As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
The Moonlight Child (affiliate link)
On a cold January night, Sharon Lemke heads outside to see a lunar eclipse when she notices something odd at the house behind her backyard. Through her neighbor’s kitchen window, she sees what appears to be a little girl washing dishes late at night. But the Fleming family doesn’t have a child that age, and even if they did, why would she be doing housework at this late hour?
It would be easy for Sharon to just let this go, but when eighteen-year-old Niki, a former foster child, comes to live with Sharon, she notices suspicious activity at the Flemings’ house as well. When calling social services doesn’t result in swift action, the two decide to investigate on their own.
Wicked for Hire (Paranormal in Manhattan Mystery Book 1) (affiliate link)
Medical student Amanda Meyer thought she had her life all planned out until people started dying the moment they touched her. Being cleared of any wrongdoing didn’t stop the medical school from expelling her, and it didn’t rid her of the unfortunate nickname Grim Reaper.
Luckily, having a rep as the harbinger of death isn’t a total resume killer. Rick Rowling, Special Agent for the FBI’s Paranormal Cases Division recruits her to work for the Bureau as a resident witch. But the sexy, brilliant, outrageous loose cannon proves to be just as untouchable as the mysterious creature or creatures that may be responsible for the seemingly unsolvable murder that becomes their first case together.
Instead of treating patients, Amanda’s life becomes a test of her patience and a wild ride into the wicked paranormal world where her new boss runs the show. Together they face a ghoulish force that could destroy the entire city and a grueling family dinner that could leave Amanda contemplating harakiri.
Exercise Is Murder (Smiley and McBlythe Book 1) (affiliate link)
Accidental drowning… or murder?
It’s up to the blind detective to find out.
Found at the bottom of his exercise pool, police believe the death of Steve Smiley’s friend is an accident. Smiley doesn’t buy it.
There are a lot of things a blind man can do, but solve a murder alone isn’t one of them. He needs a partner… one who knows their way around a crime scene. In walks Heather McBlythe. She can help him solve the crime, but can she keep him out of danger? Steve doesn’t have a choice. Without her help someone will get away with murder.
Armed with years of experience as a homicide detective and his new partner, Smiley sets out to find a killer. He knows he’s on the right trail when a bullet whizzes past his ear. Will Steve resurrect his life as a master crime solver, or will his sleuthing get them both killed?
Kicked to the Curb: Cara Mia Delgatto Book 2 (affiliate link)
Life in Paradise isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. Cara Mia Delgatto feels like she is drowning in problems!
Stuart, Florida. Her ex-husband is refusing to pay their son’s college tuition (as promised), her sister is pulling mean pranks, and her old boyfriend has broken her heart…again. And that’s just the personal stuff.
She’s also concerned about keeping the cash register ringing at the Treasure Chest, her store specializing in upcycled, recycled, and repurposed goods.
An important media event goes sadly wrong and Cara’s famous temper gets the better of her. Then a prying reporter turns up dead, practically in Cara’s backyard. Could the reporter’s murder have anything to do with a century’s old blot on Florida state history, the infamous Dozier Boys School? Suddenly, Cara’s personal problems seem trivial compared to the abuse and murder of hundreds of innocent boys.
Blood of a Novice (The Eternal Ephemera, Book One) (affiliate link)
Cam Folde will shake the very fabric of creation… or see all his hopes turn to ash.
The son of the town drunk, Cam never figured on letting his family name hold him down. He always strove to dream bigger, to fight for something better, to achieve more than what everyone else expected of him.
But as they say, ‘once a Folde, always a Folde’, and when a decision to rescue a friend leads to disaster, fortune’s favor is lost. Cam spirals away from his dreams and ambitions; his fall finally ending at the bottom of a bottle.
However, all hope is not lost. Cam rises, supported by family and friends. And when a powerful Master of Ephemera offers him a chance to walk the Way into Divinity and achieve redemption, Cam seizes the opportunity. All he has to do is survive the Ephemeral Academy, the very school where the next generation of Masters are trained. There, Cam just might achieve the greatness he’s always sought, and with friends at his side, including an irrepressible Awakened panda, it even seems possible.
A House of Mirrors (Mrs Hudson & Sherlock Holmes Book 1) (affiliate link)
A new and mysterious spin on the detective classics with the witty and determined Mrs Hudson at the centre next to a young Sherlock Holmes
When Nell Villiers’ policeman husband vanishes on a routine case, her life is wrecked. Placed under protection by Inspector Lestrade, Nell is ripped from her old life and her own secret investigations. Instead, she must live as the widowed Mrs Hudson in a safe house: 221B Baker Street.
Two years later, with the case still unsolved, Nell vows to defy Lestrade and use her skills to discover what happened. She takes a lodger to cover her tracks; a young man called Sherlock Holmes. Before long, he is working on her case – and Nell is assisting him.
But as Nell delves into her past she raises ghosts whom one person would rather keep buried. Will she face danger, and risk her new life in the process?
Ripple Effect (Bear Logan Book 1) (affiliate link)
One shot. One kill. A simple plan. A simple operation that puts Bear Logan and Jack Noble in the crosshairs of a traitor.
USA Today Bestselling Author L.T. Ryan’s fan-favorite, Riley “Bear” Logan takes the reins in this exciting new conspiracy thriller.
It didn’t take much to throw off the assassination of a corrupt U.S. Senator visiting a foreign country. Not once the cartel got involved.
Tasked with the job of eliminating the target, Bear Logan and Jack Noble find themselves embroiled in a conspiracy and quickly realize they are being used as pawns.
Can Bear and Noble fight through the waves to uncover the conspirators before a traitor gets to them first?
A Time to Change (A Mandeville Mystery Book 1) (affiliate link)
Louisa Arnold used to love playing in the grounds of derelict Hill House as a little girl. Now, a devastating loss sends her running to the overgrown gardens, seeking sanctuary in the manor’s ruined halls.
There, to her astonishment, Hill House begins to transform around her – in place of rotting floors and sagging ceilings, are vast silk rugs of embroidered roses and majestic crystal chandeliers. Maids and footmen flit busily past – is Lou dreaming, or could she actually be standing in this place as it was a hundred years ago?
Lou is mystified by the warm welcome she receives as a guest of the illustrious Mandeville family. Over tea parties and shoots, banquets and dancing, she’s suddenly living the life she always dreamed of. And, though she tries to fight it, she’s increasingly drawn to the Mandeville heir, Thomas, whose heart-breaking fate she knows well from the pages of history.
The Arthurian Relic: Harry Fox Book 1 (affiliate link)
A mythical king. A long-lost manuscript. A relic worth killing for.
Harry Fox hunts artifacts for the Italian mob. When a forgotten manuscript suggests Great Britain’s most famous king may not be fiction, Harry plunges headlong on a dangerous path to uncover the truth. Little does he know a shadowy alliance with ties to three of mankind’s most powerful organizations follows his every move, desperate to stop him before he can uncover the truth behind the legend.
Surrounded by enemies and able to trust no one, Harry barrels across the globe and discovers the myth of King Arthur is far more real than anyone ever imagined. Can Harry survive to reveal the true story of this legendary man, or will the ancient forces chasing him add his name to their long list of victims?
The Truth about the Accident (affiliate link)
I gaze at my husband’s once-handsome face, so still and pale in the hospital bed. The doctors say I should keep talking. He might be able to hear me even after the terrible accident that left him fighting for his life. But all I have to whisper to my husband is this: I know what you did.
Every day I wave my husband Damon off with a kiss and a smile, drive our precious children to school, and make sure our house is pristine before preparing a delicious meal. I pretend I’m not filled with fury that he once nearly destroyed our perfect life. It’s important to carry on as normal.
That is, until the accident.
My husband was hit by a car. It was pouring with rain. Nobody saw what happened. But the police are asking questions…
Do they know about the terrible argument we had that day?
If Poppy Love could just avoid Ryan Clark, her life would be fine.
The brooding photographer hated her on sight when they met at twelve years old, and the feeling is mutual. And yet somehow he’s always . . . there: Poppy’s first wedding as a cake designer, the second wedding when a bear ate her cake, and then there was the fifth wedding when. . . well, it’s probably best not to mention it, actually.
Now her best friend is getting married and moving to the other side of the world. And as if that impossible heartbreak wasn’t awful enough, Poppy, as Maid of Honor, is about to be stuck with Ryan for the whole wedding trip to New Zealand, because of course he’s the Best Man.
Perhaps it’s time to finally call a truce. Or perhaps it’s time Poppy admitted the heat between them isn’t truly hate, at all. . .
… See the rest of today ‘s Book Picks here on page 2Page 2