Something wipes out technology around the world and there is a reset back to primitive hunter/gatherer society in what was once the southwestern US. A woman has been surviving alone almost as a ghost until bad luck finds her in the form of a pack of scavenging men. Her rescuer is competent and sure- and […]
Floating Hotel is written with many different characters each having a section with their story. The beginning though was all Carl starting with a historical section then moving into present day. I enjoyed that and that format helped me get into the story, and understand the world building . The next section though had other […]
Dance of Stars is the second installment of the Nightfire Quartet, picking up almost directly after the events of the first book; we are in the city under some kind of magical attack. Zarya is trying to figure out her magic, her heart and where she belongs in this new to her world. There were […]
Radiant Heat is a term which means that people inside a vehicle may be cooked to death without any skin coming in contact with the actual fire to burn. A fire has just gone through the area and our main character sheltered in a full bath tub with a wet woolen blanket over herself. The […]
I was excited to listen to this shorter story which I thought was about a crime podcast. #CrimeTime is the tag of the crime podcast created by Nadiya’s half brother, Chase. Nadiya is a successful mystery writer and has been estranged from her father, who went to prison for his crimes. She has refused to […]
Hi ho, Lord Peter fans! He’s off to tackle another mystery and this time it hits close to home. Set post WWI during the exciting Roaring Twenties, Lord Peter’s personality is larger than life and was fun to see him among his family and friends rootling out the truth that both his siblings are working […]
An adventure romance with strong winks at all the big adventure romance movies? You betcha I was going to snag this up. The promise of a heroine of Aztec descent, a rush to recover the artifacts, and a firecracker of a romance from a new to me author ratcheted up the pre-read excitement. Raiders of […]
Road Queens is about three women now in their mid twenties who used to be best friends in high school but had a falling out around five to six years ago. But in true sisterhood of the traveling pants style, when one is in trouble the other two come running to help her out. Some […]
I am a fan of this author and couldn’t wait to read about the dogs. Brenda has had some bad life experiences around Christmas so she is determined to avoid it going forward. She has done a great job of picking herself up and making a great new life in spite of those bad events. […]
I really enjoy this author and the different series and now standalone books she writes. Nalini Singh brings a lot of diversity and highlights settings in a part of the world I don’t know. There are slight cultural aspects which are not in my region. I would call this a psychological thriller having read it […]