The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz Mystery Suspense/Gothic Horror February 13, 2018 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The girl in the tower is a romantic image to anybody but the girl in the tower.” They were called “The Lucky Ones; ” the foster children who were chosen to live with the wealthy Dr. Vincent Capello at his beach house, nicknamed the Dragon, in Clark Beach, OR. Allison Lamarque looks back on those idyllic days fondly, except for the part where she almost died and Continue Reading
Review: A Grave Search by Wendy Roberts
A Grave Search by Wendy Roberts Series: Bodies of Evidence, #2 Mystery Suspense January 29, 2018 Carina Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You don’t have to forgive the people who hurt you in order to make peace with your past.” Julie Hall is adjusting well to her new life She has purchased a new home, her new business is booming, and she is slowly building a relationship with FBI agent Garrett Pierce. When a grieving mother comes to Julie, begging her to find her daughter’s Continue Reading
Review: Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp General Fiction/Mystery/YA January 2, 2018 Sourcebooks Fire Reviewed by Tori Corey and Kyra grew up the best of friends in the small isolated town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey’s mom decides to the family to the mainland, Kyra and Corey promise to stay in touch and Corey assures Kyra she will come back for her. Only Kyra doesn’t wait and Corey is now headed back to Lost Creek for Kyra’s memorial. As Corey looks for answers while struggling to Continue Reading
Review: S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett
S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett Mystery Thriller/YA January 30, 2018 (Reprint from 2017) Delacorte Press Favorite Quote: “I think I might be a murderer.” Reviewed by Tori At St. Aidan the Great School, or STAGS, new things--and new people--are to be avoided. The grandeur of the boarding school and the prestige of the students' bloodlines seem surreal to Greer MacDonald. A scholarship student who recently transferred to STAGS, Greer is ignored at best and mocked at worst by the school's Continue Reading
Review: Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley Kat Holloway Mysteries, #1 Historical Mystery/Romance January 2, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I often pity the upper classes. I have the option to take a job to keep myself fed, no matter how menial the position. Lady Cynthia has no prospects unless she marries and no inheritance unless some benefactor provides it for her. She must beg for room and board from her friends and family, be the poor relation, the spinster no one Continue Reading
Review: The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright
The House on Foster Hill by Jo Wright Mystery Suspense/Romance/ Inspirational September 2017 Baker Publishing Group Reviewed by Tori Ivy Thorpe is a memory keeper of sorts. Still in mourning over the loss of her brother, Ivy helps her father with his coroner duties while making sure the dead that pass through his office are named and remembered. When a young woman is found dead in a tree trunk, Ivy makes it her mission to discover the girl’s name, especially when they learn she had Continue Reading
Review: Deja New by MaryJanice Davidson
Deja New by Mary Janice Davidson Series: Insighter Novel, #2 Urban Fantasy/Mystery November 7, 2017 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “If I didn’t put on my pants for the mayor, I’m not doing it for Leah Nazir. Or our brother.” Angela Drake’s father was murdered by his brother and sentenced to life in prison. Angela’s mother checked out of life and her cousins came to live with them. Angela is convinced her uncle did not murder her father and is dead set on getting him a new Continue Reading
Review: Pine Lake by Amanda Stevens
Pine Lake by Amanda Stevens Romance Suspense Harlequin Intrigue September 19, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Jack King. a former homicide detective turned security expert, is a Harlequin alpha through and through; the quiet hero with a dark past riddled in anger, bitterness, and betrayal. Driven out of his hometown of Pine Lake, TX, by the town’s false accusations of murder, he’s come back 15 years later after receiving some odd phone calls from his former high school buddies who hint that some Continue Reading
Review: The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb
The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb Historical Fiction/Southern Literature/American Folklore/Mystery Released: September 12, 2017 Atria Books Favorite Quote: ‘Death is quick but retribution moves at a snail’s place.’ Reviewed by Tori The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb is an thought provoking tale of murder, revenge, the supernatural; all based on the true story of the Greenbrier Ghost, a piece of American Folklore. Through dual points of views and tenses, we are introduced to James Continue Reading
Review: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas Lady Sherlock, #2 Historical Fiction/Mystery September 5, 2017 Penguin Favorite Quote: “I never thought I’d say this, Charlotte Holmes-or even think it. But I wish to God I’d never met you.” Reviewed by Tori Being shunned by Society gives Charlotte Holmes the time and freedom to put her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. As “Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective,” aided by the capable Mrs. Watson, she’s had great success helping Continue Reading