Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber General Fiction/Mystery Thriller August 1, 2017 Gallery Books Reviewed by Tori Josie Buhrman has spent the last ten years trying to escape her family’s reputation and with good reason. After her father's murder thirteen years prior, her mother ran away to join a cult and her twin sister Lanie, once Josie’s closest friend and confidant, betrayed her in an unimaginable way. Now, Josie has finally put down roots in New York, settling into domestic life Continue Reading
Review: Risky Business by L.A. Witt & Cari Z.
Risky Business by L.A. Witt & Cari Z. Series: Bad Behavior, #1 Romance Suspense/LGBT/ MM May 1, 2017 Riptide Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...I sort of felt like I was working less with a detective, and more with an undercover superhero or something. The dark, gritty, complete asshole kind of superhero. “ Detective Andreas Ruffner is a veteran cop whose unorthodox methods and suspicious behavior has garnered him a reputation in the department. A reputation that has IA Continue Reading
Review: A Grave Calling by Wendy Roberts
A Grave Calling by Wendy Roberts Series: Bodies of Evidence, #1 Mystery Thriller/Paranormal June 5, 2017 Carina Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Fear can make you do crazy stuff.” Julie Hall has a unique gift or curse depending on how you look at it. She is able to locate the deceased with dowsing rods. Repeatedly punished for this gift as a child, Julie now chooses to live a quiet taking care of her grandfather and dog. FBI Agent Garrett Pierce needs Julie’s help. Three Continue Reading
Review: The Awakening by Amanda Stevens
The Awakening by Amanda Stevens Series: The Graveyard Queen, #6 PNR Suspense/Mystery March, 20167 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Shush...lest she awaken..." Amelia Grey, a professional cemetery restorer know as The Graveyard Queen, has been awarded the bid to restore the Woodbine Cemetery. Woodbine has long been considered the final resting place for the mistakes and indiscretions of the elite and wealthy Charleston families. When Amelia encounters an elaborate child’s Continue Reading
Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel Fiction/Mystery suspense Random House, LLC March 7, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Sometimes you have to pass the pain around in order to survive it." Fifteen-year-old Lane Roanoke didn’t know much about her mother’s family except her mother likened the Roanoke legacy to a nightmare you can never escape from. When her mother commits suicide, leaving a note begging forgiveness for not being able to wait, Lane is sent to live with her grandparents Continue Reading
Review: Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb
Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb Series: In Death, #44 Mystery Suspense/Romance/Futuristic Science Fiction February 7, 2017 St. Martin’s Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Ironman sounds suspicious to me. What are the others?” “There’s Thor, the Hulk,” he began. “Sounds like porn.” The 44th case in Lieutenant Eve Dallas’ murder book opens to Eve and Roarke nearly hitting a young lady who walks out in front of their car. Naked, bloody, and obviously injured, they take her to Continue Reading
Review: The Devil’s Daughter by Katee Robert
The Devil’s Daughter by Katee Robert Series: Hidden Sins, #1 Mystery/Thriller/ Suspense Romance Montlake January 24, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Into Hell I go.” FBI agent Eden Collins vowed never to return home to Clear Springs, Montana. Growing up the daughter of an infamous cult leader, her childhood was not pleasant. When Eden receives an anonymous picture of a homicide victim who has tattoos similar to those of her mother’s followers, Eden knows it’s time to head Continue Reading
Review: Stalked by Elizabeth Heiter
Stalked by Elizabeth Heiter Series: The Profiler, #4 Mystery/Thriller December 27, 2016 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: If you're reading this, I'm already dead… Stalked is book four in Elizabeth Heiter’s suspense filled FBI Profiler series. Easily read as a stand alone, this police procedural fueled thriller offers a convoluted mystery and low key romance elements. Based on special agent Evelyn Baine, Heiter leads our heroine back into the fray when she is tasked with helping Continue Reading
Review: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas Series: The Lady Sherlock, #1 Historical Fiction/Mystery Suspense October 18, 2016 Penguin Favorite Quote: “Do you think an extraordinary woman ought to be treated differently, my dear?” [...] “The extraordinary will always be treated differently—they’re extraordinary, after all. What I wonder is whether a not-so-extraordinary woman will ever be treated the same as a not-so-extraordinary man.” Reviewed by Tori With her inquisitive mind, Continue Reading
Review: Blind Sight by Carol O’Connell
Blind Sight by Carol O’Connell Series: Kathleen Mallory, #12 Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Crime Fiction September 20, 2016 GP Putman Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Vengeance is mine, sayith Mallory. A blind child and a Catholic nun disappear from a city sidewalk in plain sight of onlookers. There, then gone - vanished in seconds. Those who witnessed the event still cannot believe it happened. It was all too real. Detective Kathy Mallory and the NYPD's Special Crimes Unit enter the Continue Reading