpt – B.J.’s Promise by Jeaninne Escallier Kato

  Synopsis This story takes place over the most difficult eleven years of Jeaninne’s life. Her instinct to bring a Golden Retriever puppy into a new marriage proved to be a decision that changed many lives. Think of that one dog you will never forget, then imagine that dog being your life preserver when your […]

Excerpt – M: The Mystical Odyssey of Harriet E. Wilson by Alison Clarke

  Synopsis Award-winning poet and novelist Alison Clarke reimagines the legacy of Harriet E. Wilson—the first Black woman to publish a novel in America (1859)—as a breathtaking journey across galaxies, myth, and time in her latest work, M: The Mystical Odyssey of Harriet E. Wilson. Blending historical fiction, fantasy, and Afrofuturist mythology, Clarke’s novel follows […]

Review & Giveaway – Murder at the Summer Cheese Festival by Jodie Morgan

  Synopsis When cheese becomes deadly business, one woman must slice through lies to uncover the truth… Laura Evans escaped her high-stress Boston restaurant management career for small-town Vermont charm. Instead of peace, she finds murder. Just weeks into her new role as café manager at Silver Springs General Store, a renowned food critic turns up dead […]