The Ice Sisters : A completely pulse-pounding crime thriller packed with suspense (Detective Ellie Reeves Book 10)

 by Rita Herron

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5 star read

Detective Ellie and her team are on the hunt for a killer, young twin girls were found and it's only the beginning of this mystery.

I loved that I had no clue what was going on. The author connected quite a few players and possible suspects. Watching how they connected was a mystery in itself. 

Other bodies are in play keeping you guessing, then a complete hook turn showed the killer and why and my head was spinning.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story and can't wait for the next one.

Shock slammed into her as she spotted the two little girls lying on the cold hard ground, snow swirling round their fragile bodies. Twins with button noses and heart-shaped faces, their pretty green eyes closed forever…

As the snow falls and a bitter wind blows, Detective Ellie Reeves is devastated to discover the bodies of two little girls, alone and frozen on an icy lake, in the isolated town of Cold Mountain. The girls are holding hands, with matching bows in their blonde curls, and when Ellie realizes they are twin sisters, her heart breaks for their mother, who must be desperately wondering where her little darlings are.

But, back at the police station, she is horrified to discover that nobody has reported the sisters missing. Are their parents in danger too? When an abandoned car is found near the girls’ bodies, and Ellie learns that the female driver is in hospital, she prays that the injured woman will know something about the twins.

A DNA test shows that the woman in hospital is the twins’ mother Barbara, and Ellie rushes to interview her. But when Ellie arrives at the hospital she is faced with an empty bed. Barbara has fled and her house is abandoned too. As Ellie searches the family home, she is chilled to see there is no sign of any children. If Barbara is the twins’ mother, where are the toys and photos of her precious girls?

When another little girl disappears, Ellie knows that finding Barbara might well be the key to saving an innocent child. But who is Barbara running from? Or does she have something to hide? And with the clock ticking and a fearsome winter storm brewing, can Ellie find the truth before another innocent life is lost?

This pulse-pounding and utterly addictive crime thriller will have you staying up way past your bedtime and tearing through the pages! Perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, Lisa Regan and Kendra Elliot.

Text Appeal

 by Kylie Scott

https://geni.us/oSK3

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Small town life where everybody knows your business. Conner and his ex Ava had been on and off since they were teens. Only he'd had a enough and fell into a fake romance with the new girl in town.
This was their story trying to fool the town only they didn't expect reality. Would they fall apart or have a happy ending.
It's a light fun read.

Love enters the chat in this hilarious, heartfelt rom com by New York Times bestselling and Audie award-winning author Kylie Scott.

Romance author Riley Cooper always dreamed of living by the water. But within a day of landing in the charming seaside town of Port Stewart to work on her latest book, she's getting calls and texts for some dude on her new number. Weird ones. Sad ones. Sexy ones. Ones that make her want to meet him. For curiosity's sake...if nothing else.

After years of being on-again, off-again with his high school sweetheart, all Connor wants is to move on with his life. If only everyone in Port Stewart would let him. What he needs is to be seen with someone else. So when fate puts him in the path of the new girl in town who got his old number, faking it together seems like the perfect solution.

Spending time with the gorgeous former prom king might be great research for Riley’s romance writing…if only she can keep her feelings in check. But the more she gets to know him, the harder she’s falling. Can their serendipitous meeting turn into something real and true?

The Vanishing Wife: A gripping and addictive crime thriller (Leigh Brody FBI Mystery Book 2)

 by Nichole Severn

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After reading book 1, I just couldn't wait to dive into this story. This time Leigh is on medical leave when she received a call for help from a friend. Leigh heads to the Gulf shores only to find her missing. There is blood and the mystery begins. How are the missing teenagers connected to this crime? So many twists and turns in this story that will leave your head spinning. Fantastic ending and I can't wait for the next story.

Her friend is missing. A teen has been murdered. And Leigh will have to put everything on the line in this serene town where secrets simmer below the surface…

FBI criminologist Leigh Brody arrives at her friend Elyse’s Alabama beachfront vacation home and walks straight into a crime scene. Blood spatters cover the floor, and Elyse’s worried husband and reserved teenage daughter have no idea where she is.

Her boss orders her not to get involved, but Leigh is determined to find her friend. She’s trying to understand reports of Elyse’s erratic recent behaviour when the body of a fifteen-year-old girl is found on the nearby boardwalk. And the case takes a chilling turn when another girl goes missing.

What deadly game had Elyse gotten involved in? And how much will Leigh have to risk to find the killer terrorizing this sleepy vacation town before it’s too late to save the vanishing girls?

A compulsively gripping and atmospheric crime thriller where nothing is as it seems. Perfect for fans of Rachel Caine, Lisa Regan and A.J. Rivers.

The Only Goal: A College Sports Romance (Nolan U Hockey Book 5)

 by Katy Archer 

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I do love a good sports romance and I think this might be my fave from this series. Hockey didn't really play a big part in this story but their relationship did. Their vulnerabilities, emotions and lack of communication had these two divided when they should have been together. Tammy and Baxter had been childhood friends, a big connection that never quite panned out. Five years later has them together again. It won't be easy, other factors are involved.
My heart went out to them, will life come full circle for them? 

What a wonderful story.

In high school, he was relegated to the friend zone… but now this college hockey graduate is getting a second chance to make up for past mistakes…

When I was sixteen my only goal was convincing my best friend, Tammy, to be my girlfriend. But I messed it up… and then she got together with another guy. My heart was torn right out of my chest. Everything between us changed—I lost her.

But now, after years of not seeing her, she's walking through my door with a kid on her hip and a desperate look on her face. "I don't know where else to go? Can we stay with you for a little while?"

Of course she can stay. It takes everything in me not to tell her to stay forever. Because even after all this time, she still's the one.

Every smile, every whisper… every laugh we ever shared is bright in my memory. She's the only girl I've ever wanted.

And this time around, I can't go screwing it up.

This time around… I have to make her mine for keeps.

The Only Goal is a sweet and spicy stand-alone NA hockey romance with a guaranteed happy ending. Perfect for fans of Off-Campus by Elle Kennedy, #Nerd by Cambria Hebert and Don't Let Me by Kelsie Rae.

Dreaming of Home

 by Caitlyn O'Leary 

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Kai has been medically discharged and completed months of rehab. It's time to find out some family secrets. As an adult he returns to his hometown, his visions and dreams are coming true. He had a whole other life and family before being cruely taken away as a minor.
Marlowe is the local school teacher, she had her own baggage which brought her to this small town. It would seem her troubles followed her.
I really enjoyed this small town and it's characters. A wonderful storyline full of emotions.

Finding the twin I never knew I had? -- Easy.
Protecting the love of my life? That’s going to take everything I’ve got.

Kai Davies
You’re supposed to be able to trust your father, right? Nope. I always knew he was an evil so-and-so, but lying to me about who I was? That was a new low. So here I am in Jasper Creek, Tennessee trying to find out if the dreams that have plagued me all my life are real. Do I really have a twin brother? What is he like? And what can I tell him after all the years of deception?

Marlowe Jones
Teaching is all I ever wanted to do. When school bullies viciously attacked a girl, it was second-nature for me to step in and stop it. Little did I know how far the bullies’ powerful parents would go to destroy my life. Getting fired from my private school was only the beginning. Now I’m here in Jasper Creek, Tennessee, five hundred miles away from home, keeping my head down and trying to settle into a quiet little life. Easy, if it weren’t for the gorgeous and fascinating Kai Davies, with secrets of his own.

Just when I figure out how to fit Kai into my life, my past finds me, rearing its ugly head, and I mean ugly. Kai is determined to be my hero, but I don’t need one. I’ll handle everything myself like I always do. Then ugly turns to frightening, and frightening turns to deadly and then I turn to Kai. But is it too late?

Burning Lies: An unputdownable murder mystery that will have you hooked (A Dr Harrison Lane Mystery Book 9)

 by Gwyn Bennett 

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This is a new to me author and I thoroughly enjoyed their work. Even though it's book 9 I didn't feel out of the loop. Dr Lane is an interesting character, I'll assume he assists the police when it comes to Ritualistic Behavioural Crimes.

A unique murder in a small village. Villagers who tell the same story. Something suspicious is happening here.

I really enjoyed the way the author wove this tale as pieces started to fall into place. I do like the way it ended, it would seem that karma took care of justice.

Great story, I look forward to looking at more from this series.

The tangy smell of smoke hangs heavy in the air, mingling with the early morning mist. As it lifts, a shape emerges in the centre of the tranquil meadow. A scarecrow? No… rising from the ashes of a dying fire, stands a blackened wooden cross – and tied to it, the dark outline of a body.

When a woman is found burnt at the stake on the edge of a pretty English village, the police suspect this is no ordinary murder. Dr Harrison Lane, Head of the Ritualistic Behavioural Crime unit, is quickly summoned to unravel the mystery.

As Harrison investigates, he uncovers a web of deceit woven through the tight-knit community of Thistleford. The villagers claim the victim, Louise Swift, was a gifted psychic, beloved by all… but Harrison immediately senses darker forces at play.

When another body is discovered at nearby Harmony House, home to a group of reclusive ex-convicts seeking redemption, the case takes a sinister turn. Are the deaths connected? And does the house harbour more potential victims… or something far more dangerous?

As Harrison races to catch the killer, he must confront his own demons, re-awakened by this grisly case. Can he see through the lies all around him and unmask the evil hiding in Thistleford before it's too late?

Cage of Bones : A totally addictive and gripping crime thriller (Detective Alana Mack)

 by Jenny O'Brien (Author) 

Part of: Detective Alana Mack (3 books)

Out August 16th

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I have not read this author before and I intend on going back to see what came before this book. Even though it's book 3, the story stands alone.
Detective Mack is an interesting character, she's been through her own personal hell landing her wheelchair bound. Her team seem supportive and I really enjoyed their banter and expertise in solving these crimes.
We started the story with bones, next thing there are more deaths, attempted murders and the mystery of adoption.
What an exciting chase this author leads us on, connecting the dots was thorough and intriguing.
Great story, I really enjoyed it.

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Human bones in a crab pot. A family's dark secrets. A killer's twisted revenge.

When human remains are found in a fisherman's crab pot, Detective Alana Mack faces her toughest case yet. As she unravels a complex web of genetic links, Alana becomes the target of a seemingly random attack, leaving her injured and reliant on her ex-husband for help.

Determined to solve the case, Alana discovers a chilling connection between the victim and Ciara Buckley, the sole survive of a house fire who shares DNA with the unidentified woman. But Ciara believes both her parents died in the blaze that scarred her childhood.

When the fisherman's estranged brother is found dead, Alana uncovers a startling truth – both were adopted, and their mother vanished decades ago. As she decodes cryptic forensic clues, Alana races to stop the killer from erasing more family secrets. Can she catch the culprit before becoming the next victim?