Publisher: Minotaur Books

Standing Dead by Margaret Mizushima & What Have We Done by Alex Finlay @margmizu @crookedlanebks #AlexFinlay @MinotaurBooks

Standing Dead by Margaret Mizushima &  What Have We Done by Alex Finlay @margmizu @crookedlanebks #AlexFinlay @MinotaurBooks

Mattie’s family issues come to a head in Standing Dead.  She has her sister and grandmother and knows more truth about her parentage and history.  She and her sister go to Mexico to find their mother but she and her new husband have fled.  Mattie returns home and the hits just keep happening. I love […]

Posted March 4, 2023 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 16 Comments

🎧 Murder at Haven Rock by Kelley Armstrong @KelleyArmstrong @tplummer76 @MinotaurBooks @MacmillanAudio #LoveAudiobooks

🎧 Murder at Haven Rock by Kelley Armstrong @KelleyArmstrong @tplummer76 @MinotaurBooks @MacmillanAudio  #LoveAudiobooks

The Rockton series is much loved by me, and one of my most anticipated releases each year.  I would say I have grown to be a huge fan of this author in a variety of genres and her recent series.  I would not try to read this as a standalone because of character development and […]

Posted February 21, 2023 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 26 Comments

🎧 The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick @MinotaurBooks @StMartinsPress @MacmillanAudio #LoveAudiobooks

🎧 The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz @GreggHurwitz @ScottBrick  @MinotaurBooks @StMartinsPress @MacmillanAudio #LoveAudiobooks

I LOVE the Orphan X series. I recommend reading from the beginning, in order, for the character and world developments.   Evan has grown and become more personable throughout the series.  He is a support for the people at Castle Heights, especially Mia and Peter,  and a parental figure, at least a caretaker for Joey.  I  […]

Posted February 7, 2023 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 20 Comments

🎧 The Devil You Know by PJ Tracy #PJTracy #AbbyCraden @MinotaurBooks @Dreamscapeaudio #LoveAudiobooks #COYER

🎧 The Devil You Know by PJ Tracy #PJTracy #AbbyCraden @MinotaurBooks @Dreamscapeaudio #LoveAudiobooks #COYER

The series has settled into being the  Detective Margaret Nolan series written by the daughter from the mother-daughter writing team. Detective Nolan, along with her partner, is sort of a main character, with supporting characters in her friends, family and love interests. But Sam Easton is equally important, along with the people in his life. […]

Posted January 12, 2023 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 16 Comments

Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan @ausmazehanat @MinotaurBooks #GIVEAWAY

Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan @ausmazehanat @MinotaurBooks #GIVEAWAY

I enjoy reading police procedurals with different settings and diverse characters.  Blackwater Falls is exactly this sort of book. I read to learn new things and broaden my experience which also happened in this reading. There were a variety of cultural and religious aspects which I have had almost no knowledge.  My lack of experience […]

Posted November 3, 2022 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review, Giveaway / 23 Comments

The Wedding Plot by Paula Munier @PaulaSMunier @MinotaurBooks

The Wedding Plot by Paula Munier @PaulaSMunier @MinotaurBooks

The Mercy & Elvis Mysteries series has become a favorite for me with plenty of mysteries, well-developed characters and dogs.   In The Wedding Plot, a veterinarian, Patience, who is Mercy’s loved grandmother,  is marrying another veterinarian, Claude.  Mercy’s mother, Grace is running everything and various family members not met or developed previously are on hand.  […]

Posted July 16, 2022 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 8 Comments

🎧 The Drowning Sea by Sarah Stewart Taylor @sstaylorbooks #AoifeMcMahon @MinotaurBooks @MacMillanAudio @LoveAudiobooks #JIAM

🎧 The Drowning Sea by Sarah Stewart Taylor @sstaylorbooks #AoifeMcMahon @MinotaurBooks @MacMillanAudio @LoveAudiobooks #JIAM

I’ve been enjoying this Maggie D’arcy series as it has layers of plot.  Maggie is a homicide detective in NY at the start of the series but she visits Ireland to try to find out what happened to her cousin.  Her family has a rich history with Ireland,  and runs an Irish bar on Long […]