I Heart Bloomberg Review

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I Heart Bloomberg is the most recent release from Melody Carlson. Kendall’s managed to wrangle her grandmother’s house-free and clear-except for the rules. No male roommates. But that’s ok, with the right ad she’ll pull in some girls, their rent and if she’s lucky, she won’t have to go to work any time soon. For their part, Anna, Lelani, and …

Review: Finding Marie

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Marie Belanger is getting on a plane to return home to Maine after spending the last two years in Japan with her Navy husband. When the flight lands in San Francisco, her seatmate is murdered and Marie flees for her life. She has no idea who is after her or why. And her husband Pierre is desperate to find her …

Washington’s Lady by Nancy Moser

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I was delighted to receive a copy of Nancy Moser’s latest book, Washington’s Lady. In April when I taught the online research class for ACFW, Nancy graciously agreed to participate in the class by answering questions I posed to my favorite historical and suspense writers. Her answers piqued my curiosity about this book — and the book did not disappoint! …

Ruby Among Us Review & Giveaway

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Tina Forkner’s debut novel Ruby Among Us is contemporary fiction that explores how the secrets fo the past impact the course of the present. It was interesting to read this book immediately after finishing Skizzer. Both have the same general theme – uncovering the secrets of the past – yet are told in very different styles. Tina has a lyrical …

Review and Giveaway: My Heart Remembers

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In My Heart Remembers, Kim Sawyer returns with a book that starts with a punch of emotion that doesn’t stop until the last page. I have really enjoyed each of her books so far, and this one lived up to what I’ve come to expect from her: — a historical setting that I am transported to,— characters who are far …

Review: Bayou Judgment

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Bayou Judgment is the third book in Robin Caroll’s Love Inspired Suspense series. If you haven’t read the first two, go pick this one up…you are in for a treat! Here’s the blurb: Phone counselor Felicia Trahan desperately needed to dial in to the Christian Crisis Hotline. She’d come home to her apartment to find Jolie, her roommate and coworker, …

Just in Time to Order Deadly Exposure

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Just in time to order Deadly Exposure, use this link and enter coupon code” ”EHQNMOM””to get 10% off your order until May 11, 2008. Now, they’re tying it to some holiday called Mother’s Day, but I like to think it’s a way for you to get my first suspense at a nice discount 🙂 Speaking of which, here are some …

Leaving November Review & Free Book

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I don’t often read straight romance, especially when it’s laced with women’s fiction. However, Deb Raney’s Remember to Forget was a book I couldn’t put down. It was rich in every way: characters, plot, heart. So when I heard Leaving November was finally releasing, I had to read it. After years away, Vienne (pronounced like Vienna without the A) Kenney …

Fossil Hunter Review

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In the desolate Iraqi desert, a lone shepherd stumbles across a whale fossil. Initial analysis indicates that it could be a new species—a discovery that could shed new light on the evolution debate. Paleontologist Dr. Katie James is asked to lead an expedition to recover the rest of the fossil before her archrival, Nick Murad, can find it first. The …

Amber Morn Review

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On a beautiful Saturday morning the nationally read “Scenes and Beans” bloggers gather at Java Joint for a special celebration. Chaos erupts when three gunmen burst in and take them all hostage. One person is shot and dumped outside. Police Chief Vince Edwards must negotiate with the desperate trio…What they demand, he can’t possibly provide. But if he doesn’t, over …