Review: Photograph - Brian Freeman - October 2025 There’s something quietly haunting about Photograph, the kind of story that settles into your bones and lingers long after you’ve turned the final page. As I curled up with this one, I felt like I was stepping into a storm - one that begins softly but builds into something deeply emotional and utterly consuming. At the heart of the novel is Shannon Wells, a private investigator with a compassionate streak for helping women who feel like they’ve run out of options. I instantly warmed to Shannon. She’s not just solving cases ,she’s carrying people’s burdens, and that gives her character a grounded, human quality that makes you root for her from the very beginning. The mystery surrounding Faith Selby pulled me in straight away. A woman asking, “Find out who I really am” is such a simple yet loaded request, and it sets the tone for everything that follows. When Faith turns up dead, leaving behind nothing but a photograph of a little girl s...

Review: The Last Session - Julia Bartz - April 2025 Oh, how I wanted to love this one! After absolutely devouring Julia Bartz's The Writing Retreat (a solid 5-star read for me), I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into The Last Session. The premise had everything I adore—amnesia, a celebrity lookalike who could be our protagonist's twin, shared secrets between strangers. I settled in with my favorite reading blanket, fully expecting to be swept away. The opening chapters didn't disappoint. The mental institution setting was atmospheric and gripping, pulling me right into Thea's unsettling world. But then our two main characters left those walls, and something shifted. The story took a turn that I can only describe as... odd. I found myself rereading passages, trying to piece together what was happening, feeling a bit lost in the narrative fog. We follow Thea as she trails clues to a remote center tucked away in Southwestern New Mexico, where a charismatic couple runs...

Review: Killer Insight - Book #1 Kaitlyn Kruse Series - Karoline Anderson - September 2024 Karoline Anderson's debut novel arrives like a whisper from another life—literally. Detective Kaitlyn Kruse's supernatural ability to access memories from her past lives transforms what could have been a standard police procedural into something genuinely unsettling and original. The premise hooked me immediately: bodies discovered on Seattle's hiking trails. Karoline Anderson wastes no time establishing the stakes, but it's her handling of Kaitlyn's past-life dreams that elevates the material. These aren't convenient plot devices but feel genuinely otherworldly, with previous incarnations of Kaitlyn offering fragmented clues that create more questions than answers. What struck me most was how Karoline Anderson uses the supernatural element to explore themes of identity and pattern recognition.  There's something deeply human about questioning which parts of ourselve...

Review: A Deal For a Kiss - Willow Winters - November 2024 Willow Winters delivers a hauntingly beautiful and deeply evocative love story in A Deal for a Kiss , blending dark romance with a sense of fated inevitability.  The story is steeped in darkness and passion, unfolding through the perspective of a possessive and determined hero who has waited lifetimes to reclaim what is his. The ethereal prose captures the magnetic pull between the protagonists, drawing readers into a love story that transcends time. The central character, mysterious and relentless in his pursuit, is driven by an undying connection to the heroine, who remains unaware of their shared past. His desire to claim her and bring her to the underworld fuels the novel’s intensity, making for a gripping, page-turning experience. The way she intertwines fate, memory, and devotion adds depth to the romance, making it more than just a love story—it becomes an obsession, a need that cannot be denied. The hero's unwaver...

Soul Love D.F. Jones Publication date: September 3rd 2024 Genres: Adult, Romance, Time-Travel From USA Today bestselling author D.F. Jones comes Soul Love, a mesmerizing tale of past lives, time travel, and an unbreakable bond that transcends time itself. What if a simple dinner invitation could change your life forever? When Summer Jewel accepts a dinner invitation from her enigmatic new neighbor, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly transported to 1926 Heartsville, she uncovers shocking truths about a past life she never knew existed. This revelation ignites a journey brimming with turbulent emotions and undeniable desires, leaving her questioning everything she thought she knew. Meanwhile, Rogan Randolph, a dedicated agent of The Order of the Invisible Effect, is tasked with subtly guiding the course of human history. His orderly world is thrown into chaos when a portal to his own past unexpectedly opens, offering him a chance to right a wrong. His mission becomes i...

Review: Wait for Me - Sara Shepard - November 2022 You know how we all have those favourite authors, the ones that no matter what they write or publish we will be bound and compelled to read it? One of the ones on my list is Sara Shepard. Years before Pretty Little Liars was even a twinkle in the TV producer's mind, I read the first couple of books and I was hooked. It became one of my favourite YA book series and so in everything that followed by this author, I have made it my goal to read. Some I enjoy, and others are a bit odd but still, I do read them. Wait for Me was one of those reads in the middle where it had a great premise but at the same time was a bit off and odd in parts. The book starts with a woman about to get married and then she is kidnapped. Then it jumps over to the present time and we meet Casey who is dating a wealthy guy called Marcus Coleman. Casey is a young, smart teen but she feels off when it comes to Marcus and so she disappears to a town called Avon ...

Title: Parallel Series: Parallel Duet #1 Author: Elizabeth O'Roark Genre: Paranormal Romance Release Date: June 13, 2019 Blurb Time is a cruel thief…unless you can steal it back. As a neurologist, Nick Reilly believes everything can be explained by science. But he can’t explain her —Quinn Stewart, an irresistible patient who knows things about him she shouldn’t. And insists that at some point, she was his wife.  Something else he can’t explain: he remembers her too. Quinn wakes each morning remembering new details of the life they shared. She’s desperate for the dreams to stop. With each one, she finds herself craving what she had with Nick more than the life—and the fiancé—she already has. Nick and Quinn share an attraction neither can deny, but one that might destroy everything. Just like it did before. ADD TO GOODREADS Purchase Links 99c for a limited time!! AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU Free in Kindle Unlim...