Crime

Teach the Torches to Burn (Daughter of Montague) by Christina Dodd

I loved this book! The sarcasm, snark, and wit from the main character, Rosalind (daughter of Romeo & Juliet) was off the charts. This book was so entertaining with snarky observations, witty asides, and just full out funny moments. Rosalind knows exactly who she is and what she wants – and it’s NOT to be married to Escalus the younger, prince of Verona. Neither one of them wants to get married, but the alliance between the Montagues and the Capulets rests on the union.

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August 2, 2026 0

Too Perfect to Die by Juliana Goodman

3.5 stars

This is a good YA mystery surrounding the murder of a teenager on an elite squad of cheerleaders.

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August 2, 2026 0

Death’s Daughter (Children of the Old Ones, #1) by S. A. Barnes

This was a fun, fluffy urban paranormal fantasy that features the daughter of Death, Jocasta, just trying to be normal at college. She’s got great friends and a complicated relationship with a TA, Carter. Instead of killing people she feeds on their disappointments, failures, and rejections. All is going well until a sexy guy named Devon, a descendant of Lust—shows up on campus because Death just named Jo as his successor, making her a powerful ally and a massive target. When a friend of Jo’s is murdered, Jo becomes the number 1 suspect. As the body count rises, and Jo does everything she can to protect those she loves, she tests the limits of her power and doesn’t know who to trust.

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July 4, 2026 0

Rumors & Whiskey (The Whiskey Women, #1) by Victoria Wilder

I love the world the author built for this series. The MFC’s intimidating family, the small town characters, the mysterious secrets, the small town cops – this book has everything you could want in a romantic suspense. I listened to the book and the narrators did a fantastic job. They infused plenty of suspicion, snark, hesitation, and steam into their voices to bring the book alive. Samantha Brentmoor’s voice is so versatile that you can easily recognize all the various characters. Connor Crais is smooth as whiskey (see what I did there? lol) and sexy AF. You can feel the heat pouring off him when he interacts with Wyn. I highly recommend you listen to the audio of this book.

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July 3, 2026 0

The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney #5) by Claudia Gray

If you’re a Jane Austin fan, you will love this historical fiction cozy mystery series. As the story begins, Jonathan Darcy is recovering from the gunshot wound he received during his duel and Juliet Tilney is suffering from her ruined reputation after an artist’s scandalous fake portrait of her. Jonathan’s parents continue to hover over him and demand he stop his association with Juliet. Juliet’s parents mourn the possibility that Juliet could have married into the Darcy family.

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June 21, 2026 0

The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

I will never get tired of reading books about messed up rich people doing messed up things. I didn’t really know what to expect with this book and it exceeded my expectations. It revolves around the Button family. The father is a crazy rich guy who adopts 5 children (heirs) and experiments on them using his “Button Method”. He’s testing whether nature or nurture will decide the future of people. The children are immediately emersed in a grinding lifestyle of non-stop training and education by the world’s top experts to train the kids to become prodigies in 5 distinct categories. He succeeds in 4 of the 5 children.

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May 24, 2026 0

Marion by Leah Rowan

4.5 stars (release date June 2, 2026)

I loved the feminine rage and girlpower in this book. It’s a twist on Psycho where Marion fights back and Norman ends up dead in the bathroom. That’s just the beginning of Marion’s journey as she tries to help her sister who’s in an abusive relationship. I loved the bond the sisters had and loved women protecting women.

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May 24, 2026 0

Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

I absolutely loved this book. I listened to the audio and the narrators did a fantastic job. They instilled the perfect mixture of sweet, snarky, and sarcastic into their voices to bring Elsie/Mabel to life. The story is told in two storylines, present day and Mabel as a young girl. In present day the main character goes by Elsie and as a young girl, she goes by Mabel. Elsie is 81 years old and has lived on her street for over 60 years. She’s the neighborhood curmudgeon that has an opinion about everything and everyone. Her peace is disrupted by the appearance of a little girl named Persephone who relentlessly inserts herself into Elsie’s life.

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May 6, 2026 0

A Ghastly Catastrophe (Veronica Speedwell #10) by Deanna Raybourn

It’s hard to believe this is already book 10 in this entertaining historical fiction mystery series and it still provides plenty of twists, turns, and creative cases. This time the mystery involves a young man entirely drained of blood in a carriage next to a cemetery. He’s got two small holes in his neck a la Dracula. Another young man dies in an apparent suicide. The two are connected by a mysterious society that’s existence is only mentioned once in society.

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March 31, 2026 0