A Farewell to Yarns

In Jill Churchill's A Farewell to Yarns, the 2nd installment in the Jane Jeffry series, this cozy would send you chills for sure. It was Christmas time in Chicago, when Jane's long-time friend Phyllis Wagner surprised her with her visit and her adopted teenage son. While Phyllis and Jane had gotten reacquainted with her to help out with the bazaar, things turned dark and deadly, when Phyllis was murdered in the house she rented. Shocked, Jane couldn't believe it, when she was reunited with Mel Van Dyne, the CPD detective, to help her figure out her murder... when all eyes turned to her son.... who later suffered the same fate, later that week. Now while she tried to put the grief behind her to raise her family, she made a shocking discovery that would flip anyone's wig and brought her closer to the truth and become the next one murdered.

This was a perfect Christmas cozy mystery to read, even if it's not Christmas. I continued to care for Jane and her family, while she was still grieving the loss of her husband and being a single mother to her three kids. I loved the Christmas theme for this caper and the settings in Chicago for the location. Although I liked Phyllis and couldn't stand Bobby, I thought the Howards were a bit off to say the least. This would hook you in the first couple of pages and chapters and bring out the Christmas spirit for everyone to be merry and bright. Great drama, good suspense with non-stop action, intrigue and a seasonal mystery to boot.

Will you say farewell to yarns? If so, check it out today!

Fruit of All Evil

In Paige Shelton's Fruit of All Evil, the 2nd installment in the Farmer's Market Mystery series, this one would send you goosebumps and break you in a cold sweat. Becca Robins was back to solve another crime, when it hit close at home. As "Number One" for her fellow vendor friend Linda, she helped set up a surprise wedding for her, before her fiancé has to go overseas in the military. But stop the press, after Madeline Forsyth had arranged for everyone to meet in an impromptu dinner party, she was late to the party... because she was murdered in her own home. Now it was up to Becca to find out who done it and why, when she examined everyone who feared Madeline and learned some shocking twisted truths at the bank and from Drew's own family. Before she knew, she learned who had done it and why, before it was too late for her.

This was another intriguing culinary cozy from Paige Shelton. I'm really enjoying the Farmer's Market mystery series. I do care about Ian and Becca as a couple, though I do see a love triangle happening between Ian, Becca and Sam. I didn't like Drew's cousins one bit, except for Sally, since they all creeped me out for one reason or another. I do like the farmer's market series set in South Carolina for the scenic locations for the settings. This would  make you drop your jaw and leave you rendered speechless in the end. Great drama, good non-stop action with delicious recipes to do at home, intrigue and plenty of mystery.

Give Fruit of all Evil a try this week!

That Chesapeake Summer

In Mariah Stewart's That Chesapeake Summer, the 9th installment in the Chesapeake Diaries Woman's fiction series, she told us a beautiful heart-warming story that warmed your heart about second chances. For Jamie Valentine, a best-selling self-help author, she recently lost her mother. While going through her mother's stuff, she learned a shocking truth about her birth--she was adopted--which lead her to wonder about her birth parents and a soul-seeking trip to St. Dennis, Maryland, along the Chesapeake Bay. While on her trip, she  met Dan Sinclair, a widower with two teen kids, in which she fell in love and discovered who was her birth mother with a happy ending and finding a new home of her own.

This was such a beautiful and well-written contemporary romance/woman's fiction about second chances and finding your new home. I adored Jamie and had experienced the same thing she did--losing our mothers--which hit us hard. I also liked Dan and his family and despised Curtis Enright about his meanness. I loved the simple small town of St. Dennis along the Chesapeake Bay coastline in Maryland and the tri-state area of New Jersey/Pennsylvania. This novel pulled on my heart strings real tight and never let it go, when it made me laugh and cry at the same time. Fantastic novel with great romance, non-stop action and plenty of intrigue, suspense and a hint of humor.

Heat Wave

If you're a fan of ABC's Castle TV series for seven years, you'll enjoy Richard Castle's Heat Wave, the first installment in the Nikki Heat mystery series. For Jamison Rook, a journalist who's done an article on NYPD Detective, Nikki Heat. For them, sparks fly between them, when there's a heatwave in New York with a blackout, when a real estate tycoon had plunged to his death. And everyone who knew him was a suspect--his younger wife, his son's nanny, and so on. It was up to Nikki and the NYPD to figure it all out on whodunnit and why, when it comes to gangsters, murder and art theft, all wrapped up in one captivating package with an explosive ending.

This was a great mystery series debut for the character of Nikki Heat, since I haven't read anything from the Derek Storm series yet. I really liked Jamison and Nikki and how they were so compatible, when they worked behind the scenes and have great chemistry together. I loved the NYC location for the central theme and settings for the police and around the area. This would pull you in and root for Heat and Rook together and make you love the rest of the series as well. Great drama with excellent non-stop action, explosive chemistry for romance, and tons of intrigue and mystery.

Will you experience a heat wave of your own? If so, check it out and Castle's 8th season this fall!

Silent Creed

In Alex Kava's Silent Creed, the 2nd installment in the Ryder Creed search and rescue series, she had taken us into the dark world of search and rescue and what lies beneath the surface of evil men. When Ryder was sent on a dangerous mission to rescue buried people from a landslide with his dog, BOLO. As she had gotten closer to know the man behind the mission, he became entangled and snarled into a landslide, when he was buried alive. As they uncovered the truth in the autopsies, that's when FBI Agent Maggie O'Dell arrived in North Carolina and encountered someone from her past. Together, they needed to shed some light into this dark matter of stolen vials and the person behind the madness to stay silent.

This was a fantastic spin-off thriller series from Alex Kava. I cared about Ryder and his SAR dogs. I also cared about Maggie and her concerns about Gwen's breast cancer battle. I love the hidden dark world of mad science and search and rescue in North Carolina for the location with gorgeous scenic settings. This would make you gasp and remain rendered speechless on this wild ride in this thriller. Great drama, excellent suspense, intrigue and non-stop action.

Will you check out Silent Creed on 7/28/15? If so, pre-order it now!

A Treasure to Die For

In Radine Nehring's A Treasure to Die For,  the third installment in the Something to Die for cozy series, Carrie McCrite and Henry King comes to terms to their relationship and got caught up in a tangled up mess of a crime to solve. When Carrie and Henry went to an elderhostel in Hot Springs, they've gotten more than they bargained for in this vacation of theirs. They kept an eye on a man in black and observed some suspicious characters, which lead them to an injured park ranger, and the both of them getting hurt. They've discovered a dead body, and while they realized that they loved each other, they both gotten hurt by some people they've met, which all led them back to something happening years ago with a money raid. With help from Eleanor and Jason and the law enforcement, they helped snagged the bad guys in the end.


This was a great continuation of the Something to Die For, though I've skipped and missed the 2nd book I would have to read another time. I cared about Carrie and Henry and glad that they loved each other to take it to the next level, too. I loved the elderhostel for the main location and the scenic settings in Hot Springs, Arkansas for the series. I liked Jason and Ellie and had remained uncertain about the others in the big picture. This has plenty of great drama, good tension for the non-stop action, intrigue with a hint of romance. This would take you on a great trip to the southwest with a mixed bag of emotions,

Will you find a treasure to die for? If so, check it out today!

Ravishing in Red

In the first installment of Madeleine Hunter's The Rarest Blooms historical romance series, Ravishing in Red, she gave us a most fascinating read that would captivate your heart and your mind. For Audrianna Kemsleigh, she wanted to find the reason why her father died in shame and scandal. For Sebastian Summerhays, he met Audrianna at the lodge to find this person named "Domino", when they ended up in a scandal itself on the gossip sheets. They were both under scrutiny and looking for the same reasons behind the bad gun powder, when his brother was injured by a bullet wound and paralyzed for it. To save her reputation, Audrianna had to go into a marriage of convenience, while they investigate the root source of the scandal and fall in love, when it became a match made out of love in the end.

This was a most fascinating and wonderful historical romance. I cared about Audrianna's plight and Sebastian's concern for her brother. I loved the English locations that was set during that time period. This would make you keep reading to the end to find out what happened in one or two sittings. You would also fall in love with them and this series, too. Great drama, excellent non-stop action with heated romance, suspense and an  intriguing mystery, too.

Will you look ravishing in red, this summer? If so, check it out today!