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May 29th, 2025

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"A human and a wood elf – perfect match for intrigue, romance, danger!"
Storm Wood
by Donna Grant
Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted May 29, 2025

Farah is a wood elf who has been undercover as a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) agent for too long and is getting burned out Read more...

"The reaper finds his soul … and his heart."
Samael
by N.J. Walters
Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted May 29, 2025

SAMAEL Blackwell is a reaper but doesn’t exactly follow the rules. He is supposed to lead the Read more...

"A baby is abandoned in a public library"
No Offense
by Meg Cabot
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 29, 2025

Little Bridge Island amid the Florida Keys is a warm setting for Molly Montgomery, the new librarian. NO OFFENSE Read more...

"Settle in for an Enjoyable Sun-Drenched Feet-in-the Sand Summer Escape"
Beach House Rules
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Reviewed by Sandra Martin
Posted May 26, 2025

Set in a small North Carolina Coastal town, BEACH HOUSE RULES by Kristy Woodson Harvey follows the story of a mother and daughter whose Read more...

"Wondering about what ifs"
What If It's You?
by Jilly Gagnon
Reviewed by Mamatha Madhavan
Posted May 26, 2025

When Laurel Everett stumbles upon an engagement ring hidden in her boyfriend Ollie’s drawer, she is overwhelmed and not with joy. As Read more...

"Can you tell ale from beer? Find out how medieval brewers worked."
The Lady Brewer of London
by Karen Brooks
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 26, 2025

This sweeping story of turning a homebrew into a business is set in fifteenth-century England. The book was previously issued as The Brewer Read more...

"Great Summer Read Where Friendships Become Family"
Beach House Rules
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Reviewed by S. Lyn Collins
Posted May 24, 2025

Kristy Woodson Harvey is known for her novels which are full of strong female relationships set in picturesque southern locations. BEACH HOUSE RULES has Read more...

"A Shot, A Secret, A Second Chance: HIDDEN NATURE Thrills from Page One"
Hidden Nature
by Nora Roberts
Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted May 23, 2025

A Natural Resources police officer Sloan Cooper along with her partner Joel Warren, had just completed the horrific job of taking down three men Read more...

"Fire magoi and a warrior set out to conquer Atlantis"
Beneath the Burning Sea
by Amanda Bouchet
Reviewed by Make Kay
Posted May 23, 2025

BENEATH THE BURNING SEA is book 5 in the Kingmaker ChroniclesRead more...

"Flaming Mates"
A Fate Forged In Fire
by Hazel McBride
Reviewed by Alesia Carroll
Posted May 23, 2025

A FATE FORGED IN FIRE is set in a dystopian world called Erisocia. The author is off to a great start setting the Read more...

"A daredevil hero and card-playing heroine in this fine romance"
A Touch of Steele
by Cathy Maxwell
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 23, 2025

Beckett Steele appeared in the first episode of the Gambler's Daughters Read more...

"Fascination with cultlike beliefs is front and center in Nora Roberts newest book."
Hidden Nature
by Nora Roberts
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted May 23, 2025

No one does characters and dialog better than one of my favorite go-to authors. Nora Roberts and I have had a long, amazing Read more...

"Napoleonic spy turned amateur sleuth foils a horserace scheme"
A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment
by Grace Burrowes
Reviewed by Make Kay
Posted May 23, 2025

Grace Burrowes writes gentle Regency tales, both romances and also this intrigue series, A GENTLEMAN OF QUESTIONABLE JUDGEMENT is the ninth Read more...

"If you can't trust your family, who can you trust?"
The Safari
by Jaclyn Goldis
Reviewed by Evie Harris
Posted May 21, 2025

All Odelia Babel wanted was to celebrate her upcoming wedding with her family. So what that her fiance Asher Bach is twenty-five Read more...

"Mystery and Intrigue at Rosecliff—But Not Quite Fully Realized"
Marguerite by the Lake
by Mary Dixie Carter
Reviewed by Sandra Martin
Posted May 21, 2025

Marguerite Gray is known for her exquisite taste inRead more...

"A Sweet New Cozy Mystery set in 1954."
Murder at Gulls Nest
by Jess Kidd
Reviewed by Teresa Cross
Posted May 21, 2025

MURDER AT GULLS NEST is the first in this new cozy mystery series that has started out with a lot of potential! Written by Read more...

"Sweet, Slow Burn Set in Scenic Key West"
The Love Haters
by Katherine Center
Reviewed by S. Lyn Collins
Posted May 19, 2025

Katie Vaughn tells herself she’s focusing on her career producing corporate promotional videos and working on loving Read more...

"The most fun you'll find in a book about Hallowe'en"
Halloween Cupcake Murder
by Carlene O'Connor, Liz Ireland, Carol J. Perry
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 19, 2025

Three spooky and mysterious tales await in HALLOWEEN CUPCAKE MURDER, which is also the title of the first novella Read more...

"Pomona Afton - airhead heiress, or sleuth? She won't know until she tries."
Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder
by Bellamy Rose
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 19, 2025

Pomona Afton is a millennial lady, privileged, some might say. She lives a carefree life in Manhattan, flitting from party to opening to gala Read more...

"Event rider Jules learns once more who she can trust"
Prospect
by Natalie Keller Reinert
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 16, 2025

Jules Thornton the event rider and her boyfriend Pete Morrison return following their dramatic experiences in Forward in Read more...

"Horse trials in Central Park make a change for this Florida based series"
Forward
by Natalie Keller Reinert
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 16, 2025

Central Park Horse Show is a vibrant new setting in the series about Jules Thornton the event rider and Read more...

"Heat and death in an Indian hill station"
Homicide in the Indian Hills
by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 16, 2025

Jane Wunderly stars in two stories of historical mystery. The intrepid American widow first appeared in a Read more...

"An Enchanting Paranormal Mystery Featuring Four Unique Friends With Magical Abilities"
A Charming Touch of Tarot
by Melissa Holtz
Reviewed by Sandra Martin
Posted May 16, 2025

A CHARMING TOUCH OF TAROT is the second installment in Melissa Holtz’s Read more...

"A historical crime novel of 1930's Alabama"
Across the Way
by Mary Monroe
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 12, 2025

Welcome to 1930s Branson, Alabama, somewhere you’d probably leave if you could. ACROSS THE WAY from the Read more...

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