I can think of only one word to describe Firethorn by Ronie Kendig–Intense. Firethorn is the final book in the Discarded Heroes series and it delivers. From the opening page this book takes off and never slows down. Griffin Riddell is in prison for a murder he didn’t commit when his black ops team Nightshade is attacked.  Covert operative Kazi Faron takes on the job of reassembling the team and she starts by breaking Griffen from prison. Griffin and Kazi work together to find his team and in the process Kazi learns that there are honorable men in the world that can be trusted. If you are looking for a…

Nipped in the bud by Susan Sleeman entertained me to the end. This whodunit romance is riddled with roll-your-eyes humor and engaging characters. While digging at the local park Paige discovers a body buried in the site she’d been hired to landscape. Unfortunately she’s considered the prime suspect and the police aren’t looking for the real killer. Paige’s friends call in Adam, an out-of-town attorney, to manage her legal case, meanwhile Paige sets out to find the real killer. I enjoyed the interaction of the characters and humorous moments between Paige and her attorney Adam. However I had the murder figured out long before the end. I don’t want to…

  I hope everyone had a merry Christmas! I have one Christmas book left to review this month. It’s not a new release, but I’m a  fairly new fan of DiAnn Mills, so I read it anyway. A Texas Legacy Christmas is a delightful story of life’s unexpected twists and turns. Love and forgiveness unfold in this historical romance. Newspaper man, Zack Kahler has no idea a fall on the ice will change the course of his life, but  two orphans pinch more than his wallet when they offer him help up–they take his heart as well. Chloe Weaver, homeless and hungry secures a job at the only respectable boarding…

A Home For Christmas  includes two stories. The Sweetest Gift by Mary Connealy, and A Christmas Angel, by Robin Lee Hatcher. I really enjoyed these sweet easy to read historical Christmas stories. Although The Sweetest Gift used a much written plot (widower needs a wife to care for his child and marries a stranger) the story was told in a fresh way, and I LOVED it. Spinster, librarian and concert pianist, Adelaide Snyder agrees to honor her  friend’s dying wish and marry her husband in order to care for their two-year-old daughter. Adelaide has a lot to learn about life in the country, but she is up to the challenge…

During the month of December I will be focusing on Christmas Books. This weeks selection is, Remembering Christmas, by Dan Walsh. As is my criteria for reviewing anything it must have romance and this book doesn’t disappoint. It’s a rather unique story that opens in present day, but quickly goes back to the eighty’s when Rick is called home to Florida because his stepfather suffered an aneurysm. Rick Denton is on the fast track in the financial world and resents the intrusion into his life, but he does the right thing and takes vacation time to run his parents’ book store. While working there he meets some interesting individuals who…

I am thrilled to welcome Susan Sleeman, the author of The Christmas Witnes,s to my blog today. I finished reading this a couple weeks ago and loved it. Q: Can you tell us about your current book release? The Christmas Witness is book three in my Morgan Brothers series and features the oldest brother Reid. Reid’s a former FBI agent who quit his work in law enforcement when his wife died and his daughter Jessie needed him more. Here’s the back cover copy to give you a quick idea of the story. When a criminal threatened to kill Megan Cash if she testified against him, she didn’t back down. Years…