An apparent murder-suicide 19 years ago added more ghosts
to the haunted streets of Boston's Chinatown. But now it
seems one of those spirits may be out for revenge.
Detective Jane Rizzoli has seen some bizarre sights as a
homicide cop, but the shadowy corners and secretive
residents Read more...
As a major flood threatens the city of Portland, Oregon, a
serial killer stalks the streets, using the impending
disaster to cover his crimes. Archie Sheridan, a local
detective who gained notoriety and nearly lost his life
pursuing Gretchen Lowell, the Beauty Killer, finds himself
once again tracking a fiendishly Read more...
Lily is struggling to get over the death of her mother, as
well as recently being fired for reading on the job and
being dumped by her boyfriend. Desperate for an escape, the
bibliophile and Jane Austen fan jumps at the chance to
leave the States behind for a literary Read more...
Liz Stephens is planning to marry Dalton Harris, an up-and-
coming politician in Chicago, when a chance encounter with
a soldier at a dance throws her carefully ordered life into
confusion. Liz's roommate, Julia Renard, is engaged to
Christian Downing, who is already overseas. She is
impatiently awaiting Read more...
Tamila "Tami" Soroush has two great loves: the United
States and Ike Hanson. Life seems perfect after Ike sweeps
her away for a whirlwind Las Vegas wedding, just in time to
keep her from having to return to Iran -- at least until the
immigration interview. She's looking forward to Read more...
John Taylor has seen and done a lot of very bad things in
his work as a private detective and sometimes reluctant
hero in the weird world of the Nightside, a hidden part of
London where it's always 3 in the morning and you need to
be especially careful Read more...
Oak Knoll is still recovering from the rampage of a serial
killer when a year later, violence rocks the town again.
Marissa Fordham, a young single mother and artist, who was
apparently liked by everyone in the community, is viciously
stabbed to death. The only witness is her four-year Read more...
Angie Gennaro and Patrick Kenzie once roamed the mean
streets of Boston catching criminals. Now that they're
married, Angie spends most of her time looking after their
young daughter and going to school; Patrick works cases as
an independent contractor for a prestigious private
investigation firm, hoping to get Read more...
Once one of God's highborn, Astarte is now a fallen angel,
living among fire and demons. Somehow she manages to escape
and arrives on Earth in human form, taking the name Brynna
Malak, hoping to find a way back to God's grace.
Not long after Astarte/Brynna arrives Read more...
Willow Tate loves her work as a graphic novelist, despite
the low pay and disapproval of her mother. But she's never
really believed the fantasies she spins until one day,
after creating a giant red troll named Fafhrd, she sees him
clomping down her street like a playful three Read more...
Once upon a time, Emily Locke had a happy life with her
husband and little girl. Now her husband is dead, murdered
by the men who kidnapped her daughter for an adoption
scheme. And although Annette was returned safely, she now
thinks of the couple who ended up adopting her Read more...
Not all of Santa's elves are jolly. Gumdrop Coal has gotten
fed up with dispensing only lumps of coal to bad children,
and he decides to visit a few to mete out more "hands-on"
punishment. But he doesn't stop with the kids -- after all,
who are the Read more...
Alex Craft is a grave witch. She has the special ability to
summon shades -- not ghosts, but lingering memories still
present in dead bodies. Oh, and she can see and talk to
Death, who just happens to be a jeans-wearing, dark-haired
hottie. Alex's gifts help her make Read more...
After her sister, Harriet, eloped with Joe, the man
Cassandra loved, 20-year-old Cassie moved to New York and
worked hard to shed her Southern accent and small-town
ways. She hasn't returned to Walton, Georgia, or spoken to
her sister for 15 years, but when Harriet calls Read more...
Samantha Fairchild is earning money to go to Harvard Law
School by working at a fancy Boston restaurant. But one
night she witnesses a high-profile murder in the wine
cellar and is even more horrified to see the killer take
the security camera, which she knows shows her image Read more...
Bernie Little takes a break from his work as a PI to visit
a traveling circus with his son, Charlie, and his faithful
dog, Chet. To Bernie's surprise and Charlie's
disappointment, the elephant in the show, Peanut, has
disappeared, along with her trainer, Uri DeLeath. Chet
quickly picks Read more...
Luke is a lonely child caught in the middle of a divorce
and living with his mother, Claire, when he meets Daniel on
a playground. The two immediately bond, and Claire seems
glad Luke has found a friend to keep him occupied. But
Daniel isn't like other boys, and Read more...
Sara Constantine, a rising star in the district attorney's
office, has a one-night stand with a sexy stranger while
celebrating an important win. When she's drafted to work in
the super-secretive Division 6 shortly afterward, she runs
into Luke -- Lucius Dragos -- again. Not only is he Read more...
October "Toby" Daye is part human and part Daoine Sidhe -- a
changeling -- whose special abilities have led her into a
career as a private investigator. Although she lives in San
Francisco, she spends much of her time in the fae worlds,
making friends and enemies in both places. A kidnapping Read more...
Ellen Woods has lived in a fog of grief since her beloved
husband, Nick, died in an auto accident nearly a year ago.
Raising her precocious 11-year-old son, Charlie, Ellen
cocoons herself in her house, working occasionally (from
home) as a freelance copy editor. When she discovers her Read more...
Lenore Howard
Born in Decatur, Illinois, Lenore has loved reading since first she wondered what green eggs and ham would taste like. After getting her B.A. in English, she worked as an administrative assistant at a local community college before moving to Chicago a few years ago to find a job where she could work with words. She is now a freelance proofreader and copy editor in educational publishing and has what she considers a dream job: getting paid to read!
Lenore started her reviewing career about 10 years ago at the request of friends from the Old Book Barn, who published a newsletter of romance reviews. She began with regencies (no one else wanted to do them), but has since reviewed contemporary and historical romances, mysteries, and women’s fiction. Having worked with Tanzey Cutter on the OBB Gazette, Lenore was happy to join her in the world of online reviewing at Fresh Fiction. Besides reading, Lenore enjoys writing, eating good chocolate (not that there’s any other kind), and collecting all things cat-related.
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