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Enemies and Playmates by Darcia HelleMy rating: 5 of 5 starsWhen the abused decide to fight back, the abuser's world might just shatter. Lauren Covington's family maintains a grand facade that hides the private abuse they suffer at the hands of her father. Jesse Ryder, a private detective, steps int...

Unnatural Selection by Thomas PryceMy rating: 5 of 5 starsA deadly mix of plague and environmental disaster forces a small group to seek refuge in an underwater facility. Located off the coast of California, Pacifica was originally conceived to study alternative energy systems and algae farms as par...

Today we start the May New Release Giveaway hop!This terrific hop is hosted by Book Twirps and Refracted Light Reviews.The Raffelcopter thingy is at the bottom of this page, so after looking at all the choices, keep scrolling and it should be down there.  If it isn't working, just leave me a co...

A Kiss Before Dying by Ira LevinMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI listened to this story as an audiobook, narrated by Hauro Hantman, so my review is based on that version.This book is an 2012 Finalist in the Thriller/Suspense Category forThe Audies.This book tells the shocking tale of a young man who will st...

The Nightmare Thief by Meg GardinerMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI listened to this as an audiobook, narrated by Susan Ericksen, so my review is based on that version.This book is an 2012 Finalist in the Thriller/Suspense Category forThe Audies.Autumn Reiniger expects something special for her twenty-first...

When I Kill You by Michelle WanMy rating: 4 of 5 starsGina Lopez is twenty-six, a postal worker during the week, a mud wrestler on weekends. She's also a recent widow, though she is not exactly mourning the death of her abusive husband Chico. Instead, she's anxiously awaiting the life-insurance sett...

Today we start the April New Release Giveaway hop!This terrific hop is hosted by Book Twirps and Refracted Light Reviews.The Raffelcopter thingy is at the bottom of this page, so after looking at all the choices, keep scrolling and it should be down there.  If it isn't working, just leave me a ...

The Accident: A Thriller by Linwood BarclayMy rating: 4 of 5 starsGlen Garber, a contractor, has seen his business shaken by the housing crisis, and now his wife, Sheila, is taking a business course at night to increase her chances of landing a good-paying job. But she should have been home by ...

Unknown: A Special Edition of Out of My Head by Didier van CauwelaertMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI listened to this story as an audiobook, narrated by Bronson Pinchot, so my review is based on that version.This book is an 2012 Finalist in the Thriller/Suspense Category forThe Audies.Martin Harris returns...

Fire by William EsmontMy rating: 4 of 5 starsNo one knows what caused the dead to rise. No one knows what caused them to attack the living. Fighting for their lives, scattered survivors find the attempted cure to be almost worse than the disease. In the twilight of a shattered civilization, the fate...