Review of KING OF HEARTS

KING OF HEARTS

 

L. H. Cosway

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

I found this story a little overwhelming depressing. Oliver King's life is the center of this romance. Alexis' story is secondary, but she is the glue that brings the relationship together.

King hires Alexis as his assistant because he finds her beautiful and intelligent. Alexis finds the financial world she has entered, where King is King, but he has his demons that are not on the surface.

Their hearts come together on all levels, except he does not explain his hatred for his father. But, when this conflict comes to a head in Part I, "Before," King lets another demon take over their lives.

In Part II, "After," Alexis is the rock that a family foundation is built. King is in a dark cycle where only Alexis's love, friends, and music can bring him back to life.

Coming out of the dark is more challenging than going into it. But, with Alexis's love for King, they will survive. The end is delightful.

L. H. Cosway's writing is crisp and deeply consuming, bringing her characters into a web of love and conflicts a reader will enjoy and may cry a bit.

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Review of Witchy Reservations

 

WITCHY RESERVATIONS

A Mystic Inn Mystery

 

STEPHANIE DAMORE

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

Angelica, who works in a big city hotel, has a witchy background. Her aunt tricks her back to her roots at Mystic Inn in a town full of witches.

When Angie arrives home, life is not what she expected. Aunt Thelma is alive; the Inn is in disarray; within a few days, her aunt kills by using a wand, or does she?

Yes, this storyline is funny but severe to the witches involved. Auntie is arrested, and Angie becomes a witchy sleuth. She turns the town upside down, upsetting many witches with a hilarious twist.

This first book, in a series, has all the ingredients - characters, location, and wide-open areas to develop new mysteries.

Therefore, I recommend buying this series if you like fun with witches.

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Review of Pinch of Commitment

Pinch of Commitment

 

JEAN ORAM

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

This Ethan and Lily novel is a typical boy next door best friend story of them growing up. Each character has hard luck becoming an adult story to tell within the main one. Finally, they come together as adults into a contract.

To save headaches and money, they marry. Lily gets Ethan's restaurants, Ethan gets to do what he wants in high tech. Both their pasts collide and haunt them in a tangled web of love and greed.

This book stands alone if you have read the first in the series. Well-written, the story seems to make sense but is highly unlikely generally in our society today.

A little bit of romance goes a long way as a deceiver in Ms. Oram's series.

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Review of DEFENDING INNOCENCE

 

DEFENDING INNOCENCE

Small Town Lawyer - Book One

 

PETER KIRKLAND

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

This courtroom drama has a good storyline that kept me turning the pages. Mr. Kirkland's main characters will hold up in a series.

The pace was quick and to the point, with a thrilling ending that I did not expect. Leland Munroe is a lawyer on a shoestring budget who takes a case because of his relationship with his young client's mother.

While waiting for the trial to begin, Leland and his investigator Terri ruffle a few feathers in the small town. But, what they uncover will turn their murder case around in a deadly way.

The story is exciting and well written. Defending Innocence is an excellent book-one leading into a series.

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Review of The Haunting of Hattie Hasting

 

The Haunting of Hattie Hastings

 

AUDREY DAVIS

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

If you believe in ghosts and life after death or don't, you will enjoy this story of Hattie and her dead husband, Gary. As friends call her, Hats gives a hilarious account of Gary popping in and out of her earth's work-a-day life.

Gary is sent to earth to resolve some problems but is unclear about what they are. Cat, 'Hats and Gary's' friend, gets the privilege of seeing and hearing the ghost of Gary, also.

You may or may not get the drift, but this is a relationship theme novel. Of course, as a reader, you will want to get to the end with all intriguing associations tied up in a pretty package. But in this tale, they are all not.

This haunting is not horrific but a pleasantly written, fun journey about a ghostly interloper. I am delighted to have found this book.

It's a good read. Purchase: https://amzn.to/3rOETVT

 

Review of A RECIPE FOR LOVE

 

NICOLA YEAGER

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

DELICIOUS is a word to describe A RECIPE FOR LOVE. This novel set off endorphins in my mind when reading about the Christmas menu prepared at Carol's Bistro.

 Ms. Yeager is either a French Chef or has done excellent research in writing this fun novel. According to their accountant, Carol and her partner, Roksana, own a Bistro in London that needs an uplift.

But it's Christmas time, which for Carol is a time for a lover's depression moment. So, she cooks dinner for her mother to explain the situation and then listens to her reply - In this case, 'mother knows best.'

Carol gives into a Christmas affair with Roksana and their staff. The games begin with the Bistro, menu, and all. The transition is hilarious to read about, and if you are a foodie – DELICIOUS.

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Review of Book 1 in Poppy McGuire Series

  

 

THE ELEVENTH HOUR

The Poppy McGuire Series

 

ANNA COLLINS

 

Review by Author Roy Murry

 

Poppy is a grown-up Nancy Drew, except her father owns the only bar in town. She teams up with a town outsider, Alex, a young retired detective.

A wealthy woman is strangled in her home, and the police believe it is a robbery. Poppy disagrees, believing that the person who killed her was someone the woman knew.

The case moves in Poppy's direction when a neighbor mentions that a man came to the murdered woman's door in the eleventh hour a few nights a week and the night in question.

Poppy and Alex investigate further when she thinks it's one person and Alex has his doubts. Unfortunately, the killer is closer than they think when a deadly event happens to them.

This novel is personality-driven with Poppy, the narrator. A little too detailed for me, but it works with uncomplicated writing.

Poppy will get better at investigating in the series, and I will most likely read another in it. Good Read first in a mystery series.

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