I should warn you: I’m not a good person. I tried to be good…normal. But darkness can’t be suppressed forever. Six years ago, I walked away from the family. Now, I must go back. I have no choice. But things will be different this time. I’m stronger, smarter, and I refuse to submit in a…
Category: 2024
Books read in 2024
#23 The Twat Files by Dawn French
Discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last sixty years. When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person. BUT. That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twat is much more the real me. Sorry to boast, but…
#22 A Long Time Dead (A D.I. Duncan McAdam Mystery Book 1) By J.M. Dalgliesh
A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye’s remote Coral Beach for a hedonistic night of partying to celebrate the passing of their final exams. The new millennium is on the horizon and the future beckons, promising new hope and a fresh wind of optimism. In the coming days, many will…
#21 The Fallen Girls by Paul J. Teague
When the lifeless body of a nun is found beneath the Humber Bridge, Detective Hollie Turner can’t help but wonder – who would want this frail, elderly woman dead? As she starts to delve into the victim’s personal life, Hollie discovers that the woman, Sister Brennan, ran a local mother and baby home at the Church of…
#20 The Orphanage by the Lake by Daniel G Miller
Hazel wants a new life. She’s thirty years old, single, and her private investigation business is months away from folding. Her luck takes a turn when Madeline Hemsley, a mysterious socialite, pays Hazel a visit with an offer too enticing to resist. An orphan girl has disappeared from a children’s home—The Orphanage By The Lake,…
#19 The Nowhere Girls (Detective Nikki Cassidy Book 1) by Dana Perry
On the anniversary of her sister’s death, FBI agent Nikki Cassidy takes a call that makes her heart pound in her chest, the image of her beautiful sister Caitlin’s lifeless body wearing a crown of roses etched in her mind. Another girl has been taken. Nikki rushes to missing thirteen-year-old Natalie’s home in the small town of Groveton, Ohio. The girl’s…
#18 The Girls on Floor 13 (Detective Maria Miller Book 3) by Helen Phifer
When the bodies of two teenage girls are discovered in a rundown New York City hotel room, Detective Maria Miller is called to the crime scene. The best friends were supposed to be at a sleepover miles away in the suburbs. With no record of the girls checking in and the room on the thirteenth floor closed…
#17 The Throne of Honor and Blood (The Mortal Fates Book 2) by J Bree
In our arrogance, the high fae forgot everything that mattered. I carved out a reputation as the Savage Prince for my brutality against witches, but unable to wield our magic, I couldn’t stop my kingdom from being torn apart by war and famine while the Fates demanded my patience. The worst was still to come….
#16 The Crown of Oaths and Curses (The Mortal Fates Book 1) By J. Bree
I devoted my life to a king who was not my own. On the road to ultimate honor and glory, I lost everything. Now, in a world ravaged by the whims of those who rule, I must turn my back on a lifetime of friendships and loyalties to face my own fate. The Savage Prince….
#15 Stolen Darlings (Detective Morgan Brookes Book 10) by Helen Phifer
Following her colleague Ben up to Castlerigg Stone Circle, Detective Morgan Brookes is shocked at what she finds. A young woman has been killed, left on display at the top of the hill with a crown of roses on her head. As the team race to get the popular tourist spot cordoned off, Morgan hears the heartbroken…
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