I really enjoyed this perfect gem of a mobster novel! Like Flies from Afar is the story of mobster, Mr. Machi, who finds a faceless dead body in the trunk of his car. He is waiting for roadside assistance after his tire is “caltropped” or intentionally flattened on the PanamericanaContinue Reading
Naomi is being bullied. Matthew does nothing after being burned before. And then Naomi vanishes. Who can find her? Only Wilde, The Boy from the Woods. There are three main mysteries within this twisty tale. Where is Naomi? How did Wilde end up living alone in the woods as aContinue Reading
I’m happy to host Mysterious Merchandise today as the final stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour. Read about the book, the first in the Witch’s Thrift Shop Mystery series, and its author. Then, enter to win a signed copy of the book! Mysterious Merchandise (A Witch’s ThriftContinue Reading
My Review Another excellent deep dive into the mind of a female sociopath. This time attorney Jane is searching for her missing sixteen-year-old niece, Kayla. By all accounts, Kayla is a Problem Child, who acts just like Jane… I cannot believe how much I enjoy this series. Jane reminds meContinue Reading
Patty is released from prison after five long years. And her estranged daughter, her Darling Rose Gold, picks Patty up. It’s the least she can do. After all, it’s Rose Gold’s fault that Patty went to prison. She didn’t have to testify. Patty was just trying to be a goodContinue Reading
Guest Post I’m thrilled to be back on the Great Escape Virtual Book Blog Tour with Lori Caswell and the entire team who loves books as much as I do. Many thanks to Diane at Diane Reviews books for the opportunity to be a guest on her blog in thisContinue Reading
Emergency room physician Alexis meets Austin when he comes into her ER to have a bullet removed from his arm. Seven months of dating later, they are on a bike tour in Vietnam. One day, Austin is biking alone when he disappears. Alexis, understandably nervous, desperately searches for him inContinue Reading
So you want to be an artist. A painter or a writer? It’s no matter. What is the matter is you have no idea how to start? Sure, it’s easy to say writers write and painters paint. But what does that really mean? What you really need to know isContinue Reading
Gone by Midnight is the third book in the Crimson Lake thriller series. When eight-year-old Richie goes missing while in a room with three other young boys, his mother Sara asks for discredited private detective Ted to assist the police in finding her son. Ted brings in his wild “don’tContinue Reading
“Without an audience, without an audience like me watching, then what are you?” Soon Violet will be wishing for single mother and obsessed fan Lily and mum wannabe Yvonne to “Unfollow Me”. When Violet, a successful mommy vlogger suddenly stops vlogging, her fans imagine all kinds of catastrophes. But theContinue Reading
Unfortunately, the plot blurb is the best part of A Reasonable Doubt. I love the plot. A magician, formerly charged and released on murder charges, disappears while performing his latest trick. However, the book itself felt disjointed and disorganized. Timelines are juggled as both the magician and his former attorney’sContinue Reading
Yay! Veronica and Stoker are once again chasing Jack the Ripper in A Murderous Relation. The duo must save the royal family from the scandal of its prince giving gifts to a high-end brothel’s Madame. To do that both must investigate from within the brothel itself. Another rousing Victorian taleContinue Reading
Have your diet mostly in hand but looking to continue to improve your other behaviors? The 4 Season Solution, by the author of the Whole30 diet, expands the behavioral change beyond food to include sleep, movement, and meaningful connection. He also suggests adapting all four of those areas based onContinue Reading
After taking in a pretty Persian kitten, Mimi Lee Gets a Clue that Marshmallow is not an average cat. Talking telepathically to Mimi, his first words are “‘What kind of name is Marshmallow anyway?’ His fur bristled. ‘Are you fat-shaming me?’” Mimi is the owner of a brand-new animal groomingContinue Reading
Precious You starts out with a bang as a Gen X’er tries to run over the Millennial upstart who has ruined her life. Katherine is a Gen X editor at a management magazine when a young female named Lily asks for a ride in her cab to work. By anContinue Reading
Girl Can’t Help It brings together an aging rock band for a reunion and a place in the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, it also brings a murderer to the party. I had no idea that there was any rock and roll history in Iowa. So thatContinue Reading