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Book Review for Curse of Amber by Kathryn Troy

I received this book for free. This does not impact my review in any shape or form.

Curse of the Amber, by Kathryn Troy, is a time travel romance about finding love amid war, supernatural, personal, or otherwise. Asenath “Avi” Hayes is an architectural doctoral candidate who has stumbled upon the discovery of a lifetime in the form of an extremely well-preserved corpse she named the Anglesey Man. But what begins as a promising unearthing turns into a nightmarish spectacle when she realizes that the Anglesey Man was not only alive and survived for thousands of years, but was cursed by a vengeful Druid. Despite the obstacles, Asenath decides to help the man, introducing him to modern society and unwittingly falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Quintus is a Roman general who finds himself in the 21st century. After being saved by an angel, Quintus is immediately bombarded with questions, such as whether or not he could get home, or if his mysterious savior could ever return his budding feelings. 

There are a lot of parallels between Asenath and Hedra. Both were severely underestimated by the men of their time, Asenath with Alex and Hedra with Quintus, his men, and perhaps even her beloved painter. They both hold their cultures close, even if they wound up on opposite ends of the morality spectrum. And while the book doesn’t focus much on those parallels, I can’t help but wonder what would’ve happened had Asenath come across Hedra first. How many tragedies would befall Asenath, from Alex stealing her work and livelihood from right under her, to her continuing to be at his mercy, financially and sexually, before she decides to be more than a little sympathetic to Hedra’s cause? It’s the what-ifs that bog me down (no pun intended).

Speaking of which, for all her hard work and passion, Asenath encounters the very same obstacles that may have driven Hedra to kill the way she does. From her mentor/ex-lover trying to take the credit and then some, to her squashing her hobbies just to try and make a living (not being homeless is a good way to light a fire under your ass). So for Quintus to come and not only encourage her but also to lift her up and help introduce her to the art world, in a way, helps prevent Asenath from becoming another Hedra. In modern-day contexts, women are fighting back because of the oppression men have shoved them under. And a lot of them have turned to witchcraft because of it. As Paris Paloma says, “You make me do too much labor.” So it’s interesting to me that the most common reason for a contemporary woman’s journey into witchcraft is halted because someone supported her in her endeavors, and did whatever it took to protect her. I thought that was rather touching, to be honest, and a wonderful lesson to teach to the Red Pill Community. 

At times it did seem a little too wishy-washy, especially with us realizing that Asenath can make money off more than just archeology (which is a good backup plan to have, but still). Quintus and Asenath’s happy ending also seems more than a little rushed. But regardless, I did enjoy this book and would give it a 4 out of 5 stars. 

Book Spotlight: Storm and Flame by Mallory Wanless

“Come on. Just work, dammit,” Elena muttered to herself, trying for the millionth time to cast her spell.

Agon had stretched his lithe, weasel-like body across a long, skinny patch of sunlight on the floor of the testing room. He’d spent the morning basking in the warmth of the sun-drenched stone and flicking his fluffy blue-black tail back and forth. As her closest, and arguably only, friend, Agon knew nothing he could say would make her feel better. She was in a mood, and the best thing he could do was to leave her be.

Sparks flared and quickly sputtered out from Elena’s fingertips.

“Dammit. Why can’t I get this stupid spell right?” It was a rhetorical question, but Elena was so frustrated by her own ineptitude that she would have traded everything she owned to successfully complete a spell on the first try.

Elena was easily the worst enchantress in her class, probably the whole school. The other students mocked her mercilessly. It didn’t help that her mother, Madame LaBelle, was the most famous enchantress in the whole country, possibly the world, and the headmistress of their school. She could turn a seed into a centuries-old tree with the flick of her wrist. Elena could grow a seed into a sapling with twenty minutes of chanting, flicking, waving, and praying. Maybe. On a good day.

Madame LaBelle was notorious for her skills with magic as much as her beauty. Unfortunately for Elena, she inherited her looks from her father. At least, she assumed that’s where she got her flat hair and dull brown eyes. She’d never actually met him. In Waverly, as far as enchantresses were concerned, men served one purpose: impregnating women. The men were used and released of all parental rights, whether they liked it or not. Most men didn’t even know the woman they had lain with was an enchantress, much less that they had fathered a child as a result. The women opted to disguise themselves—bar wenches, visitors lost in the big city, damsels in need of aid on the side of the road, etc.—just to get what they needed and be gone before the man even knew her name.

It was crass and cowardly, but Elena had been raised to believe it was for the best. Men weren’t capable of raising children, especially magical ones, and an enchantress always gave birth to another enchantress. Never in the history of the world, had an enchantress given birth to a non-magical child. Or a boy, for that matter. Enchantress beget enchantress. End of story.

Elena dreamed of love and happy endings when she was younger. All the girls did, but their time at Harbor Ridge taught them that magic was their top priority, followed closely by their loyalty to the school and Madame LaBelle. Elena always felt that it was a tad hypocritical how often her mother preached about loyalty to their family—the school and their classmates—when she never paid any attention to her own flesh and blood. What sort of mother neglects her own child to favor those who are more adept at magic? Not a good one, Elena mused glumly.

Agon had been with her since before she was born, like all familiars. They were born together and stayed attached for an “unusually long time,” according to her mother. Typically, familiars disconnected from the baby’s umbilical cord within a few days before settling into their permanent animal form. Agon and Elena stayed connected for two weeks, all the while Agon

remained a blob encased in the placenta. Her mother had many specialists, including a Therionology Enchantress, or an animal enchantress, come and inspect Agon and try to coax him into taking any form at all. Nothing worked. Baby Elena just spent her days cuddling “this disgusting blob of goo” and sleeping. Madame LaBelle often liked to remind Elena of how unusual that was, and how that should have been a sign that her daughter was going to be different, and not in a good way.

Elena has always been a disappointment. Her magic is practically non-existent and now, on her sixteenth birthday, she is expelled from magic school by the strict headmistress–also known as her mother. Cast out into the world of the magically inept with only her familiar for company, Elena feels lost and alone until she meets a strange boy in the woods.

Quinn is a thief, a hunter, and a hothead. His unexpected friendship with Elena awakens a fiery side in him–quite literally– and uncovers new and surprising magical abilities. Except men aren’t supposed to be capable of magic.

With Quinn’s help, Elena carves a safe new life as a barmaid, but when she is attacked, her powers awaken with shocking ferocity. Elena’s explosion of magic creates a power surge that attracts the attention of magical investigators, sent to uncover and contain the source of the power surge.

But the awakening of their powers kickstarts an ancient prophecy. Will they be able to escape those that hunt them? Can they fulfill the prophecy, destroy the turmio and save magic from being destroyed once and for all?

Content warning: the story mentions incidents of child abuse, sexual assault, and birth trauma. May not be suitable for some readers.

Storm and Flame is the first in a completed trilogy. A found family low-spice series perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber’s Caraval series, Margaret Rogerson’s Sorcery of Thorns, and Phillip Pullman’s Golden Compass.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212900869-storm-and-flame

Purchase:

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Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/storm-and-flame-enchanted-i

About the Author

Mallory lives in Texas with her husband and their two young boys. She spends her days homeschooling and full-time parenting. Her nights, and any free time she manages to carve out during the day, are devoted to reading and writing.

Author links:

https://www.mallorywanless.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mwanless.author

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22308366.Mallory_Wanless

Book Spotlight: A Cask of You by Amber Cooper

All Bea wants is to fly to Scotland and write her steamy new book. Find a smoking hot Scotsman to model the hero on. She can do no-strings, in the name of art, right?

But Bea hasn’t met Cal Butler. Yet…

Bea Gracie, an American romance writer, flees to Edinburgh to escape her broken heart and find inspiration for her fictional love interest. And there he is – the stunning-yet-aloof Cal Butler – in the same Edinburgh coffee shop where Bea is tapping at her laptop. All she has to do is orchestrate a meet-cute and her muse is hers.

Drawn inexorably to each other, Bea and Cal agree to a no-strings fling so they can revel in guiltless passion with a firm end date. But Bea’s feelings for Cal grow like the wildflowers along the coastline of his homeland. Is it possible he harbours feelings for her, too, or is the fire in his kiss something he can safely pack away? And what will happen when this privacy-guarding hero finds out he’s been immortalised in Bea’s spicy novel?

If you love being transported along cobblestone streets and Scottish shores to meet Celtic heroes, then this steamy, contemporary Scottish romance is for you. Discover this passionate new series and fall hard for the Butlers.

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Book Blast: Dungeon of Horrors by Hawk MacKinney

Death is seldom dignified, even less so if it’s felony murder. There was no such thing, exSEAL-turned private investigator Craige Ingram believed, but he sometimes forgot how personal death could get. This time, however, it blind-sided a lot of people—including him.

For the annual charity event of the Silver Bluff Museum of Southron Art, the master of ceremonies grandious CEO Llewyn Royce Sedgewicke and PI Craige Howelle Graeme Roynane Ingram seldom moved in the same black tie social circle. Chances were slim to none that Royce Sedgewicke would’ve ever been invited to the sprawling riverfront domains that had once been Grannie Ingram’s dogtrot Moccasin Hollow that she left debt-free to her gran’son Craige.

Unlike his collection of mounted big game trophies along the walls of his profligate mancave, portly Royce Sedgewicke’s food-bespattered tuxedoed carcass stretched out like public roadkill amid the crash and smash of food, china, crystal and splayed floral pieces, and very dead. Last-breath gurgles clung around his gagging tongue as smart phones madly clicked, flooding social media before the emergency ambulance arrived. First edition headlines the next morning made big local news and an avid up-tick in morning papers. Purloined forensic photos of his corpse showing Sedgewicke’s swollen tongue and his bare overstuffed derrière grabbed a growing audience for more about his secretive lifestyle, squandering what little decorum he never had. That mess was bad enough. His passing sent more than a few local bigwigs scrambling to cover their backsides—and their offshore accounts.

Complications and felony murder cinched more-snug when Graysen MacGerald, head of Buckingham Parish Metro Law Enforcement, Investigative Support Team, paid an off-the-record visit to his grown-up-together SEAL Commanding Officer Craige `Peadinger’ Ingram. The death certificate said heart attack. It wasn’t.

The bank’s newest Trust Officer Terri Stanley prepares the requested department’s internal audit. Finding puzzling inconsistencies and a jumble of misappropriations and unexplained offshore accounts, she follows protocol and immediately punches in the listed number for the Executor-Trustee, Craige Ingram.

Wealthy land owner/parttime PI Craige Ingram reaches the file back to homicide Lt. Grayson MacGerald after finishing a quick read-through of the preliminary forensic report from Coroner Fred Dinkins on the unexpected death of bank President Royce Sedgewicke. Dinkins’ meticulous autopsy findings verify that a massive apparent heart attack was not from natural causes, confirming what these longtime SEAL buddies suspected.

When Ingram gets a call from Terri Stanley, the bank’s attractive, newly-hired Trust Officer, wanting to discuss in confidence possible account irregularities discovered during her audit, he never imagines the twisted world of money and greed that would involve a psychopath’s trail of bloody body parts strewn along Ingram’s river property, or that Terri and her son would disappear.

Confronted by a race against time, Ingram fears that Terri might become one more on the list of dead who crossed a twisted mind bent on thrill-kills and retribution.

About the Author

Internationally acclaimed author and public speaker, Hawk MacKinney began writing mysteries for his school newspapers. Following graduation, he served in the US Navy for over 20 years. While serving as a Navy Commander, he also had a career as a full-time faculty member at several major state medical facilities. He earned two postgraduate degrees with studies in languages and history and has taught postgraduate courses in both the United States and Jerusalem, Israel.

In addition to professional articles and texts on fetal and adult anatomy, Hawk has authored several novels that have received national and international recognition. Moccasin Trace, a historical novel, was nominated for the prestigious Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction and the Writers Notes Book Award,

Known for his terrifying suspense and unique “Southron” dialog, Hawk has published five novels in the Moccasin Hollow Mysteries: Hidden Chamber of Death, Westobou Gold, Curse of the Ancients, Dead Gold, and Blood of the Dragonfly.

In a change of direction, Hawk has also published three books in The Cairns of Sainctuarie science fiction series: The Bleikovat Event, Volume I; The Missing Planets, Volume II; and The Inanna Phantom, Volume III.

His latest work is a series called the Moccasin Trace Mysteries. Dungeon of Horrors is the first

book in the series, and the second book – Blood in the Shadows – is in development.

Website: https://www.hawkmackinneyauthor.com/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dungeon-Horrors-Hawk-MacKinney-ebook/dp/B0D6BP1Y27/ref=sr_1_1

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Book Spotlight: Her Fake Boyfriend by Heatherly Bell

Her Prince Charming…

In a make-believe fairy tale?

Talented divorce attorney and town newcomer Michelle LaCroix needs roots in Charming to make partner, according to her old-fashioned boss. And that means a boyfriend! Problem is, she’s got to produce her beau in the flesh. Enter the town’s most eligible bachelor, former professional athlete Finn Sheridan, who’s only too happy to play pretend with his best friend’s ex—for a price. To his surprise, the more he’s thrown together with Michelle, the more he’s intrigued by a woman who’s far more than her ice-queen exterior. But with Finn’s trust still shattered by a brutal divorce, the make-believe match is just a fun diversion…until it becomes all too real!

From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.

About the Author

Bestselling author Heatherly Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama but lost her accent by the time she was two. After leaving Alabama, Heatherly lived with her family in Puerto Rico and Maryland before being transplanted kicking and screaming to the California Bay Area. She now loves it here, she swears. Except the traffic. 

Over 200,000 copies of Heatherly’s books have been sold, many of them translated into two languages. 

Heatherly also writes sweet and wholesome books under the pen name of Maria Michaels. She is represented by Elaine Spencer of The Knight Agency.

Luke’s unwavering loyalty to Lexi and her family gives this sweet romance unexpected integrity …Readers looking for a tender romance that leans more toward the emotional than the physical will find this very satisfying.” ~ Publishers Weekly/Booklife review on Country Gold.

“Heatherly Bell writes romance that will capture your heart.” ~ Marina Adair, New York Times bestselling author. 

“What a thoroughly delightful story. I adored it.” ~ Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling author on Lucky Cowboy. 

Author links:
https://www.heatherlybell.com/
https://www.facebook.com/heatherlybellbooks
https://www.instagram.com/heatherly.bell
https://twitter.com/HeatherlyBelle
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9836502.Heatherly_Bell

Giveaway

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Book Review for Root and Bone by Jessica Raney

I received this book for free. This does not impact my review in any shape or form.

Root and Bone, by Jessica Raney, is a paranormal woman’s fiction about two sisters trying to stop a serial killer from targeting the innocent. Leona Monroe is a witch who is approached by the local sheriff to investigate the disappearance of a young woman named Mary. After enlisting the help of her sister, Jewel Spencer, the two witches uncover a series of horrific murders that expose the prejudices hiding in plain sight.

I like how Raney describes Leona and Jewel’s relationship. Leona reminds me more of a “traditional” woman, someone who would gladly sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of others. And it definitely shows with the townsfolk: there’s Bob, a husband whom she tries to please but can’t, Dorval, a ghoul who relies on her for sustenance, and Cale, a ghost that she fell in love with but can never have. Jewel, on the other hand, takes what she pleases; she’s impulsive, and would probably rather set herself on fire than listen to a man. What unites them is Granny Kay who, despite her tough demeanor, tries to instill into the sisters a sense of love and devotion to one another and the craft. I would imagine that while neither sister approves of each other’s lives, I’m happy they support each other however they can, no matter the insults they trade. 

This contrasts with people like Levi and Joshua who, though they try to care for each other, frame love in the way of control. They want complete and utter dominance from their community, calling women who challenge them abominations, whores, and misfits. It’s the same pride that allowed them to kill women like Mary and Karla, the arrogance that pushes them to consume but never give back. They remind me of a warning someone once gave the modern churches in America; if a church doesn’t have a community garden, classes, or a pantry (food, clothes, or otherwise), they’re stealing from the community. The werewolves aren’t much better if the sex trafficking isn’t anything to go by. Unfortunately, their attitudes also remind me of Jewel and, to an extent Leona, especially if they allow their egotism to run rampant.

Side note: I grew up in the Twilight era. Every girl (and a couple guys) I knew, whether they read the books or not, were tearing each other apart; Team Edward vs. Team Jacob. Even after Twilight and the whole Fifty Shades of Grey debacle, vampires and werewolves were still “innovative” love interests (aristocratic vs. animalistic, wildly possessive either way). It was funny how undesirable Raney portrayed these loveable, terrifying monsters.

I do wish the story was more fleshed out; Mary’s murder would’ve been a terrifying mystery in and of itself. I also would’ve liked to read more about Bob and Peggy; I felt the subplot would’ve incorporated elements of the Southern Gothic genre in a way that could’ve complimented the story. I felt that Joshua and Levi could’ve had more of an impactful introduction as well; when I first read about them, it seemed they were just thrown in there into the supernatural mix. In essence, there was just a lot of potential that wasn’t explored.

Nonetheless, I liked the book. It was a good plot, even if there were a lot of unexplored turns. As such, I would give it a 3 out of 5 stars. 

Book Review for The Painted Lady by Avery Sterling

I received this book for free. This does not impact my review in any shape or form.

The Painted Lady, by Avery Sterling, is an erotic, historical romance about finding yourself despite the fairytale you wished you had and the importance of authenticity in love. Delaney Harper is the only daughter of Bernice Harper and is eager to learn more about her. However, after returning to New Orleans, what starts off as a hopeful reunion turns into a tragic nightmare when she realizes that, not only is her mother dead, but she left behind a once-famous brothel known as The Birdhouse, a brothel in danger of being shut down. Forced into a corner, Delaney resolves to protect the women at the brothel and her mother’s legacy by donning the alias Madame Vanessa Cardui as the Birdhouse’s newest Madame. Little did she know, her alias would attract many men eager to learn about her success, with one such man being the fallen French aristocrat Alderic Beaumont.

I loved how ready Delaney was to take up her mother’s mantle, despite the latter’s deception. I can understand why Harper didn’t want to expose her to her life; after all, any decent mother would want her daughter to do better than her. Interestingly enough, Delaney put all the training she underwent in finishing school to use by turning the Birdhouse into a respectable brothel. She cares for her employees and ensures that her guests are well catered to. She’s highly aware of any danger that may saunter into the house and secures social networks that she can rely on (i.e. Alderic). She used her artistic skills and her lessons on how to act highborn to help the people around her. She taught them grace, skill, and more importantly, friendship and compassion. 

The same can be said for Alderic. Both Delaney and Alderic had to restart and claw their way to the top, and despite their grief, whether it be for lost dreams or for the love of parents you’d never see again, neither lost their morals. Alderic gladly cut ties with John when he realized what he smuggled and had taken it upon himself to protect his men, the Birdhouse and Delaney. Despite his past and his questionable business methods, he is a good man, probably more so than many other aristocratic gentlemen.

I loved how, despite the time, feminist this book is. Delaney didn’t look down on the women. She doesn’t hesitate to put herself in harm’s way to guarantee their success, and even after another opportunity came to pursue what she wanted, she made sure the Birdhouse was in good hands. While Alderic fulfilled the more traditional role of a provider, Delaney found a way to overcome those obstacles without a transactional relationship. What makes the romance between Delaney and Alderic even more wholesome is how Alderic isn’t threatened by Delaney’s success; he supports her every step of the way. Another mention is the gentleman who made sure Billy was okay; although brothels get a nasty reputation for affairs and mistresses and the like, it’s nice to know that there are men willing to protect the women who would’ve been thrown away by society.

That being said, I wish the women’s emotions were explored more, especially with them knowing that they may or may not be able to be financially stable on their own. I also wanted to know more about how Delaney felt about Remi and if she ever forgave him for essentially doing his dirty work. Even so, I loved this book and would give it a 4 out of 5 stars. 

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Book Review for Fey Conquest by S. Rodman

I received this book for free. This does not impact my review in any shape or form.

Fey Conquest, by S. Rodman, is an erotic fantasy romance about a man who, after muddling through life, is taken to be the lover/sex slave of Prince Rhydian Y Mabinogi. To cope with this somewhat harsh reality, James Broadwith tries to learn more about his captor’s world while reconciling his morality with the fairy’s ruthlessness. 

This review is gonna be shorter than most. It’s a good book, don’t get me wrong. But in a way, it reminds me of the empty calories you’d get from eating cupcakes. The sex scenes between James and Rhydian are steamy, and I appreciate how James is suddenly empowered to fight for equal rights for equal races (kind of like Star Wars and Twi’leks). However, I wish the revolution he accidentally started was more fleshed out, turning this story into a much darker fantasy than it should be. So the ending for me, unfortunately, was a tad too sugary for me. Even so, I enjoyed James’s character development.

I feel like this man was living the dreams of everyone tired of mundane life. Sometimes I dream of it. That being said, I’d reread this again, especially if I need a pick-me-up. As such, I would give this a 3.5 out of 5 stars. 

Dark and Lovely Mermaids by Julie Catherine

“No need to hide, mermaid. I don’t bite… well, I do. But you’ll like it, I swear.” – merman, Thatcher Gray.

Mermen. Monsters. And a lot of Manipulation. An at-odds prisoner (merman) and warden (mermaid) are about to set off to cross the deep ocean and end up running for their lives. Dive into the twisted waters of Dark and Lovely Mermaids, a forced proximity, enemies to lovers paranormal romance where the love is deep and the ocean is wild.

Ellara Merme made a bad deal. To save her friends and human sweetheart, she agreed to become a sea-slave, the lowest class in the mermaid world. It’s hell on earth, at the bottom of the ocean. A terrible choice. The only decision that’s worse is the choice she’s about to make.

The leader of the mermaids has offered her an out: Deliver the merman prisoner to Neptune’s army and all will be forgiven. No problem. Should be an easy mission. Except…

… the deep ocean is full of monsters itching to make the mermaid their next meal.

… plus she might be catching feelings for the merman she’s supposed to be delivering. Could he possibly be so charming? Or are there other manipulations at play?

With danger crashing on every wave, Ellara has to decide: should she stick to the plan and save herself from sea-slavery? Or dive headfirst into the waters of romance? Can she outsmart the ocean and resist the merman’s charms? Or will she end up making an even worse bargain to survive?

Dark and Lovely Mermaids is a thrilling, loyalty testing, romantic underwater adventure full of monsters, natural disasters and an army of mermen–an underwater story so enchanting you won’t want to come up for air!

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About the Author

Julie Catherine is an author, screenwriter and playwright. Find out more through her author page, https://www.juliecatherineauthor.com/

Book Tour: Private License by Kevin R. Doyle

Thornton, his time sitting down no doubt adding to his confidence, snorted. “Lots of broads work up there, dude. How am I supposed to know . . . ”

I didn’t let him get any farther before I reached out and smacked him open-handed upside the head. I managed to do it in such a way only someone looking close could tell what had happened, meaning it was more a tap than anything. Even so, he reeled back on the bench, about half of his taco staining his blue shirt.

“Adam,” I said, keeping my voice low, “don’t give me any shit, okay? I don’t care how many women, not broads, work in your office. I’m only interested in one, and from what I hear you’re kind of interested in her yourself. Explain why I hear wrong.”

“Okay,” he said. “Now I get it. I heard something about what she’s been going through. You think I’m the one that’s been hassling her?”

“Are you?” I asked.

Actually, I’d already pretty much decided Adam Boy was a dead end. He was the kind of guy who back in the seventies would have been called a lounge lizard: tough and manly on the outside, a child on the inside.

I’d known far too many dudes like him over the years. The muscles, clothes, and general air of confidence were only a blind for a truth he didn’t want to face about himself. Not that such guys couldn’t be dangerous as hell, especially to someone weaker than themselves.

All Lorie Jones wants is a little help with her divorce. Some extra information, a bit of ammunition to take into court against her no-good husband. And when she hires the biggest and best investigation firm Kansas City has to offer, that’s exactly what she gets. But after their operative wraps up Lori’s case, he decides he doesn’t want to move on, and Lori soon realizes that she’s got an even bigger problem than she had before, one that threatens her privacy, and maybe even her life.

It’s up to Sam Quinton, one-man detective agency, to take on the largest firm in the business, and as Sam digs into the background of Lori’s harasser, he soon finds something bigger, and much more dangerous, than one overzealous guy who just can’t let go.

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About the Author

A retired high-school teacher and former college instructor, Kevin R. Doyle is the author of four novels in the Sam Quinton mystery series, all published by Camel Press. He’s also written four crime thrillers, including And the Devil Walks Away and The Anchor, and one horror novel, The Litter, along with numerous short horror stories published in small magazines over the years. The first Quinton book, Squatter’s Rights, was nominated for the 2021 Shamus award for Best First PI Novel, and the fifth in the series, Private License, will be out in August of 2024. Find out more about him here: http://kevindoylefiction.com