The Sea Glass Cottage

In RaeAnne Thayne's The Sea Glass Cottage, this beautiful contemporary romance will have you moving to tears by the end of the novel. For Olivia Harper, she always loved living in Cape Sanctuary California as a young child. But after two devastating tragedies in her family, she moved away to Oregon to start a new life. But when her mother fell off a ladder and broke her lip, she rushed home when tensions ran high between her niece and her mother. As she helped her mother out  in the greenhouse and ran her social media  company from home, she never knew why her niece Caitlin hated her and why her mother was distant in the past. But as she bonded with her best friend, Melody, she ran into her late sister's best friend and her childhood crush, Cooper Vance, who also her best friend's brother. Olivia also dealt with fear and panic attacks from an incident in a coffeehouse in Oregon. For Cooper Vance, he's the newest fire chief and a war veteran, who's been consumed by guilt on the night of the fire that claimed Olivia's father so many years ago. But he had feelings for Olivia for the longest time. For Juliet, she dealt with raising Caitlin after Natalie died and has MS, but she had feelings for her neighbor, her late best friend's husband, and didn't want to be anyone's burden. And Caitlin also wanted to find out who's her father and wanted to be there for Juliet and to also patch the differences with her aunt Olivia. All of them dealt with finding out the truths of the past and the crossroads that led them to find happiness there in Cape Sanctuary with a wonderful tear-jerking ending.

This was so beautifully written and wonderful to read. It's so lifting and powerful that tug at the heartstrings. I did care for Olivia, Juliet, Cooper, and Caitlin. As told from their POVs throughout the story, they've dealt with a lot of heartache, sorrow, sadness, and found their own cloud of happiness. Individually, they've also searched for a missing piece in their lives and resolved their own differences. I loved the beautiful seaswept location of Cape Sanctuary, California, and how it was so visual and picturesque at the scenic settings throughout the story. The theme deals with home and what really makes a family, whether it's biological or not. It's about love and second chances to feel settled and rooted.

Grab your tissues! If you love emotionally-moving romances with non-stop drama, suspense, plenty of action, and a bit of sweet romance, check out the Sea Glass Cottage today!

The One Who Got Away

In L.A. Detwiler's The One Who Got Away, this chilling serial killer thriller will leave you breathless and with goosebumps in the end. For 79-year-old Adeline Evans, she just moved into Smith Creek Manor in West Green, London. As a new resident there, strange things have been happening there.  Residents have been "accidentally" killed, the staff neglects them, and no one believes her. During this time, she does a bit of investigation of her own. It also brought back a harrowing time for her when a serial killer targeted young women in 1959. Left, right and center, mysterious bite marks were found on the dead bodies. During this time, Adeline deals with the break-up of her rich boyfriend, Oliver Parsons, and how she fell in love with Charles Evans, who was beneath her station. And also the secret she took to the grave and what brought her back to face the past in the present. When her friend Dorothy winds up dead, it brings her closer to danger and to the truth of who was after her all this time. In the end, Adeline does all she could to fight for survive before she meets her untimely end with a chilling ending.

This was a bone-numbing new thriller from L.A. Detwiler. If you loved Nevada Barr's What Rose Forgot, you'll love this story which has a similar storyline of elderly abuse in a senior care center; though this one has a twist to it...a roaming serial killer. I did care for Adeline and how she lived in a creepy time in 1959, when she dealt with a love triangle, in the summer of terror. And I also liked how she escaped for freedom, when she left the past behind with her true love Charles. I loved the dual timelines which worked out well to tell her story and the serial killer's too. I did like the compelling settings and the locations in West Green and Crawley London to give us thrills and chills. The theme is that the past has a funny way to catch up with you and to atone for your sins.

If you love bone-chilling thrillers that keep you up at night with non-stop action, plenty of suspense, lots of drama, and a spark of dark mystery, check out the One Who Got Away tonight!

The Beach

In Sarah Linley's The Beach, this gripping thriller debut has some shocking twists and turns in store to keep you at the edge of your seat. Five years ago, four friends who graduated from university, partied at a beach in Thailand. They had the time of the lives there until things took a turn of the worse. When Holly's boyfriend George tried to rape her best friend Meg, one of her friends hit George with a rock. The three of them made a pact about to keep this secret about his "accidental death." But fast forward to the present, Holly Metcalfe is a teacher in London and had found a soul mate with her boyfriend Tom, who's been having issues with his ex-wife Rebecca. While she deals with a student's tardiness at her school, someone's been stalking her, burned her house down, and leaving her cryptic message via the phone. It makes her revisit the past to that horrifying time. When she learns that her best friend was killed by an accident OD, it makes her suspicious of who's next and why. And when her other friend was killed a week late, it makes her fear for her life.  As she picks up the pieces to this puzzle, she faces her stalker and confront her in a life-and-death struggle with a gripping climax for the ending.

This was a terrific heart-pounding thriller debut. I did care for Holly and her troubled flight from keeping that harrowing secret from the past. She should've told the truth in the beginning, but it would put everything at risk. She didn't deserved to be treated that way by George either. But I do like her happiness with Tom and his son Jack. I do like the dual locations of Thailand from the past and the vast scenic settings in the London area for the present to make it picturesque and mesmerizing. The theme is that secrets will have a way of coming out and honesty is the best policy too.

If you love heart-pounding suspense, intense drama, gripping non-stop action, and sparks of intrigue, check out Holly's story in the Beach today!

Wild Wild Rake

In Janna MacGregor's Wild Wild Rake, the sixth and final installment in the Cavensham Heiresses historical romance series, this loveswept romance will have you weeping in no time. For Avalon Cavensham Pierce, she was forced into a loveless marriage to Richard Pierce, the Lord Warwyk.  He treated her cold and cheated on her with his pregnant mistress, Mary Bolen. While she was pregnant with his heir, his mistress spared him from harming her and her unborn baby. Ten years later, Avalon is a single mother with her ten-year-old son Thane, who raised him for nine years ever since her husband died from a fever. She spent her time helping unfortunate women who were down on their luck and using her money as a charity. But when Devan Farris, the new vicar of his community, have been asked to spy on her for his brother Gavin, he had no choice since his brother forced his hand. And when he met Avalon and her son Thane, his luck had changed when he tutored Thane. Due to one incident in the wine cellar, magic happened between them when they've shared feelings and how much of the past had hurt them. But after that night in the cellar, there's been accusations against Devan that put his reputation to the test. Only Avalon and Devan knew the truth, and when asked, Avalon proposed a plan for them to marry by special license to salvage his career. All bets aside and the truth is revealed, they've found each other as true soul mates that belonged together with a fitting ending to the series.

What a beautiful way to wrap up this series, though this is the second book in the series. I've read the 4th one last year. I loved how emotionally involved I was in Avalon's world and how she changed things for the better for others around her. She changed a negative into a positive for her and her son. I instantly cared for her and how she became her own woman and found true love with Devan Farris. I loved how she looked after Thane and her sister Sophia too. I did find Devan a charming vicar who had found his own belonging in the village and how he captivated his congregation around him. He became someone that Thane should look up to as he grows up. I loved the English countryside for the locations and the settings in and around London that transported us there. The theme is that love can transcend between two lovers and everyone deserves a second chance to find true love.

If you love heartfelt, emotionally-packed historical romances with lots of drama, compelling suspense, lots of romance, and a spark of intrigue, check out Wild Wild Rake today.