Don't Back Down

 by Sharon Sala 

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It's hard to do justice with a review to such a great story from one of my unicorn authors.
Military Veteran Cameron Pope and his dog Ghost are main players in this story. A story of family, hope and love revolving around such an ugly crime happening on their mountain...human trafficking!
Pope's sister is frantic, she's been hurt in her home and her toddler is missing. This is the beginning of this crime being discovered. The FBI come to town and the Agent and Pope have a history, fate is determined to bring them together.
This was such a well written story, awesome plot and such heartwarming characters.
I loved every moment.

He barely has time to catch his breath...

Army veteran Cameron Pope arrives back in Jubilee, Kentucky, for the first time in years. He barely has time to catch his breath when he becomes embroiled in a race of life or death for his little niece and a deadly hunt for the human traffickers who are destroying the peace of his mountain town. When he's reunited with Rusty Caldwell—a woman from his past he's never stopped thinking about—he wants to believe they can finally be together. But Rusty belongs to one of the rich families in Jubilee—the same rich folks who scorn the rural families living on the surrounding mountainside. Cameron and Rusty will have to find a way to end the feuding and take down the human trafficking ring if they're to have any chance at happiness.

Dangerous Dreams: A Dark Romantic Thriller (Beautiful Nightmare Book 1)

 by Abbie Roads

This is my first time reading this author and it took me out of my comfort zone.
It was dark and at times intense, I'd no idea what was going on or what was real...but I had to know.
A strange family with gifts of visions but this was dangerous for them as lives were taken.
Xander's abilities are due to a lightning strike, he and the girl he rescues have a bond that transcends time.
Without giving away too much, there is danger, love blooming and you will have to wonder who will be alive by the end of this story.
This was one dark fairy tale involving a myth and ancient legends.

A cult. A kidnapped woman. A man who won’t stop until he finds her.

Special Skills Consultant, Xander Stone, has an uncanny ability to solve crimes, but at a painful price. When he rescues a kidnapping victim, her mere presence relieves his suffering and makes him feel something he’s never felt before. Love.

But with her free, no one is safe.
Who will survive?
Who will die?
Only fate can decide.


Dangerous Dreams is the first book in Abbie Roads’ Beautiful Nightmare Series of dark romantic thrillers. If you devour true crime and thrilling romance then you’ll love this series that combines both in a roller-coaster ride of danger, mind games, and swoon worthy love.

Buy this dangerously dark romance today!

Their Resting Place: A completely unputdownable mystery and suspense thriller (Detective Casey White Book 8)

 B.R. Spangler

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This is my first read by this author. Even though it's book #8 the story stands alone. I do want to go back though to see character growth.
What a horrid way to die...being hunted down and shot with arrows. We then go back in time and I could see who but not quite and not why.
As the victims fall we see their history together and the connection.
Dark and deadly secrets will be revealed.
Fantastic story line and wonderful characters. You won't be able to put it down.

Out in the field the tall stalks sway in the breeze, hiding a girl lying on the ground as if asleep. But she doesn’t stir when rain falls from the gray sky and lands on her soft cheeks. Her beautiful dark eyes stare up, unseeing, as her blood mingles with the rich brown earth.

When a member of Detective Casey White’s team turns up at her door begging for help, Casey races to find the broken body of twenty-year-old Charlie Robson abandoned in a sunflower field. Yellow petals and broken stalks scatter the ground—and Casey immediately recognizes the red markings all over Charlie’s body as arrow wounds. Heartbroken, Casey vows to find the monster who would hunt Charlie down like this.

Interviewing Charlie’s distraught mother, Casey’s blood turns to ice when she learns about a tightknit group of Charlie’s best friends who once called themselves The Sunflower Girls. They met in archery club and have drifted apart since high school. Casey knows the killer is sending a message with arrows… could the other girls be next?

But as Casey instructs her colleagues to track down the five remaining friends, another girl’s body is found, shot with arrows in her own home. Clutched in her hand is a broken sunflower petal. Turning the house upside down Casey finds a bone-chilling, one-word note: Guilty.

Someone is picking off The Sunflower Girls one by one. But why? Interviewing the four remaining girls, Casey is certain they are hiding a dark secret that stretches back to their school days. Trusting no-one, Casey will have to risk everything to track down a deadly killer… but with her own team keeping secrets too, could the real danger be much closer to home?

An unbelievably twisty rollercoaster ride that will have fans of Robert Dugoni, Kendra Elliot and Lisa Regan totally hooked until the last explosive page!

End of Story

 by Kylie Scott

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This story kept me entertained through COVID, what a week it's been and this cheered me no end. I laughed my way through this book from beginning to end. Susie inherits her aunt's home and sets about modernising it...or rather taking away the ugly after 3 generations. I loved the little spooky mystery with the finding in the wall and I have my doubts about that cat...or Kat. Lars is her ex's friend, her friend too. The huge Viking is also her handyman slowly bringing her house to life... and her ladybits. Their chemistry sizzled but their banter even better. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the brilliance of the author's storytelling skills.

New York Times bestselling sensation Kylie Scott’s sexy, smart and unconventional opposites-attract love story looks at what happens when fate refuses to give up on what’s meant to be…

When Susie Bowen inherits a charming fixer-upper from her aunt, she’s excited to start living her best HGTV life. But when she opens the door to find that her contractor is none other than her ex’s best friend, Lars—the same man who witnessed their humiliating public breakup six months ago—she isn’t exactly eager to have anyone around whose alliance is with the enemy. But beggars can’t be choosers, and the sooner the repairs are done, the sooner she can get back to embracing singledom.

Things go from awkward to unbelievable when Lars discovers a divorce certificate hidden in a wall and dated ten years in the future—with both their names on it. It couldn’t possibly be real…could it? As Susie and Lars work to unravel the document’s origins, the impossibility of a spark between them suddenly doesn’t seem so far-fetched. But would a relationship between them be doomed before it’s even begun?

 #RomanticComedy #BoyFallsFirst #FoundFamily #GrumpySunshine #FriendstoLovers #bookclub #bookish #booklover #booksta #bookstagram #bookworm #readersofig #readersofinstagram #valentineprlm @valentine_pr_

Lucy Kendall Crime Thrillers - 4 stories

 by  Stacy Green 

The Girl in the Pink Shoes: https://geni.us/B0BMB1ZY4Bsocial

Little Lost Souls: https://geni.us/B0BMB1SFVLsocial

The Girl in the Cabin: https://geni.us/B0BMB3MH9Bsocial

The Lonely Girls: https://geni.us/B0BMB8PM5Lsocial

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Holy Moly I had no idea who the baddie was or how many players were in this story. On a hot 38c/100f Aussie Summer day I just settled on the couch and read this story straight through. I must say I'm already looking forward to reading much more of this series. PI Lucy is one kicka#e heroine, though perhaps bad for good reasons too. Question is do I love her or hate her, time will tell. The characters had so many connections as the author brilliantly wove this tale, I was thinking omg, it's him...no it's him...oh it's her...nope it's someone else and my head was spinning. Fantastic story, great characters and a well written plot. Bring on book 2....oh wait it's on my kindle :)

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Lucy Kendall, PI and viligante is on a mission. To rid the city of the monsters that take children, though evil is a lot bigger than her. Even though her morals are in question, you still want her to win the battle. Someone in power in trying to frame her as she is obviously getting too close to the truth.
This is one dark and disturbing storyline, I can't wait to the next story to see where the author is taking Lucy.

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I’m really enjoying this series. Lucy is our main character and her past baggage has make her what she is. Will the darkness take over her personality?
Her friend Chris is in trouble, she hears a gun shot over the phone and the chase is on. What has he gotten into? It seems he is more than he has revealed and she will have doubts about him.
The local police and the FBI are on the case. Chris is with his mother, the serial killer....just whose side is her on?
There are a lot of layers to this story and I enjoyed everyone that was peeled back. This story should be read after the first 2 to have an understanding of character growth and the murders surrounding them.
I really can't wait to see how book 4 plays out now.

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Oh my goodness, what an ending to these 4 books that I binged. I didn't see it coming though I thought them odd.
The plot was brilliant, charactes all brought together in a horrifying way. The race before time ran out was crazy. I was annoyed to put my kindle away when I arrived at work.
I've loved this series, Lucy both annoyed me and yet I loved her. Her morals were skewed but for all the right reasons. Plenty of emotions in this tale.
I highly recommed this story but strongly suggest you start from the beginning.

#TheLonelyGirls #NetGalley #TheGirlintheCabin #LittleLostSouls #TheGirlinthePinkShoes

Devil’s Way: An addictive crime thriller packed with jaw-dropping twists!

 by  Robert Bryndza

https://geni.us/RobertBryndzaDevilsWay

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I had the opportunity from Netgalley to read this story. It was recommended by another author that I love and follow. I'll have to go back and see how this series character started, though this story does stand alone.
Our main character Kate, PI and former cop starts this story almost drowning and we see a vulnerable side to her. In hospital she meets a woman who then hires her to find her missing grandson, dead or alive.
The twists and layers to this story kept me glued to my kindle. I had a feeling I knew what happened before we got to that point but I loved the way the author wove the tale for Kate to work it out.
The location sounded wonderful, the author created quite a picture describing it that I had to go and look it up...great place to hide a body or two.
I'm so glad I took a chance and read this story, I'll look forward to more by this author.

THE TRUTH HIDES IN THE DARK

Kate Marshall’s investigation into a young boy’s disappearance sends her down an unexpectedly twisted path in a riveting thriller by multi-million bestselling author, Robert Bryndza.

When Private Investigator Kate Marshall is rushed to hospital after being pulled into a riptide current in the sea, the near-death experience leaves her shaken. During her recovery, she befriends Jean, an elderly lady on the same ward. Jean tells the harrowing story of how her three-year-old grandson, Charlie, went missing eleven years ago during a camping trip on Dartmoor.

By the time Kate is well enough to go home, she's agreed to take on the case, but when Kate and her trusty sidekick Tristan start to look at the events of that fateful night, they discover that Jean has a dark past that could have put Charlie in jeopardy.

Was Charlie abducted? Or did he fall into Devil's Way? A rushing river that vanishes into a gorge close to where they were camping.

When Kate and Tristan discover that a social worker who flagged concerns about Jean and her daughter was found brutally murdered shortly after Charlie vanished, it makes them question everything they thought they knew about the family...

Filled with twists and turns, Devil's Way is the fourth Kate Marshall novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet!

#DevilsWay #NetGalley

The Backup Plan: A Novel (The Sunrise Cove Series, 3)

 by Jill Shalvis

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Such a quirky fun tale of three people and a property.
The Inn was willed to them all, forcing them to come together after going their separate ways as young adults.
This is their journey of forgiveness, love and finding out the truths.
We also can't forget Pickle the dog who invaded this story with mirth.
Part of the Sunrise Cove series and can certainly be read as a stand alone.
This author never disappoints, even when I roll my eyes at some of the quirky humour. I highly recommend this story. 😍

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming tale of three people who are brought together when they’re bequeathed an old Wild West inn that has the potential to pull their lives apart, but instead turns into the gift of a lifetime.

When Alice receives a call about an unexpected windfall, she’s stunned to learn the gift is a falling-apart-at-the-seams old Wild West B&B she once considered home—and she’s inherited it along with two strangers. Except they weren’t always strangers. Once upon a time, they were friends. One is her ex-BFF Lauren. The other is Knox, the only guy to ever break her heart, all while never even knowing she existed.

It turns out their lives are unknowingly entangled because they once separately helped the same woman without expecting anything in return. Years later, Alice, Lauren, and Knox are broken in their own way, with their own history—and secrets— causing them to start out on the wrong foot with each other. But according to the will, they must renovate and be partners in the inn for one year or else lose their inheritance.

Stuck together, they make a list of rules to keep the peace—rules that end up doing the opposite, but by some miracle they find what they didn’t even know they were looking for—acceptance, true friendship, and in a case (or two!), true love.