VBT# Review: Echo - Christine Lydon - August 2026 There is something about a book set in a secluded location that instantly pulls me in, and Echo by Christine Lydon had my attention from the moment I read the premise. A writer escaping to a remote retreat in the Vermont mountains to finish her overdue novel? Add in a vast Gothic house, a mysterious history, power cuts, no phone signal, and a hedge maze where you could literally lose yourself, and honestly, I was ready to check into Hemlock House myself , although perhaps not for quite as long as the main character! Our main female character Ally arrives at Hemlock House carrying more than just writer's block. Six months earlier, she lost her son Justin , her marriage to Henry has fallen apart, and her career is beginning to unravel as her book deadline passes her by. She has come to this isolated retreat hoping to disappear for a while and, hopefully, find her way back to writing again. But Hemlock House has other ideas. Every ...

Review: You Are Fatally Invited - Ande Pliego - February 2025 As someone who devours locked room mysteries like they're going out of style, I practically squealed when I spotted "You Are Fatally Invited" on the Whitcoulls website. The premise hit every single one of my reading sweet spots: a mysterious host gathering unsuspecting guests for revenge, an isolated setting with no escape, and the delicious meta-twist of thriller authors becoming victims of their own fictional murders. Sometimes the book gods smile down on us readers, and this felt like one of those moments. Ande Pliego has crafted something wickedly clever here. Six thriller authors receive invitations to an exclusive writers' retreat hosted by the enigmatic J.R. Alastor—a reclusive author whose identity remains shrouded in mystery. What begins as a dream opportunity quickly morphs into a nightmare as our literary protagonists realize they haven't been gathered for inspiration, but for retribution. E...

HER TWO MEN IN LONDON Dana Delamar and Kristine Cayne Series: Total Indulgence Book 1 Genre: Erotic Romance, Menage Romance (MMF) Publisher: Three Orcas Press LLC Publication Date: May 15, 2018 When three isn’t a crowd… I’m an uptight and responsible single mom who’s almost forgotten the last time I had sex. He’s famous for sticking his dick where it doesn’t belong. Not to mention that he’s eight years younger. And he’s got a boyfriend. It was only supposed to be a vacation fling during a writers’ retreat to England and Scotland. So why does being with him—with them—feel so right? PAIGE My work and my daughter are my life. I agreed to a vacation fling with one man—and now there are two! Things are getting far too complicated… RILEY I lost hard at the game of love, and now I don’t even want to play. I just want to have fun, but there’s something about him—and her—that’s calling to me... CARTER My relationship with my ex-wife gave me PTSD. I’ve found the ma...

    Title: Her Two Men In London Series: Total Indulgence Book 1 By: Dana Delamar & Kristine Cayne Publication Date: May 15, 2018 Genre: Erotic Menage Romance (MMF) Cover Designer: Mayhem Cover Creations Publisher: Three Orcas Press LLC #hertwomeninlondonreveal When three isn’t a crowd… It was only supposed to be a vacation fling during a writers’ retreat to England and Scotland. So why does being with him—with them—feel so right? PAIGE My work and my daughter are my life. I agreed to a vacation fling with one man—and now there are two! Things are getting far too complicated… RILEY I lost hard at the game of love, and now I don’t even want to play. I just want to have fun, but there’s something about him—and her—that’s calling to me… CARTER My relationship with my ex-wife gave me PTSD. I’ve found the man I want—but he wants us to have a girlfriend too. I’m not sure I can do that, even for him… Pre-Order Your Copy Now!! AMAZON US: http...