Alien Redemption by Gloria Oliver
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a fast paced read. It draws you in and keeps you interested. There was great character building. The main character was a strong woman who kept trying to get over the fact that she was screwed over. Things just keep on going wrong. Her fight is one to inspire to. This was a great sci-fi read.
The Scent of Snow by Giovanna Siniscalchi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a Christmas novella in The Winemakers Series.
I have loved all the books in this series and this one was just as magical. This story is set at Christmas time and the authors descriptions of the surroundings really bring the Christmas feeling to life.
This is a sweet romance, but there are also challenges for the couple.
Pedro has a tough time as he has to deal with his past and past demons the way he is dealing with it is by pushing people away and not allowing them to see him struggling including Anne. Anne is also dealing with her own issues.
Anne wishes for 2 things this Christmas. For snow and for a baby. But as it looks like her wishes won’t be granted she has to deal with her feelings around the issue as well as sensing something is wrong with Pedro.
Can this couple work through their troubles together and become stronger for it or will Pedro’s distance and Anne’s unfulfilled wishes push them further apart.
These historical romances are so beautifully written and I have followed this couple from the beginning and seeing their growth has made them feel like family. If you like historical romances then I definately recommend these books.
The Scent of Snow by Giovanna Siniscalchi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book is a well written and engaging novella, combining the characters from the author’s Winemaker series. It was great to see all the characters I had read about previously come together, and to focus again on the main two. I would definitely reading the other books in the series first however, this book can easily be enjoyed without having done so.
I thought this book was a great addition to the series. Although a novella, it seemed to pack just as much in as any of the other books and I found myself flying through the story. I easily reconnected with the characters and was happy to let the story take me on a journey. This is a great book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Song of Earth and Claws by Lena Abram
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a great fantasy story that really builds the momentum the more it goes on. It is quite a slow, and a little bit of a confusing, start as it launches straight into the games without much of an explanation. However, the more the story goes on the more you start to pick up the information you need.
I loved the main character in this book. The strength she possessed was obvious and it, for me, it really carried the whole story. I could have read so much more about her. The premise of the story was really good as well. I soon found myself immersed in what was going on and I wanted to see how things would play out. This really is a great story and one that I would recommend.
Shifter Shorts by T.K. Lawyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is an interesting mix of stories, all focusing on different characters. I found myself able to read through them quite quickly and some were definitely more engaging than others. I think each of these stories has the basis of something great, but would have benefited from being full length novels rather than short stories.
I thought the authors writing style was great to read. The flow of each book felt natural and they were obviously very well developed. The stories have caught my interest enough that I would want to explore other work by this author. Overall, these are good stories and I found them to be enjoyable.
Kingdom of 7 Sovereigns: Wolf by R.C. Reigh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was drawn into this story and the characters from the moment I started reading this book. There is such a diverse mix of characters and I found myself becoming invested in the story of more than one of them. They all seem to be tied together and I couldn’t wait to see how the author would have things play out.
The story itself is a great mix of fantasy and romance. The balance between the two genres is perfect and has something to capture most peoples attention. This is the first book that I have read by this author but, if this is any indication as to their overall writing style, it will definitely not be the last. The book was well written, intriguing and entertaining from start to finish. This was a fantastic book and I cannot wait for the next one.
The Human Mating Site Box Set 1 : A Steamy, Dating Humour Novella’s 1-4 by B.L. Wilde
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Having read the first book in this series, I knew I had to pick up the box set containing the first three novels. I love the whole premise of this book – Mr Right Now. It think the whole idea is fun and inspiring. I did worry that I would find myself connecting with the men of each individual book too much and struggle to then connect with the next, but that is not something I found to be an issue. Each of them are so different from each other that I engaged with their characters no problem.
Each book is quite short as they are part of a 13 book novella but none of them felt like they were too short or rushed. I could have easily kept reading and after finishing one, I could not wait to pick up the next. This series as a whole is shaping up, already, to be one of my favourites of the year and I am very much looking forward to the next book.
Lost Property: A Tom Grant Novel by Samantha Adair
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the sixth book in the Tom Grant series, and while it can be a standalone, I highly recommend reading them in order as it helps with character development and backstory. As with the other books in this series, it is full of plot twists, turns, and danger. This time around, Tom is trying to enjoy his retirement after a life of running, hiding, and overall drama that the life of an agent entails. He simply just wants to live in peace and leave his past behind him with Isabella. Poor, poor Tom…life is never that simple. When 2 women from a previous case show up (Melody and Annika), he immediately wants to turn them away, he is done with that part of his life. Isabella convinces him to talk to them, one last favor. This decision throws Tom right back into the life he so desperately is trying to escape, and now he is dead center in the middle of a human trafficking ring and everyone is in danger. Can Tom escape this time, with everyone safe, or will his career finally catch up to him?
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Motherland by Samantha Adair
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is the third book in the Tom Grant series and I really liked the continuous action with twists and turns all the way through. This is my first book by this author and was able to read it as a standalone, even though it is the third book, but I will be going back to read the others to see if there is any further character development or backstory to enhance this read. There were a couple instances where I was lost or confused on details, so that is why I want to go back and read the others (plus it is a really good story!). In this book, Isabella’s father has passed away and she plans to take his body back to her homeland of Belarus, a country bordered by Russia and Ukraine. This alone is dangerous since Isabella has a bounty for her capture, and she is not sure who put the bounty on her or why. When circumstances brings a childhood friend back into her life, things are not as they seem, and he is not the same boy she remembers. Threats against Tom makes her delve back into the life she had thought she left behind, and now she has to find her escape in a dangerous world where even her friends may not be trusted.
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The Scent of Snow by Giovanna Siniscalchi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
What a beautiful story with tragic undertones. The tone of the story was really fairly easy to relate to. Anne wanted to start a family. Pedro didn’t want one. Reading about their struggle and dealing with family drama made this a book that I couldn’t put down.Beautiful story with wonderfully written characters.
Lost Soul by Theresa Van Spankeren
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book was so good to start this series! I was completely engaged while reading it! With every chapter I was excited to keep reading. I love that there is clear depth to each character but the author does a great job at keeping your attention, and keeping everything connected between all of the very complex characters. I literally didn’t want to put the book down! I love when I read fantasy books but you can still really relate to their issues, even though the book is created in some far away place. I was so full of empathy for the main character from the very start of the book. I kept being excited to see what would happen next. She’s such a strong woman naturally, so it was empowering to read such a story about a string woman learning how to face her circumstances head on. I highly recommend this one!
Hope For A New World by Renee W Peek
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I am pretty picky when it comes to Science Fiction. It was never my cup of tea growing up and only recently have found a few books or series that actually grabbed me and didn’t let go. I am now adding this book to that list. For me, there is something so intriguing about a dystopian, end-of-the-world epic that makes the reader question the future of the planet. I can’t say enough about the descriptive writing and vibrant characters this author created. This is the first book I’ve read from this author, and I have to say that I’m excited it’s the first in a series. The story takes place over one hundred years into the future and the more you read, the more invested you become and more questions you ask yourself. The story is led by strong female characters, which I always appreciate, and the message it delivers is a stark, eye-opening possibility. You will definitely want to continue following the journey of Maddison Bear’s Heart into the next books.
Whispered Surrender by Via Mari
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Is it forbidden? probably. Is it unrequited? Absolutely not
Jay is the best of the best when it comes to security. He’s worked for some of the most powerful and influential people in his lifetime. Always able to keep his distance and professionalism until one day he’s captivated by her eyes.
Jay signed a contract with a new client unloaded and prepared to take on his job he’s stopped in his tracks when he has the strongest pull to one of the girls his client is sleeping with.
Sasha, a beautiful woman. The illegitimate Russian mafia princess has had to make do on her own her entire life. But she sees him. and he sees her. Really sees her. A broken woman who only wants to be protected cherished and loved. But what is she supposed to do when he works for the guy she’s sleeping with now ?!
This is first to a duet. It’s spicy scenes are 🥵 Dom / sub roleplaying so please read your trigger warnings to prepare.
I’m absolutely enthralled with this strangers to lovers trope and can’t wait for the second to make its debut 👏🏽
Recipe For Revenge: An Unputdownable Small Town Cozy Murder Mystery by Hazel Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
April has moved to Laurel Lake to take care of her grandmothers house and get it ready to sell. She never anticipated staying around after everything that happened when she first arrived. Now she is searching for Isaac the man that cause all of her problems when she first arrived. After a tornado tears through town Isaac’s grocery store has caught fire and Isaac is no where to be found. April sets off with Wesley her boyfriend and the town veterinarian to see if they can find Isaac and solve the newest case involving their town.
The Human Mating Site Box Set 1 : A Steamy, Dating Humour Novella’s 1-4 by B.L. Wilde
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
What an entertaining box set! Bella is going through a nasty divorce. This box set tales is through her journey to find herself again. The stories are funny, spicy, and vulnerable. Bella is going through the same struggles that many divorced women find themselves dealing with internally. Am I good enough? Who will want me? Etc… I enjoyed each book because minus the spicy part, I found her quite relatable as a divorced woman. The stories are really good. I loved the characters. Having it in a boxset is great because its all in one spot on your reader. Go ahead, you know you want to get it.
Shifter Shorts by T.K. Lawyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was an entertaining little read. This is a collection of short stories about shifters. Most have HEA’s. I found the stories to be quite interesting for a short story. I wish they could have had a touch more meat to the story. Reading about female humans getting claimed by their male shifters is my favorite genre so I read this fairly quick. There are spicy parts so you might want to watch where you read. Gargoyle Mine was my favorite story. It’s a quick read that if you like this genre as much as I do, you should pick it up.
Nessie and the Living Stone by Lois June Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another wonderful read from this author. This is the first time that I have read one of her longer children’s books and it was great. A lovely introduction to chapter books for children. The story was fun and easy to follow with so many opportunities to encourage children’s imaginations. The illustrations that accompanied the story were well drawn and thought out – they added an extra depth to the book by bringing some of the story to life. Craig and Linda had a great sibling relationship and I enjoyed following their story as they tried to uncover the mystery of the Loch Ness monster and try to find her. Beneath the story are some important messages for the children and this author always does, I love how she weaves these into her stories.
This was a great read and one that I would highly recommend for children.
Sweet Dreams by Claire by Nanette Littlestone
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a wonderful read to start off my 2024 reading journey! I really enjoyed this book; it was easy to read with really lovely characters who were likeable and relatable. I read this story in one sitting as I was so engaged in everything that was going on. I’ve not read anything by this author previously so I will definitely be on the lookout for more of her books to read. The authors wonderful descriptive language really did make me feel like I was right there in Ireland in a bakery at times!
Although this is book 2 in the series, I read it perfectly well as a standalone but having met some of the characters now I would definitely like to read book one and learn more about them.
I really liked Claire, she is that kind of character that draws you in and you kind of wish she was real as you know she would be a great friend to have. I admired her determination to be what she wanted regardless of her mother wish for a predictable life! She wanted to go after her dreams.
Finn was a great character too and I loved this connection these two seemed to have. They had a great genuine chemistry and I was rooting for them from the beginning!
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R.C. Reigh is an American author of fiction novels and short stories for both Middle Grade and Young Adult readers. As a young girl growing up in rural Illinois, she fell in love with reading about adventures in faraway places. She began writing as a hobby, and in the days before home computers were the norm, she would jot down ideas in notebooks or on her mom’s typewriter.
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Award winning, International Bestselling author, Tamara K. Lawyer, who writes under the pseudonym TK Lawyer was born in Colon, Panama. She moved to the United States with her family to pursue her post- secondary education aspirations and found her love of writing sometime in 2013. Her first book, Nightfall was published shortly afterward, in October 2014.
She writes steamy and heartwarming paranormal and contemporary romance with HOT alpha males and curvy women. Her books often toe the line, straying from traditional ideas and opening readers’ minds and hearts to unlimited possibilities. She loves exploring new ideas and new ways of thinking.
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Stories are the very fabric of life. I want to transport readers to exotic settings, where they can find romance and happy endings and hopefully bring some back to their daily lives. Portugal brims with beauty and passion, and I research every tiny detail of my novels, hoping to make the reader treasure my grandparents’ country as I do. I have a loving husband who still is my hero and two amazing kids. When it’s cold and rainy, I run inside to read and watch movies under blankets, sipping wine. You can find me on the beach during summer, surfing with my family.
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B.L. Wilde is a British author who has always loved the written word, and takes great pride in bringing her stories to life.
She lives in Worcestershire with her husband, and their two spotty dogs.
B.L is a sucker for happy endings, but will always make her characters work for it.
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Alien Redemption by Gloria Oliver
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
4 Stars
Alien Redemption by Gloria Oliver
Alien Redemption is a Sci-Fi Adventure that I wasn’t real sure what to expect going in but once I got started reading it was hard to put down. This is a fairly new author to me and I’m definitely going to check out what other books they have written. This Sci-Fi is packed with action, mystery, suspense, aliens and so much more. What would you do if you if your fresh start at a new life doesn’t work out how you wanted it to? What if the choices you make go from not so bad to way worse? I highly recommend reading this book to find out what happens next . I look forward to reading more from this Author.
Pursuit into Darkness by Theresa Van Spankeren
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book was so much fun to read. It was tough to see all that happened to Julia, including all the loss she had to suffer while uric to rebuild. This was a really great sequel to book one. The author crafts some very interesting stories and I’m looking forward to reading more stories from the author in the future.
Mission Improbable: Vietnam by Nancy Nau Sullivan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a journey of finding lost family members and putting some to rest. When Jean approaches Blanche about traveling to Vietnam with her to help her find her mom, Blanche isn’t prepared for what she might also find while there. Jean is keeping secrets and once they start to come out, Blanche learns even more about herself. There is mystery, intrigue, and suspense woven throughout this story and is sure to keep any mystery lover engaged.
My favorite part of this story is the re-telling of Cinderella. I really enjoyed that little tidbit. There is some history woven throughout this story too. A very good read that I would recommend.
Alien Redemption by Gloria Oliver
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
4 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Alien Redemption is a adventurous sci fi story that I quite enjoyed. This is my first book that I read by this author and definitely will not be my last. I know never to judge a book by the cover so I took a chance being intrigued by the snyposis and I am so glad I did. My emotions ran up and down on this story….If you are a lover of sci fi, adventure, danger, lies and blackmail…I definitely recommend this book.
Claudia is looking for a new start while trying to stay on the down low. She approaches to wanting to be the medical attendant on a ship, but it comes at a price. Knowing Claudia is over qualified…
Captain Bennet knows he got the better end of the deal… When a mission that is hush hush that leads to new species….will Claudia be able to stop the Captain and his deception and protect the new species.
Looking forward to reading more from this author….what a great story.
Recipe For Revenge: An Unputdownable Small Town Cozy Murder Mystery by Hazel Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Recipe for Revenge by Hazel Smith is available now in eBook and Physical Book
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Recipe for Revenge mixes a little bit of suspense, a little bit of romance, and a ton of shenanigans to this recipe. April May, a small town reporter, has all the hottest topics to write about: a burnt down store whose owner is presumed dead, a burglary, and a missing person. She has also dug up some memories from a tragic accident that deeply affected her past and had to give up her foster dog whose owner magically reappears.
Recipe for Revenge is the second installment of the April May Cozy Mystery series. Despite being part of a series, this could be read as a standalone with no troubles. I have not sat down with a good cozy mystery in a long time and this one truly won me over. April is so relatable to me, especially her crochet abilities. And her love for Ralph, makes my heart happy. Hazel Smith really knows how to draw her readers in and keep their attention. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I enjoyed that the mystery was not only suspenseful but had a hint of romance thrown in. I will definitely get my hands on Installment #1 of this series and I look forward to reading other novels by Smith. Highly recommend!
Recipe For Revenge: An Unputdownable Small Town Cozy Murder Mystery by Hazel Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was looking for something light and fun to read while home for a long weekend when I stumbled upon Recipe for Revenge. I hadn’t heard of Hazel Smith before so hadn’t even thought to read book one in the April May series. Despite being the second book, Recipe for Revenge read well as a stand alone just as “advertised”. I never felt lost or confused and felt the story flowed well. I am not a huge dog fan (I know, I know) but I was shocked to realize how much I enjoyed the characters throughout, furry ones included. This was a great, fast paced cozy mystery that really hit the spot. I will likely go back and check out the first book in this series as well.
Nessie and the Living Stone by Lois June Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another fantastic story children’s story from this author, I always enjoy reading her stories. She writes in a way that makes learning fun and interactive for kids along with fun life lessons. I enjoyed this short chapter book that kids of all ages will be able to read and like. I am always a fan of anything with Nessie, so this was definitely a book I enjoyed, Craig is trying to hunt down Nessie, but his little sister Linda keeps interrupting and getting in the way. I loved the idea of kids trying to hunt down the Loch Ness monster and the adventures they could have. The author weaves together magic, sea creatures, pirates, and great family lessons that are easy for kids to follow and enjoy. As a chapter book it has less illustrations than her other books, but the ones they have are beautiful. This is a story kids of all ages will enjoy!