Falling Home by Libby Kay My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book in the Buckeye Falls series. It’s a sweet holiday romance, perfect for curling up by the fire for an easy read. It’s written nicely, flowing well making for an easy read. The characters are written well and each have […]
Mystical Midlife Mate: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel by Reggi Dupree My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the second book in the Boudin Barbecue, and Hoodoo series. As this book follows on from the first, I would recommend reading the first book prior to this one. I loved the premise for the book, […]
Beautiful Dangerous by Becky Flade My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the fourth book in the Philly Heat series, focussing on Hannah and Doyle. I really do enjoy how different each story is in the series, it keeps the series engaging and fresh. I liked how this one was written. I enjoyed the […]
Yesterday’s Over by Becky Flade My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the third book in the Philly Heat series, focusing on Ben and Trudy. I enjoyed the move from focusing on police officers to medical examiners/anthropologists, it was a refreshing addition to the series as the investigation elements are still there. Trudy and […]
Fall to Pieces by Becky Flade My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second book in the Philly Heat series, this time following detective Alexandra and Detective Xavier’s story. This is a darker book than the first so if darker themes e.g., suicide, child murder, abuse etc is not something you are comfortable […]
A Love Restrained by Becky Flade My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book in the Philly Heat series. In this book we follow the story of police officer Kaylee and criminal Jayson. I enjoyed the plot of this book, it had me engaged and invested. The twists were great and fit […]
Gumshoe Goes To A Quinceanera by Laura Hawks My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the second book in the Gumshoe Mysteries series. I would recommend reading the first book prior to this one, it’s a great introduction to the characters and their ‘circumstances’. Short but not lacking, this fun young adult mystery is […]
Gumshoe And The Mysterious Mushrooms by Laura Hawks My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the first book in the Gumshoe Mysteries series, a wonderful young adult book. I do enjoy a good young adult story, and this one surpassed my expectations. I was expecting a fun easy read and it delivered. But in […]
The Mating Haze by Brooke May My rating: 4 of 5 stars The is another book in the Long Claw Pride series, this time following Laramie and Trigger’s story. Once again, another unique element is added to the series in the form of the mating haze. It put blinders on making Laramie act out of […]
The Mating Call by Brooke May My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is book 1 in the Long Claw Pride series following mountain lion shifters. I enjoyed the difference to the usual wolf shifters, it was refreshing and written well. Another unique element was the way that finding your mates works. I thought this […]
Ross: Central Florida Stories by Victoria Saccenti My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the fourth book in the Central Florida Stories series. These books can be read as standalones, but I do recommend reading the entire series as there are characters which interconnect. The author was able to portray the emotions of the […]
Liar, Liar by Winter Austin My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the fourth book in the McIntire County series. It can be read as a standalone, but I recommend reading the others first. As usual the author’s writing style is great, flowing well and descriptive, creating vivid imagery of characters and scenery. There […]
Killer Smile by Allan Evans My rating: 4 of 5 stars Killer Smile is the sequel to Killer Blonde, and I loved the premise of this one. I do think it’s best to read the first book as there are references to the events which took place. You’ll also get an introduction to the character […]
Killer Blonde by Allan Evans My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an entertaining crime novel following the pursuit of an interesting serial killer by Cade. I thought it was different the way the story was told through multiple points of view, including the killer. This was an element I wasn’t sure of at […]
Merry Christmas, Montana by Elsa Winckler My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the third book in the Millers of Marietta series following Riley and Mitch. The series can be read as standalones but I highly recommend reading the series in order to gain a better understand of the characters, past events and the […]
Spectral Revelations: A Karina Cardinal Mystery by Ellen Butler My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the sixth book in the Karina Cardinal Mysteries series. The books can be read as standalones, but I would recommend reading them in order to understand the characters better.This is once again a fun mystery with great characters […]
Swindler’s Revenge by Ellen Butler My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the fifth book in the Karina Cardinal Mysteries series. These books can be read as standalones, but I highly recommend reading them to get a better understand of the characters, their relationships and backgrounds. As per usual in this series, I was […]
Pharaoh’s Forgery: Karina Goes on Vacation by Ellen Butler My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the fourth book in the Karina Cardinal Mysteries series. These books can be read as standalones, but I recommend reading the books in order so you can understand the characters better, their backgrounds and relationships. I enjoy the […]
Diamonds & Deception by Ellen Butler My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the third book in the Karina Cardinal Mysteries series. The books in this series can be read as standalones, but I recommend reading all the books to get a better understanding of the characters. I enjoy the flow of the author’s […]
Fatal Legislation by Ellen Butler My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the second book in the Karina Cardinal Mysteries series. This can be read as a standalone, but I highly recommend reading the first book to get a deeper understanding of the characters. The plot is once again engaging and gripping, this time […]
Isabella’s Painting by Ellen Butler My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the first book in what has begun as a great series, the Karina Cardinal Mysteries series. I loved this introduction to Karina and the storyline was brilliant! It doesn’t hurt that this is a cosy mystery which is one of my absolute […]
Zibs for Sale: a retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is another fun children’s story from this author. This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast with a fun alien twist. As usual, the kids loved the colourful pictures and the aliens! The story […]
Sins of the Father by Winter Austin My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the third book in the McIntire County series, this can be read as a standalone but to get a deeper understand of the characters and past events which link them, I would recommend reading from book 1. In this instalment […]
Wolfbane by Celia Hart My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book in the Wolfbane series. I don’t normally enjoy love triangle books but picked this one up and wow. There were so many things I loved about this book (Blake!), and there were some things that frustrated me, but I think […]
House of Blood and Whispers by Natalina Reis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was obsessed with this book from the blurb alone and this only intensified when reading. The plot was brilliant and the way it was written, I have no words. I was drawn in immediately and the wonderful way the author […]
Wild Lavender by Nicole E. Kelleher My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the first book in the Heart and Hand series and what a start, I could not put this book down! Even at almost 450 pages, it was too short I needed more, especially being part of one of my favourite genres […]
Murder at the Wedding by Christine Knapp My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book in the Modern Midwife Mysteries series. I absolutely love cozy mysteries so was looking forward to this one. It was enjoyable and a great introduction to the characters. The writing style flowed nicely and was easy to […]
Heart’s Rescue by Meredith Hart My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first fantasy/paranormal romance book in the series. In this book we follow the story of Arryn and Rowan. As one of my favourite genres, I was looking forward to getting into this one and I’m glad I did, it was great. […]
Alterations Trilogy: Alterations, Game Changer, Primal Will by Jane Suen My rating: 4 of 5 stars This contains all three books in the sci-fi thriller Alterations trilogy. The trilogy follows Gigi, Ellen and Lilly in the aftermath of the implantation of a mind-control chip to alter something about themselves. The premise of the storyline was […]
Mr. Barsins’ Toy Emporium by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is another lovely children’s book by this author. Nothing is what it seems when it comes to Mr Barsin’s toy store, which makes this a very interesting and fun story for kids whilst also giving lessons here and there (e.g. the […]
