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Retro Review: Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns

January 23, 2026 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted January 11, 2018 by Mandi. Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns (Soldiering On #1)Released: August 2016Romantic SuspenseSelf Published I love a Twitter recommendation (my bank account does not) and when I saw Meka tweet that Station Alpha was a good read, featuring a hero with a disability, I bought it. She rec’d it because his disability was not the main storyline, and I agree with her. It plays a role in the story (he is wheelchair bound) but it’s Continue Reading

Retro Review: Touch of Red by Laura Griffin

October 31, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

Originally posted 10/31/2017 by Mandi. Touch of Red by Laura Griffin (Tracers #12)Romantic SuspenseReleased: October 31, 2017Pocket Books This is my favorite romantic suspense series – I’m a huge fan of suspense in general. Almost 100% of what I listen to is suspense (not necessarily romantic) and the darker the better. (Shout-out to Karin Slaughter). Touch of Red is not the creepiest or grittiest of Lauren Griffin’s work, but it’s still enjoyable, even with a slightly annoying Continue Reading

Retro Review: Torn by Cynthia Eden

May 30, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted May 30, 2016 by Tori. Torn by Cynthia EdenSeries: LOST, #4Romance SuspenseMay 31, 2016Avon Favorite Quote: “If I have you…I have everything.” PARTNERS . . . FRIENDS . . . Forensic anthropologist Victoria Palmer has always been better with the dead than the living. Shutting down her emotions, she lets few people in. But then Victoria’s latest investigation takes her and agent Wade Monroe to Savannah, Georgia. Handsome, dangerous, and more than Continue Reading

Release Blitz- Cold Spite by Toni Anderson

October 14, 2024 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: Cold SpiteSeries: Cold Justice - Most Wanted #5 Author: Toni Anderson Genre: Romantic Thriller/SuspenseTropes: Second Chance/Tortured HeroineBand of Brothers/Law Enforcement Release Date: October 14, 2024 BLURB A disgraced former Navy SEAL is looking for revenge in the next Romantic Thriller from New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson.When FBI Agent Delilah Quinn survives an attempt on her life, she pretends to be dead in order to outwit her attacker. There is only one person Continue Reading

Blog Tour & Excerpt- Liar’s Point by Laura Griffin 

May 20, 2024 by Angela Leave a Comment

Liar's Point by Laura GriffinThe Texas Murder Files #5Romantic SuspenseMay 21, 2024- Berkley Praise for the novels of Laura Griffin “Wow! Laura Griffin is quite simply one of the best romantic thriller writers out there.”—New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards"Yet another winner for Laura Griffin. "—#1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh"I love smart, sophisticated, fast-moving romantic thrillers, and Laura Griffin writes them brilliantly. Continue Reading

Release Blitz- The Fool by Lani Lynn Vale

April 1, 2024 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: The FoolSeries: Welcome to the Circus #7Author: Lani Lynn ValeGenre: Romantic SuspenseRelease Date: April 1, 2024BLURBI don’t know who needs to hear this but take a day off from being the bigger person. Fuck some shit up. Those words were said to him by a stranger in the airport. And from that moment on, he’s only had eyes for her. Too bad they met when she was taking off for three months to parts unknown. Otherwise, Keene Day—yes, that was really his godforsaken name—would’ve tried a Continue Reading

Blog Tour: Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose

August 14, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

Beneath Dark Waters by Karen RoseNew Orleans #2Romantic SuspenseAugust 15, 2023- Berkley About the Book: Deadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There’s no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction.Public prosecutor J.P. “Kaj” Cardozo has only lived in New Orleans for six months, and he’s Continue Reading

Blog Tour and Excerpt- Deep Tide by Laura Griffin

April 24, 2023 by Angela 2 Comments

Deep Tide by Laura GriffinThe Texas Murder Files #4Romantic SuspenseApril 25, 2023 by Berkley Summary: An undercover FBI agent and an independent coffee shop owner must team up when a local barista is found dead and danger circles their coastal Texas town in this new romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin. With two brothers on the police force, Leyla Breda is well aware of the rising crime in her small beach town, but she Continue Reading

Blog Tour and Excerpt- Cold-Blooded Liar by Karen Rose

February 27, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

COLD-BLOODED LIAR by Karen RoseBerkley Hardcover | On sale February 28, 2023 About the Book Brace yourself for a scorching new series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose, where San Diego means sun, surf, sand...and serial killers. Sam Reeves is a kindhearted psychologist who treats court-ordered clients. After one of his patients—a pathological liar—starts revealing plausible new details from a long-unsolved serial murder case, he’s Continue Reading

Blog Tour and Excerpt- Remaking a Man by Amy Craig

January 23, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

Remaking a Man by Amy Craig Book 2 in the Sun Valley Mafia series General Release Date: 17th February 2023 Word Count: 72,223 Book Length: SUPER NOVEL Pages: 305 Genres: BILLIONAIRE CONTEMPORARY CRIME CRIME AND MYSTERY EROTIC ROMANCE THRILLERS AND SUSPENSE Add to Goodreads Book Description A one-night stand turns serious… Nina’s neighbor sets her up on a blind date with a handsome insurance salesman. After a candlelit dinner, Nina hooks up with him in a posh New York hotel room, but she Continue Reading

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