Raising Hell
What does Raising Hell mean to you? I thought it would be stories of raucous life on the road in a rock band. Kind of a modern Almost Famous. What I got? Braggy “true” stories from artists and bands most people will not recognize. I’ve hung out with punk andContinue Reading
What Lies in Paradise Blitz and Giveaway
About the Book What Lies in Paradise Leah Cupps Publication date: January 10th 2020 Genres: Adult, Mystery, Thriller She’s got 400,000 fans. One of them could be the killer. Instagram Influencer Sydney Evans carefully curates her enviable public persona. Despite being freshly widowed, she’s eager to strike a pose atContinue Reading
The Dead Don’t Dream
The Dead Don’t Dream An Ian McBriar Murder Mystery by Mauro Azzano Genre: Mystery You are a Toronto police detective, lying in the gutter, shot by the man you were pursuing, and your life is slipping slowly away. The Dead Don’t Dream takes you back to the year 1973 andContinue Reading
Glitter, Glam and Contraband Author Interview and Review
Glitter, Glam, and Contraband: A Delanie Fitzgerald Mystery by Heather Leigh Weidner Author Interview Delanie and Duncan are private investigators in your series. Have you ever wanted to be a PI in real life? I’m a CK (cop’s kid). My dad was on the force in Virginia Beach for 46Continue Reading
Deep State
Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean the Deep State isn’t after you. In a very Trumpian administration, Hayley is a young military veteran and White House intern. When her mentor, Chief of Staff Peter Hall is killed of an apparent cardiac arrest, she is suspicious. After all, he had justContinue Reading
Bound for Murder Author Interview and Review
Bound for Murder: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery by Victoria Gilbert Author Interview Describe your new book in 5 words or less. 1960s murder spurs librarian’s sleuthing. If you could give your Amy and Sunny some advice, what would it be? I would tell Amy to think before acting sometimes.Continue Reading
First Cut
My Review First a thief is killed after stealing a laptop and the laptop is taken back by the shooter. Then a prostitute is killed for the drugs hidden in her digestive system. But when a nurse with no history of drug use is found dead of an overdose, newContinue Reading
Theater Nights are Murder
Not just Theater Nights are Murder, all the rigmarole around choosing among two boyfriends is murdering my interest in this series. And that’s despite being gluten-free myself for years. Maybe Poppy should investigate polyamory relationships so she can stick with both guys. You don’t see that in cozy mysteries! Seriously,Continue Reading
Fell Murder
Prodigal son and heir Richard returns to his hometown in rural 1944 England in the Fell Murder. Richard’s argumentative father Robert had forced him from the family land when he married a local farmer’s daughter. Richard wants to tramp across the land of his childhood but has no intention ofContinue Reading
Holistic Keto for Gut Health
Hmmm, Holistic Keto for Gut Health prescribes a keto-like diet for those with gut issues. It sounds much harder to follow than a regular Keto diet since all dairy, eggs and soy are no-no’s as well as most carbs. However, the book does allow a few limited carbs like potatoesContinue Reading
Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury
Another great madcap adventure in the Poppy Harmon series! This time it revolves around Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury on which she finds herself. Poppy, a retired actress, owns a detective agency with her two friends, Violet and Iris. Poppy in the also excellent first book in the series,Continue Reading
Matchmaking Can Be Murder
Matchmaking Can Be Murder if you’re Amish. Amish matchmaker Millie is newly returned to town. Her first action is to convince her niece, Edith, to break off her engagement with Zeke. Edith was pressured by societal norms to find a new father for her three children after her husband’s recentContinue Reading
Sealed Off
It’s only a week until the end of the Maine clambaking season when a worker with the Snowden Family Clambake is found dead under a wood pile. Julia is running the clambake and also directing the renovation of the old family mansion, vacant since 1929, on Morrow Island. When theContinue Reading
The Wives
Thursday is just one of The Wives. Their husband Seth calls all three wives by the day that he visits them. There is Monday, his youngest and newest wife, who is in early pregnancy. Tuesday is his original wife and is older. When she didn’t want children, Seth decided toContinue Reading
My Unedited Writing Year
Have you been thinking about writing a book but don’t know where to start? Are you an experienced author suffering from writer’s block? Writing prompts and cheerleading encouraging writers to write fill My Unedited Writing Year. In fact, there are 365 ideas or motivations included—one for each day of theContinue Reading
Good Girls Lie
My Review Another twisty mystery thriller from J.T. Ellison! Good Girls Lie is set at an all girls’ elite prep school in rural Virginia. Ash is a new student with a horrible past in England. But will she fit in with a bunch of privileged American brats? And what secretsContinue Reading