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Interview with Rochelle Alers (A Winning Season)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper A Winning Season by Rochelle Alers is very relevant today. Just a little more than a month ago, Major League baseball resumed after being delayed due to the Corona 19 virus. With this story, baseball fans get some of their favorite sport while also being able to see how family, friendship, and second chances plays an important role. The plot has eighteen-year-old Zoey Allen sacrificing her dreams to become a surrogate mother to her …

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Interview with Melinda Leigh (See Her Die)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper See Her Die by Melinda Leigh is another winner. What makes all of her series interesting is the intertwining with her older series. Known for her interesting characters, intricate relationships, and a riveting mystery, this book falls in line with the rest of her novels. The novel opens shortly after the first book has left off. The protagonist, Bree Taggart still battles the memories of her father killing her mother, and then himself, as …

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Bewitched by Darynda Jones

Title: Bewitched Author: Darynda Jones Series: Betwixt and Between #2 A filler episode, but still entertaining Thank you so much to Diane Crawford for letting me invite myself on the blog tour, LOL, and thank you to Darynda Jones for allowing me to read an ARC! (I believe she’s also the publisher but in case I have that wrong, thank you also to Feather and Leaf, LLC.) You know those TV show episodes that don’t have much to do with …

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Interview with Mary Burton (Burn You Twice)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Burn You Twice by Mary Burton is suspenseful with a heated plot. Fire is front and center in this book whose main antagonist is an arsonist. An added feature of the plot is how Burton gives glimpses and insight into the deranged mind of an arsonist. This psychological thriller intermingles a slight romance with family, fire, mistakes, and second chances. Readers quickly learn that ten years ago, college student Joan Mason and her best …

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Interview with Iris Johansen (Chaos)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Chaos by Iris Johansen is a stand-alone book. Known for her action, drama, and compelling characters Johansen has done it again. This novel introduces CIA agent Alisa Flynn and a mercenary type Gabe Korgan who have a love-hate relationship. The book opens with schoolgirls in Africa kidnapped and horses stolen by Jorge Masenak. Among those taken is Alisa’s “adopted little sister,” Sasha. Fearing for her and the others lives Alisa decides to write her …

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The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter

Title: The Glass Queen Author: Gena Showalter Series: Forest of Good and Evil #2 Loved it more than book one I would like to thank Justine Sha for inviting me to read a free ARC, as well as Gena Showalter, Inkyard Press, and NetGalley for allowing me to read it in exchange for an honest review. When I received an email inviting me to read this book, I was interested, but starting in the middle of a series makes my …

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Interview with Laura Griffin (Hidden)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Hidden by Laura Griffin is the first in a new series. The story is intense, suspenseful, with some romance. The plot begins with a woman murdered on a hiking trail. At first, investigators think it is a mugging gone wrong. But there are some clues, which stand out, that have crime reporter, Bailey Rhoads, suspecting there is more to the story. Why would the body be stabbed numerous times, moved, and then dumped in …

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Interview with Sandra Brown (Thick as Thieves)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown is a riveting romantic suspense story. She has a knack for throwing in a curve ball twist at the end, which only makes the story more engaging. The story opens with a robbery of half-million dollars by four individuals. But by daybreak their plan has become unraveled. One of them was in the hospital, one in jail, one dead, and one who got away with it. Readers are …

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Interview with Nicole Helm (Isolated Threat and Badlands Beware)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Isolated Threat and Badlands Beware by Nicole Helm continue the Badlands Cops series. As the series progresses so does the storyline, with each book better than the previous one. This is not to say the first is not spellbound and riveting. Isolated Threat brings to life Brady Wyatt who agrees to help Cecilia Mills Knight rescue a child. Her good friend had postpartum depression and after a suicide attempt the state agency plans on …

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Interview with Maisey Yates (The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch and The Hero of Hope Springs)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch and The Hero of Hope Springs show why author Maisey Yates is the queen of the cowboy stories. In both stories the characters are searching to find their place in the world. They are stories of hope, acceptance, love, and family with a small-town romance. The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch has the heroine as someone who enforces the rules, butting heads with the hero who likes to …

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