The Choice Point
Multiple times per day individuals encounter The Choice Point, “the exact moment, you decide to shift your attention away from an unwanted thought that might stop you from making a conscious choice to persevere in pursuing a goal (or not). It’s that moment when you say to yourself, ‘to continueContinue Reading
Night Will Find You
In Night Will Find You, Vivvy is an astronomer who has the sight just like her psychic mother. When her mother dies, she returns to her hometown to clean out her mother’s house. While there, she is asked by a high school and local police officer, Mike, to do someContinue Reading
Speak of the Devil
Seven women all have a connection to Jamie. And one of them is his killer in Speak of the Devil. This book starts with a bang, when the seven women are lured to a hotel room where Jamie’s decapitated head awaits them. Now, they must race the police to discoverContinue Reading
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It
Kitty is a lot of things. She is young, rich and beautiful. She is an influencer with over a million followers. And she knows How to Kill Men and Get Away With It. Not just any men…only those cads that treat women like dirt or worse. You know, like herContinue Reading
On Earth as It Is on Television
It is hard not to compare new science fiction plots to all that have gone before. On Earth as It Is on Television is much more about the characters’ individual reactions to the first alien arrival than humanity’s overall response to it. It reminded me of the beginning of IndependenceContinue Reading
You Can Trust Me
You Can Trust Me is the ultimate beach read! It has the perfect plot. Two con women run into a rich and dangerous man, who has his own agenda. It includes a beautiful, but creepy, private island to up the atmosphere. The characters are rather one-dimensional, but that is commonContinue Reading
Murdle: Volume 1
From the length of the subtitle on Murdle: Volume 1, “100 elementary to impossible mysteries to solve using logic, skill, and the power of deduction”, I was expecting 100 short stories like in Two-Minute Mysteries. Instead contains 100 increasingly difficult logic puzzles. When solving logic puzzles, a grid and pencilContinue Reading
A Cornish Seaside Murder
“Nosey” Jodie Parker is now officially a (part-time) detective in the tiny English village of Penstowan on the Cornish coast. This puts her in the awkward position of working directly for her boyfriend, Nathan. Soon, a man found drowned in a water trough along with a missing mermaid statue beginContinue Reading
Death Comes to Marlow
In Death Comes to Marlow, Judith is a free spirited 78-year-old, who creates crossword puzzles. She and her two younger besties, Suzie and Becks, also like solving mysteries. When rich Sir Peter calls Judith to invite her to his engagement party despite not knowing her, she feels compelled to attend.Continue Reading
Maeve Fly
Maeve Fly is the type of character that quickly divides readers into lovers and haters. Beware what is lurking behind a theme park princess’ facade! Maeve plays a Southern California theme park princess during the day. But at night she lets her freak flag fly in the clubs of LosContinue Reading
The Wishing Game
Do you remember reading your favorite childhood book for the first time? It felt like the author had written the book solely for you. For me, that book was Alice in Wonderland. The Wishing Game gave me that same feeling. Thirtysomething Lucy has a favorite childhood book series called theContinue Reading
Universal Principles of Design
Universal Principles of Design is not what I expected. And that may be totally my fault. I expected a textbook on design. However, it reads like a dictionary with no connection between different ideas. Universal Principles of Design may find a place in library reference sections but is really notContinue Reading
Blueberry Blunder
Spring has sprung in Harvest, Ohio. The small, mostly Amish, town is celebrating with the first annual Blueberry Bash in the town square complete with an elegant Blueberry Princess. But will dramatic twists of plot turn the Bash into a Blueberry Blunder? Chocolatier Bailey is worried because her candy factoryContinue Reading
Tell-Tale Bones
In Tell-Tale Bones, spousal abuse, disappearances, a psychic, a ghost, and Edgar Allen Poe combine to create an intriguing cozy mystery. Sarah Booth and her best friend, Tinkie, are private detectives in small town Zinnia, Mississippi. Sarah Booth is frequently visited by her family’s ghost, Jitty, who tries to helpContinue Reading
Extra Easy Keto
Some of us are impulsive, while others like to plan out everything in detail. If you are the latter, Extra Easy Keto is the keto diet book for you! “Starting too fast on a keto diet can backfire. I’ve seen this time and time again.” The book gives a one-weekContinue Reading
Below the Line
Below the Line is a modern-day Hollywood noir brimming over with genuine characters. Everyone is trying to make it in Tinseltown…but not all have virtuous goals. Former Detroit homicide detective Blake had a lucrative career as a LA script consultant. Until he didn’t. Hoping a promised production credit pans outContinue Reading