(Book 2) Returning to juvie after breaching her parole, Tamara finds that everything is the same as when she left, and yet everything is different. She fights to reestablish her rep while increasingly troubled by emerging memories. ...

Something a little different this week, a 600 page post-apocalyptic dystopian epic with viral vampires. I haven't read anything by Justin Cronin before. This is the second book in his Passage trilogy. I have found the switches back and forth through the timeline very confusing, and feel like the stories I was most interested in have been abandoned. But I'm only halfway through, so maybe the other storylines will reappear or will be resolved somehow.  ...

Cozy Winter Reads A bundle of cozy mystery books to read by the fire while the storm rages outside! The perfect way to spend cold winter nights.  ...

Since I published Tattooed Teardrops, one of the most common comments that I received was "when is the sequel coming out? I want to read more!" ...

A bundle of cozy mystery books to read by the fire while the storm rages outside! The perfect way to spend cold winter nights. ...

I have not read any of Jojo Moyes' books before, and as I often do, I just jumped into the middle of the series rather than starting at the beginning. After You is easily understandable as a stand alone novel. Good depth of characters, a unique plot, and several lines that made me laugh out loud. There is some unnecessary language, so be warned ...

You've seen the In The Margins literary awards mentioned here before. Ruby, Between the Cracks placed in the Top Ten books for Teens in 2015. Tattooed Teardrops won the Top Fiction award in 2016. Today, the 2018 In the Margins awards have been announced, and I had two books place on the Recommended Reading list ...

Rather than focusing on romantic love, my blog post centers on friendship first. While "insta-love" and "insta-hate turns to love" are both prevalent in fiction, I have asked for submissions of titles that focus on friendship (either before love, or remaining as friends.) The idea of instant attraction or chemistry leading to a happily-ever-after is popular and I think leads to disappointment in real life relationships when Cinderella fairy tales turn out to be just that ...

Memory Man is the first book in a new series by David Baldacci, featuring new private detective Amos Decker. A devastating injury and near-death experience on the football field during his debut NHL game rewires his brain, giving him autistic-like thought patterns, including hyperthymesia, synesthesia, issues with social behaviors, etc ...

It's been a long time since I put Deviation on sale. This is book one of the first series that I published. It is the story of Henry, a teen struggling to stay on the right track, and the lives that he touches ...

My teaser today is from the master of legal thrillers, John Grisham, The Whistler. Actually, I just finished another Grisham as well, The Rooster Bar, a Christmas gift from my hubby. The Rooster Bar is more of a comedic piece, but The Whistler is nice and deep.  ...

Gluten-Free Murder is on sale for $0.99 in the Kindle Store for a limited time! Read the first book in the Auntie Clem's Bakery series and see what all of the buzz is about! ...

I seem to be on a thrillers kick lately. At the moment, I am reading Clive Cussler's The Pharaoh's Secret, from the NUMA Files. If you enjoy Egyptian mythology, Napoleonic history, and things blowing up, you'll definitely enjoy this one.  ...

New Release Ronnie, Between the Cracks #5 is on sale for a limited time in the Kindle store for $0.99 ...

I just finished Daniel Silva's The Heist. This is the second of the Gabriel Allon books (The English Spy series) that I have read, the other I read was later in the series. If you're up for an epic spy thriller, jump into this one.  ...

Erin is looking to clean the slate and starts over. When she comes to Bald Eagle Falls to open a specialised bakery in her Aunt Clementine's old shop, is she in over her head? ...

Time for another James Patterson. The James Patterson syndicate continues to turn out great thrillers. Alert is book 8 of the Michael Bennett series and deals with terrorism in New York City. Detective Michael Bennett is on the case, but it isn't going to be easy ...

You've been waiting for it, and here it is! Find out what happened to Ruby's last sister. Ronnie was the one child in the Simpson family to escape from the abuse and grow up in a normal home without being bounced from place to place or ending up on the street ...

I have been reading a couple more of the Flavia de Luce books by Alan Bradley. Right now, I am reading The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag. Since I've ended up reading the few that I have in reverse chronological order, it's been very interesting to see how much some of the characters have changed since the beginning! Flavia's family and the villagers have really softened in the later books.  ...