Review: A Killing Cold - Kate Alice Marshall - February 2025 In A Killing Cold , Kate Alice Marshall delivers a chilling, snow-laced thriller that blends romance, family secrets, and the unsettling power of memory into an unputdownable read. This is the second book I’ve read by Kate Alice Marshall, and once again, she proves her talent for weaving atmospheric suspense with emotionally complex characters. We meet Thea, a young woman who was never meant to survive. After a traumatic childhood that led her into the foster system, she’s finally found happiness with Connor Dalton. Their whirlwind romance quickly leads to an engagement, and Connor whisks her away to his family's luxurious winter retreat nestled in the snow-covered mountains. But what should be a fairytale getaway soon descends into a nightmare. Thea is gripped by a sense of déjà vu, and a shocking discovery—a childhood photo of herself in the Dalton family home—unlocks long-buried memories. As she begins to piece toge...

Review: Royal Date - Book #1 The Royals of Monterra Series - Sariah Wilson - March 2015 Trawling through my kindle wanting something to read this wet lazy Sunday, I came across a royalty romance, and with it being Christmas time. I thought why not read a Christmas Winter Break royalty romance.  This happens to also be another one of my favorite tropes of an ordinary - not super stunning commoner having a member of the Royal family fall in love with them and bonus points if the commoner is loved by the rest of the Royal family and is a genuinely nice person. Royal Date by Sariah Wilson starts with Kat and her best friend Lemon on holiday in Monterra as Lemon's parents shouted them a skiing trip before they present their thesis for their Masters. While waiting for Lemon, Kat is busy reading and is hit on by Nico. She is not interested in a romance and not a holiday fling. The story then jumps to Lemon and Kat skiing and an accident occurs with Kat. Three days later Kat wakes up and...