Category: Reviews
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THE REAL VALKYRIE (The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women) by Nancy Marie Brown
Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors. In 1889, in Birka, Sweden, a former site of a Viking trading center, archaeologists find a warrior’s burial chamber. With the amount and array of weapons, valuables, horses, this must have been…
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THE SINFUL LIVES OF TROPHY WIVES by KRISTIN MILLER
Welcome to the exclusive and gated community of Presidio Terrace in San Francisco. Small but very exlcusive. Home to rich husbands and their trophy wives. Brooke is a mystery writer and also the newest trophy wife. Her hubby is a tech billionaire named Jack who is twenty-two years older and fresh as a daisy. So…
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STEEL FEAR by BRANDON WEBB AND JOHN DAVID MANN
From the first chapter, I was hooked! This was a thrill ride from the beginning to the end. With no pauses! I suspected everyone and I was wrong every time! Navy SEAL, Finn, has just stepped foot onto the USS Abraham Lincoln, supposedly to catch a ride home after a particularly bad hitch in the…
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FAR GONE by DANIELLE GIRARD
Badlands Thriller #2 From the USA Today, bestselling author of White Out comes a story of two heroines with shattered pasts and a town with blood on its hands. This thriller is the second in the Badlands Series. In North Dakota, where Detective Kylie Milliard in their peaceful little town. Only she knows it’s not…
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The NATURE of WITCHES by RACHEL GRIFFIN
Climate Change meets Climate Witches in this Contemporary Fantasy/Paranormal Young Adult debut novel. Witches have been maintaining the climate for a very long time. Their powers are the powers of the seasons. With the sun peaking in the season they are born. But the humans or shaders have gotten greedy and off-track wanting more of…
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PICTURE PERFECT FRAME by LYNN CAHOON
A Tourist Trap Mystery #12 Always a treat to pop over to South Cove and visit with Jill at Coffee, Books, and More. Jill and other businesses on Main Street celebrate any and every event. This time it’s a new business in town hosting a paint-and sip-event. Jill has never claimed to be an artist.…
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Sweetshop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan
A novel in recipes! A delicious rom-com about finding yourself and breaking out of routines, The Sweetshop of Dreams is full of tempting desserts, family secrets, and second chances. In London, Rosie has a busy life. A job that is okay. A boyfriend who was rather bland and a momma’s boy. But who is she to complain?…
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WHAT YOU NEVER KNEW by JESSICA HAMILTON
Meet the Bennett family. June, May and their mother. Imagine finding out that everything you believed about your family was a lie. The book is told from the POV of May and June. One is dead and one is alive. June is all grown up now with her own family. When her sister dies, she…
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THE GOOD SISTER by SALLY HEPWORTH
Fern and Rose are twins. And as different as two people could be. Rose is married and seems to be happy with life except for the fact that she can’t get pregnant. Fern is more of a free spirit but has severe sensory issues. The world and it’s inhabitants are a bit too extra for…
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VALCOUR-The 1776 Campaign That Saved The Cause of Liberty by JACK KELLY
The wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial and least known campaigns of the Revolutionary War when America’s scrappy navy took on the full might of Britain’s sea power. Valcour is about the people involved in the 1776 three-day battle of the fledgling American Colonies against the pesky Brits. In the summer…