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Fantasy, Horror, Novella, Paranormal, Standalone

#Review – Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

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A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Award Finalist! • An Indie Next Pick! • An October LibraryReads Pick! • 2022 RUSA Reading List: Horror Winner!

Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in Japanese folklore and full of devastating twists.

A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company.

It’s the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding.

As a horror reader, I really enjoyed this novella. I found the writing smart and it pulled me right into the story.

Kat and her friends are spending a few days at what is known to be a haunted mansion in Japan. Personalities don’t always mesh as we find out there is some animosity between a couple of the characters.

As things progress, they have a night of food, drinks and chatting where secrets come to light and things that should stay hidden, don’t. Friendships are tested but while this is happening, the house they’re staying in has secrets of its own.

They end up coming face to face with a ghost who’s only looking for some company. Nothing wrong with that right?

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Horror, Standalone, Teen & Young Adult Contemporary

#Review- You’re Not Supposed To Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

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Instant New York Times bestseller!

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?

This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street.

Charity has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, The Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business.

But the last weekend of the season, Charity’s co-workers begin disappearing. And when one ends up dead, Charity’s role as the final girl suddenly becomes all too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to survive the night, they’ll need figure out what this killer is after. As they unravel the bloody history of the real Mirror Lake, Charity discovers that there may be more to the story than she ever suspected . . .

This was a fun read! I haven’t read teen horror since I was a kid. It was actually my favourite genre to read. much to my daddy’s dismay of course.

This story is about Charity and her friends who work at a camp during the summer. But it’s not your typical camp. They use it for a terror simulation that customers can pay for, which sounds super fun. Only things start taking a turn for the worse. People go missing, although Charity and others think said people just up and quit, people start getting hurt and weird things just start happening.


The camp holds a dark and dangerous secret and unfortunately for Charity and her friends, they get to find out what that secret is. Against their wishes of course.

When I got to the delicious twist, I gasped. I suck at predicting things, so it made my heart super happy that I wasn’t expecting what happened to happen.

So things come to light, people get killed, all at Camp Mirror Lake.

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Dragons, Part of a Series, Review, Standalone

#review #seriesstarter The Baby Dragon Cafe (Baby Dragon Series 1) by A.T. Qureshi

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The perfect cozy, romantic fantasy BESTSELLER for fans of Gilmore Girls and dragons!

When Saphira opens her cafe welcoming pet baby dragons, she isn’t expecting it to be quite so hard to keep the fires burning. But her young dragon patrons keep incinerating her furniture, which means selling coffee isn’t covering all her costs.

Local heart-throb Aiden is a gardener, though his disobedient baby dragon is a major distraction from his beloved plants. However, Saphira’s café gives him an idea – he’ll ask Saphira to train his dragon, and pay her enough to keep the cafe afloat.

They know they’re the answer to each other’s problems, but happy-go-lucky Saphira and gorgeous-but-grumpy Aiden couldn’t be more different. Can they find a way to work together – and maybe even ignite some fire of their own?

The perfect dual POV, grumpy sunshine cozy fantasy, with HEA guaranteed!

 

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/215767834-the-baby-dragon-caf

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Dragon-Cafe-charming-romance-ebook/dp/B0D8J1ZTR5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DBYNME4FWZR4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pHeoGf3kYWQ62S9eSZ2-7WnSDE7j2VaIeEp84iukUr8Y_3ETlJjTR0dda0rVufVh9_8X057dwD2sIlTUSOxTovdzv3YI3f8Aws4NMVFJOBtugvtXxXa_FZEXXZm2JgRCerKJlNG0uaLCiWEKmr4_8MBkvBImiCCth2O95P5edIeQqMFDvlvavl5-QsxRQ8OcSyok6Spe8emUhn9Rl7XSv-QuCjAY22y7dRwVjpcZhFo.TL-ywJ3XAz9NgpElHwAUSHXd9l13OFoghSLgIk-RzAY&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+baby+dragon+cafe&qid=1750423946&sprefix=The+baby+dra%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book here is my honest review

What is better than having a coffee then having it surrounded by baby dragon’s that’s right kind of like a cat cafe but better. Thats always been Saphira’s dream and now that dream was true, she couldn’t be even more in love that her dream has become a reality. but with allowing baby dragons to come in you are risking some damage to happen, since baby dragons can’t control their fire. with 1 espresso machine down and that evening hearing commotion outside she was asked to train a dragon that wasn’t hers, even though she didn’t have her own dragon she knew how important it was for a dragon and rider to bond, and Aiden was left this dragon by his brother who had died. no bond can’t figure out what to do Aiden was desperate and Saphira was the key to his problems. this was a very cute story but very slow paced and way too much story building and setting the scene.

 

A.T. Qureshi is a Pakistani, Muslim American who adores words. She is the award-winning author of YA fantasy novel, The Lady or the Lion. She grew up on Long Island, New York, in a very loud household, surrounded by English (for school), Urdu (for conversation), and Punjabi (for emotion). Much of her childhood was spent being grounded for reading past her bed-time, writing stories in the backs of her notebooks, and being scolded by teachers for passing chapters under the tables. Through her writing, she wishes to inspire a love for the beautiful country and rich culture that informed much of her identity.

When she’s not writing, she loves to travel to new places where she can explore different cultures or to Pakistan where she can revitalize her roots. She also loves baking complicated desserts, drinking fancy teas and coffees, watching sappy rom-coms, and going for walks about the estate (her backyard). She currently lives in New York.

 

Age Gap, Part of a Series, Shifters, Single Mom, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr25 #attendingauthor #shortstory #standalone The Mountain Mans’s Baby Bears (Stormy Mountain Bears #2) by Sophie Stern

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Heath lives alone, and that’s the way he likes it. He lives off the land and he doesn’t bother other people, but somehow, other people always seem to find a way to bother him. He helps the other shifters who live in the mountains with him and he does his part to show kindness to others, but what he really wants is to hide away and nurse his wounds. Heath has been hurt – really hurt – and he doesn’t think he’ll ever be able to move forward.

Then one night, a knock at the door changes everything.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48995600-the-mountain-man-s-baby-bears

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Mans-Baby-Bears-Stormy-ebook/dp/B07ZPH6BYM/ref=sr_1_129?crid=1LMG5T7SQPM7X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MXjn0ZecIe0WBmAxiF8iqaGQsfil5UCvEQytKY60Tjk-XOM5B9CB9TXghdHtbtyGsEr0i8zMD2yB1UcyY8vNkSIZRWrtJNBCn4DySNkp2MGESPvHrwoeTXbpRdL5XueRK1266VYxKGVQG4RmdN7jWfBp7dQ7yWXdXgJieDlz5wBt_Kf3ulJvNaYAVc3_a-Hz9LQZ2KD_xOOjWd6s4W6YE4G80QzQxcLTvkptnS1tnpvJBoiTb8I-qdhIg35pebdBJftDeYxcLPeMZxJk95fydjeBZeqsy3ooX6N8OhT9Cxs.URqFOmLKtodJHo6SwJ5HJXv2JeeyGKUoN4w2Ro84V6c&dib_tag=se&keywords=sophie+stern&qid=1750423931&sprefix=sophie+ster%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-129&xpid=qWuQvgAZ6hT4e

Review by Twinsie Dee

i was given this book by the author for an honest review

Thersea is a bestselling author un a different name after a luncheon party for her newest book release she’s taking her twin sons camping. while camping her 5-year-olds shifted into bear cubs after the shock that made Thersea pass out, she came to it her boys were missing as bears. Heath is a bear shifter and one night had a knock at his cabin, in the middle of the woods and two bear cubs, were there scared and alone. Once Heath found their mom and brought her to his cabin, they both have a ton of questions for each other as weel as an attraction to one another. Will they give into this pull that they have to each other when Theresa and her twins go back to the city and back to normal life or will she risk it all and head to the woods for a new relaxing life.

Sophie Stern writes paranormal and contemporary romance stories for her amazing readers across the globe. When she’s not busy writing, you can find her pole dancing, traveling, or reading zombie novels.

 

Romantic Suspense, Standalone, Suspense

#Review – Don’t Say A Word by Barbara Freethy

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“Powerful and absorbing … Sheer hold-your-breath suspense.” — Karen Robards

Everything she’s been told about her past is a lie …

Julie De Marco is planning a perfect San Francisco wedding when she comes face-to-face with a famous photograph, the startling image of a little girl behind the iron gate of a foreign orphanage—a girl who looks exactly like her. But Julia isn’t an orphan. She isn’t adopted. And she’s never been out of the country. She knows who she is—or does she?

Haunted by uncertainty, Julia sets off on a dangerous search for her true identity—her only clues a swan necklace and an old Russian doll, her only ally daring, sexy photographer Alex Manning. Suddenly nothing is as it seems. The people Julia loved and trusted become suspicious strangers. The relationships she believed in—with her mother, her sister, and her fiance—are shaken by new revelations. The only person she can trust is Alex, but he has secrets of his own. Each step brings her closer to a mysterious past that began a world away—a past that still has the power to threaten her life … and change her future forever.

From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy come an award winning standalone novel of romance and suspense.

DON’T SAY A WORD spent 12 weeks on the NYT Bestseller List!

What the readers are saying…

“An absorbing story of two people determined to unravel the secrets, betrayals, and questions about their past. The story builds to an explosive conclusion that will leave readers eagerly awaiting Barbara Freethy’s next book.” — Carla Neggars

“A page-turner that engages your mind while it tugs at your heartstrings … DON’T SAY A WORD had made me a Barbara Freethy fan for life!” — Diane Chamberlain

“What drew me to Don’t Say a Word was the fear of the unknown. Everybody has questions about who they are and where they came from,, but to come face to face with the answers is scary. Ms. Freethy created a world full of suspense that is as thrilling as it is tragic. Julie serves as a beacon that from some of life’s darkest moment can rise many of the brightest.” Isha Coleman – I Love Romance blog

This book is a standalone and I actually went in blind. I had it on my shelf and thought I’d give it a go. I also didn’t realize it was a romantic suspense, cause I didn’t read the blurb. lol

We meet Julia who feels like an outsider when it comes to her family. She wants more out of life. She’s in a relationship that she’s not overly happy with either. I have to say that I didn’t like Michael and how he treated her. He should have been there for her and pushed her to find out what she wanted to find out about herself. He actually should have been by her side. But of course, that was not the case.

Oh and don’t get me started on Liz. She annoyed me throughout the whole book. So kudos to the author for that!

Then we meet Alex. He’s grumpy and thinks he has everything he could possibly get out of life until Julia bulldozes her way into his heart and like they say, the rest is history.

This story has suspense of course, some twists and turns and most of all, which is my favourite, love. I’m happy that Julia finds what she’s looking for.

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2nd Chance, baseball, brother's best friend, Part of a Series, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author, YA

Twinsie Dees Top 5 from Janurary-June 2025 #wotr attending author Love Notes by Danielle Keil

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Everyone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first of the month.
This month is different.
This month belongs to Max Newman. Prankster, jokester, overall funny guy. And the first student to ever receive a teal envelope from a girl.
The Secret Admirers organization switched things up. They allowed a girl to be the admirer, and Max is about to make history.
One problem—he only has three weeks to complete an entire bingo board. Some of the things on it are out of his control. Some things are right up his alley, though, like serenading the principal and pranking his best friend.
Will Max finish the bingo board and get the reveal location?
Or will he become the first guy at Ryder High to fail his challenge?

GOODREADS- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63898220-dear-max?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=MRqEUDTmcK&rank=14

AMAZON– https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BMZPF2GK?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tpbk_9&storeType=ebooks&qid=1748616586&sr=8-12   

Dear Max, the laugh of Ryder High this month it’s your chance to shine brighter then you already do. One lovely lady picked you to forever change the history with our game, so have fun, enjoy and hope you are happy at the end of these 3 weeks. Having a teal envelope go to a guy indeed of a girl was out of the normal but it’s still fun for all involved. Max was thrilled about his envelope, his ego inflated just a bit more, and then he found out he only had 3 weeks to blackout his bingo board and get his clues. But Max hopes that the girl behind this month is the one who got away who he has never stopped loving, but he can’t get his hopes up incase it’s not her. Omg I loved Max’s month laughing so hard, enjoy all that he was giving defiantly a great one to end this series.

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Everyone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month.
The envelope is part of a tradition called the Secret Admirers, something the students go crazy for.
After tragedy struck, no one thought there would be an admirer this month.
However, a little late, a teal envelope shows up on Phoebe Calloway’s locker.
And with it, an ongoing playlist to use as clues toward the admirer’s identity.
It’s music to Phoebe’s ears—especially since music is her biggest passion. But she soon finds out it’s not the melody that’s important in the songs her admirer chose.

It’s the lyrics.
As the songs keep coming, she’s close to figuring out who he is—but is she prepared for the actual reveal?

GOODREADS- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223952665-dear-phoebe?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=MRqEUDTmcK&rank=21

AMAZON- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DTY5X32M?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks&qid=1748616586&sr=8-3

New Year, new group of kids to walk the halls of Ryder High. But this year we start with them at the cemetery mourning the loss of a beloved member of Ryder High, and everyone getting a teal envelope explaining the start of the running tradition at the school. the next day only one envelope was seen on Phoebe’s locker but liked every month Phoebe wonders why her, why was she picked she stayed to herself and spent extra time in the music booth perfecting her tapes for college. Well ready or not this guy took the saying “when words fail music speaks” for her clues. Will Phoebe be shocked, surprised, excited or not thrilled when her month is up, and he is revealed. Other than making me cry in the first 3 pages, this was another amazing month with a great story that makes you smile in the end.

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Everyone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month.
Quinn Maguire has her sights set on one thing, and one thing only: softball.
After a disaster last season left her injured, she’s determined to come back better than ever and prove herself.
Her plans are slightly altered when she gets a teal envelope on her locker. She won’t let it distract her from her plans, though. If it does, she’ll quit the secret admirer game before she loses softball.
But when her admirer sends her on a chase across town to find geocaches, she’s confused. None of the clues make sense to her.

And days before her first game, she finds herself back where she was last year—on the bench.
Now Quinn needs to figure out what is actually most important to her– softball or the people in her life who love her?

GOODREADS- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228588700-dear-quinn?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=MRqEUDTmcK&rank=24

AMAZON- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DYXQKHRW?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&storeType=ebooks&qid=1748616586&sr=8-3

Quinn has one thing on her mind at all times softball she eats, sleeps and breathes the game 24/7, but she gets thrown for a loop when she gets the famous teal envelope right at the beginning of softball season. but she couldn’t turn down the challenge so with school, practice, gym time and extra time at the batting cages, she now had to find out clues to who this mystery guy could be. thankfully the guy understood that softball was first, so he was making it fun and semi easy for Quinn to get clues around her schedule Geocaching was the name of the game and its going to be a wild ride. Will Quinn be able to find clues while focusing on the game she loves or will she be forced to quit the game and accept defeat.

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Everyone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month.
For Wyatt Anderson, it seems like an April Fool’s Day prank.
She quickly realizes it’s not, but the way her secret admirer sends his clues might just be.
Wyatt is one of the smartest girls in school, but the ciphers she’s given to decode really test her abilities.
On top of that, the answers she uncovers make no sense. Until she realizes how to connect all the clues together…
The other problem? She finds herself around one of her tutoring clients more often than usual… and with that proximity comes some feelings she wasn’t expecting.
It all comes down to the last letter and the last clue. Can she solve the toughest one yet or will she throw in the towel for another guy?

GOODREADS- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/230838036-dear-wyatt?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=MRqEUDTmcK&rank=31

AMAZON- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DKMJ22FG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_2&storeType=ebooks&qid=1748616586&sr=8-3

One of Ryder Highs bright, smart and bubbly tutors is about to get her turn in the spotlight Wyatt Anderson got her famous teal envelope and was now this month’s “IT” girl. Which at first was difficult because she’s already on the shorter side and didn’t know what the crowd was gathered around, but the closer she got to her locker she quickly figured it out. Wyatt may have gotten her envelope on April Fools, but this was no prank, now she had clues to solve, classmates to tutor and keeping up with her life and own schoolwork. Follow Wyatt as she decodes this month’s clues and tries to figure out who the guy is while her heart starts to fall for someone who might not be behind the letters. This might be my favorite book yet (shh don’t tell Max) I loved Wyatt, her guy and their friends.

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Everyone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month.
Lyla Moore has been waiting for hers for years, ever since her older brother had been involved in the Secret Admirer organization and numerous of his friends participated.
She knows all about the tradition thanks to him, but there’s one thing she never foresaw—the way her admirer sends his clues. It’s unlike anything she thought it would be, and honestly, she’s a little intimidated.
Lyla has a starring role in the spring musical at the end of the month, and her admirer is using that to his advantage. He’s sneaking around the theater, leaving her notes Phantom of the Opera style.
Can Lyla find her phantom in time or will she watch as everything goes up in flames?

GOODREADS- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232495845-dear-lyla?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=MRqEUDTmcK&rank=29

AMAZON- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F72ZLVTB?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_3&storeType=ebooks&qid=1748616586&sr=8-3

Lyla is a legacy and just like her mentor Mya, Lyla has found herself with the famous teal envelope during no other time then the spring play, which she got the lead role. She doesn’t have time to follow clues around with the play she had to focus to nail her role, but her admirer made her clues come to her with being the Phantom of her dreams. her brother tucker was pumped that it was his little sister’s month and can finally learn about it and being a part of the best tradition at Ryder High. will Lyla be able to figure out her Phantom of her Oprea before the end of the month or will she get the hook before the time is up.
 
Age Gap, best friend's father, Cops/Detectives, Part of a Series, Review, secret relationship, Standalone

#review #partofaseries The Perfect Couple (Nantucket 3) by Elin Hilderbrand

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It’s Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom’s wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate.

But it’s going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony-and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect. As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash interviews the bride, the groom, the groom’s famous mystery-novelist mother, and even a member of his own family, he discovers that every wedding is a minefield-and no couple is perfect. Featuring beloved characters from The Castaways, Beautiful Day, and A Summer Affair, The Perfect Couple proves once again that Elin Hilderbrand is the queen of the summer beach read.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34840184-the-perfect-couple

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Couple-Elin-Hilderbrand/dp/0316375268/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1748615937&sr=8-3

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book here is my honest review

When the weekend wedding of the rich and not so rich takes place in the beautiful Nantucket and everyone is excited and ready to party. the bride and groom pushed the wedding up so that the bride’s mother could be there since her cancer diagnostic has made her long life shorter and she wanted to see her only daughter get married. but when the maid of honor is found dead on the beach this happy weekend turns into a crime scene no one wanted. Will this crime be solved, will there still be a wedding and will anyone be shocked at the outcome of the crime. loved this story the flashbacks didn’t get too confusing, but I didn’t see that ending coming.

 

Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her five previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.

 

Part of a Series, Shifters, Standalone, Wolves, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr #attendingauthor #seriesstarter Sanctuary (Stone’s Wolf Sanctuary 1) by Teresa Gabelman

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Drowning in debt, the owner of Stone’s Wolf Sanctuary, Gemma Stone, is as exhausted as she is determined. Not only does she have to win over frightened, injured wolves daily, but she’s tired of those threatening to close her sanctuary down.

It’s not until Eric Jackson walked into her life that she sees a light at the end of the lonely tunnel she’s been traveling. To the surprise of both, they have more in common than either could have ever imagined.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35699091-sanctuary

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Sanctuary-Stones-Wolf-Book-ebook/dp/B07411X6X4/ref=sr_1_5?crid=16I3Y55ZP11RG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Oio6qxlwE8vO6Mx0eo9ix-yzN3mQ2ARTyJBycnl-co2LgLeb5HOce0Fvc-pDUHy-mpDHsYKmQic8Yo0s4LaSYOBYkkRsvl-Fi8FbyIUAn6r1wroguvbKLNtjXTPKAx3GLhcWDLl6o9Slgirl6I9XW1QpXfY3FBqdeaMBVtH-5-3vP-gVkQy5o-maHdKcMeeQvdvsc5iCnhVbtveZADFoYey-EZjdELDPM9H21Q-vQh7KhsyiO2UMBBCfrUFaSXpQJE7Ojj8ZjRsCgR6Cm43_aJzOgd10XuGQqr98ORcQbts.WEx57YualH0m722Jikgy5Q_G3cjOx2CxTDCBeLst-MU&dib_tag=se&keywords=teresa+gabelman&qid=1747074134&sprefix=teresa+%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-5

Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book here is my honest review

One thing Gemma cares about is her wolves, she will do anything to help them safe Being the third generation to be the owner of the wolf sanctuary Gemma took this job seriously, lots of stress came with it, and being in debt was a huge factor of the stress, she still loved every minute though. The town folks hated having her wolves around and close to their livestock but with cameras all over her property, Gemma knew what was going on. but when a mystery man showed up claiming to be a part of the wildlife organization and claiming to have Gemma under investigation wasn’t the first time, she has heard that, but something was different about this guy and he made her feel different, she was at odds with her feelings and about him and he had feelings right back for her.

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!

Cops/Detectives, Mystery, Police, Review, stalker, Standalone

#review #suspence #standalone Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger

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From the celebrated and bestselling author of The Banker’s Wife, worlds collide when an FBI agent investigates a string of grisly murders on Long Island that raises the impossible question: What happens when the primary suspect is your father?

FBI Agent Nell Flynn hasn’t been home in ten years. Nell and her father, Homicide Detective Martin Flynn, have never had much of a relationship. And Suffolk County will always be awash in memories of her mother, Marisol, who was brutally murdered when Nell was just seven.

When Martin Flynn dies in a motorcycle accident, Nell returns to the house she grew up in so that she can spread her father’s ashes and close his estate. At the behest of her father’s partner, Detective Lee Davis, Nell becomes involved in an investigation into the murders of two young women in Suffolk County. The further Nell digs, the more likely it seems to her that her father should be the prime suspect–and that his friends on the police force are covering his tracks. Plagued by doubts about her mother’s murder–and her own role in exonerating her father in that case–Nell can’t help but ask questions about who killed Ria Ruiz and Adriana Marques and why. But she may not like the answers she finds–not just about those she loves, but about herself.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42780284-girls-like-us

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Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book here is my honest review

Nell is back at home to spread her father’s ashes out in the ocean with some of his coworkers who have become family over the years. Shes on leave from work as an employee at the BAU, so while having some unwanted time off and having to deal with her father’s estate, finding out many secrets that he never told her, even with their odd relationship, but now that he’s dead she has so many questions that no one can answer for her. Also, Nell’s mom was murdered when she was younger, more questions and now that her dad is gone will answers from her mom’s case that she always wanted to know come to the surface? Nell has a whole bunch of skeletons coming out of her families closets that she never knew about, and many wish she never found out. Will the right answers get told or continue to get covered up. this was a great read kept you engaged and on your toes.

Cristina Alger is a lifelong New Yorker and the New York Times bestselling author of THE DARLINGS, THIS WAS NOT THE PLAN, THE BANKER’S WIFE and GIRLS LIKE US. A graduate of Harvard College and NYU Law School, she worked as a financial analyst and a corporate attorney before becoming a writer. She lives in New York with her husband and children.

Mystery, Review, Single Dad, Standalone

#review #suspence These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

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No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that’s exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he’s got a lot to hide. Finch has been raised on the books filling the cabin’s shelves and the beautiful but brutal code of life in the wilderness. But she’s starting to push back against the sheltered life Cooper has created for her—and he’s still haunted by the painful truth of what it took to get them there.

The only people who know they exist are a mysterious local hermit named Scotland, and Cooper’s old friend, Jake, who visits each winter to bring them food and supplies. But this year, Jake doesn’t show up, setting off an irreversible chain of events that reveals just how precarious their situation really is. Suddenly, the boundaries of their safe haven have blurred—and when a stranger wanders into their woods, Finch’s growing obsession with her could put them all in danger. After a shocking disappearance threatens to upend the only life Finch has ever known, Cooper is forced to decide whether to keep hiding—or finally face the sins of his past.

Vividly atmospheric and masterfully tense, These Silent Woods is a poignant story of survival, sacrifice, and how far a father will go when faced with losing it all.

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Review by Twinsie Dee

i bought this book here is my honest review

Cooper and Finch have been living off grid for around 8 years now, on his army’s buddy property away from everyone. His buddy Jake comes and visits once a year and brings enough supplies until his net years visit. but this year the date passes and no Jake, so Cooper has to do the unthinkable and go to the store for a years’ worth and bring Finch along with him. Terrified he would be out in public were someone may notice him isn’t what he wanted bit as a father he has to do what needs to be done. After being away from people except for the nosey property neighbor life is quite peaceful for them but this year feels different, and that gut feeling doesn’t go away for a while. Will Cooper be able to keep his past right where he wants it to be or will he have to face it and spend the rest of his life in jail.

Kimi Cunningham Grant is the author of four books. Silver Like Dust is a memoir about her Japanese-American grandparents and their experience in the internment camp at Heart Mountain during World War II. Her second book, Fallen Mountains, is a literary mystery set in a small town in Pennsylvania, where fracking has just begun. In her third book, These Silent Woods, a father and daughter living in the remote Appalachian mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past. Her fourth book, The Nature of Disappearing, features a woman who must team up with the ex-boyfriend who ruined her life to trek deep into the Idaho wilderness in search of a friend who’s gone missing.

Before she wrote novels, Kimi was an award-winning poet and nonfiction writer.

She lives with her family in Pennsylvania.