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Confident Women
by Tori Telfer
"A glimpse into some of the con women of history...."
Posted April 8, 2021

We’re all familiar with the idea of con men, but what about con women? Tori Telfer tackles the idea of con women throughout the ages, focusing on the fact that each and every one of them exuded confidence to those around them. Step inside the pages of Read more...

Flight
by Laura Griffin
"A must-read for romantic suspense fans!"
Posted April 5, 2021

Miranda Rhoads was horrified to discover two dead bodies while out photographing birds in the town of Lost Beach, Texas, but she is familiar with the process and what needs to be done. After all, she has been trained as a CSI investigator and is excellent at spotting the Read more...

The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
"Magic and murder in the post-Civil War time period"
Posted March 29, 2021

The Civil War has ended, and with it a proclamation allowing all people, including those of color, can now freely use magic. Hetty Rhodes and her husband, Benjy, were active conductors in the Underground Railroad system and both have magical talents. In fact, Hetty’s talents are so Read more...

Under the Cover of Murder
by Lauren Elliott
"A book is the clue to murder..."
Posted March 28, 2021

Addie Greyborne’s best friend, Serena Chandler, is getting married to Zach Ludlow! Unfortunately, the wedding itself if off to a rocky start. Serena’s future mother-in-law (and Zach’s stepmom), Veronica, has ignored every single request or desire for Serena’s wedding Read more...

The Nature of Fragile Things
by Susan Meissner
"An earthquake and a stranger shake up Sophie's world...."
Posted March 26, 2021

Sophie Whalen is residing in a dumpy New York tenement when she spots an intriguing advertisement for a job. It’s not just any job, either, but is an advertisement by a San Francisco widower seeking a bride who will also be the stepmother to his child. Sophie Read more...

Calculated Risks
by Seanan McGuire
"Gut-wrenching urban fantasy tale"
Posted March 17, 2021

If you haven’t read the prior book, IMAGINARY NUMBERS, stop right now and read it before reading another word about CALCULATED RISKS (unless, like me, you don’t mind spoilers). CALCULATED RISKS picks up right where the massive cliffhanger ending of IMAGINARY NUMBERS ends, leaving Sarah Read more...

Tropic of Stupid
by Tim Dorsey
"A trip through the weirdness of Florida..."
Posted March 17, 2021

Serge Storms is on a mission. Not only is he determined to visit all of the state parks in Florida and receive his stamp, but he’s also following up on his DNA heritage results to visit previously unknown family members. Meanwhile, a Florida law enforcement officer has Read more...

The Russian Cage
by Charlaine Harris
"Stunning multi-genre alternate history tale!"
Posted March 17, 2021

Lizbeth Rose is stunned when she receives the letter from her half-sister, Felicia. Felicia is residing in the Holy Russian Empire (formerly known as California) where she receives a free education in exchange for helping Tsar Alexei live through the magic of her blood. Felicia’s letter Read more...

Goodnight Moo
by Mollie Cox Bryan
"Suspicion abounds in the rural farming community"
Posted March 11, 2021

Brynn MacAlister is gearing up for the first-ever cheesemakers’ festival in her town and she has her hands full with all the work involved. Wes Scors, the grandson of her dear and departed friend, Nancy, has been an enormous help to Brynn with running her dairy farm Read more...

The Witch Hunter
by Max Seeck
"Darkly thrilling occultic tale that is hard to put down!"
Posted February 24, 2021

A dead body is found with a gruesome rictus of a smile plastered on her face. Even worse, the dead body is the wife of best-selling author, Roger Koponen, whose novels feature horrifying deaths including one very similar to that of his wife. Roger was away at the Read more...

Murder in an Irish Bookshop
by Carlene O'Connor
"A bookshop opens... for murder"
Posted February 23, 2021

Siobhán O’Sullivan can barely contain her enthusiasm over the upcoming opening of a bookstore in Kilbane! She’s also feeling a little guilty as she hasn’t had time over the past few years for pleasure reading but hopes that a new bookstore Read more...

Quiet in Her Bones
by Nalini Singh
"No one can be trusted..."
Posted February 18, 2021

Aarav Rai should be living the glamorous life. After all, he’s the son and oldest heir of a wealthy businessman and a multimillionaire in his own right, thanks to the lucrative sales of his first novel. Instead, Aarav has been haunted by his mom’s disappearance Read more...

Closely Harbored Secrets
by Bree Baker
"A ghost walk turns deadly..."
Posted February 4, 2021

The annual ghost walk is a popular event in Charm, North Carolina, and Everly Swan is excited to assist. She’s loaded up teas and finger foods from her café and looking forward to a fun evening of ghostly tales surrounding the history of Charm. Unfortunately, things Read more...

The Lost Manuscript
by Cathy Bonidan
"An epistolary tale to be slowly savored..."
Posted January 21, 2021

It all started with a manuscript. . . Anne-Lise Briard discovers a typed manuscript left behind in her room at the Beau Rivage Hotel. Having no book of her own to read, she dives into the manuscript and is immediately enchanted by the storyline and the author’s usage Read more...

A Wicked Yarn
by Emmie Caldwell
"A delightfully crafty cozy mystery!"
Posted January 21, 2021

Lia Geiger is enjoying working at her knitting circle’s booth at the Crandalsburg Craft Fair. An assortment of crafts are readily available and Mother’s Day weekend promises to bring a lot of tourists--and a lot of potential sales--for everyone. Unfortunately, Darren, a local Read more...

The Dark Archive
by Genevieve Cogman
"Steampunk fantasy at its finest!"
Posted January 21, 2021

Irene has taken on a monumental task in hopes of further cementing the peace treaty between the dragons and the Fae. She has agreed to have a Fae as an apprentice, a move seen as widely controversial for a whole host of reasons but mainly because there has been Read more...

Mistletoe, Moussaka, and Murder
by Tina Kashian
"The Polar Bear Plunge takes a deadly turn..."
Posted January 1, 2021

It’s the Christmas season in Ocean Crest, which also means the Jersey Shore’s local Polar Bear Plunge is scheduled. This year, the Polar Bear Plunge is benefiting the Ocean Crest senior center so all the local businesses are participating. Lucy Berberian is representing her family Read more...

Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings
by Liz Ireland
"Who committed elficide in Santaland?"
Posted December 28, 2020

April Claus is trying to settle into her new home, new role, and with her new husband in Christmastown when tragedy threatens it all. April had been living contentedly in Oregon running a bed and breakfast when Nick Claus swept her off her feet. Little did she realize then Read more...

A Garland of Bones
by Carolyn Haines
"Entertaining Christmas-themed mystery"
Posted December 28, 2020

It’s Christmas time and Sarah Booth Delaney and her best friend and partner in the Delaney Detective Agency, are headed to Columbus, MS, to celebrate the local festivities there. They are accompanied by their friends Oscar, Cece, Jaytee, Harold, Millie, and of course Sarah Booth’s Read more...

The Awakening
by Nora Roberts
"If you read just one book this year, make it THE AWAKENING"
Posted December 28, 2020

THE AWAKENING is the first book in the Dragon Heart Legacy series and wow, what a start! It’s not often that I’m so blown away by a book that I’m left speechless to adequately describe just how much I love a Read more...

Debbie Wiley

27 comments posted.

Re: The Demigod Complex (3:34am February 22, 2020):

I love the premise of this one! Looking forward to reading
it :)

Re: Betraying the Billionaire (6:58pm December 21, 2019):

You and I had similar thoughts except I decided to mention
all my usual favorites in the intro and that select some in
categories I created LOL

Re: Chai Another Day (10:53am June 13, 2019):

Great series! Can't wait to read this one.

Re: Trial By Fire (5:39pm March 24, 2016):

I love that perspective! Now if only the general public
could get that through their heads.....

Re: Secret Sisters (7:53am January 16, 2016):

Miranda, you've never read one??? OMG, you HAVE to read one
of her books! And yes, great job, Netta!

Re: Asylum (10:00pm October 30, 2015):

When I was a kid, my brother and I were riding in the
back of a pickup truck (this was back in the days when
that was considered okay!). My parents were in the truck
driving us along a dark, forested area on some small road
in the middle of nowhere, SC. My brother and I have
overactive imaginations and swore we saw "tree people"
staring at us and banged loudly on the window and
demanded we all squeeze inside the truck so we'd be safe
from the "tree people". We still laugh about it to this
day!

Re: The Summer Marked (3:56pm September 24, 2015):

Oh I'm definitely an end-peeker! I even read the end of the
Harry Potter series as I had to know who made it and who
didn't.

Re: Waiting for Ethan (4:17pm September 15, 2015):

Oh I'm definitely an "end peeker" when it comes to books!

Re: Fudging the Books (3:45pm August 3, 2015):

I love to travel! My favorite place to travel is somewhere
new. This summer we explored Las Vegas and went to the
Grand Canyon. I also went on my first ghost tour in
Savannah, GA.

Re: Briar Queen (6:32am June 12, 2015):

I absolutely LOVE the Night and Nothing series!

Re: For Your Love (7:34am May 9, 2015):

How did I miss this one coming out? Love anything Beverly
Jenkins writes!

Re: Bittersweet (7:21pm April 6, 2015):

Love this series!

Re: Gideon (6:47am March 24, 2015):

I'm excited to hear about JERICHO!!

Re: The Perilous Journey of the Not-So-Innocuous Girl (8:05pm March 21, 2015):

Steampunk can be fun- especially seeing how the heroines
manage such adventures with their fancy dresses!

Re: The Dragon Conspiracy (12:55pm February 7, 2015):

I just recently read the short story in NIGHT SHIFT and have added a couple of your other books in my TBR pile as a result.

Re: Revenant (3:21pm December 19, 2014):

Love love LOVE Castiel! In fact, I love just about anyone on Supernatural as that still ranks as one of the best tv shows in that genre imo. And Hellboy... who can't help but love Hellboy just cause!

Re: Murder Of A Needled Knitter (7:56pm September 15, 2014):

Those 5 things are so very, very true!! I'm so sorry you couldn't find a way to put the Dooziers on a cruise- even the thought has me laughing like a loon. As for your question, I try to avoid hobby groups other than book clubs but yes, I've been in a book club with an individual that should be thankful the members didn't read a lot of mystery novels or I'm sure they'd have figured out a way to dispose of her permanently LOL!!!

Re: Zombified (12:34pm September 1, 2014):

I love vampires, shifters, and all sorts of other supernatural creatures... but a zombie? Oh this is one story I MUST read! Love your first paragraph of this blog as it hooked me.

Re: Going Down in Flames (8:06am July 11, 2014):

Love dragon stories and the comment about the oreos cracked me
up. Adding this one to my list to get.....

Re: Mirror X (8:03am July 11, 2014):

Okay, you got me intrigued... downloaded the book to my Kindle
just now!

Re: Vampire Trouble (8:02am July 11, 2014):

Adding this series to my ever growing list of books I need to
read!

Re: Rebel (7:58am July 11, 2014):

Love sci fi/paranormal/romance blends! I've heard great things
about this series and own all the books- now I just need to
find time to read them!

Re: Darkwalker (6:05pm June 17, 2014):

Love the cover and can't wait to read the second book!

Re: The Strain (8:16pm March 11, 2014):

I'm so excited about this! LOVED LOVED LOVED the trilogy.

Re: The Promise (10:59am April 19, 2009):

Why do I read? That's almost like asking me why do I breathe?? I've been reading for as long as I can remember. My parents made sure I developed a love of reading. Anyone else old enough to remember the records that accompanied the children's books?? I had my own little record player and I played all of those little 45s and 33s to death!

Re: Turn Coat (7:04pm February 21, 2009):

What fun!I'm a huge fan of Jim Butcher so one day I hope to attend something like ConDFW....

Re: The Secret Life of Bees (11:16am February 8, 2009):

I usually try to read a book before seeing the movie. There are a few authors I prefer the movies to the books though, and John Grisham is one of those actually.