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All We Buried by Elena Taylor

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All We Buried by Elena Taylor was a fantastic book.  This is the first book in the series, and I will be reading all of the other books in this series because of how much I loved this book.  This is the first book I have read by this author, and I know I will read more books by her in the future.  I decided to read and review this book based solely on the cover, and this is one of the few times that I loved the book more than the cover.  I liked Bet from the start of the book.  She is someone who I would be friends with in real life.  This book also has everything that I look for when I am picking a mystery book to read. The author did a great job of making me feel like I was there with the characters, and because of that, I understood the choices they made as the book went on.  This book wasn’t super suspenseful, but it had enough that kept me reading.  It was a slow start, but once it picked up, it didn’t slow down until I was finished with the book.  If you love mysteries as I do, I know you will enjoy this book as much as I did.

About The Book

Genre: Mystery
Published by: Crooked Lane
Publication Date: April 7, 2020
Number of Pages: 304
ISBN: 1643852914 (ISBN13: 9781643852911)
Series: Sheriff Bet Rivers #1

For fans of Julia Keller and Sheena Kamal, All We Buried disturbs the long-sleeping secrets of a small Washington State mountain town.

Interim sheriff Elizabeth “Bet” Rivers has always had one repeat nightmare: a shadowy figure throwing a suspicious object into her hometown lake in Collier, Washington. For the longest time, she chalked it up to an overactive imagination as a kid. Then the report arrives. In the woods of the Cascade mountain range, right in her jurisdiction, a body floats to the surface of Lake Collier. When the body is extricated and revealed, no one can identify Jane Doe. But someone must know the woman, so why aren’t they coming forward?

Bet has been sitting as the interim sheriff of this tiny town in the ill-fitting shoes of her late father and predecessor. With the nightmare on her heels, Bet decided to build a life for herself in Los Angeles, but now it’s time to confront the tragic history of Collier. The more she learns, the more Bet realizes she doesn’t know the townspeople of Collier as well as she thought, and nothing can prepare her for what she is about to discover.

About The Author

Elena Taylor lives on the banks of the middle fork of the Snoqualmie River in a town made famous by Twin Peaks. When she’s not writing or working one-on-one with writers as a developmental editor, she can be found hanging out with her husband, dog, and two cats. Her favorite place to be (besides home) is the stables down the road, with her two horses Radar and Jasper.

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Tortured With Love by JT Hunter

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Tortured With Love by JT Hunter was a fascinating true crime book.  I had never heard of this case before this book which made me want to read this book.  I have read several books by this author in the past, and I enjoyed this book more than the others because this was a new case for me.  I always wonder what would have happened if these two had never met because I don’t think Martha would have ever killed anyone, but I can’t say the same thing for Raymond.  I do have to say that the choices that Martha made throughout this book shocked me.  I couldn’t believe that she would just abandon her kids and never look back.  I will never understand how Martha was able to walk away and just move on with her life.  I am sure that her kids were better off without her though because I can’t imagine what the kids would have dealt with if she had kept them.  Nothing that Raymond did shock me because I thought right that he was evil and that he would do anything.  Part of me did understand why he did the things that he did because of his life, and because of the head injury that he suffered as a young man.  I can’t say enough good things about this author, and I will keep reading books by him.  If you love true crime, I would pick this book up and check it out because I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did.

About The Book

Genre: True Crime
Published by: JT Hunter
Publication Date: May 15th 2020
Number of Pages: 210
ISBN: 9798646112720

What is the price of passion? What is the power of love?

Meet Martha Beck, a young nurse dedicated to healing others, until her own hurting heart lured her down a darker path. Loneliness led her to Raymond Fernandez, but love led her all the way to the electric chair.

This is the tragic story of the Lonely Heart Killers.

About The Author

JT Hunter is a true crime writer with over fifteen years of experience as a lawyer, including criminal law and appeals. He also has significant training in criminal investigation techniques. He enjoys being a college professor teaching fiction and nonfiction to his creative writing students.

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Airborne by DiAnn Mills

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Airborne by DiAnn Mills was a great book, but it struck a little to close to things happening in the world right now.  Now I know that it isn’t exactly what is happening right now, but it is similar enough to make me wonder if this could occur.  I enjoy this author’s writing and this book.  I loved Heather right from the start, and I hated her husband throughout the entire book.  I figured that they would work it out in the end, but I still didn’t like him once the book ended.  I didn’t find that this book was super suspenseful, but that didn’t bother me when I read this book.  I have read several other books by this author, and as far as I can remember, I have enjoyed all of them.  I loved that this book’s plot was different from anything else that I have read.  It is hard to find books with unique stories because I have read so many books.  If you are looking for something different to read, then I would, for sure, pick up a copy of this book.

About The Book

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Published by: Tyndale House Publishers
Publication Date: September 8th 2020
Number of Pages: 400
ISBN: 1496427173 (ISBN13: 9781496427175)

Heather Lawrence’s long-awaited vacation to Salzburg wasn’t supposed to go like this. Mere hours into the transatlantic flight, the Houston FBI agent is awakened when passengers begin exhibiting horrific symptoms of an unknown infection. As the virus quickly spreads and dozens of passengers fall ill, Heather fears she’s witnessing an epidemic similar to ones her estranged husband studies for a living—but this airborne contagion may have been deliberately released.

While Heather remains quarantined with other survivors, she works with her FBI colleagues to identify the person behind this attack. The prime suspect? Dr. Chad Lawrence, an expert in his field . . . and Heather’s husband. The Lawrences’ marriage has been on the rocks since Chad announced his career took precedence over his wife and future family and moved out.

As more victims fall prey days after the initial outbreak, time’s running out to hunt down the killer, one who may be closer to the victims than anyone ever expected.

About The Author

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She is a storyteller and creates action-packed, suspense-filled novels to thrill readers. Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol award contests.
DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. She is the director of the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference, Mountainside Retreats: Marketing, Speakers, Nonfiction, and Novelist with social media specialist Edie Melson where she continues her passion of helping other writers be successful. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country.

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Legacy of Secrets by Helen Starbuck

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Legacy of Secrets by Helen Starbuck wasn’t my favorite book.  I found that I had a tough time getting interested in this story.  On the outside, I had everything that I usually love about books, but I just wasn’t the biggest fan of the book for one reason or another.  The fact that this story has an “R” rating didn’t bother me at all. But I am sure that would bother some people.  I didn’t feel like I could connect with any of the characters in this story.  I also felt that certain parts of the book seemed rushed and didn’t make a lot of sense.  I found that I had a hard time following what was going on and because I didn’t connect with the characters, I just got bored.  This is the first book I have read by this author, and I don’t think I would pick up any book by her in the future.  Just because I didn’t enjoy this book doesn’t mean that you or others won’t love it.  That is why I love reviewing and reading other reviews because not every author is for everyone, which wasn’t a good fit for me.

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Category:  Adult Fiction, 243 pages
Genre:  Romantic Suspense
Publisher:  Routt Street Press
Release date:  March 2020
Content Rating: R for two explicit sex scenes, bad language, mild violence.

Other families pass down their stories, Kate Earnshaw’s family’s secrets disappear from one generation to the next. Kate Earnshaw’s father’s suicide has left many unanswered questions. In handling his estate she wonders if she ever really knew him. He never explained why he let his childhood home in Eastern Colorado fall into ruin or why he’d kept the property a secret. And he never told Kate about his close friendship with Evan Hastings, the handsome and somewhat puzzling man who lives on the property near the abandoned house. Evan seems to have as many secrets as her father and knows more about him than Kate did. But there’s something about Evan that calls her back to her father’s home. Something that threatens to unearth more than the past. Legacy of Secrets explores family secrets, a daughter’s grief and her search for answers, and a chance for love.

About The Author

Helen Starbuck is a Colorado native, former OR nurse, and award-winning author of the standalone romantic suspense novel Legacy of Secrets, and the Annie Collins Mystery Series. She loves mysteries, suspense, romance, and any book that is well written. She’s a huge fan of books with independent, strong, women characters and, as Neil Gaiman says, “…stories where women save themselves.”

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The Feast by David Vorhees

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The Feast by David Vorhees was a good book.  I enjoyed all of the stories in this book, but some stories aren’t for everyone.  If you aren’t into gore and horror stories, then I wouldn’t pick this one up, but if that kind of stuff doesn’t bother you, then I am sure you will enjoy this book as much I did.  I couldn’t bring myself to listen to these books at night, but I wish I would have.  I loved how some of these stories were super short, and others were a little longer.  I enjoyed the variety of different stories included, so I didn’t get bored with just type of account.  I also really enjoyed the narrator of this book.  He was able to change his voice enough that I never got confused about who was talking during the stories.  I  don’t know that I could pick a favorite story because I enjoyed all of them.  I also loved that all of the stories in this book had to do with holidays because that gave it something different.  I also listen to the entire book in one afternoon because I had to know how all stories ended.  I did find that I was able to guess how some of the stories were going to end.  I wasn’t able to figure them all out, and the ones that I couldn’t figure out turned out to be my favorite ones.   If you love horror books, I recommend listening to this book in the dark because I know you will love it.

About The Book

Author: David Vorhees

Narrator: Victor Warren

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Publisher: David C Vorhees⎮2020

Genre: Horror

Release date: Jun. 30, 2020

A collection of short stories that take place on different holidays over the course of the year. The collection opens with A New Year, a New Day, a New Life. Grant Curtis is arrested on New Year’s Day and charged with the murder of his wife Carla.

In Easter: The Resurrection, a resurrected Kyle Gardner seeks vengeance on Pastor Brian.

The Vengeance of Cassidy Clay is a narrative poem that takes place on Halloween. The poem tells the story of a slave-hunter who haunts the woods long after his death and many more spine chilling tales.

About The Author

Joined the U.S. Navy after graduating Lima Central Catholic. He is a veteran of the States Navy. Following his military service, he attended the University of Northwestern Ohio for Automotive business. Worked various factory jobs and attended the University of Phoenix online for a degree in arts with a focus in journalism.  He recently worked for the Wapakoneta Daily News as a reporter/photographer/paginator.  He is the father of five and grandfather of five. He has always been interested in the occult and the scarier side of life.  He loves history and the supernatural and truly believes there is nothing better than a good story.A native Californian, has been acting since the age of ten. He is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University where he majored in Acting and Directing. After graduation, Victor worked in California for over fifteen years for Universal Studios as a director, camera operator, technical director, announcer and stunt show performer. Victor then moved to the east coast where he works successfully as a director, actor, writer and Producer. He is currently living on Cape Cod and is bi-coastal flying in where the work leads him. His is an award-winning director/writer and with the creation of his production company Glydascope, he plans to continue to expand his creative properties. Recently THE FEAST is his very first audiobook which he narrated and produced through Glydascope.  He recently (2018) can be seen as the irritated police Sargent O’Connor in My Daddy’s in Heaven and as Stephen Smith in Chappaquiddick. He is currently working on his fourth book for Audible, and working on a short film that he is producing and acting in called ANOTHER LIFE.

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A native Californian, has been acting since the age of ten. He is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University where he majored in Acting and Directing. After graduation, Victor worked in California for over fifteen years for Universal Studios as a director, camera operator, technical director, announcer and stunt show performer. Victor then moved to the east coast where he works successfully as a director, actor, writer and Producer. He is currently living on Cape Cod and is bi-coastal flying in where the work leads him. His is an award-winning director/writer and with the creation of his production company Glydascope, he plans to continue to expand his creative properties. Recently THE FEAST is his very first audiobook which he narrated and produced through Glydascope.  He recently (2018) can be seen as the irritated police Sargent O’Connor in My Daddy’s in Heaven and as Stephen Smith in Chappaquiddick. He is currently working on his fourth book for Audible, and working on a short film that he is producing and acting in called ANOTHER LIFE.

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A Promise Kept by Robin Lee Hatcher

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A Promise Kept by Robin Lee Hatcher was a good book to read.  This book was so sweet and it was also a book I came to love. In this book you get to follow along with Allison as she is healing from her divorce and trying to figure out everything that comes along with getting a divorce. I loved how this book went between Allison talking and her great aunt Emma talking. I wish I could say more about this book but I don’t want to give anything away. This is such a sweet story and I was glad I read it.

A Promise Kept

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God was going to save her marriage, Allison was sure of it. But neither her husband nor her marriage had been saved.

What had become of His promise?

Tony Kavanagh had been Allison’s dream-come-true. They were in love within days, engaged within weeks, married and pregnant within a year. Her cup bubbled over with joy . . . but years later, that joy had been extinguished by unexpected trials.

The day Allison issued her husband an ultimatum, she thought it might save him. She never expected he would actually leave. She was certain God had promised to heal; it was clear that she’d misunderstood.

Now, living in the quiet mountain cabin she inherited from her single, self-reliant Great Aunt Emma, Allison must come to terms with her grief and figure out how to adapt to small town life. But when she finds a wedding dress and a collection of journals in Emma’s attic, a portrait of her aunt emerges that takes Allison completely by surprise: a portrait of a heartbroken woman surprisingly like herself.

As Allison reads the incredible story of Emma’s life in the 1920s and 1930s, she is forced to ask a difficult question: Does she really surrender every piece of her life to the Lord?

Drawing from her own heart-wrenching story of redemption,A Promise Kept is Robin Lee Hatcher’s emotionally charged thanksgiving to a God who answers prayers—in His own time and His own ways.

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About The Author

Robin is the author of 65+ novels and novellas. Her home is in Idaho, where she spends her time writing stories of faith, courage, and love; pondering the things of God; and loving her family and friends.

Learn more about Robin at:http://www.robinleehatcher.com

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