Category: 5 paws

Review – The Lie She Wears by Elle Marr

  Synopsis Pearl Davis always had a strained relationship with her mother, Sally. Growing up, she rarely felt her mother’s love. So many things about her mother’s behavior never added up. But when Sally dies unexpectedly, she leaves Pearl a letter from the grave…confessing to murder. Suddenly, Pearl has even more questions than she has […]

Review & Giveaway – Parade of Secrets by Kimberly Fish

  PARADE OF SECRETS A Lane Hayes Mystery By Kimberly Fish   Historical Mystery / Female Sleuth Publisher: Fish Tales Publishing Publication Date: October 31, 2025 Pages: 341     Synopsis Layers of history, suspense, and emotion. March, 1948. Lane Mercer Hayes, and her husband, Zeke, have that post-war life that everyone envies. His winning […]

Review – Maybe One Day by Catherine ByBee

  Synopsis A Caribbean cruise opens a widow’s heart to a love she never expected in a breathtaking novel about second chances by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee. Mari D’Angelo’s life is complete. Her children are all married. Two grandbabies fill her days, with two more on the way, and […]

Review & Excerpt – The Fix by Mia Sheridan

  Synopsis From New York Times bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes a chilling take on second chances, where a brutal break-in comes back to haunt the sole survivor with a new threat―and another victim. Eleven years ago, Cami Cortlandt’s mother and sister died cruelly in a violent home invasion. The trauma and notoriety still linger, […]

Review – The Devil Take the Blues by Ariel Slick

  Synopsis During the 1920s, Beatrice Corbin just wants to keep her general store afloat and keep an eye on her younger, newly married sister, Agnes, in the small town of Azoma, Louisiana. Until, she is approached by the Devil, Frank Charbonneau, and learns that her sister will be murdered. At first, she doesn’t believe […]

Review & Giveaway – Murder by the Millions by Daryl Wood Gerber

    Murder by the Millions (A Literary Dining Mystery) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – North Carolina Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 28, 2025 Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages Synopsis In a beautiful mountain community near Asheville, North Carolina, caterer and personal chef Allie […]

Review & New Release – Maddie A Little Ghost with a Secret by Cindy J. Vanous

  Synopsis In the quiet ghost town of Terlingua, Texas, friendly spirits fill the night with games, laughter, and dazzling ghostly talents. All except Maddie. While the other ghosts sparkle with magic, Maddie wonders if the ghostly powers forgot her—until she discovers her own secret gift: baking cupcakes that carry the warmth of love and […]

Review & Giveaway – The End Game by Michael Scott Clifton

  THE END GAME By Michael Scott Clifton   Contemporary Sports Romance Publisher: Independently Published Publication Date: August 8, 2025     Synopsis Eager to put his past behind him, Chris Cooper takes the head basketball job at Mayfield High School in Northeast Texas. Haunted by a history of rocky relationships, he’s surprised by the […]

Review & Giveaway – Queen of Cotton by Laurie Moore-Moore

  QUEEN OF COTTON By Laurie Moore-Moore   Historical Fiction Publisher: Goat Mountain Press Publication Date: September 9, 2025     Synopsis 1861: The Civil War is raging. The men have gone to fight, leaving the women behind to cope.  Cotton is the lifeblood of the South. Sara, a young wife, risks her life and […]

Review – Bees in June by Elizabeth Bass Parman

  Synopsis Set against the optimism and excitement of the first moon landing in the summer of 1969, a feat many said was impossible, one woman struggles to achieve something she thinks is impossible–living a happy and fulfilling life. Rennie King’s world isn’t at all what she expected when she married the hotshot baseball player […]