Review: Tracks of Her Tears - Book #1 Rogue River Series - Melinda Leigh - November 2015 For those who read my book reviews, you will know that one of my favorite female mystery authors is Melinda Leigh. What I enjoy about her books is that often there is a crossover of characters. In Rogue River Book #1 we are reunited with Seth and his wife Carly and their daughter Brianna. This book is set after the fire of the O"Rourke Resort and Seth and Carly have been busy in counseling as they work hard to reconcile their marriage. Carly's mother Pat is now coming up to her first Christmas without her husband Bill - whom we know from past novels was killed to cover up a drug operation in the small town of Rogue River. Carly's sister Stevie is now engaged to Officer Zane and her older brother James is the Mayor. The snow is falling and some punks have uncovered a body that Seth is called out too. He turns the body over and to his shock discovers that it is the gi...

Review: Hired Bride - Book #1 Beaufort Brides - Noelle Adams - June 2015 Deanna's life has always been about looking after her sister's and her eccentric grandmother after her parents were killed in a car accident. As the eldest, she has acted as the responsible one and now she is getting worried as her family's estate is starting to look a bit worn out and in need of a fixer-upper. The thing is though that money is tight and they can't afford to do up something this big. Deanna's grandmother has made it her mission to marry Deanna off to a wealthy man. Though it seems that Deanna won't have any trouble in that department as at a gala she meets Mitchell Graves who is in need of a wife to help him as it looks like the vendors whom he wants to make a deal with are "family men". After a conversation, the pair agree to a fake marriage for six months where Deanna will get finances to help pay for the Beaufort House restorations ...