A Good Book and Cup of Tea

Standoff by Patricia Bradley is the first book in her Natchez Trace Park Ranger series. Brooke Danvers is set to follow in her Dad’s footsteps and become a Park Ranger Law Enforcement Officer. When her father is murdered, she vows that she will find who killed him. Luke Fereday is sent to Natchez to find the drug cartel that is smuggling drugs up the Trace. What he didn’t count on was falling for Brooke. Can he keep her safe from those who want her dead? The characters were

Dark Water by Christy Barritt is the first book in her Lantern Beach Blackout series. After the death of her Navy SEAL husband, Elise Oliver tries to start life over. After finding evidence that her husband wasn’t a traitor after all she turns to his ex-SEAL team for help when her life is threatened. Colton Locke can’t get past the op that went wrong, taking the life of his best friend. Moving to Lantern Beach, North Carolina he starts a private security firm, Blackout, with

The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin is the third book in her Sunrise at Normandy series. This is the conclusion to the Paxton brothers’ story. Clay Paxton, the youngest of the brothers, is training with the US Army Rangers; getting ready for D-Day. Stationed in Tullahoma, Tennessee he meets Leah Jones, an orphan who works at the library on base. Awaiting the fulfillment of a recurring dream of his death, Clay is not afraid of anything. After tragedy strikes Leah, she accepts

Storing Up Trouble by Jen Turano is the third book in her American Heiresses series. Beatrix Waterbury is sent to stay with her eccentric aunt in Chicago. On the train ride there she encounters a group of robbers. Norman Nesbit, a wealthy scientist comes to her aid. This story was so delightful! It had me laughing out-loud so many times. Beatrix and Theo were a great pair. I loved the way their friendship developed throughout the story. Norman’s absentmindedness was adorable.