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Love, Secrets, and Second Chances—February’s Must-Read Books Await!

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A Stray Pup, A Second Chance, and a Killer on the Loose�Wagtail�s About to Get Wild!


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A Hacker, an Undercover Mission, and a Love Worth Fighting For.


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A Duke by any other name would smell as� dastardly?
Roguish?
Rakish?
� delightful?


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Shaken, Stirred, and Unexpectedly in Love�Can They Mix Business with Pleasure?


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As London's high society watches their every move, can these two brilliant minds find the formula for true love?


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Chocolate, Second Chances, and a Love Too Sweet to Let Go.


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The Meadowbrook Murders
by Jessica Goodman
"This YA Thriller Starts Off With a Gruesome Double Murder at a Prestigious Boarding School"
Posted February 10, 2025

THE MEADOWBROOK MURDERS by Jessica Goodman is an entertaining young adult thriller set at a New England boarding school where activities are underway to celebrate the beginning of a new school year. Yet, a murderer is on campus and adds a double homicide to the agenda, plunging the campus Read more...


The Weekend Guests
by Liza North
"An Old Secret Plagues the Reunion of Five College Friends in This Addictively Dark Thriller"
Posted February 7, 2025

THE WEEKEND GUESTS by Liza North serves up a dark, twisty, nail-biting thriller that keeps readers guessing as a group of five friends reunite at a cliffside house to drink, laugh, reminisce, and uncover the one who can’t keep a secret.

Aline, Rob, Sienna Read more...


Our Winter Monster
by Dennis Mahoney
"A Horrifyingly Good Time"
Posted February 3, 2025

OUR WINTER MONSTER by Dennis Mahoney throws readers into a snowy vortex of violence, redemption, healing, and reconnecting. Brian and Holly have endured a terrible year after a random act of violence shattered their world. Now they are separated in a snowstorm, running from their monsters, and leaving a Read more...


Beast of the North Woods
by Annelise Ryan
"The Latest Monster Hunter Mystery Finds Morgan Tracking a Deadly Hodag in the Deep Wisconsin Woods"
Posted February 1, 2025

The latest Monster Hunter Mystery by Annelise Ryan is action-packed and full of scares as cryptozoologist Morgan Carter travels to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, to prove that a recent mauling death Read more...


The Dark Hours
by Amy Jordan
"An Exceptionally Executed Crime Thriller set in Ireland"
Posted January 26, 2025

THE DARK HOURS by Amy Jordan is an excellent crime thriller catapulting readers into the world of law enforcement operations in Cork, Ireland. A past serial killer’s connection to current murders puts the spotlight back on retired Detective Inspector Julia Harte, a woman trying to hide from Read more...


At the Bottom of the Garden
by Camilla Bruce
"A Wickedly Addictive Dark Gothic Ghost Story"
Posted January 24, 2025

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN by Camilla Bruce is a mesmerizing gothic story filled with vengeful ghosts, murder, greed, manipulation, and a battle of wills between a murderess and her two young nieces under her care.

Lily and her sister Violet are grieving from the death Read more...


I'll Tell You Everything
by Rebecca Kelley
"One Impulsive Act Changes Everything in This Compelling Mystery Set at a Remote Mountain Resort"
Posted January 10, 2025

"Be careful what you wish for" was never more true in I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING by Rebecca Kelley. Twenty-year-old college student Ramona Crawford has always wanted to find her birth parents, and lately, she has yearned to know more about the circumstances surrounding her adoption. When Read more...


Tell Me What You Did
by Carter Wilson
"A Suspenseful and Satisfying Revenge Thriller"
Posted January 10, 2025

Carter Wilson’s TELL ME WHAT YOU DID is a creepy revenge thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats as the tension mounts and the dramatic climax goes live on Halloween.

 

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Assume Nothing
by Joshua Corin
"A Uniquely Crafted Cat-And-Mouse Thriller That Packs a Punch"
Posted December 6, 2024

ASSUME NOTHING by Joshua Corin is a swift adrenaline kick of a cat-and-mouse thriller featuring a wise-beyond-her-years fifteen-year-old avid mystery reader who tries to outsmart her fallen hero.

It was 1985 when Kat McCann’s mother was killed. She Read more...


Echo
by Tracy Clark
"A Well-Crafted, Atmospheric, Gritty Police Detective Thriller"
Posted December 1, 2024

In the third book in Tracy Clark’s Detective Harriet Foster thriller series, Chicago PD Detective Foster arrives at Hardwicke House, a gothic mansion on the edge of Belverton Read more...


Madrigals and Mayhem
by Elizabeth Penney
"A Fun Holiday Cozy with Awful Step-Relatives, Poisonings, a Missing Doll, and a Disastrous Play!"
Posted November 22, 2024

MADRIGALS AND MAYHEM, the fourth book in The Cambridge Bookshop mystery series by Elizabeth Penney, finds Molly Kimball investigating the dastardly deeds of a family who feel they have been Read more...


I Think I Was Murdered
by Colleen Coble, Rick Acker
"An Engrossing and Captivating Page-Turner"
Posted November 12, 2024

I THINK I WAS MURDERED by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker is an action-packed suspense thriller mixing artificial intelligence, grief, treasure-hunting, romance, double-crosses, and redemption.

 

Katrina Foster is having the Read more...


The Author's Guide to Murder
by Karen White, Lauren Willig, Beatriz Williams
"A Satirical Literary Mystery with Some Funny Moments"
Posted November 5, 2024

THE AUTHOR’S GUIDE TO MURDER by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White is a revenge mystery collaboration by three talented writers. As three fictional authors descend on a Scotland Historic Castle to attend a writing retreat, mayhem ensues and a revenge plot takes a twisted turn Read more...


The Lake of Lost Girls
by Katherine Greene
"A Small NC Town, A University That Protects Its Own, Four Missing Women, and a Body in the Lake"
Posted November 3, 2024

THE LAKE OF LOST GIRLS uses a mix of dual viewpoints, dual timelines, podcast episodes, social media posts, and news articles to immerse readers in the reopening of a cold case in a small North Carolina town after human remains are found. 


Lindsey Fadley always Read more...


Streetlight People
by Charlene Thomas
"A Unique YA Time-Travel Story That Combines Magic, Darkness, and Social Conflict"
Posted November 1, 2024

STREETLIGHT PEOPLE by Charlene Thomas is a unique time-travel young adult novel that tackles the issues of social class and entitlement. It feels in part magical, mystifying, dark, and intriguing. From a carnival with a unique prize, a dark initiation event, and swirling timelines, this novel takes readers Read more...


Death at a Scottish Christmas
by Lucy Connelly
"A Highly Recommended Holiday Mystery Set in a Picturesque Scotland Village"
Posted October 22, 2024

DEATH AT A SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS is the third book in the entertaining Scottish Isle Mystery series by Lucy Connelly. Doctor and village coroner, Emilia McRoy, is spending her first holiday Read more...


A Brass Anchor Inn Christmas
by Jennifer Faye
"This Small Island Romance is Pure Holiday Magic!"
Posted October 15, 2024

The island of Bluestar is gearing up for the holidays when a large snowstorm blows in and changes the town’s plans. Carol Carmichael soon realizes she is going to have to work closely with her ex-boyfriend Harvey Coleman to make the season a success. Carol&rsquo Read more...


A Little Getaway
by Bonnie Traymore
"A Deserted Beachfront Resort Getaway and a Marriage on the Rocks. What Could Go Wrong?"
Posted October 8, 2024

Morgan Murphy suspects her husband Kyle is cheating. Their once hot and spicy marriage has cooled, and Kyle has secretly been meeting with a brunette. Furthermore, money is missing from their bank accounts, and new life insurance policies have just been issued. Morgan is no fool, and when her Read more...


The Christmas Jigsaw Murders
by Alexandra Benedict
"A Fun Christmas-Themed Puzzle-Filled Mystery"
Posted October 7, 2024

THE CHRISTMAS JIGSAW MURDERS by Alexandra Benedict is her third Christmas mystery filled with games, songs, and puzzles to entice readers to play along as a ruthless killer challenges a grumpy, crossword compiler to solve a puzzle and stop the killings before midnight on Read more...


I'll Be Waiting
by Kelley Armstrong
"A Chilling Paranormal Thriller That Will Keep You on The Edge of Your Seat"
Posted September 30, 2024

Nicola Laughton always believed she’d die first. Being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a child, Nicola realized her beloved husband Anton would outlive her, but all that changes on a snowy night with a slick road and a truck traveling too fast in I’LL BE Read more...


Sandra Martin


I have always been a voracious reader and I enjoy a good mystery. I am an Investigation ID addict and I hate when a case goes unsolved. I attended the University of Michigan where I earned an English degree, but I currently work for another university in the physical therapy doctorate program. I currently live in beautiful North Carolina where there is plenty of sunshine, smiling faces, and sweet tea. I have one college- aged son, a great husband, and an aging ornery cat. Reading is my passion, but I also write for children and I have been published in several magazines.

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Fresh Fiction Reviewer Profile | Sandra Martin
August 4, 2022

7 comments posted.

Re: Mystery Rider (2:29pm October 9, 2015):

My tough and rugged husband who once hated cats, rescued a
kitten from a worksite, and now my husband fusses over her
and she never leaves his side.

Re: Rescuing the Texan's Heart (2:25pm February 23, 2015):

Love the cover on this book and I enjoy reading about small
towns with lots of charm. Sounds great.

Re: Dead Man Walker (2:22pm February 23, 2015):

I've really enjoyed this series and the Savannah setting.
I'll add this to my TBR

Re: As Gouda as Dead (7:19pm February 7, 2015):

My fave event was a vacation to Maui. Rainbows, sunshine,
and so much beauty everywhere.
The I Love Dogs Jewelry - what a great way to help abused
and orphaned animals.

Re: Meow If It's Murder (9:08am January 15, 2015):

I'm a cat lover and this mystery sounds like a fun read. Love the cover as well.

Re: Billionaire Blend (12:38pm August 25, 2014):

I read the coffee house mysteries for awhile and really enjoyed them. I've missed the last few and have to get back in the swing. I love mysteries with entrepreneurs and Clare's coffee shop is so unique.

Re: Dark Legacy (8:55pm November 18, 2009):

Anna,
I've read your SuperRomances, but not this title yet. It looks great. I'm always interested in a good paranormal.

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