Best friends since college, Kristen and Emily, take annual trips to faraway lands. But on their trip last year to Cambodia, something went terribly awry. Emily, the more sensitive one, has finally got over that trip when they next fly to Chile. While there, the same type of tragedy occurs.Continue Reading
Can humor transcend language? Will Americans understand Bullet Train’s off-the-chain Japanese dark satirical humor? The answer for me, at least, is not really. “Steal someone’s suitcase and get off the train. That’s it.“ Five assassins are speeding across Japan in a train. Most are looking for a suitcase full ofContinue Reading
In the mood for a light comedic culinary cozy mystery? The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole will enchant with a raccoon infestation, a possibly corrupt deputy, and hungry burglars who only steal snack foods. The small town feel of rural Michigan is as fully developed as the main characters. “Bob, I’ve killedContinue Reading
Travel back to 1978 San Francisco. The summer of love is long over. The dot com bubble is decades away. It’s a city filled with poverty, drugs and biker gangs. The Rolling Stones have a disco hit, Missing You, for goodness sakes! It is a Bad Scene, man. Baaaad. PrivateContinue Reading
There are a whole bushel of subplots uncomfortably shoving each other aside in A Good Day for Chardonnay. Despite that issue, the great and unusual characters keep me coming back to this series. That and the zany, laugh-out-loud humor. “Does your heart say chocolate and wine, but your jeans say,Continue Reading
In The Dark Side of Angels, Kayla has developed a serum that will make a person immortal using jellyfish DNA. However, it must be followed up within five days with a different serum to stop the DNA from going too far. One evening, Kayla’s lab is attacked. All of theContinue Reading
The McHenrys and the Frenchs are about as friendly with each as the Hatfields and McCoys. The question is why would recently widowed Heather French nee McHenry invite them all to a free vacation with her. The McHenrys themselves can’t stop arguing with each other. But when one of Heather’sContinue Reading
This time it’s personal! Scumble River’s school psychologist Skye has enough to deal with her newborn twins with her police chief husband Wally. Now, her godfather has gone and got himself arrested. Plus, the school’s superintendent has been stabbed in the throat by cupid’s arrow…literally…and died. So much for SkyeContinue Reading
Rovers are what vampires call themselves. Forced to move from town to town to avoid detection, vampires chase victims and each other alone and in packs. Jesse and his mentally slow brother Edgar have been circling the United States for almost a hundred years. When Jesse sees Johana, a humanContinue Reading
Are you ready for a whirlwind plot that will simply not let you stop reading? You may have to suspend some of your logic but Unthinkable is a fun ride! Nate has a problem. An undercover organization called the Praesidium has presented him with an ultimatum. Kill his wife JennyContinue Reading
My Review Jolie and Ava, the owners of the Cast Iron Creations restaurant, are both very pregnant. Jolie with twins! However, that doesn’t stop the bodies from dropping dead or the suspects from piling up! When the mayor of their town and the police department dispatcher are shot, the town’sContinue Reading
Join the Great Escapes Book Tour for A Spirit Seeks Asylum (A Bay Island Psychic Mystery) by Lena Gregory A Spirit Seeks Asylum (A Bay Island Psychic Mystery) Paranormal Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Publisher: Beyond the Page (July 13, 2021) Print length : 190 pages Digital ASINContinue Reading
I found my perfect 2021 beach read with The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives. Dive into the privileged world of San Francisco wives Brooke, Erin, and Georgia. You would never have the nerve to be this naughty. You wouldn’t, would you? Beautiful newlywed Brooke moves into an exclusive neighborhood nearContinue Reading
My Review The Inquisition is over, but witches still have one thing to fear—associating with Zo. Zo is a gift shop owner in Midnight Spells Murder, the second entry in the Happy Camper cozy mystery series. She invites a witch to a book signing to celebrate Halloween. But the witchContinue Reading
My Review Hattie is from a long line of moonshiners starting back during prohibition. She decides to open a store to sell her family’s hooch in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Unfortunately, the owner of the bar across the street is found dead on her store’s doorstep. Hattie just had an argument withContinue Reading
Who’s ready for a ghost story? Not a violent demonic possession like the latest Conjuring movie. No, a quiet and refined little story of a spirit who just won’t leave her perfect house. In The Therapist, the ghost is determined to run the new owners straight out of HER house.Continue Reading