Breathless by Beverly Jenkins My friend and mentor shared this book with me. Portia doesn’t wish to risk the freedom she has by marrying a man who treats her like a belonging. Although her aunt and uncle have an amazing relationship, the men her mother entertained where brutes. Portia has no desire to give up the work she enjoys as bookkeeper and manager for one … Continue reading Review: Breathless
A Song for Julia (Thompson Sisters) by Charles Sheehan-Miles Narrated by Jack Wallen, Alana Rader I discovered Charles Sheehan-Miles through an author Takeover on Facebook. I’m so glad I did, A Song for Julia was a remarkable young adult romance. Crank and Julia seem like a typical opposites-attract romance, but as we learn more about the characters, we see they complete each other. The two … Continue reading Review of A Song for Julia
Goddess of Spring by P C Cast, Read by Caitlin Davies (chirp) This romantic fantasy, paranormal romance is a beautiful depiction of what love should be, without prejudices. When Lina asks the Goddess Demeter for help saving her bakery, she has no clue that Demeter has her own agenda. Transported to Olympus, Lina is tasked with the job of visiting Hades in the Underworld and … Continue reading Review: Goddess of Spring
Not all Criminals are Monsters In my Leeward Files novels, I have truly horrendous monsters: murderers, pedophiles, rapists, sex and drug traffickers, and extreme racists, but not all bad guys are truly monstrous. Sometimes, a good guy can be pushed into doing bad things, other times, a good person will do bad in the hope of something good coming from it. The old adage, “The … Continue reading Criminals and Monsters
Where do my stories fit? When I first started writing I believed I was a romance writer. In the past ten years, I’ve focused my attention on writing what I call romantic suspense. Defining my stories and finding the right home for them hasn’t been easy. Although the Leeward Files is a series, each book is a little different. Chrome Pink is more women’s fiction, … Continue reading Labels and Genres
Dead of Winter by Wendy Corsi Staub, read by Melanie Ewbank Bella Jordan never planned to be an amateur sleuth. She was just a widow trying to survive being a single parent. Raising her seven-year old son, Max and trying to do whatever she can to see he gets a happy Christmas, Bella doesn’t have time for the dead body that has washed up from … Continue reading Dead of Winter
Inherit the Dead (Chirp) by many of my favorite mystery writers, Lee Child, Charlaine Harris, C J Box, Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, just to name a few. Each author wrote one chapter and they seamlessly go together as if written by one mind. Pericles “Perry” Christo is a P.I. with a past, a former NYPD homicide cop. When he is called to the Upper … Continue reading Inherit the Dead
Caught by the Scot by Karen Hawkins, read by Gary Furlong (Chrip) Karen Hawkins brings the dashing Scottish privateer, Conner Douglas to life by making him both flawed and honorable. When their sister dies giving birth to their nephew, her will states each of her rowdy, untamed brothers must marry within a month or their inheritance will be given to the enemies. While none of … Continue reading Caught by the Scot
Today I’d like to welcome Beth Bolden to Creekside Café. Beth it is so good to have you here today. Beth and I are both members of the Romance Writers of America and our local chapter, The Heart of Carolina. You have just released your thirteenth book, is that correct? Beth: Yes, Impossible Things is the second Star Shadow book, but my thirteenth contemporary novel. … Continue reading A Creekside Visit with Beth Bolden
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