Synopsis A teenager returns home from school to find a gruesome scene: the apartment he shares with his mother, Shao Mei, in Boston’s Chinatown has been ransacked and she is dead. There is a bottle of Moutai—the most exotic and expensive Chinese liquor—left at the scene and traces of rat poison in one of […]
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Synopsis A comatose man is given a fatal dose of insulin in the emergency room, even though he isn’t diabetic. An ulcer patient dies of shock after receiving a transfusion of the wrong blood type. A recovering heart patient receives a double dose of medication and suffers a fatal heart attack. Brain surgeon Dr. Tyler […]
Spotlight: Manroot by Anne Steinberg @ANSteinberg
July 10, 2014
Synopsis Manroot is the evocative and stirring story of a lonely town in Missouri, and a young woman named Katherine who discovers a mystical side to herself that she’d never known existed. Anne Steinberg weaves together fantasy, romance, and a young girl’s coming of age into a darkly magical story. In the spring of 1939, […]
Spotlight: The Long Winter by JB Von Preysing
July 8, 2014
Do you like mysteries set in the 1950’s that involve PIs? Then you might want to check out this book available on Amazon for $2.99. I have this book to review in the coming months, so stay tuned for a review! Synopsis During the winter of 1950, private detective Jim Lloyd finds himself deep […]
Getting By (A Knight’s Tale I) by Claudia Y. Burgoa Genre: new-adult contemporary romance novel Published February 18, 2014 This is the first book in the 4 book series.  The second book will be released later this year. Synopsis When Emma Anderson arrived at San Francisco International Airport, she regretted accepting the distinction of being the maid of […]
BABY TEETH: BITE-SIZED TALES OF TERROR | DAN RABARTS AND LEE MURRAY (EDS) Kids can say the creepiest things. 27 New Zealand and American authors delve into the strange, the unexpected, and the downright terrifying things that kids say in this collection of all new flash fiction. From the mouths of babes come 37 […]
Add to your shelf! Eliza Taylor was convicted and transported for the crime of stealing. She suffers being put in chains, locked up and degraded, to the point where life holds no meaning. Kept prisoner in the dark hold of a ship bound for a penal colony, Eliza is at the mercy of men who, […]
Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo * Apple * Smashwords  The Traveler Series Premise Emmy London is a private investigator by choice and a time traveler by chance. Her super secret ability enables her to go back in time to solve mysteries, but not change the past. The one caveat is that […]
Title: Daddy’s Girl Author: Margie Orford Genre: Adult Fiction/Mystery & Detective Publish Date: June 10, 2014 Publisher: Witness Impulse Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc. ~ Book Synopsis ~ How far would you go? A little girl waits alone to be picked up after ballet class—until an unmarked car approaches, and she is […]
Title: Splendor (Inevitable #2) Author: Janet Nissenson Genre: Contemporary Romance 18+ / Stand-Alone Novel Publication Date: June 17, 2014 Publisher: Bookbaby Event Organized By: Literati Author Services, Inc. Synopsis British hotelier Ian Gregson had it all – wealth, good looks, power, and a share in his family’s worldwide, multi-billion dollar luxury hotel chain. His […]