As a cozy mystery lover I must say I have really enjoyed reading GHOST IN
THE GUACAMOLE by Sue Ann Jaffarian. With such witty characters, especially
Granny, I could not help but feel delighted while reading this lively novel.
Jaffarian's descriptions of the characters and their daily activities helped Read more...
Peter Lovesey has a new mystery out this summer that makes you wonder about
all those news stories of missing people you hear about in the news. With the
setting placed in a small town named Sussex in England, Lovesey brings
questions and dismay to his distinguished characters. It's Read more...
It would be very cliché to say that this is the best
suspense novel I have read this
year, so I'll just say it surpasses all the rest I have read
in a long time. BLACK-
EYED SUSANS by Julia Heaberlin will have "The Susans"
talking to me in Read more...
William C. Dietz has a new series out called The Mutant Flies. If the rest
of the
series is anything like this first novel, DEADEYE, then we are all in for a treat! This
story is set in the future after the world was affected by bioengineered terrorism Read more...
What a wonderfully-written novel Debra Holt has in MERCY'S RESCUE! A beautiful
love story that captures your heart and with surprise in every page, you live
through the eye's of Mercy and her battle of finding faith again. I love how Debra
Holt does not tell us Read more...
After reading Thomas Waite's suspense thriller, LETHAL CODE, you will not sleep
without wondering how real this threat could be. Imagine our world being
crippled by the threat of cyber warfare! Waite's novel shows the terrifying
realization of how vulnerable we all would be in such a case Read more...
In THE WARNING, Chloe attempts to track down a stranger -- intent on repaying
him -- for his act of kindness toward her and her daughter. During her search,
she meets Nadine, who cautions Chloe to stay far, far away from the Good
Samaritan. "Give him nothing, tell him nothing, don't Read more...
In Brighton Walsh's follow up to Captive, her next novel
EXPOSED continues a
story that is filled with characters that you will be able
to easily care about. I love
how Walsh gives you his and her perspective in her
stories, at least in this series.
She writes a Read more...
SCHEDULED TO DIE is one of those suspense mystery novels
that will shock you
at the end. The second in the Carter Mays Mysteries
i>, the author Alan Cupp takes
the reader to many different levels of fear for the victim
of a psychopath who
gets his kicks out Read more...
As a Sherlock Holmes fan growing up, I have to admit that
THE CASE OF THE
INVISIBLE DOG written by Diane Stingley is one novel that
I could not pass up.
Stingley has taken the use of the legendary Holmes for a
whole new storyline
involving in great, great, granddaughter Read more...
Andrew Mayne's latest Jessica Blackwood novel has
some new magic tricks of its
own. In the NAME OF THE DEVIL, Mayne uses again his
knowledge of magic to
write an exceptional mystery about Jessica Blackwood a FBI
agent who outwits
her peers to solve crimes. With her Read more...
What a sweet, straight from the heart with love, type of
story THE RED BIKINI is.
Written by Lauren Christopher, this is the best summer
romance story I have read
in a long time. It makes you feel all giddy inside as you
read about the main
character's summer Read more...
THE ICE TWINS will leave you shocked at the end and
wondering through the
whole novel what to believe and what not to believe. With so
many twists, you'll
wonder if you are going crazy yourself. This novel is
amazing!!! I found myself
wondering what was really true but Read more...
THINGS I WISH I'D KNOWN; CANCER AND KIDS written by Deborah
J. Cornwall is a
must for any caregiver of little ones even if you are a
parent, teacher, or just
family members who have a hand in caring for children. This
short little
handbook is packed with great Read more...
This fairly new cozy mystery series written by Hannah
Dennison is a wonderfully
written mystery with lots of colorful hometown characters
that will quickly make
you want to read the next one. DEADLY DESIRES AT
HONEYCHURCH HALL is a
delightful story about a small community in Great Britain
where the Read more...
As far as memoirs go, I have to say I have just finished
the most moving and in
the end inspirational one I have ever read. ROMANTIC
VIOLENCE: MEMOIRS OF
AN AMERICAN SKINHEAD written by Christian Picciolini and
forward by the
legendary Joan Jett, showed me a world of struggles Read more...
Maya Banks exceeds her reputation with her novel IN HIS
KEEPING giving her
readers all the mouth watering suspense as well as romance
that they can
consume. Written as the second book from her latest
series, Slow Burn, one
can still easily follow the lives of the Devereauxs Read more...
Another wonderful novel from the Longmire series awaits us
with all the familiar
amusement that these books provide. DRY BONES written by
Craig Johnson will
not disappoint his fans with this latest addition. Our
main character, Walt
Longmire still has his sense of humor during times of
inevitable danger and Read more...
TAKEN written by Charlotte Stein is the first book I have
read by this author. This
is a hot and steamy romance that has a different writing
style that I am not use
to. TAKEN is a short story that does not take too much
time before you jump
right Read more...
The latest R.L. Stine suspense novel for children (and
those young at heart.) will
keep you up all night if you are not careful. There should
be no surprise with a
title like DON'T STAY UP LATE. It has all the spooky
elements that R.L. Stine is Read more...
Teresa Cross
My name is Teresa Cross and I am a single mom
of two
grown children. Amber 29, and James almost 26.
I
teach First Grade to a class of active 6 and 7
years
old. When I am not teaching I have a book in my
hands
every where I go. I will read almost anything but
have a
big love for mystery and suspense. I love to write
as
well and hope to soon write my own mystery
novel
within this next year.
I just got your new book and I can't wait to read it. I connect with your characters on so many levels of both your Coffeehouse Mysteries and your Haunted Bookshop Mysteries!!! Please keep writing them!