Intelligent and talented outcast solves mysteries with the help of handsome sidekick. It’s a plot device that appeals to my puzzle-loving brain and non-conformist heart. Add the escapism of a different time period and I’m completely sold. Anna Lee Huber elegantly blends historical romance with suspense in A Stroke of Malice, the 8th installment of […]
The Women’s War series has the usual historical fantasy world where women have almost no choices. Their primary worth is to bear an heir for men in the patriarchal society. Men control the magic. Men can also choose to send women to a whorehouse for the “unwanted.” This includes wives who can’t have children, or […]
Are you ready to walk a bit outside your romance comfort zone? If the answer is yes, Strange Love might just be the romance for you. As a fan of Star Trek when I became an adult, I wondered what some of the interesting pitfalls a couple might have if they were from two separate […]
In this mash up, somewhat a mash up of Firefly and Ice Truckers, we get to hang out with the crew of a ship as they make their way through space to a planet not everyone thinks should become part of the Galactic Union. Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is like a documentary […]
Somehow, I thought with the title, The Crime Beat, I would be getting a true crime story. The genre is mystery / thriller and it is fiction. The main characters are an unlikely duo. Jane is a crime beat reporter who is a widow. Rob is a former marine, cop, separated from his wife, and […]
I was a fan of Mo Rocca back when he was on The Daily Show. I know he’s been on CBS, but I don’t come across him as much anymore. He recently returned to The Daily Show as an interview guest, promoting his book. I really liked what he had to say, so I grabbed […]
Ruby and the Huntsman of Midnight is the second book in the series, Midnight Tales by Susan Ee. The Midnight Tales takes well known characters from fairytales and gives their story a twist. Ruby and the Huntsman of Midnight is a reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood. All of the stories in this series are […]
Somehow, I thought with the title, The Crime Beat, I would be getting a true crime story. The genre is mystery / thriller and it is fiction. The main characters are an unlikely duo. Jane is a crime beat reporter who is a widow. Rob is a former marine, cop and now tracking a […]
This is my second time reading Silver Borne, though it’s my first time doing the audio version. And I still love it! I loved reading the development in Adam and Mercy’s relationship and the changes in her bonds to the pack, as well as the mating bond. I had forgotten the pack drama! I find myself […]
Pretty Things is a great step into a whole new world. This mystery thriller held me waiting to see what happened next. The chapters were from different main characters point of view, mostly Nina and Vanessa. Nina is the grifter and Vanessa is the heiress. I was team Nina from the beginning. This might be […]