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Interview with Amanda Flower (Marriage Can Be Mischief)

December 18, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Marriage Can Be Mischief is a cozy mystery in the small town of Harvest, Ohio. It features Amish quilting matchmaker crime solver Millie Fisher and her English friend Lois Henry. This installment has Millie’s childhood friend, Uriah Schrock, returning to Harvest to find out what happened to his sister, Galilee. Forty years ago, her abusive husband Samuel was found dead, and she has disappeared. But now a film crew doing a documentary on this …

Interview with Maisey Yates (Rodeo Christmas at Evergreen Ranch and The True Cowboy of Sunset Ridge)

December 11, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Rodeo Christmas at Evergreen Ranch and The True Cowboy of Sunset Ridge, Gold Valley books 13 and 14, by Maisey Yates both have an underlying theme of overcoming grief. In addition, each book has a novella that also touches on grief. There is a range of feelings that are present in each: hope, joy, despair, anger, and understanding. As with all her books, Yates is the master of banter between the characters. Whether making …

Interview with Catherine Bybee (An Unexpected Distraction)

December 3, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper An Unexpected Distraction by Catherine Bybee shows why she is a master storyteller who writes formidable characters. Readers get to catch up with her past heroes and heroines: Claire, Cooper, Sasha, Neil, and Gwen. But anyone who has not read her should considering the great mix of suspenseful drama, action, and romance. With each new installment the series gets better and better. As with the other heroines in the series, Jacqueline (Jax) Simon is …

Interview with Elizabeth Goddard (Deadly Target)

November 26, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Deadly Target by Elizabeth Goddard has a suspenseful mystery with a sweet romance. This is the second book in the Rocky Mountain Courage Series. Each book highlights the life of three childhood friends with this one featuring criminal psychologist Erin Larson. After barely surviving a kayaking incident Erin Larson receives a call from her former boyfriend that her mother attempted suicide. Dropping everything, she travels to Montana to take care of her mother, bringing …

Interview with Laura Osnes (Christmas in Tahoe (Hallmark))

November 24, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Christmas in Tahoe premieres on the Hallmark Channel this Sunday, November 28, 2021, at 6 PM ET / 5 PM CT. The plot has Claire trying to save her family hotel’s Christmas show. Even though she is a talent booker, Claire must ask for help from her ex-boyfriend Ryan, the lead guitarist of a now-famous band that fired her as their manager years ago. The mystery involves how will they be able to work …

Interview with Natalie Walters (Lights Out)

November 20, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Lights Out by Natalie Walters delves into national security, international intrigue, and inter-agency cooperation. The plot has a national security agency looking for a missing foreigner who might be connected to terrorism, murder, explosives, and poisoning. The story opens with CIA analyst Brynn Taylor heading up a program she developed to combat terrorism. She wants to make sure no terrorist falls between the cracks considering many are not the typical looking type. To gain …

Interview with Nicci French (The Unheard)

November 12, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Unheard by Nicci French, the pseudonym for husband and wife writing team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, is a gripping psychological thriller. Anyone who is a mother can relate to this story where the emphasis is a mother knowing and understanding their child. Tess Moreau is the mother of three-year-old Poppy. She and her partner, Jason, have gone their separate ways and have agreed on a custody timeline. But something has gone very …

Interview with Jessica James (Meant To Be and Presidential Advantage)

November 5, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Meet Jessica James, known for her gripping historical novels and national security suspense. She combines some romance with a lot of action and intriguing characters. Besides an intense plot, readers get a unique view of military life and hardship. If someone has not read her in the past they should do so now. Meant To Be, the first national security novel, by Jessica James delves into the meaning of honor and duty. This is …

Interview with Mary Burton (Don’t Look Now)

October 29, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Don’t Look Now by Mary Burton shows how each story gets better with every book. There is a lot of suspense and detective work with a tinge of romance. The plot has sexual assault, drug addiction, and graphic scenes of battery along with sibling love. The plot opens with a serial killer suffocating small blonde females who were drug addicts, by wrapping them in plastic sheeting. Austin homicide detective Jordan Poe fears this is …

Interview with Irene Hannon (Labyrinth of Lies)

October 22, 2021

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Labyrinth of Lies by Irene Hannon shows why she is the master of romantic suspense. Readers will always find in her books clever twists, enticing dialogue, likeable and realistic characters, a tinge of romance, and riveting plotlines. This novel opens with thirty-three-year-old detective Cate Reilly asked to go undercover as a seventeen-year-old high school student. Readers will tip their cap to Hannon for finding a realistic way to convince them that this could happen. …