“Crescent Vendetta” (Vendetta Series Book 1) by Desiree L. Scott – #Romance, #Mystery, #Suspense, #Paranormal, #Werewolves, #Shifters

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Wolf-shifter Vanessa Burns has survived a life of brutality and neglect. Being kidnapped, drugged, and forced into an underground fighting ring is just the beginning of one man’s sick and twisted obsession.
Travis Kameron, the Alpha of the Crescent Ice Pack, suffering a similar fate, wakes up to find his life is about to be irreparably changed by the fierce she-wolf in the next cage. Can they put aside old rivalries and the past and work together to not only survive and escape but to weather the storm of complications, revenge, and betrayals waiting for them on the outside?
Rated MA18+ for adult content.
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Who doesn’t love a paranormal romance series?
By Steph Destiny
Reviewer of 2 Girls Book Reviews

Crescent Vendetta is the first book of a very promising paranormal series called Vendetta. I must confess I love this genre, but this book is the cherry on the cake. The author built us a plot so believable and characters that are easy to relate to. I assure you that it doesn’t matter if we are talking shifters or not, you will be living every part of the plot with them without feeling the plot was forced. That, just by itself, is amazing and a true accomplishment. This story deals with a lot of topics such as romance, betrayal, violence and almost every hardship you can never imagine. Nevertheless, every piece of the novel is put together in such a way that it doesn’t feel exaggerated. I loved how two, unlike characters, found everything they needed to heal in each other.
This book makes you think about everything one must deal with their life. We see faces that we never thought would hurt us but the truth is that there is evil lurking around every corner, but there is also light, hope, and happiness awaiting us. This story is full of self-growth, acceptance, and tolerance when it comes to our hero and heroine and it really touched my heart. I highly recommend this novel to any paranormal romance fan that loves to have some suspense, action, and a lot of drama in the mix.

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“Over Her Dead Body” (Laura & Gerry Mystery, #2) by Karen Vaughan – #MysteryThriller&Suspense, #Mystery

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#COZIES #MYSTERY, #LAURAANDGERRY, #SHERLOCK/HOLMES
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Take one beautiful vindictive woman….she’s 1 part bimbo and 2 parts lethal gangsta- gun moll.
Watch her try and hold onto her 84-year-old husband by having his octogenarian paramour knocked off. Sometimes greed and jealousy lead to the last resort ……MURDER!
Laura, Gerry, and Gibbons try to stop her from also killing her husband, without getting themselves knocked off in the process!
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Viv Drewa
Another fantastic book by Karen Vaughan!!!!

I love the way Vaughan has her characters interact with each other. They are well developed and believable. Her scenes are described in such a way you can easily picture them.
Moreover, let’s not forget the humor she added! Murder and humor are her trademark, and the humor is woven into the story at the appropriate time and adds the perfect comedy relief.
I highly recommend “Over Her Dead Body” to anyone who loves a good murder mystery and some good laughs!

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“Over Her Dead Body”
(Laura & Gerry Mystery, #2)
by Karen Vaughan
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“Float” by Michael Bussa – #MysteryThriller&Suspense, #Suspense, #Occult, #Ghosts

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Calder made mistakes he would pay for, though he didn’t think it would be with his life. He quickly learned that everything he believed about dying wasn’t true, after all.

From the author of The Peace of Pi, and Ending in V, comes a haunting new tale that will keep you turning the pages, to the unexpected ending.

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Michael P. McParland
sHaunting LoveThis is a wonderful little tale that I feel would be even better service and well suited for a novella to full novel. I really love the idea of watching over the person you truly loved the most after your death. Hauntingly beautiful and depending on feeling and circumstance nightmareish even. This truly is a nice little look at characters and situation that deserves greater exploration. I do highly recommend this.

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“Float”
by Michael Bussa
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“Dead on Arrival” (Laura and Gerry Mystery, Book 1) by Karen Vaughan – #MysteryThriller&Suspense, #Mystery, #Cozy

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#COZIES #MYSTERY, #LAURAANDGERRY, #SHERLOCK/HOLMES
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Laura Hamilton wakes up one morning only to find out a dead body inside her apartment. It was, after all, her ex-coworker, “Velcro” Hodges, a debt collector who was known to leech on his prey until the debt is already paid in full. But why was he dropped insider Laura’s room?

Now someone wants Laura to be dead. As the plot thickens, Laura tries to find out on who could possibly want her dead next. Lead Detective Inspector Jeff Gibbons helps her, tracking any leads he gets, but that doesn’t seem to help solve the puzzle.

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Great first book in a series.

I couldn’t imagine waking up to find a corpse on the floor of my living room or any room for that matter. Laura, who has a job she detests, finds her dead boss in her living room and inserts herself into the investigation.

In this book, we also meet Gerry Fitz and Det. Jeff Gibbon, who become an integral part of her life in this series.

Vaughan’s book is full of mystery and humor, and that’s what I love about them. I highly recommend this, and all the books of the series.

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“Dead On Arrival” 
(Laura & Gerry
Mystery, Book 1) 
by Karen Vaughan
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NEW COVER: “The Wicked Awakened” by Samantha Jacobey – #Erotica, #Mystery, #Mystery, #Thrillers

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Morcant and Blake Korrigan own a little shop of horrors, where witches congregate and people ending up dead isn’t rare. When Karen Hiltzman joins their coven, she has no idea what she’s getting into. Drawn in, the group convinces her to recruit her best friend, Sarah Matthews, after discovering that she bears a very special birthmark; one that indicates she’s the girl they’ve been waiting for.
Eager to reincarnate a witch put to death by an angry mob five hundred years prior, Morcant unleashes a spell; a dark and sinister curse. His ritual transforms Sarah’s body and will bring the dreaded Brenna back to life when it’s completed. Blake wants to stop him; but will he be strong enough to defeat his elder sibling, and if he does… will he be able to let her go when it’s done?
MA – 18+V – violenceS – sexual contentL – coarse language
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Viv Drewa
Do you believe in magic?

Jacobey’s book, The Wicked Awakened, grabs from the very beginning.
Two friends, Sarah and Karen, go to a bazaar and find a necklace which, when Sarah holds it, feels an electric current go through her. Karen buys it for Sarah for her birthday, and the man selling the item tells her it has magic in it. However, even though Sarah was into the goth look when she was in high school, doesn’t believe in it anymore; unlike her friend Karen.
Slowly Karen brings Sarah back to believing and that is all I can tell you. You need to read what happens to Sarah; I do not want to ruin it for you.
I highly recommend The Wicked Awakened even if you do not believe in magic!

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“The Wicked Awakened”
by Samantha Jacobey
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“Playing Dead: A Jeff Gibbons Experience” by Karen Vaughan – #Romance, #Mystery&Suspense, #Mystery, #PoliceProcedurals

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#COZIES #MYSTERY, #LAURAANDGERRY, #SHERLOCK/HOLMES
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On a cold November night, a man is dead, and his sister is looking for answers. Det. Jeff Gibbons is on the scene to get the answers. This was no simple mugging, and the search leads to organized crime. Get ready for a wild ride and romance on the side for Rhonnie and Brian.
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Susan Lynn Solomon
Murder, a police procedural, and romance!

Murder, a police procedural, and romance. What more could a lover of the mystery genre ask for in a novella?

In “Playing Dead” Rhonnie Patterson’s twin brother Bo has a flash drive with incriminating evidence. What’s on that flash drive and who have killed to get it? When Bo is beaten to death in an alley, this is the knot Police Inspector Gibbons needs to unravel. But the investigation gets complicated when it becomes apparent that the killer now believes Rhonnie has the flash drive and is coming after her. How to keep her safe? Enter Brian, a grief counselor and an old friend of Rhonnie’s. In the midst of mayhem love blossoms. The story moves from Toronto to a cabin in the north of Canada, and the tension builds.

While Gibbons, Rhonnie and Brian search for answers, “Playing Dead” twists and turns in ways I didn’t see coming. This novella is definitely a fun read and worth every one of the 5-stars I’ve given it.

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“Playing Dead:
A Jeff Gibbons Experience”
by Karen Vaughan
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“The Price of Beauty in Strawberry Land” (Carson Reno Mystery Series, Book 2) by Gerald W. Darnell – #Crime, #Mystery, #MysteryThriller&Suspense, #CrimeFiction

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All Carson Reno Mystery Series Books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order.
The year is 1962 and Carson Reno, once again, gets himself into situations that would be better left alone. A Memphis client hires Carson to prove infidelity, but instead he finds corruption and murder going all the way to the top of Memphis politics. A Jack Logan client investigation takes him back to Humboldt looking into automobile fraud, which lands him smack in the middle of a murder. Not just any murder, but the murder of a local beauty queen – one who seemed to have too many enemies for a girl her age.
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By Larry Alexander

A small town in the 1960’s must deal with some big time crime. Written and delivered in the fashion of Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe, the author magically transports the reader back in time – a time that should be simplier, but isn’t. A tough Private Detective uses his muscle and humor to sort through clues and resolve a complicated murder. This is a Classic Carson Reno Mystery with all the usual characters and compelling conversations for the reader. Light illustrations help tell the story and complete the reader’s transition back in time.

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“The Price of Beauty
in Strawberry Land”
(Carson Reno Mystery
Series, Book 2)
by Gerald W. Darnell
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NEW RELEASE: “Murder my Darling” (Carson Reno Mystery Series Book 17) by Award Winning Author Gerald W. Darnell – #MysteryThriller&Suspense, #Mystery, #Hard-Boiled

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All Carson Reno Mystery Series Books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order.

A famous author is murdered, Carson is at the scene of the crime and considered a prime suspect – but he doesn’t remember anything!
Missing manuscripts, a missing diary and strange stories from the past bring an unusual group of characters together in this tangled web of deceit, blackmail, and murder. The mystery travels from Memphis to New Orleans, while Carson works to prove his innocence – without success.
Come along for the ride and follow the clues to a strange and unforgettable ending in the adventure called:

Murder My Darling

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“Murder my Darling” 
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by Award Winning Author Gerald W. Darnell
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All Carson Reno, Mystery Series Books, are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order.
What happens when a rich client, three beautiful women, a shifty businessman, a gambler and a missing spouse are all suspected of murder? The results are a merry-go-round of shadows and lies in a house of cards with clues almost as old as Carson.
Greed, blackmail, infidelity, murder, serial killers and a twenty-year-old crime spin a tale that is practically unbelievable – with the truth masked behind a story that nobody wants told.
This old fashion ‘whodunit’ takes Carson Reno and his crew on a complicated adventure, which has too many victims and too many suspects.
Come along and help Carson find the clues and discover the truth as he tries to make sense of all the
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Owen Parr

Author Darnell pulled me right in from the prologue and made me sit in the lobby of The Peabody Hotel.

This was my first Carson Reno detective novel, and I’m now a fan. A detective story that weaves its way through magnificently described settings; Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1960’s, and characters that come to life, in front of you. Darnell’s ability to described and develop his cast of players is marvelous. I got to know his main character, Carson Reno, as he, in the first person, tells the story, and lets me know his feelings and thoughts, in his own irreverent way. From the prologue, I felt as if, Author Darnell, had pulled me in by my shirt collar, into The Peabody Hotel’s lobby, where Carson has his detective office, next to the Down Under Bar. I didn’t have to guess what the characters looked like, no, I could see all of them, their quirks and mannerisms. The murder plot (or murders), is very intriguing, twist and turns, clues everywhere, multiple suspects— that make the amateur detective in all of us, ‘sleuth’ our way through the book. If you enjoy a detective –whodunit novel, you’ll enjoy this one. “Another Jack Daniels and Coke please, Andy,” said Reno.

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“Shadow and Lies”
(Carson Reno Mystery Series – Book 16)
by Award-winning author Gerald W. Darnell
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“A Face to Die For” by Michael Bussa – #Mystery, #Thriller, #Suspense, #Psychological, #Literature&Fiction

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The year is 2051, and The MedMoore Group is the largest pharmaceutical and medical device producer in the world. The introduction of a new device – The Electric Mask – was revolutionary for Denise, a reclusive burn victim. But when a visit from her estranged sister opens the floodgates, the horror of childhood memories rush in demanding resolution, and the mask is the perfect tool. Some dark memories cannot be forgotten – or forgiven.
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Well done!

This is a neat little psychological thriller. I found myself visualizing the scenes as they unfolded, and that doesn’t happen too often for me. I will read more books by Mr. Bussa.

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“A Face to Die For”
by Michael Bussa
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