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Suspense, Adventure / Action
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Reviewer: Lilyraines
Reviewed: May 13, 2012
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Spies, possible new technology, out-of-the-box thinking, possible repercussions and quite a bit of action - that is Red Cell in a nutshell, but it is more than enough.
The book was, for me, a very good, gripping read from the first pages that set up the situation to the last pages and how the situation was resolved. The storyline is, for me, current (albeit set in a fictional setting), especially considerin
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Suspense
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Reviewer: Lilyraines
Reviewed: May 13, 2012
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While I can't say that I finished The Inquisitor's Key in one sitting, it is the kind of book that certainly kept me engrossed for long periods of time at a stretch.
Both the title and blurb caught my eye at first (and what caused me to pick it up) and I was not disappointed.
What I really liked about the book is the blend of characters, story, history and setting. I also liked the chase (for lack of a bet
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Romantic Suspense
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Reviewer: ELF
Reviewed: May 13, 2012
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“Fever” by Joan Swan is the debut novel of a talented author who is destined to be an excellent new voice in a crowded genre. This imaginative tale is about former firefighter and paramedic Teague Creek, desperate convicted felon with an uncannily high body temperature, who takes Dr. Alyssa Foster on his frantic journey of escape from prison. The problem is that Alyssa hasn’t achieved her current accomplis
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Romantic Suspense
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Reviewer: Hitherandthee
Reviewed: May 13, 2012
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Sometimes the smallest places can conceal the biggest, darkest secrets. This is the lesson that Kenzie Sloane, Kate Lange, and John McNally must learn to survive. A body has been uncovered in a bog, wearing a creepy Halloween mask, and has also unleashed a horrific chain of events that will leave no one unscathed. Seventeen years prior, Kenzie and John were dating, and on Halloween had a plan to commit a mu
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Romantic Suspense, Adventure / Action
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Reviewer: HCHarju
Reviewed: May 13, 2012
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Anya Swift loves adventure and as an art recovery specialist, she is always on the move. She has never been caught, until she goes after the Fortunate Buddha. Unfortunately—or perhaps fortunately, being caught by a hidden flat cam offers her the perfect opportunity to ask Maxwell Sauvage for help. After many short and intriguing meetings with Anya, Max has been trying to find her for years and when she saunte
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Author: Stephanie Burkhart
Romantic Suspense
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Reviewer: Hitherandthee
Reviewed: May 13, 2012
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The gods of fortune have smiled on Elise Goodman. A small town museum curator, she is in New York for an antiques auction at Sotheby’s. After a chance run-in with gorgeous Russian stranger Dimitri Romanov, she is on her way with her assistant to the auction. A sudden call catches her attention, and a street vendor ends up selling her a gorgeous Faberge egg. And the adventure begins. When a master criminal at
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Historical Fiction, Mystery
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Reviewer: Danya
Reviewed: May 10, 2012
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Arthur Conan Doyle heads to a spa in Hamburg, Germany, determined to get some rest and sort through all of Sherlock Holmes' fan mail. But almost immediately upon arrival, he meets up with his friend, Oscar Wilde, who is never restful. The two discover a set of grisly clues in the mail consisting of a lock of hair, a finger, and a severed hand, with the trail leading to Rome. Oscar insists that they answer the
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Author: Stephen King, Laird Barron, John Langan, Peter Straub
Anthologies, Horror
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Reviewer: Inkeddreams
Reviewed: May 08, 2012
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The Best Horror of the Year Volume 4 has 18 Stories with its most notable authors being Stephen King and Peter Straub. Its hard to look so forward to reading a book to have it turn out this dull. When I saw "Best Horror" I thought that it would have some chills and look over my shoulder moments but most of the stories just lacked anything I could even call horror. There were a few decent stories in this set b
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Romantic Suspense
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Reviewer: DawnColclasure
Reviewed: May 08, 2012
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How is it possible for two people who don’t know each other to have some kind of mind link? This is the question you may end up asking yourself after reading Ingrid Weaver’s novel, Dream Shadows.
Dream Shadows is a story about a woman who has everything – a successful Fortune 500 business, wealth, property, etc. – except love, real love that could make her life something more meaningful. But Elizabeth Baylo
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Romantic Suspense
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Reviewer: Shannschoice
Reviewed: May 08, 2012
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Drew and Staci Fields are weeks away from finalizing their divorce, so the last thing Drew needs is to find out his new undercover assignment with the CIA involves pretending to be himself, and reconciling with Staci, while he tries to nab his soon to be ex-stepfather-in-law for treason.
Staci reluctantly agrees to the ruse of pretending to reconcile with Drew, but she doesn't realize just who Drew is try
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Mystery
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Reviewer: Barb
Reviewed: May 04, 2012
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“Death of an Artist” was a thrilling story by Kate Wilhelm. I was so taken in by the descriptive explanations of the art work that I could actually picture it in my mind. I was also caught up in the interaction among the grandmother, Marnie; the daughter, Steph and the daughter Van. What an interesting family! When Tony, the retired, disabled detective seeks to discover the murderer, the book really got i
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Suspense, Thriller
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Reviewer: VHancock
Reviewed: May 03, 2012
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I really enjoyed this book. It was billed as a thriller but I don't feel that was the main idea behind the book although there was a back mystery to it. I personally felt it was more of a story of a certified city girl finding herself in a small town, slowing down to take a look at her life and where it is headed and if that is what she truly wants. Coming from a small town, though nowhere near that small,
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Mystery, Cozy
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Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Reviewed: May 03, 2012
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Suzanne Hart has her hands full when her mother, Dorothy, decides that the present mayor, Cam Hamilton, isn’t fit to be re-elected in the town of April Springs. So Momma takes matters into her own hands and decides that she’s going to run against Cam in the upcoming election. Cam isn’t thrilled when he hears the news and feels that Dorothy won’t be able to get enough signatures together in time to meet the el
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Thriller, Mystery
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Reviewer: Josie
Reviewed: May 03, 2012
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Murder, kidnapping, blackmail, multi-million dollar deals, drug cartels, adultery, law enforcement, The Geneva Connection has it all.
With the recession in full swing, John Kent's London-based private equity firm is having a heyday buying controlling chucks of undervalued, desperate companies.
However, buying out troubled companies is a risky game. When things go south, John finds the tables are turned, an
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Paranormal / Supernatural, Thriller
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Reviewer: Crisgee
Reviewed: May 03, 2012
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Norah Blackstone is the companion and sister-in-law to Chrysanda Flamande a star in the silent Hollywood cinema. Chrysanda has just completed Kiss of Darkness, a silent horror thriller, where she wore a beautiful opal necklace, a gift from her lover, which is an ancient magical object that signals Chrysanda is the bride of the Rat-God, Da Shu Ken. Since Da Shu Ken consummates the marriage by murdering his bri
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Romantic Suspense, Harlequin Intrigue
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Reviewer: Jane Eliot
Reviewed: May 03, 2012
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Jase Campbell can’t afford any distractions. He is undercover in South America and stuck in the middle of a war between drug lords. In the midst of this, Jase finds himself distracted by the beautiful, and pregnant, Melanie Key. Jase knows it is dangerous to get attached to a woman while on a mission, yet his heroic nature insists that he help her. Though he attempts to keep things on a platonic level, Ja
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Author: Milo James Fowler
Horror, Shorts
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Reviewer: Suspektme
Reviewed: May 03, 2012
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Identity Thief explores the dark provocation of deception while challenging the true honesty that lives within human nature. It’s a perilous look on how others see us and how we see ourselves.
Milo James Fowler shocks the imagination as he winds his narrative around the fanatic guise of a serial killer with some serious identity issues. I was mesmerized by the thin line between the physical mask a scarred f
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Horror, Witches
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Reviewer: Robin
Reviewed: May 02, 2012
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Samantha Ryan is a homicide detective with the Boston Police Department. When she was a child her mother belonged to a powerful coven. The lure of power and greed drove the coven to the black arts. After a failed attempt to raise a demon the entire coven expect for Samantha is killed. The only thing she remembers from that night is the sound of screaming and the smell of blood. The Ryan's took Samantha
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Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Romance
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Reviewer: Kittybooboo13
Reviewed: Apr 30, 2012
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If you love Elizabeth Lowell’s writing style, you will not be disappointed. This is one of her best (if not the best) of her books I’ve enjoyed reading. The story was tight, the plot explosive, and I enjoyed the Mayan information. Ms. Lowell is meticulous (right down to the timing of releasing this novel) in her descriptions. Lush background details made this novel an enjoyable read as it was a treasure trove
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Suspense
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Reviewer: Sia McKye
Reviewed: Apr 27, 2012
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WELCOME to gorgeous Puerto Vallarta, Mexico—home of margaritas, sunset beaches, a shady American ex-pat community, and a barely-hidden drug syndicate. Add chance encounter between a restless woman and a sexy stranger, too many margaritas, and you have an engrossing tale filled with excitement and danger.
I have been looking forward to reading this book since I first heard about the setting and premise. Getaw
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Mystery
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Reviewer: Barb
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2012
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I thought this was a great mystery novel. I read this book in two days and would have been done sooner, but I work an eight-hour day too. The plethora of suspects in the death of a super model kept me guessing all the way to the end. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't have to wade through a sea of sex to read this book. However, there were some sexy moments that actually added to the drama of the st
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Author: Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
Romance, Mystery, Cozy
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Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2012
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Lola Cruz is a Private Investigator that works for Camacho & Associates, a small investigation firm in Sacramento. She receives the assignment that she has to pose as one of the Courtside Dancers for the Sacramento Royals basketball team because the dancers are receiving threatening letters during every game and no one knows where they’re coming from. She goes undercover to see if she can find this maniac who
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Urban Fantasy
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Reviewer: Leslee
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2012
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All the things that go bump in the night are real. They live among us in secret. Most just want to live their life in peace. A select few start to snack on the human population. The Covenant, a large group of humans who know the monsters exist, are bent on destroying them all, regardless of innocence or guilt. The Price family takes another approach. They study the monsters, cryptids being the more polite ter
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Romantic Suspense, Adventure / Action
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Reviewer: Addysgammie
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2012
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Dangerous Race was an exciting adventure to take. I like NACAR racing so I knew this book was one I wanted to pick-up. Trace aka Tracey really was a female driver for the fortune 500 car. She loved living and being near the track since she was a young child. She was involved in an accident, on the race track, four years ago and has been striving to get back to where she was before the accident. She worked har
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Mystery
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Reviewer: Inkeddreams
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2012
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If you've lost it, Detective Lance Carter is your man to find it. If you want to know if your spouse is cheating, he'll find out for you. Lance Carter is good at what he does. When an unknown female calls but says very little before hanging up, Carter knows she's in trouble. What he doesn't know is that his caller is about to get him involved deeper in trouble with the Asian Mafia than he ever could have drea
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Romantic Suspense, Adventure / Action
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Reviewer: Robin
Reviewed: Apr 20, 2012
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Hannah Marshall is a professor at Sunderland College. She is also a covert operative for A-TAC. That’s American Tactical Intelligence Command. The group was founded by the CIA more than fifteen years ago. They use Sunderland College as a cover where each agent is also a professor. Hannah is still trying to adjust to the death of her friend and fellow agent by a mole in their group. When Hannah sees a pod
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Historical Fiction, Mystery
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Reviewer: Christy Carlyle
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2012
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Felicity Young’s The Anatomy of Death is a fantastically well-written historical mystery with a unique protagonist and rich period details. The story is set in London during the early 20th century, a time of great change and political drama. It features the fascinating character Dr. Dorothy (Dody) McCleland as a female pioneer, England’s first woman autopsy surgeon.
After a violent women’s rights rally in w
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Mystery
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Reviewer: Josie
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2012
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Dylan Scott, ex-cop, ex-con, and current father, husband, and private investigator, is asked to take on a no-win case for family friends. Based on the facts, he ought to walk away, but his family could use the money, and he is not enjoying the change in the family dynamic since his wife delivered. Oh, and there is the niggling suspicion things are not as they appear.
With reluctance, Dylan pokes around. It'
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Author: Shelley Shepard Gray
Mystery, Amish
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Reviewer: Barb
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2012
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"Missing" by Shelley Shepard Gray was a very good book. It was interesting in that the contrast between Englischers and Amish was noted throughout. This story held me with moments of intrigue, glimpses of romantic interest and heartwarming family scenes. I use these terms as though I can actually "see pictures" as I read, but these are all pictures in my mind which the prose suggests. The murdered Amish m
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Mystery
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Reviewer: Kittybooboo13
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2012
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If you love mysteries, this book is for you as it was terrific! Not only could I NOT put it down, but I’m going to obtain his other book in this series (and check out any OTHER books he may have written to boot!). Very straightforward in his approach, but it’s the results which are spectacular. Mr. Forman deals with serious, real-life issues in a practical manner. He makes the reader aware of the dangers in m
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Suspense, Thriller, Mystery
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Reviewer: Kittybooboo13
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2012
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I loved this book. From the first page onward, the reader gets the sense of how each character operates. Imagine going for a train ride, you step away from your berth for a few minutes, and during that time the train starts to pull out of the station with your child aboard! I especially enjoyed Fredrika as the emotionally-awkward, formerly gifted student musician. Sometimes it’s hard to know when to give a vi
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Author: Jennifer McAndrews
Mystery
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Reviewer: Inkeddreams
Reviewed: Apr 11, 2012
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Who do movie stars turn to when the need protection? Well generally they turn to a professional highly trained, body guard to protect their backsides. Lorraine Keys is a bodyguard, but she’s never protected an A-Lister before. Now is her time to shine. Well unless it’s nothing more than paranoia.
Shepard Brown is almost any woman’s dream. A Hollywood hunk at the top of the movie chain, he seems to have it al
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Romantic Suspense
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Reviewer: Angibabi4
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2012
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Who knew that one night of rebellion would cause a 12 year self imposed exile to stay alive. Elizabeth had no idea that one night in which she let her hair down and try to be a normal 16 year old could go so wrong. Elizabeth was on her way to becoming her mother's protege. Her life had been planned since the day of conception. Her mother went to a sperm bank and got artificially inseminated with Elizabeth bei
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Suspense, Adventure / Action, Thriller
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Reviewer: Robin
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2012
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Catherine Ling grew up on the streets of Hong Kong. Her mother was a prostitute and she overdosed when Catherine was five years old, leaving her alone. Catherine vowed to never become like her mother. Catherine learned to listen to what went on around her and she traded in information. When Catherine gets word that a local gang is going to rob a local storekeeper, she races there to warn him hoping he wil
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Romantic Suspense, Legal Thriller
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Reviewer: M Whelehan
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2012
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I completely fell in love with this book. It was non-stop suspense from the very beginning. The author had a wonderful way with her writing to make sure that you always wanted to know what happened next.
Gail is an attorney who is always trying to put the bad guys away. She got involved in one of the major drug busts and is trying to put the drug lord behind bars. Little did she know, her life was going to
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Steampunk, Horror, Dystopia, Alternate History / World
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Reviewer: Sarah Dizon
Reviewed: Apr 06, 2012
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Bethany Griffin introduces a very unique take on Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque of the Red Death, and her take is awesome!! This slightly steampunk rendition, will not disappoint its readers and the twists and turns will keep them guessing. I found the masks that the characters wear to be slightly creep-tastic, but completely awesome at the same time. Communication and body language has changed because of the m
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Author: Laurie Faria Stolarz, Amanda Valentino
YA / Teen, Suspense, Mystery
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Reviewer: ReaderGirl
Reviewed: Apr 02, 2012
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Callie, Hal, and Nia thought they knew Amanda. But then discovered that everything she told them was a lie, even down to her very name. With more and more secrets popping up, will they be able to find her. What is the hidden danger that forced Amanda to go into hiding and how does it relate to the intriguing symbols Nia keeps finding? Who is after Amanda and how are will they go to find her?
This is the lat
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Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Thriller
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Reviewer: Burkholv
Reviewed: Apr 01, 2012
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This is a good book with lots of creepy elements. Unfortunately, I came into the series late – this being the first one I read. That being said, I am definitely looking for the first two in order to really understand what’s going on. You don’t need to have read them to enjoy the book, but it would probably help.
In this story, Amelia returns to her life in Charleston and a haunted detective, Devlin (and his
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Romantic Suspense
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Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Reviewed: Mar 31, 2012
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C.K. is still mourning the loss of his beloved Holly. Since her untimely death, all he wants to do is shut himself off from the world. He succeeds at doing just that for a while until he receives an invitation from the Stephenson family addressed to both him and Holly. When he sees her name on the invite, he’s torn all over again by the deep loss he’s feeling for her. He sends a note to them explaining that H
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Suspense, Horror
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Reviewer: SenoraG
Reviewed: Mar 30, 2012
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Jenna is a clairvoyant whose recently deceased mother is reaching out to her from the other side. Just in case that is not enough, she and her family have recently moved into her childhood home, and getting used to the spirit of her mother being around may not be easy. Across the street we have her grandmother, who is also quite sensitive. Throw in Jake, a childhood friend who needs Jenna's help dealing wi
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Historical Fiction, Mystery
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Reviewer: Danya
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2012
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Rinette Leslie is at the deathbed of Mary of Guise, queen regent of Scotland, and plans on making her way home to her beloved Granmuir. But the dying queen entrusts Rinette with a silver casket filled with secrets of Scotland's leading families. Rinette makes it home to Granmuir and marries her beloved Alexander, but the silver casket claims his life and her happiness. She trades the silver casket for her hus
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YA / Teen, Fantasy, Mystery, Ghosts
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Reviewer: Crisgee
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2012
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After a long and inexplicable illness, David's father suddenly vanished. David's mother has not given up looking for him and continues to make TV appeals to find her husband, but David suspects that he has seen his father. The other option is that David may be succumbing to the same illness that took his father and eroded his mind. When David has an inexplicable vision on the train, David has to wonder if his
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YA / Teen, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery
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Reviewer: Books4Betty
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2012
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When you mix in a little bit of mystery, a little bit psychological, a little bit realistic, a little bit of romance, a little bit of paranormal, a little bit of originality, and a little bit of predictability, what you get is Slide, by Jill Hathaway. A book geared towards teens, and older, is set to be pleasing. Granted, it won’t be a book millions flock to read, but it will be a book that sits nicely betwee
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Romantic Suspense, Adventure / Action
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Reviewer: Mandy
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2012
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Rand has his own security business and when trouble hits one of his high profile jobs, all hell breaks loose. Dakota comes to his aid, trying to track down the origins of a aphrodisiac drug that was secretly given to the guests at his security detail. Rand and Dakota have previous ties to each other, but things had ended badly. Now she's back to help Rand and the plot thickens with anger, resentment, and a wh
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Paranormal Romance, YA / Teen, Paranormal / Supernatural, Thriller, Mystery, Ghosts
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Reviewer: Amanda Haffery
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2012
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Let me just say that even though this is a YA novel (don't hate...I LOVE YA books), it doesn't read like one. The characters are so easy to fall in love with and relate to. Jane is a quirky, sarcastic young lady who has the ability to interact with ghosts. Evan is the ghostly specter determined to embarrass Jane in public every chance he gets. Then there's Connor, a young man who can also see ghosts and who d
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Suspense, Paranormal / Supernatural, Thriller, Mystery, Ghosts
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Reviewer: Crisgee
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2012
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Women are going missing and turning up dead in San Antonio and their murders are eerily reminiscent of a prostitute's murder in the 1830s. To solve the mystery, the FBI is putting together a task force, but the members of the task force are far from ordinary, employing supernatural abilities to complement their law enforcement training. Logan Raintree has been selected to lead the new team of investigators an
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Mystery, Cozy
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Reviewer: PaulineMichael
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2012
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Nancy J. Cohen gifts readers with another fast-paced fun cozy. In this installment of the “A Bad Hair Day Mystery” Marla has more than the normal pre-wedding jitters and I loved watching her plan her own upcoming nuptials while dealing with a murder at her friend’s upscale resort wedding. The romance is well established so while I like Dalton I don’t find myself holding my breath to ensure these two stay toge
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YA / Teen, Suspense, Mystery
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Reviewer: Crisgee
Reviewed: Mar 28, 2012
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Five high school friends are invited to the most exclusive party of the year, but when they arrive, they discover that they have been summoned to be the entertainment for the evening. Did the school's queen bee, and party's host, intend for the party to go as far as murder for thrills, or is there another person in the party who intends to make the game go deadly?
This is an old-school teen mystery, with "th
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Suspense
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Reviewer: Mary Lignor
Reviewed: Mar 27, 2012
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In the prologue of this book there is an event, thirteen years before the main story continues, that will bring the rest of the book into focus. It's a difficult segment but, the author obviously felt the need to include it and, being a good writer, set the rest of the book up for us.
Lucy Kincaid, the heroine of this novel is about to start FBI training at Quantico. She is an analyst who is always fightin
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Urban Fantasy, Paranormal / Supernatural, Mystery, Angels
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Reviewer: ELF
Reviewed: Mar 22, 2012
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“Sins of the Son” by LInda Poitevin is part of ‘The Grigori Legacy’ series, picking up where “Sins of the Angels” left off. Detective Alexandra Jarvis is struggling to recover from the aftermath of her association with Aramael and her exposure to the struggles between ‘The One’ and Lucifer as they are played out using the angels and the fallen ones. A radical gamble results in Seth, son of ‘The One’ and Luc
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