Heir to Gold and Ashes is a fiction, horror story loaded with all your (or at least my) favorite creatures: Vampires, Witches, Demons, Fae and other monsters. It also borders on a new world fantasy, horror story, with the new world being a Los Angeles that has been taken over by a host of dark creatures. The story captured… Read more »
Meet Clara Andrews is the first book in a series that I’m sure will find a place in everyone’s heart. If book one is any indication, and I’m sure it is, this series will have you instantly falling in love with Clara and laughing at her antics on every page. Clara lives in London and works as a designer… Read more »
The Island Escape is a “feel good romantic comedy”. However, the first thing you’ll read both the cover and description are deceiving. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. If you’re like me, the cover will immediately take you to the tropics. Sorry. Wrong part of the world. Likewise, while there are several funny scenes and discussions, there are some… Read more »
A Matter of Trust is a Contemporary Romance with a typical but slightly different plot. The British company, founded by his family and now owned and run by British financier Bennett Sterling, hires Devon Sinclair, a brilliant economist, recruited from America. Instantly, there is an attraction between them. But, as you would expect, each has their own issues and… Read more »
Witch for Hire is the first book in N.E. Conneely’s, A Witch’s Path; a humorous, urban fantasy series. If this first book is any indication of the series, you’ll want to order book 2 before you finish Witch for Hire: Which, I found to be an enjoyable, well-written fun read that will have you laughing a lot and instantly… Read more »
Kiss Cam is listed under Teen/Young Adult Romance. A more accurate description would be a well-written and delightful high school romance. But, it is much more than a romantic tale. For those of us over 30, it is also an education into how much being a teen has changed since we were one. The first thing you will notice… Read more »
Who We Were Before is a gripping tale, listed under women’s fiction. The two main characters are Zoe and her husband Edward, who live in a small village outside of London. Their story takes place during a weekend trip to Paris two years after the loss their first and only child, their two-year-old son Milo. The story is told… Read more »
This week’s inspiration series deals with television. I was about to jump out there and say TV shows spur very little in the way of ideas for my books. However, no sooner did I start to type that, when I realized the topic is “Television”, not just TV shows. While TV shows don’t bring to mind many ideas for my… Read more »
Does music inspire me to write? I guess you could say it inspires me to do just about everything. Okay, almost everything. By that, I mean that music puts me in a certain mood and place, and that, often guides whatever I’m doing. If I’m trying to decide what color to paint a wall and a lively song comes on?… Read more »
The Things We Wish Were True is listed under psychological, women’s fiction. Personally, I would classify it as an adult romance with a little psychological mystery thrown in. That’s because the author spent much more time developing the romantic interests of the characters than she did the mystery, casually embedded in the plot. The story finds Jancey, and her two… Read more »
A quick diversion if I may. What I think you will love about this series is that Tay, Ash and I are very different. We think differently. We were raised differently. We write in different genres. We live in different areas of the country. We have different likes and dislikes. We are not ALL female. (Hee hee.) I know… Read more »
Some Rise by Sin is an outstanding historical romance novel that takes us back to 16th century England. Back to the days of Lords and Ladies, and a Queen that history seldom mentions. (Actually, it’s still the day of Lords and Ladies but, I needed an opening for my review.) The Lord, in this case, is Cade, the Earl… Read more »
Just Roll With It is a cute romance story about the up’s and down’s of Rigbee’s life: before and after she meets Roman. Ah yes, Roman with his good looks and bad boy image. The one who should send her into the biggest panic attack she’s ever had. Instead, he has the exact opposite effect on her. Suddenly Rigbee finds… Read more »
Nighthawks at the Mission is listed under dark fantasy: And dark it truly is. Dark in the sense that if killing, drinking, betraying friends, doing drugs, stealing, blowing things up and not caring much about anything excites you than, this is your book. Once again I find myself in total disagreement with other reviewers over a fantasy book. And,… Read more »
OMG! Doing this review required a lot of thought as to how I would rate this book. I’ll explain in a minute. Santa’s Little Helper is a horror/occult novel that will have the hair on the back of your neck and arms standing straight up from front cover to back cover. It is by far the creepiest book I… Read more »