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
I’ve enjoyed everything I have read from this author, no matter the format. Stephanie Burgis has a style or way with words that only a small group of authors have for me, which makes the words feel clear and go straight to the heart. There is often a compassionate view of characters who have their […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">The Unexpected Adventures of Lord and Lady Riven Series by Stephanie Burgis</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@stephanieburgis.bsky.social...| Books of My Heart
Martha Wells is a great writer, I enjoyed her Murderbot series and have tried a few of her fantasies. While they don’t seem to hold the same magic for me, they are well written and will scratch the itch of most readers. Queen Demon, the second book of The Rising World series picks up not […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 Queen Demon by Martha Wells</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@marthawells.com @EricMok97 @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #LoveAudiobooks @RobinBridge...| Books of My Heart
A widow is desperate to keep her young son at her side and a sheriff is determined to keep his daughter out of the hands of his deceased wife’s relations. The fourth FitzHenry brother, Geoffrey, is getting his story and he has a spitfire of an independent woman for his romance partner. […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Autumn’s Flame by Denise Domning</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">#DeniseDomning @sophiarose1816 #KindleUnlimited #ThriftyThursday</span> appeared fir...| 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, it’s the usual stuff today with blog visiting, writing […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Sunday Post – 5 October 2025</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@caffeinatedreviewer.com @readingreality.bsky.social @kimbacaff...| Books of My Heart
I have read all four series by J.A. Jance for a long time. I always recommend to read series in order. I love all the series because they are smart, compassionate and fun. The Girl From Devil’s Lake is in the Joanna Brady series. I have read every one of them. I find it the […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 The Girl From Devil’s Lake by JA Jance</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@JAJance @hillaryoutloud @htpbooks.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @h...| Books of My Heart
I consider Karen Marie Moning, referred to by fans as KMM, is Urban Fantasy royalty. She’s the author of what I often think was my first favorite series in the genre, and I hold Fever as a sort of benchmark when I read any subsequent urban fantasy series. The House at Watch Hill, her latest […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@karenmariemoning.bsky.social #AmandaLeighCobb @timcampbellvo.b...| Books of My Heart
I’m a big fan of Ann Cleeves. But my view of her work is unusual. I started with the Two Rivers series featuring Matthew Venn. Those were all ebooks except for an audio listen of a novella. I started Shetland on audio but only read one book. Then we watched both Vera and Shetland on […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@anncleeves.bsky.social @kennyblyth.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #Lo...| Books of My Heart
In this exhilarating Pride and Prejudice Variation, Jessie Lewis goes where no writing plot has gone before. She sets the bonnet spinning – and might cause some vapors in readers- when she allows readers and Mr. Darcy to open the library door during the Netherfield Ball and spot two of the most unlikely people -one […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Enamoured by Jessie Lewis</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">#JessieLewis #QuillsandQuartos #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816</...| Books of My Heart
The Librarians is different than some of the other work by Sherry Thomas, and yet some things are consistent. I haven’t read all her work, but what I have read and loved is historical and this is contemporary. We also get a murder mystery and detailed world and character building. For a small group, these […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 The Librarians by Sherry Thomas</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@sherrythomas.com #LouisaZhu @berkleypub.bsky.social @penguina...| Books of My Heart
If you are ever going to have a slight emotional breakdown on a plane on the way to your Ex boyfriend’s funeral, it helps to sit next to a cute, nice and very patient man to tell all your woes after a few glasses of wine. Karma’s a Beach is currently a standalone romance following […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 Karma’s a Beach by Samantha Chase</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@SamanthaChase3 #PenelopeAnnRose #WillemBloom @Dreamscapeaudio #LoveAudiobooks @Rob...| Books of My Heart
A mysterious letter arrives and a young lady’s visit to a border town near an entrance to faerie brings a mystery and earth-shattering revelations to her. Sarah Chislon is a new to me author, but I love Gaslamp fantasy so I was eager to take the plunge into her books with Whispers in the Waters. […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Whispers in the Waters by Sarah Chislon</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">#SarahChislon @sophiarose1816 #ThriftyThursday</span> appeared first on...| 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. Don’t forget the Sweep with Me Chat today! Sunday, I […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Sunday Post – 21 September 2025</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@caffeinatedreviewer.com @readingreality.bsky.social @kimbacaffeinate @r...| Books of My Heart
It was so good to get back to the Inspector Lynley series which I started nearly 30 years ago. I’ve mostly read them but I’ve listened to the last few. I also watched the PBS show which took some different plots. I believe there’s a new version of the tv series coming also. The storytelling alternates […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 A Slowly Dying Cause by Elizabeth George</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@egwriter.bsky.social @simvan.bsky.social ...| Books of My Heart
Reading a new Ilona Andrew’s novel/novella is like slipping into a nice warm bath with a delicious glass of wine. I know that it is going to go smoothly and I can relax in the knowledge that I’m going to enjoy the story and feel better on the other side of it. Sweep With Me […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Read-along & #Giveaway: Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews</span> <span class="entry-subtitle"> @ilonaandrews.bsky.social @natalienaudus.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.s...| Books of My Heart
The Misty Pines Mystery series has both work and personal stories of Sheriff Jax Turner and his deputies. Jax lost his daughter to cancer and isolated himself to try to stop the pain. In Hidden Pieces, he decides he wants to put himself together, do a great job and renew his relationship with his ex-wife. […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Killer Tracks by Mary Keliikoa</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@marykeliikoaauthor.bsky.social @mary_keliikoa @levelbestbooks </s...| Books of My Heart
The whole galaxy has heard of former Arrow Kyrion Calderen and his true-bond partner, Vesper Quill. A bounty is on their heads and they are on a running dodge hopefully to safety outside Holloway’s jurisdiction, but trouble and danger do seem to find them and a new threat arises. Jennifer Estep’s continuing Galactic Bonds series […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Only Cold Depths by Jennifer Estep</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@jenniferestep.bsky.social @Jennifer_E...| Books of My Heart
The Angelhart Investigations series is fast paced and the investigations are gritty but smart. Margo has plenty of less than normal sources of information. Plus she stakes out some things or plays a role when interviewing witnesses and suspects. She rarely gets into trouble with the law because of all her connections, but the bad […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 Don’t Say A Word by Allison Brennan</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@Allison_Brennan @hillaryoutlou...| Books of My Heart
Imagine growing up in a family that killed monsters. Everything in the family hierarchy that established your worth was in the training to kill monsters. Imagine you were good at, so good you couldn’t even remember how many of the monsters you had killed. Then something happened, you realized that all the monsters had families […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@veronicarothbooks.com #HelenLaser ...| Books of My Heart
On the heels of nearly being blown sky-high by a secret group of anarchists, India Black is confronted by a mysterious letter, a bloody gang set on recovering it, and a trail that leads to her own past all while India is hunting down her family history and trying to pin down a […]| 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
What would you do when one of your favorite authors starts a new series in a genre you normally eschew? I became a huge fan of Elly Griffiths after reading her Ruth Galloway series. I’ve yet to be disappointed with her creative angles on the mystery genre. However, when I checked out The Frozen People […]| 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
I’ve enjoyed every book I’ve read by Lynn Painter. They always seem to have very fun banter and humor. So I always want to read her books. The setting for this seems to be Omaha Nebraska with a Warren Buffet type character. Maid for Each Other is a class difference book, not that they really […]| 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