Reading and Reviews (Ligon and Gallant)
I'm an author, but I'm also a reader. From time to time, I'llshare my reviews of present and past reads. My available time to read islimited because I write, but I love to curl up with a paperback or an eBook atnight for the last hour of my day.
I tend to read what I write, but not exclusively. BesidesRomantic Suspense and mystery, I read crime and law novels, once in a while atrue story, WWII historicals, romance, and mainstream character driven books.
Here are some of the books I've read recently or in the not-too-distant past.Maybe you'll discover a new book or author.
Running to Daylight by Kim Janine Ligon After ten years in witnessprotection, Morgan Tucker is hidden no longer. Evil hasn’t been thwarted by afalse name or Morgan’s move to the small town of Lansdale, Wisconsin.
Mark Trask, a veteran of Lansdale’s police force, returns from vacation to findhis reclusive housemate, Phil Hughes, missing. The driver of a black pickuptruck stalks Mark and nearly kills him. Are they targeting Mark or is itrelated to Phil’s mysterious disappearance?
Elsie Dennis lives with her older brother, Hubert, and operates Knitting Prettyin downtown Lansdale. Unexpected danger plagues the siblings. Why now? Who isbehind this evil?
Mark and Elsie are thrown together to solve the mysteries surrounding them andtry to determine if they are related to a ten-year-old murder. They encounterevil at every turn as together they find their way toward the daylight.
My Review
Think the Sopranos meets Mayberry.And since this is a sweet romance, you’ll be spared the graphics. Ms. Ligonbegins this tale when Morgan Tucker does the right thing. She is then whiskedoff, given another identity, and put in witness protection. We are transportedto her new life in the second chapter. I liken Lansdale, Wisconsin to Mayberryand our hero, Mark Trask, to the down to earth law enforcement we’d expect in asmall town. For me, a good story isn’t enough. I need characters that interestme and are well developed. This story has that. An entertaining read!
This book will release May 26, butyou can reserve you copy now:
https://www.amazon.com/Running-Daylight-Kim-Janine-Ligon-ebook/dp/B0F1P71LKV/
Unspeakable Sins (Truth and Liesbook 4) by Jannine Gallant In the peaceful town of Wildwood, akiller is on the prowl . . .
Jessica Hayes hadn’t been back to Wildwood in years. She’d rather poke her eyeout than visit her vindictive grandfather, so discovering she’d inherited hishome on the James River came as a shock. Quitting her job to move to Virginiawas an impulsive decision—one she might live to regret. Because making the oldmansion habitable will take a herculean effort.
Returning centuries-old homes to their former glory is what Lincoln Quintrelllives for. When he receives a call from Jessica Hayes, a girl he’d gone toschool with, about restoring her grandfather’s plantation house, he can’t waitto begin. The dilapidated mansion makes his heart beat faster—and so doesJessica, who is a lot prettier than he remembered.
Creating beauty from decay and navigating a budding relationship isn’t theironly challenge. When Jessica discovers skeletal remains on her property, theHayes family tragedy is resurrected. The aunt who’d disappeared years beforehadn’t run away—she’d been murdered. Now, a killer with evil intent is hidingin plain sight. Will Jessica become the next victim?
My Review
This book had it all for me: anhistorical mansion in need of restoration, a soon-to-be bed and breakfast (Ialways thought it would be fun to own one), family skeletons—the ones you loveto uncover but also quite literally, a strong female lead who still needs someman-help, and a hero you can hope gets the girl. There were enough twists andturns to keep the suspense going. The romance is believable and blendsbeautifully with the mystery. You’ll enjoy this 4th book in theseries. And if you haven’t read the first three, you’ll want to.
