Suspense/Thriller

Bull” Gambino who is determined to get payback on Sean. It becomes a race against time and everyone is a suspect, even the writers in residence. Is one of them being paid by Gambino to get revenge on Sean? Will Sean and Emma Hinally get their happy ever after, or will they be torn apart?

Impervious (A Sean McPherson Novel, Book Three)

Laurie Buchannan

Sean McPherson and Emma Benton are getting ready for their big day. Someone is determined that Sean and Emma don’t get their dream of happiness together. When an explosion causes a death and numerous injuries, Sean is determined to Higure out who did it. Calling on his previous experience as a police ofHicer, he’s determined to bring those responsible to justice. All suspicions go to Georgio “The

DeHinitely the high octane offering of the Sean McPherson series! Readers will be holding their breath until the last page in the hopes that the hero makes it and gets the happy ever after with Emma. “The Bull” is a force to be reckoned with, and he’s written with great characterization. His viciousness leaps off the page. For fans of suspense and action, this is the perfect tale! Book three has another fascinating cast of characters who may or may not be up to no good. Starting off with this book in the series will have the added effect of having to go back and read the other books in the series, but there is enough information to gauge what is going on. Another gem of a book from Laurie Buchanan!

Lynn-Alexandria McKendrick

Three French Hens (The Twelve Days of Christmas, Book 10)

Emily E K Murdoch

HISTORICAL: At Almack’s, Sophia Fitzroy announces to her sister Caroline she wants a scandalous romance! Caroline admonishes her youngest sister. As her sister leaves, a handsome young man, Orlando Dunbar comes up to her side proclaiming he is available for a scandalous romance. Sophia refuses him at once, but he will not let the subject go. The next day, her sister Arabella reveals Orlando is the famous rake, Viscount Orlando Dunbar, who always keeps three French Hens, or mistresses. Sophia is appalled! After that, everywhere Sophia goes, Orlando is there; ready to escort her through the serpentine or ride horses on Rotten Row. She Hinds herself drawn to him despite his reputation. Orlando says he wants her for his own. Should she believe him, or is he only teasing?

“Three French Hens” showcases the sixth and youngest Fitzroy daughter. Orlando is written as a dashing gallant who evolves as a person and learns he only needs one person in his life to love. Sophia is a fun heroine with many quirks. She begins as a naı̈ve lass but blooms the more time she spends in Orlando’s company. They are both easy to love with their playful back and forth banter. There is very little world building in this piece which is disappointing. While there is a plethora of characters in this story, they are two dimensional, adding very little to this tale. The ending is also quite abrupt. The description of Orlando’s mesmerizing eyes is incredible. The teasing is an amusing touch that keeps this tale real and the reader engaged throughout the story. A captivating romance that is sure to please till the very end.

Belinda Wilson

MacDougall, and has an asthmalike illness that causes him to shy away from physical efforts. Thus, he develops his mind and excels at games requiring logic or brainpower. His brother, Keir, has a gambling and whoring problem and keeps losing costly valuables. Keir locked Aileana in a dark barn when she was just a child because she was already a skilled archer, and that threatened him. He cheats to win, which causes trouble. Sometimes he uses things that he doesn’t ‘own’ as collateral for his bets…

Seeker: A Scottish Medieval Enemies to Lovers Romance

Jean M. Grant

HISTORICAL/PARANORMAL: In Scotland in 1322, Aileana Montgomerie is connected to the power of the earth through her bare feet. She is a skilled archer at a time when women’s skills are downplayed to placate the egos of the men around them. Aileana’s mother is a healer, and uses a magical mortar and pestle to grind her herbs; this tool binds each of the stories together within this series. Brodie MacDougall is the second son of Laird

The tension builds steadily throughout this story. There seems to be a bit of evil that is ever-present from the start to the denouement. This author helps readers get to know and understand the conHlicts and tensions in each of the main characters. This allows readers to see the evil in Keir and his cronies, as well as the goodness in Aileana and Brodie. The evocative feel of this story makes it seem as if the paranormal element is accepted during this time in history, when people lived much more connected to the land. The story Hlows well, and the pace is consistent throughout. The mortar and pestle angle adds a unique angle to the paranormal part of this story.

Carey Sullivan

and relationships between the characters would be much more believable if they had been developed more, giving the reader time to invest in what is otherwise a compelling story.

Nicole Harlow

Luke Blackmon’s Rose

Mary Patterson Thornburg

SCI-FI: For Literary Professor, Rose Lyn Spencer, the idea of 1930s musician, Luke Blackmon, being cloned and brought into present day is an interest that borders on obsession. When she discovers the man she felt so connected to in print has, in fact, been staying with one of her students, she Hinds herself headover-heels in love and caught up in a conspiracy led by the agency that cloned Luke Blackmon in the Hirst place. Rose must navigate the challenges of a whirlwind romance while helping Luke learn to navigate the twenty-Hirst century.

A sweet tale of romance and danger, “Luke Blackmon’s Rose” is a stand-alone novella that touches on love, race, and the dangers of letting scientists and corporations play God. The story follows Rose’s journey as she meets the cloned Luke Blackmon, falls in love, and tries to free them both from the unnamed company that made him. While the themes of this story pull at the heartstrings, the story itself rushes through the big emotions, leaving the reader unsatisHied as the conHlicts tie themselves up in a nice little bow without much of a Hight. The plot

Six Geese a Laying (The Twelve Days of Christmas Book 6)

Emily E. K. Murdoch

HISTORICAL: Maria Fitzroy is the youngest of her four sisters, and the least gregarious of them. She often Hinds it difHicult to Hind her tongue and shies away from social situations with many people. Yet on one snowy night, she meets the most handsome man that makes her dream of so much more. Walter Atherton is a stranger to the neighborhood with an interest in the Fitzroys. This young lady is charmed by his attention, but Walter shares very little of himself, and her father has banned him from their house. As if those issues are not enough, the newspaper is printing malicious gossip about Maria’s mother, the kindest woman Maria has ever known. Nonetheless, Maria risks all to experience the love of a lifetime, only to have it come crashing down around her. Can

Maria and Walter Hind a way through the heartache to share the love they have found?

“Six Geese a Laying” is a Christmas tale Hilled with sweet desires and guilty secrets wrapped up in love! Maria is shy and feels out of step with her elder, more conHident sisters. She falls hard for Walter after one meeting, her naivete and innocence on full display. Walter has secrets and because the readers are not privy to them or his thoughts, he appears to be using Maria. That makes it difHicult to get behind the romance and invest in this couple. Even so there is a strong sense of family that spills from the pages. Betrayal and redemption are powerful themes at play. This is another enticing addition in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” series that promises heartwarming romance!

Tricia Hill

Embers (Coven Daughters Origins Book 1)

Kat Turner

PARANORMAL: Megan O’Neil likes to chase rockstars. However, that isn’t the only thing she likes to chase. Megan is also a ghost hunter which keeps her busy enough to not be interested in any type of relationship. That is, until she meets Thom James, the rockstar. When Megan gets Hired from her professor job, she concentrates fully on her side engagement, hunting ghosts. While she still has her latest latenight hookup on her mind, she encounters an evil spirit where she then, Hinds a magical book of witchcraft that connects her with a terrifying prophecy. Now not only does Megan have to keep the prophecy from coming to existence, but she also must decipher her feelings towards Thom, whether they are real or if he just came back for one thing.

In this adult paranormal romance, Kat Turner sends chills down your spine. The author keeps the readers interests not only by having a demon-like character being the antagonist, but she adds a little Hlare with the intense relationship between Megan and Thom to keep the Hires burning with each turn of the page. The supernatural reader gets a little bit of everything with this read, but not too much to be overwhelmed with just the ghost hunting aspect of the story. This is not a story meant to read in the dark! “Embers” gives the readers a bewitching feel that something is about to go awry with not giving too much detail away making the reader wanting to turn the page to see what happens next.

Stephanie Bell

Selkie: An Enemies to Lovers Viking Romance

Sydney Winward

PARANORMAL: Mayla Brior is a selkie who has the magical power to shed her seal skin, so she can walk amongst the humans on land. Klaus Lovik’s bride has been stolen from him on his wedding day by his enemy: chieftain. He will do anything to Hind his bride, even capture a selkie for a bartering gift. Once Klaus has his selkie, he quickly see’s there is something special about this one selkie. They soon bond with each other, making Klaus realize his recent mutual agreement was not meant for him. However, with Klaus’s growing feelings for the selkie, he isn’t sure if he could go down that path being they were both from different worlds and the selkie would want to be returned to her own world. In this fast-paced read, Sydney Winward ties two worlds together – a fantasy world full of selkie’s and a human world. The selkie-world is full of magic as “Sydney Winward” shows the readers when the selkie sheds her skin and walks amongst the humans on land. The author gives a different perspective of fantasy instead of using mermaids to shed their skin, she uses seals. We have Klaus who captures a selkie and bonds with her in a way he has never bonded with anyone else. It’s almost magical how one comes across the other one. It’s like an adult spin on the “Little Mermaid”. It gives adult readers hope in a second chance at love. Maybe your Hirst choice wasn’t the one, but this read shows adults that there is a second chance at Hinding their one true love.

Stephanie Bell

A Partridge in a Pear Tree (The Twelve Days of Christmas Book 12)

Emily E K Murdoch

HISTORICAL: This story takes place in and around Bath, England, during 1819. Isabella Fitzroy and a coachman head to Bath from her family’s home, Chalcroft, for a visit with her cousins, but she really desires some alone time. Most of her family members are married, and she isn’t. There seems to be a general air of pity for her among her family, as they are certain she will remain a spinster. After a short visit with her relatives, she wanders the streets of Bath