The Phantom Paragrapher

Review: Silent Night/Holy Night - Christmas Novellas - Colleen Coble - October 2014 Colleen Coble delivers a festive treat of mystery and romance in Silent Night, Holy Night , a heartwarming duo of Christmas novellas featuring beloved characters from two of her most popular series. This collection is a perfect seasonal read for fans of inspirational fiction, combining suspenseful plots with messages of faith, love, and resilience. In Silent Night , we return to Rock Harbor with Bree Matthews and her loyal search-and-rescue dog, Samson. As Bree and her husband Kade prepare for a cozy holiday, a call comes in about a missing parachuter near the icy shores of Lake Superior. Bree and Samson head into the snow-covered woods, racing against time and the elements to uncover the truth especially since it looks like it involves Kade's sister Laurie. The wintry atmosphere adds an extra layer of tension and beauty to this fast-paced mystery, and fans of the Rock Harbor series will appreciat...

Review: Pause - Book #2 Larson Brothers Series - Kylie Scott - July 2021 Kylie Scott has long been one of my favourite Australian romance authors, so when I found myself in a bit of a romance slump, I decided to turn to one of her titles sitting unread on my bookshelf. I needed something comforting, reliable, and engaging—and Kylie Scott delivered exactly that with Pause . Not only did this book reignite my love for romance reads, but it also earned Leif Larson a well-deserved spot on my Book Boyfriends Shelf. Pause kicks off with a dramatic and emotional hook: Anna awakens from a coma after a devastating car accident—seven months of her life gone. But what’s even more heartbreaking is what she wakes up to : the discovery that her husband, Ryan, has cheated on her with her best friend and the two are now expecting a baby together. Talk about a nightmare! While Anna expected to return to her old life, she instead finds herself starting over entirely. As Anna begins the difficult pro...

Review: The Guilty One - Book #1 Emma Tapper Series - Anna Karolina and Translated by Lisa Reinhardt - August 2022 While scrolling through my Kindle in search of my next read, I stumbled across a thriller that immediately pulled me in with its chilling premise. From the first page, I was thrust into a nightmare scenario involving twins, a deadly prophecy, and a family riddled with secrets. The story kicks off with twins Nicholas and Jasmine celebrating their thirtieth birthday — a milestone overshadowed by a dark warning from a psychic: one of them won’t live to see the end of the day. As the evening unfolds with a cocktail of drugs, alcohol, and reckless celebration at Jasmine’s house, the tension simmers beneath the surface. But what starts as a night of fun quickly turns into a tragedy. Nicholas wakes up the next morning in a daze, with a blank memory and blood on his hands — literally. His sister lies dead beside him, her throat slashed, and the knife is in his grasp. Panicked a...

Review: The Charmer - Book #3 Biotech Billionaires Series - Ava Rani - May 2025 Ava Rani wraps up her Biotech Billionaires trilogy with a deliciously addictive finale in The Charmer , a sizzling slow-burn romance that blends fake marriage, billionaire charm, and corporate drama into a story that’s equal parts heart and heat. Penelope Chen-Astor has worked hard to escape the gilded cage of her privileged upbringing in Singapore. Now a fiercely independent lawyer in Manhattan, she’s built a life on her own terms until her grandfather’s will throws a wrench into her hard-won freedom. To protect not only her own future but her mother’s financial security, she must marry and remain so for a year. The last thing she expects is for her longtime acquaintance, charismatic billionaire Xander Sutton, to become the solution to her problem. Xander is a smooth-talking co-founder of Dawn Capital and a man who’s never had trouble turning heads except for Penelope, who has always kept him firmly in...

Review: The Ex - Alex Sinclair - May 2025 The Ex by Alex Sinclair is a twisted, dark, and addictive psychological thriller that had me gripped from the very start — but it was those final chapters that absolutely blew me away. I can honestly say I did not see those last few twists coming, and they elevated the entire story to another level. The book kicks off with Jack a man who once dated a woman we know only as “N.” According to Jake, she was a bit unhinged — so he broke things off. Over the years, he moved on, dating two other women, Nicole and Bianca - he reminded me a bit of a John Tucker character . Eventually, the relationships splintered after a tragedy, but one stuck: Jack and Bianca married and built what seems like a perfect life. Fast-forward almost twenty years, and Nicole has just moved in next door to Jack and Bianca, stirring up old tensions and dangerous emotions. Bianca, it turns out, has been sitting on some dark, devastating secrets about what happened two deca...

Brynne and Colin meet by chance on a sun-soaked island getaway and indulge in a whirlwind romance filled with dreams and promises. However, when Brynne returns home, fate takes an unexpected twist when she discovers her promotion has been handed to Colin instead. Caught between their undeniable chemistry and growing animosity, Brynne and Colin are forced to navigate the rocky path from lovers to enemies while managing tricky office politics. Readers who enjoy forced proximity and office romances will devour Game Change by Evelyn Sola, a steamy, diverse, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romance. Read Now! As a shocking revelation looms, will fate create a divide too deep to cross? On a sun-soaked island getaway, two architects, Brynne and Colin, meet by chance and indulge in a whirlwind romance, blissfully unaware that their paths are tangled by fate. Their passionate affair ignites a bond filled with dreams and promises. Colin vows to find Brynne once they've...