Week in Review 1/8/23 – 1/14/23 and Giveaway

January 14, 2023 by Suzie Waltner 7 Comments

It’s hard to believe we’re at the halfway point of January already, isn’t it? But I am grateful for a 3-day weekend.

For those who I’ve contact this week about giveaway wins, I am going to the post office today, so keep an eye out for your books.

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A Final Giveaway

One (1) winner will receive print copies of all three books in Kimberley Woodhouse’s Secrets of the Canyon series (A Deep Divide, A Gem of Truth, and A Mark of Grace). Giveaway ends 12/13/23 at 11:59 PM EST and is open to US mailing addresses only.

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First Line Friday: Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt

January 13, 2023 by Suzie Waltner 5 Comments

It has been more than two years since I read Amanda Barratt’s The White Rose Resists, but the story has stuck with me. I am sure the same will be said when I finish her newest realease, Within These Walls of Sorrow.

Critical Threat by Lynette Eason – Review

January 12, 2023 by Suzie Waltner 1 Comment

About the Book

FBI Special Agent Grace Billingsley tracks serial killers, using her skills as a psychiatrist and behavioral analyst to get dangerous people off the street and safely behind bars. But prison psychiatrist Sam Monroe knows that just because a killer is incarcerated doesn’t mean they’re not a threat. His own father, Peter, is a serial killer–in prison but certainly not out of Sam’s life, as much as he wishes he was.

When bodies start showing up with Peter’s MO, Sam and Grace are both called in to consult. They’ve met before–and though Grace thought they’d made a real connection, Sam ghosted her. They’ll have to get past the awkwardness and mistrust to solve this case–especially because it’s about to get personal.

USA Today bestselling author Lynette Eason doesn’t give you time to catch your breath in this breakneck race to stop a serial killer.

Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch – Review

January 10, 2023 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

About the Book

Caught in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street runner Daniel Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill’s owner dead of an apparent gunshot–but no sign of the killer.

Even though the owner’s daughter, Agatha Montgomery, mourns his death, she may be the only one. It seems there are more than a few people with motive for murder. But Daniel can’t take this investigation slow and steady. Instead, he must dig through all the suspects as quickly as he can, because the clock is ticking until his mysterious patronage–and his job as a runner–comes to an abrupt and painful end. It seems to Daniel that, like his earthly father, his heavenly Father has abandoned him.

Lady Juliette Thorndike is Agatha’s bosom friend and has the inside knowledge of the wealthy London ton to be invaluable to Daniel. She should be in a perfect position to help with the case. But when her trusted instructor in the art of spy craft orders her to stay out of the investigation, Lady Juliette obeys. That is, until circumstances intervene, and she drops right into the middle of the deadly pursuit.

When a dreadful accident ends in another death on the mill floor, Daniel discovers a connection to his murder case–and to his own secret past. Now he and Juliette are in a race to find the killer before his time runs out.

Roast Date by Heather Day Gilbert – Review

January 9, 2023 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

About the Book

Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java…and where murder sometimes pays a visit.

After much cajoling, Macy gives in to her neighbor, Vera, and agrees to come to her book club’s Christmas party so she can share about the cafe. While public speaking isn’t Macy’s thing, she wants to brighten Vera’s lonely holiday season…and she can sell a little house blend on the side.

When a lively book discussion spirals into a public roast of the mayor—who happens to be sitting in their midst—things get uncomfortable. Soon afterward, the mayor shows up dead in Vera’s bathroom, and no amount of gingerbread cookies or eggnog can restore Vera to the club’s good graces. ‘Tis the season for Macy to find the murderer, or else Vera might be taking a long winter’s nap in a jail cell.

Join siblings Macy and Bo Hatfield as they sniff out crimes in their hometown…with plenty of dogs along for the ride! The Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series features a small town, an amateur sleuth, and no swearing or graphic scenes.

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