Failure to ProtectDre Thomas and Angela Evans series #4byPamela Samuels YoungGenre: Legal ThrillerPublisher: Goldman House PublishingDate of Publication: October 22, 2019Number of Pages: 414When the classroom is no longer a safe space for her child, the outraged mother of a bullied nine-year-old is determined to seek justice for her daughter.An ambitious school principal, however, is… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Failure to Protect by Pamela Samuels Young (Mystery/Legal Thriller)
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BOOK SPOTLIGHT + GUEST POST: Hems & Homicide by Elizabeth Penney (Cozy Mystery)
HEMS & HOMICIDEAn Apron Shop Mystery #1byElizabeth PenneyGenre: Cozy MysteryPublisher: St. Martin's PaperbacksDate of Publication: December 31, 2019Number of Pages: 288Scroll down for the giveaway!Welcome to the first in the Apron Shop mystery series by Elizabeth Penney, set in the quaint village of Blueberry Cove, Maine where an expert seamstress turned amateur sleuth is getting measured… Continue reading BOOK SPOTLIGHT + GUEST POST: Hems & Homicide by Elizabeth Penney (Cozy Mystery)
BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Bound for Murder by Victoria Gilbert (Cozy Mystery)
BOUND FOR MURDERA Blue Ridge Library Mystery #4byVictoria GilbertGenre: Cozy MysteryPublisher: Crooked Lane BooksDate of Publication: January 7, 2020Number of Pages: 304Scroll down for the giveaway!Blue Ridge library director Amy Webber learns it wasn’t all peace and love among the “flower children” when a corpse is unearthed on the grounds of a 1960s commune.Taylorsford Public Library… Continue reading BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Bound for Murder by Victoria Gilbert (Cozy Mystery)
LSBBT BOOK REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: All In by L.K. Simonds (Gritty Realistic/Christian Fiction)
ALL INbyL.K. SimondsGenre: Gritty Realistic / Christian FictionPublisher: Morgan James PublishingDate of Publication: August 27, 2019Number of Pages: 282Scroll down for the giveaway!A woman’s empty pursuit of happiness leads to a crisis before finding redemption in the Lord in this challenging and gritty Christian novel. Twenty-nine-year-old novelist and blackjack dealer Cami Taylor seems to have it… Continue reading LSBBT BOOK REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: All In by L.K. Simonds (Gritty Realistic/Christian Fiction)
LSBBT BOOK REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: Spent Identity by Marlene M. Bell (Mystery)
SPENT IDENTITYAnnalisse Series, Book 2byMarlene M. BellGenre: Mystery / Suspense / Light RomancePublisher: Ewephoric PublishingDate of Publication: December 11, 2019Number of Pages: 378Scroll down for the giveaway!A body, a disappearance, just another hot summer in upstate New York.It’s July when antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury reaches her family’s small-town farm to consult with the trusted aunt… Continue reading LSBBT BOOK REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: Spent Identity by Marlene M. Bell (Mystery)
BOOK REVIEW: Ain’t Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett (Mystery)
AIN'T NOBODYNOBODYbyHEATHER HARPER ELLETTGenre: Murder Mystery / Southern Noir / Dark HumorPublisher: Polis BooksDate of Publication: September 24, 2019Number of Pages: 336SCROLL DOWN FOR THE GIVEAWAY!Still reeling from the scandal that cost him his badge, Randy Mayhill—fallen lawman, dog rescuer, Dr Pepper enthusiast—sees a return from community exile in the form of a dead hog… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Ain’t Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett (Mystery)
BOOK REVIEW + EXCERPT: Christmas in Silver Springs by Brenda Novak (Holiday Romance)
CHRISTMAS IN SILVER SPRINGSSilver Springs #6by Brenda NovakPublisher: HarlequinPages: 432Publication Date: October 29, 2019Genre: Holiday RomanceCome home to Silver Springs for the holidays, where broken hearts learn to love again…together.So much for forever. When Harper Devlin’s rock star husband ditches her on his way to the top, she takes her two daughters to her sister’s place… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW + EXCERPT: Christmas in Silver Springs by Brenda Novak (Holiday Romance)
SPOTLIGHT + EXCERPT: One Christmas Eve by Shannon Stacey (Romance)
ONE CHRISTMAS EVECedar Street #2by Shannon StaceyPublisher: HarlequinPages: 118Publication Date: November 11, 2019Genre: Holiday RomanceThey couldn’t be more different. Or more perfect for each other. New York Times bestselling author Shannon Stacey returns with a warm and cozy opposites-attract Christmas story.Zoe Randall is busy living her life as she damn well pleases. She’s back in her… Continue reading SPOTLIGHT + EXCERPT: One Christmas Eve by Shannon Stacey (Romance)
BOOK REVIEW: Her Last Whisper by Jennifer Chase (Thriller)
HER LAST WHISPER(Detective Katie Scott #2)by Jennifer ChasePublisher: BookouturePages: 320Genre: Thriller/CrimeKatie focuses her mind, trying to keep another anxiety attack at bay. The victim’s long brown hair is slick and wet, her body rigid in the grass. She looks more like a mannequin than the woman Katie had spoken with only yesterday, the woman she had… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Her Last Whisper by Jennifer Chase (Thriller)
LSBBT BOOK REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: Covey and JayJay Get Educated by Shelton L. Williams (Mystery)
COVEY AND JAYJAY GET EDUCATEDbyShelton L. WilliamsGenre: Murder Mystery / Social Thriller / Amateur SleuthPublication Date: September 1, 2019Number of Pages: 209 pages Scroll down for the giveaway!Amateur detectives, Covey Jencks and JayJay Qualls, are drawn into a triple murder on the campus of Baker College in West Waverly in the Texas Hill Country. Both end up… Continue reading LSBBT BOOK REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: Covey and JayJay Get Educated by Shelton L. Williams (Mystery)
LSBBT REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: Santa Claus Bank Robbery by Tui Snider (Nonfiction/Texas History)
SANTA CLAUS BANK ROBBERYA True-Crime Saga in TexasbyTUI SNIDER Genre: Nonfiction / Texana / Texas HistoryPublisher: Castle Azle PressDate of Publication: December 8, 2019Number of Pages: 146 pages + black & white photosScroll down for Giveaway!When Marshall Ratliff dressed like Santa Claus to pull a Christmas-time heist, he thought it would be easy. Unfortunately for him,… Continue reading LSBBT REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: Santa Claus Bank Robbery by Tui Snider (Nonfiction/Texas History)
GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY: Death on the Danube by Jennifer S. Alderson (Cozy Mystery)
DEATH ON THE DANUBE: A New Year's Murder in BudapestTravel Can Be Murder, #1byJennifer S. Alderson Genre: Cozy MysteryPublisher: Traveling Life PressDate of Publication: November 19, 2019Number of Pages: 158When Jessica, a grieving widow, inherits an antique mall from her mother she also inherits the stallholders, an elderly, amoral, acquisitive, and paranoid collection.When one of the… Continue reading GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY: Death on the Danube by Jennifer S. Alderson (Cozy Mystery)
LSBBT PROMO AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Why Stuff Matters by Jen Waldo (Literary Fiction/Humor)
WHY STUFF MATTERSbyJEN WALDO Sub-genre: Literary Fiction / HumorPublisher: Arcadia BooksDate of Publication: June 4, 2019 (US)Number of Pages: 212When Jessica, a grieving widow, inherits an antique mall from her mother she also inherits the stallholders, an elderly, amoral, acquisitive, and paranoid collection.When one of the vendors, a wily ex-con named Roxy, shoots her ex-husband, she… Continue reading LSBBT PROMO AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Why Stuff Matters by Jen Waldo (Literary Fiction/Humor)
LSBBT EXCLUSIVE: Gethesmane Brown Mystery Series by Alexia Gordon
Lone Star Literary Life EXCLUSIVE!Lone Star Literary Life is honored to present the coverof the fifth book in the Gethsemane Brown Mysteriesby Alexia Gordon & Henery Press.To be released March, 2020! PRESENTING . . . ABOUT THE BOOK: Romance is in the air. Or on the ‘gram, anyway. When an influencer-turned-bridezilla shows up at the lighthouse… Continue reading LSBBT EXCLUSIVE: Gethesmane Brown Mystery Series by Alexia Gordon
BOOK REVIEW + GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY: Hazards in Hampshire by Emma Dakin (Cozy Mystery)
HAZARDS IN HAMPSHIREThe British Book Tour Mysteries, #1byEmma DakinGenre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: Camel PressDate of Publication: October 15, 2019Number of Pages: 190SCROLL DOWN FOR THE GIVEAWAY!Moving to a quiet English village should have been tranquil, but Claire Barclay learns that even an invitation to tea can be deadly.Who killed Mrs. Paulson, the president of the local… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW + GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY: Hazards in Hampshire by Emma Dakin (Cozy Mystery)
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