Kate Morgan made detective three months ago. Her coworkers
haven’t warmed up to her. She replaced a man they all loved but sadly died.
Not her fault. She’s fine being a loner. When a child is found dead, Kate gets
to digging and finds more children connected to this murder. Worse, she finds a
pedophile ring.
Simon St. Laurant wants to forget his past. Yet, the sight
his grandmother had seemed to be aiming for him. Nightmares. Of children. His
grandma’s words come back to him how he won’t be able to fight it. So…he goes
to the police.
Kate’s past has her still searching for a brother who was
taken at a young age. Simon has a different kind of past and his intuitive
dreams. I love the way the bad guy’s POVs are added in as well. This was an
excellent story, and she doesn’t go into deep details, but enough to get the
drift of what’s happening. It’s a disturbing topic, but I found it eye-opening.
Looking forward to more in this series.
**Sensual content and language
Detective Kate Morgan has been busy with her caseload, but
at least she now has the respect of the other detectives. She’d replaced a
detective that had died, and the others weren’t ready to accept her. After
breaking a pedophile ring, things changed. And, they all had a much better
working relationship and atmosphere.
Simon St. Laurant didn’t want a cop in his life. But then
again, he also didn’t want the psychic visions and thoughts he was getting.
But, it didn’t seem he had a choice. He was pulled toward Kate and, as his
grandmother warned him, once he went down the psychic road, there was no
turning back.
Between a drive-by shooter and jumpers—suicides off one of
the many bridges—work piled up. Meanwhile, the visions are harrowing on Simon
and Kate is unsure about him yet. After all, her stepfather had been a
charlatan and had taken everything from her mother. This is the second book in
this series and really opens up real situations in everyday life up to the
reader.
**Sexual content and language
Kate Morgan has plenty to keep her busy…murders. And the
paperwork after they solve them. She gets so focused on solving them all that
it’s hard to have personal time. But, since she met Simon, she could use a bit
more personal time with him.
Simon St. Laurent never wanted the burden of the “gift.” He
saw what his grandmother went through with having it. But, some things aren’t
up to us. So, now he needs to accept it and work with…since fighting it seems
to do more harm than good.
As Simon and Kate spend more time together, they learn to
trust each other, which is a pretty big thing since neither of them are very
trusting of others. Kate’s job keeps her busy, but it seems that Simon’s
psychic abilities are connected to Kate’s cases. I’m really enjoying this
series. It hits on some fundamental topics, not all easy ones. I always look
forward to the next book in this series.
**Sexual content and language
Detective Kate Morgan is on the case. She works hard,
forgets to eat, and doesn’t sleep much. But, she’s not so much a workaholic as
she just wants justice and to stop the criminal before another victim turns up.
And now, solving the case also helps Simon sleep better.
He’s a psychic who doesn’t want the gift…which is more of a curse to him. But
when he hears a woman screaming in pain, being tortured, he can’t just turn his
back. The nightmares won’t allow that anyway.
Kate, who struggles with believing in psychics, and Simon,
who isn’t very fond of cops, are quite the pair. These stories can be tough to
read because this type of evil does exist in the world. I enjoy the stories and
characters.
**Mild sexual content and language
Detective Kate Morgan is dedicated to her work. And
unfortunately, her work never ends. Plenty of murders to keep her busy in
Vancouver. This time it’s joggers who are being targeted…in pairs. Without any
clues, she’s hoping Simon’s visions can help tell them something, but not this
time. And, speaking of Simon, her busy work schedule makes it tough to spend quality
time with him.
Simon St. Laurant is starting to accept his psychic
abilities. Trying to find a way to take control of them. But, just as there is
nothing he can do to convince the independent Kate of anything…the visions hold
power too.
I really enjoy this series. I loved in this story how Kate
has softened somewhat towards Simon. She’s still trying to deny how strong her
attraction is, but she’s moving closer to accepting them.
**Sensual content and language
Detective Kate Morgan’s job is never-ending. Always some
psycho out there murdering people. Only this time, it has something to do with
Simon. A woman shows up at the precinct with a message for Simon, an employee
targeted, and more. Kate accepts his “gift” more and always hopes it can help
them. Especially now.
Simon St. Laurent can’t imagine someone hating him so much
that they are killing people because of him. People they somehow think are
connected to him. Once again, he wished he’d let his gram tell him more about
their psychic abilities. He could use the help to find answers.
I love how the two characters have softened through the
books. Kate is more accepting of Simon…and caring. I enjoy this series. Tough
subjects sometimes, but well-written and page-turners.
**Mild sexual content and language
Detective Kate Morgan and her team have a new case. An ugly
one, for sure. Some sick maniac is killing people and leaving them in churches.
A dead child has Kate upset, and she needs to find this killer. And fast. Only
the bodies keep piling up while evidence isn’t.
Simon St. Laurent has an old friend asking a favor. He
doesn’t feel good about this one—and he’s right. Not by his choice, he finds
himself in the thick of things, a situation he never asked to be in.
As Simon and Kate grow closer, Kate seems more accepting of
his gifts, especially since they usually connect to her cases and help them.
This series has tough subjects at times, but I enjoy this
series and the characters.
**Mild sexual content and language
Simon St. Laurent has changed since meeting Kate. He even smiles more. Simon would like things to change even more between them, but he knows not to push Kate. And then there are the visions he gets. If only there were an instruction manual for those.
One of my favorite series. I love how the author has transformed Kate and Simon through this series. Softened them both in some ways. I always look forward to the next book in this series.
**Language
Simon is looking at a building on his list to buy. The Paragon. The old gal was something in her day, and the building speaks to him as the one to fix her up and return her to that glory. Meanwhile, more bodies are piling up, and an old case has risen as well. A case that seems to be connected to the Paragon.
I enjoy this series. The stories never seem to have any lag in them, just page-turning intrigue.
**Mild sexual content language
Doreen
is excited as work is underway to build her a new deck. Meanwhile, after
finishing the cold case she’d been working on... she’s curious about Mack’s
ongoing case. Several older women had died. She didn’t believe it to be a
coincidence...but being it’s not a cold case, Mack wants her to stay out of it.
Doreen is a trouble magnet. For Pete’s sake, the woman can’t even
casually walk around a cemetery without trouble finding her. Especially when
her critters aren’t with to protect her.
Doreen is on the wrong side of the law, it seems. When Mack comes to
see her, he's different. And he has a couple officers with him. Not good. It
seems that her ex-lawyer who had screwed her out of our fair divorce
settlement...and then took her place in the bedroom...is dead. Earlier she'd been at Doreen's house yelling
and screaming.
Mack, the local detective and a man who has helped Doreen out in so many
ways, knows she's innocent but has also told her to stay away from the case.
Fat chance of that. He'd have better luck keeping a pack of feral dogs from
eating bacon that was tossed in front of them.
Doreen is still recovering from being shot in the last case she helped
solve and now this one is too personal to leave alone. So, with Mugs, Goliath,
and Thaddeus at her side. Her grandmother at Rosemoor with her betting ring set
up. And her unwanted ex coming to town. Adds to the fun in this cozy mystery.
Doreen is at it again. She doesn’t mean to get herself into
life-threatening situations, but she does. And she’s not good at listening
either. Not to the handsome detective, Mack, who is always coming to her
rescue…or his brother, Nick, the lawyer who has taken up her divorce case. With
her ex trying to make her the obedient woman she’d been when married to him,
she’s seeing she’s not entirely as independent as she thought, not quite out of
her victim stage.
But, with the help of Mack, Nick, and her three pets: Mugs,
Goliath, and Thaddeus, maybe, just maybe, she’ll get there yet once she learns
not to trust everyone and to stop letting killers in her house.
Doreen Montgomery doesn’t look for trouble…it
just finds her. Even on days when she’s at an orchid tour with her good friend,
the handsome Corporal Mack Moreau of the RCMP. Of course, she has her faithful
crew with her on the tours: Mugs her Basset, Goliath her Maine coon cat, and
Thaddeus her African Grey…who has been acting a bit evil lately.
Nick, Mack’s brother, is a lawyer who is
helping her with the divorce. Her first lawyer, now dead, had screwed her out
of anything. Meanwhile, that same lawyer had been in bed with the enemy…AKA,
the soon-to-be-ex. As pampered arm candy for fourteen years, Doreen is trying
to learn the skills needed to exist. Cook, clean, earn money to pay her bills,
and get groceries.
Wonderful characters, especially the pets,
always have me giggling while reading. I really enjoy this cozy series.
Doreen Montgomery doesn’t get much time to herself for
being unemployed. She just finished another case…for free, of course, but at
least she was helping find justice. After finding poison in the pansies when at
the beach with Mack, and a man dying after saying he was poisoned, Nan sent
Doreen down another path. A woman had died some months back at Rosemoor. A
common thing since it’s an old folks’ home, but she had kept saying she’d been
poisoned.
The woman was known for saying off the wall things, but
after a series of events, Doreen started looking at things a little more
seriously. Too bad keeping herself busy didn’t keep her out of trouble.
A cute cozy mystery series with three adorable critters
that add to the story.
Doreen’s adventures with her three pets, Mugs the Basset
hound, Goliath the Maine coon cat, and Thaddeus the African Grey parrot,
continue. However, she finds herself in the middle of a cold case once again
when she finds out what’s troubling Wendy from the secondhand shop.
An engagement gone wrong, missing jewelry, a missing
person, and some bullies. Not to mention a jam that is irresistible to certain
folks and some new friends for Thaddeus.
There are always unique and funny stories in this cozy
series that have me anxiously waiting for the next book to come out.
**Language
The wrong criminal has messed with Doreen Montgomery. No
longer the brow-beaten wife, she’s finding inner strength. And no one tries to
kill her friend. So when someone shoots Corporal Mack Moreau,
Doreen goes on the warpath. She usually goes after the cold cases, but she’s
determined to find this shooter before he returns to finish Mack off.
I love this series. It pulls me in from the beginning every
time. And the critters add so much fun and humor—not to mention Nan, Richie,
and the other Rosemoor folks.
Doreen gets a surprise when Captain Henry Hanson, Mack’s
boss, asks her to look into a forty-year-old cold case murder. It ends up it’s
very personal to the captain—at age eleven, he was the only witness and didn’t
see much.
Doreen doesn’t want this to be the case she fails at
resolving. She’d like to help take the burden of the unsolved case off the
captain’s shoulder, but it’s an old case, and seemingly nowhere to start. But
then again, this is Doreen, who has a knack for finding something out of
nothing. Unfortunately, even if she doesn’t want it, Doreen has a knack for
getting into trouble.
I love this series with Doreen and Mack and the pets: Mugs, the basset hound; Goliath, the Maine coon cat; and Thaddeus, the talkative African grey parrot.
Doreen is stepping on Mack’s toes in this book. He has an
active case, which she is only supposed to help on cold cases, but what else
can she do when one of the suspects comes to her for help? He wants her to help
prove his innocence.
As always, she meets interesting people along the way. Most
of them enjoy her pets, but some don’t. Especially the bad guys who end up with
Goliath’s claws in their bodies, Mugs’ teeth, and Thaddeus either hitting them
with his beak or something else.
Doreen’s adventure was, as always, a page-turner. I enjoyed
this story because it blended another case that hasn’t been solved yet. Mathew,
Doreen’s soon-to-be ex-husband, shows up as well. But she can’t get him to sign
the papers and be done with it.
Mack is also impatiently waiting for Doreen’s divorce, as
she won’t move on to her future before closing the door to her past—good for
her!
As always, Thadeus, Mugs, and Goliath are a big part of the
story. And the old folks at Rosemoor add a lot of humor to the story.
She has to be careful not to cross the line between her cold cases and Mack’s ongoing cases, as doing the wrong thing could mess things up for him when they go to court. She is trying to listen and behave, but her excitement about finding answers sometimes takes over.
Meanwhile, she still tries to ignore Mathew, her soon-to-be ex-husband. She wants that all behind her, but he’s not ready to give up any of his money. And she will not move ahead on her feelings for Mack until she’s free, which I find admirable.
Fun stories with Mugs, Goliath, and Thaddeus helping and protecting her as she gets into one mess after another.
Doreen was having some downtime after her encounter with
the infamous Bob Small. Yet, she was ready for a new case. And the way her
animals were acting…they were just as bored. Laying around. She was becoming
concerned about Mugs, but I won’t write the spoiler alert on the pup.
When she hears whispering about a dead body…and one is
found…she still has no case. Doreen is learning to stay out of Mack’s present
investigations and focus on the cold cases. Fortunately, Doreen gets a call for
help that she can’t turn down, which leads her on a new adventure, even if she
may be stepping over the line a bit and on Mack’s toes.
Her husband is still being difficult about the
divorce—greedy may be a better word. She wants Mathew and her past life behind
her so she can move ahead.
I enjoy these quirky, fun, fast-paced adventures with
Doreen, Mugs, Goliath, Thaddeus…and, of course, the ever-patient Mack.
Doreen is just innocently watching a video of a drone.
That’s all it took. Showing the video to Mack led him to recognize the area and
a cold case. Ten years ago, a husband and father went to work on their farm.
They found his truck but never a sign of the man.
Mack even gives Doreen the green light on this case.
Wanting it closed. It was tough to know where to start, but she does. Causing
all kinds of dust to fly and skeletons to rattle. Tales that had been hidden
were coming to light. Just a typical day for Doreen, Mugs, Goliath, and
Thaddeus.
One of my favorite series. Great characters, both
two-legged and four-legged.
Doreen has found another body. This time, it’s not just
some stranger. It’s someone she knows very well, and now she’s the number one
suspect. Because Mack is too close to the situation, she has to deal with a new
detective who is new to the area, and it’s not going well. The detective treats
her like she’s guilty, and Doreen doesn’t feel much effort is being put into
finding the actual killer.
So, as always, she packs up her pets and hits the trail to
find the murderer and get herself off the suspect list.
Doreen is adjusting to the way her life is going to change.
She’s soon to be a millionaire…or more. The antiques are being sold, and
Mathew’s and Robin’s estates are getting closer to bringing her some money.
When Arnold comes to her for help, she can’t say no. An
officer she has known from almost the beginning. A recent crime is connected to
something he had stolen from him. He’s not in trouble but would like the
robbery of his home from ten years ago solved so he can be cleared.
Another exciting book. The series started with A and went
to Z, but this story doesn’t seem like the end. I hope not, as it’s one of my
favorites.
Gabby Mulder’s dream has come true. She spent a winter in Aspen,
Colorado. Snowboarding and working in a bookstore. She’d always felt pulled
toward this town, and for the first time in her life, she felt at home.
Everything changed suddenly while snowboarding.
Detective Damon Fletcher didn’t trust Gabby. Thought of her as a charlatan, even. After the first murder, she was still a suspect. When things went into the “woo woo” area, and he experienced Stefan’s “visits,” he knew life was no longer as he’d known it.
It’s one thing to fight a killer on the loose. Damon was quickly finding out how much worse when the war seemed to with something unworldly. Another fantastic, page-turning story in this series.
**Sexual content and language
Hunter had the push to be at Stefan’s house for some
reason, and he always followed his instincts. They watched as a weird storm
approached. And then, someone was at the door. And that moment sent Hunter on
quite an adventure, trying to protect a young woman who didn’t want his help.
Beth Metlomar was dying. She’d been shot, and her energy
had her split in so many pieces, and Lizzy was close on her energy trail. She
had to get to the one person who had escaped their captivity. Somehow she knew
it was the only person that could help her.
Beth had been a captive who’d been tortured most of her
young life. She’d escaped five years ago and had no plans of returning to that
evil place. So much torture. So much death. And her trust level was at zero.
Hunter was determined to help her, no matter how many times she tried to escape
from him. And, as is so often the case, things were not as they seemed to be.
Another page-turning book in this series.
**Sexual content
Professor Leon Wellington’s aunt, Professor Gertrude Milligan, was teaching a class and at the end, two girls were dead. No apparent cause. And then, Gertie, as he called her, disappeared. She was the only family Leon had left and he was going to do all he could to find her.
Detective Abigail “Abby” Cartwright seemed to be catching the woo-woo cases lately. This one was really a big woo-woo. No sign of anything that could have killed these young women. Not only was that a big headache…but her special “gift” was giving her a headache too. Not to mention Stefan, who was always in her head urging her to learn how to use her gift.
Abby wasn’t a very trusting soul. Being a cop could do that. Leon had been in law enforcement before becoming a professor and understood that. As they dig in to find a killer…they find that many things weren’t as they thought. I always enjoy the books in this series.
**Sensual content and language
Skylar Livingston has been living in New Orleans. Blending
in with her unique talents. Running her shop, Skylar’s Heaven, with all her
“friends” hanging around. Yeah, her energy skills attract all the local ghosts who
hang out in her store. And most nights, she’s busy, too. Visiting the
cemeteries, helping lost souls.
Gage Hawkins came to New Orleans to find his uncle. Jonesy
had disappeared a few days before; last they knew, he’d been in Skylar’s store.
He was hoping she’d know where Jonesy was.
Gage had almost died, but he survived…taking on some unique
gifts as he returned. He quickly realized that Skylar could help him with his
“new” life, only she’s very private. Several things are going on to create
another page-turning book in this series.
**Mild sexual content and language
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Hurricane is called to help Stefan with a unique case.
Something happens while an energy worker, who doesn’t seem to realize she is
one, works on a string of pearls, and they release some energy.
Jewel wakes up in a hospital without knowing how she got
there; the only thing she knows for sure is her name. A man is there to help
her, but he seems to think she knows something and can do things that she
can’t.
As Hurricane tries to work with Jewel and break the pearls’
hold on her, he knows she’s holding back. One step forward, three steps back as
he fights this unknown enemy. A unique story in what is a special series to
begin with.
**Very mild sensual content at the end and language
Detective Hanson MacGyver moved to a new town, but his past followed him. It’s tough fitting into this new, small-town department, but that’s okay. He’d prefer to work alone. And then he goes to handle a break-in, and everything changes.
Are the crimes connected? Her break-in and the drive-by shootings? Not to mention her family has lost it. Meanwhile, the two of them get thrown together. And they each of unique “gifts.” Another page-turner.
*Mild sexual content and language
Unique series with interesting characters. Every story in this series is new and exciting.
**Mild sexual content and language
Danica Hartling has come home after ten years. Her
grandmother is the only family she has left, and she’s not long for this world.
Danica quickly finds out that nothing has changed. Even after ten years,
nothing has changed. The townspeople still hate her. Even though she was the
victim, yet they all see her as the villain. Thankfully, she has one person on
her side, and it is the first ever. Nana’s neighbor.
Dr. Cameron Wingfield has been in this small town for about
a year. He has to work a lot of overtime, and the pay isn’t as good as other
towns, but they needed a doctor after his dad passed away, so he stayed. After
meeting his neighbor’s granddaughter, who wants him to sell her some land back,
Cameron is shocked at the hatred spewed toward Danica from his coworkers. Maybe
the townspeople aren’t who he thought they were after all.
Some secrets and rumors have been kept alive by those who
hate the Hartling women. Time is running out for Harriet, Danica’s grandmother,
to tell her the secrets she must know before she passes. Some great twists and
unexpected turns in this page-turning story.
**Language
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So, how is Lani going to try and bring Christmas to her husband, brother-in-law, and...the one who started it all, Charming? She can't search for decorations without setting off alarms and her husband has everything a man could want and the money to buy whatever he doesn't have.
But she's not a quitter. This is a novella but still packed full of fun and adventure.
**Sensual content
By Death Series
Dane Chester is helping in Haiti. His brother and his
Haitian family are there, and after the devastating earthquake a year ago, and
now smaller ones, he wants to do what he can. John is the only family Dane has.
He’s ready to head back home to Seattle, though. That is until he meets a
beautiful blonde. And trouble hits again.
Jade Hansen had been to Haiti a year ago, helping after the
earthquake. She hasn’t been the same since. Mostly just not living anymore. But
Duncan, her brother and the only family she has left hasn’t given up on her and
convinces her to return to Haiti for another job. Who knew that returning could
help with her healing? And meeting Dane isn’t so bad, either.
A page-turning romance thriller as weird things start
happening. And the Magrim, the older woman at the market that predicts things
Jade doesn’t want to hear, doesn’t help. Another well-written story that keeps
you guessing to the end.
Chad Ingram and Meg Pearce were in love. Ready to head for
college. One last summer outing with seven other people. And then everything
changed when one of them went missing. And, even though Chad and Meg thought
their love could handle anything…they found out it couldn’t.
Seventeen years later, Meg finally returned to the area
that had changed her life. Had led her down the path to becoming an
anthropologist. Chad became a cop. Meg finds something that brings Chad back
into her orbit after all this time. Maybe they can finally have closure and
move on.
The reader can meet Meg in the first book, Touched by
Death. Loving the series so far. Romance and suspense kept me turning the pages
until the end.
**Sexual content and language
Royce O’Connell can’t believe Stacy had agreed to return to
the cabin. He’s been hoping to be near her for a while now. But, after the
deaths of the girls on the mountain and, later, a weekend of comforting Stacy,
he needs her to give him a second chance.
Three years ago, Stacy Carter lost two of her closest
friends. They lived as free spirits and died that way. As a survivor and unable
to stop her friends, Stacy lives with the guilt of what happened. She hopes to
find their bodies one day and put them to rest. After three years, she’s agreed
to return to the resort—and the mountain that claimed her friends.
As the friends gather at the cabin, the fun week they’d
planned of skiing, boarding, and relaxing isn’t turning out as planned.
Something is wrong. And the evil might be right inside that cabin with them.
Page-turning excitement like this whole series has been.
**Sexual content and language
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Thank you Judy!! Love the page of my books - and delighted to her you enjoyed the vampire series as well as In Cassie's Corner and It's a Dog's Life!
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