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I am first and foremost a bibliophile. I love exploring genres, reading what sparks my interest, and I am all about the collecting of books. I am also a book devourer, mama bear, book reviewer, and all my reviews are of my own opinion.

• Review: Ghost Money by Stephen Blackmoore

  By Minx on April 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In Ghost Money, Eric’s past had once again come back to haunt him but this time it was from a period of his life where he had thought he’d done some good. It was a deed that had been a… Read More ›

• Review: Driving the Deep by Suzanne Palmer

  By Minx on April 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I have been eagerly anticipating the second installment of the Finder Chronicles series and when I discovered that, in Driving the Deep, I was going to be introduced to the elusive Shipmakers of Pluto, I was thrilled! In book one,… Read More ›

• Review: Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

  By Minx on April 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Synopsis and Details: Super soldiers, clones, genetic manipulation, and romance, if those words pique your interest then Deal with the Devil is a story that you will enjoy. The setting for this story was a dystopian United States after the… Read More ›

• Review: Titan’s Day by Dan Stout

  By Minx on April 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Titan’s Day is the second book in The Carter Archives series and I have to say that not only do I love this world but the storytelling is amazing! It gives this story a gritty police procedural vibe but in… Read More ›

• Review: A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber

  By Minx on March 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A Stroke of Malice was a wonderful addition to the Lady Darby Mystery series! Although this book could be read as a standalone, this would be a series best enjoyed from starting at book one, The Anatomist’s Wife. Although, if… Read More ›

• Review: Risk It All by Katie Ruggle

  By Minx on March 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Risk It All was absolutely worth waiting for! Cara was very entertaining! She really stepped out of her element for her sisters because she wanted to do everything she could to contribute in the bounty-hunting business after the debacle their… Read More ›

• Review: The Third to Die by Allison Brennan

  By Minx on March 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In The Third to Die, the Mobile Response Team (MRT) that was going to be a game changer for the FBI was in the early stages of formation. So early, in fact, that FBI agent Mathias Costa was still receiving… Read More ›

• Review: Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs

  By Minx on March 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Smoke Bitten is the twelfth book in the Mercy Thompson series and this book was everything that I was hoping for! This series is still going strong and the plots are always creative, humorous, and invoke a sense of suspense… Read More ›

• Review: A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

  By Minx on February 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A Murderous Relation is the fifth book in the Veronica Speedwell series and this story is a game changer in many ways. At the start, Veronica and Stoker are once again brought into the confidences of those who, otherwise, choose… Read More ›

• Review with Excerpt: The Colonel and the Enchantress by Paullett Golden

  By Minx on February 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  If you are looking for an all-encompassing romance that will captivate your heart then The Colonel and the Enchantress is the book for you. What I love most about a romance from Author Paullett Golden is that the stories are… Read More ›

• Review: The Business of Blood by Kerrigan Byrne

  By Minx on February 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The Business of Blood is a chilling story that is not for the weak of stomach nor the weak of heart. Fiona Mahoney was a woman who had very few options afforded to her. When she first immigrated to America,… Read More ›

• Review: When You See Me by Lisa Gardner

  By Minx on January 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In When You See Me, after the discovery of human remains in a remote area in Georgia that were believed to have a connection with a serial rapist, FBI agent Kimberly Quincy, Detective D.D. Warren, and Flora Dane were all… Read More ›

• Review: Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter

  By Minx on January 27, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Junkyard Cats is an Audible original audiobook and it is the first in a new series featuring Shining Smith, a woman who grew up in a biker gang, saw action in the Final War, and settled in a scrapyard that… Read More ›

• Review: Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason

  By Minx on January 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Collateral Damage is the first book in a new romantic suspense series, Danger Never Sleeps, and I can tell you I am already totally hooked. Although there were many characters introduced at the start of this story, the story itself… Read More ›

• Review: Ashlords by Scott Reintgen

  By Minx on January 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  This book caught my eye because, honestly, any book that is compared to Scorpio Races is going to be one that I just have to read. I loved that story! Luckily, Ashlords did not disappoint. It was an imaginative fantasy… Read More ›

• Review: Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg

  By Minx on January 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  What grabbed my attention about Lost Hills was that it written by Lee Goldberg. As his books tend to display much in the way of tongue-in-cheek humor, I was pleasantly surprised by the feel of this book. This is not… Read More ›

• Review: Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

  By Minx on December 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  As unbelievable as this is going to sound, Bloodwitch might be the third book in The Witchlands series but it is by far my favorite one of the series! Seriously, Author Susan Dennard BROUGHT IT in this series installment! This… Read More ›

• Review: Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones

  By Minx on December 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Since book one, First Grave on the Right, I have been the hugest fan of the Charley Davidson series and I will say that I had bittersweet feelings about knowing this series was coming to an end. Only fitting that… Read More ›

• Review: Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco

  By Minx on December 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  I will be the first to admit that I was not the biggest fan of this novel’s prequel, Escaping from Houdini, and I also big enough to admit that I was a fool because that book was preparing Audrey Rose… Read More ›

• Review: Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews

  By Minx on November 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  I had such fun reading Sweep of the Blade. I loved the “dance” between Maud and Arland. I liked how different Arland was in this story compared to how he had behaved throughout this series. It was clear that he… Read More ›

• Review: Into the Dark by Karen Rose

  By Minx on November 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Into the Dark is the twenty-third book in the Romantic Suspense series by Author Karen Rose. This series includes many characters from different professions but all the professions are aimed at helping others and all of the protagonists are about… Read More ›

• Review with Excerpt: Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter

  By Minx on October 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Shattered Bonds is a thrilling story that’s filled with action, suspense, and it was also intensely gripping! Throughout this series, the one thing Jane Yellowrock has never been was weak or helpless but in Shattered Bonds, that feeling and sense… Read More ›

• Review: Bishop Takes Knight by Mckenna Dean

  By Minx on October 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Redclaw Security is a series that I have enjoyed reading very much. I was extremely excited to learn that there was a book coming out that was going to take me back to the beginning of this company and give… Read More ›

• Review with Excerpt: The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

  By Minx on October 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  From the start I truly enjoyed reading The Widow of Rose House because Alva Webster was a strong character who did not let society dictate her choices or her future. She had much to overcome after her most recent scandals… Read More ›

• Review: I See You by Mary Burton

  By Minx on October 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  I See You is the second book in the Criminal Profiler series and it is a standalone. In this book, Zoe Spencer was a woman whose life had not followed her intended path but was not one that she would… Read More ›