Terrified

In Kevin O'Brien's  Terrified, you'll be the edge of the seat with this thriller. Megan Keeslar faked her own death to escape an abusive husband and started a new life and protected her unborn son. Her husband had been in prison for over a decade and now had gotten out for his revenge for his life and claims his innocence. Now it was up to her to protect her teenage son. But someone who knew  her as Lisa Swann discovered her real secrets and was now after her, killing women who looked like her. And he had a personal agenda to hurt the people who's closest to her and the ones she loved. And with a psychopath on the line, it made it hard for Megan to keep up with her anonymity and her image out of the public eye. And that was why she was terrified, when she ran from the law and will had to do everything she could to save her life and her own son, even if she had to turn herself in, before she could escape. What a rush!

This was a bone-tingling and numbing thriller from Kevin O'Brien.  I cared about Megan/Lisa and her son and what she had to do to escape from her husband. I became worried about them and of their future. I loved the California/Oregon dual locations for the scenic settings for this novel. This would make you hold your breath and scream bloody murder later in the storyline with a soft sigh.  Great drama, excellent suspense and intrigue with non-stop action and thrilling mysteries along the way.

Will you be terrified tonight? If so, check it out today!

Halfway to the Grave

If you love paranormal romances with a juicy bite, you'll enjoy Jeanine Frost's Halfway to the Grave, the first installment in the Night Huntress series. Meet Catherine "Cat" Crawfield. She wasn't your typical woman. She was half-human and half-vampire and on a mission to kill vampires and search for her vampire father. We really saw things from her point of view--her mother's hatred of vamps, her grandparents shunning her, and her fight to become normal. And when she met Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, they made an unlikely pair. But the chemistry between them was unbelievable. Together, they've destroyed the vampires, while the odds were against them to stay together. And in the end, when their lives were at stake, she had to make a hard decision to keep the ones she loved safe for the sake of her own. Cat threw a punch and kicked butt as a night huntress for the undead. You'll root for her too.

This was an extraordinary paranormal romance debut. I cared about Cat and her vampire skills. I also liked how she was paired up with Bones on this deadly mission. I liked the vast locations and scenic settings for this series, above and below ground. This would take you on an adventure like no other, when you're in a cross of two worlds. Great drama, excellent non-stop action and intrigue, with a hint of mystery and tons of plenty of romance to keep us hooked on page one.

Will you step halfway to the grave? If so, prepare for a long night ahead with a copy today!

Prime Time

Welcome to the world of broadcast journalism. In  Hank Phillippi Ryan's Prime Time,  the first installment in the Charlotte McNally mystery series, she took us inside Charlotte McNally's world. It all started with an email that posed as spam. That hooked Charlie on the story of her lifetime to get ready for Sweeps week for her TV station. And when she dug deeper, she became embroiled into a bigger scheme. Right in the heart of danger, things were what they seemed to be. It was now up to her and Franklin to pick up the pieces and connect the dots to this big mystery. And with a side of humor, she was introduced to Josh Gelston, a college professor, which started her blooming romance with him. With the powers to be breathed down her neck, it was a race to the finish before they get out-scooped by the newspapers. Plenty of twists and turns in this book to keep you hooked into suspense and guessing to the end.

This was a fascinating mystery that had all the highlights and low lights of the broadcast journalism world. I cared about Charlie and her quest to scoop a big story for her TV station. I liked her camaraderie with Franklin on they were on the hunt for a big story.  The Boston location and settings were pitch perfect and ideal for the broadcast journalism theme. This would make you want to keep on turning the pages non-stop with plenty of action, mystery, drama and intrigue.


Will you be ready for prime-time? If so, check it out today!

Don't Go

In Don't Go, Lisa Scottoline gave us another standalone from her legal thriller series. In this one, this was a moving and heart-breaking novel about Mike Scanlon. We saw everything happened from his eyes in a fast-paced page-turner. Mike Scanlon was an orthopedic surgeon and an Army Reservist overseas in Afghanistan. He had a loving wife and a baby daughter named Emily. But when he learned about Chloe's shocking death from a household accident, it changed his world forever. He returned home to his daughter and buried his wife. But he discovered some shocking secrets he didn't know about, while he was away. While searching for answers, things had changed for his medical practice, too. Not only did he lose his wife, when he returnsed back to war, he loses his right arm, too. And it changed him as he fought to be with Emily. And more surprises came in store along the way, too. Don't Go was a touching thriller that tug at the heart-strings that dealt with Mike's battles at the homefront and the warfront, too.

This one was so beautiful and powerful as a tear-jerker. I continued to care about Mike, when he dealt with one bad blow after another. But he kept on rolling with the punches and overcame every obstacle. I cared about Emily, too. We could see how strong how was, right to the end. This would move you to tears throughout the novel. I loved the war scenes in Afghanistan and his home turf, too.  Excellent tension, strong action and suspense, and great drama to grip you from beginning to end.

Please don't go without a copy to read today! Pick up a copy tonight!

Hello Goodbye

In Emily Chenowith's heart-breaking  literary fiction debut novel, Hello Goodbye, she told us a beautiful heart-warming story about the Hansen family. They head to New Hampshire to spend one week together on vacation and for Abby's parents to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary. But this wasn't any ordinary special occasion. It was going to be one for Helen, Abby and Elliott Hansen to remember. We seaw it through their eyes, when they dealt with Helen's terminal diagnosis of brain cancer, when she had three more months left to life. We watched how Helen handled her illness, how Abby and Elliott coped with it, when they celebrated life with family and friends. For Abby, as a college freshmen home for the summer, she experienced love and a rebellious streak, when she was in a love triangle of her own. For Elliott, it was how he prepared for the future and protected Abby from the truth, until the end. 


This was a moving literary fiction novel, since I haven't really much in that genre. This taught us about life, love and loss, and moving on from that moment forward on. I really felt sorry for Helen and Elliott, who wanted to make this trip special for Abby, while holding their own. For Abby, this was a new experience for her in love and dealing with the blow of losing her mother to cancer. When it was told from their POVs, it meshed and came together to form a beautiful story together. I loved the vast idyllic location of New Hampshire for the locations and settings.  This would touch your heart deep down inside with humor, drama, love and some intrigue.

Will you check out Hello Goodbye with a tissue box today?

Sworn to Silence

If you love mysteries with a great new twist, you'll enjoy Linda Castillo's Sworn to Silence, the first installment in the Kate Burkholder series. You would meet Chief of Police Kate Burkholder from Painter's Mill, a small Amish town in Ohio. For sixteen years, she kept a deep and dark secret that no one knew about, except her family. And when her town had been targeted by a serial killer, it brought back memories of their troubled time with the possibility of a copycat, making her question if he was dead or alive. Her father and religion had shunned her, the town council was out to get her, while she remained on the case. This mystery had thrown in some thriller elements and a hint of a romance. From Kate's POV, we saw everything from her eyes. We feel her pain and witness her not giving up to stop a serial killer. And before she knew it, it was right under her nose in her own turf. When the BCI sent over Agent John Tomasetti, we also watched things from his view as well. There was a love/hate relationship between him and Kate, when the sparks flew in the midst of a snow storm and serial killer spree. You'll root for Kate and John go after the bad guy, who's an unlikely suspect until the end.

This was an excellent mystery debut for the series. I cared about Kate and on how the Amish community shunned her and treated her as the new sheriff in town. I liked the Painter's Mill for a small Amish town set in Ohio, especially with the backdrop of a cold winter storm. I also liked how she worked well with John and see a possible love connection between them. Great drama, excellent suspense, intrigue, mystery with a hint of romance along the way.

Are you sworn to silence about this great mystery novel? If so, give it a go this weekend!

Shooters and Chasers

If you loved the classic childhood game of cops and robbers, you'll love this hilarious police procedural thriller in Lenny Kleinfeld's Shooters and Chasers. It all started with a murder of a prominent Chicago architect, when the chase was on. When CPD's Detective Mark Bergman and John Dunegan were on the scene, they were after a killer or two across the country. There was plenty of humor packed into this police chase with shocking twists and turns between the cops (the chasers) and the shooters (the bad guys.) With every step they took, they watched the bad guys from false leads and many missteps to tie this together from Chicago to California.


For this intense thrillers, they were plenty chilling thrilling with a dose of good humor. I cared about Mark and John, when they worked this case together, coast to coast. I liked how fast-paced it was with gripping scenes on every turning page. I loved how it shifted gears from the midwestern region to the west coast. There were plenty of drama and suspense, when we do get inside Bergman's and Dunegan's head, and even the bad guys, too. We do know what they were thinking of doing next. You'll root for John and Mark in no time, until it comes to a head in the end. 

Grab a copy of Shooters and Chasers this holiday weekend!