Read in 2015

1. 2 Weeks 'Til Eve by Heather Muzik
2. 365 Days of DIY Hacks by Jamie Stewart 
3. A Bad Day for Romance by Sophie Littlefield 
4. A Cutthroat Business by Jenna Bennett 
5. A Done Deal by Jenna Bennett 
6. A Flight of Fantasy by Jennifer L Jennings 
7. A Wedding and A Killing by Lauren Carr 
8. The Advocate's Conviction by Teresa Burrell 
9. The Advocate's Dilemma by Teresa Burrell 
10. The Advocate's Ex Parte by Teresa Burrell 
11. The Advocate's Felony by Teresa Burrell 
12. Around the Bend by Rosemary Hines 
13. Behind Her Smile by Rosemary Hines 
14. Blast From The Past by Lauren Carr 
15. Blood and Justice by Rayven T Hill 
16. Cancelled Vows by Lauren Carr 
17. The Candidate's Daughter by Catherine Lea 
18.  Captive Justice by Rayven T Hill 
19. Change of Heart by Jenna Bennett 
20. Close to Home by Jenna Bennett 
21. Cold Justice by Rayven T Hill 
22. Contract Pending by Jenna Bennett 
23. Dance with The Enemy by Rob Sinclair 
24. Dead Reckoning by Tom Wright 
25. Deadly Secrets be Teresa Burrell 
26. Death in Door County by Rosalind Burgess and Patricia Obermeier Neuman
27. Dirty Deeds by Jenna Bennett
28. From the Heart by Rosemary Hines
29. The Girl in Seat 24B by Jennifer Peel 
30. Girl Unseen by Kate Ellison 
31. Glory Days by Max Lucado 
32. Here Comes Santa Claus by Vivian Wright 
33. Hit and Run by William Casey Moreton 
34. Hot Property by Jenna Bennett 
35. House of Reckoning by Jonas Saul 
36. Hungry, Hungry, Hoodoo by Liz Schulte 
37. Hunt For The Enemy by Rob Sinclair 
38. Into Magnolia by Rosemary Hines 
39. Justice for Hire by Rayven T Hill 
40. Justice Overdue by Rayven T Hill 
41. Kickout Clause by Jenna Bennett 
42. The Lady Who Cried Murder by Lauren Carr 
43. The Last Witness by Jerry Amernc 
44. Lethal Property by Rosalind Burgess and Patricia Obermeier Neuman
45. Match Play by D. Michael Poppe
46. Mistletoe Mansion by Samantha Tonge
47. Moving Without Mayhem by Jo Spicer
48. Murder, Madness, and Love by Yolanda Renee
49. The Murders at Astaire Castle by Lauren Carr
50. My Double Life by Janette Rallison
51. The Officer's Wife by Adrienne Ruvalcaba
52. Open Season for Murder by Lauren Carr
53. Past Due by Jenna Bennett
54. Pickup Styx by Liz Schulte
55. Pies and Potions by Rose Pressey
56. The Prostitute's Daughter by Adrienne Ruvalcaba
57. Rise of The Enemy by Rob Sinclair
58. Santa's Posse by Rosemary Naramore
59. The Search by William Casey Moreton
60. Secret Santa by Kristine Cheney
61. Shades of Murder by Lauren Carr
62. Three Days to Forever by Lauren Carr
63. Time Trials by Terry Lee
64. Twelve to Murder by Lauren Carr 
65. Weight Watchers Simple Start by Life-style Books 
66. What She Knew Super Boxset by James Hunt 
67. Where The Wild Roses Grow by Willow Rose 
68. The Woman Who Wasn't There by Robin Gaby Fisher 
69. X by Sue Grafton

NY Resolution #4

"Read at least 6 Christian Non-fiction books this year, not including my bible study or Sunday School books."

I think Gods at War by Kyle Idleman will be my first selection. I started reading this years ago with my woman's group from church and although I didn't finish the book or attend the meetings, I was taking a lot of notes.

In gods at war, Kyle Idleman, bestselling author of not a fan, helps every believer recognize there are false gods at war within each of us, and they battle for the place of glory and control in our lives. What keeps us from truly following Jesus is that our hearts are pursuing something or someone else. While these pursuits may not be the “graven images” of old, they are in fact modern day idols. Behind the sin you’re struggling with, the discouragement you’re dealing with, the lack of purpose you’re living with is a false god that is winning the war for your heart.

Read in January

Read in December

1. A Christmas Gift by Stella Wilkinson

   Holly and Caleb had been best friends as children, growing up on the same street, but as teenagers they couldn't be further apart. When Caleb unexpectedly asked Holly to help him pick out a Christmas gift for his girlfriend, neither of them anticipated where it would lead.

2. A Date with Death by Jennifer L. Jennings (#8 Sarah Woods)

   Everyone has secrets, but some secrets are darker than others.
   
   When Sarah Woods takes a seemingly benign assignment involving background checks, the rookie private eye makes a shocking discovery that brings her face to face with a monster.
   
   Will an attempt on Sarah's life force her to back away? Or will she become even more determined to unearth the truth behind the scandal?

3. A Weapon of Choice by Jennifer L. Jennings (#9 Sarah Woods)

   When a well known sex therapist meets an untimely demise, the victim's daughter requests the investigative skills of Sarah Woods. While struggling with her own personal life decisions, Sarah and her partner Carter must sift through the clues to determine who would end the life of a woman with no known enemies. Will Sarah and Carter find the smoking gun leading to the perpetrators before they escape justice?

4. A Witness in Disguise by Jennifer L. Jennings (#10 Sarah Woods)

   When a young woman goes missing, Sarah Woods and her partner Carter are hired to look into the case. With no suspects, apparent motive or body, Sarah and Carter revisit the scene of the crime to look for clues. They discover her disappearance may be connected to another missing person with a dark past.

5. An Appetite for Revenge by Jennifer L. Jennings (#7 Sarah Woods)

   Jealousy, Blackmail, Revenge
   
   Sarah Woods, a rookie private eye from New Hampshire, decides to visit her boyfriend in Florida, for a much needed respite from the cold. The only problem is, Max's ex-girlfriend -- Jennifer Healy -- works for the client. Sarah tries to convince herself that Max and Jennifer are simply friends, but can't help feeling suspicious.
   
   While Max is busy working on a project, Sarah plans to spend her days lounging on the beach. However, on the night of her arrival, Max's client, millionaire Dennis Foster has a heart attack. No big surprise considering the man is a chain smoker with high blood pressure.
   
   Dennis's widow may or may not be distraught over her husband's death, but she wants to hire Sarah to help with a personal matter that involves sex and blackmail. Carter agrees to make the trip to help Sarah with the investigation. However things go dreadfully wrong when Carter makes an attempt to engage with a violent suspect, and must pay the consequences for his misjudgement.

6. An Appointment with Murder by Jennifer L. Jennings (#1 Sarah Woods)

   It’s a quiet Friday evening in Bridgeport, New Hampshire and massage therapist Sarah Woods is working late at her office. She checks her room. Everything is ready as she waits for her client Jeff Gardner to arrive. However, things start to spiral out of control when a dead body is discovered. Terrified, Sarah finds herself caught up in the middle of a murder investigation. Who can she trust when it becomes apparent the crime is not what it seems.

7. The Art of Duplicity by Jennifer L. Jennings (#6 Sarah Woods)

   Art, conspiracy, and murder … When respected gallery owner Glenn Fleming is shot during a robbery, the thief makes off with valuable artwork and vanishes without a trace. To the cops, it looks like a robbery gone sour, but with no suspects or evidence the case goes cold. Reeling from the death of her husband and lack of answers, Elizabeth seeks the help of local private investigators Sarah and Carter. As the case gets under way, it becomes apparent that Glenn's death was no accident. Sarah must follow her instincts to uncover the truth about a conspiracy that involves the art community, a notoriously dangerous bookie named Dunk, and a dark secret from Glenn's past.

8. The Long Way Home by Erin Leigh

   How lucky can one girl get? Just ask Jacqueline Croix. She has it all. The right fiancé, money, looks, and connections. But everything comes at a cost. Sometimes that cost is looking the other way when the imperfections of your world start to show themselves. When something happens that she just can't look away from, she ends up drunk in a Chanel dress at a pity party on the beach in SC. There on the beach, she finally sees the cost of having everything is too high. Luckily, Jacqueline has one thing most girls like her do not, somewhere to run when she leaves it all behind. That somewhere happens to be to the open arms of the New York Rangers' right wing, Mike France. He has always been there through thick and thin, waiting for his chance to make her his. But how do you go from being best friends to lovers, when you know all the dirty details?

9. The Masque of Innocence by Jennifer L. Jennings (#5 Sarah Woods)

   Obsession, greed, and subterfuge. The Masque of Innocence features soon to be private detective Sarah Woods and her mentor Carter. When a woman goes missing after a masquerade ball, the pair must track down a mysterious guest. The case takes a different turn when the clues point close to home.

10. Philippians by NT Wright

    Things don't always go the way we intend. It's easy to feel discouraged because what we hope for is badly thwarted, or because people make life difficult. Paul, writing to the Philippians from prison, certainly knew what it was like to have plans interrupted. But he maintains robust confidence in God's overruling power, even when everything seems to be going wrong. These eight studies will help us learn from Paul the art of seeing God's purposes working out through problems and difficulties, and will deepen our own confidence in God's power.

11. The Ties That Bind by Jennifer L. Jennings (#11 Sarah Woods)

    When a grief-stricken mother can no longer ignore her intuition, private detectives Sarah and Carter are called upon to help her find closure in regard to her daughter's wrongful death. Are the teen brothers who were tried and convicted responsible or will the investigative team discover a miscarriage of justice?

12. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (#22 Stephanie Plum)

    Stephanie Plum might not be the world’s greatest bounty hunter, but she knows when she’s being played. Ken Globovic (aka Gobbles), hailed as the Supreme Exalted Zookeeper of the animal house known as Zeta fraternity, has been arrested for beating up the dean of students at Kiltman College. Gobbles has missed his court date and gone into hiding. People have seen him on campus, but no one will talk. Things just aren’t adding up, and Stephanie can’t shake the feeling that something funny is going on at the college—and it’s not just Zeta fraternity pranks.
    
    As much as people love Gobbles, they hate Doug Linken. When Linken is gunned down in his backyard it’s good riddance, and the list of possible murder suspects is long. The only people who care about finding Linken’s killer are Trenton cop Joe Morelli, who has been assigned the case, security expert Ranger, who was hired to protect Linken, and Stephanie, who has her eye on a cash prize and hopefully has some tricks up her sleeve.

13. Veiled Mirror by Frankie Robertson

    Beth Hart is alive and well and hunting for her killer.
    
    When the sheriff dismisses the deaths of her brother-in-law Chris and her twin sister Ellie as accidents, Beth impulsively switches identities with Ellie to lure the murderer into revealing himself. Beth can't rest until she finds the killer, and neither can her sister's ghost, who haunts Beth's dreams.
    
    FBI fraud investigator Jason Blackforth fell hard for Beth at Chris and Ellie's wedding, but he left her as quickly as he found her--undercover work and relationships don't mix. Now, grieving and believing Beth is dead, Jason is appalled to find himself fantasizing about the widow of his best friend. He wants to help her through this difficult time, but she reminds him so much of Beth. And the more time he spends with her, the more convinced he becomes that something just doesn't add up.
    
    Then he learns the truth, and Jason must accept the unbelievable before they both end up dead.

14. Wrapped in You by Kate Perry (#11 Laurel Heights)

    Trudy Hawke's mission: to go on vacation and have fun.
    
    A prison sentence, more like it. She doesn't take vacations, and she especially doesn't go anywhere during the holidays. But her boss insists it's the price she needs to pay to become a full partner in his new private investigation firm. She'll do anything to become partner--even subject herself to love, peace, and Christmas music.
    
    Trudy figures it's no big deal: she'll hole up in a hotel in Laurel Heights, drink gin, and watch action movies until she can return to London. Only her tyrant boss gives her a holiday list of to-do items, for which she must email picture proof of completion.
    
    It's impossible... Until she meets Mason, who proposes a deal: he'll help her with the list if she's his date to his office holiday events, to show his edgy tech employees that he's more than a nerd from Iowa. From the moment she agrees, Trudy gets more than she bargained for, but she refuses to be corrupted by the magic of the season--or love.

Read in November

1. 1 John: How to Know You Have Eternal Life by Kay Arthur

   How do you know if you're really born again? What does it mean to be holy. . . to love God? Find answers to these and other questions as you take a look back at the fundamentals of Christian beliefs.

2. 100 Proof Stud by AJ Lape (#3 Darcy Walker)

   Sometimes life smacks you right in the kisser with a whole lot of ohhhh craaaaap.
   
   Just ask Darcy Walker.
   
   100 Proof Stud picks up four months after No Brainer's cliffhanger ending, and Darcy discovers the aftermath pales in comparison to the crisis her heart is in. All of a sudden it's raining men, and this teenage heroine’s personal life turns her inside out.
   
   Before she can sort out her feelings, she chases a spray-painting vandal and stumbles upon a case of identity theft right in her own backyard. Darcy jumps into the fray headfirst to prove she can hang with the big boys.
   
   But it’s not just to hang…nope, she’s chasing reward money.
   
   Tapping her band of misfit brothers for help, she turns Valley upside down trying to unearth the criminals. Problem is, the cloak and dagger goes high-octane, and she raises the bar on “crazy" in the process.
   
   Bullets ring out…dead bodies appear…and Darcy rubs shoulders with the ultimate sociopath. In the midst of murder and mayhem, will she finally follow her heart or build a fortress of lies around it? Will she even get the chance?

3. DEFCON Darcy by AJ Lape (#4 Darcy Walker)

   Fisher Stanton, Valley High School’s Nantucket wannabe, has a cheating girlfriend. When he hires Darcy Walker to chase her to a local club, in true Darcy fashion she stumbles upon a dead body. Thing is, this body has secrets...and Darcy’s mysterious friend, Jaws, and the reporter, Tito Westbrook, have a vested interest. Both enlist Darcy to find the person responsible who has eluded them for years, but Darcy doesn’t solve crimes for free anymore--especially where Jaws is concerned. Knowing Darcy’s Achilles heel, Jaws blackmails Darcy into working for him.
   
   In a true test of wills, Darcy and Jaws battle head-to-head—Jaws needs Darcy to help him end a bitter grudge war; Darcy needs Jaws to divulge the mystery surrounding her mother’s death. Haunted by a past that shaped her present, Darcy will stop at nothing to get answers. Even if it means breaking the law and being disloyal to her new boyfriend, Dylan Taylor, in the process.
   
   DEFCON DARCY gives Darcy’s demons a name and ties up loose ends that made Darcy into the verb that she is. What she thinks she knows as truth, isn’t. What she wishes wasn’t true…is.
   
   The problem is, when your life goes DEFCON 1, not everyone lives to tell about it.

4. Enemy in the Room by Parker Hudson

   Enemy In The Room is a fast paced geo-political thriller with a Christian worldview, intersected by the fateful choices of a modern prodigal daughter. An American CEO is secretly committed to killing the President and destroying the nation. His employees are unwittingly carrying out his plans. The threads are woven together with explosive actions and crisscrossed relationships. The characters confront high tech theft, internet spying, lies, jihad, betrayal, and redemption.

5. Just Your Average Celebrity by Kristina Springer (#1 Just Your Average)

   Livvie Peterson thought taking Interpersonal Communications her junior year would be an easy A. But when the first assignment is given, her world flips upside down. Here’s the deal: the class is assigned a six-week project and is split into three groups— Paparazzi, Tabloid, and Celebrities. The Paparazzi follow around the Celebrities taking pictures and grabbing any kind of quotes they can. The Celebrities try to navigate being tailed on a daily basis. And the Tabloid receives all the information collected by the Paparazzi and decides what makes the weekly summary report. Sounds harmless…and it’s all just pretend anyway, right?
   
   Livvie is assigned as Paparazzi and when she is matched up with the über -cute Chas Montgomery as her Tabloid boss she’s pretty sure things couldn’t get much better. Livvie’s uncanny ability to capture the Celebrities in compromising photos matched with Chas’s skill of exaggerating captions and editing the photos make them an unstoppable team. And the long hours working side by side with Chas aren’t a bad bonus.
   
   Livvie simultaneously launches an anonymous blog, leaking the class’ photos and stories on the Internet. Her rising follower number quickly becomes addicting and she possibly spills too much information online. Once she finds her own celebrity will she be able to give it back? And will Chas be gone before she ever has the chance to find out?

6. Just Your Average Geek by Kristina Springer (#2 Just Your Average)

   Research shows that seven out of ten girl fights are over a guy. The Boy Swap Club fixes all that. In an effort to spread around male cuteness and minimize fights and backstabbing, they just share boyfriends. And Brooke Thomas, consummate band member, has been asked to join the super secret club because the president of the club has the hots for her guy.
   
   Brooke doesn't want to share her boyfriend. I mean, who does? But how can she say no? She, a second chair flutist in the school band, finds herself sitting between the Varsity Cheerleader Captain and the Homecoming Queen at the first meeting. Her friends will never believe this in a million years. Too bad she can’t tell them. But she knows. This one event can change her entire life. What if she becomes actual friends with one of these girls? It might be worth sharing her boyfriend.
   
   Besides, he'll always love her best, right?

7. Just Your Average Princess by Kristina Springer (#3 Just Your Average)

   Jamie Edwards has loved everything about growing up on a pumpkin patch, but ever since her cousin Milan Woods arrived, things have really stunk. Jamie can’t imagine it was easy for Milan to leave her life back in Los Angeles and move to Average, Illinois, population one thousand. But it’s kind of hard to feel sorry for her since (a) Milan’s drop-dead gorgeous; (b) she’s the daughter of two of Hollywood’s hottest film stars; (c) she’s captured the attention of everyone in town, including Danny, Jamie’s crush since forever; and (d) she’s about to steal the title of Pumpkin Princess right out from underneath Jamie!

8. No Brainer by AJ Lape (#2 Darcy Walker)

   Two weeks before junior year, Darcy hops a plane to Orlando for a little RandR with her best friend Dylan and his family. Fresh off the heels of solving three murders in Valley, Darcy plans to sit back and enjoy the vacation capital of the world…maybe if you're a noun. Darcy Walker, however, is nothing but verb.
   
   Before her feet hit the Orlando soil, she's meddling in the disappearance of a five-year-old boy who vanished six months earlier.
   
   With authorities still no closer to solving the case, Darcy is shanghaied by her impulsivity and runs headlong into that proverbial burning building, convinced she can bring him home.
   
   She travels down a road that not only follows this missing child but branches off into the corrupt and sinister world of mob activity when she tampers in a case on which Dylan's detective grandfather is working.
   
   After a near disastrous midnight meeting in a warehouse and a date with a mechanical bull, Darcy realizes she might've bitten off more than she can chew. Add the boiling flirtationship with her best friend and the appearance of his romantic rival, and she is in over her head.
   
   Will she survive a life of flirting with death too easily? Or will her flirtationship with Dylan become the actual death of her instead?
   
   For a girl with a habit of finding dead bodies, No Brainer gives Darcy Walker more of the same…surprising twists and turns…and running for her life.

9. Rise and Die by (#1 Early Bird Cafe)

   Kori Cooke loves living in her hometown of Hermit Cove and running her dream business—The Early Bird Café. For two years, she’s been the sole breakfast spot in town so when culinary rival, Tessa Doyle, moves to the small town, Kori can’t help but think she’s just there to compete.
   
   Suddenly, Tessa’s Sunrise and Shine café is under attack, with a rock through the window on Monday morning. Kori knows she’s innocent, but still doesn’t feel much empathy for her breakfast nemesis. But when Kori gets arrested and grilled by Detective Gunn and childhood friend Lieutenant Zach Gulch, she can’t help but wonder if she’s the new target.
   
   And when things escalate to Tessa’s murder, Kori comes under more scrutiny. Will she and best friend Nora Farmer be able to crack the case before she’s on the receiving end of a deadly dish? Or is she in more danger than she realizes and should skip town to avoid the heated investigation?

Read in October

1. 3 Bodies and a Biscotti by Leighann Dobbs (#4 Lexy Baker)

   There’s a serial killer on the loose. And Lexy Baker’s grandmother, Nans, could be the next victim.
   
   The bodies are piling up at the Brook Ridge Falls Retirement Center. Healthy people are dropping like flies. And yet no one believes a murderer is on the loose… except for Lexy Baker and the troupe of iPad-toting grandmothers who live at the center.
   
   When Lexy’s detective boyfriend, Jack, refuses to believe that foul play is involved, Lexy has no choice but to find the killer on her own. Along with Nans and her gang of iPad-toting, mystery-solving grandmas, they use everything from hypnosis to high-tech gadgets to track down the killer.
   
   Meanwhile, Jack is acting strange. People are snickering mysteriously behind Lexy’s back. And Lexy discovers eating all those sweets is finally catching up with her. Soon she finds herself in a race against time as she juggles dropping a few pounds, preparing for a surprise wedding, patching up her relationship with Jack, and finding the killer.
   
   Will Lexy uncover the killer's shocking identity before their next victim dies?

2. A Girl, A Guy, and A Ghost by Patricia Mason

   A slightly clumsy reporter who must find a ghost to save her job.
   A yummy private eye who provides a big distraction.
   But when somebody tries to kill her the question becomes whether she'll find a ghost or be turned into one.

3. Blackwater Lake by Maggie James

   Matthew Stanyer fears the worst when he reports his parents missing. His father, Joseph Stanyer, has been struggling to cope with his wife Evie, whose dementia is rapidly worsening. When their bodies are found close to Blackwater Lake, a local beauty spot, the inquest rules the deaths as a murder-suicide. A conclusion that's supported by the note Joseph leaves for his son.
   
   Grief-stricken, Matthew begins to clear his parents' house of decades of compulsive hoarding, only to discover the dark enigmas hidden within its walls. Ones that lead Matthew to ask: why did his father choose Blackwater Lake to end his life? What other secrets do its waters conceal?

4. Brownies, Bodies, and Bad Guys by Leighann Dobbs (#5 Lexy Baker)

   When a retired mobster ends up murdered and one of her grandmother’s best friends is the last one to see him alive, Lexy Baker can kiss her plans to spend an uneventful summer dreaming about her upcoming wedding to detective Jack Perillo good-bye.
   
   Lexy agrees to help her grandmother's octogenarian Ladies' Detective Club solve the murder. But she doesn't count on sneaking into crime scenes, interviewing kooky relatives, and following thugs around town.
   
   But while Lexy is busy juggling her bakery, her grandmother, and the hunky F.B.I. agent sent to investigate the murder, Jack seems to be spending a lot of time with his shapely, blonde ex-girlfriend who suddenly arrives in town.
   
   Will Lexy be able to catch the killers and discover the real secret about Jack's ex before it’s too late?

5. Fall Away by Zoe York (#1 Seals Undone)

   Navy SEAL Trick Novak knows he needs to find a better cure for his insomnia, but a warm body and a pretty smile worked just fine until he met Gaby Ellis—his latest conquest’s roommate. Now he’s not sleeping, and he’s definitely not getting laid, but that just means he’s got more time to plot ways to win over the beautiful and stubborn kindergarten teacher.

6. Fall Hard by Zoe York (#2 Seals Undone)

   Jared Sutter has a simple rule when it comes to women: keep 'em happy and keep 'em at a distance. He's got his reasons, and they all make sense until he falls for his neighbor and Cassie Bronson makes him want things he's always kept off-limits.

7. Fall Out by Zoe York (#3 Seals Undone)

   Drew Castle is a Navy SEAL with a bad case of indifference. Until Annie Martin shows up on his doorstep, scared out of her mind, and all of a sudden, keeping her safe becomes the most important mission of his life.
   
   And this time, he’s on his own.

8. Murder, Money, and Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs (#3 Lexy Baker)

   When Lexy Baker makes it to the finale of America’s most prestigious bakery contest, Bakery Battles, she thinks her biggest dream has finally come true…
   
   Until she stumbles across the dead body of judge Amanda Scott-Saunders. 
 What starts out as a bad day for Lexy becomes even worse when the police discover the judge was strangled with Lexy’s apron. Now Lexy’s sitting at the top of the suspect list with a motive, means and opportunity… but no solid alibi.
   
   
Lexy soon finds herself in a race against time to find the real killer before she ends up disqualified from the contest, or worse, in jail. But that’s no easy task. There’s a bakery competition full of suspects who all hated the victim and have a $100,000 motive for murder. And then there’s the gorgeous, smart police detective who has mysterious ties to Lexy’s boyfriend and thinks Lexy is the killer.
   
   Luckily Lexy has a secret weapon -- her iPad-toting grandmother. As long as Lexy can lure Nans away from the slot machines, she and her gang of senior citizen amateur detectives can help Lexy sift through the clues to uncover the startling truth about the real killer.
   
   With a $100,000 grand prize at stake and the search for the killer heating up -- will Lexy clear her name in time to grab the prize… or will her dream turn into a nightmare?

9. Out of a Dream by Rosemary Hines (#1 Sandy Cove)

   Michelle Baron should be reveling in her new life in Sandy Cove, Oregon. From the outside, it all looks idyllic. A newlywed settling into a quaint coastal town, her husband establishing himself as a junior partner in a law firm—what more could she want? But a series of disturbing nightmares haunts Michelle. Her quest to understand these dreams leads her to the New World bookstore, where she begins a spiritual journey that will challenge her Christian heritage as well as her marriage.

10. Through The Tears by Rosemary Hines (#2 Sandy Cove)

    Michelle Baron sat on the edge of the couch, her heart racing as she looked at the envelope in her hand. I guess this is it, she thought. The return address seemed harmless enough. Fairfield Lab, Portland, Oregon. But this envelope contained information that could change her life forever.
    
    Michelle and her family rejoice when her father begins to regain consciousness after an unsuccessful suicide attempt. But a long journey awaits, as they seek to clear his name of the embezzlement charges that drove him to this desperate act. The days of their vigil at the hospital drag into weeks, and Michelle finds herself repeatedly drawn to the newborn nursery. Observing couples leave with tiny babes in their arms, her heart is stirred, and she begins to yearn for a child of her own. However, an unexpected twist will threaten her new dream.

Books Read in Sept

1. A Man to Die For by Eileen Dreyer

   St. Louis Trauma nurse Casey McDonough thinks her life is interesting enough. Her best friend still drops acid, her ex-husband is a cross-dressing psychiatrist, and her mother has turned the third floor of the family home into the Chapel of Eternal Vigilance.
   
   Then, things begin to really go wrong when OB/Gyn Dr. Dale Hunsacker arrives. Handsome, wealthy and charismatic, the good doctor is enchanting the patients of the St. Louis hospital. But, Cassy believes he is a serial killer. And the only person who takes her seriously, is Hunsacker himself.
   
   Caught in a spiral of suspicion and intimidation, Casey approaches ex-Marine, ex-Jesuit homicide sergeant Jack Scanlan for help. All she has are hunches for proof, but she'll do anything to stop the monster walking the halls of her hospital.

2. A Taste of Sin by Jennifer L Jennings (#4 Sarah Woods)

   Shattered trust, sex tapes, and tainted libations ratchet up the stakes in A Taste of Sin. This fourth installment of the Sarah Woods Mystery Series finds Sarah engrossed in an emotional case involving a dying wife and a husband suspected of speeding her demise. Already ensconced in another case, the budding sleuth must help determine the relationship’s true nature before it reaches a tragic end.

3. An Act of Deceit by Jennifer L Jennings (#2 Sarah Woods)

   Sarah Woods has a secret. His name is Carter, a private detective from Boston who hires Sarah to help him carry out a peculiar assignment that requires a woman's touch. Her task? Expose the philandering restauranteur, Marty Quinn. However, the case takes a drastic turn when Marty ends up dead. Was it an accident, or murder? To find the truth, Sarah agrees to go undercover at a strip joint where the clues to Marty's death may be revealed. But the case takes a dangerous turn of events and leaves Sarah wondering if she's in over her head. Will she put her own life at risk to discover the truth?

4. An Island of Illusions by Jennifer L Jennings (#3 Sarah Woods)

   An Island of Illusions finds our budding sleuth immersed in the tropical splendor of Oahu. However, what begins as an island getaway for Sarah quickly morphs into a desperate search for the missing infant of a wealthy Boston family. Just when the detectives believe they’ve made a breakthrough in the case, a shocking death shakes their investigation to the core. With the only witness gone, will the team ever discover the truth behind the abduction?

5. Dying For Danish by Leighann Dobbs (#2 Lexy Baker)

   Murder can be bad for business….
   
   When Lexy Baker lands a high paying catering job that allows her to buy some much needed kitchen equipment, she's excited that things are going so well … until she stumbles over the body of the bride-to-be.
   
   Suddenly Lexy finds herself in a race against time to find the killer. Aided by four iPad toting amateur detective grandma's, her best friend and her little dog Sprinkles, Lexy finds the suspect list growing at every turn.
   
   To make matters worse, the investigation is headed up by her hunky neighbor Detective Jack Perillo who she had been hot and heavy with - until he mysteriously stopped calling her several weeks earlier.
   
   Add a handsome, rich bachelor who is also a suspect and seems to have designs on Lexy to the mix, and Lexy soon finds that things are not what they seem.

6. If Looks Could Kill by Eileen Dreyer

   Chris Jackson has secrets.
   
   A wildly popular author of suspense novels, Chris hides away in the tiny town of Pyrite, Missouri, where she lives in a converted storefront and practices breaking-and-entering on local businesses.
   
   Most of the citizens of Pyrite happily claim Chris as their very own celebrity. But the new police chief, Al MacNamara isn't one of them. Recently transplanted from the mean streets of Chicago, Mac hates mysteries. And Chris Jackson is a mystery.
   
   Then, the murders begin. Murders that look suspiciously like those in Chris's books. Murders that escalate to a grisly stabbing that exactly mimicks a story no one has read except Chris, herself.
   
   With MacNamara's help, Chris is forced to delve into the dark recesses of her past for answers. Is a madman stalking Chris? Or is Chris right to question her own sanity? Could she be committing the murders herself?

7. More Than Words by Jessica R Patch (#3 Seasons of Hope)

   Interior designer Cassie James is building her business and saving up for her dream home. Taking a part-time side job with new-in-town Jax Woodall seems like a good idea to make extra money. Turns out he needs a lot more than office assistance, and Cassie has the expertise to come to his rescue. What's not such a good idea? Falling for the surly southerner whose broken past is a little too close to her own.
   
   Carpenter Jax Woodall failed at marriage and faith, but he's determined to succeed as a father. He moves to Mistletoe to be closer to his eight-year-old daughter. But he needs help turning his house into a real home. Enter, Cassie James. She not only talks her way into a job...but eventually into his hard-as-nails heart. If only he could drill out the voices of his past, reminding him love isn't always enough.
   
   She's talkative, with nearly as many scars as she has words. He's quiet and convinced he's already had his chance at love. But together they learn love and faith are more than words...and just might be worth fighting for.

8. The Touch by Lisa Olsen

   Lexi Morgan has always had The Touch; the ability to pick up an object and 'see' its past. Doomed to wearing protective gloves at all times, she learned to accept it as equal parts gift and curse. When her brother in law Neil disappears, she'd rather tell her sister to celebrate than try to help find the jerk. But after her young niece vanishes as well, it's time to put her gift to good use and help track her down, especially when handsome Detective Gabriel Ryan takes over the case. When the investigation leads them to the restless spirits of long dead children, they must work together to keep history from repeating itself before it's too late.

Books Read in August

1. Captive Seduction by LL Kellogg (#2 Seduction series)

   If only the good die young, then New Jersey’s virtuous First Lady should be a cinch to kill. Unless....deep down she’s really quite naughty.
   
   The Beauty—a chronic people pleaser who’s had enough of her goody-two-shoes life
   
   Since her mother’s untimely death, crusader Josephine Callahan has served as New Jersey’s First Lady. Acting as her father’s official hostess in the governor’s mansion is tantamount to living in a fishbowl, which makes S-E-X extremely difficult.
   
   On the brink of a nervous breakdown, frustrated Josie loses her usual good sense along with her cool and lets her assemblyman boyfriend sweet-talk her into an impromptu romantic getaway—something she would never consider if she had a clue someone is trying to kill her.
   
   The Beast—an incurable bad boy who refuses to admit beneath his scars lurks a hero.
   
   A deliberately twisted message, via the governor’s spiteful assistant, misleads ex Special Forces officer, DJ Ryder, as to the true objective of his freelance assignment. He’s told to, not only track down the governor’s classy daughter and hold her in protective custody, but to also teach her a lesson by letting her believe she’s been kidnapped.
   
   When Josie discovers the scarred, but still sexy, badass has played her for a fool, she retaliates by feigning a raging case of Stockholm syndrome, teasing the brute until all he can think of is the 'hold her' part of his orders. How can Ryder concentrate on keeping Josie safe when he’s busy avoiding the danger she poses to his heart?

2. The Falling Man by Patrick Quinlan

   It's Christmas Eve in Brooklyn and sexy real estate exec Dot Racine is dead.
   
   Once upon a time, she was the first runner-up in the Miss Ohio pageant. Now, Dot's bullet-riddled body is in the trunk of Dick Miller's car. Miller - an A-list handsome ex-con, and Dot's former lover and employee, has no idea how the body got there. All he knows is he will do nearly anything to make it go away.
   
   Dot's other former lover, freelance cocaine trafficker and murderer Nestor Garcia, is on the run from the cartels. He's interested in Dot's keys to the safe deposit boxes in the Bahamas with more than a million dollars tucked away inside.
   
   Cool Breeze is a survivor and warrior. Sex and deception are her weapons of choice. Breeze plans to let all of Dot's lovers and business partners kill each other off. After they're dead, Breeze will walk away with the money.
   
   Nothing will happened as planned. This is a roller coaster ride of a novel that twists and turns toward a stunning showdown readers won't soon forget.

3. Hypnotic Seduction by LL Kellogg (#1 Seduction series)

   She has a problem relaxing with men
   Frumpy wallflower Hannah Oliver is nearly thirty and has a serious self-image problem. Growing up in her centerfold mother's shadow and being raised by her pious grandparents has left her so self-conscious about her matronly, D-cup figure she gets tongue-tied around good-looking guys. So when Hannah discovers her fiancé/employer boinking her roommate, she's not only devastated--she's unemployed.
   
   He's got a problem fending off women
   Pharmaceutical CEO Jordan Calder has a huge image problem too--his professional image. Most guys would kill to be publicly proclaimed a world-class lover, but other men don't share his dark, shameful past. The only thing women have ever wanted Jordan for is what he can give them in and out of bed. So when his grandfather drags dowdy Hannah into his office as an executive assistant candidate, Jordan hires the mousey woman on the spot.
   
   Could hypnosis be a solution?
   After miraculously landing her plum new position, sexually frustrated Hannah resorts to hypnosis to boost her self-confidence with men, hoping to attract another mate. Unfortunately, a post-hypnotic suggestion compels her to kiss her sexy playboy boss who she then stupidly falls for--in and out of bed. Despair induces her to use similar hypnotic principles on him--in the form of subliminal messages--to convince the man she loves that he wants a happy-ever-after with her. But as everyone knows, desperate measures and deception usually spell disaster.

4. Just The Way You Are by Jessica R Patch (#2 Seasons of Hope)

   When Pastor Gabe asks Audrey Gilbraith to use her mad florist skills to help him design a prayer garden, she’s all in, especially since it helps take her mind off the fact she’s about to lose her job and her apartment. But working closely with Gabe without falling for him is complicated. She’s not pastor’s wife material, and she has the past to prove it.
   
   Gabriel Brookson wants out of Audrey’s friend-zone, but when he pursues her romantically, he ruffles more than a few feathers in his congregation. How much is he willing to give up for this wonderful, quirky woman, and will Audrey accept him if he risks it all?

5. The Preference by AK Alexander (#3 Holly Jennings)

   Do You Prefer Red or White?
   
   It's a simple question... When couples from Las Vegas to Colorado Springs receive an e-mail with an offer to win a free trip to Napa Valley by simply stating their preference of either red or white wine, little do they know the killing spree their "preference" sets in motion.
   
   He calls himself The Connoisseur...
   
   He stalks and murders young, beautiful red headed or blonde women depending on "his clients" preference. The Connoisseur is methodical, sadistic and with a need to seek what he considers justice for himself.
   
   Homicide detective Holly Jennings wants nothing more than to nail The Connoisseur. However, when his next victim doesn't fit his Modus Operandi, Holly has to consider the possibility of two killers, a copycat, or a hunter who may actually know how to outwit her. Ella Jennis is a brunette and from a wealthy winery family out of Temecula, Ca. When disturbing photos of Ella in captivity surface on the internet, Holly is certain that time is running out to save the latest preference.

6. When The Stranger Came by John Meany

   One night in a small rural town in upstate New York, fifteen-year-old Dylan Hellenbrand, who is home alone, hears the doorbell ring. Upon inspecting the peephole, the wary teenager decides not to answer. The person standing on the porch is wearing a dark jacket with a hood. Something about the mysterious unexpected visitor doesn’t feel right.
   
   A minute later as Dylan tries to pretend that no one is home, he hears, in the backyard, his German shepherd Murray barking and growling fiercely. Then to the adolescent’s horror, he hears the sound of a loud boom, reminiscent of a firecracker exploding. Suddenly the dog squeals like a stuck pig.
   
   Oh no! What just happened? What was Dylan suppose to do now?
   
   Hide!
   
   Yes. Hide. That was about all he could do. Especially since Dylan had forgotten to lock the back door.

Books Read in July

1. A Kiss Under the Mistletoe by Julia Brandywine

   Just before Christmas, Jessie Barnes breaks into the cabin belonging to Nick Maxwell, who works with her brother Michael. Her brother is missing and she's looking for clues to his whereabouts. Nick catches Jessie breaking in and the two of them wind up working together to find out what's happening to WestTec - the computer design firm Michael and Nick founded, and what's going on with her brother Michael.

2. Accidental Leigh by Melanie James (#1 Literal Leigh)

   How does a girl become a witch? By accident, of course! Leigh Epstein is a grief stricken and lonely elementary school teacher that is devastated by the brutal and unexpected death of her true love at the hands of a careless writer. She overcomes her grief by taking matters in her own hands and takes up a little romance writing to resurrect her vampire-werewolf book-boyfriend. Leigh gets more than she bargained for when she discovers that every steamy erotic scene she creates is magically reenacted by her family, friends and coworkers.
   
   In her hilarious first diary, Leigh unwittingly sets her parents up for a weekend dinner party that they will never forget. She has two weeks to find out what her new found magic is capable of. Can she prevent a wild erotic encounter that could devastate her sweet parent’s marriage? What and who else will get caught up in her magic spells?

3. Candy Cane Kisses by Elle Rush (#3 Forever Christmas)

   All bakery-owner Lindsay Leeds wants for Christmas is for her former high-school crush Sheriff Keith “Bodey” Bodewell to quit playing games. The sheriff has been dancing around asking her out for months and Lindsay is tired of it. His “fake girlfriend” ploy was cute and it was sweet that he recruited her friends to find out what she likes, but enough is enough. She’s a busy woman and he needs to step up or he’s going to lose his shot.
   
   How can a woman who runs two businesses be so clueless when it comes to managing her heart? Bodey has dropped more than enough hints that he’s interested, but Lindsay isn’t catching them. Just when the sheriff is running out of ideas on how he can convince her to be his for Christmas, Lindsay gives him a clue about what it will take for him to get a date. And the answer is pretty simple. At least, it was supposed to be. Christmas is days away and his plays keep failing on a spectacular level.
   
   It’s going to take the jolly fat man to make this holiday romance happen.

4. Chasing Xaris by Samantha Bennett

   Chandler Bloom starts her day like every other—on her surfboard and away from her smothering grandparents. It’s the only way she’s been able to cope since the hit-and-run that killed her parents two years ago. But when a shark nearly turns Chandler into breakfast, a loner surfer named Ari saves her life. Which is great, except that he also triggers new questions about her parents’ deaths. Before Chandler can ask him more, Ari disappears. 

   Desperate for answers, Chandler decides to track down Ari with the help of her best friend Jordan, a surfer guy who’s totally in love with her. The search leads to Ari's home—a hidden island that can only be found with a form of light called xaris. But Chandler isn’t the only one searching for the island or the unearthly elements found there. Her parents died protecting it, and if Chandler doesn’t come to grips with what she’s really chasing, she could be next.

5. Fourth of July by Cami Checketts

   AN ATTACK ON AMERICAN SOIL IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
   
   When eight parade floats explode during the annual Fourth of July celebrations, Agent Chris Harmer must find who planted the bombs before the terrorists strike again. His troubles aren't isolated to terrorism. Chris falls in love with the FBI's feisty psychiatrist, Alexis Osborne. She won't commit to someone who doesn't share her religious values, and Chris has no desire to convert.

6. Haunting Leigh by Melanie James (#4 Literal Leigh)

   It’s Halloween, Leigh’s favorite time of the year. As a rookie witch with high hopes, she has a lot to look forward to. When a mysterious supernatural force meddles in her life things take a turn for the worse. Hunter gets caught in the paranormal crossfire and his very soul may be at risk. Leigh’s job seems to have suddenly gone sour as well. The public school doesn’t share this young teacher’s enthusiasm for what they deem to be a religious holiday. To keep her entire life from falling apart at the seams, Leigh needs serious help. 

   Once again she calls on her trustworthy but inept best friends to pull her through. Magical mayhem abounds. Leigh has a run-in with a bizarre cult bent on human sacrifice, some galloping golems, AND pesky ghosts—not to mention stray bolts of witchcraft! Can Marie Laveau and Hunter’s parents help the gang put together an emergency séance in the historic but haunted Schlitt House? They find out some ghosts can be a real drag, possession has side effects, and exorcisms are unpredictable at best. 

   What will the Witches Halloween Gala in Salem be like? Will we finally find out what the deal is with Luna when she gets her paw read?

7. Here's to Not Catching Our Hair on Fire: An Absent-Minded Tale of Life with Giftedness and Attention Deficit - Oh Look! A Chicken! by Stacey Turis

   Did you know that if you forget to pay a speeding ticket you WILL get arrested—in front of your kids, the neighbors—the dog—and anyone else who happens to be there? True story. And the thing is, Stacey Turis has a million of them, and she imparts these and other nuggets of wisdom to offer others suffering from ADHD some hope in knowing that they are not alone.
   
   A belly-laugh inducing romp through a life so convoluted and chaotic you know it has to be true, Stacey Turis’s debut gives a voice to the genius yet tormented souls suffering from giftedness, ADHD, or a combination of both (a condition known as twice-exceptional) who are too afraid to speak.
   
   Chronicling her life journey from a state of self-loathing to one of self-acceptance, the stories flow timelessly, always incorporating the resulting lessons and reflections gleaned from each adventure. Including both the tragic, stomach churning details of a horrifically abusive time in her childhood to comic adventures such as deciding to dye her hair plum the day before an important presentation to a bank only to have it turn out purple, her life has never suffered from a dull moment. Though she often thought Karma was the reason she found herself in so many “pickles,” a friend explained to her that when you put yourself out in the world more than anyone else, it’s really just a matter of statistics. Lucky for Turis and the rest of us, putting herself out there all these years allows us all to look at life through her pair of less-struggle-more-sass glasses.
   
   With over three hundred million people suffering from ADHD worldwide and experiencing many of the same debilitating symptoms, Turis’ goal is to share her experiences so that others afflicted can rid themselves of the shame of hiding their behavior. A rip-roaring and bracingly honest look at a twice-exceptional life, Here’s to Not Catching Our Hair on Fire: An Absent-Minded Tale of Life with Giftedness and Attention Deficit—Oh Look! A Chicken! turns the rational on its head in a rollicking depiction of a life that seems to be constantly going off the rails.

8. Hope Under Mistletoe by Jessica R Patch (#1 Seasons of Hope)

   A rowdy bar owner. A widowed pastor’s wife. And Christmas hope that brings them together.
   
   After widower Eden Snow’s church almost burns to the ground, she’s compelled to find a temporary place to hold services and Christmas cantata practices.
   
   Has-been hockey player, Knox Everhart, has a reputation for being fast on the ice and with women. Except Eden. She’s always been a fascinating mystery to him, which is why he agrees to let her use the back room of his bar—with one rule: No converting his customers.
   
   But when Eden brings the church to the bar, it offers something the bottle can’t. Hope. And he finds himself falling in love with a woman and a Savior he feels unworthy to pursue.

9. Hopeful Leigh by Melanie James (#3 Literal Leigh)

   If Leigh has learned anything this summer, it’s that magic can be chaotic. Despite some headline making disasters in her last diary, Leigh is eternally hopeful. With Four-bitten Fangtasy behind her, Leigh decides to write a little paranormal erotica with her newest disasterpiece, Bangin’ the Billion-were. She even takes on a rehash of the popular YA dystopian genre, in her novella Regurgitant. It seems that even the editing of other author’s writing can make her unwittingly fire up her literal-witchcraft. Leigh finds out how bad things can get when her friends ask her to edit their own cowboy-biker book, Steel Stetsons. Despite the flurry of writing, Leigh’s romantic heart is racing. Her boyfriend, Hunter will finally graduate from the Chicago Police Academy. Will Leigh and Hunter finally be able to enjoy some quality time on a camping trip? What will Leigh think of Hunter’s unique family? What is Luna capable of when pushed to an act of desperation?
   
   It seems Randy “Johnson” (Designer at Paranormal Chic) and Gertie have unwittingly uncovered a new mystery for Leigh and her hapless coven to sort out. Now, the upcoming Witches Halloween Gala is in jeopardy, not to mention the future of civilization. Follow these magical misfits, as they travel half way around the world to a hexed Scottish Castle and take on the very essence of evil.

10. Mistletoe in Manhattan by Talli Roland

    Holly may never be able to forget this Christmas . . . even if she wants to.
    
    As Little Missington's first Christmas baby in fifty years and the daughter of Christmas When You Like It party-planners, Holly West has been surrounded by the holiday spirit since birth. Trouble is, she's not exactly filled with festive cheer. In fact, Holly can't wait to ditch the tinsel and Santa suits for champagne and celebs, and become a party-planner to the stars.
    
    When British TV star Dean Layton hires her parents' company to throw his holiday bash in Manhattan, Holly jumps at the chance to help, confident she can handle a little Christmas in exchange for access to Dean's exclusive world.
    
    But New York and Dean's over-the-top demands are more than Holly bargained for. Can Holly deck the halls and make it a party to be proud of, or will this Christmas be one she'll never forget . . . even if she wants to?

11. Murder Under The Mistletoe by Deborah Tisdale (#1 Summer Walsh series)

    When former Nashville police detective Summer Walsh visits her favorite B&B in Charleston, South Carolina, during the Christmas Holidays, she discovers the innkeeper's dead body. What she'd hoped would be a relaxing holiday between jobs turns into a stressful and often frustrating experience with another innkeeper who didn't like the victim, a man who toys with elderly women's emotions, an ex-con who will do anything for money, and a very disloyal housekeeper.
    
    Former Nashville police officer Summer Walsh is the quintessential southern lady who embodies kindness, courtesy, and ladylike toughness. She wants what's best for everyone, and she'll do whatever it takes to get it.

12. Serious Leigh by Melanie James (#2 Literal Leigh)

    Oy vey! Shit just got serious in Chicago. The Witches Union has discovered that Leigh Epstein has been dabbling in the dark arts, and now they want to become creative editors for Leigh’s paranormal romance, “Four-Bitten Fangtasy”, a book about a shape shifting-werewolf-vampire hybrid named Vlad. They definitely have something up their sleeves and they've assigned our young apprentice witch to a mentor named Gertie, who isn't quite up to snuff. Can she fulfill the contract and get FBF done before the deadline? What’s in it for the Union anyway? To make matters worse, Leigh’s friends and family are still reeling from their last disastrous episode in Accidental Leigh. Will she make her Sister Sarah's lackluster love life even worse, by attempting to fulfill her erotic fantasy from her favorite BDSM/Navy SEAL/Amnesia novel? And yes, it is titled “Bound to Forget”. Love is in the air, but so is catastrophe, now that Leigh is also getting some very strong feelings for Hunter, the hunky roofer turned Chicago Police Academy cadet. Find out almost everything, and even learn about a Paranormal Pet Shop, what really sank the Titanic, magic brownies, how the Great Chicago Fire really started, and more.

Books Read in June

1. 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (#14 Women's Murder Club)

   With a beautiful baby daughter and a devoted husband, Detective Lindsay Boxer can safely say that her life has never been better. In fact (for a change), things seem to be going well for all the members of the Women's Murder Club as they gather to celebrate San Francisco Medical Examiner Claire Washburn's birthday. But the party is cut short when Lindsay is called to a gruesome crime scene, where a woman has been murdered in broad daylight.
   
   As Lindsay investigates, shocking video footage of another crime surfaces. A video so horrific that it shakes the city to its core. Their faces obscured by masks, the cold blooded criminals on the tape could be anyone—and now all of Lindsay's co-workers are suspects. As a rash of violence sweeps through San Francisco, and public fear and anger grows, Lindsay and her friends must risk their lives in the name of justice-before it's too late.

2. A Charming Cure by Tonya Kappes (#2 Magical Cures)

   Bubble. . .Bubble. . .
   Psychic June Heal's homeopathic cure shop, A Charming Cure, is the most popular shop in the unusual little town of Whispering Falls, Kentucky.
   
   Cures and Trouble. . .
   June is about to learn she has more than psychic abilities when she attends Hidden Hall A Spiritualist University, leaving her shop in the hands of handsome sheriff Oscar Park.
   
   Hidden Hall has an internal war between the Good-Siders and the Dark-Siders, putting June in the middle.
   
   Magic Stirs. . .
   Hidden Hall is riddled with every type of spiritualist. Magic is lurking around every corner, even black-magic. Unfortunately, the Ultimate Spell gets into the wrong hands. But it is only discovered after a few spiritualist go missing or end up poisoned to death.
   
   And Trouble Doubles. . .
   Madam Torres, June's crystal ball, reveals that A Charming Cure is in shambles along with the rest of Whistpering Falls.
   
   Will June figure out who has the Ultimate Spell and stop them before they destroy the entire spiritualist community?

3. A Charming Magic by Tonya Kappes (#5 Magical Cures)

   Bubble, Bubble. . .
   Magic is floating all around Whispering Falls. There is a new flower shop, Magical Moments, and an upcoming wedding that has the town on cloud nine.
   
   Cures and Trouble. . .
   Arabella Paxton, the owner of Magical Moments is smart, beautiful and has her eyes on Oscar Park. Not even the dark cloud looming over Whispering Falls is going to stop her from what she wants.
   
   Magic Stirs. . .
   Village President and A Charming Cure owner, June Heal, is on a mission to find out why things are dying in Whispering Falls including her relationship with Oscar Park.
   
   And Trouble Doubles. . .
   There is a perfect storm brewing and a beloved Whispering Falls resident has been poisoned from a potion bought at A Charming Cure. June Heal has to use all her sleuthing skills and a little bit of magic to not only clear her name but help Oscar remember that she is the love of his life.

4. A Charming Secret by Tonya Kappes (#6 Magical Cures)

   Bubble... Bubble...
   June Heal has it all. A Charming Cure, her magical cure shop in the town of Whispering Falls, is thriving and she's engaged to her childhood sweetheart and sheriff, Oscar Park. Petunia Shrubwood is taking over as Village President and there is a new bed and breakfast in town, Full Moon Treesort. Life in Whispering Falls is good.
   
   Cures And Trouble...
   Evil begins to lurk as June's nightmares return, sending her intuition into a downward spiral. A Charming Cure goes up in flames and there is a dead body in the attic, clutching one of June's cures, sending some of the residents of Whispering Falls on a hunt. . .and she's the one they are looking for!
   
   Magic Stirs...
   June flees to her hometown of Locust Grove, reopening her cure shop at the local flea market, giving her the opportunity to use her intuition and put her sleuthing skills to work.
   
   And Troubles Double...
   Will June wake up from this nightmare in time to save Mr. Prince Charming, her Fairy-God cat, after her nightmare reveals his ultimate demise?

5. A Charming Spell by Tonya Kappes (#4 Magical Cures)

   Bubble... Bubble...
   There is a new store Whispering Falls, Kentucky. Ophelia Biblio, the owner of Ever After Book Shop, has a power that no one else in Whispering Falls has. She’s a witch and her shop is magical.
   
   Cures and trouble...
   June Heal is on a mission to come up with a special cure for Sheriff Oscar Park to help him regain his memory, while working hard at being the best newly elected Village President of the magical village.
   
   Magic stirs...
   Alexelrod Primrose shows up on June’s doorstep begging her to block the opening of Ever After Books, making her wonder if opening the village doors to witches is a good idea.
   
   And troubles double...
   When one of the Spiritualist turns up dead and Oscar Park is falling in love with someone else, June has her hands full trying to solve a murder and fix her love life.

6. A Charming Wish by Tonya Kappes (#3 Magical Cures)

   Bubble, Bubble. . .
   It seems shop owner and newly appointed Whispering Falls Village President June Heal has it all: Beauty, wits, bewitching powers...Sheriff Oscar Park. Life is good. Because life in Whispering Falls is magical.
   
   Cures and Trouble. . .
   But when a member of the community is found dead on the steps of A Charming Cure, June's homeopathic cure shop, and her fingerprints show up at the scenes of local robberies, she is kicked off the village council and her powers fall under scrutiny. Until it's uncovered who is wreaking havoc on the town...June's magic is suspended.
   
   Magic Stirs. . .
   With the help of a rather obnoxious genie and Mr. Prince Charming, June's Fairy-God cat, June is determined to figure out who is framing her. Time is of the essence when it becomes clear that the true villain is trying to get rid of her...permanently!
   
   And Trouble Doubles. . .
   Oscar Park will do anything to protect June even if that means giving up all of his magical powers. . .or worse, his life.

7. At Their Own Game by Frank Zafiro

   Jake Stankovic has been flying below the radar for years, dealing safely in stolen property crime with his two-man crew. But times are tough, so he decides to step up to the big money with a drug deal. Everything that can go wrong, does. The deal goes bad, a vengeful detective sets his sights on Jake, one of his crew might be a turncoat, and a woman from a long past affair suddenly reappears. All of this would be complicated enough on its own, but for Jake, it's even worse.
   
   The woman is the detective's ex-wife.
   
   And Jake Stankovic used to be a cop.
   
   Now Jake must face new problems and old vendettas in an all-in proposition with lives on the line. He has to find a way to get his money back, keep the girl, and beat everyone involved...At Their Own Game.

8. The Baddest Virgin in Texas by Maggie Shayne (#2 Texas Brands)

   Jessi Brand always gets what she wants. And what she wants is part time ranch hand, part time deputy, and full time hunk, Lash Monroe. Unfortunately, her five big (really big) brothers have other ideas. And so does Lash, who had his fill of large families and overbearing “brothers” during his childhood in foster care. He’s a loner and a drifter and he intends to stay that way.
   
   Can the youngest Brand on the ranch handle six uncooperative males and land the man of her dreams? Maybe, but when trouble finds Lash and he heads off to face it alone, everything else takes a back seat, because the Brand family sticks together, and like it or not, Lash has become a part of that family. And when the cavalry shows up, it’s Jessi leading the charge.

9. The Brands That Came To Christmas by Maggie Shayne (#1 Oklahoma Brands)

   Caleb didn’t know that one night of bliss last spring with small town beauty Maya Brand had resulted in a pregnancy, until the blackmail attempt arrived on his desk in an unmarked envelope, complete with photos of Maya with a belly out to there.
   
   When he learns the truth, Caleb rushes back to Big Falls, determined to make it right despite what the scandal will do to his high profile career–the family legacy he had never truly wanted.
   
   All he wants is Maya, and their child.
   
   But can a girl whose father abandoned and betrayed her, ever truly believe in the goodness of a man who left town the morning after their one night stand? How can he convince her that he hasn’t stopped thinking about her since then, much less, do so with the whole world watching? He has to prove himself to a woman he’s not even sure he’s worthy of. But he has no idea how.

10. Forgotten God by Francis Chan

    In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two? As Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit—the Helper—so that we could be true and living witnesses for Christ. Unfortunately, today's church has admired the gift but neglected to open it.
    
    Breakthrough author Francis Chan rips away paper and bows to get at the true source of the church's power—the Holy Spirit. Chan contends that we've ignored the Spirit for far too long, and we are reaping the disastrous results. Thorough scriptural support and compelling narrative form Chan's invitation to stop and remember the One we've forgotten, the Spirit of the living God.

11. Guns Will Keep Us Together by Leslie Langtry (#2 Bombay Family Assassins)

    Dakota Bombay prided himself on his Bond-like image---bad-guy killer by day, lady-killer by night. But his life gets both shaken and stirred by an irate grandmother demanding a marketing plan for the family assassination business, a precocious six-year-old son he never knew he had, and a mysterious redheaded funeral director who's got him intrigued in more ways than one.
    
    Suddenly the perennial playboy is knee deep in pie charts and play-dates, while juggling the demands of the not-so-family-friendly family business. Throw in a team of rival assassins, and Dak's dreams of living trigger-happily ever after just may be put on ice.

12. Justice in June by Barbara Levenson (#2 Mary Magruder Katz)

    Miami in June: it's raining, it's pouring, but the life of criminal defense attorney Mary Magruder Katz is anything but boring - especially when she gets caught up in a whirlwind of three different cases.
    
    Judge Liz Maxwell's job, sanity, and reputation are at stake and she needs Mary to ferret out wrongdoing in Miami's courts. Solving this case won't just mean going out on a limb; it will mean risking life and limb.
    
    Luis Corona, a family friend of Mary's boyfriend, Carlos, needs help with a legal matter that, to Mary's horror, turns out to be a terrorism charge. This case will leave some catastrophic damage and unwelcome notoriety in its wake.
    
    Just when Mary thought things couldn't get worse, Carlos gets into his own nasty legal quandary -one that could cost him everything.
    
    Three cases. One Mary. One torrential downpour of turmoil. Can she weather the storm? Ride out the cold front that settles over her once-hot romance? Salvage what remains of her - and her clients' reputations?
    
    For Mary, this month's forecast calls for trouble.

13. The Library: Where Life Checks Out by Carmen DeSousa

    In 1934, the body of a beautiful, but poor young woman was found alongside a riverbank near The Depot. Beaten to a pulp, only recognizable by a tattoo on her ankle, and yet, days after the discovery, the story all but disappears.
    
    Eighty years later, locals claim The Depot is haunted. But in all the years homicide detective Mark Waters has visited the ancient train station turned restaurant, he’s never seen proof. Until now.
    
    As he sifts through evidence of a supposed suicide by train, he learns a murder that took place eighty years ago may directly affect his case.
    
    Six months after the strange occurrences at The Depot, there’s another murder. This time, The Library holds secrets of several murders, and the dead won’t rest until the murderer checks out too.

14. Remembering The Forgotten God by Francis Chan

    In this workbook companion to Forgotten God, author Francis Chan reminds us of the true source of the church’s power—the Holy Spirit. Chan contends that we’ve ignored the Spirit for far too long, and that without Him, we operate in our own strength, only accomplishing human-sized results. Offering a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives the workbook is designed to initiate and facilitate both individual study, and small group discussion, interaction and practical application of the message of Forgotten God.

15. Unlucky 13 by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (#13 Women's Murder Club)

    San Francisco Detective Lindsay Boxer is loving her life as a new mother. With an attentive husband, a job she loves, plus best friends who can talk about anything from sex to murder, things couldn't be better.
    
    Then the FBI sends Lindsay a photo of a killer from her past, and her happy world is shattered. The picture captures a beautiful woman at a stoplight. But all Lindsay sees is the psychopath behind those seductive eyes: Mackie Morales, the most deranged and dangerous mind the Women's Murder Club has ever encountered.

Books Read in May

1. Angel of Death by Jennifer Hinsman

   Friends from college, Tancy and Audrey love one another like family. They grew up in very different worlds, one poor, with absent, drug-addicted parents, the other with wealth and privilege. As roommates, they delve into the seedy world of escorts as they try to solve a cold case murder from Tancy's childhood. Chance meetings and twists of fate alter both their lives. Romance, steamy sex and danger await the women, as everything about the murder is uncovered. Shocking details emerge that change their lives forever and reinforces the bond of true friendship.

2. Ashes, Ashes by Tamara Shoemaker (#3 Shadows in the Nursery series)

   Ring around a rosie … Leah desperately flees her past as a member of a gang and takes up youth work at a church in inner city Phoenix, Arizona. But when a coworker disappears and her brother dies of mysterious causes, Leah finds herself searching for answers in her past. More lives are claimed, and each victim sports classic signs of a deadly virus—an aggressive form of yersinia pestis, otherwise known as the Bubonic plague. Leah panics as she realizes that each victim is linked to her past and a nursery rhyme with a dark history. In spite of the danger, Leah must confront the one person she fears most and unravel the mysterious rhyme in order to save her life and the lives of those she loves most.
   
   Ashes, Ashes is the third book in the Shadows in the Nursery series by bestselling mystery and suspense writer and Christian author Tamara Shoemaker. Her protagonists face the harsh realities of a dark world as they struggle with issues of faith, trust and forgiveness. But betrayal, secrets and evil surface in unlikely places; and tidy resolutions may not be realistic for these tortured souls.

   I devoured this book in a day, but for some reason Amazon.com has it listed under LGBT and it's not at all.
3. Baehrly Beginning by Elizabeth A Reeves (#0.5 Golde Locke and the Were Bears)

   A short story introducing sassy and spunky Goldie Locke and her menagerie of magical and rare creatures. Witch Goldie Locke's mission in life is the rescue and rehabilitation of endangered Magical creatures. She will put her life and all she has at risk to save them.

4. Baehrly Breathing by Elizabeth A Reeves (#1 Golde Locke and the Were Bears)

   It's difficult to be taken seriously when you are a member of the Magical community and saddled with the unfortunate name 'Goldie Locke'. It certainly doesn't help if you are also about five feet tall, blond, and most commonly described as 'cute.'. What was a girl to do?
   
   Become one of the most dreaded Magical environmental lawyers of all time?
   
   Goldie isn't there yet, but she's well on her way when a case drags her into uncharted territory-- working with Ordinary officials to figure out why 'unusual' remains are being discovered all around New England.
   
   With her hands full and a new dragon on the way, Goldie's hunches about this case may prove to be all-too true-- this stuff is bad business!

5. Dead in the Water by Glenda Carroll

   Meet Trisha Carson -- No money. No man. No mojo.
   
   Trisha is sitting in the hot summer sun at the edge of a cool Sierra lake. She thinks she is a witness to an accidental drowning at an open water swim. What else can it be? An elite athlete doesn't sprint away from the pack, stop, never to move again. But then, a week later, another swimmer known more for her beauty than athletic ability drives her car off a 20-foot cliff into the Pacific Ocean.
   
   Only Trisha believes the accidents aren't so accidental. Naively she asks too many questions to precisely the wrong people. Her suspicions are dismissed by friends and family. But her inquiries continue and lead to an expanding web of intrigue, revenge and danger.

6. Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline

   When Dr. Mike Scanlon is called to serve as an army doctor in Afghanistan, he's acutely aware of the dangers he'll face and the hardships it will cause his wife Chloe and newborn baby. And deep inside, he doesn't think of himself as a warrior, but a healer.
   
   However, in an ironic turn of events, as Mike operates on a wounded soldier in a war-torn country, Chloe dies at home in the suburbs, in an apparent household accident. Devastated, he returns home to bury her, only to discover that the life he left behind has fallen apart. His medical practice is in jeopardy, and he is a complete stranger to the only family he has left - his precious baby girl. Worse, he learns a shocking secret that sends him into a downward spiral.
   
   Ultimately, Mike realizes that the most important battle of his life faces him on the home front and he'll have to put it all on the line to save what's dearest to him - his family.

7. Five Minutes Late by Rich Amooi

   The world needs garlic and somebody’s got to sell that garlic. Cedric Johnson is that man. But even though he’s got just about everything he can wish for, Cedric is still missing one thing in his life: someone special. Fate may be on his side, but he encounters a few distractions along the way—like almost being killed by a UPS truck. Oh, and a little case of blackmail.
   
   Ellie Fontaine is a walking Wikipedia with clear professional goals, but when it comes to landing Mr. Right, she doesn’t know jack squat. She gives online dating a shot, but ends up with an unappetizing buffet of unibrows and losers. What’s a girl to do?
   
   After Ellie saves Cedric’s life, serendipity takes over as they continue to run into each other. Their connection grows stronger with each meeting, even though he embodies her number one pet peeve: he’s always late. But even if they can get past their issues and misunderstandings, Ellie’s ex-boyfriend, an unscrupulous cop, will do anything to keep them apart.

8. How (Not)To Kiss A Prince by Elizabeth A Reeves (#2 Cindy Eller)

   Let the Magical Mayhem begin! Cindy Eller has not one, but two weddings to prepare for in less than two weeks when the cupcakes hit the fan-- a mysterious man has appeared claiming to be betrothed to Cindy and insisting she must marry him before her sister's nuptials can take place.
   
   Obviously this doesn't sit well with Cindy's Ordinary boyfriend.
   
   That's the way the cake-- and the wedding-- crumbles!

9. The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne (#1 Texas Brands)

   Baby on his Doorstep!
   
   Sheriff Garrett Brand has raised his entire brood of siblings single-handedly, and he’s done his best to teach them some values, to mold them into honorable, responsible, and trustworthy human beings. So when a baby lands on the doorstep of the Texas Brand, his first question is which younger brother is in for a butt-kicking? But the little fellow isn’t named after Ben, or Wes, or Adam, or Elliot. The little feller is named after him–Garrett Ethan Brand–according to the note his mama left behind.
   
   He’s still racking his brain to figure it all out, when a woman shows up at the ranch in the dead of night, spitting, fighting mad, and accusing Garrett of murdering her sister and stealing the baby!
   
   Chelsea is confused, heartbroken, and too mad to think straight, and the same trouble that found her poor sister is right on her tail. But of all the places she and the baby could’ve wound up, Garrett thinks this ranch is the best one.
   
   Because this is one family that knows how to pull together and trouble doesn’t stand a chance against The Brands of Texas.

10. The Lucky Escape - An Imaginative Journey Through The Digestive System by Dr Heather Manley

    In The Lucky Escape, Merrin and Pearl explore their little brother, Robbie's, digestive system because they have to get a penny that he swallowed! Along the way, they slide down his esophagus, bump in to gas bubbles, and learn up close about the functions of the stomach and intestines, and so much more.
    
    In the end, they not only get the penny, but they also get a firsthand lesson on the functions of the digestive system.

11. Rebecca by Adam J Nicolai

    Sarah threw her life away for God.
    
    When she realized she had feelings for her best friend, Sarah drove her off. To prove she wasn't gay, Sarah slept with a boy from school. When she got pregnant, she surrendered an acceptance to Yale in order to keep her daughter, Rebecca.
    
    Finally, God's messenger tells her she's proven her virtue. She can have her life back the way it was.
    
    In return, she only needs to kill her baby.
    
    Rebecca is a terrifying descent into the maze of one young woman's beliefs, a labyrinth of self-hate and religious abuse which asks the same question at every turn:
    
    What would you do for your God?

Books Read in April

1. 4 in 1 Guide to Witch Hazel, Tea Tree Oil, Coconut Oil, and Apple Cider Vinegar by Dynamite Books
2. 45 Clever Uses for Toothpaste by Lee Stone
3. A White Rose by Bekah Ferguson

   Dakota Reilly was fourteen when she lost her virginity.
   
   It wasn't romantic in the slightest. If anything, it was a basic case of statutory rape; but she preferred to tweak the memory here, twist it a little there, until it really did seem exciting and amorous to recall.
   
   Now a successful florist with her own shop, Dakota is used to going from one hunky man to the next. Until she meets Jason Sinclair, a local artist and apparent stoic; a locked door. She is determined to win him, however, and a precarious friendship is forged, despite vast differences in their belief systems. When a gruesome loss shakes her very foundation, she discovers a treasure hidden in the pages of ancient history, and a love she never knew could exist.

4. Cinnamon Girl Explains It All by Jodi Bowersox

   Four years after the tragic loss of her family, newspaper reporter C.G. Harrellson is still a splintered soul. Blaming herself, she denies herself any opinions save the syndicated opinion column she anonymously writes as a release valve: Cinnamon Girl Explains It All.
   
   Even though Detective Wolf Hunter is in the midst of trying to track down a serial killer, he can't help being intrigued by the strange, little reporter who has been assigned to meet with him weekly to write a crime report.
   
   Despite C.G.'s initial fear of the brown eyes that remind her of her late husband and the tender touches that make her feel not just new love but old pain, Wolf patiently pulls her out of her numb, emotionless existence to start again.
   
   Meanwhile, Wolf's partner notices similarities between the Cinnamon Girl column and the murder scenes, sending Wolf in search of the elusive Cinnamon Girl, herself.
   
   Little does he realize, she's as close as a kiss.
   
   A detective, a reporter, her best friend, a cheating husband, a serial killer, Bingo...

5. The Haunted by Jonas Saul (#12 Sarah Roberts series)

   Two decades ago, Sarah's sister Vivian was murdered. Vivian's consciousness has manifested itself in Sarah Roberts through Automatic Writing, but is now merging into Sarah's mind at a new level, causing Sarah to relive Vivian's brutal death almost daily.
   
   Sarah moves into a cabin in northern California to be alone, to work things out. She visits a local psychologist to deal with what's happening to her, and researches the name Cole Lincoln, her old babysitter.
   
   Lincoln was a police officer who lived next door to her. He abused her and threatened her life if she ever spoke of it. But he seems to have disappeared. Members of the police force where he used to work won't even acknowledge his name. But Lincoln is alive and well. Since Sarah's name hit the national media with a cop killing in Canada and the priest killer case in Los Angeles, Cole has followed her exploits, watched her, and has waited for the day she would come after him....That day has come.
   
   While Sarah tries to deal with the haunting flashes of memory and images, Lincoln calls in a favor and gets her committed to a psychiatric hospital. To shed the darkness that torments her, Sarah needs to set things right by making Lincoln pay for what he did. But Lincoln has other plans, and Sarah doesn't see him coming until it's too late. Sarah has fought for her life before. In The Haunted, she also fights for her sanity.

6. Long Blue Line by Elizabeth McNew

   Once upon a time a beautiful teenager looked forward to school letting out and the warm, carefree days to come. But in the summer of her fifteenth year, things would drastically change. After reading a romance book sensationalizing a young woman's perfect life following the hookup with a wealthy prince charming, Elizabeth set out to create her own fairy tale ending. This would become the beginning of the darkest hours in her life: pregnancy, bridesmaids, drugs and jail.
   
   Long Blue Line is Elizabeth's true story about her descent into addiction. Her obsession with pregnancy, independence, and, ultimately drugs is chronicled in brutally honest Prose that will leave you spellbound. Her journey isn't over - far from it. She still has nightmares, but today she is wiser and lives in reality.
   
   If you are this girl, you will take a deep breath and nod your head knowingly. If you knew this girl, you will rethink your assumptions. If this girl is your daughter, you will finally get an insider's look at what she can't put into words.
   
   Above all, you will be moved - moved to tears, to unity, to action. Elizabeth is one of the lucky ones. She survived. Sadly, many young women and their children are unable to escape the madness and become grave statistics. Not everyone gets a second chance, and she hopes to inspire others with her straightforward honesty.

7. Shark's Tooth: Emerald Coast Murder by Michael Guillebeau

   Detectives Blackbeard and Terry are the only homicide detectives in the sleepy Florida panhandle beach town of Emerald Coast Beach, where police work usually consists of chasing drunk naked college students off the beach at 2 a.m. But, today, there’s a young woman’s body on the beach and a two-legged shark cruising the quiet Southern town.

8. Texas Gold by Liz Lee

   He's a millionaire developer looking for the next small town to turn into the perfect getaway for Metroplex movers and shakers. Serendipity, Texas is just the spot. She's the small town rancher's daughter determined to get in his way. When they get together sparks fly.

Books Read in March

1. The Antagonist by Jonas Saul (#10 Sarah Roberts)

   Vivian has sent Sarah to Kelowna, British Columbia, to antagonize a member of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. When she arrives, Barry Ashford, the RCMP officer Sarah is supposed to irritate, has just saved a woman from a suicide attempt. To the media and the public, Barry Ashford is a hero. To Sarah, he is breaking the law and getting away with it because he's a member of the street gang in blue.
   
   Since Vivian hasn't revealed exactly what Barry is up to, Sarah doesn't have much to go on. The message was simple: Antagonize RCMP Officer Barry Ashford until he confesses his crimes to her.
   
   Sarah's efforts to goad him don't work. Eventually, the entire Kelowna RCMP detachment is looking for Sarah on harassment charges. She can't afford to be arrested and she can't afford to fail Vivian. With her options running out, she abducts Barry, ties him up in the basement of her rented home, and interrogates him. Vivian leaves Sarah another message that Barry is only the barnacle on the Mother Ship. She needs to look deeper for a darker truth, one much larger than Barry. When Sarah comes face to face with that truth, she discovers an evil too large to handle on her own. One that will kill her unless Vivian intervenes.
   
   Sarah detaches herself from her friends and family to keep them safe, leaving her with no backup. Only Vivian, who never leaves her side, knows what's really going on. And nothing is what it seems in, The Antagonist.

2. Death Among The Roses by Anna Drake (#1 Melanie Hart)

   Life is good for Melanie Hart. She enjoys her role of lone reporter for the Cloverton Gazette, a small-town newspaper out in the midst of nowheresville in Illinois. She doesn’t even mind much having her father as a boss.
   
   But when she’s pulled off the coverage of the only murder investigation to come along in Cloverton since she started work there, she’s more than a little upset. So when a friend suggests they team up to catch the killer, Melanie decides the idea makes sense.
   
   But in a small town where everyone knows everybody else’s business, how does an inexperienced sleuth unearth a hidden killer?
   
   Especially, before the murderer learns he or she is being chased.

3. The Navy Seal's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton (#1 Heroes of Chance Creek)

   Mason Hall, Navy SEAL, knows all about difficult assignments, but his current mission is one for the record books. Not only must he find a wife—and get her pregnant—or forfeit the ranch his family has prized for generations, he must also convince his three brothers to marry, too—before the year is up. Who knew one city girl and three wayward brothers could put up such a fight?
   
   Regan Anderson can’t wait any longer to meet Mr. Right, so she’s taken matters into her own hands. She’s quit her job, given up her nice apartment and undergone all the preliminary appointments to prepare for artificial insemination. Still, becoming a single mother is daunting, so when she spots Mason’s Wife Wanted ad on the Internet one night, she’s ready for a few laughs. She’s sure the ad must be fake, but when Mason answers back, she soon finds herself wanting more than a long distance relationship.
   
   If Mason can just keep her talking until he makes it home from Afghanistan, he’s sure he can convince Regan he’s her man. But when he whisks her off for a trial run in Chance Creek, they’re in for an unpleasant surprise. The ranch is in ruins, the house has been stripped, and they’re going to have to work day and night to beat Mason’s deadline to win it back.
   
   Can two strangers pull together against all odds? Or is this mission doomed to fail?

4. The Power To See by Jennifer Anne Davis

   On the outside, twenty-two-year-old Brianna's life seems perfect and totally envy worthy. But inside, she's a twisted-up hot mess. She is sick of playing the part of Daddy's little girl. Now she's all grown up and tired of keeping her family's deadly secret.
   
   When two men from opposite worlds enter Brianna's life, ready to fight for her heart, she finds herself playing a high-stakes game that will ignite a battle between family, loyalty, love, and survival. Unfortunately for Brianna, she knows that girls like her rarely get a happily ever after. When she finds herself being played as a pawn in a ruthless and deadly game, will she be able to get out in time... before she loses herself and her heart in the process?

5. The Redeemed by Jonas Saul (#11 Sarah Roberts)

   Four Catholic priests have been murdered in Los Angeles, each killed in a different way. Each priest's name is carved into a small crucifix found with the body. Someone with a deep-rooted hatred of Catholicism is targeting priests with a suspected history of deviant behavior.
   
   The lead detective, David Hirst, calls on his friend Parkman for help and asks if he could bring Sarah Roberts along. Since Sarah is on a quest to redeem herself with her colleague Parkman after she had let him down in the past, she agrees to go to L.A. and do whatever she can to aid in the investigation. When they arrive, they head straight to the crime scene of yet another dead priest. With Sarah's history of antagonizing cops, and a recent feature in newspapers around North America regarding the death of a Canadian officer, the LAPD don't want her help. Within days, Hirst regrets his decision and asks Sarah and Parkman to leave. But the killer has other plans. According to the Bible, since Sarah is an automatic writer and talks to her dead sister, she is a practitioner of witchcraft and she works for the devil. Therefore she has to die, too.
   
   Before she has a chance to leave L.A., the priest killer has carved her name into a small crucifix. What he has in store for her is reminiscent of Eve in the Garden of Eden, a snake and a very painful way to die. Sarah has the will to live, the tenacity to fight, and a little help from her sister on the other side as Vivian digs deep to change the way she sends messages to Sarah. But channeling through Sarah's body and whispering to her takes a toll on Sarah, and she begins to feel and see Vivian's thoughts and memories. While Sarah fights to save herself, she's also trying to save her sanity as two vie for her consciousness.

6. Slenderman by Willow Rose (#9 Emma Frost)

   Ever Heard of Slender Man?
   
   They say he is always there. They say he is always watching. A tall guy in a suit and tie, with no face, and arms like tentacles.
   
   Some say he is an online myth; others will go very far to prove he is real, so far that they might even kill for him.
   
   Fanoe Island is busy with the mayoral election coming up, when suddenly, the sitting mayor is found killed. Rumors tell that a faceless man dressed in a suit and tie did it.
   
   In Emma Frost's house that she inherited from her grandmother, a box of letters is found that tells a story from a long time ago. A terrifying story revealing a painful chapter in the life of her own family half a century ago.

Read in February

1. Apple Cider Vinegar For Weight Loss by Jessica David
2. Gingerbread Man by Maggie Shayne

   Since the day her baby sister was taken, Holly’s mind hasn’t been the same. PTSD, panic attacks, nightmares and blocked memories have plagued her ever since. And now they’ve returned.
   
   Hard-edged Detective Vince O’Malley’s most recent case penetrated even his protective shell. Ordered to take time off to recover, he can’t let go, and on his own, follows the clues to Holly’s small upstate NY town.
   
   His presence stirs ghosts from the past, shadows of a little girl lost, the suspicions of some tight-lipped locals with secrets to hide, and more than that inside Holly’s fragile mind and untouched heart.

3. Ingenious Household Hacks: Clever DIY Hacks and Strategies to Increase Home Efficiency, Save Time and be More Productive! by Anabelle Charon

   Ingenious Household Hacks is full of easy and inexpensive ideas you can use today to effectively clean, de-clutter and organize your home.

4. Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From The American Dream by David Platt

   WHAT IS JESUS WORTH TO YOU?
   
   It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily...
   
   BUT WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO LIVES LIKE THAT? DO YOU?
   
   In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus.
   
   Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

5. Radical Workbook by David Platt
6. Red Light by WD Jackson

   To anyone who sees her, Ella Mattera is just a normal six year old, a pretty little girl with bouncy blonde locks and an adorable smile. Even her parents, Jenny and Luke, know no different. That is until the day that Ella starts predicting when people are going to die.
   
   Even as Jenny and Luke try to cope with the shock of their daughter's frightening new ability,there are others who want to use Ella for their own good, to harness her power, and who will stop at nothing to gain possession of her.
   
   But Ella is not alone, and as the Mattera's face the battle of their lives to keep their little girl safe, the truth that is waiting for them threatens to tear their world apart in a way they could never have expected.

7. Saving Money: Simple tips that will help you save more money every day, and have more money every week! by Michael Benson
8. Tahoe Chase by Todd Borg (#11 Owen McKenna series)

   Simone Bonnaire, a young French woman who lives in Tahoe, has a sadistic boyfriend who abuses her. Simone's only friend is Cynthia Rorvik, an older woman who provides comfort.
   
   When Cynthia falls from her deck and ends up in a coma, her 92-year-old, former Olympic ski racer husband Joe Rorvik calls Tahoe Detective Owen McKenna and asks him to investigate.
   
   McKenna discovers a string of deaths that look like accidents. But he can find no other connection between them until he learns that all of the victims opposed a new, proposed ski resort development in Tahoe.
   
   As McKenna gets closer to a devious killer, he realizes that Simone is to be the next victim. But McKenna can't save her because she has left on a solo ski trek into the Desolation Wilderness, and she is unreachable except by the killer who has been following her and has already begun his final chase...