Review: Dear Violet - Mikaela Bee - July 2021 I had a start to a bad reading day on Tuesday last week as I wasn't feeling the greatest, to begin with, and then every book I tried was just so blah and boring with a capital B. I just could not get into anything. After watching The Big Bang Theory and relaxing on the couch with a wheat bag, I decided to scroll through my Kindle and see if anything jumps out. I decided to go with a thriller as when all else fails, often for me a thriller and edgy read does the trick. I came across Dear Violet by Mikaela Bee and started reading. This one hit the spot as I was drawn in instantly to the book. Dear Violet introduces us to Violet who works at the local coffee shop in the train station. As I was reading this, I had the image of a coffee shop in the Wellington Train Station and the passersby getting their tickets, hopping on trains, etc. Violet does the night shift which normally she doesn't mind, that is until she starts to get letters...

Review: Truly, Madly, Deadly - Hannah Jayne - July 2013 One of my favorite YA thriller authors is Hannah Jayne and this book was another great read. The book starts with Sawyer Dodd's boyfriend Kevin Anderson who has died in a car accident. People are expecting Sawyer to be torn up, she is in two minds on the night of Kevin's death -Sawyer had, had enough as Kevin was physically abusing her and she never told a soul. Back at school, Sawyer finds a note in her locker attached to Kevin's obituary - "You're Welcome". Was Kevin's death an accident or did someone kill him for her? Hannah slowly shrugs it off but then a teacher sexually harasses her and then he turns up dead, along with another note. As more people die who wronged Sawyer at one point and then her stepmother is hurt - this is starting to scare Sawyer. Who though can she turn to if she goes to the police, then bad things can happen to the ones she loves? I had an inkling but then when the killer...

"Dear Ava is heartwarming and angsty and don't get me started on Knox. Read this book! You will love Ava's fight and Knox's alpha." -- Tijan, New York Times bestselling author Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a gripping enemies-to-lovers, secret admirer, high school romance with Dear Ava, available now! The rich and popular Sharks rule at prestigious, ivy-covered Camden Prep. Once upon a time, I wanted to be part of their world--until they destroyed me. The last thing I expected was an anonymous love letter from one of them. Please. I hate every one of those rich jerks for what they did to me. The question is, which Shark is my secret admirer? Knox, the scarred quarterback. Dane, his twin brother. Or Chance, the ex who dumped me. . . Dear Ava, Your eyes are the color of the Caribbean Sea. Wait. That's stupid. What I really mean is, you look at me and I feel something REAL. It's been ten mon...

Secret Admirer’s Christmas Wish #2 Dariel Raye Publication date: November 10th 2019 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance When a former ugly duckling and the former class heart-throb come together as adults, they find out they have more in common than they realized. Glenda Shaw knows firsthand what it’s like to be an ugly duckling, and now, she is roped into helping to organize her tenth-year class reunion. The speaker this year is none other than Hunter Teegs, the object of her dreams since their sophomore year in high school. She’s a dedicated social worker with a heart the size of Texas, but her hectic schedule doesn’t allow much time for dating or entertainment. Hunter Teegs is a self-made financial powerhouse with a boatload of charisma and a winning sense of humor. He’s also a notorious womanizer and heartbreaker. He has no interest in settling down any time soon, if ever. To make matters worse, he has recently noticed details from his childhood that cause him to quest...