by admin | Mar 8, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
“A 2012 Global Ebook Awards finalist … Ice on the Grapevine: A Hunter Rayne Highway Mystery is a tense murder mystery featuring tough-minded ex-homicide detective turned eighteen-wheel truck driver Hunter Rayne. … [It] is a riveting mystery that will keep the reader guessing to the very end.” – Midwest Book Review
This is a well spun yarn, full of plot detail and credible human response. Whodunit addicts will not be disappointed. – The Kindle Book Review
On a warm July morning in L.A. County, a frozen corpse turns up at a highway brake check just south of the Grapevine Pass. Ex-homicide detective Hunter Rayne, who now drives an eighteen wheeler, is persuaded by his irascible dispatcher, Elspeth Watson, to help clear two fellow truck drivers who are arrested for the murder. His job is made more difficult by the fact that the suspects, a newlywed couple, won’t speak up in their own defense.
The circumstantial evidence is strong, and a rookie detective from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is eager to score a win. The investigation crosses the Canada-U.S. border when the victim is identified as a second rate musician from Vancouver, and it turns out there were more than a few desperate people happy to see him dead, including the accused couple. Hunter has to use all his investigative skills to uncover the truth.
Hunter’s ex-wife maintains that by taking to the highway Hunter is running away from his past, but he believes that the solitude of days on the road is helping him to heal from guilt over the failure of his marriage and the suicide of his best friend. Tangled relationships and multiple suspects emerge throughout the novel, as Hunter butts heads with more than one officer of the law to solve the crime.
What readers are saying:
“Those were the best mysteries I’ve read in a long time!! As soon as I finished the first one I bought the second and felt empty when I finished it! The characters were awesome and so there that I somehow think they are in my life!”
“… this book caught my attention from the very first pages and it only got better. …I recommend this book to anyone who has a love for a good mystery.”
“Great trucking detail, hardboiled characters, no-nonsense dialogue, and a surprise ending.”
by admin | Mar 8, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
MMA champ-turned-FBI Special Agent and BAU specialist Dakota Steele is as tough as they come—and as brilliant, too, able to crack serial killers that no one else can. But when bodies turn up in scrap metal yards, displayed in dramatic and disturbing ways, Dakota may have finally met her match.“The plot has many twists and turns, but it is the ending, which I did not see coming at all, that totally defines this book as one of the most riveting that I have read in years.”—Reader review for Not Like Us?????WITHOUT REMORSE is book #2 in a brand new series by critically-acclaimed and #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Ava Strong.As the case grows more complex, leading down a maze of dead ends, Dakota realizes there may be one clue just out of reach. And after a shocking twist, Dakota realizes that this killer may not be who she thinks he is. He may just be far more diabolical.Yet Dakota must still battle her own demons—the disappearance of her sister, the estrangement of her father—as all of it bears down on her at once.Can she hold it together long enough to solve the case?Or will the trauma of her past threaten to swallow her for good?A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the DAKOTA STEELE mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night.Books #3-#5 in the series—WITHOUT A PAST, WITHOUT PITY, and WITHOUT HOPE—are now also available.“This is a chilling, suspenseful page turner that just might leave you scared at night!”—Reader review for Not Like Us?????“Very intriguing, kept me turning page after page… Lots of twists and turns and a very unexpected ending. Cannot wait for the next in this series!”—Reader review for Not Like Us?????“A roller coaster ride of events… Can’t put down until you finish it!”—Reader review for Not Like Us?????“Excellent read with very realistic characters that you become emotionally invested in… Couldn’t put it down!”—Reader review for The Death Code?????“An excellent read, lots of twists and turns, with a surprising ending, leaving you wanting to read the next book in the series! Well done!”—Reader review for The Death Code?????“Well worth the read. Cannot wait to see what happens in the next book!”—Reader review for The Death Code?????“Quickly became a story I couldn’t put down! I highly recommend this book!”—Reader review for His Other Wife?????“I really enjoyed the fast-paced action, plot design and characterization… I didn’t want to put the book down and the ending was a total surprise.”—Reader review for His Other Wife?????“The characters are extremely well developed… There are twists and turns in the plot that kept me guessing. An extremely well written story.”—Reader review for His Other Wife?????“One of the best books I have ever read… The ending was perfect and surprising. Ava Strong is an amazing writer.”—Reader review for His Other Wife?????“Holy cow, what a rollercoaster… Many times I absolutely KNEW who the killer was—only to be proven wrong each time. I was completely surprised by the ending. I have to say, I am thrilled that this is the first in a series. My only complaint is that the next one isn’t out yet. I need it!”—Reader review for His Other Wife?????“An incredible, intense, spellbinding, enjoyable story. It will keep you captivated until the end.”—Reader review for His Other Wife?????
by admin | Mar 8, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
The perfect romcom’ Lucy Vine??A laugh-out-loud romcom in 2024 perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey and Elena Armas ??Committing to a fake romance is easy. It’s keeping it fake that’s the problem …’Charming, funny, relatable’ Sophie Cousens’I’m still swooning, and I don’t swoon lightly’ Lucy Vine’A big, sunny hug of a book that I loved, and was so sad to finish’ Cressida McLaughlin???Sophie Rogers finds it easy to focus on the important things in life. Like her daughter, her job and her family.So when Joe, another single parent at school suggests they fake a romance to help them both out of a fix, she throws herself in.But then Sophie starts to look forward to seeing Joe. In fact, she’s thinking about his floppy hair, Irish accent and the way his lips felt when they grazed hers (her commitment to this is exceptional) more than their synced calendars and staged socials. And there is a reason the yummy mummies called him Hot Single Dad.Sophie Rogers isn’t silly enough to fall in love with her fake boyfriend. Is she?Tropes:Enemies to lovers … … Fake dating Slow burn romance ??? ‘Heartwarming and funny, we loved this’ Bella’We couldn’t put The Pick Up down’ That’s LifeReaders LOVE The Pick Up:’Never rated something 5 stars so fast in my life! This books has EVERYTHING I love in a romcom. -Fake Dating -Reverse grumpy x sunshine -single parent trope’ ?????‘I love fake dating stories and this one nailed it’ ?????’Loved this fun and funny romcom with two single parents doing a fake dating scenario and catching real feelings!’ ?????’Why have I never heard of Hannah Doyle before? You best believe I will be ordering every other book she has published’ ?????’The moment I picked the book up I was immersed, a book I intended to read for 20 mins before bed turned into a 3 hours session’ ?????
by admin | Mar 8, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
A harvest festival, excellent food, and a murder.Now that Ivy runs the only diner in Muddy Creek, she has her hands full. When her friend Darcy asks for help in solving the mystery of her missing husband, Ivy can’t refuse. Despite his disappearance five years ago and the fact that the police never expected foul play, Ivy is determined to find the truth.With the help of José and Boyd, Ivy will leave no stone unturned. When Ivy receives a threat, and a traumatic experience in a corn maze leaves her shaken, she knows their time is running out. Will she bring Darcy the closure she needs, or will the past overtake them?
by admin | Mar 8, 2025 | Children & Middle Grade |
When 8th grader Lizzie Lazowski receives a pen pal assignment, she puts her letter into a bottle and throws it into the ocean. A few days later, she receives an anonymous response in her mailbox. She continues to write to her mystery pen pal, answering prompts like what’s your favorite food (milkshakes), and who is your best friend (she doesn’t have one at the moment).Through her letters, she tells about her biggest dream: to secure a spot at Northcrest High School for the Arts. If she submits a creative project—a true story about one person—she can win a scholarship. And Chloe, the new girl at school, just might be the one to help her complete the project (and maybe even fill the best friend role).As the deadline for the scholarship draws near, her project flops and her budding friendship goes horribly wrong. All she has is the help of a mystery pen pal to put her life back on track.This companion novel to The Boy Who Painted the World delivers a story about friendship, forgiveness, and self-discovery.A middle grade novel for kids ages 9-12.
