When a despondent young lady is preparing to take her life, a woman visiting the area has the chance to not only save said life, but form a friendship. Then our heroine gets accused of thievery and tossed out of the house by the suspicious brother. Monica Fairview has penned some engaging Pride and Prejudice […]
I’m thrilled to have another in the Wrexford & Sloane series. I love its found family, rugged individuals, social commentary and early scientific developments. It’s a delight and I highly recommend them. The murder, as is often the case, is a scientist, or at least he is in a scientific society. The buzz is about […]
The eve of the US Civil War in the states along the dividing lines was a powder keg of union vs. secessionist politics. Talented historical fiction author, Robert W Smith weaves a tale of suspense, emotion- both heartwarming and heartbreaking against the backdrop of the War Between the States drawing on real life people in […]
The peaceful fall goings on in their Edwardian era English village are disrupted when a neighbor claims there is a ravaging beast loose in the woods near his farm not long before he is ripped apart by something with ferocious claws. TE Kinsey’s latest Lady Hardcastle Mystery took on a chilling cryptid bent for “tiny […]
I have always loved Sherlock Holmes and The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries series has been more of that fun. The smart investigation and setting in England are a pleasure. Plus the series is narrated by STEVE WEST. A Scandalous Affair is about just that with the family of the young lady being blackmailed. […]
There is a dark-side to the American Dream and an immigrating Irish girl stumbles upon it in new-to-me author, Sharon L Benedict’s Lady of the Street: Beginnings. Heartbreak leads to adventure, unexpected friends, and romance for an intrepid young woman on her own. Lady of the Street: Beginnings opens with a contemporary setting of a […]
When it comes to tales about the Greek gods, the expectation is dark and dysfunctional all the way if one sticks close to the original. Hannah Lynn first caught my attention when I noticed this title, Daughters of Olympus sharing the tragic tale of Demeter and her daughter, Persephone. I’ve read one other of her […]
When two Bostonian sisters decide to write the brother of their favorite authoress, they set in motion a path of adventure for an unlikely group of people who start out strangers and become bonded by the legacy of Jane Austen‘s writing. Natalie Jenner has penned some poignant and thoughtful pieces including a few with Jane […]
Every year I try to be a little better at reading more Indie authors and trying out a few genres I don’t often read. After meeting Matt Posey in the real world, I decided his book A Haunt for Owls would fit both of these categories. As most of you here know I am a […]
So a couple or few years ago there was a bundle deal to get 24 graphic audiobooks for $24 and that was too good for me to pass up. Especially since it had many of my favorite authors included. I haven’t listened to any of them yet so I decided I should. I chose one […]