Release Day Blitz: Take the Bride by Carly Phillips

We are beyond excited to be sharing this release from Carly Phillips with you today! TAKE THE BRIDE is part of the Knight Brothers series and it is releasing as part of 1001 Dark Nights. It just went live today! Check out an excerpt and book trailer from the title below. Click here to grab your copy now. 

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About TAKE THE BRIDE: 

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carly Phillips comes a new story in her Knight Brothers series…

She used to be his. Now she’s about to marry another man.

Will he let her go … or will he stand up and take the bride?

Ryder Hammond and Sierra Knight were high school sweethearts. Despite him being her brother's best friend, their relationship burned hot and fast…and ended with heartbreak and regrets.

Years later, she’s at the altar, about to marry another man.

He’s only there for closure, to finally put the past behind him.

But when the preacher asks if anyone has a reason the couple shouldn’t wed, she turns around and her gaze locks on his.

Suddenly he’s out of his seat.

Objecting.

Claiming.

And ultimately stealing the very pissed off bride and taking her to a secluded cabin.

He wants one week to convince her they’re meant to be, to remind her of the fiery passion still burning between them.

When their time together is up, will she walk away and break his heart this time, or will he finally have the woman he's wanted all along?

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

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Excerpt: 

A cellist played Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” as Sierra Knight’s bridesmaids, her maid of honor, and the flower girl made their way down the aisle in a large church located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Sierra couldn’t see the procession but she’d been at the rehearsal, and she knew what was happening in the sanctuary of the church. From behind closed doors, where she stood with her oldest brother, Ethan, the deep strains of the string instrument reverberated around her, her heart beating hard and fast in her chest.

She smoothed a hand down her fit-and-flair style wedding gown with lace and beading that she’d loved the moment she’d slid it on. The cathedral-length veil in tulle was matched by the long train flowing behind her. She’d never felt more beautiful… or more nervous.

“Are you sure this is what you want?” Ethan asked, obviously reading her nerves as he put a hand on her trembling arm. “The car’s out front, the engine’s running,” he said, half joking, but she heard the serious note in his voice.

As her oldest brother, he was the father figure she’d always needed since their own parent never lived up to the role. Although Alexander Knight was sitting in one of the pews up front with wife number four, he wasn’t the man Sierra wanted walking her down the aisle.  He hadn’t earned that honor nor had he seemed insulted that he hadn’t been asked to play the traditional role.

She thought about Ethan’s question, swallowed hard, and nodded. “Jason is a great guy,” she said, meaning every word.

She’d been with Jason Armstrong, a lawyer, for over a year and she knew him well. They’d met through friends and begun dating soon after. He had a calming presence and he catered to her every desire. He was a kind, decent man.

“I know I’ll have a good life with him,” she reassured her brother, glancing at his strong jaw, which he’d set as he narrowed his gaze.

“I married a woman I thought I knew,” Ethan said, digging into his own pain to make sure Sierra was okay. “Mandy wasn’t who I believed she was. I just want you to be sure you want to marry him.”

Ethan had recently lost his wife to an accidental drug overdose, then gone on to find out she’d been having an affair and stealing from the family company to subsidize her drug addiction. He was not only grieving, he was coming to terms with the betrayal.

But his words now were coming from an honest and good place, one of love. “Don’t get me wrong,” he continued. “I like Jason. We all do,” he said, referring to her two other brothers, Parker and Sebastian. “But are you passionately in love with him?”

BOOK TRAILER

"Carly Phillips is one of my favorite authors for steamy, contemporary romance!" -- Jennifer Probst, New York Times Bestselling Author

"Curling up with a heart-pounding, sexy, wonderfully crafted Carly Phillips novel is always a treat!" - Kristen Proby, New York Times Bestselling Author

"Read Carly Phillips for a guaranteed hot, sexy, sizzling chemistry, a book full of emotional impact and characters you'll love." -- Jill Shalvis, New York Times Bestselling Author

"Carly Phillips is synonymous with red-hot romance and passionate love." Lauren Blakely, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author

"Carly Phillips can take you to romantic places you haven't yet dreamed of!" Robyn Carr, # 1 NY TimesBestselling Author

"Hot heroes, serious passion and characters with emotional depth."  Bella Andre, NY Times Bestselling Author

"An incredibly sexy contemporary romance that's impossible to put down!" Rachel Van Dyken #1 NYT Bestselling Author 

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About CARLY PHILLIPS:

Carly Phillips is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of over 50 sexy contemporary romance novels, including the Indie published, Dare to Love Series. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, the mother of two nearly adult daughters and three crazy dogs. Carly loves social media and is always around to interact with her readers.

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Cover Reveal: Fighting For You by Layla Hagen

About FIGHTING FOR YOU by Layla Hagen – available June 18th

Jace Connor has received many titles in his career, and enjoyed them all. Although, he's working on changing the last one. There's more to Jace than the media portrays—a man who loves his tight-knit family, being his nieces' and nephews' favorite uncle. 

The reformed party-boy is now steering clear of anything that could blemish his reputation. But when the coach's gorgeous daughter is hired on as the team's new sponsorship manager,  keeping on the straight and narrow becomes impossible. Her warm and bubbly personality coupled with her sexy-as-sin body makes her irresistible. 

Brooke Derringer wants to prove to everyone that she wasn't hired due to her personal connections. She's determined to keep things strictly business and focus only on work. She learned the hard way that the office isn't the place to make friends.

But a certain smoking hot--and bossy--soccer player is determined to change her mind. Surprising her with clandestine dinners and late-night gym sessions, Jace is inescapable. 

For the first time in his life, Jace wants more. He wants the whole package…with the one woman he can't have. But Jace doesn't let that deter him. He's determined to fight for her. And he will.

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About Layla Hagen

Layla Hagen is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. 

She fell in love with books when she was nine years old, and her love affair with stories continues even now, many years later.

She writes steamy and romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world.

She is represented by fabulous Louise Fury (The Bent Agency)

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Book Review: Cowboy Rebel by Carolyn Brown

The next heartwarming romance in this USA Today bestselling series proves it's tough to resist a sexy cowboy with a Texas drawl and heart of gold! Includes a bonus novella by Annie Rains! 

A WILD COWBOY WITH A BIG HEART
Ever since losing his best friend in a motorcycle accident, Taggart Baker wants to make every moment count. No dare is too dangerous, no adventure too crazy for this cowboy. But after one bad brush with the law, he realizes it's time to ditch his hooligan friends and grow up. Now he's running his own ranch next to the Longhorn Canyon spread in Texas. Still, no one would ever call him tame.


Nikki Grady has worked too hard for her RN license just to throw it away for some reckless cowboy who shows up in her emergency room after a barroom brawl. But she can't help being drawn to Tag's sense of humor and those crystal blue eyes. The more time they spend together, the more she sees his good heart. But just as Tag seems ready to settle down for good, his troubled past comes calling-and this time he won't be able to walk away so easily.

Includes the bonus novella A Wedding on Lavender Hill by Annie Rains: When an event planner is asked to create the perfect wedding in just three days, she must turn to the last person she wants to ask for help -- the infuriating owner of the house on the hilltop.


                            MY REVIEW:

Cowboy Rebel by Carolyn Brown
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Tag Baker lost his best friend in a motorcycle accident. Tag has been a rebel for many years and ran with the wrong crowd. Now he wants to help run his ranch with his brother and other family members.
Nikki is a RN in the hospital and best friends with Tag's sister.Tag shows up in the emergency room and needs stitches. She tries to stay away from him because of his past but she can't seem to resist him. He wants to do everything in the song. Live Like You Are Dying.
Nikki also has a mother who has been very mean since she was a child and her father ran out on them when she was young. But something has come to her attention and now she wants to check up on what she has learned. Tag and Nikki keep getting closer as she is also dragged into his past by ex friend's of his.
I received the from Forever and NetGalley for an honest review.

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Book Review: The Woman in the Blue Cloak by Deon Meyer

The Woman in the Blue Cloak is a brilliant novella which will thrill and entertain fans of Deon Meyer's much-loved detective Benny Griessel.

Benny Griessel is a cop on a mission: he plans to ask Alexa Bernard to marry him. That means he needs to buy an engagement ring - and that means he needs a loan.

So Benny has a lot on his mind when he is called to a top-priority murder case. A woman's body is discovered, naked and washed in bleach, draped on a wall beside a picturesque road above Cape Town. The identity of the victim is a mystery, as is the reason for her killing.

Gradually, Benny and his colleague Vaughn Cupido begin to work out the roots of the story, which reach as far away as England and Holland... and as far back as the seventeenth century.

MY REVIEW:

The Woman in the Blue Cloak by Deon Meyer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is a novella. A Woman's body is draped along a wall and Benny is a cop and is the investigator. He is also getting ready to get a loan and buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend. The book goes into looking back into history and missing paintings. The dead woman is an art expert and she was looking for a missing painting.
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Book Review: Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich

In the heart of Trenton, N.J., a killer is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts.

Larry Virgil skipped out on his latest court date after he was arrested for hijacking an eighteen-wheeler full of premium bourbon. Fortunately for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, Larry is just stupid enough to attempt almost the exact same crime again. Only this time he flees the scene, leaving behind a freezer truck loaded with Bogart ice cream and a dead body—frozen solid and covered in chocolate and chopped pecans.

As fate would have it, Stephanie’s mentor and occasional employer, Ranger, needs her to go undercover at the Bogart factory to find out who’s putting their employees on ice and sabotaging the business. It’s going to be hard for Stephanie to keep her hands off all that ice cream, and even harder for her to keep her hands off Ranger. It’s also going to be hard to explain to Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, why she is spending late nights with Ranger, late nights with Lula and Randy Briggs—who are naked and afraid—and late nights keeping tabs on Grandma Mazur and her new fella. Stephanie Plum has a lot on her plate, but for a girl who claims to have “virtually no marketable skills,” these are the kinds of sweet assignments she does best.


                                MY REVIEW:

Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Larry Virgil has missed his court appearance. So Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter is after him. He is found with a truck and a dead body frozen and covered in chocolate. So Ranger has hired her to work at the ice cream factory for clues.
Another fun and fast read. Stephanie still goes back and forth with Ranger and Joe Morelli. The Grandmother has met a man finally and we get more laughs out of that. Even has her dying her hair and riding a motorcycle lol. 




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Book Review: Mother's Day Murder by Leslie Meier

Two of her four kids may be out of the nest, but Lucy Stone knows only too well that mothering is a lifetime commitment. At least she gets to kick back and enjoy a fancy Mother’s Day brunch with her brood—that is, before the festivities are interrupted by a nasty scene courtesy of Barbara Hume and Tina Nowak. Opposites in every way, the only thing these mean moms have in common is the need to best each other at every turn, using their teenage daughters as pawns in elaborate games of one-upsmanship

Even after witnessing the women’s claw sharpening rituals, Lucy never expects to see actual blood spilled—until Tina is shot dead on the public tennis court. Now Lucy is determined to unravel the close-knit knot of suspects. But when the threads threaten to entangle one of her own, Lucy will come face-to-face with a killer who has a thing or two to learn about motherly love…

                                MY REVIEW:


Mother's Day Murder by Leslie Meier
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I am still enjoying this series. Always a fun and quick read. This time it is Mother's Day and Lucy's family takes her out for brunch. But then they are interrupted by Barbara Hume who makes a scene because someone is sitting at the table her family has sat at every year. The family that is sitting there is her frenemy, Tina Nowak. These 2 and their daughters compete at everything. Not to long after that Tina is shot at the tennis courts. Lucy witnesses it and now wants to know who would do this. It looks like Barbara did it but could she have been framed. Then we take a look at the 2 husbands. Meanwhile Lucy's 14 year old daughter seems to be getting bullied and then into some trouble herself. A Mother's job is never done.

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Book Review: Indulgence In Death #31 by J.D. Robb

NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas must discover who's preying on those who cater to the rich and famous in the new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb.

When a murder disrupts the Irish vacation she is taking with her husband, Roarke, Eve realizes that no place is safe—not an Irish wood or the streets of the manic city she calls home. But nothing prepares her for what she discovers upon her return to the cop shop in New York.

A limo driver is shot through the neck with a crossbow. Then a high-priced escort is found stabbed through the heart with a bayonet. Eve begins to fear she has come across that most dangerous of criminal: a thrill-killer, and one with a taste for the finer things in life—and death.

As time runs out on another innocent victim's life, Eve's investigation will take her into the rarified circle that her husband, Roarke, travels in—and into the perverted heart of madness.

                           MY REVIEW:

Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Roarke and Eve go on a Irish vacation and murder disrupts it. Eve realizes no place is safe. But as she goes back home another murder hits NYC. A limo driver is murdered, then a high priced escort. Eve doesn't know what to think but knows someone dangerous is out there and sure there will be more murders if she doesn't stop it. As another person is murdered she notices that people seem to run in the same circle as Roarke. As she gets closer to finding out who it is then she has to put her life on the line to catch the person.


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Book Review: Fantasy In Death #30 by J.D. Robb

Bart Minnock, founder of the computer-gaming giant U-Play, enters his private playroom, and eagerly can't wait to lose himself in an imaginary world, to play the role of a sword-wielding warrior king, in his company's latest top-secret project, Fantastical.

The next morning, he is found in the same locked room, in a pool of blood, his head separated from his body. It is the most puzzling case Eve Dallas has ever faced, and it is not a game. . . .

NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is having as much trouble figuring out how Bart Minnock was murdered as who did the murdering. The victim's girlfriend seems sincerely grief-stricken, and his quirky-but-brilliant partners at U-Play appear equally shocked. No one seemed to have a prob-lem with the enthusiastic, high-spirited millionaire. Of course, success can attract jealousy, and gaming, like any business, has its fierce rivalries and dirty tricks-as Eve's husband, Roarke, one of U- Play's competitors, knows well. But Minnock was not naive, and quite capable of fighting back in the real world as well as the virtual one.

Eve and her team are about to enter the next level of police work, in a world where fantasy is the ultimate seduction-and the price of defeat is death. . . 

                                MY REVIEW:


Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Bart Minnock is a founder of a gaming company called U-Play. He goes home after work to lose himself in a game and doesn't come out again. The next morning he is found dead in his locked room. He had been decapitated. His girlfriend is grief stricken and Lieutenant Eve Dallas is trying to figure out who and why. His best friends who also all seem to own part of the company all are devastated. He is liked by everyone and no one seems to have a grudge against him. I think this was my favorite book of this series so far. I liked the gaming concept in this book and all the virtual worlds and V goggles. Also still getting to know all the cops and characters from this series. Even though Eve is a no nonsense kick ass cop she still has feelings and love for her people.

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Book Review: The Banished of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler

In a stand-alone series set in the world of Muirwood, eighteen-year-old Maia is the exiled princess of Comoros and heir to the throne. As a result of her father’s ceaseless need for authority, she was left disinherited and forced to live as a servant in her enemy’s home. When the king invites chaos into the land by expelling the magical order known as the Dochte Mandar, Maia finds herself on a perilous quest to save her people. To survive, she must use magic she has learned in secret—despite the fact that women are forbidden to control it. Hunted by enemies at every turn, Maia realizes that danger lurks within her, too. Her powers threaten to steal not only her consciousness but also her sense of right and wrong. Can she set herself free and save the realm she loves—even if that realm has forgotten her?

                                  MY REVIEW:

The Banished of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
18 year old Maia is a exiled princess and heir to the throne. Her father needs all power and authority so she was left disinherited and was made to live as a servant in her own home. Maia has learned she has magic and must save her people. I loved the storyline but listened to this instead of reading it and got lost a little bit until I realised that she must have been in different realms and she was seeing different outcomes. 


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Book Review: More Than Words by Mia Sheridan

No one lays open the heart and soul quite like New York Timesbestselling author Mia Sheridan.

The moment she met Callen Hayes, eleven-year-old Jessica Creswell knew he was a broken prince. Her prince. They became each other's refuge, a safe and magical place far from their troubled lives. Until the day Callen kissed her--Jessica's first real, dreamy kiss—and then disappeared from her life without a word.

Years later, everyone knows who Callen Hayes is. Famous composer. Infamous bad boy. What no one knows is that Callen's music is now locked deep inside, trapped behind his own inner demons. It's only when he withdraws to France to drink his way through the darkness that Callen stumbles into the one person who makes the music return. Jessica. His Jessie. And she still tastes of fresh, sweet innocence . . . even as she sets his blood on fire.

But they don't belong in each other's worlds anymore. There are too many mistakes. Too many secrets. Too many lies. All they have is that instinctive longing, that need—and something that looks dangerously like love.

MY REVIEW:


More Than Words by Mia Sheridan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book wrecked me. If I could give it more than 5 stars then I would. We start out reading of Callen and Jessica when they are 11 and 12. She is reading a fantasy book about princes and princesses and stumbles upon Callen, They both are running away from their family life and they keep meeting back at the boxcar until 1 day Callen stops showing up. Then 10 years later Jessica is living in Paris, which was her dream. Callen is a music composer but they haven't seen each other until now. This book had me laughing and crying and angry at times. Jessica uncovering the story of Joan of Arc while coming to terms of her past and her relationship with Callen. We learn of Callen's past and how far he has come and the demons he must slay. I read this book in 1 sitting because it was that good.
I received this from #Forever for review.

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Book Review: The Highland Guardian by Amy Jarecki

The Highland Guardian

(Lords of the Highlands #3)

by 

Amy Jarecki 

He has sworn to protect her...

Captain Reid MacKenzie, Earl of Seaforth, is a man of his word. During a harrowing battle at sea, the heroic Highlander makes a vow to a dying friend to watch over the man's daughter. His plan: send the child to boarding school as quickly as possible so he can continue his mission. But Reid's new ward is no wee lass. She's a ravishing, fully grown woman, and it's all he can do to remember his duty and not seduce her himself.

But he might be her greatest threat...

Miss Audrey Kennet is stunned by the news. First this kilted brute tells Audrey her father is dead, and next he insists she marry. But as Reid scours England for the most suitable husband, Audrey soon realizes the brave, brawny Scot is the only man she wants—though loving him means risking her lands, her freedom, and even her life.


MY REVIEW:


The Highland Guardian by Amy Jarecki
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is the 3rd book of the series. Captain Reid MacKenzie is Earl of Seaforth. During a Battle at sea he has to make a promise to a dying man. Please watch over his daughter. As Reid is on his way to meet her he thinks he can send her to boarding school and when of age find a suitor for her and marry her off. But when he gets there he is surprised that she is 19. Audrey is so upset when Reid tells her that her father is dead and now she is his ward. She lets him and her dad's lawyer know that she can take care of herself and her dad's business. She is worth a lot and Reid does not want her taken advantage of. There is a man who comes forward to claim he is a male heir and will wed Audrey. But he is nothing but a snake and a liar and Reid and Audrey need to take him down before a lot of damage is done.
Audrey and Reid are meant for each other and it was fun seeing them fight for each other.
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Book Review: Happy Ever After in Christmas by Debbie Mason

It's beginning to look a lot like love . . .

As her thirtieth birthday approaches, deputy Jill Flaherty decides it's time to live a little. When she walks into Sawyer Anderson's bar in her sexiest dress, she's not thinking that he's her brother's best friend or about the many women he dated during his years as a pro hockey player. All she's thinking is that it's finally time to confess to her longtime crush how she truly feels.

Sawyer is done being a player on and off the ice. Yet no one in the small town of Christmas seems to believe he's ready to settle down, not Jill, and certainly not Jack, who is determined to keep Sawyer from breaking his little sister's heart. But as Sawyer and Jill's relationship heats up, can he prove that he's her happy ever after?

                           MY REVIEW:  

Happy Ever After in Christmas by Debbie Mason
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Deputy Jill Flaherty is turning 30 and she wants to get her life in order. Go a little wild. So she has Ty get her all made up for a night on the town in Christmas, Colorado. This is the 7th book in this series and so you get to read about all the characters from the other books become a part of this story. Jill has always liked Sawyer but he her brother's best friend. Sawyer has always been a player so her brother Jack, has always warned him away from her. Sawyer doesn't want to be a player anymore and wants to settle down and he has his sight on Jill. But they end up having to babysit their godson for a couple of days and things heat up between them. Will they finally get their ever after or will obstacles and other people get in the way? I have loved this series from the very first book. 


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Book Review: Laird of the Black Isle by Paula Quinn

This Highlander will risk everything to find his daughter...

Lachlan MacKenzie has nothing left to lose since his wife and daughter were killed. But when a shadowy figure reveals his little girl might still be alive, Lachlan will do whatever it takes to find her—even abduct a lass from the MacGregor clan for an exchange. Being caught would mean certain death. But the laird of the Black Isle won't let anything—or anyone—interfere with his mission...not even his beautiful, stubborn captive.

Even his heart

All Mailie MacGregor wants is to return home to her family. And the Highland beast who captured her can go to the devil. Her plan: to thwart him at any cost and win her freedom. But she never expected to be so drawn to the fierce warrior and the desire in his eyes.

                        MY REVIEW:


Laird of the Black Isle by Paula Quinn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Lachlan MacKenzie had lost his wife and child a few years ago and he has shut himself off ever since. But when someone comes to him saying his daughter is alive and they will tell Lachan where she is if he kidnaps Mailie MacGregor. When he finds her and kidnaps her she is hell bent on getting away and hoping her men folk will find him and kill him. But as they get to know each other she understands why he did what she did and he begins to regret the decision he made. Is he also certain his daughter is really alive. They also stumble upon 2 orphans that Meilie takes in. Lachlan is not happy at first but after awhile he starts to become happy and. You know they the 2 will end up together but what goes on until the end had me wanting more of these 2. 

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Book Review: The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson

Goldy Schulz knows her food is to die for, but she never expects one of her best friends to actually keel over when she's leaving a birthday party Goldy has catered. At first, everyone assumes that all the fun and excitement of the party, not to mention the rich fare, did her in.

But what looks like a coronary turns out to be a generous serving of cold-blooded murder. And the clever culprit is just getting cooking.

When a colleague—a woman who resembles Goldy—is stabbed, and Goldy is attacked outside her house, it becomes clear that the popular caterer is the main course on a killer menu. With time running out, Goldy must roll up her sleeves, sharpen her knives, and make a meal out of a devious murderer, before that killer can serve her up cold.

                              MY REVIEW: 

The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the 17th book in this series. Goldy is a caterer and always seems to be in the middle of something and stumbles upon dead bodies and gets hurt while investigating no matter how much her husband tells her to be careful. This time one of her best friends dies. She leaves behind a teenage son, who they had just left his birthday party. At first they thought she had a coronary but then discover she was murdered. Then someone goes after the priest and someone who looks like Goldy. Now Goldy and her best friend Marla are reading all kings of notes when the 3 of them used to have meetings after they had been divorced. Was a girls club. Then they find out more things about their friend and things that their friend had been keeping from them. I have always enjoyed this series and the friendship between Goldy and Marla. Also with Julian who works for Goldy.


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Book Review: The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha by JoAnna Carl

The approach of Easter means a rush of business at TenHuis Chocolade, and Lee  and her Aunt Nettie need all the help they can get to make their famous chocolate bunnies and eggs. Unfortunately, new hire Bunny Birdsong is a clutzy basketcase dropping everything she picks up. But to Lee’s surprise, she’s a whiz with computers and fixing the store’s website so they decide to keep her.

However, Bunny receives a few visitors they could do without: her ex-husband Beau, his wealthy aunt Abigail, his new girlfriend, and her brother all descend on the shop one day and have a bitter argument. Lee hopes they can find a peaceful way to settle their dispute and not bring any more trouble to TenHuis. But when Abigail’s body is discovered in the vacant store next door, it’s clear to Lee there’s a bad egg in her midst. Now she’s on the hunt to find out who it is..

                                    MY REVIEW:

The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha by JoAnna Carl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the 16th book of this series. Lee and her Aunt run the chocolate shop in their town. But there is always a murder that takes place and Lee is always the one to either stumble upon it or solves it. While investigating it sometimes gets her into trouble.
This time they are in a Easter rush to get orders done.Their new hire whose name is Bunny is such a klutz that they need to get her out of the candy making business. But she is a whiz at computers so they keep her on to work in the office. Bunny's ex husband and aunt show up to cause her trouble. When the Aunt's body is found then Lee is on a mission to find out who, what and when. 


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