Review: Murder at First Sight (Suddenly Psychic, Book 1) by JP Bird

 

When a good deed might lead to murder…

Coerced into posing as a seer at her small town’s spring fair, barista and aspiring artist Amelia Wethers dives into the dramatic role, comforting herself that it’s only a few hours and then she can indulge in sweet and savory snacks. When the wealthy and snarky Summer Foster swans into her tent inquiring about the expected success of her swanky summer party, Amelia’s not prepared for the crystal ball to fill with smoke and reveal the shockingly violent murder of Summer’s husband.

Amelia grapples with skepticism, anger, and scorn as she tries to warn wealthy scion Phillip Foster that he’s a target for murder in a few weeks. Discovering she’s descended from a long line of psychics complicates Amelia’s investigation, especially when the town’s newest and distressingly handsome homicide detective dogs her every step and suspects her of murder.

It’s a race to the finish, and Amelia will do anything—including pre-dawn hot yoga, adopting her brother’s feral ferrets, missing dessert, setting herself up as bait and making a fool of herself—to stalk a killer.

 

My Review:  

A fast-paced and unpredictable story. 

It took playing a psychic at a festival to bring out Amelia Wethers’ true psychic powers.  Amelia witnessed a murder in her crystal ball and she is determined to prevent the murder before it happens. Along with new detective in town, Nick Peters, Amelia sets out to catch the killer. Along the way, they find a little romance too. This is the first book I have read by this author and it definitely won’t be the last. I enjoyed every minute of this story and can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

 

Review: The Cowboy’s One-Year Bride (The Telfords of Montana, Book 4) by Sinclair Jayne

He needs a temporary wife. She’s up for an adventure. Neither plans to fall in love.

Venture capitalist Telford Crow has strayed far from his cowboy roots. He runs his life with dogged efficiency. When his best friend and mentor unexpectedly dies, leaving behind a wild “before forty” bucket list—get married, buy a Montana ranch and launch a non-profit, Telford is determined to realize Cal’s dreams. Step one: interview the aspiring mail order bride.

Ayana Galloway has spent her life chasing freedom, not forever. After escaping a painful family past, she’s learned to depend only on herself and to never stay anywhere too long. Taking a friend’s place at a posh weekend interview for an arranged marriage sounds like an entertaining story she can later laugh about. Instead, she finds herself face-to-face with a broody billionaire cowboy offering her an outrageous proposal: marry him, help him build realistic roots on a Montana ranch, and create a legacy for his friend.

It’s a marriage of convenience with a time limit. And a fat fee. Ayana agrees. But life under the big sky has a way of changing the rules and neither of them is prepared when make-believe begins to feel dangerously real. Because the more time they spend together, the harder it is to remember this love story was supposed to be pretend and have a predetermined ending.

 

My Review: 

From fake to forever. 

This was a fun book to read and a great addition to The Telfords of Montana series.  I liked the unusual way Telford and Ayana met and how they fell for each other while pretending to be married.  The characters weren’t perfect.  They had flaws and different backgrounds.  But together, they brought out the best in each other.  I enjoyed everything about this book. 

 

 

 

Review: Her Cowboy Dilemma (Coffee Creek Montana, Book 2) by C.J. Carmichael

Going home shouldn’t be this hard…

Cassidy Lambert has worked hard to build a professional career in Great Falls, far from her domineering mother and the expectations of Coffee Creek Ranch. She swore she’d never come back for good. But when a dangerous equine disease threatens the family horses—and the ranch’s future—Cassidy has no choice but to return home.

Working side by side with rugged veterinarian Dan Farley is the last complication she needs. Their first date years ago ended in disaster, and Dan hasn’t forgotten it. Now forced into close quarters as they fight to save the ranch, old wounds resurface—and so does undeniable chemistry.

Dan once vowed to guard his heart against Cassidy’s sharp edges and city ambitions. Yet beneath her independence, he sees the compassionate woman who loves this land as fiercely as he does.

As the crisis deepens and small-town ties pull tight, Cassidy must choose: the life she built in the city… or the cowboy vet who feels like home.

 

My Review:

A love worth waiting for. 

Cassidy Lambert had goals and they did not include living at home and working on the family ranch.  When some of the horses of the ranch come down with a deadly disease, Cassidy comes back to help take care of them.  Dan Farley is now the vet in Coffee Creek who is treating the horses, but he can’t stop thinking about Cassidy.  Working together brings back the feelings that they thought were left in the past.  But has too much time passed for them to be together again?  This was a quick read for me as I struggled to put it down.  It is one of those memorable stories that I won’t soon forget.