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#WOTR25 #Newrelease #Review – Haven (Stone’s Wolf Sanctuary) Book #3 by: Teresa Gabelman

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Raised by shifter parents, Sadie has always straddled the line between two worlds. Now, on the run, she’s desperately searching for a sanctuary where her shifter sister, Lily, can be safe and embrace her true nature. Along their journey, they encounter three brothers, but it’s Kile who awakens something deep within Sadie.

Kile, a wolf shifter working with his brothers at Stone’s Wolf Sanctuary, steps in when he sees Sadie being harassed by a pack hunting her and Lily. As his feelings for her grow stronger, he becomes determined to protect her, urging her to stay at the sanctuary where she can find safety—and where he can claim her as his own.

Now, Sadie faces a stay within the sanctuary’s haven or venture into the human world she’s been kept away from.

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I received a copy from the author for an honest review.

I was so wonderful to get back to the Sanctuary. I forgot how much I loved these wolves. I may have to go back and do a reread.

Sadie was raised by shifter parents, but now finds herself on the run trying to protect her sister, Lilly. Sadie is determined to find a safe place for Lily in the shifter world. She is in search of the Sanctuary where rumor has it is a safe place for shifters. When Lily and Sadie’s past collide with what they are searching for their lives are about the change.

Kile works at the Wolf Sanctuary when he sees a beauty in trouble, he steps in to protect her and her sister. Kile knows Sadie is his but he has to convince her to stay at the sanctuary so he can protect her and her sister.  Sadie is determined to leave so no more harm comes to her sister or the Wolf Sanctuary.

I enjoyed seeing Kile and Sadie get to know each other. I loved seeing the Wolf Sanctuary growing and being reunited with the characters. Sadie does have issues believing she can live in the shifter world being a human. The way everyone, well ok everyone except for the unmated females, gravitate toward Sadie and Lily especially their cooking. Larry, one of the workers, had me in stiches I mean really. I really hope we get Lily’s story. There is so much more I want to learn about her and possibly Alex.

Teresa Gabelman is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the ‘Protectors Series.’ When not writing about sexy alpha vampires and the women who drive them crazy, she can be found on a lake with a fishing pole/Kindle, at an MMA event, or spending a fun evening with family.

Being a full-time writer has allowed Teresa to connect more with readers, which she loves most about writing. If you find the time, she would love to hear from you!

Website: www.teresagabelman.com
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Email: tgabelman@live.com

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#twinsieoftheday – Grimworld: Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock by Avery Moray

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Every day, thirteen year old Henry Bats has his usual bowl of Sugar Slugs, helps tend Cobalt Sidewinders at Frank’s Peculiar Pets, and keeps to himself with his comic book collection. Just your typical day in Grimworld, where the sky is always dark and shadows lurk in the streets. What’s not typical is a suspicious Nightspook luring Henry into a cemetery in the middle of the night with the promise of a prized comic book. The Nightspook steals part of Henry’s lifespan with a pocket watch, which begins counting down to his death. Henry is running out of time, and the pocket watch won’t stop ticking…

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This book is a bit unusual and reminds me of the town in a nightmare before Christmas, but the citizens
are human. It’s creepy, but not scary creepy. I would say it is a good book for early teen and up.
Henry lives with his parents and sister and likes to collect comics. He is tricked and ends up with a pocket
watch that is ticking down to his early death. He teams up with another boy with a pocket watch to try to
find a way to remove the watches that are now stuck around their necks. When they start putting things
together, they realize that they have a bigger problem than they thought. Henry’s sister realizes that
something is going on and starts to poke her nose in Henry’s business.
There is a colorful cast of characters that have interesting little quirks that add depth to the story, and the
world building is really interesting as it has these elements that are normally very creepy, but the way that
they are accepted as normal by the people in the story keeps this book from being scary. There are a few
things that I was thinking “ew” that’s a little yucky, but I think young boys would really like these moments. Boys and girls should both enjoy this story, but I think that boys who have trouble finding things that are interesting to read will enjoy this story. In all I enjoyed this story. It’s quirky, imaginative, and a bit different that what I normally read.

Avery Moray is a storyteller who specializes in middle grade and young adult fantasy. She lives in a land with tall mountains and wide plains with her two furry sidekicks and one non-furry accomplice. She likes sweets, cats, Halloween, and loves creating all kind of things, stories being one of them.

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#twinsiefortheday – Drowning Lessons by Rachel Neuburger Reynolds

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You are cordially invited to a destination wedding to die for… Welcome to Bocas del Toro, a remote chain of islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Five days of glorious sun and lush rainforest await the forty guests celebrating Bridezilla Olivia’s dream wedding—but will a grisly murder sink the catered affair? Before anyone’s got time to start working on a tan, an unfortunate snorkeling accident eliminates a member of the wedding party. Maid of honor Lexie Marino smells trouble, and takes it upon herself to investigate, hoping to solve the case before her bestie’s trip down the aisle gets tropically derailed.

Lexie’s a little too tall, a little too awkward, and a little too brokenhearted, but she’s determined to nail the real killer. Can this unlikely sleuth stay afloat as she’s hit by wave after wave of wildly entertaining characters, including an alpha bride, surfing detectives, and a high school flame long forgotten? You’ll find yourself laughing until the very end of Drowning Lessons, a debut cozy mystery that makes the perfect beach read. Rub in some coconut oil, dangle your feet in the crystal-blue waters of Starfish Beach, and sip a cool drink as Lexie discovers the deductive superpowers she never knew she had. Let the party begin!

This is the first book of five in the Red Frog Beach Mystery Series.

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I will admit that I don’t read many mystery novels. The ones I do read though, usually end up
being interesting and this one is no exception. What’s more interesting than a bunch of
strangers shoved together for a destination wedding that has a giant bridezilla? Ones that have
skeletons and secrets in their closets that they are trying to hide when the best man gets
murdered.
Poor Lexi is the maid of honor for her best friend Olivia’s wedding. Olivia is taking bridezilla to
the next level with her destination wedding weeklong schedule. Lexi is trying desperately to
keep everything from becoming a disaster when Olivia decides that nobody needs to know that
the best man has been murdered, and that the wedding must go on. When Olivia’s sister shows
up with a plan to ruin the wedding that includes an ex that broke her sister’s heart, Lexi’s
problems hit nuclear level. Between love, lies, murder and lots of secrets Lexi learns a lot about
herself and her best friend.
There are some really interesting characters in this book that have some surprises up their
sleeve. The world building is pretty good, and I felt like I could feel the ocean breeze and picture
the small coastal town so clearly. I mostly gave this book five stars because I was drawn into the
story not just because of the murder mystery but because of Lexi’s struggles to come to terms
with truths about herself, her best friend, and what she really wanted in her life.
Rachel Neuburger Reynolds is the author of The Red Frog Beach Mystery Series. As a playwright, her plays have had been produced in London, Edinburgh and New York. After 25-years in New York City, she now resides with her husband between London and St Leonards-on-Sea in England. For news about Rachel and the upcoming Red Frog Beach Mysteries, check her out at RachelNeuburger.com.
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#twinsiefortheday – When the Whistler Calls by Carla Day

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What if everything you knew about your life turned out to be a lie? And the people who you love and trust the most, aren’t who they say they are?Meet Rosie Morgan. After news of her husband’s fatal car crash, Rosie learns of his secret life. A life that will put her in the path of a sinister nightmare and The Whistler. As Rosie’s dreams of the whistling man become more real, she will stop at nothing to figure out his identity. While searching, a dark doorway opens to her childhood, where more secrets unravel, leaving her questioning who she really is.Will she find out what The Whistler wants before it is too late? Or will her past catch up to her? Who is Rosie Morgan?

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This is not my usual cup of tea, but it was interesting. Rose’s husband has died in a car accident, and
little lies start to come out about his activities. Rose has always relied on her husband for everything and
now has to try to come to terms with how much he kept hidden from her. She starts to suspect that
everyone around her is hiding things from her and her world starts to unravel.
I have to hand it to the author. Just when you think that you have it figured out a new twist is thrown in
and more lies come out. Even at the end when you really think you’ve got it there’s an even bigger twist.
There is no adult content and it suits the storyline that way. There is some violence, but you have to
wonder is it real? Did Rose imagine it? Is she loosing her mind? Things get a bit dicey here and there
especially when people start ending up dead. The real question is why can’t Rose remember anything
before the age of 7 and why is she having black outs? You don’t really see the real answer to that
question coming at all!

Carla was born in Leicestershire in 1970, to parents Barrie and Pamela Day. She moved from place to place, not really settling anywhere for any length of time but collecting life stories along the way, which she would one day pen, on a weather-beaten log in Wales, with her dog by her side.

Carla’s first novel, One Leg Out, is a tragicomic memoir with Gator House Publishers. It highlights her comedy struggles with the menopause. Her short story, a thriller called Scintillation is to be included in the anthology ‘Burning,’ with Burning Chair Publishers, was released in October 2018.

When the Whistler Calls, a psychological thriller, was released in 2018 by Gator House Publishing, however was re released by the author with a third edition in 2022, in both ebook and paperback formats.

Colours of Her Rainbow was released by the author in 2022, and is available in both ebook and paperback formats.

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#twinsiefortheday – Looking for Dei by David A. Willson

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Fifteen-year-old Nara Dall has never liked secrets. Yet it seems that her life is filled with them, from the ugly scar on her back to the strange powers she possesses. Her adoptive father refuses to say anything about her origins and when Nara is invited to the town’s announcement ceremony, which tests youths for magical gifts, he forbids her from revealing her powers.

The poor village of Dimmitt has not announced a gifted youth for decades. But when Nara discovers that the town priest has been keeping secrets of his own, she draws upon her hidden magic to correct the injustice. Her rash decision sets her on a path of danger, discovery, and a quest for the divine. But will the truth she reveals set her people free? Or unlock a curse that could spell her doom?

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They say that your life experiences are what make you who you are, and Nora has to learn a very painful
lesson and her friends along with her. Betrayal is a bitter pill, but sometimes the hardest lessons are the
necessary ones.
The magic in this story is a bit unusual, and Nora is different from anyone else. Nora’s magic is helped by
runes, but runes are not common knowledge, so she has to struggle to learn. She lives in a village with
the poorest of the poor, and only wants to help them. However, her good intentions backfire in a major
way, and the fall out is deadly. A very bad man is willing to do anything to find Nora and use her for his
own dark purposes, and he weaves plots within plots to gain more power.
There is violence, kind of a lot of violence towards the end. Nora’s friend has some special magic of his
own and some people come up with some not nice, creative ways to test him to see what he can do. As
well as a couple of battles. It’s not graphic, but it’s there. There is no adult content, and very little romance
of any kind. It’s a magical world of those who are gifted and have special abilities, and Nora who is
something more. The world building and character development are decent, but really it’s the unique way
the story unfolds that kept my attention.

David A. Willson is a father, husband, pancreatic cancer survivor and a retired Alaska State Trooper. Taught by his mother to love books at a young age, he spent his childhood exploring magic, spaceships, and other dimensions. In his writing, he strives to bring those worlds to his readers.

Much of his material is inspired by the ‘Great Land’ of Alaska, which he has called home for over 40 years. He is passionate about technology, faith, and fiction—not necessarily in that order.

When not writing, he enjoys traveling, woodworking, brewing beer and wine, and playing acoustic guitar.

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#twinsiefortheday – Conquest by R.M. Mulder

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A primeval darkness threatens to destroy mankind…

The world’s largest gaming platform in the entire industry is led by a man with many secrets. The popular game DarkForce features the World of Zion which has been plagued by the destructive will of the Leviathan for centuries. What gamers don’t know is that the World of Zion actually exists, and the Leviathan has fed off of the souls of men and his fodder has become scarce. He now turns to Earth with an insatiable hunger. Only a woman from Earth who levels up to discover a divine inner power can challenge Earth’s Apocalyptic Fate.

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This book is an interesting mix of different things. At first I thought this was going to be a LIT RPG with the
way it starts, but it’s not. It gives you a taste of the virtual game Darkforce then takes off like a rocket with
spies, lies, murder, and mayhem. Darkforce is a video game that the fourth horseman of the apocalypse
has created that has become super popular. I like the way the author took characters and incidents in the
bible and built on them and their story. I’m not a very religious person, but I know enough to understand
what was being referred to. This book has taken figures from the bible but it’s not a religious story. It’s a
story that takes biblical figures and builds on their story and what happened to their descendants.
There is a fifth horseman that was left out of the stories about the end of the world, and he’s about to ruin
the fourth horseman’s plans in a major way. Lily is an undercover agent that has been watching a couple
of different people, but is taken by surprise when the truth about these people start to come out. Lily’s
boss is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his secrets hidden, but her boyfriend becomes tangled up in
everything throwing everything and everyone for a loop. However, Lily has her own secret destiny that
makes her a major player in the end of days.
Technology has become more integrated into people’s lives starting with a chip that is implanted in
people. Only there is a nasty little secret about the way those chips work, and how they will help bring
down mankind. There are a couple of fringe characters that are followed and at first I wondered why, it
seemed more outside the story than necessary, but in the end the experience of these characters
provides a view of things on a larger scale when things start to go way south. There is violence with some
hacking, slashing, and shooting but no explicit adult content.

Most of his friends from High School still don’t even know his first name. Known only as either “Mulder” or “Agent”, there was an unforgettable moment when a girl he was dating expressed her confusion when a friend approached him and called him “Richard”. The ongoing joke was “Hey Mulder, where’s Scully?” Ironically he later married a redhead…

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#twinsiefortheday – Narcosis Room by Louise Cypress

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Total Recall meets Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies.

Sleep for three months and make your problems go away.

Ellie Savage is used to promises. Her dermatologist dad and her psychiatrist mom run the Narcosis Clinic, a medical facility famous for ultimate makeovers, where disturbing issues are resolved while patients are beautified. Clients like pop star Dean Mathews are grateful to narcosis for healing their deepest wounds. Ellie is her parents’ most ardent supporter until her dreams become a nightmare. Ellie discovers that her true self has been shredded to bits by the scalpel and the only way for Ellie to remember is to forget everything she thinks she knows.

“The relationship between Cole and Ellie is absorbing (it’s indisputably a mutual affection) while the twins’ dynamic–they’re supportive but playfully combative–is likewise effective. The plot eventually spins into thriller territory but shrewdly incorporates themes of parenting and self-confidence. Cypress’ prose throughout is colorful: a crowd getting into ‘a ginormous frenzy’ and Ellie walking ‘in a fog of convoluted memories and migraine medicine.’ Well-defined characters in a zigzagging medical tale rife with surprises.” –Kirkus

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I read a lot, and it’s not often I feel the need to talk back to a book, but this one got me to holler a little and
my teen to look at me like I’m a crazy person lol.
Ellie has memory loss from something that happened to her at boarding school that was so bad her mind
won’t let her remember. She hides the fact that she can’t remember years of her life, and because of this
some kids at school think that she’s a bad person. Poor Ellie, I could tell something wasn’t exactly right,
but the extent of what was going on was a big surprise. How far are people willing to go for perfection? In
themselves? In their children? A long way, and it’s pretty scary sometimes. Ellie pays the price and then
some for her parent’s choices.
The multiple POV are done very well, and they show the different motives that can drive someone to try to
fix what’s wrong with themselves. This is only the second book that I’ve read with more than two POV
that’s flowed well, and is not confusing. This being the better of the two. There is a bit of heavy making
out at one point and some semi-nudity, but no explicit details.

Louise Cypress believes in friendship, true love, and the everlasting power of books. She has never met a vampire, but she has been to a Love Sucks concert on Valentine’s Day. Louise can often be found curled up with a romance novel on Saturday night, diet soda in hand, secretly wishing bustles were back in fashion. Louise lives in San Diego, California, where the beach is crowded and summer is immortal.

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#twinsiefortheday – For Fox Sake by Emma Dean

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What do you do when you’re outfoxed?

Kenzie is the only non-witch in her family. When her younger sister’s powers end up stripped from her, Kenzie promises to find a way to get them back – after all she has a very specific set of skills after trying to make up for not having any powers of her own.

When Kenzie finds something to restore her sister’s powers, the only way to obtain it is to steal it from the Alpha of the West Coast Pride. Right as she’s about to succeed three sexy foxes snatch it right from under her nose. Will Kenzie be able to take it from them before they steal her heart as well?

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Adult romance
I really enjoyed this book. I’ve already downloaded book two! There’s humor, sass, danger, romance, and
a seriously talented heroine.
Kenzie comes from a powerful witch family but has no powers of her own. So she teams up with her
sister, and becomes the leading edge of tech magic. Girl has got crazy skills, and I’m talking mission
impossible paranormal style, type skills. You know the type that takes a beating and comes out togher for
it? That’s her. She’s taken torture and all, and still came out kicking.
Her family except for her sister and grandmother are horrible to her, but she just takes it all. I love, love
her sassy grandma lol. To get her hands on a potion to give her sister back her powers she ends of
working with three mercenary foxes who claim she is their mate. Trouble is they’re not sure they want a
mate. The job? Take down the guy who cursed her sister, and Kenzie is all in. These foxes are in
trouble 🙂
There is a bit of fighting, intrigue, danger, and some explicit content towards the end.

Emma Dean is the autistic author of Draga Court and the Council of Paranormals. Juggling work, life, higher education, and a rambunctious toddler leaves little room for much else, but when she gets the chance she dives into a good book and likes to re-read the Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop every year during Christmas.

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#twinsiefortheday – The Children’s Game by Max Karpov

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A frighteningly plausible, fast-paced thriller about a Russian cyberattack on America, involving fake news and anonymous hackers.

The CIA has learned that the Kremlin is about to launch a sophisticated propaganda operation aimed at discrediting and disrupting the United States and ultimately restoring Russia to great nation status. Intercepted intelligence suggests that the operation will hinge on a single, breaking news event in Eastern Europe, supported by a sustained campaign of disinformation and cyberattacks. Code-named the “Children’s Game”–a chess stratagem that leads to checkmate in four moves–it was probably conceived by a Russian billionaire and former FSB officer named Andrei Turov. For years Turov has been developing the infrastructure for a new kind of warfare that exploits weaknesses in western democracies and manipulates public opinion. His organization offers the Kremlin plausible deniability.

But the United States has its own secret Christopher Niles, a former CIA intelligence officer, who understands Turov’s ambitions and capabilities. It falls to him and his small team–composed of his journalist half-brother Jon, a special forces operative he would trust with his life, and Anna Carpenter, a resourceful US senator with deep roots in the intelligence community–to unravel Turov’s plot and restore truth to a world spiraling into chaos.

The Children’s Game is a frighteningly realistic, timely thriller that delves into the secret corners of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, exploring the shifting world order and the murky realm of US-Russia relations.

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Espionage
The devil is in the details, and they can be so easy to miss. The beginning of this book has a lot of players
as the lies beginning to hit the news and a lot of half-truths, so you need to pay a bit of attention to who
is hinting at what to try to figure out if they really know anything.
The phrase “noise at the expense of comprehension” caught my attention and stuck with me through
the book. I feel like this quote really is the heart of the beginning of Russia’s plan, and it really strikes
true in our current media as well. So much is put out there by so many different people that it can be
hard to find the truth. It’s a little chilling how true this story could become.
This book is a clever twist of espionage, lies, twisted patriotism, half-truths told to reporters, and how
easy it is to sway public opinion. The other things this book highlights is how hard it is to get people to
believe the truth after they believe the lies, and how far people are willing to go to hide what they have
done. Once a lie goes “viral” your life could be over even when the truth comes out or you can become a
hero only to fall just as fast. Russia has become a master at helping stories go viral, and pumping
disinformation to the public, and when key people have secrets to protect it can take too long to get to
the truth.
The end of the book seems to linger just a bit, but stick with it because Russia’s master mind had one
last little lie that you don’t know about until the end. Kudos to the author for the hidden fourth move.
There is no explicit adult content, and there is a bit of violence.

MAX KARPOV is the author of THE CHILDREN’S GAME, the Amazon best-selling thriller about Russian cyber warfare, fake news, and modern espionage. The novel features former CIA officer Christopher Niles.

THE CHILDREN’S GAME “…captures perfectly the mentality of Vladimir Putin’s Russia … And on top of that, the book is near impossible to put down. A must-read.” – Former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell

Karpov is a journalist and novelist who has written for The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and elsewhere.

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#TwinsieForTheDay -Corsair’s Cove Chocolate Shop: The Complete Set

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The sweetest life is the one you make together …

Corsair’s Cove has a reputation for being one of the most haunted places in the Pacific Northwest. It also has a way of drawing to itself the people who need it most—like the Blackthorne cousins. When Great Aunt Ruby passes and leaves them her chocolate shop, it comes with a few extras she forgot to tell them about—such as a talking parrot and a pirate ghost!

Cursed by an angry ex, Daniel Blackthorne, the Wolf of the West, must help the last descendants of his family find true love before he’s banished forever on Hallowe’en night. But even a skilled sea captain will encounter heavy weather when he tries to get Prudence, Livy, Brynn, and Eloise—four cousins with everything but romance on their minds—into the arms of their soulmates before the clock strikes midnight …

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This set is a sweet romance series set in one town. The stories are mostly no adult content, more of a
you know what is going on, but you don’t know the details, until the last story which gives just a bit
more.
The first book Kiss at the Cove gives some background while introducing us to Prudence Parker and her
aunt. Prudence is a wedding planner that is seriously dedicated, and her older aunt owns a chocolate
shop. Aunt Ruby is such a character, and even owns a parrot. We are also given some background on
Corsair’s Cove and its lively stories of pirates and ghosts that are part of the town’s history. Pru literally
runs into a new scientist in town and ends up getting his help on some last-minute wedding issues.
When family tragedy strikes will they be able to rely on each other, will they run, or will a ghost find a
way to match make from the beyond?
Book two Kiss In The Wind introduces us to Livy Tarbert, a food chemist, that moves back to the cove to
help with the chocolate shop. She’s got some interesting ideas for some new chocolate creations that
might give some people cause to pause. Then there is Mack, the tavern owner, who is trying to find new
ideas for improving the town but not everyone on the town council is willing to agree to his plans. They
both must make a decision about taking a risk on love and there is a chance that a ghost may be helping
them along.
In book three Kiss On The Beach we meet Jamie, a carpenter, and Brynn. Brynn is the only cousin with
no interest in helping to run the chocolate shop and even wants to sell her share as she a CFO of a big
company. The only trouble is that when she shows up in town, the lawyer is busy playing pirate for the
weekend. Jamie has had a crush on Brynn for years and decides to try to show her what she’s been
missing. In the end Brynn must decide if she wants the big fancy job with the corner office or a life of
love in a small town.
The final book in the series Kiss In The Dark is really interesting. We meet the last of the cousins Eloise
and discover that she is sensitive to spirits and has dealt with some nasty, vindictive ghosts in the past
that have left her very careful of what goes on around her. We also get the interesting back story of the
ghost that haunts the chocolate shop, and how he must find love for all of the cousins. Eloise does not
make this easy for him at all. We also learn that not only have ghosts been involved in the town, but so
have witches and Captain Blackthorne is knee deep in the middle of it all. When Blackthorne decides
that no mortal man is worthy of Eloise things really get interesting.
There is also a short story at the end called Kiss at the Alter. This is a short story about the couple from
book 1 and what happens on their wedding day. There is a little dash of ghost meddling and of course
family meddling. It’s interesting and sweet. It also sets it up for a branch series.
I really enjoyed this set, and the history of Corsair’s Cove. Each book is not very big, and I finished the
whole set in one weekend, but I also read really fast. The world building is excellent, and the characters
are well developed. The family grows and changes as each character is introduced, and the cousins learn
how to work together and be a family. Over all an excellent overreaching arch that each individual book
ties into well.