The Missing Red Envelopes by Yobe Qiu My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Missing Red Envelopes by Yobe Qiu is a sweet story about two sisters, Lorie and Weina, who are excited about the upcoming Lunar New Year. They are looking forward to the parade, food, and collecting lucky red envelopes that contain surprises. […]
Hay Goes Home by G Pa Rhymes My rating: 4 of 5 stars Hay Goes Home by G Pa Rhymes is the fourth book in The Adventures of Cray series. In this book, Cray goes with his friend Fox Hay to her mother’s birthday party. Along the way, they run into situations that test their […]
Beach Ball Blunder by G Pa Rhymes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Beach Ball Blunder by G Pa Rhymes is the third book in The Adventures of Cray Series. We meet Cray’s friend Seal Gray. Gray is having fun on the beach with his ball when it suddenly all goes wrong. We watch as […]
Dark Sky at Dawn by Laurie L.C. Lewis My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dark Sky at Dawn is the first book in the Free Men and Dreamers series. This story follows Jed Pearson and Hannah Stansbury during the days of the War of 1812. This historical fiction gives a lot of historical facts intertwined […]
Divinely Dramatic by Sandra L. Young My rating: 5 of 5 stars Divinely Dramatic by Sandra L. Young is the second book in the Divine Vintage series. While this is the second book in a series, it can be read as a stand-alone. In this book we follow Marcy Alexander who is Tess’s assistant from […]
Cray Saves the Day by G. Pa Rhymes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cray Saves the Day is a fun and cute story about caring for the animals and environment. It is the second book in The Adventures of Cray series for children. In this book, we go along with Cray as he observes […]
Portrait of Deception by Kathryn Dodson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Portrait of Deception by Kathryn Dodson is a thriller that follows Margo McAllister. Margo is a photographer who is very close to fulfilling her dreams. When she refuses a job by a corrupt politician, everything goes downhill. Margo decides to take the job […]
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes My rating: 4 of 5 stars A New Day for Cray is a fun little kid’s book by Pa Rhymes. This book follows a crabby crab named Cray that likes to pinch and bully. After Cray is confronted by his friends he has an accident and […]
Good Enough — The Deadman’s Tribe Book 1: A Protector Romance / Romantic Suspense by Nicole Craig My rating: 4 of 5 stars Good Enough is the first book in The Deadman’s Tribe Series by Nicole Craig. We follow Kai Serrano. Kai is a Hollywood director who needs consulting from Navy SEALS. When her brother […]
The Cannibal Caper: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery by Rosalind Barden My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Cannibal Caper is the second book in the Bunker Hill Mystery Series. We are once again hanging out with street kid turned sleuth Sparky. Sparky’s life has gotten better as she builds a life with Tootsie. […]
Porter and Midge: Paws and Playtime: A Kid’s Guide to a Happy Dog by Giselle Nevada My rating: 5 of 5 stars Porter and Midge: Paws and Playtime: A Kid’s Guide to a Happy Dog by Giselle Nevada and Jennie Chen is a fun kids guide to having a happy dog. The story follows CJ […]
Porter and Midge: Paws for Safety: A Kid’s Guide to Safe Dog Interactions by Giselle Nevada My rating: 5 of 5 stars Porter and Midge: Paws for Safety is the second book in the Porter and Midge Children’s Series by Giselle Nevada and Jennie Chen. This book focuses on teaching children safety around dogs and […]
The Cold Kid Case: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery by Rosalind Barden My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Cold Case Kid by Rosalind Barden is part of the Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery series. When 11-year-old street kid Sparky discovers a dead body, she is made a suspect for the crime. She has […]
A Journey for Dorothy by P. Creeden My rating: 4 of 5 stars A Journey for Dorothy is book 8 in The Reluctant Wagon Train Bride Series by P. Creeden. When Dorothy Mason finds herself wanting to join a wagon train going west to Oregon, she finds that the operator will not allow an unmarried […]
Carrie’s Flight by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Carrie’s Flight(Grandma’s Closet) by Lois Wickstrom is a fun book that stokes the imagination and also teaches a lesson. When Carrie’s grandmother moves away she finds a box with antique wings. Carrie gets to engage in trying to make the wings work. In this […]
Recipe For Revenge: An Unputdownable Small Town Cozy Murder Mystery by Hazel Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars Recipe for Revenge is book 2 of An April May Cozy Mystery Book series by Hazel Smith. In this story, we follow April May, a reporter who lives in the small town of Laurel Lakes. Everything […]
A Christmas Amish Courtship by Jennifer Spredemann My rating: 4 of 5 stars A Christmas Amish Courtship is the third book in the Amish Courtship series by Jennifer Spredemann. This story is a second-chance romance that tells the story of Anne Eichner and Andy Stoltzfus. Anne and Andy have both had their hearts broken. Andy […]
Unexpected by Laylah Abrams My rating: 4 of 5 stars Unexpected by Layla Abrams is an opposite attracts, modern-day romance. Claire Morgan is an heiress who is far from the shallow air-head that she lets people believe she is. Nick Holden is a waiter/struggling artist who is about to lose his scholarship. These two feel […]
Lela’s Choice by Jennifer Raines My rating: 4 of 5 stars Lela’s Choice by Jennifer Raines is a story about a woman who has put her life aside to care for her niece and father. When Lela decides that she must ease her family off their dependence on her, she finds out that her niece […]
Dangerous Rhythm by C.R. Alam My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dangerous Rhythm by C. R. Alam is a romance with a reverse protector angle. Lina Cheung has to protect Curtis Bissett from someone who wants him dead. The only problem is Curtis is someone that she cannot get past. They have a history and […]
Murky Murder by Hazel Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars Murky Murder is a cozy mystery by Hazel Smith. Ivy is having a really good time of it lately. She has been promoted to head maid and she is going on a date with her boss Mr Humphrey. As Ivy and Max settle into […]
Dark Moon Secrets by Lilliana Rose My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dark Moon Secrets is a paranormal romance by Lilliana Rose. We follow Tanjie and Alaric in this story. Tanjie is an orphaned young woman. She lives on her own in an apartment bought after her parents died. Alaric is the alpha of shifters […]
The Catford Catastrophe Zone by Petra Jacob My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Catford Catastrophe Zone by Petra Jacob is a sci-fi/dystopian story. Frankie is an undercover officer who is trying to get promoted. In order to help her chances, she reluctantly takes a mission to investigate a group of rebels in the Poverty […]
Secrets at the Cafe by Susan Specht Oram My rating: 3 of 5 stars Secrets at the Cafe: A Novel of Suspense About Family and Friendships by Susan Spect Oram is a cozy mystery about a young woman who takes over her grandmother’s cafe after a deathbed promise. Gigi raised Karina after her parents’ death. […]
Joy’s Christmas Escape: The Marshal’s Mail Order Bride Book 1 by P. Creeden My rating: 5 of 5 stars Joy’s Christmas Escape by P. Creeden is the 1st book in The Marshal’s Mail Order Bride Book series. Joy Stewart is a schoolteacher who has just lost the grandmother who raised her. She finds herself homeless […]
Master Sardinia by Sylvia Black My rating: 4 of 5 stars Master Sardinia by Sylvia Black is the eighth book in the Masters of the Consulate series. Master Sardinia and the other vampires find themselves with traitors in their ranks while in the middle of the war with the shifters. During this time Master Sardinia […]
Slay It With a Diamond by Rob Bates My rating: 4 of 5 stars Slay It With a Diamond by Rob Bates is the third book in the Diamond District Mystery series. Although this book is part of a series it is able to read as a stand-alone. Mimi Rosen is working in her father’s […]
Detective Dylan and the Case of the Missing Mail: A Youth Sleuths Chapter Book Series by MJ Murray My rating: 5 of 5 stars Detective Dylan and the Case of the Missing Mail is the first book of the A Young Sleuths Chapter Book Series. This book is such a sweet chapter book about Dylan. […]
Threads of Time by Christy Nicholas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Threads of Time by C. N. Jackson is the second book in the Toronto Time Agents Series. We follow Wilda Firestone as she travels back in time. The visit is to try to find terrorists that seem to be responsible for a bombing […]
The Men of Eden Cove Manor by Naomi Valkyrie My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Men of Eden Cove by Naomi Valkyrie is a paranormal romance story. We follow Lucifer, a young man who is intrigued by the rumors regarding the men who live in the haunted manor in Eden Cove. Lucifer is a […]
