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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: 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 ›

• Review: The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas

  By Minx on October 3, 2019 • ( 6 )

  

  There is nothing I love more than reading stories that have elaborate cons in them and The Art of Theft had a doozy in it! In this story, Mrs. Watson’s past becomes part of the present with the re-introduction of… Read More ›

• Review: One Final Breath by Lynn H. Blackburn

  By Minx on August 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Three books in and I am still loving the Dive Team Investigations series! Throughout this series, Inspector Gabe Chavez and Dive Team Captain Anissa Bell have had friction between them. Although with each installment their animosity has been waning and… Read More ›

• Review: Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

  By Minx on August 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  How much do I love the Hidden Legacy series? An absolute ton! Sapphire Flames is the fourth book in the series and one of the many reasons why I am enthralled with it is because it was able to survive… Read More ›

• Review with Excerpt: How to Love a Duke in Ten Days by Kerrigan Byrne

  By Minx on August 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There are not enough wonderful things that I can say about How to Love a Duke in Ten Days! This book is the first in a brand new series, Devil You Know, from Author Kerrigan Byrne, and what a start… Read More ›

• Review: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart

  By Minx on August 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  In Singapore Sapphire, Harriet Gordon was a fascinating three-dimensional character who had a sorrowful past scattered with dark moments that she desperately wanted to keep hidden. She worried how her past would affect her brother if it was ever to… Read More ›

• Review: Cry Pilot by Joel Dane

  By Minx on August 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  I can’t say that I read a lot of military science fiction but when I came across Cry Pilot I knew this was a book I just had to read. What truly made this story fascinating to me was the… Read More ›

• Review: Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

  By Minx on August 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Things You Save in a Fire is one of those books that, if I could, I’d give it a ten-star rating! I would, honestly, there is no limit on the stars for this book! I loved getting to know Cassie… Read More ›

• Review: Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley

  By Minx on July 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Being the kind of reader who is attracted to a book by its cover, it is no wonder I was eager to read this book. I just find the cover to be adorable! Death in a Budapest Butterfly is the… Read More ›