Review: Something Shady at Sunshine Haven (The Accidental Detective #1) by Kris Bock

She’s pursued the most dangerous news stories around the world. But can she survive going home?

Injured in a bombing, war correspondent Kate Tessler returns to her hometown in Arizona to recover. For the first time in her life, she's starting to feel her age of nearly fifty despite living like a teenager again: staying in her childhood bedroom with only a cat for company, trying to understand why her sister resents her so much, and running into people who still refer to her as Kitty. The hardest part? Seeing her once-sharp and witty mother stuck in an Alzheimer's unit.

When an old friend asks her to investigate suspicious deaths at the nursing home, Kate limps into action. Is a self-appointed "Angel of Mercy" killing patients to end their suffering? Are family members hastening their inheritance? Is an employee extorting money and removing the witnesses? Kate uses her journalism skills to track clues, but the puzzle pieces simply won’t fit.

If Kate can't uncover the truth quickly, her mother could be next on the killer's list.

 

My Review:

An amazing start to a new mystery series. 

Kate Tessler’s life has taken on a drastic change.  As a journalist, Kate has traveled to world over the last 30 years.  Now she is back home in Arizona nursing the wounds she suffered during her last assignment.  As Kate reconnects with family and old friends, she is also investigating a series of suspicious deaths at the nursing home where her mother is staying.  Along with an unlikely team of helpers, Kate puts all of her investigating tools to work to find out what is happening to the residents at Sunshine Haven before someone ends up dead. 

Buckle up, because this book is a wild ride.  Just when you think you know who the killer is, you’ll soon be looking for another suspect.  I had a hard time figuring out who it was and was surprised when the killer was finally revealed.  I also liked seeing how Kate reconnected with her father and sister.  I look forward to reading more books from this author.

 
 

Review: Blood Thinners (Love Me Dead #1) by Heather Novak

 

 

The only thing more annoying than a ghost flash mob is a rogue vampire attack...

Supernatural investigator Mina Summers is only one undercover mission away from the promotion she’s worked for her entire career. Her assignment is simple: figure out why several unregistered vampires are going rogue—including one that ruined her best suit—and attacking humans. Her investigation leads her to Thinner, a new celebrity-endorsed weight loss company that’s shrouded in mystery and promises seemingly impossible results.

Mina’s convinced she’ll finish her mission in time for dinner, but when she face-plants into Carma Nicks, Thinner’s smart and sexy vice president, Mina’s suddenly out of her depth. Surely her heart is only racing due to adrenaline, right? Falling for—and sleeping with—a mark goes 100% against protocol, but Mina’s plans to keep her distance are as flimsy as the agency-issued ghost that resides in her apartment.

When Thinner’s secrets disrupt the peace between supernaturals and humans—and threaten Carma’s life—Mina’s forced to choose between protecting her dream career or saving the woman she loves.

 

My Review:

Wildly entertaining.

Just looking at the cute cover, I thought this book was going to be just a fun vampire romance.  It was so much more.  Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Supernatural with lots of otherworldly creatures, crazy situations, good friends and family drama; along with a few laughs and nail biting moments.  I loved the pairing of Mina and Carma, but I was so worried how their story would turn out having met while Mina was working undercover.  When the truth came out, I felt sad.  But the ending was more than I could have asked for.

This is one of those books that you will want to read over and over and I can’t wait to read the next book to see what happens with Jake and hopefully get an update with Mina and Carma.

Review: She Steals My Breath (The Medicine Man Book 1) by Karen Kay

 

Her Beauty Takes His Breath Away… Only She Can Restore It

Eagle Heart of the Blackfoot Nation has not come to the trading post, Fort Union, to trade, but to find his missing brother. The medicine man has never seen a white woman, but, when she walks into the room, her beauty literally steals his breath.

Laylah McIntosh has assets besides beauty that make her valuable to her father, the fort’s trader: her skill with numbers, her photographic memory and her knowledge of the sign language used by all the tribes. But, when she’s injured and caught in a fierce blizzard, it is Eagle Heart, alone, who rescues her.

Forced into each other’s company, their attraction deepens. But a union between them is forbidden in both their worlds.

Can their love find a way to survive? Or will their differences separate them forever?

 

My Review:

A beautifully told American Indian love story.

Every time I read one of Karen Kay’s books, I come away feeling I have learned so much.  Not only are her books informative, they are also highly entertaining.  I feel this is one of her best yet.  I can’t wait to read more in the Medicine Men series. 

In this book, we see how two people, of different cultures, defy the odds to be together.  It will take courage, strength and trust for Eagle Heart and Laylah to make their new life together as they travel across the wild lands of Montana in search of Eagle Heart’s brother, while growing more in love every day and trying to hide from their enemies.