Read Your Writes Book Reviews: October 2016

Monday, October 31, 2016

Interview, Excerpt & Giveaway ~ HER UNEXPECTED ENGAGEMENT by Kyra Jacobs

Interview, Excerpt & Giveaway ~ BELIEVE by Katie Delahanty

Review ~ DON'T LIE TO ME by Amber Bardan

Review, Excerpt & Giveaway ~ ONCE UPON A ROYAL CHRISTMAS by Robin Bielman

Feature Spotlight & Giveaway ~ SWEETLY, DEEPLY, ABSOLUTELY by Kira Archer

Feature Spotlight & Giveaway ~ MISTLETOE COTTAGE by Debbie Mason

Feature Spotlight & Giveaway ~ STIRRED by Sylvie Fox

Review ~ SAFE FROM HARM by Kate SeRine

Fools Rush In (Interstellar Rescue, #3)

by: Donna S. Frelick

Series: Interstellar Rescue

Genre: Sci-Fi Adventure with Erotic Elements

Release Date: October 18, 2016

Publisher: INK’d Press

Source: Author

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She thought she had the toughest job in Rescue—

until the day she had to convert a pirate into a hero.

Interstellar Rescue “conductor” Rayna Carver is deep undercover on a slave ship bound for an isolated region of space when the ship is attacked by pirates. Her liberator is Captain Sam Murphy, a man known in the spacer bars to love only profit, adventure and women.

But Murphy hates a few things, too, chief among them slavers. Will it be enough to gain his help for Rayna’s mission—ferreting out two spies bent on sabotaging an arms factory to turn the tide in an alien civil war?

Cozy Mystery Paperback Giveaway ~ MALICE AT THE PALACE by Rhys Bowen

Malice at the Palace (Her Royal Spyness #9)

by: Rhys Bowen

Series: A Royal Spyness Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: August 4, 2015

Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime

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Lady Georgiana Rannoch won’t deny that being thirty-fifth in line for the British throne has its advantages. Unfortunately, money isn’t one of them. And sometimes making ends meet requires her to investigate a little royal wrongdoing.

In Safe Hands (Search and Rescue, #4)

by: Katie Ruggle

Series: Search and Rescue

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: October 4, 2016

Source: Sourcebooks Casablanca via NetGalley

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He was her hero,

But one wrong move ended their future before it could begin.

Now he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe,

Even if that means turning against one of his own.

As a member of the Field County Sheriff's Department, Chris Jennings is used to having it rough. The Colorado Rockies aren't for the weak-of-spirit, but he's devoted his life to upholding the law-and to protecting the one woman he knows he can never have. He'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.

Daisy Little has lived in agoraphobic terror for over eight years. Trapped within a prison of her own making, she watches time pass through her bedroom window. Daisy knows she'll never be a part of the world...until the day she becomes the sole witness of a terrible crime that may finally tear the Search & Rescue brotherhood apart for good.

In the remote Rocky Mountains, lives depend on the Search & Rescue brotherhood. But in a place this far off the map, trust is hard to come by and secrets can be murder...

🍫5 Stars for BEHIND CHOCOLATE BARS by Kathy Aarons 🍫

By Familiar Means (Witch’s Cat Mystery, #2)

by: Delia James

Series: Witch’s Cat Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: September 27, 2016

Publisher : Penguin: Berkley Prime Crime

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In the latest from the author of A Familiar Tail, a witch and her familiar find trouble brewing at a coffee house.

After discovering her mystical heritage—and being adopted by furry feline familiar Alistair—artist Annabelle Britton has decided to make picturesque Portsmouth, New Hampshire, her new home. Now, she can take the time to figure out her new abilities and welcome her grandmother, who is visiting Portsmouth, and her old coven, for the first time in thirty years.

But being a witch doesn’t magically put money in the bank. When she’s hired to paint the murals for a new coffee house, it seems like a wish come true. But then a series of spooky sounds and strange happenings convince the owners that their new shop is haunted. They want Anna and her coven to evict the restless spirit before the grand opening.

Annabelle is certain the haunted happenings at the shop are just hocus pocus. But when her search reveals hidden smugglers’ tunnels beneath the shop—and a dead body—Annabelle, Alastair, and the coven suddenly find themselves in a cat and mouse game with a killer...

Fall into Romance Giveaway Hop! (Oct 14-21)

Feature Spotlight ~ A PAWN FOR MALICE by Cynthia Roberts

Feature Spotlight & Giveaway ~ HIS BEST MISTAKE by Diane Alberts

Crazy for the Boss (Crazy in Love, #1)

by: Ashlee Mallory

Series: Crazy in Love

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Interview & Giveaway with Barbara Velentin, author of FLIGHT RISK

Review ~ RACE THE DARKNESS by Abbie Roads

Race the Darkness (Fatal Dreams, #1)

by: Abbie Roads

Series: Fatal Dreams

Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense

Release Date: October 4, 2016

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

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Cursed with a terrible gift

Criminal investigator Xander Stone doesn’t have to question you—he can hear your thoughts. Scarred by lightning, burdened with a power that gives him no peace, Xander struggles to maintain his sanity against the voice that haunts him day and night—the voice of a woman begging him to save her.

That threatens to engulf them...

Isleen Walker has long since given up hope of escape from the nightmare of captivity and torture that is draining her life, her mind, and her soul. Except…there is the man in her feverish dreams, the strangely beautiful man who beckons her to freedom and wholeness. And when he comes, if he comes, it will take all their combined fury and faith to overcome a madman bent on fulfilling a deadly prophecy.

Paperback Giveaway ~ MURDER OF A CRANKY CATNAPPER by Denise Swanson

Murder of a Cranky Catnapper (A Scumble River Mystery #19)

by: Denise Swanson

Series: A Scumble River Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: September 6, 2016

Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime

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In the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of Murder of an Open Book, a school psychologist has her hands full after a school board sourpuss meets a bitter end...

With her morning sickness finally abated, Skye Denison Boyd is ready to pounce on the pertinent problems she faces as Scumble River School’s psychologist. After trying almost every trick in the book to aid a handful of socially awkward fourth grade boys, Skye opts for the innovative approach of pet therapy with the assistance of the local vet, a Siberian husky, and a Maine coon cat.

Unfortunately the first session only breeds disaster and draws the ire of cantankerous school board member Palmer Lynch. But Skye’s worry over the episode changes to dread after Lynch is found dead in his home with the therapy cat hidden in his garage. With a clowder of questions unleashed, Skye finds herself dealing with a killer who isn’t pussyfooting around...

Between a Book and a Hard Place (A Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery, #5)

by: Denise Swanson

Series: A Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: March 1, 2016

Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime

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The New York Times bestselling author of Dying for a Cupcake returns with a new mystery filled with lost family, hidden treasure, and long-buried secrets...

Five-and-dime store owner Devereaux “Dev” Sinclair moved to Shadow Bend for her family. But when her long-lost mother shows up in town, she realizes too much kin can be killer...

Shadow Bend’s library closed years ago because of budgetary problems, so when a wealthy benefactor offers to reopen it, everyone, including Dev, is thrilled. But Dev’s excitement wanes when she realizes the mysterious donor is actually her runaway mother Yvette’s latest husband, Jett Benedict.

Dev suspects that Yvette and Jett’s intentions aren’t as noble as they appear, but before she can discover what they’re really up to, Jett turns up dead—and all clues point to Yvette as the prime suspect.

Even though Dev has no loyalty to Yvette, she’s in a bind. Setting the record straight could prove her mother is a killer. But doing nothing might get her mother booked for a crime she didn’t commit...