At 10:00 a.m. on October 10, a building in downtown Chicago suddenly explodes, forever altering the lives of three women. The story is told by Cecily, whose husband died in the explosion; Kate, who fled and began a new, secret life in Canada; and Franny, who lost the biological mother she’d just found. The narratives… Continue reading The Good Liar by Catherine McKenzie
Derek Tower is the co-owner of Cobra International Security and was pressured into a new assignment by an influential US senator who can control his company’s destiny. The senator wants his daughter, Jenna Hamilton, removed from a women’s clinic in Afghanistan. Jenna is a nurse and midwife who is six months into a two-year volunteer… Continue reading Hard Target by Pamela Clare
It took a tornado destroying her Kansas high school to get Rachel Goodman to return home to Pilgrim Cove. She has painful memories of her failure as a student but she excelled after leaving town. Rachel is an assistant principal, and a very good one at that, but has her work cut out for her… Continue reading Reluctant Housemates by Linda Barrett
I’ve waited for this story since The Thief when we got a glimpse of a destroyed Murhder at his B&B in South Carolina. He has the distinction of being the only member of the Brotherhood to be expelled. Over 20 years ago, he left Caldwell a broken and damaged man after having taking revenge on… Continue reading The Savior by J. R. Ward
Joaquin Ramirez is the Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist on the Denver Star’s investigative team (I-Team) who is called to what looks to be a crime scene of a missing veteran. Former Army Captain Mia Starr is also on the scene and soon becomes a suspect after it’s revealed that she was the last person to… Continue reading Deadly Intent by Pamela Clare
Olive Torres couldn’t be more opposite of her identical twin, Ami, who seems to be the one gifted with all the luck. Olive...not so much. It’s the occasion of Ami’s wedding to Dane Thomas and Olive isn’t looking forward to her pairing with the groom’s best man and brother, Ethan. Their first meeting didn’t go… Continue reading The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
This series has a continuing story arc and I highly recommend the first two books be read before starting this one. The backstories are critical to fully understanding the main characters, appreciating from where they’ve come and who they are now. Gwen Proctor thinks she can finally take a breath… Continue reading Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine
I’m reading this series with a Goodreads group. It’s a spinoff of the Titanium Security series we recently completed. I will be posting reviews every month as we read each book. FBI Special Agent Clay Bauer met his teammate Tuck’s cousin Zoe Renard when she came to Baltimore a… Continue reading Hunted by Kaylea Cross
The Lucy Kincaid series was selected as a group read in one of my Goodreads groups and we decided to read this trilogy first as the character’s early family background begins here. This is the first book in the No Evil Trilogy San Diego Homicide Detective Carina Kincaid is called to the… Continue reading Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan
Maurice Swift is a writer who has reached success in what appears to be from unconventional and dubious ways. His story is told through the narratives of those he’s encountered who have significantly influenced his journey and have, in turn, been impacted by their encounters with him. I knew going into this book that Maurice… Continue reading A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
