This series is another Goodreads group read I’m doing with several others in my 2-3-4 Challenge group. It’s an older series that was later developed onto both the big and small screen. Fifteen-year old Clary Fray goes into a nightclub called Pandemonium with her best friend Simon and sees two very attractive people… Continue reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Tessa Noble and Ryan Bateman have been best friends since they were toddlers. They know each other as well as they know themselves...except how their love for one another shifted from platonic to something more years ago. Now, they’re having to confront these feelings when circumstances cause Tessa to participate in a bachelor auction… Continue reading His Until Midnight by Reese Ryan
I wasn’t sure what to expect with this novella as there’s only been one to date and it was very much connected to the Brotherhood (one of my favorites). I actually listened to The Thief before reading this one. It’s set in the world of the series but doesn’t involve the Brothers (brief… Continue reading Dearest Ivie by J. R. Ward
Paul Davis happens upon a colleague on a deserted road, unwittingly catching him in the process of disposing of the bodies of two young women. He barely escapes with his life and nine months later, he’s still struggling with the after effects of the physical and emotional trauma. Paul’s memory lapses and fugues are unsettling… Continue reading A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay
Laura McCloud, a narrator and voice over artist, has just lost her mother on the heels of her own battle with breast cancer and being dumped by her boyfriend because he couldn’t handle her illness. Needing a restorative period, she looks to Pilgrim Cove, her family’s annual vacation venue by the ocean, only a ferry… Continue reading The House on the Beach by Linda Barrett
The Mitchell’s Inn is an old fashioned lodge located in the New York Catskills. Guests arrive for a relaxing weekend, that is until the storm that descended upon their arrival intensifies and soon takes out the power. They hunker down, making the best of it as the host and owner is determined to make his… Continue reading An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
I’m currently reading this series with one of my Goodreads groups, one book a month. So, I thought I’d share my reviews here as we complete them. This series has a continuing story arc and should be read in order. Four years ago, Grace Fallon and Alex Rycroft’s relationship… Continue reading Rekindled by Kaylea Cross
Lieutenant Samantha (Sam) Holland and her homicide team’s latest case is a house fire in an affluent area of the Washington, D. C. area where two people died and it wasn’t an accident. More ominously, they appear to be the owners and their 5-year old twins are missing. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Tommy (Gonzo) Gonzales… Continue reading Fatal Invasion by Marie Force
Midwife Sarah Brandt is taken to what she first believes is a boardinghouse for women to help with an imminent delivery for one of the residents. It soon dawns on her that the house is a brothel and her patient asks for her help to escape. She’s given the name of a woman known to… Continue reading Murder on Sisters’ Row by Victoria Thompson
This series has a continuous story arc and the books cannot be read as standalones. If you haven’t read the first book, Year One, don’t start here. The story resumes years after the last book where Lana’s child was identified as being The One and she escaped after… Continue reading Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
Blue Mood Café 