Journeys Through TimeSpace by James Talisman My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is Book #2 in the “Journeys Through TimeSpace” series. It would be extremely helpful to read Book #1 to establish the identities and backstories of the characters in this book, b/c Book #2 picks up right where Book #1 left off. Matt, […]
Awakening the Gods by Kristin Gleeson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This novel is going to be hard to review w/o spoilers, b/c a major plot twist happens very early in the story… Saoirse has a university degree, but has been fired from her job as a barista. The only thing that truly makes […]
Sign Steal Deliver by Carrie Pulkinen My rating: 3 of 5 stars Kat Gataki is a shape-shifting courier for a paranormal delivery service. (You can guess her alter-ego form from her name.) She makes a delivery to a group of visitors to New Orleans, there for Mardi Gras, and meets Hermes – an actual, out-of-this-world-gorgeous, […]
The Singer and Her Song by N.L. Holmes My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is Book #2 in the “Empire at Twilight” series, but other than the name of one king, there is no discernible overlap between Book #1 and Book #2, so you don’t have to read the first to follow the plot […]
Houses of Deception by Cynthia Hamilton My rating: 4 of 5 stars Madeline and Mike Delaney run a husband-and-wife private detective business, as well as Madeline’s party-planning business. Early the morning after an anniversary bash for a real estate power couple, Madeline is called by the husband to state that the wife is missing and […]
Journeys Through SpaceTime by James Talisman My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Journeys Through SpaceTime” is a hard-to-classify book for sure. It’s a combo of New Age/Sci-Fi/Fantasy w/ edge-of-my-seat action and mind-bending world-building. In this book, we meet characters in multiple worlds, occupying somewhat-familiar Earth time periods, such as ancient Egypt, Shogunate Japan, a futuristic […]
Lake of Flowers by N.L. Holmes My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Lake of Flowers” is my second book by NL Holmes, who does a very thorough job creating ancient worlds that are new to me. In “The Lightning Horse,” we learned about the Hittite Empire; in the series of which “Lake of Flowers” is […]
Travels Through Aqua, Green, and Blue: A Memoir by Mary E. Gregory My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a memoir by Mary Gregory about life w/ a mentally ill mother while suffering from a facial deformity. What.A.Combination. Mary’s mother leaves her husband b/c the husband, a pastor, comes out as gay. She moves […]
The Divine Devils by R. Weir My rating: 3 of 5 stars TRIGGER ALERT: Kidnapping, gore, torture. Hunter Divine is a gun-for-hire after losing his job as a US Marshal over an incident for which he was blamed, which was not his fault, of course. A former flame, Paige, calls for his help b/c her […]
Bake Believe by Cori Cooper My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cat awakens on her last day of summer vacation, itching to get to the pool w/ her best pal and cousin Robyn, so they can flirt w/ boys and live their best lives. She meets super-cute Tobey and they share an amazing soft pretzel […]
Murder at Honeybee Lake by Jessica Aiken-Hall My rating: 3 of 5 stars WARNING: Somewhat graphic descriptions of jailhouse violence and suicide attempts. “Murder at Honeybee Lake” is a follow-up to “Rebecca Remains,” a very twisty paranormal mystery. This one begins a year after “Rebecca…” resolves. In this one, Tessa’s friend Randy – who provided […]
Rebecca Remains by Jessica Aiken-Hall My rating: 3 of 5 stars TRIGGER WARNING: Scenes of domestic violence and a somewhat graphic description of marital rape. Tessa and Keith have been married for a year now. Keith is everything Tessa has ever wanted in a husband: attentive and protective. Even if she gave up her relationship […]
The Lightning Horse by N.L. Holmes My rating: 3 of 5 stars Tiwatipara is a charioteer, working for the Hittite King Hatusshili, as his father and grandfather have done before him. He loves caring for the great horses who pull the chariots, as well as the chariots themselves. Tipa drives the chariot of the crown […]
Wolf’s Beautiful Beast by Suzanna Lynn My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Wolf’s Beautiful Beast” is Book #3 in the “The Untold Stories” series of “fractured” fairy tales. In Book #1, we learned how Capt. Jameson Shaw became Captain Hook; in Book #2, we learned that Red Riding Hood is NOT a victim of the […]
Hook’s Little Mermaid by Suzanna Lynn My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is Book #1 in “The Untold Stories” series by Suzanna Lynn. I accidentally read Book #2 first so backtracked to this one. In this tale, we learn about how Captain Jameson Shaw became Captain Hook, obsessed w/ Peter Pan and a little […]
Love Between the Lines by A.D. Brazeau My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t often read romances, but this romance was intriguing: how could I not like a story about a romance writer who hasn’t experienced any romance in the two years after a bad break-up? And this book has one of the greatest […]
Red’s Tangled Tale by Suzanna Lynn My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Red’s Tangled Tale” (Book #2 of “The Untold Stories” series) by Suzanna Lynn is a new look at the old tale of “Red Riding Hood,” and flips the fairy tale on its ear. “Red” is NOT a victim of the Big Bad Wolf […]
