Life, Love and Books

End Game by Rachael Dylan This author does not disappoint a suspense reader, she writes a book that  you will not be able to put down. In the installment of Capital Intrigue we meet so many cool new characters, that I hope we will get to know more about in the next book. We meet FBI Special Agent Bailey Ryan and NCIS Special Agent Marco Agostini as they are dealing with a killer who is targeting elite members of the military. When all the evidence starts pointing a member of the elite SEAL team, but something does not still seem like they have found there suspect. As the team is formed to dive deeper into the evidence, they started to realize that they may have found a bigger mystery than just a few murders. As Marco and Bailey start finding more clues that are pointing to a bigger cover up, then just several murders. When Bailey is targeted by someone, it becomes clearer that whoever is behind all of this is willing to do anything t...

. Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard In the second installment to the Uncommon Justice series, we return to the wilderness of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  It opens with a bear, a camera and a eyewitness to a murder! Harper Reynolds is on a sabbatical from her job, when in the midst of getting a award worthy shot  movement catches her eye. Now she is running from the killer that she just witnessed shooting a unknown woman. Heath McCade is now a reserve sheriff deputy in his home county, but he did not expect to have a witness fall right into his path. While he is out with a wilderness group from his ranch retreat;  something catches his attention in the woods. His dear childhood friend, Harper; was back in his life as fast as she had disappeared years before. Harper is devastated to hear that all the evidence of  the crime that she has witnessed has  disappeared. Now she is determined to ...

Blind Spot  by Dani Pettrey Chesapeake Valor is back with the newest instalment Blind Spot, FBI agent Declan Grey and Tanner Shaw team up to chase down a threat. This is not what Tanner wants when she joins the FBI as a crisis counselor.  But when the best clue to the investigation leads Declan to an immigrant community. He realizes that Tanner may be more of a help than he realized. Her experience with her work for justice for the refugees and the displaced around the world has prepared her this job.  The more they uncover the deeper they get into danger, creating more tension between the two. Racing against time to save the city they love so dearly, will they be able to find who is causing the danger? Also, will Tanner and Declan realize that they have feelings for each other Dani Pettrey has written another spine-tingling mystery with a side of romance. She takes a storyline and weaves it into a book that grabs you and will not let you go. ...

Long Time Gone by Mary Connealy Mary Connealy has taken us on another wild adventure that has excitement from the first page to the end of the last page. We  have met the Boden family in the first book in the series "No Way up, where we found out that their was someone out to get rid of the family.  The second installment follows the second brother Justin, as he takes over the care of the ranch; while Cole is laid up from being shot. Justin is still trying to deal with the thoughts that someone is out there wanting to kill each of the members of the Boden family. As new facts come to light, he starts to realize that anyone close to the family could be in more danger than before. Choosing to protect, he try's to push away the one female that has caught his eye and literally fell into his life. Angie is not looking to get married again, she just wants to be stronger person than she was before she came to the west.  But it seems that God had other plans for these two ...

Missing by Lisa Harris The second book in the Nikki Boyd series, Missing follows Missing Persons Special Task Force agent Nikki Boyd. Usually Nikki does not investigate homicide cases, but this homicide case also has a missing person connected to the deceased. When a desperate phone call and several clues lead the team to a very grisly discovery on a boat owned by one of Nikki's dear friend Tyler Grant.   Still recovering from the untimely loss of his wife and emerging into the role of a single parent; Tyler has depended on Nikki for the past year of his life as a widower. Their relationship has been complicated, being Nikki was Tyler's wife best friend and as time has passed they have grown closer to each other. As more evidence is uncovered the more it looks like Tyler and his family are in danger and the their only lead is still on the run.  Will Nikki be able to find the missing woman before the bad guys find her? A...

A Fool and His Monet by Sandra Orchard When she joined the FBI Art Crime Team, Serena Jones secret hope was that one of her cases would lead to solving the murder of her Grandfather. Her passion for recovering lost and stolen art is fueled by this secret hope. Her mother's thought is she wants her daughter to have a job where her daughter would not be in danger all the time. When a dear friend of Serena's reaches out to ask for help, Serena steps up and takes on a new case: a missing Monet at the local museum.  Leaping into action, Serena starts investigating the missing Monet. Along the way she gets some help in form of  her great aunt, a cousin of a member of the mob and the super of her apartment building. This is only the second book I have read written by Sandra Orchard and I am truly hooked to this series. The first thing is the mystery part of the story, then she mixes in a bit of humor and romance into the story line. Serena Jones is a very delightful c...

Flirtation Walk  by Siri Mitchell    As the daughter of a con man, Lucinda Pennyworth has spent most of her life in and out of  boarding schools when she was not with her father. When she receives a letter informing of the sudden death of her father, she turns to the only family she knows of her mother's sister. Arriving at her aunt's house, Lucinda is determined to put her old life behind her and start a new one with her newfound family. Upon meeting Seth Westcott a young West Point cadet, hope blooms in her heart that there is a chance of finding a life of her own with a husband.  Seth Westcott is in a bind his mother has suddenly passed away and his sister was has lost their inheritance to a swindler. Unable to leave West Point, he chooses to lose all the hard work and be demoted from his position to be able to catch the guy that swindled his sister. Forced with a choice of losing his position and the girl he loves; he cho...

Drawing Fire by Janice Cantore As a homicide detective Abigail Hart worked hard to help others solve homicides and bring closure to their tragedies When she is called out to a possible serial killer case, her best lead ends up being a Private investigator named Luke Murphy. When the latest victim turns out to be the relative of the governor, things seem to be working out for her on a cold case of her own. As the daughter of a former restaurant owners that was killed in a very deadly fire, Abby was placed into the foster system and hidden away for her safety. Now as an adult it seems she might be able to find some closure of her own, When the chance is offered for Abby and Luke to meet the governor on his terms, it seems like they both are going to get the chance to ask the burning questions. Instead the meeting leaves both of them with more questions then ever, after Abby reveals herself to the governor as  the daughter of his deceased friends. With everyone telling her t...

Mermaid Moon(A Sunset Cove Novel) by Colleen Coble Mallory Davis has not been back home for fifteen years, after getting a phone call from her father has he is dying; she decides to return home to find out the truth. With the help of her high school sweetheart Kevin O'Conner a game warden in down east Maine; she embarks on a path of finding out who killed her father.  Willing to keep Mallory safe and out of harm while holding her at a arms length away form his heart. As Mallory starts receiving death threats against her and her beloved daughter, it draws Kevin to want to protect both of them more. Their search deepens and more clues are uncovered leading to more questions on the past. Can Mallory and Kevin find the healing for their hearts, while trying to keep out of danger? Colleen Coble has written another spine tingling book that you will not be able to put down till the last page. I can't wait to read her next book. 

Deadlock by Diann Mills The third book in the "An FBI Houston series " opens with special Agent Bethany Sanchez walking into her first crime scene with her new partner Special Agent Thatcher Graves.  In the back of her mind, Bethany is not sure how she will be taken as her new partner is the agent who arrested her brother and placed him in jail. Their differences in investigative styles is going to collide during their work on each case. Thatcher is trying to make changes in his life as a new believer in Christ. Meeting his new partner Bethany at the scene of a possible serial killer, throws both of them straight together into a difficult case. Throwing a wrench into the works is Bethany's family has disowned her for not supporting her younger brother after his stint of crime. Each of the victims come from very different backgrounds with no connection except for the scorpion placed with their bodies at the crime scene. As new evidence as found it seems t...