Dinosaur Friends: 2 books in 1: A Present for the Volcano and Saving Conifer’s Eggs by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This 2 in 1 book was such a cute read. Lois Wickstrom never disappoints in the lesson being built into a story that is so easily understandable for little children. In […]
In Plain Sight: A Logan McKenna Mystery Book 8 by Valerie Davisson My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a great book In Plain Sight was. I have not read the other books in the Logan McKenna series but now I need to after finding such a strong and fearless female lead character that is […]
Notebook Mysteries ~ Unexpected Outcomes by Kimberly Mullins My rating: 5 of 5 stars Set in the period of 1880’s Chicago, Emma and her beau Jeremy solve mysteries together. Let me tell you, this book starts off with a bang and never lets up! We find Emma and Jeremy are victims of a train wreck […]
Goddess of Everything by Paul DeBlassie III My rating: 5 of 5 stars Whoa! What a great thrilling read! Mother Juana de la Cruz is pure evil under the guise of religion and so is her entire nunnery. Using her son in ways that are unbelievable and often unreal. Poor Gabriel and his wife Consuela […]
This Time Around by Jane Suen My rating: 4 of 5 stars Katie who broke up with her high school boyfriend and left for college never looking back, comes home for her friend’s wedding. Long hours on dream job have taken its toll on her and she has forgotten to RSVP and find a plus […]
A Quirk of Destiny: Ignoramus et Ignorabimus by Catherine Greenall My rating: 4 of 5 stars Holy cow! After reading this book I am totally switching my diet to a vegan and non-GMO. It is so scary how genes work, and the how transfer of disease and sickness can move through the feed in cattle […]
Murder in the Lightning Room: A Historical Mystery by A.D. Brazeau My rating: 5 of 5 stars I absolutely loved this book! Set in the year 1899 in Colorado Springs, Cora finds herself working for the famous Nikola Tesla in his secret lab after witnessing the dead body of his previous assistant. Against the wishes […]
On Viking Seas by Jay Veloso Batista My rating: 5 of 5 stars Even better than the first two books in the series! Picking right up from where book 2 left off, we find ourselves still at sea with Thorfinn and his Uncle Karl. Cub is a thrall(slave) in the tin mines and poor Kara […]
Blood & Vengeance by A.D. Brazeau My rating: 5 of 5 stars The second book in The Casket Girl Series finds Greer in the Underworld and her lover Thoren fighting the vampires in New Orleans who have fallen into the bloodthirst madness, Desiree finds herself training and killing alongside Thoren to save innocents from death. […]
Blood & Vengeance by A.D. Brazeau My rating: 5 of 5 stars The second book in The Casket Girl Series finds Greer in the Underworld and her lover Thoren fighting the vampires in New Orleans who have fallen into the bloodthirst madness, Desiree finds herself training and killing alongside Thoren to save innocents from death. […]
Death & Mirrors: All Things Dark & Deadly, Book One by S.F. Benson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy Cow! What an incredible book. Evaline, still mourning the loss of her mother, works for her father as his secretary but she dreams of working with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. She aspires to be […]
The Vardoger Boy by Jay Veloso Batista My rating: 5 of 5 stars We meet up again with Thorfinn in the second book of The Forerunner Series and this time there is trouble with a capital T. The entire family is at great odds with invading factions, strange occurrences at sea, and fighting at the […]
Premeditated by Susanna Haymond My rating: 4 of 5 stars The death of a drug rehab director, the addiction of Anne, and many others that was not caused by their own choosing. How does one become so addicted to a controlled substance without one’s knowledge? That is a great question and one that eventually gets […]
Jake the Growling Dog Shares His Trail by Samantha Shannon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Jake the Growling Dog loves running his trail daily and meeting up with his friends that he shares his trail with. One day, Jake and friends find strange tracks on their trail and are very afraid of the unknown […]
Coyote’s Road Trip by Laura Koerber My rating: 4 of 5 stars Coyote leaving his home of the desert that he has known his entire lifetimes, ends up picking up a couple of hitchhikers that were once his neighbors. They decide to head to the Pacific Northwest and along way discover that life and death […]
Flame and Crystal Thorns by Kay L. Moody My rating: 5 of 5 stars Chloe, who once resided in the land of Fae, has found her place in the mortal realm. She is an apothecary and is respected by those mortals whom she helps. Alas, the last few patients of hers she has not been […]
The Mind-Reading Hat: Invisible Magic Wand Book Six by Lois Wickstrom Caspian wakes up the morning of his Unbirthday to find not one but two boxes from his Grandfather. One box contained a brown fedora that was no ordinary hat: it had the ability to read minds! The other box contained a smooth round rock. […]
Thorfinn and the Witch’s Curse by Jay Veloso Batista My rating: 5 of 5 stars Mystery, family, magic, stories passed down from generation to generation, crusades, adventures, curses, and legends! What a great read although it was a bit slow to start for me and took about 30 pages for me to finally get into […]
The Last Cabin Girl: A totally gripping thriller full of twists by Tom Swyers My rating: 4 of 5 stars Imagine having to hide from your husband, a husband who is a drug pusher and a doctor. The husband is also part of the Chinese communist party. A man who is dangerous and deceitful who […]
The Scent of Gardenias by Lorraine Haas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Margaret, a poor girl from the South has big dreams of becoming someone besides a replica of her mother laden down with children and being nothing but a wife and mother. She wants to experience life away from becoming what is expected […]
Blood & Ravens: A dark, paranormal romance by A.D. Brazeau My rating: 4 of 5 stars Shanghaied and depleted of vital lifeforce and dumped into a room with others like you who are awaiting the day of their wedding to men who paid for a wife, Greer is fuming but determined to make something out […]
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Mermaid and the Rainbow: Mermaid Science is such a great little book. My eight-year-old granddaughter is not a science fan but after reading this book, we had to perform the science experiments as they were done in the book. Such a […]
The Traveler: Book 2 by Deborah Dugan My rating: 4 of 5 stars Harry, who was once Little Brother and a few other names as well, has had his fair share of heartache and joy, friendship and betrayal, life and death. He has lived for eons whether through sleep or by being present and awake […]
Faithful in Love by Cecily K. Wolfe My rating: 4 of 5 stars Faith, a very strong, emotional female lead. I absolutely love this book. The historical aspect of the romance and the fact that it is centered on such a strong, loving family is beyond awesome. I appreciate the fact that this romantic novel […]
Journeys Through AllCreation by James Talisman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I traveled through AllCreation and many universes in such a wonderfully written book. I absolutely loved reading about the different Multiverses and the many higher being characters. Ancient Ones, Atlanteans, The famed Shangri La, Isotonian a version of Egypt, and a great deal […]
Smoke & Mirrors by C.L. Schneider My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dahlia Nite, not from the Human world but not one to be messed with. I absolutely love this book. The author has created such a strong female lead character that is so easily relatable to even for not being a human. Oh my […]
Face the Fire by Michele Sims My rating: 4 of 5 stars The 5th book in the Moore Family Saga was such a great read. Miles and Bella our main characters are married and have twins. They are very attentive to their immediate and extended family and the strength they gather from this closeness is […]
No Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy moly! I just cannot say enough about this book! Three young unwed mothers meet in Magnolia Home Hospital where they become friends over the seven months they were roommates at the home. Giving birth on the same day, they […]
Strega – Magic: The Spirit Never Dies by Lynne Russell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Picture this- a little villa in Italy where the center of town is a fountain. The smell of olive trees and many herbs float in the breeze. I can see myself at the fountain the day the news came […]
Holiday Hope by Shanna Hatfield My rating: 4 of 5 stars You’re on a train headed from Cincinnati to Oregon as a mail order bride. Can you imagine all the crazy thoughts, hopes, and dreams you might have for the future? Will the man be handsome? Will he be a good husband? Will he treat […]
