I was very impressed with a previous book by Julie Leong and decided to try The Keeper of Magical Things which is set in the same world but is totally standalone from her other book. Cozy fantasy couldn’t have a better representative. Certainty has not been much of a success as a novice to become […]| Books of My Heart
We met Fern in the prequel book to the series Bookshops & Bonedust. She is a ratkin that has been in a rut for awhile and when Viv invites her to the town where she has set up a coffee shop Fern is up for the adventure of a new place with an old friend. […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@travisbaldree.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #LoveAudiobooks @RobinBridgeFour @TravisBaldree @Macm...| Books of My Heart
I love the books of Andrew Mayne. They have action and mysteries with lots of science / math type aspects. The Specialists is the combination of 4 series, the Underwater Investigation Unit series, the Theo Cray & Jessica Blackwood series, which is preceded by a Jessica Blackwood series, and the Trasker series. The chronology seems to […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 Impostor Syndrome by Andrew Mayne</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@AndrewMayne @OhSusann...| Books of My Heart
India during the British Raj period was a bustling time and place- and ripe for murder. An experienced chief inspector of Hyderabad’s police discovers a murder victim who has been chillingly presented in a method that harkens back to Jack the Ripper. Forced to work with a British colonial policeman with a chip on his […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Blood Caste by Shylashri Shankar</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@ShylashriShankar #CaneloCrime @sophiarose1816</spa...| Books of My Heart
I love this world with the Alpha & Omega series and connected Mercy Thompson series which we read for the Read-along in 2020. Blind Date with a Werewolf sits more in the Alpha & Omega series, although it is a side book about one character primarily, Asil, the Moor. I think this may have been […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@mercysgarage.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social @pe...| Books of My Heart
What wouldn’t you do for your kid, especially if that child is “special”. I don’t mean they need a little help with reading or have to carry an EpiPen everywhere they go, I mean they turn furry unexpectedly when stressed or excited and raw meat is their new favorite treat or choice. Add to that […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@caitlinrozakis.bsky.soci...| Books of My Heart
After the Sisters of Paradise, we return to the old Paradise world for a new series of stories and this time, there are three brothers. Rival farmers, a senior-age feud, matchmaking mistakes, new-found family, and finally-found romance pepper Carolyn Brown’s latest, Meet Me in the Orchard. Meet Me in the Orchard begins a few months […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Meet Me in the Orchard by Carolyn Brown</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@carolynbrown.bsky.social @s...| Books of My Heart
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Sweep of the Heart chat is today! Sunday, I was […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Sunday Post – 19 October 2025</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@caffeinatedreviewer.com @readingreality.bsky.social @kimbacaffeinate @readingrea...| Books of My Heart
Liam Kilshaw is the main character in a new series by Matt Brolly. Liam is a former Marine with PTSD after being caught underwater and almost drowning. He still loves the sea and is a member of a lifeboat rescue team. He has a son but never married the mother as he was stationed away. […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 The Lines by Matt Brolly</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@MattBrollyUK @samuelroukin.bsky.social #BrillianceAudio #LoveAudiobooks #KindleUnli...| Books of My Heart
OMG! I am absolutely in LOVE with this series! Sweep of the Heart is a magical, intergalactic megaverse brimming with action, adventure, and a plethora of extraterrestrial mayhem and hijinks! In the Innkeeper Chronicles series, Earth is neutral territory and has inns all over the planet which function as way stations where interplanetary travelers can […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Read-along & #Giveaway: Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews</span> <span class="entry-subtitle...| Books of My Heart
When I read the blurb for Higher Magic, I was intrigued by the premise that Classic Literature contained some kind of magic or spells in it that helped shape the reality of today. Because really haven’t books helped to shape our reality? While that portion of the novel remained the most interesting part to me, […]| Books of My Heart
🎧 The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen @MeganBannen #NicolZanzarella @orbitbooks.bsky.social #LoveAudiobooks #JIAM @orbitbooks | Books of My Heart
I’m at a time in my reading life where YA is so hit and miss for me. I struggle with teenage drama that is exasperated by not speaking to one another and some of the other pitfalls YA seems to fall into. While the Dark Remains suffers from a few YA pitfalls, like a character […]| Books of My Heart
I wasn’t sure what to expect but I really enjoyed The Witch’s Orchard. The author is new to me and I was impressed with the small town tale with abducted girls tied into a folk tale. The paranormal aspect was very limited. I wouldn’t mind this being the start of a series. Ten years ago, […]| Books of My Heart
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Sweep of the Blade giveaway ends tonight! Sunday, the blog […]| Books of My Heart
I’ve quickly become a fan of Allison Brennan‘s Angelhart Investigation series. I’m on track with reading the series even the novellas, which Out of the Shadows is book 1.5 with another book next month. I enjoy the family and its connections set in Phoenix Arizona. It gives me the feel somewhat of the Kincaid family, […]| Books of My Heart
Salem’s Cipher series is a re-release. I didn’t know about the older release but I enjoy this author and there is a lot of puzzle solving and treasure-hunting which appeal to me. There is also a distinct focus for women, especially those who have had their scientific discoveries usurped by men. The story begins in […]| Books of My Heart
A Silence in Belgrave Square by Jennifer Ashley @jenniferashley.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social @jennallyson @BerkleyPub | Books of My Heart
Poe wrote a best seller and picked up a movie deal for her first published book. While she worked hard to get published, she lost something as she is trying for her next book. So worried about letting her new fans down and being a one hit wonder, she is starting to feel desperate. In […]| Books of My Heart
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Sunday, I lost my strap for PT under the bed […]| Books of My Heart
Maud and her five-year-old half-vampire daughter, Helen, join Arland on his home planet of Daesyn, where he is the Lord Marshal and his mother, Lady Ilemina, is the Head of the House, The Preceptor. Arland has proposed, but Maud has put his offer on hold until she knows that she and Helen will fit in […]| Books of My Heart
The peaceful fall goings on in their Edwardian era English village are disrupted when a neighbor claims there is a ravaging beast loose in the woods near his farm not long before he is ripped apart by something with ferocious claws. TE Kinsey’s latest Lady Hardcastle Mystery took on a chilling cryptid bent for “tiny […]| Books of My Heart
A Silence in Belgrave Square by Jennifer Ashley @jenniferashley.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social @jennallyson @BerkleyPub | Books of My Heart
If you are down on your luck because fate, that fickle B, has worked you into a corner and it looks like there is nowhere for you to go and nothing you can do, well you might just be a great candidate for a new kind of magical school. This is not the Hogwarts letter […]| Books of My Heart
🎧 Starship Bandits by Jonathan Yanez, Ross Buzzell @JonathanAYanez #RossBuzzell #PhilThron @tantoraudio.bsky.social @sophiarose1816 #LoveAudiobooks #KindleUnlimited @tantoraudio| Books of My Heart
Crimson Oath by Elizabeth Hunter @ehunterwrites.bsky.social @EHunterWrites @valentine_pr_| Books of My Heart
This part of the Elemental World and Crimson Oath runs parallel with Dawn Caravan, which is Ben and Tenzin’s story. I read Dawn Caravan when it was released and went back and read a bit of it again when writing this review. Elizabeth Hunter did an amazing job of entwining the stories. In Crimson […]| Books of My Heart
One of the most endearing TV shows to come out of the 80’s was The Golden Girls and with reruns, succeeding generations have come to know those feisty old gals from Miami. I was tickled to discover that a new to me author had taken up the challenge to pair these TV personalities with a […]| Books of My Heart
I always enjoy this author and the twisty nature of his stories. The main character Ethan Hall is a really good guy. He was on the police force, like his father for about 10 years, with a 100% solve rate. But the police work is dark and he saw lots of bad things when it […]| Books of My Heart
I needed to figure out a way to start reading series where I am not current or the series is finished but haven’t read them yet. So it’s a way to commit myself to read my backlist, particularly series. I’ve been wanting to read the DI Kim Stone for a long time. The […]| Books of My Heart
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Sunday, I saw a new lily blooming in the backyard […]| Books of My Heart
I’ve been collecting some of the Nora Roberts audio books which are not at the library. I knew this was the one I most wanted to hear. Since they are almost all standalone, they should be easier to fit into the reading schedule. The Search is about a woman who trains K9 dogs for search […]| Books of My Heart
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Sunday, I got up a bit earlier. I got the […]| Books of My Heart
A worthy, gritty task- thwarting human traffickers- and an equally challenging opportunity at romance awaits stern, disciplined Richard Mar. I settled in to enjoy this last of the series. Though The Edge series are standalone paranormal romances, there are enough ties of characters and plot connecting the books for it to read best in […]| Books of My Heart
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Fate’s Edge giveaway ends tonight! Sunday, I did the usual […]| Books of My Heart
Installment Immortality is the fourteenth book in the Incryptid series which follows different members of the Price family as they try to protect the cryptid community from The Covenant of St George and others that might hurt it. This story focuses on Mary Dunlavy, part of the Price family, even though she is a former crossroads […]| Books of My Heart
Last year, I followed a whim and read the first book in the series. I enjoyed trying a new to me author and wished to continue with the series. It took me a bit, but I finally got around to the next book. LaVonne Griffin-Valade writes with a very descriptive style for local setting, investigation […]| Books of My Heart
I needed to figure out a way to start reading series where I am not current or the series is finished but haven’t read them yet. So it’s a way to commit myself to read my backlist, particularly series. I have been wanting to read the Brothers Sinister series for awhile after reading […]| Books of My Heart
Run was Blake Crouch’s first published novel. It has recently been republished with some minor updates. I can see how this novel helped start his career and set him apart as an author. It is fast paced and action packed with plenty of crazy moments. Everything that I’ve grown to expect from a Blake Crouch […]| Books of My Heart
A middle-aged couple are hosting a country house party, a dead body is found on her library rug. Does this set up sound familiar? Oh, yes it does and that middle-aged couple? None other than Agatha Christie and her archeologist husband, Max Mallowan. Of course I had to read Colleen Cambridge’s mystery series set in […]| Books of My Heart
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Gravity giveaway ends tonight. Sunday, we are just having nice […]| Books of My Heart
The Fury of the Gods is the final book of the Bloodsworn Saga, a tale set in a world of Animal gods, The Tainted (humans with the power of certain gods in their blood), Witches and regular Viking like people. This is a action packed ride with a lot of fighting that will get us to […]| Books of My Heart
So, The Hollows series was the very first Read-along I hosted in my early days of blogging at Yummy Men & KickAss Chicks. I chose it because I had heard so many great things about it but had never read the series. It was also 2014 and the year the “final” book was released, Witch with […]| Books of My Heart
