A Good Book and Cup of Tea

Dusk’s Darkest Shores by Carolyn Miller is the first book in Regency Wallflowers series. Adam Edgerton returns from war to his home in the Lake District of Regency England. The decorated hero is battling a life-changing disease. Spinster, Mary Bloomfield helps her father with his medical practice. When Adam returns, Mary is sent to tend to his needs. Will they be able to overcome all the obstacles and find love, or will circumstances drive them apart? This was a very sweet an

The Nature of a Lady by Roseanna M. White is the first book in her Secrets of the Isles series. Lady Elizabeth Sinclair is spending the summer on the Isles of Scilly with her microscopes and her maid. She wasn’t expecting to find danger and secrets. Oliver Tremayne wants to know what happened to his sister. Together they will spend an unforgettable summer. What a great beginning to another wonderful series by Ms. White. The characters seemed so real. I enjoyed the interaction

Never Miss by Melissa Koslin is a stand-alone suspense novel. Kadance Tolle is a former CIA sniper with exceptional skills. She comes from a family of paid assassins and by saving Lyndon Vaile’s life she risks the threat of them finding her. Someone wants Lyndon dead and his research into the Ebola virus destroyed. Thrust together Kadance and Lyndon race to stop the impending bio-attack at the State of the Union address. This story was very fast-paced with twists and turns ev

Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink is the first book in her Ice Cream Shop Mystery series. Trinidad Jones is ready for a fresh start. After receiving a storefront from her ex, Trinidad packs up her dog and moves to Upper Sprocket, Oregon where she opens her dream shop; the Shimmy and Shake Shop. Everything is working out just great until she finds her neighbor, the Popcorn King, dead in his store. Now, she must decide if she is brave enough to try to solve the murder mystery.