Jill Is Not Happy by Kaira Rouda is a fantastic thriller that gets crazier with each chapter. The book title says it all…Jill Is Not Happy, and heads will roll. Jill Tingley Jill is the main character, and she is far from normal. She was brought up in a very Christian home with strict parents […]
Salvacion by Sandra Proudman takes a whole new spin on the tale of Zorro by casting a young Mexican teenage girl and her older brother trying to protect their small town in historical California, right after Mexico loses California to the United States. Can Lola stop Hernandez from getting some more sal roja? Lola de […]
Doggone Bones by Carolyn Haines is fantastic, with many questions, greed, tears, and new revelations. Will Sarah Booth and Tinkie find the missing dogs? Sarah Booth and Tinkie are called upon to help find a missing dog in the nearby town of Nixville. Although Nixville is only a few miles away, it is almost like […]
Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin by Sarah Graves has Ellie bringing Jake to an investigation. Will Ellie and Jake solve Hank Rafferty’s death? Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree Jake is the point-of-view character and one of the two sleuths in this series. She lives in an old house with four generations living under one roof. I honestly […]
Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss brings Willa’s past to haunt her. Can Willa get past her old feelings of betrayal from Riley and Pearce? Willa Willa thought that she had left her past behind when she left Oregon to pursue her cheesemongering endeavors. Well, that is until the grand opening of Hope’s Cakery, and […]
Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly is a well-written mystery. Will Whitney figure out what happened to the Finsters? Whitney Whitaker Flynn Our sleuth is Whitney, a carpenter and house flipper by trade. However, she is also an amateur investigator when the case finds her. In this installment, Whitney’s family is helping to remodel an […]
A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper puts Jessamine Bricker into a dangerous situation while planning a proposal that she didn’t even want to do. Can Jess pull off a proposal that will make Diana happy? Jessamine Bricker Jessamine Bricker likes to go by Jess and nothing else. She loves a good plan, to-do […]
The Library Game by Gigi Pandian is a wonderfully written magical mystery. Will Tempest and her friends save the Gray House Library? Tempest and her friends are working on a new library with a closed room mystery theater that Tempest and Ivy wrote. The library will be an extension of the current library, but feature […]