THE PRICE OF VALOR is the third book in the Global Search and Rescue series, and I’d love for there to be more. This is Ham and Signe’s story, but it includes so many of the characters—both good and evil—that were woven throughout the first two books in the series. It might be best to read them in order. Nonetheless, THE PRICE OF VALOR had me turning the pages to see what would happen next. I couldn’t read fast enough! The story is set in Minnesota, Washington, D.C., and Sicily with the mention of other places as well. The vividness of the descriptions made me feel like I was there. There is ..read more

THE HEART OF A HERO is the second book in the Global Search and Rescue series and it did not disappoint. My adrenaline was high and my heart was racing as the story unfolded in different locales. Set in Minnesota, the Florida Keys, Russia, and Italy, there were many plot lines woven nicely together. The descriptions made me feel like I was there. In THE HEART OF A HERO, Aria and Jake take one step forward and many more back as their paths cross over and over again. They never seem to be on the same page at the same time as they deal with many perils, including hurricanes, people they befriend ..read more

A SWEET LOWCOUNTRY PROPOSAL is the second book in the Brides of Lowcountry series and the only one I’ve read. I do plan to read the first book in the series, A LOWCOUNTRY BRIDE. This is Marcus and Jaslene’s story. (Marcus lovingly calls her Jazz.) They have a history and planned to be married, but the wedding never took place due to a sad event that happened on their wedding day. Will they find their way back to each other as friends or more? I love stories written by Black authors whose books are culturally rich. This book did not disappoint and has an Afro-Filipino twist. Set in the lowcoun ..read more

With a title that alludes to a well-written classic and a cute cover, you might think you’d enjoy this book. You might be wrong. PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh is obsessed with true crime—to the extent that she suspects almost everyone she meets of being a secret killer. She’s writing about the societal effects of serial killers who look normal. But then, what is normal? When her estranged father dies, she heads down to Florida to help her younger brother clean out his house. On her first night there, a neighbor suddenly appears at her elbow, asking if she needs help to remove a huge desk she’d s ..read more

Captain Morgan Davies returns to London after being imprisoned by the enemy, thanks to an inaccurate map. He vows to find the cartographer responsible and make the man pay. Morgan also intends on collecting his sweet reward from the bet he made with his nemesis. His captivity made Morgan realize what he really wants from the sharp-tongued Montgomery. Now he just needs to devise a plan to convince Harriet that they belong together. Can Morgan persuade Harriet to ignore their family’s ancient petty grudge? What lengths will he go to prove his love? Harriet “Harry” Montgomery is a cartographer ..read more

FATAL CODE by Natalie Walters is book 2 in The Snap Agency series. After Elinor Mitchell’s beloved grandfather dies, she inherits his notebooks, unaware she has highly sensitive information on a project he worked on. Possession of the notebooks has put a target on her back.   SNAP agent and former Navy cryptologist, Kekoa Young is tasked with searching for the person selling secrets from Lepley Corp, where his neighbor, Elinor, works. He’s shocked to discover the incriminating emails are coming from Elinor’s work computer. Since she’s his neighbor, he’s assigned to follow her, but Kekoa ..read more

A VERY MERRY BROMANCE is the fifth book in the Bromance Book Club series and it doesn’t disappoint! It’s filled with quirky but endearing characters who are part of the male (or bromance) book club that talks about tropes and grand gestures—something all romances need at some point. This is Colton and Gretchen’s story. The pair got together a year ago after a friend’s wedding. But soon after Gretchen ghosted Colton since her family is dysfunctional. She feels like she brings out the worst in others and can’t be loved since her own family avoids her. Gretchen comes from money and a well known ..read more

In the fourth book in Chloe Neill’s Heirs of Chicagoland series, born-vampire Elisa Sullivan happens upon an ancient evil during the course of her job, an evil that intends harm to her family and friends. One that might not be able to be stopped. Elisa is the daughter of the powerful Cadogan House leaders. She works as an ombudsman (think supernatural police) and is dating the heir of the North American Central Pack’s leader. Unfortunately, there’s trouble brewing with her boyfriend’s pack, made worse by the fact he’s dating a vampire. Something powerful is trying to invade Chicago, and it h ..read more

Do you like watching cooking competition shows? Do the details of the chefs’ creations excite you? Then this book is your catnip! Chef Sadie Rosen is thrilled to get on her favorite cooking show—especially since her career appears to be tanked in Seattle. She wants to escape to a new place and to hopefully place high enough to attract investors’ attention, so she can open her own place and cook what she wants—and incidentally expose foodies to the wide variety available from the Jewish diaspora. When she meets a sexy man on the plane, they bond over their mutual love of good food, which is NO ..read more

Dr. Bee Konigwasser has decided that she will love only science—neuro-engineering, to be exact, after her fiancé broke everything off right before the wedding a few years ago. But when she gets assigned to work with a NASA engineer on a special project, she’s shocked to learn he’s the same man who hated her back when she was a grad student. Now what? Can they work together, even if he despises her? But what if he doesn’t? Bee adores Marie Curie and tries to live her life like the famous scientist would—only without the exposure to radiation. (The humor in this book is like that, appealing to ..read more