Synopsis: For anyone who ever loved All Creatures Great and Small, Annie England Noblin’s newest novel–about a big city vet transplanted to a small Wisconsin town–is pure delight as we meet aging alpacas, stump-tailed cats, goats in tutus, a vagabond border collie named Kevin, and the people who think they own them. And through it all, Goldie McKenzie, DVM,… Continue Reading →</a
Meet This Author: Annie England Noblin
Q: When did you begin writing your novel, Christmas in Blue Dog Valley?Annie: During the height of the pandemic. It was such a stress relief for me to be able to sit down at my computer and write about a world I could control! Q: Where do you find inspiration for your writing?Annie: Everywhere. That’s… Continue Reading →</a
Review: The Rebel and the Rake
Synopsis: He holds her fate in his hands—she holds his heart in hers. Rafe Davies might seem like just another charismatic rake, but in reality, he is one of the crown’s most valuable agents. As relentless as he is reckless, Rafe has never come upon a mission he couldn’t complete. But when he encounters the… Continue Reading →</a
Review: All the Broken Girls
All the Broken Girls by Linda Bond August 22 – September 16, 2022 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: When one falls Crime reporter Mari Alvarez was never able to solve her mother’s murder ten years ago. But when a woman is gunned down on the doorstep of her West Tampa neighborhood, Mari can’t shake the eerie… Continue Reading →</a
Fairies and Elves
An enjoyable set of ten fairy tales for childre
The Mad Trinkets by Cameron Scott Kirk
Stars: 2.5 out of 5 I honestly don’t understand all the 5 stars ratings and raving reviews for this book. I didn’t see complex characters or well-realized world. All I saw was gratuitous violence, oversexualization, and very wobbly worldbuilding. My biggest pet peeve is the worldbuilding, actually. I am a firm believer that in fantasy, … Continue reading The Mad Trinkets by Cameron Scott Kirk </a
Review: The 13th Hour (Chaos)
The 13th Hour: Chaos by Richard Doetsch September 5 – 30, 2022 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: A Mesmerizing Thriller Told in Reverse On a warm Fourth of July in the quiet town of Byram Hills, Nick Quinn watches as his wife and daughter die in an unprecedented terrorist attack. Amid the disaster, Nick is approached… Continue Reading →</a
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
Stars: 5 out of 5 This was a surprise winner for me. I picked it up on whim and because the cover was so cool. I didn’t expect much of the story apart from space horror. I got that alright, but I also got surprisingly a lot of heart. Imagine for a moment that you … Continue reading The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown </a
Review: Fallout by Carrie Parks
Synopsis: Samantha Williams’s carefully crafted life is about to be demolished as thoroughly as her art classroom when a careening SUV smashes into the school. In the dusty farming community of LaCrosse, Washington, art teacher Samantha Williams manages to save her students when an SUV crashes into the school. Her car isn’t so lucky. Oddly,… Continue Reading →</a
Meet This Author: Richard Levine
Q: When did you begin writing stories? I dabbled here and there when I was in high school. This never amounted to more than a collection of unfinished meandering thoughts that I attribute to a combination of ADD which, at the time was unheard of, and a total lack of life experience. It wasn’t until… Continue Reading →</a
The Nightmare Man by JH Markert
Stars: 2.5 out of 5 This is a hard one to review. On one hand, I liked it because it gave me a lot of the older Stephen King vibes. I love older Stephen King. On the other hand, this book has a lot of issues that just piled up the longer I read it … Continue reading The Nightmare Man by JH Markert </a
Accidental Magic
a light paranormal romance that doesn’t take itself too seriousl
Rising Tide (Ben Gold 2) by Rajan Khanna
Stars: 3.5 out of 5 This was better than the first book. Mainly because I thought I saw some character growth in Ben. After all, he sacrificed the Cherub to save a town instead of running away, like he would have done previously. That was the first selfless action I’d seen him do. And he … Continue reading Rising Tide (Ben Gold 2) by Rajan Khanna </a
Review: To Catch the Setting Sun
To Catch The Setting Sun by Richard I Levine September 5 – September 30, 2022 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: There’s a killer loose on the island of Oahu. His targets? Young, native-Hawaiian women. But it also appears that he’s targeting and taunting Honolulu police detective Henry Benjamin who knew each victim and whose wife, Maya,… Continue Reading →</a
Meet This Author: Lee Tobin McClain
Q: When did you first begin writing stories?I wrote my first book in my twenties, when I learned I might lose my job. I thought I’d make some quick cash and be done with it, but instead, I fell into a wonderful longtime career. Q: What was the name of your first book?Mountain Home, under… Continue Reading →</a
City of Stone and Silence (The Wells of Sorcery 2) by Django Wexler
Stars 5 out of 5. If anything, book 2 is even better than book 1. Since the backstory and worldbuilding had already been established in book 1, we can jump right into the story here. And what story it is! We thought that just reaching the garden and surviving the Rot had been a challenge. … Continue reading City of Stone and Silence (The Wells of Sorcery 2) by Django Wexler </a
Review: Blood Mark by JP McLean
Synopsis: What if your lifelong curse is the only thing keeping you alive? Abandoned at birth, life has always been a battle for Jane Walker. She and her best friend, Sadie, spent years fighting to survive Vancouver’s cutthroat underbelly. That would have been tough enough without Jane’s mysterious afflictions: an intricate pattern of blood-red birthmarks that… Continue Reading →</a
A Letter
A coffee break sized, bitter-sweet romance set in the 1800’s
To Blackfyre Keep (The Seven Swords 4) by Anthony Ryan
Stars: 4.5 out of 5 I like this book a lot more than the previous 3, maybe because the storyline was pretty straightforward, but also because our (un)merry band of curse sword bearers got a lot more character development here. I admit that I hadn’t been particularly impressed when I had picked up the first … Continue reading To Blackfyre Keep (The Seven Swords 4) by Anthony Ryan </a
Review: Ice Islands by Humphrey Hawksley
Synopsis: Major Rake Ozenna faces dangerous choices and deadly consequences in this rip-roaring political thriller that takes you from the ice islands of Finland to the bustling streets of Tokyo via Russia and the White House . . . Buckle up, this is a thrilling ride! Major Rake Ozenna’s mission is simple: gain access to… Continue Reading →</a