Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney is fantastically brilliant. Will Nora find the culprit before her family home has to be sold? Nora Asquith Our sleuth, Nora, is also an innkeeper and apothecary who clearly loves animals and nature. I enjoyed getting to know Nora and her family as they work towards turning their family […]
Family and Other Calamities by Leslie Gray Streeter is fantastic! I love the characters. Will Dawn clear her name and explain why it took so long? Dawn Roberts is our main character, and she is marvelous. She is genuine. Let me clarify that she is an outstanding journalist, but she isn’t completely honest with herself. […]
An Encounter with Destiny by Blythe Dowling-Eversly is how Dez meets an old college friend and has the utmost thought that they were meant to be together. Dez decides to go back in time to try to change the future. Will Dez succeed in changing the future? Sergeant Destiny Hourie Destiny, Dez, Hourie’s life is […]
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 […]