I participated in five reading challenges, including the Goodreads Reading Challenge. I’m excited that I achieved my goals in all of them! I had a goal of reading 150 books and actually read 156 I participated at the Marathoner level (50+ audiobooks) and actually posted reviews here for 82 … Continue reading 2019 Reading Challenges Summary
Allison (Allie) Hawbaker hasn’t had the best year. Her former fiancé broke off their engagement close to their wedding date after getting what he needed from her family. Her brother went through a devastating divorce after losing a great deal of the family fortune. And Mason Armitage, the man she started falling for turned out… Continue reading Admit One by Lisa Clark O’Neill
The Lucy Kincaid series was selected as a group read in one of my Goodreads groups and we determined, because of character crossovers, we needed to first read her earlier series in publication order. Romance writer Jo Sutton returned to her family’s lodge in Montana four years ago following the murders of her husband and… Continue reading Tempting Evil by Allison Brennan
Christopher Argent is an assassin for hire who also works for Dorian Blackwell, the Blackheart of Ben More. He’s well known for his effectiveness and also has the reputation of having ice running through his veins. When he receives an assignment through a solicitor to take the life of Millie LeCour, a well known theater… Continue reading The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne
This is another series I read with a group on Goodreads and finished earlier this year. This book series was developed into the television series Rizzoli & Isles that aired on TNT starring Angie Harmon & Sasha Alexander. The books are much grittier than the television show, however.This is also the last book released to… Continue reading I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen
The Lucy Kincaid series was selected as a group read in one of my Goodreads groups and we determined, because of character crossovers, we needed to first read her earlier series in publication order. Theodore Glenn is handsome, charming and a stone cold serial killer. He was so arrogant that he defended himself at his… Continue reading Killing Fear by Allison Brennan
The D. D. Warren series was selected by one of my Goodreads groups to read as a series and we just started. I’ll be posting my reviews of each book every month as we work through the series. Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge is called to a tense domestic disturbance standoff. He’s the trained sniper… Continue reading Alone by Lisa Gardner
Sarah Barnwell has returned to Sweetwater, South Carolina following a ten-year hiatus in Charleston. She’s opening a bookstore in the former home of her best friend’s aunt’s home. She’s excited about partnering with her friend, Allison (Allie) Hawbaker who’s had her own tough year but a little nervous about coming back to a place where… Continue reading Mr. Write by Lisa Clark O’Neill
This is another series I read with a group on Goodreads and finished earlier this year. This book series was developed into the television series Rizzoli & Isles that aired on TNT starring Angie Harmon & Sasha Alexander. The books are much grittier than the television show, however. Detective Jane Rizzoli & Medical Examiner Maura… Continue reading Die Again by Tess Gerritsen
Travis McMurray is a Texas Ranger who returns home to Whispering Mountain, Texas for a long-awaited visit to his family. Being a Ranger satisfies his wanderlust as that’s who he is. He takes his younger sister to a barn dance and stumbles into Rainey Adams, a green-eyed mysterious woman who kisses him...and then steals his… Continue reading Texas Rain by Jodi Thomas
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