Category: Review

Review – Runners by Phil Oakley

  RUNNERS BOOK TWO IN THE OAKLEY SERIES By Phil Oakley   Historical Fiction / Depression Era / Family Saga Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 206 Publication Date: March 31, 2025   Synopsis From the author of Little Hatchet, this gripping historical saga continues—a powerful story of resilience, family, and the price of ambition. Perfect […]

Review & Giveaway – The Scientist and the Serial Killer by Lise Olsen

  THE SCIENTIST AND THE SERIAL KILLER: THE SEARCH FOR HOUSTON’S LOST BOYS By Lise Olsen   True Crime / History Publisher: Random House Pages: 464 Publication Date: April 1, 2025     Synopsis The Scientist and the Serial Killer is the gripping, upside-down detective story of a Texas forensic anthropologist named Sharon Derrick who, […]

Review – If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley

  Synopsis Fated mates | Crossed paths | Cancer and remission On the eve of her stem cell transplant to treat her leukemia, Elliott Holland decides to live like it’s her last night on earth. It’s destiny when she crosses paths with a handsome and charming stranger, Jamie Sullivan. The chemistry is magic. So is […]

Review – Falls to Pieces by Doug Corleone

  Synopsis A mother and daughter in hiding are threatened by more than secrets and lies in a twisting novel of paranoia, revenge, and psychological suspense by bestselling author Douglas Corleone. For two years, Kati Dawes and her teenage daughter, Zoe, have lived off the grid in Hawai‘i, hiding from a past Kati must forget […]

Review – Left by Paul McGrath

    LEFT By Paul McGrath   Fiction / Satire / Humor Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 232 Publication Date: March 14, 2025     Synopsis A Sci-Fi Satire of Alien Espionage, Southern Charm & Chaos on Earth! First-time novelist Paul McGrath delivers a sharp, witty, and wildly entertaining sci-fi satire that asks: What if […]

Review – Periphery by A.A. DaSilva

  Synopsis Charlotte barely survived the accident that killed her husband four years ago. Resuscitated a savant, she struggles to find meaning in her survival. When she meets Simon, a mysteriously familiar stranger, they are drawn to each other with undeniable magnetism. But Simon is contracted to a black-ops agency. With the agency on her […]

Review – I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones

  Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club Pick The Other Woman and The Guilt Trip comes an electrifying new novel. Now: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in a small seaside Californian town with her husband and daughter. She is not expecting a writer to knock on her door asking for her personal insight […]

Review & Giveaway – Strawberry Gold by Chris Gerrib

  Synopsis Is the gold real, or is Pat on a fool’s errand? It’s January 1986, and Pat Kowalski has just turned 18, but there’s no cause for celebration. His father is dying, and the local bank is foreclosing on their house. Pat talks to his senile great-grandmother, who tells him a story about a […]

Review – The Midwives’ Escape by Maggie Anton

  Synopsis An Egyptian mother and daughter, Asenet and Shifra, a midwife and her apprentice, wake up on the morning of the tenth plague to find Asenet’s husband and son, both firstborns, dead. Asenet’s sister Pua, married to a Hebrew, urges Asenet’s family to leave Egypt with them, which they reluctantly do, along with Asenet’s […]

Review – Pretty Girls Get Away With Murder by Brandi Bradley

  Synopsis In Brandi Bradley’s Southern noir crime novel, “Pretty Girls Get Away With Murder,” maintaining appearances is more than important–it’s a matter of life or death. When a young entrepreneur is killed, everyone in town points fingers at his picture-perfect fitness influencer ex-girlfriend, Gabbi – including the victim’s best friend, Jenna. As Detective Lindy […]