The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick

Title: The Winter Garden Author: Nicola Cornick Series: n/a Needs an urgent pace and relevant past POV Much thanks to Nicola Cornick, Harlequin Trade Publishing/Graydon House, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I liked this book, but there were aspects to it that made it easy to put down. I loved the ghost and paranormal and mystery aspects, and I loved the archaeological aspects. There was plenty of the former (though …

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The Twisted Dead by Darcy Coates

Title: The Twisted Dead Author: Darcy Coates Series: Gravekeeper #3 Much thanks to Darcy Coates, Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen Press, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. I ADORE this series. So far I like each book better than the last. I listened to the first two before reading Twisted just to refresh my memory. While Coates does an excellent job recapping and briefly explaining anything you need to know from previous books, …

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Interview with Renee Ryan (The Secret Society of Salzburg)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Secret Society of Salzburg by Renee Ryan is a heartwarming story with heartfelt characters. In this current period, when there is so much decisiveness, reading stories like this reminds people how working collectively brings everyone together. Ms. Ryan has hit a home run. Elsa and Hattie are the most unlikely individuals to become sister-like friends. As with her previous books, Ryan writes about two strong women who work together for a common goal. …

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Interview with Melinda Curtis (Wyoming Christmas Reunion and A Cowboy Thanksgiving)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Wyoming Christmas Reunion and A Cowboy Thanksgiving by Melinda Curtis are the last in two different series, the Blackwells and the Monroes. What makes a Melinda Curtis book special is the different emotions the readers take along with the characters, making the story very realistic. Wyoming Christmas Reunion is book five of a compilation of stories by five different authors, Anna J. Stewart, Amy Vastine, Carol Ross, Cari Lynn Webb, and Melinda Curtis. Everything …

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Interview with Maisey Yates (Merry Christmas Cowboy)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Merry Christmas Cowboy by Maisey Yates is a deep emotional romance that has love, family, and friendship. Cowboy Wolf Garrett has deep wounds after losing the love of his life in high school and having his mother abandoned him. He decides to take a trip to his extended family’s ranch in Copper Ridge to have a change of scenery. His cousins made him a reservation to stay at a bed and breakfast Inn. There …

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Interview with Sara Driscoll (Still Waters)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Still Waters by Sara Driscoll is an entertaining story. Sara Driscoll is the pseudonym for authors Jen J. Danna and Ann Vanderlaan. This story combines training, competition, and murder. The FBI K-9 team gets approval for a water-search training weekend in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota. This training is combined with a three-part search and rescue timed competition. The first morning the handler and their canine partner …

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Interview with Cari Lynn Webb (Her Favorite Wyoming Sheriff)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Her Favorite Wyoming Sheriff by Cari Lynn Webb is the fourth book in a five-novel compilation. Each month there will be a review of the next book in the series. In August there was a review of Wyoming Promise by Anna J. Stewart, In September, there was a review of A Wyoming Secret Proposal by Amy Vastine, October had Wyoming Rodeo Rescue by Carol Ross, and in December Melinda Curtis wraps everything up with …

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Interview with Catherine Bybee (Be Your Everything)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Be Your Everything by Catherine Bybee is a romantic woman’s literature book. Previously, she has written romantic suspense, and lucky for her readers there is plenty of romance and a little suspense, showing that suspense can never be taken out of this author. This story will also delve into family and cultural issues. Most everyone has heard the saying “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” For Chloe D’Angelo, she so wants it to …

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Interview with Stephenia H. McGee (The Secrets of Emberwild)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Secrets of Emberwild by Stephenia H. McGee is a great read combining mystery, some romance, and historical facts about the South in 1905. There are secrets, manipulation, and roadblocks that the characters must confront to solve the mystery. Silas Cavallero has long doubted the sheriff’s account of his father’s death 15 years earlier, that Silas’s father was accidentally trampled by his prized stallion, never to be found. He decides to investigate which leads …

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Interview with Hallee Bridgeman (Love and Honor series)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Love and Honor series by Hallee Bridgeman explores how those in Special Forces keep Americans safe. This first novel was released in September. The second was published on October 4, and the third on November 1. All three books show how a hero and heroine must navigate their feelings to never compromise the mission. Honor Bound has a hero and heroine who are at odds with one another. Captain Rick Norton and Dr. …

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