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Psychological Thriller Review: The Resort | Sara Ochs
That feeling after finishing a book with a seriously twisted ending is unlike anything else! My mind is buzzing—I turned the final page of Sara Ochs’ debut thriller, The Resort and started paging…
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Book Review: Becoming Madam Secretary | Stephanie Dray
Stephanie Dray writes the most powerful historical fiction books (or perhaps they are better categorized as narrative non-fiction) about real women from history. Often the women she chooses are ones that history books…
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Psychological Thriller Review: Or Else | Joe Hart
A man is having an affair with his neighbor when a blackmailer reaches out threatening to expose him or face further consequences in Joe Hart’s psychological thriller, Or Else. I always find that…
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Historical Mystery Review: Speculations in Sin | Jennifer Ashley
To save an innocent man’s life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam that could ruin the most powerful aristocrats in Victorian-era London in New York Times bestselling author…
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Mystery Book Review: The Cold Way Home | Julia Keller | Bell Elkins #8
In the next powerful mystery from Julia Keller, former West Virginia prosecuting attorney Bell Elkins investigates the murder of a teenager while continuing to rebuild her life. Bell Elkins and Jake Oakes make…
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Historical Fiction Review: I Am Rome | Santiago Posteguillo
Not for those looking for a light or quick read, I Am Rome is an epic historical thriller centered around a young Julius Caesar. At over 600 pages in text, this book is…
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Book Review: Bye, Baby | Carola Lovering
Carola Lovering brings her signature suspenseful writing to explore the highs and lows of close female friendships in Bye, Baby. Her book explores the countless lingering effects that time, life changes, childhood trauma,…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Murder in the Tea Leaves | Laura Childs | A Tea Shop Mystery #27
I’m always excited to settle in with a new Tea Shop Mystery by Laura Childs. The historic Charleston setting, the adorable tea shop, and the brazen tea maven, Theodosia Browning, never disappoint! In…
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Horror Book Review: Island Witch | Amanda Jayatissa
Amanda Jayatissa’s latest novel, Island Witch is an atmospheric, gothic horror novel set in the 19th century in Sri Lanka. A tense story about a young woman and the truths she uncovers about…
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Book Review: Take Two, Birdie Maxwell | Allison Winn Scotch
In Allison Winn Scotch’s new novel, Take Two Birdie Maxwell, Hollywood’s biggest rom-com star tries to recover from her damaged reputation by staging her own rom-com and following a lead on a lost…
