As a Marine and a sharpshooter, Wade Cordell has seen more
than his share of violence and death. Currently an
independent contractor with Bullet Catchers, an elite
security and investigation firm, he's feeling a little
burnt-out after a recent "messy" assignment. So when Lucy
Sharpe, the head of Read more...
The law officers in the Vancouver community of Coquitlan
are frantically working to solve not only a series of
rapes, but also a series of child abductions and arsons.
Constables Craig Nolan, Ashlyn Hart, and Tain (who goes by
only the one name) are each assigned one of the cases Read more...
The town of Tuonela, Wisconsin, has a grim past -- once the
home of Richard Manchester, a killer who many people
believed to be a vampire. Because of this, the residents
relocated the town nearby and tried to start over. But now
that Manchester's body has been found and put Read more...
Mystery writers do a lot of research about the crimes they
feature in their books. But writer Charlie Howard has gone
a step further. In addition to writing books featuring a
burglar as the main character, Charlie himself is an
accomplished thief. While spending some time in Amsterdam,
finishing up Read more...
Maggie Kelly, author of the St. Just mystery series, has
come to accept the fact that her Regency hero, Alexandre
Blake, the Viscount St. Just, has somehow become real --
along with his sidekick, Sterling Balder. She's even
accepted the fact that since St. Just entered her life, she
keeps Read more...
When a man wearing a Santa Claus costume is found stabbed
to death in his basement apartment at a major hotel in
Reykjavik, Iceland, Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson and his
team have dozens of suspects. Trying to conduct an
investigation among a rush of Christmas tourists and
wanting to keep an Read more...
Adam Chase left his hometown in North Carolina and moved to
New York five years ago. Accused of murder, he was
acquitted of the crime, but could no longer stay where
townspeople and even family members regarded him with
suspicion.
After a phone call from childhood friend Danny Faith, Adam Read more...
When three commercial airliners in different parts of the
world explode over open ocean, counterterrorism groups
assemble around the world to investigate. When a fourth
plane goes down over land, experts hope that this apparent
mistake in the terrorists' plan will lead to their capture.
One of those experts is Read more...
Detective Archie Sheridan tracked the sadistic Beauty
Killer, Gretchen Lowell, for years before nearly becoming
her last victim. Kidnapped and physically and mentally
tortured for 10 days, Archie was rescued in the nick of
time -- although some days he wonders if surviving was
really the best outcome. He's estranged Read more...
Other than some fender-benders and lost wallets during the
annual Harbor Festival, the small Maryland town of St.
Dennis is quiet -- and the chief of police, Gabriel Beck,
likes it that way. He's had enough excitement in his life
and enjoys the peaceful atmosphere (except for tourist
season Read more...
When Shannon Randall disappeared from her small South
Carolina hometown and her blood was found on a shirt
belonging to 18-year-old Eric Beale, the young man was
tried, convicted and later executed for her murder, even
though Shannon's body was never found. FBI agent Matt
Ranieri, who Read more...
Susanna Osbourne, whose mother died in childbirth, was
orphaned at the age of 12 when her father committed
suicide. The young girl ran away from the estate where she
and her father lived, believing she was now considered a
burden by the adults. She never learned what led her father Read more...
Nick Red Shield prefers horses to people. He needs no
company on the long drive taking a horse trailer from the
Midwest to his home in South Dakota. Especially knowing
that near the end of his journey, he'll pick up a prize
colt that will earn him big money Read more...
Cathryn Deen had it all: beauty, fame and fortune. Then a
fiery car accident left her scarred and reclusive. She is
now an object of morbid curiosity instead of adoration. The
only thing that gets her through the painful days of rehab
and recovery are phone calls and care packages Read more...
Corinne Cooper Peyton must not only deal with speculation
regarding her possible role in the sudden death of her
older, billionaire husband, but now it appears that someone
is trying to kill her. Through her insurance company, she
contacts Bullet Catchers, a top bodyguard/security
organization, and they send out Read more...
As a teenager, Jonathan Winston Shelley got involved in
drugs and then was convicted of the savage rape and murder
of Mary Alice Finney, who attended the same high school in
Decatur, Georgia. Paroled at age 35, he has a job at a car
wash, barely making enough money for Read more...
Anne Jewell has learned to live with the stigma of being an
unwed mother. Despite the fact that her pregnancy was the
result of a rape, she was ostracized by her family and
polite society. Still, she loves her son, David, now nine
years old, and has a good position Read more...
Reporter Tom Valle overslept one day and made up a story to
meet his deadline. Then he made up another, and another...
until the lies caught up with him more than 50 articles
later. Forced to leave the paper in disgrace, two years
later Valle is an exile in the Read more...
Abigail Barton is content with her life in a country
village, where she's known and accepted as the local
healer. As a wizard's daughter who possesses powers of her
own, she knows she'd be regarded with suspicion, if not
outright animosity, in London. Her closest contact with Read more...
with enigmatic ex-thief Peter Fox seems to attract trouble.
He's also one of the reasons her sabbatical to England has
become an extended stay, although she still can't quite
figure out where she stands with him.
While helping Peter sort through some acquisitions for his
antique store 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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