Contemporary

  • Griz’s voice echoed in my head, the law enforcement mantra: After the first two days, you’re looking for a body. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Scott Eubanks and BookSirens for this ARC of Ghosts in the Pines by Scott Eubanks, expected publication date Oct 20, 2026. Mira Hawkshaw has hit rock bottom. Tough, wounded and vulnerable,…

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  • Stacking The Shelves

    For Stacking The Shelves hosted by Reading Reality I’m posting the books I’ve added to my digital library this week, and the blurbs that made me download them in the first place.  The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow From Goodreads: Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who…

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  • Amira raised her glass. “To stories and recipes,” she said. “The ones we inherit. The ones we ruin. The ones we save. And the ones we finally dare to rewrite.” Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to @pastecreativetours and @monicasaigalbhide for this ebook. A collection of short stories and a bonus novella, all centered around the themes of…

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  • I saw in him the rare quality which makes a man stand out amongst men, height. Humans always listen to those who are taller and louder than them. Unless they’re women. Those they tend to burn. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Of Monsters and Menses by Maisie Culver. Many thanks to Shortwave Publishing and NetGalley for…

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  • “Aunt Ruby! A man has been murdered in my tearoom, and all you can think about is how good-looking the detective is?” Trinity Bishop is a devoted Jane Austen fan. After divorcing her husband at forty-two, she moves back to her hometown of Sidmouth, Devon, and opens a Jane Austen-themed tearoom, complete with Regency dresses…

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  • My name is Ishmael Dollah. I am sixty years old. I used to be a CEO. I am now an assassin. I kill people who deserve to die. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Assassins Can’t Do It Alone by Shesh, book 3 in the series. Many thanks to Shehs for this ebook, releasing today, Oct 10,…

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  • September Reading Recap

    Ad/PR/Patrocinado. In September I read cozy mysteries, paranormal mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, and fantasy. I read about witches, golems, vampires and werevolves, I read about elder and retired sleuths and assassins, about former crusaders and journalists, about deadline dinner parties, police investigations, monster hunters and fish and chips. I read about finding yourself, about second…

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  • They’d made it a quarter mile down the gravel road when the headlights found the first downed tree. A birch, not large, but big enough to bring the pickup to a sudden stop. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of The Unbegotten by Sarah P. Blanchard, release day today, Oct 1, 2026. Many thanks to the author for…

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  • Another case for the Vintage Vanettes! Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of A Wedding Date with Death by Maeve Haran, book 2 in the A Campervan Detective Mystery series. Many thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC releasing today, Sep 30, 2026. There’s nothing as joyous as a wedding. Unless perhaps, when the wedding comes with…

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  • Deep Cut by R.K. Lynott

    How long would it take them to find the body? Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Deep Cut by R.K. Lynott. Many thanks to R.K. Lynott for this ARC. Deep Cut releases today, Sep 29, 2026. If you’ve followed the DI Ryan Hale series so far, this is an absolute must-read, as this is the book that…

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