Review: Nine Missing Girls - Steena Holmes - March 2026 As a long-time fan of Steena Holmes, I was absolutely thrilled to dive into Nine Missing Girls. Holmes has a wonderful way of blending emotional depth with gripping suspense, and this book delivered exactly what I was hoping for. It’s the kind of thriller that keeps you turning the pages late into the night ,definitely one of those “just one more chapter” reads. At the heart of the novel is Detective Meri Amber, the FBI’s leading child abduction specialist. Meri has dedicated her entire career to finding missing girls, but her mission is deeply personal. Twenty years ago, her own sister vanished, and that loss fuels every case she takes on. For Meri, each missing girl is a reminder of the sister she never stopped searching for. It adds a powerful emotional layer to the story, making every investigation feel incredibly real and urgent. What makes Nine Missing Girls stand out is its structure. The book follows nine separate cases , ...

Review: Finding Perfect - Book #2.6 Hopeless Series - Colleen Hoover - November 2019 I haven't read a Colleen Hoover book for a while, but this one had been sitting on my kindle for a while. This book was great as it was a mix of two of the full-written novels by Colleen Hoover. The Hopeless series and All Your Perfects were books that I enjoyed. Finding Perfect was the story of Six and Daniel who as you will remember had a one-night stand and Six ended up pregnant. In Finding Perfect, we learn that Six gave the baby up for adoption and though it was a closed adoption - Daniel decides to put his persistence skills to use and track down the family who adopted their son as he would do anything to see Six smile again and get rid of her sadness.  Six and Daniel were side characters in the Hopeless series. All Your Perfects comes into play as the family who adopted Six and Daniel's son happens to be Graham and Quinn. I loved that it was them and they finally got their HEA as that ...

Review: 20 Minutes by the Thames - Book #5 20 Minutes Series - Daniel Hurst - September 2020 Book #5 of the 20 Minutes series takes us to the central river in London, UK - the river Thames. Like the previous books, we have our regular characters and then of course new ones are chucked into the mix. We have our Jelena and Bodgan who are back in London after their time in Serbia. Jelena knows something is up with Bodgan but isn't sure what it is, but for Bodgan he is nervous about being able to pay for the loan shark that he used the money to track down Laslo whom he killed, Tom and Kelly are headed for Divorce as their holiday in Greece didn't strengthen their relationship, Harry is now going through the stages of puberty and noticing girls are beautiful, Carol and her husband are at the Doctors - this time for her husband's health, Josh has been dating April now for five months and it's April's 30th at the local bar but what will happen when he runs into Louise fo...

Review: 20 Minutes on Holiday - Book #4 20 Minutes Series - Daniel Hurst - July 2020 I had just recently discovered this series and I have been enjoying it as it is just a mishmash of characters in their lives over the same 20 minutes of the day. This series opens your mind wide to show we are all different and everyone is going through something in their lives. Like the previous books in the series, we have some familiar characters who have been with us since Book #1 and a few that were introduced in Book #3 and then some brand-new ones.  This book is all about going on holiday, having a reset in your life, letting your hair down, and just having fun, or in some cases, the holiday can be an eye-opener for your future. We have our original cast of Bodgan, Jelena, Harry, Josh, and Carol and then we have Chantelle - Will's friend, Laslo and Priya who showed up in Books #2 and #3, and then we have Tom and his wife Kelly who we met at the music festival.  Each of these couples i...