Beneath a Prairie Moon by Kim Vogel Sawyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was a delight to read. It's a little different from most Kim Vogel Sawyer books. The main character was a prickly sort of woman. Abigail was not very likeable at first. She was not likeable for the first half of the book. She looked down her nose at the people in the town and was always correcting their grammar. Who wants to be around a lady like that? Helena who had the mail order bride agency was an older woman and a widow. She sure knew how to take care of herself. She could handle a gun and knew how to use it if push came to shove. There was Mack. He owned the hardware store and the only single man in town not looking for a mail order bride. There is a host of other ecentric characters that will amuse you. There is also an element of danger that will keep the reader in suspense.


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Storm Front by Susan May Warren

Fifth in the Montana Rescue series this book captured my attention from the beginning to the end. We were introduced to Brette in an earlier book and she certainly had chemistry with Ty but then she disappeared. In this book early on we find out why she was missing in action for so long. Brette is a strong woman who has been through some difficult circumstances. Brette is a photographer who works with storm chasers. When a horrendous tornado sweeps through a Minnesota town the Peak crew are called on to help and Ty and Brette cross paths again. A race is on to find some missing a group of missing people that may or may not be alive after the devastating tornado that destroyed much of the town. You don't know until toward the end whether or not these people have survived. I stayed up too late to finish this book. Some reviewers have stated that it is difficult to keep up with all the characters. It is not if you have read the previous books.  Even if you do not read the previous four at least read the first one in the series which is Wild Montana Skies. The two main characters, Ben and Kacey in that book have a huge part in this story.

I am looking forward to the next book in the series. You get a hint of what will be happening in the epilogue of Storm Front.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revel Publishing  through LibraryThing. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Storm Front is due to be released in May 2018.

Blind Betrayal by Nancy Mehl

Third in the Defenders of Justice Series, Blind Betrayal is a fast-paced novel with a lot of characters. This novel is chalked full of suspense but you do need to slow down in order to get the characters straight. The book starts off with Martin Avery, an environmentalist trying to hide from people who want him dead. You don't know until later in the book if he was able to escape with his life. Casey Sloan has to team up with Quinn a man from her past to transport a witness to safety. Their lives are in constant danger and you keep wondering how are they going to get out of the current dangerous situation alive. There are many twists and turns up to the very end.

Even though this book is part of a series you don't have to read the first two although I highly recommend as these books are enjoyable reads.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. This book is due to be released on April 17, 2018.

Plain Confession by Emma Miller

Plain Confession is the fifth in the Amish Mystery series. Rachel Mast is engaged and supposed to be getting married; that is if she can stop investigating a murder long enough to plan her wedding. Someone in the Amish community has died under mysterious circumstances. The police believe it to be murder. Someone has confessed and Rachel was asked by a family member to help. Despite the confession Rachel believes the person to be innocent. The Amish trust Rachel since she used to be Amish herself. She is able to speak their language and ask questions. I had no idea who the guilty person was. My suspicions ran one way but I was entirely wrong. I sure was surprised by who it turned out to be.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Kensington Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. This books is due to be released on March 27, 2018.

Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower

Lethal LIcorice is book 2 in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. I got hooked with the first book in this cozy series. The books have these quirky characters that you just come to love like Juliet Brody. Juliet kept me laughing with her pet pig Jethro who goes everywhere with her. He even goes to church with her where she has eyes for the pastor. Juliet's son is Aiden, a deputy, and she makes no secret that she wants Aiden and Bailey to be a couple.

In this book there is a candy contest and there is one person who thinks since Bailey is not technically Amish she has no right to be in the contest. When this person is found deceased at first it appears Bailey may be a suspect. This book kept me guessing. I had a couple of people who I thought may be the culprit but it turned out I was completely wrong. I love a cozy mystery where I cannot figure things out and this one fit the bill. I look forward to the next in the series, Premeditated Peppermint which will be released later this year.

Thanks to Netgalley and Kensington Publishing for providing me a digital copy of this book to read and review. Lethal Licorice will be released on February 27, 2018

Tess in Boots by Courtney Rice Gager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I thought this was a really cute book and had me laughing several times. There is so much that I enjoyed about this book but saying what I enjoyed would reveal too much of the plot and I don't want to ruin it for anybody. All I can say that there were twists in the book that I didn't see coming. I like it that the author kept us guessing. Some plots are so predictable. This one was not. I didn't know if she would wind up with Landon or Thatcher. Read the book to find out!


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Lethal Homecoming by Lynette Eason
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book was short but it quickly got my interest when the book started out with the heroine being in danger. There was romance in the story that developed quickly but was believeable due to the fact that the couple had been involved previously. The heroine's life was threatened and I was surprised at who the person was. There were some twists in the book which also kept the story interesting


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