I'm an author, but I'm also a reader. From time to time, I'll share my reviews of present and past reads. My available time to read is limited because I write, but I love to curl up with a paperback or an eBook at night for the last hour of my day.
I tend to read what I write, but not exclusively. Besides Romantic Suspense and mystery, I read crime and law novels, once in a while a true story, WWII historicals, romance, and mainstream character driven books.
Here are some of the books I've read recently or in the not-too-distant past.
Maybe you'll discover a new book or author.
April first. The annual bake-off contest in Beaudin Trace, Missouri. Oven temperatures and entrants' tempers are hot enough to bake most anything. And everyone there thinks if one particular participant would leave, things would cool off.
Evidently, someone's wish is overheard, for the contentious contestant is found post-contest, sprinkled with cupcakes and ready for her postmortem.
The death yields a mix of suspects, all capable of cooking up the murder. The problem is, who was stirred up enough to do it?
To prove herself innocent of killing Tiffany, bakery shop owner Kate Dunbar
investigates. But she quickly wonders if the bake-off was the conclusion in a
series of risky events, and if her own elimination is just around the corner.
This is a cozy with a cast of characters who make it fun for Kate to investigate the murder of Tiffany, an obnoxious wannabe chef. Reg was my personal favorite. The setting is fun too. The Mississippi River, a dog bakery, and a culinary school all play roles. Unfortunately, Kate is among the list of possible murderers for the police. Her amateur sleuthing is a quest to prove her innocence.
This was my first read of this series, although it is the fourth book. I feel if I’d read the prior books, a couple of the characters would be more complete. Kate’s relationship to the sheriff was vague. But the read was entertaining. Lovers of cozy mysteries will enjoy the story.
The face of a killer could be the final picture he takes…
As a photojournalist, Nash Quintrell travels the world, capturing striking
images of ordinary people in extraordinary situations. He certainly never
expected to snap a photo of the assassin who shot the nation’s first woman
president on her Inauguration Day. Discovering his pictures hold important
clues to identifying the men behind the attacks on several high-profile figures
is a shock. But they also provide the key to rekindling a relationship with the
woman he once loved and pushed away.
When FBI Special Agent Tempest English sees Nash in the inauguration crowd,
camera in hand, she has no choice but to approach him. Her mission is to catch
a killer, and she’ll take whatever help she can get, even if the last thing she
wants is to work with the man who dumped her years before. Nash may have broken
her heart, but fate throws them together again, and his photos are the best
lead she has.
In an effort to unmask the powerful players behind the conspiracy, Nash and
Tempest must track a ruthless band of homegrown terrorists. Infiltrating their
circle risks not only their lives, but a future together neither imagined was
possible.
MY REVIEW:
I’m like a broken record when it comes to Jannine Gallant’s
books. Just plug in a different title and the praises are the same. Isn’t this
a timely read too, with political intrigue and a female president? There’s a
story of intrigue and conspiracy with homegrown terrorists. And then there is
the romance. Photojournalist Nash and FBI Agent Tempest make a fiery couple solving
the crime and revisiting their love story. Romantic Suspense readers are sure
to flip the pages of this satisfying book with a smile on their faces.
Thanks for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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