REVIEW: The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
Young Adult Audiobook published by Audible Originals 16 Oct 18
I’m not a big audiobook person. Nothing against them, I just find it hard to stay focused and tend to be very judgmental of the voices. I decided to give The Bridge Kingdom audiobook a try because I absolutely love this series.
REVIEW: Save the Best for Last by Jennifer Probst
Contemporary Romance published by Montlake 21 Feb 23
What a fabulous series this is. Without fail, each book in the series grabs at you and sucks you into the characters and their path to true love.
REVIEW: The Duke’s Rules of Engagement by Jennifer Haymore
Historical Romance published by Entangled Amara 27 Sep 22
After reading historical romance for a number of years, I find myself having a difficult time with the genre lately, preferring romantic suspense. Jennifer Haymore was a favorite of mine back then, so when I discovered she had this new release, I hoped maybe she could break through my historical romance barrier.
REVIEW: Adrian X Isolde Series, Books 1 & 2 by Scarlett St. Clair
Fantasy Romance published by Bloom Books 30 Nov 21
An arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, vampires, political intrigue, witches and monsters, what’s not to love? read more…
REVIEW: Most Eligible Cowboy by Stacey Kennedy
Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Desire 29 Nov 22
Being the Most Eligible Bachelor isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be, as Colter Ward soon finds out when he’s targeted by women everywhere he goes. When he can’t even get a beer in peace without being propositioned, he cuts a deal with ace reporter Adeline Harlow – a story in exchange for a fake relationship.
REVIEW: Ruby Spencer’s Whisky Year by Rochelle Bilow
Contemporary Romance published by Berkley 14 Feb 23
Scottish romance is one of my favorite reads, historical, contemporary – heck, even paranormal if an author is able to pull me into that. So the blurb for this book intrigued me and I decided to give it a try, despite the fact this is Ms. Bilow’s first romance and she’s a new author for me. And I enjoy cooking too, so a story with kitchen fun written by a trained chef seemed right up my alley.
REVIEW: Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Young Adult published by HarperCollins 4 Feb 14
✨“Ignite my love, ignite.”✨
This book. THIS. BOOK. If you saw my stories, you saw me wildly compare my love for this book to my love of ACOMAF. I stand by that. Everything about this book was brilliant.
REVIEW: City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita
Stevie‘s review of City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita
Contemporary Police Procedural published by Berkley 10 Jan 23
I’d seen a couple of articles online about Whittier, Alaska around the middle of last year, and they gave me a great incentive to pick up this book when it was offered to me for review. Stories about tower blocks and the communities that form within them aren’t that common, to my knowledge, and the idea of such a community developing in virtual isolation is particularly fascinating. The fictional Point Mettier is inspired by Whittier, and there are an awful lot of similarities between the two in terms of geography at the very least. The town is isolated in the winter, with only a road tunnel linking it to the rest of Alaska, although it is visited by a multitude of cruise ships and part-time residents who rely on the ships for business in the summer. Naturally, this murder mystery takes place in the off season.
REVIEW: More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen
Suspense Thriller published by Grand Central Publishing 07 Feb 23
The story kicks off with a bang, literally. A convicted serial killer takes a law enforcement team to his burial site, except the site is rigged to blow and now becomes a mass grave for law enforcement bodies. Kendra Michaels inserts herself into the investigation, and where Kendra goes, Adam Lynch soon follows. Kendra and Adam have caught the scent and soon they are on the trail of the mastermind.
REVIEW: Last Seen in Santorini by Vivian Conroy
Stevie‘s review of Last Seen in Santorini (Miss Ashford Investigates, Book 2) by Vivian Conroy
Historical Cozy Mystery published by One More Chapter 06 Jan 23
I have a definite thing for cozy mysteries set between the two World Wars, especially those with plucky female protagonists like Daisy Dalrymple and Kate Shackleton (I need to review both their series at some point) – so much so that I was keen to read this book and meet a new lady detective, even after I realised it was the second in a series. Miss Atalanta Ashford is independently wealthy, albeit newly so, and along with a fortune, estate and staff, she has inherited the role of private investigator to the upper echelons of society in a number of European counties. Holidaying in Venice following her first (successful) case, Atalanta encounters a mysterious stranger, who engages Atalanta’s services to investigate the death of a young local woman on Santorini.
