In Marcy Bialeschki's Deception & Consequences, Aria Donaldson enjoys her vacation when she meets the enigmatic Simon Longoria. It is like a dream come true for her. He is charming and handsome, and quickly, they are in a romantic dream filled with steamy sex for...

In Robin Hawdon’s World War II novel Dinner with Churchill, young Lucy dreams of a life beyond her family’s bakery in a sleepy English lake town. When her brother joins the army, Lucy moves to London where she enrolls in a secretarial school. After months...

In Devil’s Defense: A Fischer at Law Novel, a legal thriller by Lori B. Duff, Coach Wishingham felt it would be best to have a woman represent him in a paternity suit, so he recruited Jessica Fischer, the only female lawyer in the small Georgian...

In Disappear, Love by E. Hughes, Victoria “Tai” Taisha Lawford collaborates with her friend Dana, a police detective, to investigate a series of restaurant fires in her hometown, Madison Heights. Tai, who feels somewhat suffocated by her parents at home and has unresolved guilt over...

Dream Fisher by Pete Beebe is a captivating story that takes readers on a journey through a surreal landscape where the boundaries of reality blur and dreams reign supreme. The story follows Jason Sanders, who is disillusioned by his mundane existence and seeks guidance from...

In Death Under the Steeple by Ruben D. Gonzales, the third book in the Black Mountain Mystery series, Pastor William Bennett is found dead at Living Waters Church in Black Mountain, North Carolina. He has a gunshot wound to the head, but the weapon is...

I enjoyed Karen Janowsky’s romantic novel Dear Prudence, a delightful and engaging story about two people at turbulent crossroads in their lives. They are thrown together and forced to contend with their growing feelings for each other adding further complications. Straight out of the gate,...

Dragon Springs & Other Things is an eclectic collection of eleven short stories by Raven Oak. Cursed with the ability to feel other people's pain, a detective investigates the murder of a homeless man, who turns out to be someone unexpected. Despite constantly moving houses,...

Devils You Know by Miles Watson is a brilliant collection of short stories, some with WW2 themes, gangsters, and paranormal settings, and, of course, the devils we all know make an appearance too. All the stories are great, but I do have favorites. In Nosferatu,...

In Dealer's Choice by Mayo Lucas, Caroline Cooper seeks escape from her mundane life in her antebellum home, even years after the war has ended. When her brother's gambling debt leads him to commit suicide, she impulsively joins professional gambler Jack Transomb on his journey...