Shadowed Seats Marguerite Ashton (Oliana Mercer, #1) Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Oliana knows that every family has a secret, but she never expected hers to come from the grave. High school senior Oliana Mercer dreams of attending the prestigious Reyersen Drama Academy and pursuing her acting career. But when tragedy strikes, Oliana discovers secrets hidden from her by her adopted parents, dimming the lights on her perfect world. As the sins of the past surface, Oliana finds herself caught up in a tug-of-war between two families while the love for her boyfriend is tested. Determined to find some form of happiness in life, Oliana becomes student director in the high school’s senior play. When her best friend, Devin Worthy, dies during dress rehearsal, Oliana is re-cast as the lead. Everyone thinks the death was a suicide, except Oliana, whose search for clues may be enough motive for the killer to murder again. THE COMPLETE SERIES: Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes &...

Review: They All Had a Plan - Book #5 - Michele Leathers - May 2022 The 5th book in this series and we have an OMFG moment as we wonder if this is finally the last time Bellamy will evade the officials and be free. Like the previous books in this series, Bellamy has changed her name and adopted a new identity and a new career to make some money before she moves on again. What she doesn't realize though is that her past could catch up with her as Corey is the closest, he has ever been to capturing her and there's also a PI on her tail, who wants her to pay for what she did in Book #3. In Book #5 Bellamy becomes a nanny by the name of Mariana for a family who she knows won the jackpot at the casino. What happens though is that the family is on the verge of divorce as the dad Ned has run off with the old nanny Lacey. Now Bellamy has to change her plan to get her money. To pull off this con successfully, she will need a helper and that's where Corey comes into play. He was h...

Review: The Leaf Reader - Emily Arsenault - June 2017 As a tea drinker myself and someone open-minded, I have always had a fascination with divination, and tea leaf reading always sounded interesting. Reading this book, I also discovered the actual name for Tea Leaf Reading is Tasseomancy. This book caught my attention as it was a YA Thriller. In this book, a popular athlete Angela has gone missing and no one knows where she is and what has happened to her.  Our main character Marnie reads tea leaves for fun as she picked up a book one day and thought to give it a go. She is pretty good and sometimes her predictions are eerie and end up happening IRL. When Angela's best friend Matt comes to Marnie for a reading, she gives him one in the hopes it will give them clues to where she is and if she is still alive. What will happen though when she ends up uncovering another missing person case and this one hits a lot closer to home and is tied in with Angela going missing? Can Marnie di...