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Thrifty Thursday: Carolyn Arnold edition @Carolyn_Arnold #ThriftyThursday #KindleUnlimited

Thrifty Thursday: Carolyn Arnold edition @Carolyn_Arnold #ThriftyThursday #KindleUnlimited

The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). This is a collection of freebies I have from the author Carolyn Arnold which are police procedurals. I have as freebies the first in three different series. Kindle freebie on March 19, 2021  (currently $3.99 at Amazon and in […]

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge @colleengleason.bsky.social @colleengleason @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @KensingtonBooks @sophiarose1816

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge @colleengleason.bsky.social @colleengleason @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @KensingtonBooks @sophiarose1816

  After satiating myself on her Phyllida Bright Mystery series featuring Agatha Christie as a character, I was eager to taste test her newer series, American in Paris featuring the delectable Julia Child as a prominent side character.  Colleen Cambridge does a spectacular job melding historical real life characters and time period settings with her […]

Posted March 16, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review / 8 Comments

Star Cruise: Stowaway – Rescue – Golden Token – Thanksgiving by Veronica Scott @veronicascott.bsky.social @sophiarose1816 @vscotttheauthor

Star Cruise: Stowaway – Rescue – Golden Token – Thanksgiving by Veronica Scott @veronicascott.bsky.social @sophiarose1816 @vscotttheauthor

      Gathering together novellas and short stories which had once been part of separate anthologies that have gone out of print since their release, Veronica Scott released this slim collection of three novellas and a short story for her The Sectors’ fans.  Each story comes with an author’s explanation for why it was […]

Posted March 9, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 12 Comments

Star Cruise: Captain’s Story by Veronica Scott @vscotttheauthor @veronicascott.bsky.social @sophiarose1816

Star Cruise: Captain’s Story by Veronica Scott @vscotttheauthor  @veronicascott.bsky.social @sophiarose1816

      After the Prequel which told of how they met and their relationship came to be, I was more than ready to move on and get a ‘present’ day story of Maeve the AI and Nebula Zephyr Captain Gil Fleming.  Veronica Scott’s world of far future space and planetary adventure accompanied by sizzling […]

Posted March 2, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 10 Comments

Star Cruise: Captain’s Prequel by Veronica Scott @veronicascott.bsky.social @vscotttheauthor @sophiarose1816

Star Cruise: Captain’s Prequel by Veronica Scott @veronicascott.bsky.social @vscotttheauthor @sophiarose1816

    Through all the Star Cruise subseries books, regular side characters, Captain Gil Fleming and ship AI, Maeve, have been a large background presence in the stories- Maeve, in particular.  Finally, we get their story and how it all started. Star Cruise: Captain’s Prequel is both a chronological prequel for the Star Cruise sub-series […]

Posted February 9, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 12 Comments

Murderer’s Creek by Lavonne Griffin-Valade #LaVonneGriffin-Valade @severnhouse @severnhouse.bsky.social #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816

Murderer’s Creek by Lavonne Griffin-Valade #LaVonneGriffin-Valade @severnhouse @severnhouse.bsky.social #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816

Last year, I followed a whim and read the first book in the series.  I enjoyed trying a new to me author and wished to continue with the series.  It took me a bit, but I finally got around to the next book.  LaVonne Griffin-Valade writes with a very descriptive style for local setting, investigation […]

Posted January 29, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review / 8 Comments

Pets in Space 5 @paulinebjones @RegineAbel @j_c_hay @lchasewrites @CarolNatta46374 @MDiener77 @kyndrahatch #CassandraChandler @sesmithfl @SFRLaurie @vscotttheauthor @sophiarose1816

Pets in Space 5 @paulinebjones @RegineAbel @j_c_hay @lchasewrites @CarolNatta46374 @MDiener77 @kyndrahatch #CassandraChandler @sesmithfl  @SFRLaurie @vscotttheauthor  @sophiarose1816

The Pets in Space series of anthologies have delivered some of my favorite sci-fi romantic adventures and introduced me to several series that are top reads for me.  I adore how there is a theme of pets and a vast majority of sci-fi worlds and situations.  Like with previous anthologies in the series, I’ll be […]

Posted January 19, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review / 10 Comments

Read-along & #Giveaway: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews @ilonaandrews @ilonaandrews.bsky.social @reneeraudman @AceBooksPub @acebookspub.bsky.social @TantorAudio @tantoraudio.bsky.social #Read-along #GIVEAWAY @victoria7401.bsky.social

Read-along & #Giveaway:  On the Edge by Ilona Andrews @ilonaandrews @ilonaandrews.bsky.social @reneeraudman @AceBooksPub @acebookspub.bsky.social @TantorAudio @tantoraudio.bsky.social #Read-along #GIVEAWAY @victoria7401.bsky.social

On The Edge is the fantastic first book in The Edge Series by Ilona Andrews. I’m not one to reread books, but Ilona Andrews is one of a handful of writers I will reread. It’s been a few years since I first spent time with this series and I’m so glad to be diving back […]