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[PamG]

Here is my review of a romantic suspense novel: Secret Enemy by Katie Reus.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Swerve by Vicki Pettersson

[PamG]

Here is my review of a military thriller: Relentless by Jonathan Maberry. This is the is the second book in Rogue Team International (RTI) series featuring Joe Ledger. Overall, this novel is a shockingly dark, disturbing, and emotional ride. The story immediately pulls the reader in and never lets him or her off the rollercoaster of action and emotion.

My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished The Woods by Harlan Coben.

My 3.5 star review rounded down to 3 stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my review of an action-filled crime thriller in a historical western setting with some family drama which provided added depth to the story line.
Hell's Jaw Pass by Max O'Hara.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Ghost: The True Story of One Man's Descent into Madness and Murder by Glenn Puit

[PamG]

I finished reading Magic Misled by Keri Arthur. I thoroughly enjoyed this urban fantasy / paranormal romance / supernatural suspense novel.

My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Karen]

Just finished a bunch of Kayt Miller's work...

First, I read her Palmer Sisters series. I originally read Lainie in August 2018, but never read the rest of the series. Of course, I had to reread Lainie before reading the others. :o)

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The series comprises seven stories, the five Palmer sisters along with a brother- and a sister-in-law. All are sweet, funny, and a bit steamy (but on the "cleaner" side of steamy). I reviewed Lainie when I originally read it. Though it had it's issues, I enjoyed it overall.

I feel the same about the rest of the books. While I love the humor, love, and basic stories (3-4.5 stars for the different books), they each have their issues. And, I enjoyed some stories more than others. Though technically standalones, events in the books take place within the same time frame so the stories overlap one another -- some scenes are repeated in all the books, but from different points of view. Each moves the girls' overall stories along.

In their entirety, the first six books span a year or so in time. Book seven, Molly, takes place a couple of years later (her daughter is an infant in the first book and three at the start of her story). The good thing is we get updates on the different couples as they interact with one another in each story.

Then, I noticed a couple of Miller's books in my "to read" file. They were from her Bedhead series.

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I remembered reading the first-in-series, Bedhead. So I started with the second, Redhead. As I read, things seemed familiar. I figured I'd started the book, but never finished. Of course, I read to the end of Redhead realizing it was all familiar before I checked my read list. Turns out, I'd read the entire series one after the other and never deleted it out of the TBR file. How sad is it that I didn't remember?

The series comprises stories of college friends. Quinn Maxwell is the "Bedhead." She is awakened early one morning with a FaceChat call made by a couple of guys from the UK seeking their mate, Maxwell Quinn, who'd recently moved to the US. She and one of the men, rugby star Cooke Thompson, strike up a long distance friendship that turns into more.

The "Redhead" is Quinn's childhood BFF (redhead) Taylor Sorenson. She's recently out of a long term relationship with her high school boyfriend (the cheater!). Taylor falls for Quinn's boss, Luke Green. (This one ends on a cliffhanger. I hate that!)

In Deadhead, Quinn's friend Gage Golden, a police officer, investigates the crime "hanging" from Redhead and finds his own happiness. (Of course, I had to read it to get closure.)

The descriptions mention the "Beedle Babes," a group of female college friends, including Quinn, who share a rental on Beedle Road. They and the "Rugby Guys" (fans of Quinn's boyfriend who play for the college rugby team), are mainly in the first book. In subsequent books, they show up at parties and bars, help with moves, etc.. but aren't really main focuses.

Wedhead is a epilogue of sorts, a short story which features Quinn and Cooke. We get updates on the rest of the Beedle Babes and their relationships, too.

I loved the humor in these books as well as the love stories. I wasn't sorry I reread the books I did. I'm now trying to keep myself from rereading Bedhead because I really did love Quinn and Cooke's story.

PALMER SISTERS...
** Lainie
** Agatha
** Sadie
** Cortland
** Keely
** Violet
** Molly

BEDHEAD...
** Bedhead
** Redhead
** Deadhead
** Wedhead

[Christine]

I’m reading Boone by Emily March

[PamG]

I finished The Defect by Jeff Bailey.

My 3.5 star review rounded to 3 stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my review for Darkening Sky by Margaret Mizushima. This is the 7th book in the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series featuring Mattie Cobb and her canine partner, Robo. The book was initially titled Darkening Sky

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished reading The Mountain View Murder by Patrick Kelly. This is a mystery that deals with relationships.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Burn You Twice by Mary Burton

[PamG]

I finished The Soul of the Family Tree: Ancestors, Stories, and the Spirits We Inherit by Lori Erickson.

My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

[PamG]

I finished reading a great urban fantasy / paranormal romance / supernatural thriller yesterday by a new-to-me author:
The Harlequin & The Drangùe by Liane Zane.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my review of a historical mystery: Crooked in His Ways by S.M. Goodwin.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Her Silent Cry by Lisa Regan

[PamG]

I finished my review for A Time to Swill by Sherry Harris. This is the second book in the Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon cozy mystery series. The author brings humor, mystery, and beach atmosphere to this novel.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished a light, funny, and entertaining contemporary romance that is the first book in a new series.
Willow by Grace Parks

My 3 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Cold Heart Creek by Lisa Regan

[PamG]

I finished Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb. This is number 52 in the In Death Eve Dallas near future police procedural with a side of romance series.

My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading The Morning After by Lisa Jackson

[PamG]

At two weeks prior to publication, I can now post my review of Steel Fear by Brandon Webb and John David Mann.

If you like high stakes, great characterization, and plenty of action set on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, then I recommend you check out this suspenseful and intense military thriller.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished the last book on my June TBR today. Sorrow's Twin by Rory Surtain is a coming of age paranormal fantasy and supernatural suspense novel with a medieval-like setting. This is a good versus evil story and is the third book in the series. In my opinion, this series must be read in order.

My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished The Jackal's Share by Christopher Morgan Jones.

My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading The Last Sister by Kendra Elliot

[Christine]

I’m reading Snowed In at the Ranch by Holly Stevenson

[PamG]

I finished The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen. This is the first book in the Proper Romance Victorian series. It's part historical mystery, part police investigation, and part romance. It's suspenseful, engaging, and atmospheric.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading A Chance This Christmas by Joanne Rock

[PamG]

I finished The One by John Marrs. This is a psychological thriller with a bit of science fiction. I received this book in a Goodreads discussion group giveaway. This had a great concept, but didn't live up to my expectations. However, many readers whose opinions I respect liked this a lot more than I did.

My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my review of The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Inferno: Part 1 by T.K. Leigh

[PamG]

I finished reading The Sight by Chloe Neill. This is the second book in the Devil's Isle urban fantasy / supernatural suspense series.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan

[PamG]

I finished The Elimination Threat by Michael Laurence. It's is a well-written, engrossing, and scary-to-think-about technothriller with a conspiracy angle, some science, and a dash of history. It is the third book in the Extinction Agenda series and picks up soon after the end of book two.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan

[Christine]

I’m reading Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan

[PamG]

Here is my 5 star review of Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb. This is the 53rd book in the Eve Dallas In Death near future police procedural / romantic suspense series and gets me current on the series.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished reading Tainted Bodies by Sarah Robinson. This is book 1 in The Photographer romantic suspense trilogy and ends with a cliffhanger. Luckily, I have all 3 books and will be reading the other two in August.

My 3.5 star review rounded to 3 stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished reading Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams. This is an entertaining cozy mystery with some sad moments and some heartwarming ones as well. It's book 4 in the Secret, Book, & Scone Society series.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Her Final Confession by Lisa Regan

[PamG]

I finished reading Chosen by Fate by Virna DePaul. This is the second book in the Para-Ops series and can be classified as urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and supernatural suspense. Unfortunately, it didn't hold my attention.

My short 2 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished reading Her Deadly Touch by Lisa Regan who brings murder, drama, grief, and suspense to a well-written and dramatic police procedural and crime thriller set in Denton, Pennsylvania. This is the twelfth book in the Detective Josie Quinn series and the third book that I have read by this author.

My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I also finished a humorous short story. Cost of Care by Betsy Robinson. My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading Shiver by Lisa Jackson

[PamG]

I finished Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant. This one had a great concept but the flow and lack of depth in most of the characters kept this one to 3.5 stars rounded to 3 stars.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be by J.D. Barker. This is a supernatural suspense with some romance and coming of age novel. Others have classified it as horror suspense. It's compelling and original.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished Rogue Wolf by Paige Tyler. She brings murder, romance, action, and suspense to the twelfth book in the SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team paranormal romantic suspense series.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

I finished City of Time and Magic by Paula Brackston. She brought a well-written and entertaining mix of historical fiction, fantasy, time travel, romance, and suspense. It is the fourth book in the Found Things series and readers will benefit from reading the series in order as there are references to events in previous books. The novel is mostly set in and around Marlborough, a market town in the English county of Wiltshire in contemporary times and 1878 London.

My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading The Therapist by B.A. Paris