Interview with Kate Pearce (Three Cowboys series)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Three Cowboy series by Kate Pearce are westerns with three heroes who are former Marines that have PTSD and are now cowboys, working on the ranch. The characters are enthralling and likeable with plots that are riveting and engrossing. Three Cowboys and a Baby is inspired by the 1980’s classic hit, Three Men and a Baby. The book has an old military buddy turning up at the ranch with his child and asking …

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Interview with Melinda Curtis (A Cowboy for the Twins)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper A Cowboy for the Twins by Melinda Curtis is a fun read. The story has two high school classmates reuniting after several years. The hero, Tate, had a crush and was in love with Ellie, but she broke his heart by choosing his best friend, Buck. The story begins with Ellie returning to her dad’s ranch, now divorced from Buck who fooled around on her. She wants to make her dad’s sheep ranch profitable …

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Interview with Shelley Shepard Gray (Unforgiven)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Unforgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray is an Amish romantic suspense novel. This book explores how both the Amish and “English” view issues of divorce, abuse, attempted rape, accidental manslaughter, incarceration, love, faith, forgiveness, healing, and second chances. Seth Zimmerman was sent to prison for the accidental death of an Amish man who was close to raping an Amish woman, Bethanne. There is also Tabitha Yoder who divorced her husband after enduring years of abuse. …

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Interview with Cindy Dees (Double Tap)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Double Tap by Cindy Dees has an action-packed plot with riveting characters. Her heroine, Helen Warwick, can best be described as a soon-to-be senior citizen, female version of Mitch Rapp. This story combines a thriller, having two spies going after each other, with a mystery, a serial killer who tortures and kills women. The book opens at a DC press conference. Helen has decided to support her three children, Mitch, Peter, and Jayne, which …

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Interview with Susan May Warren (One Last Shot and One Last Chance)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper A new series by Susan May Warren takes place in Alaska with the characters as rescue workers and law enforcement. One Last Shot has country music star Oaken Fox joining a survivalist adventure show in the Alaskan wilderness to boost his fan base. But when tragedy strikes and Air One Rescue must save them, Oaken wants to quit. His producer decides to change the premise, signing him on with Air One Rescue as a …

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Interview with P. A. DePaul (Crossing the Line)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Crossing the Line by P. A. DePaul is the fourth book in the series. Each book is part of the romantic suspense genre. Whereas the first three books were more suspense than romance, this book is more romance than suspense with the heroine Magician and the hero Romeo, part of the Delta Squad team. The story goes back to eight months ago. Magician was part of a black ops mission, going undercover to infiltrate …

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Interview with Rick Campbell (The Bin Laden Plot)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Bin Laden Plot by Rick Campbell is a great military espionage story. The book has the CIA Director, Christine O’ Connor, along with a former SEAL, Jake Harrison, now a CIA contractor, working together to find out if there is a cover up that includes dangerous acts of corruption, even treason. This plot starts with the destruction of a destroyer in the Persian Gulf. The explanation from the Secretary of Navy is that …

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Interview with Amanda Flower (To Slip the Bonds of Earth)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper To Slip the Bonds of Earth by Amanda Flower is another winner. This book was a blend of historical fiction and cozy mystery, spotlighting the sister of the Wright brothers. The story weaves historical facts into a clever murder mystery. Like her famous brothers, Katharine is a woman ahead of her time. Katharine is innovative, like her brothers, but not with gadgets, but in solving crimes. Living in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio, she …

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Interview with Shaina Steinberg (Under the Paper Moon)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Under the Paper Moon by Shaina Steinberg is a fun read. Between the scenes of WWII and the murder of someone in 1948 this blends a mystery and thriller. There is love, duty, loyalty, and forgiveness. The heroine, Evelyn Bishop, has joined the OSS as a spy. Besides wanting to help the allies she is trying to rescue her brother, held in a German POW camp. Her supervisor is Nick Gallagher. They become intimate …

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Interview with Lisa Black (The Deepest Kill)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Deepest Kill by Lisa Black brings back forensic investigators Dr. Ellie Carr and Dr. Rachael Davies of the Locard Institute. Once again readers get a glimpse into the forensic world as Black uses her own experiences as a forensic scientist to intertwine information within the riveting plot and readers will not be disappointed. Carr and Davies are asked by billionaire Martin Post to investigate his pregnant daughter’s death. Ashley had taken out her …

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