Author: Sophia

🎧 A Fool and His Honey by Charlaine Harris ‪@realcharlaine.bsky.social‬ #TheresePlummer @recordedbooks.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social @BerkleyPub @sophiarose1816 #SundaySeries

Some time has passed since Aurora has faced a murder, but the calm around Lawrenceville is disrupted by several disturbing incidents- a someone is slipping drugs to unsuspecting innocents, Angel’s overdue to have her baby even while Roe is trying to come to grips that she can’t have a baby, her step-dad […]

Posted June 21, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 4 Comments

The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield Park by Claudia Gray @claudiagray @vintageanchorbooks @sophiarose1816

After he is wounded in a duel for her honor and she is shunned by polite society, a once promising romance is dashed until another country house party gets interrupted by murder. Claudia Gray’s cozy historical mystery series, the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney series, set in the world of Jane Austen novels returns with […]

Posted June 17, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review / 10 Comments

Behold a Pale Horse by Peter Tremayne #PeterTremayne @minotaurbooks.bsky.social @sophiarose1816 #SundaySeries

When Fidelma’s ship is wrecked and she gets washed up on shore at Genua (modern Genoa), her tedious waiting for another ship to get her home is interrupted by a dark adventure in the nearby mountains where war, treasure, and something evil is brewing. Peter Tremayne’s Sister Fidelma series of Ancient Irish Mysteries […]

Posted June 14, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 8 Comments

Journey by Veronica Scott @vscotttheauthor @sophiarose1816

Where Tamsyn left off, Journey begins. A planet – overtaken by a disease that turns humans into a mutant zombie horde and the disorder as civilization has fallen world-wide- has become a dangerous place, but a secret Sectors Special Forces team is on a mission and find love along the way. Veronica Scott’s sci-fi romances […]

Posted June 10, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review / 12 Comments

Vita Brevis by Ruth Downie @ruthsd.bsky.social @sophiarose1816 #SundaySeries

Ruso and Tilla accompany his former Centurion boss to Rome where he was promised Accius’ assistance setting up a private practice in Rome. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out just yet and now another body appears on his doorstep, literally. Ruth Downie’s historical mystery series set in Ancient Roman Empire days continues to dazzle. […]

Posted June 7, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 12 Comments

Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews @MimiMatthewsEsq @berkleyromance.bsky.social @BerkleyRomance @BerkleyPub @sophiarose1816

A subversive woman is out to take down a villainous lord whom he is determined to exploit. Her mission meets his determination and their meetings are combustible in this latest Victorian-Era dazzling sensation from the pen of Mimi Matthews. Effie Flite was an orphan brought to Miss Corvus’ unique school for young ladies. Trained to […]

Posted June 3, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review / 14 Comments

A Curse in Nuala by Harriet Steel @harrietsteel1 @sophiarose1816 #KindleUnlimited

A former maharajah is murdered, his legendary cursed sapphire stolen, and Inspector de Silva has his first murder case with a new boss under independent Ceylon’s government. I’m so thrilled Harriet Steel continued the Inspector de Silva series beyond the great milestones of WWII and Independence with the sixteenth installment, A Curse in Nuala. Shanti is […]

Posted May 27, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review / 10 Comments

Tolerable by Ruth Mitchell #RuthMitchell @sophiarose1816 #SundaySeries #KindleUnlimited

After adoring her previous romantic comedy Modern Jane series retelling of Persuasion, I was geeked to dive right into Ruth Mitchell’s Tolerable, a contemporary Pride & Prejudice retelling. And, squee, Darcy is an almond grower from my home town of Sacto! Lettie, an event planner (and a few other hats including writer to […]

Posted May 24, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 10 Comments

In the Spirit of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge @colleengleason.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @sophiarose1816 @colleengleason @KensingtonBooks

When a murder happens at the restaurant’s opening among the old French Resistance group, a malevolent psychic message given to her “messieurs” takes on a whole new ominous meaning for ex-pat, Tabitha Knight. Colleen Cambridge’s historical cozy mystery series set in post-WWII France featuring Cordon Bleu chef Julia Child as a detecting assistant continues to […]

Posted May 20, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review / 8 Comments

🎧 Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris ‪@realcharlaine.bsky.social‬ #TheresePlummer @recordedbooks.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social @BerkleyPub @sophiarose1816 #SundaySeries

Dead Over Heels begins a after a gap of a year or two since the events of The Julius House and has a settled tone. Roe and Martin are adjusting to married life, not always easily, but getting on well. Then a body falls from the sky and a new murder mystery […]

Posted May 17, 2026 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 10 Comments