Reading
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Giveaway: Murder at the Mill (An Iris Grey Mystery #1) by M.B. Shaw
Are you looking for a new cozy series to get lost in? Do you like Agatha Christie? So you like the holidays? Sandals? Secrets? Lies? Oh and murder mysteries? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you don’t want to miss this first book in a new cozy series. And now you have a chance to win a free copy! As featured in the Sunday Times, the first festive mystery in a new crime series from bestselling author Tilly Bagshawe – a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie’s Marple and Midsomer Murders. A picture hides a thousand lies . . . And only Iris Grey can uncover…
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Review: Murder at the Mill (An Iris Grey Mystery #1) by M.B. Shaw
I love discovering new mystery series and new to me authors. M. B. Shaw is not a new author, but she is new to me and I was eager to check out a book that sounded like an Agatha Christie mystery. An quirky protagonist solves crime at a country house party…..at the holidays? Yes and double yes! I was so excited to read this one, especially during the holiday season! A picture hides a thousand lies . . . And only Iris Grey can uncover the truth Iris Grey arrives at Mill Cottage in a picture-perfect Hampshire village, looking to escape from her crumbling marriage. She is drawn to the…
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Review: Judah’s Wife: A Novel of the Maccabees (The Silent Years #2) by Angela Elwell Hunt
I happened to see one of this author’s books up for giveaway on Goodreads and I was intrigued by the sound of her ‘signature style’ which seems to be women in the Bible. I didn’t win the giveaway but I did pick up one of her books the next time I was at my library. This book stood out because of the beautiful cover and I know next to nothing about the Maccabee rebellion so I thought—-why not? Seeking peace and safety after a hard childhood, Leah marries Judah, a strong and gentle man, and for the first time in her life Leah believes she can rest easily. But the…
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Special Feature: The Monastery Murders by E.M. Powell
The Monastery Murders by E.M. Powell Publication Date: September 27, 2018 Thomas & Mercer Paperback & eBook; 288 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1503903241 Series: Stanton and Barling #2 Genre: Historical Mystery Their lives are ones of quiet contemplation—and brutal murder. Christmas Eve, 1176. Brother Maurice, monk of Fairmore Abbey, awaits the night prayer bell. But there is only silence. Cursing his fellow brother Cuthbert’s idleness, he seeks him out—and in the darkness, finds him brutally murdered. Summoned from London to the isolated monastery on the Yorkshire Moors, Aelred Barling, clerk to the King’s justices, and his messenger Hugo Stanton, set about investigating the horrific crime. They quickly discover that this…
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Review: The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau
I’ve only read a couple of Nancy Bilyeau’s novels, which was a good read but for some reason I didn’t get back to any of her other novels. I saw this one floating around various book sites and was intrigued. I was interesting in this book because I thought it was going to be about china and porcelain and somehow circle back and become a historical thriller. In sort, that’s exactly what I got with this one—-porcelain and a little bit of suspense. In eighteenth century London, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities; fortunes are made and lost upon it. Kings do battle with knights and knaves for possession…
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Review: A Holiday By Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella by Mimi Matthews
I am absolutely in love with this cover. The more I saw this book, the more I wanted to read it—even if it was just a novella. I was thrilled that I was able to get it in over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend so that I could start getting in the mood for more holiday reading. This book was super shot (just over 100 pages) and I could easily have read it in one sitting, though it did take me two sittings, but only because I started it late at night. This was a quick, fun read full of Christmas cheer and love. A Dutiful Daughter Sophie Appersett is quite…
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Review: Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
I had one experience with Diane Setterfield’s novels and that was Bellman & Black way back in 2013. I wasn’t terribly impressed with the book and I was so sad because I wanted to love it so very badly. I mean it sounded right up my alley and I was reading it as my ‘scary read’ for October so I was even more disappointed in it. At the time I wanted to read her other novel, The Thirteenth Tale, but I was just so let down that I didn’t want to risk being disappointed again. So flash forward five years…..since reading this Bellman & Black, I have thought of her…
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Review: The Spectral City (Spectral City #1) by Leanna Renee Hieber
I discovered Leanna Renee Hieber way back in 2011 when I read one of her early books. I saw it in a local used book store and randomly picked it up. When I got home I started reading and couldn’t put it down. I loved the romance and the paranormal and her overall storytelling and because of that first book in the Strangely Beautiful series, I fell in love with this author. She writes a spicy romance with great brooding heroes so I was thrilled to read this new book. Her name is Eve Whitby, gifted medium and spearhead of The Ghost Precinct. When most women are traveling in a…
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Review: On Magnolia Lane (Blue Ridge #3) by Denise Hunter
Lately I have had good luck with reading new to me authors so when this book came up for review, I thought, why not? Plus I really liked the cover I briefly read the summary and felt like it would be some nice light reading going into the holidays. I had a good chunk of time to read over the Thanksgiving break so I was eager to jump in and read this contemporary romance. After two years of counseling sessions with Daisy Pendleton, Pastor Jack McReady has earned a permanent spot in her life as a spiritual leader—and nothing more. Jack would never risk losing her trust by exposing the…
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Announcement: WINNER SEAL’S HONOR by Megan Crane
And the winner of SEALs Honor by Megan Crane is….. SE White The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher (Berkley) for making this giveaway possible!