A Good Book and Cup of Tea

Dead End by Susan Sleeman is the third book in her Truth Seekers series. What do you do when you find out the man that you’ve called father all your life isn’t your real father and that your biological father is a criminal? If you’re Sierra Byrd, a trace evidence expert, you do what you’re trained to do; you go looking for evidence! Sierra teams up with FBI agent, Reed Rice. Together they discover that things may not be as they appear! This is top-notch suspense. Ms. Sleeman

A Heart of Stone by Lyn Cote is the fourth book in her Opposites Attract series. Cash Langley wants no part of love. He’s happy as a bachelor. When his sister dies in a car wreck, she leaves guardianship of her infant daughter to her best friend, Jane Everett. Protesting that there has been some mistake, Cash seeks to fix things. Not wanting a big court battle Cash and Jane try to work out their differences for the good of little Angie. What a sweet story! Cash and Jane are c

Danger on the Ranch by Dana Mentink is the first book in her Roughwater Ranch Cowboys series. The story starts off with a bang and continues all the way to the end. When Mitch Whitehorse was a US Marshall, he put his serial killer brother in prison. Now his ex-sister-in-law needs his help. His brother has escaped and is bent on killing them both. Still not convinced of Jane’s innocence, how far is he willing to go to protect himself, Jane and his nephew? This story kept me tu

The Bride of Ivy Green by Julie Klassen is the third book in her Tales From Ivy Hill series. This book wraps up all the previous storylines. The ladies of Ivy Hill are a diverse lot. Jane Bell must decide if marrying Gabriel Locke is worth the pain of not being able to have his children. Mercy Grove has lost her girls school and is contemplating becoming a governess but she’s not sure that is what she should do. As all the ladies work through their day to day challenges you a

The Gryphon Heist by James R. Hannibal is the first book in his Talia Inger series. A rookie CIA agent, an elite team of thieves, and top-secret defense technology, spell instant suspense! Talia Inger is assigned to the forgotten department of Eastern Europe known as “Other”. With her team of thieves and her civilian partner she must access the Gryphon, a high-altitude data storage; before a known terrorist gets to them. Once I started this book, I had a hard time putting it

Diamond in the Rough by Jen Turano is the second book in her American Heiresses series. Poppy Garrison accepts financial help from her grandmother for her family. In exchange Poppy must join her for the New York social Season. Trying to make Poppy into the crème of society is a challenge. There is trouble everywhere that she goes. Reginald Blackburn, second son of the Duke of Sutherland came to New York to help his cousin find an American heiress to marry. Because of his very

One Final Breath by Lynn H. Blackburn is the third book in her Dive Team Investigations series. Dive Team Captain Anissa Bell and Investigator Gabe Chavez are working together to solve a murder when Anissa’s past catches up with them. As Anissa And Gabe’s feelings for each other deepen, Anissa works to make amends for her past. This is a story of learning to forgive. Not just others but yourself as well. Our past helps shape who we are but we must learn to not let it rule us.