contemporary

Interview with Mary Alford (Ambush in the Mountains)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Ambush in the Mountains by Mary Alford a story of second chances, forgiveness, self-healing, compassion, unbridled trust, friendship, love, and redemption. As with most of her books she uses the weather as a character. Like the previous book, this book dealt with the dark subject of human trafficking in a compassionate and informative way. The opening scene in the story has Elizabeth Wyse remembering her Amish roots when she enjoyed the snow. At 18 …

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Interview with Eliza Jane Brazier (It Had to Be You)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier is part fantasy, part thriller, and part romance. Readers might think about the similarity to the movie “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The book opens with contract killers Eva and Jonathan meeting on a train going from Florence to Paris. They both act on their physical attraction yet go their separate ways until six months later they meet at Versailles …

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Interview with Catherine Bybee (All Our Tomorrows)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper All Our Tomorrows intermingles the romance genre with family fiction. Readers will not be disappointed in this first book of the series. Per usual, Catherine Bybee provides poignant and bittersweet moments where readers will have a roller coast of emotions: laughing, crying, and worrying right along with the characters. This one has emphasis on relationships: family, corporate business, and personal. The book opens with the funeral of Aaron Stone who has been estranged from …

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Interview with Suzanne Woods Fisher (Love on a Whim)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Love on a Whim by Suzanne Woods Fisher is a delicious read. The quote at the beginning of the novel sums it up, “Eat ice cream. Read books. Be happy.” The book explores family, faith, romance, forgiveness, friendship, and second chances. The plot begins with Dawn Dixon’s best buddy from college, Brynn Haywood, attending a civil engineer convention in Las Vegas. While there she, uncharacteristically, decides to leave the convention with someone she just …

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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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