Cozy Up with “Cupcakes and Cupid”

Make “Sweet Caroline” Yours This Valentine’s 5/5 stars If you’re a fan of baking shows or culinary-based cozy mysteries (and don’t mind reading cozy sans dead body), you’ll love Sweet Caroline, one of the six novellas in “Cupcakes and Cupid.” I was gifted with an …

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Transcend From the ‘Hall of Ignorance’

Love Delivers Near Spiritual Experience 5/5 Stars The first surprising thing about Lali A. Love’s “The De-Coding of Jo: Hall of Ignorance,” the first book in her Ascending Angels Academy, was the peppering of Tupac Shakur quotes throughout. The opening quote was surprising enough, but …

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Romance Hot in Snow’s New Release

‘Wedding Days at Halesmere House’ Cover Reveal About the Book The last thing on Lizzie’s mind is catching the bouquet When her best friend’s wedding venue catches fire, Lizzie Martin is on the case to find somewhere new. By some miracle, a space opens up …

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‘Unsolved’ by Heather Critchlow

Get excited for this remarkable, suspense debut ‘A remarkable suspense debut… exciting and unsettling.’ A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window He won’t rest until he finds out the truth… Cal Lovett is obsessed with finding justice for the families of missing people. …

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Mortal Mission Cover Reveal

A New Martian Murder Mystery By Pip Skinner Learn More Astronauts are dying on the first crewed mission to Mars. Is it bad luck, or something far more sinister? An international mission to search for life on Mars meets heated opposition from the religious right …

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Find forgiveness in ‘Tikkun Olam’

Waters helps us restore what was lost 5 out of 5 stars “Forgiveness doesn’t mean you’re required to trust someone who hurt or wronged you.” Forgiveness is the overarching theme in “Tikkun Olam: Restoring What Was Lost,” the latest installment of Ana Waters’s “Beauty for …

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Tales Untold: Mythos Around the World

Take a Journey with 15 Authors, Cultures 5/5 Stars I have been a bit lax in announcing that I will soon to be published in an anthology, “Tales Untold: Mythos Around the World” with Ravens and Roses Publishing, the indie publishing company for which I …

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Writing with Heart

Guest Post By Sathya Achia When we were kids, my brother and I would sit for hours, side-by-side, at the fold-out desk our parents had constructed. A bucket of broken crayons and a heap of gently used paper sat in the middle of desk, just …

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A Lockdown Cozy to Love

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‘The Locked Room’ is timely, atmospheric gem 5/5 Stars I’m breaking my somewhat unwritten rule about not reviewing big name books. But I make exceptions occasionally, and the ending of the new Ruth Galloway installment left me wanting more, so much that it had to …

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Myths come alive in gritty, urban fantasy

Everything from family drama to Greek gods 5/5 stars If you like fantasy that makes you question the world around you, Mark Johnathan Runte’s “Ash,” the start of his Mythos series, is just the book for you. His slightly gritty, urban fantasy is a fantastic …

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