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Mean Low Water by Stephanie Alexander

Publisher: Red Adept Publishing Publication Date: July 29, 2023 Length: 378 pages I received this book from the author for an honest review. Take a trip down to the Low Country. Asheburg is a small southern town located an hour south of Charleston. Lisa Lightstone moves into this small southern town because her mother begins […]

Silver Echoes by Rebecca Rosenberg

Publisher: Lion Heart Publication Date: May 20, 2025 Length: 370 pages I received an early release of this book from the author as part of her “street team” to spread the word about the book before publication. This is the second book in Rebecca Rosenberg’s Gold Digger series. Rose Marie Echo Silver Dollar Tabor is […]

Vaccine: A Terrorism Thriller by Robin C Rickards

Publisher: ISBN Canada Publication Date: February 9, 2025 Length: 419 pages I received the book from the author in exchange for an honest opinion. Darien Rhodes is a smart young man attending medical school. He chooses to enlist in the military and finish his medical training. After graduating, he became a world-class physician specializing in […]

The Tudor Prophecy by Julie Strong

Publisher: OC Publishing Publication date: January 25, 2025 Length: 453 pages This is the story of two cousins, Lady Alice Grantmire and Hester Vaughn. Growing up under King Henry’s reign, both girls watch their families adjust to the ever-changing whims of an aging king. As young noblewomen, Hester and Alice train by Alice’s mother’s side […]

Rising Sun Falling Rain by Trish Devine

Publisher: Olympia Publishers Publication Date: January 30, 2025 Length: 264 pages In post-WWII Japan, Mick Mitchell, a New Zealand serviceman, helps with cleanup efforts in a small village outside Hiroshima. While driving villagers to Hiroshima, he meets and is captivated by a young Japanese girl, Emiko. She is the daughter of a wealthy Japanese landowner. […]

This Work Of Darkness by Lucretia Grindle

Publisher: Casa Croce Press Length: 410 pages Publication Date: January 16, 2025 The Salem witchcraft trials are not the usual type of historical fiction. Most historical fiction I receive is WWII related. This was a nice change. This is the second book in a series by Lucretia Grindle. I did not read the first book, […]

Finding Serenissima by Apple Gidley

Length: 354 pages Publisher: Vine Leaves Press Publication Date: March 11, 2025 Amelia Paignton was a wife, mother, and caretaker. Her husband Leo dies of Alzheimer’s and her life changes. She has been isolated with Leo on the island of Papua New Guinea. Without Leo to care for and both daughters settled in their own […]

Snow Blind: A Talisman Series Novella, Vol 2.5 by Brett Salter

Length: 88 pages, Kindle edition Publication Date: December 1, 2024 Dragon fans rejoice! Brett Salter has written a novella to keep us thinking about all things dragon. This novella is part of the wildly entertaining Talisman Series and I recommend reading at least the first book in the series prior to diving in. You can […]

If I Go Missing by Leslie Wolfe

Publisher: Bookouture Length: 342 pages Publication Date: January 2, 2024 As a teen, Alana watched helplessly while police tried to solve a local abduction. If only the police could have had access to the abducted girl’s phone. Alana believes she has the answer. She has created the If I Go Missing binder, which provides all […]

What Happened to the McCrays by Tracey Lange

Publication date: January 14, 2025 Publisher: Celadon Books Length: 352 pages I received this book from Celadon Books for an honest review. I have written this review to not reveal important information regarding this novel. There are many spoilers and I don’t want to give them away! Kyle and Casey McCray are high school sweethearts […]