2019 Challenges

2019 Reading Challenges Summary

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

Romantic Suspense

Tempting Evil by Allison Brennan

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

Audiobook, Historical Romance

The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne

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

Historical Mystery

Who Slays the Wicked by C. S. Harris

Well, the day of reckoning for the despicable and detestable Lord Ashworth has arrived. The husband of Sebastian St. Cyr’s niece Stephanie was found brutally murdered in a compromising position at one of the homes he used for his sordid activities. Sebastian is assisting Chief Magistrate Henry Lovejoy in the investigation, as he does when… Continue reading Who Slays the Wicked by C. S. Harris

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen

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

Audiobook, Romantic Suspense

Killing Fear by Allison Brennan

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

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Alone by Lisa Gardner

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

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Die Again by Tess Gerritsen

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

Historical Romance, Western Romance

Texas Rain by Jodi Thomas

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

Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen

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. Claire Ward, Will Yablonski and Teddy Clock… Continue reading Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen