Editors’ pick Best Books of the Year So Far 2024 In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspicious death of a beautiful young doc… Read More

Rosepoint Rating: Five Stars The prolific pen of Ms Grainger has churned out another start to a can’t-miss new series with unique empathetic characters in an atmospheric village of the… Read More

I just finished up an audiobook that I still can’t believe I stuck with. And now, preparing for a review I see it has an astounding #12 on Amazon Charts. Obviously, I’m the wrong… Read More

Rosepoint Rating: Five Stars Book Blurb: Brothers Cody and Drew Edwards and their gang of mischievous friends are looking for excitement in their sleepy little southern town through games of… Read More

in Historical Mysteries Book Blurb: A MILESTONE IN HISTORICAL MYSTERY FICTION AS MAISIE DOBBS TAKES HER FINAL BOW London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatt… Read More

Book A Brooklyn 8 Ballo Mystery Book 2 Blurb: Award-winning author Matt Cost brings us back to Brooklyn in the Roaring ’20s and Hungarian private eye, 8 Ballo, who is hired by Theda La… Read More

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER Book Blurb: When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake’s longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits… Read More

Murder by Month Mystery Book 3 Book Blurb: Independence Day comes with fireworks, a budding romance, and hometown murder in this sharp and witty mystery by Edgar Award–nominated author… Read More

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants in Native American Demographic Studies Book Blurb: As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has s… Read More

  #19 this week Book Blurb: Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only… Read More

Keera Duggan Book 2 Book Blurb: A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times best… Read More

  The rabbits and deer have won the fairy garden. It’s official. I’ve given up on live plants and planted plastic instead. Animals 1 – farmer 0. It’s a tie… Read More

Beach Town #1 Book Blurb: Greer Hennessy needs palm trees. As a movie location scout, picture-perfect is the name of the game. But her last project literally went up in flames, and her caree… Read More

Breach: A Terrifying Summer Adventure by Holly S. Roberts I AM DELIGHTED TODAY TO PROVIDE A REVIEW FOR YOU AT MY BLOG STOP FOR Breach by Holly S Roberts ON THE GREAT ESCAPES VIRTUAL BOOK TOU… Read More

Rosepoint Publishing: Five Stars Book Blurb: On the eve of WW1, amidst the turbulence of the Ludlow Massacre and the Triangle Shirt Factory fire, the young Haskell brothe… Read More

Best Books of the Year So Far 2024 Book Blurb: When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one probl… Read More

Book Blurb: Revealing a neighbor’s deep secrets and dark obsessions turns to murder in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by a New York Times bestselling author. Aspi… Read More

Best Books of the Year 2023 Book Blurb: The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope. In June 2021, the whole wor… Read More

#1 Best Seller in Crime Action Fiction  Book Blurb: A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent w… Read More

Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Book Blurb: For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hand… Read More

Book Blurb: A beautiful and enriching novel about unforgettable love and the power of friends and family by Melissa Payne, the bestselling author of The Night of Many Endings and&n… Read More

Book Blurb: From Robert Dugoni, the #1 Kindle -bestselling author of MY SISTER’S GRAVE, and Environmental Protection Agency Special Agent Joseph Hilldorfer comes a true story of good a… Read More

Book Blurb: When a horrific school shooting turns into a hostage situation, only Gemma Capello, the NYPD’s most skilled negotiator, has a chance to save innocent lives and end the cris… Read More

Book Blurb: The curse of King Midas is real. In the ancient kingdom of Phrygia, tribal boy Karem Savas thirsts for revenge against King Sargon II, the man who killed his mother and kidnapped… Read More

  Apparently, the upper Midwest will follow the pattern of cold, winter-like weather with summer temps and warm weather and no chance to acclimate. Not sure the plants like that either… Read More

Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Book Blurb: In this engrossing, masterfully twisting new thriller from the #1 internationally bestselling author, a forensics trainee learns through a D… Read More

A Novel of Ella Fitgerald and Marilyn Monroe Book Blurb: Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a brilliant novel that unc… Read More

Book Blurb: LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan returns in P. J. Tracy’s City of Secrets, the next book in the series praised by the New York Times Book Review: “Tracy seems… Read More

Book Blurb: Set in Minnesota, Gone to Dust is the debut private-eye murder mystery from Emmy Award-winning Seinfeld writer Matt Goldman. A brutal crime. The ultimate cove… Read More

Rosepoint Rating: Five Stars Best Books of the Year 2023 Book Blurb: Instant New York Times Bestseller “Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can&r… Read More

 Jax Diamond Mysteries Book 4 Book Blurb: It would take a pint-sized miracle to save this Christmas holiday. A prequel novella. December, New York City, 1923 Officer Jax Diamond doesn&r… Read More

#1 Best Seller in Historical World War II Fiction Book Blurb: Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn’t know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Fire… Read More

Book Blurb: Bud Richardville is inducted into the Army as the United States prepares to enter World War II in 1943. A chance comment has Bud assigned to the Graves Registration Service, wher… Read More

Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Book Blurb: The beloved New York Times bestselling Dismas Hardy series returns with a “perfect piece of entertainment from a master stor… Read More

Appalachian Mountain Mysteries Book 8 Book Blurb: Laurel Falls, N.C., Summer, 2015: “What do you do when the sheriff says an old friend killed someone … but he swears he didn&rs… Read More

Book Blurb: Shortly after Ethan Marshall attends the lake-side funeral ceremony for his wife of forty years, he climbs into the car inside his enclosed garage in the suburbs of St. Louis, st… Read More

  Mini-Reviews – Catching Up on the TBR* I’ve solved my TBR problem by getting the audiobooks.  And, no, I can’t always find a new book in an audiobook format, bu… Read More

  I’ve always enjoyed May—still some transition weather—but generally warming and the kick-off of my gardening activities, both veggies and flower bed. (The fairy gard… Read More

 Book Blurb: Mariah Fredericks’ mesmerizing novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton in the twilight years of the Gilded Age in New York as she tracks… Read More

Book Blurb: “He smoked that pretty good,” Bullock said as he looked down the ravine at where the car landed. “Autopsy said he didn’t have a heart attack or anything… Read More

Book Blurb: Anthony Award-winning author William Kent Krueger crafts this riveting tale about a small Minnesota town’s ex-sheriff who is having trouble retiring his badge. Cork O&rsquo… Read More

The Heaven Spot is a modern-day mystery set in Palm Beach, Florida, that depicts opioid addict Maggie Robert’s desperate attempt to come to terms with her estranged daughter, Lill… Read More

Rosepoint Publishing: Five Stars Book Blurb: Abigail Barnes is young, pretty and petite, but her looks and size can be deceiving. A tough as nails drifter who makes her living collecting out… Read More

Editors’ pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller Award winner, Best First Novel, 2017  Book Blurb: The first explosive thriller featuring Peter Ash, a veteran who find… Read More

Book Blurb: Mags Munroe is juggling a lot. A Gen Z new Garda recruit who lectures everyone on political correctness, teenage daughters who are determined to fill the house with unruly animal… Read More

How an American Soldier Became an International Hero  Book Blurb: The story of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who became an international hero for his courage and selflessness. Eve… Read More

 Cal Hooper #2 Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction Book Blurb: An Instant New York Times Bestseller Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by the Washington… Read More

Jodi Luna Book 2 Book Blurb: New Mexico game warden Jodi Luna disrupts a murderous wilderness adventure in this thrilling second installment from Alisa Lynn Valdés, New York Time… Read More

A Match Made in Hell  Book Blurb: Ahab sits on the throne but lacks the heart and stomach of a king. Jezebel exhibits kingly qualities galore but has no throne. Most Israelites follow A… Read More

Garrett Kohl #1 Book Blurb: In this action-packed debut thriller for fans of C. J. Box and Jack Carr, DEA agent Garrett Kohl fights to protect his home on the Texas High Plains when a viciou… Read More

 Best Mystery, Thriller and Suspense Book Blurb: From 2023 Edgar Award nominee and bestselling author Sulari Gentill comes a literary thriller about an aspiring writer who meets and fal… Read More

April Fools!  March is history and spring sprang; it’s already April! Hope everyone had a great Easter or at the very least a lovely weekend and April Fools already. As usual, I&r… Read More

Book Blurb: Two lovers separated in war-torn Italy struggle to reunite in a riveting and heartrending historical novel by the bestselling author of Once Night Falls and From T… Read More

  A Novel of Pompeii  Book Blurb: From six bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a vividly imagined novel following the lives of thos… Read More

Best Books of the Year 2023 [Amazon] Nominee for Best Fiction (2023) Book Blurb: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK READ BY MERYL STREEP In the spring of 2… Read More

 Book Blurb: Could this reunion be the death of them? The Precipice is a legendary, family-owned hotel on the rocky coast of Maine. With the recent passing of their father, the Bishop s… Read More

Goodreads Choice Award nominee Book Blurb: From Tracey Lange, the New York Times bestselling author of We Are the Brennans, comes The Connellys of County Down: a story ab… Read More

 Introduction Just in time for the St Patrick’s Day holiday, Netflix releases their latest Lindsay Lohan offering. You may remember her for her most successful Netflix holiday rom… Read More

Yes, I’m sharing my recollection again of a St. Patrick’s Day the CE and I spent with our son and his wife years ago, thinking it deserves this timely annual revisit. A ST PATRIC… Read More

County Kerry Mystery #1 Book Blurb: Set in Ireland’s striking, rugged countryside, USA Today bestselling author Carlene O’Connor’s dark, atmospheric new crime fic… Read More

A brand new completely gripping historical novel. Book Blurb: One lie changes a family’s path for generations—and finally brings them back to Ireland, in this saga by the author… Read More

Book Blurb: A teenager explores the darkness hidden within his hometown in this spellbinding supernatural thriller from bestselling author Scott Carson. For a sixteen-year-old, a summer… Read More

I’m participating in #readingirelandmonth2024 and have put together a don’t miss reading list of books I’ll be reviewing along with their links to Amazon. The books have a… Read More

Harry Bosch Book 19 Book Blurb: Harry Bosch is California’s newest private investigator. He doesn’t advertise, he doesn’t have an office, and he’s picky about who he… Read More

A Probation Case Files Mystery Book Blurb: When Phoenix probation officer Casey Carson goes to work, she expects naked people to answer doors, meth-addicted clients to hit on her, and angry… Read More

A Shane Cleary Mystery Book Blurb: LOST: Poodle. Standard. Black. Studded collar. No tags. Goes by the name of Boo. Sun Tzu may have said, ‘Keep your friends close; keep your enemies c… Read More

Much as I bad-mouth this area (California it’s not!), I must admit that February wasn’t all that bad. Little of that cold white stuff and temps that ranged up to 74-75 degrees. I… Read More

Book Blurb: With everyone onboard harboring dark secrets and at least one person determined to make sure the airship doesn’t make the return trip, Flight of Dreams gives an u… Read More

A Maureen Gould Legal Thriller Book Blurb: Is Truth for Sale? “The Millionaire” is in jail on a murder charge. Violent inmates beat him savagely, trying to extort money. To save… Read More

Rosepoint Publishing: Five Stars Book Blurb: In this action-packed thriller, a Harvard theology professor uncovers religious and papal history—and plenty of conspiracy. Cal Donovan, a… Read More

#comingsoon!!  The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks Novelist Edith Warton of the Gilded Age tracks a killer All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore – Goodreads Choice Awar… Read More

Walt Longmire #19 in Native American Literature Book Blurb: Walt Longmire faces one of his most challenging crime scenes as he tries to reckon with the revelations of his last case where he… Read More

Jason Rich Book 3 Book Blurb: In this twisty thriller from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey, a disgraced attorney’s mistakes come back to haunt him when h… Read More

Best Books of the Year 2023 Nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller (2023) Book Blurb: On Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the… Read More

Winner for Best History & Biography (2023) #11 this week Rosepoint Publishing:  Five Stars Book Blurb: On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth wa… Read More

Best Literature & Fiction Nominee for Best Fiction (2023) Book Blurb: Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else’s shoes? Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of… Read More

Book Blurb: Middle child Aaron Gimmelman watches as his family goes from a mild-mannered reform Jewish clan to having over a million dollars of stolen money stuffed in their RV’s cabin… Read More

  #comingsoon The Millionaire by #KeenanPowell – a Maureen Gould Legal Thriller – The Wager by #DavidGrann – A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder   Read More

The Fonz . . . and Beyond   Best Biographies & Memoirs   Winner for Best Humor (2023) Rosepoint Rating: Five (BIG) Stars  Book Blurb: This program is read by the author. … Read More

Happy Release Day! Book Blurb: From the bestselling author of In an Instant comes the moving story of a family grappling with grief and a woman with the power to help them through… Read More

A Sally Witherspoon Mystery  Book Blurb: A cross between Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and a Cheers bartender, Sally Witherspoon, a 50-something accountant turned biker-bar owner… Read More

Ugh, January is downright dreary and February promises to be dreary and freezing. It’s a good time to curl up with a good book, hot chocolate or mocha, and a fire. Well, I don’t… Read More

Cullen’s Celtic Cabaret Book 4 Book Blurb: The opportunity of a lifetime lands in Peter Cullen’s lap and nothing is going to stop him taking full advantage, not even the misgivin… Read More

A Jump in Time Novel, Book Three  Book Blurb: MISSION: SAVE THE WORLD DESTINATION: ANCIENT MONGOLIA Seventeen-year-old Dan Renfrew leads a normal high school life full of all the usual… Read More

  in Historical Fiction  Book Blurb: Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of… Read More

Introduction I was thrilled to learn that the book I was reading was also going to be a Netflix miniseries, so of course I had to stick around and view the screen adaptation of that powerful… Read More

in Murder Thrillers (Hardcover) Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense (Kindle) Book Blurb: This is a tale of murder. Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart, it’s a love sto… Read More

 Tired of those old TV shows? Watched everything on Netflix? Well, the good news is that audiobooks work as well as an old radio show. While you are too young to remember George and Gra… Read More

An Eve Dallas Novel Book Blurb: A retired colleague’s suspicious death puts Lt. Eve Dallas on the case in Payback in Death, the electrifying new novel from #1 New York Times bestsellin… Read More

Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Book Blurb: Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families. William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he’s been having a… Read More

As promised last year and in an effort to streamline the process of picking out a favorite book from the previous year, I chose a monthly favorite in 2023. More selective with Indie authors… Read More

Book Blurb: With lyrical prose and hard-hitting depictions of the hardscrabble life in the rural south, Brian Panowich, author of Bull Mountain, Like Lions, and Hard Cash Vall… Read More

Butterfly Bayou #6 Book Blurb: When a woman returns home to Louisiana’s Butterfly Bayou, her high school crush finally notices she exists, in a small-town contemporary romance from&nb… Read More

Book Blurb: While not as famous as her older siblings Wilbur and Orville, the celebrated inventors of flight, Katharine Wright is equally inventive – especially when it comes to solvin… Read More

After the Halloween snow, it warmed up and December was lovely with above normal temps. It was also rather dreary with gray skies.  If it rains, that little Pom rescue we acquired in O… Read More

Best wishes for you and your loved ones to have a safe, happy, and healthy 2024.  Read More

A Clay Wolfe Port Essex Mystery Book 5 Book Blurb: Did Black Sam bury pirate treasure in Port Essex 300 years ago? After finding an incredibly lucrative Spanish treasure in the Keys of Flori… Read More

The Nils Shapiro Series, Book 4 Editors’ pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Book Blurb: In the words of Lee Child on Gone to Dust, “I want more of Nils Shapiro.&rdq… Read More

Book Blurb: Ex-FBI profiler River Ryland still suffers from PTSD after a case went horribly wrong. Needing a fresh start, she moves to St. Louis to be near her ailing mother and opens a priv… Read More

Whether you celebrate Christmas or the Christian holidays, I wish you health and happiness and know that I’m grateful for your connection with my little book blog and your participati… Read More