Daily Archives: January 2, 2020

The Opposite of Dark (Casey Holland Mysteries Book 1) by Debra Purdy Kong

When the police tell Casey that her dad was murdered the previous night, she tells them that she buried him 3 years ago. In this gripping debut mystery, Casey must unravel the truth about her past before those she loves die by a killer far too close to home. 1st in the Casey Holland transit mysteries. “A good read with urban grit and a spicy climax.” (Hamilton Spectator)

A Beginner’s Guide to Free Fall by Andy Abramowitz

Husbands and wives. Brothers and sisters. Mothers and daughters. Okay, everybody. Hold on tight.

Davis Winger has it all. A respected engineer who designs roller coasters in theme parks across the country, he is deeply in love with his wife and has a beautiful young daughter and a happy home. Until an accident strikes on one of his rides. Nothing fatal–except to his career. And to his marriage, when a betrayal from his past inadvertently comes to light. In one cosmically bad day, Davis loses it all.

His sister, Molly, is at a crossroads herself. She’s coasting through a dire relationship with an incompatible man-child. And she’s a journalist whose deeply personal columns about mothers and daughters are forcing her to confront the truth about her own mother, who abandoned Molly and Davis years ago and disappeared.

For these two siblings, it’s just a matter of bracing themselves for one turbulent summer in this redemptive and painfully funny family drama about making the best of the sharp turns in life–those we choose to take and those beyond our control.

The Henchmen’s Book Club by Danny King

Mark Jones is a henchman for hire. He guards bunkers, patrols perimeters and stands around in a boiler suit waiting to get knocked out by Ninjas. This is his job.

He’s worked for some of the most notorious super villains the world has ever known – Doctor Thalassocrat, Victor Soliman, Polonius Crump; Mark was with each of them when they met their makers at the hands of British Secret Service super-spy, Jack Tempest and lived to tell the tale – if not pay the bills.

Still for every hour under gunfire there are weeks if not months of sitting around on monorails so Jones starts a book club with his fellow henchmen to help pass the time.

It was only meant to be a bit of fun.

It was never meant to save the world.

The Maggie Newberry Mysteries: Books 1,2,3by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

Murder travels nicely in this popular mystery series featuring expat Maggie Newberry who lives in France with her winemaker French chef husband. Enjoy the sights and smells of Provence, the Côte d’Azur and Paris as Maggie uses her amateur (and very American) sleuthing skills to detect and confront some of the vilest murderers on the continent!

Magic Liesby Fatima Bader

Hunting a serial killer can be hazardous to your health.

My name’s Selena Valeron, and I’m the Supernatural Bureau of Investigation’s best undercover witch. After three years, the bureau has just handed me my biggest case: hunting the magical community’s most prolific serial killer, Xavier.

Lately the dead women on the morgue table bear an eerie resemblance to me. A shocking revelation indicates the killer is someone from my past–if I can remember it. Years ago, an accident wiped out my memory and threatened to end my career. Now my magical powers seem to be manifesting into something stronger.

Was my memory loss really an accident, or a failed murder attempt?

Time’s ticking as I dig through my past to find the killer. I need answers. If I can’t get them in time, I’ll lose friends, family–even my own life.

MAGIC LIES is a fast-paced urban fantasy mystery with plenty of thrilling twists and turns that will keep you guessing. Agent Valeron may have lost her memory, but she hasn’t lost her snarky attitude and she’s still a badass witch. Jump into this magical world and start reading the Selena Valeron series today!

Selena Valeron is an ongoing series:
Book 1–MAGIC LIES due out January 2020.
Book 2–MAGIC LINKS due out March 2020.
Book 3–MAGIC L_____ due out May 2020.
Book 4–MAGIC L_____ due out June 2020.

Dryadby Matthew Shaw

What if Humanity is just a device? An instrument to change worlds? With Earth in the grip of environmental collapse, the manipulative Dryads conspire to drive humanity to extinction. Only a grieving man and his free-spirited daughter stand in their way. They wouldn’t have a chance but for the mysterious Girl of Light, a messenger from the copse…..

They weren’t supposed to be there at all. Usually the primates flee their dying planet ready for the new inhabitants. But not this time. When the Cloud descended, Earth’s population proved to be a stubborn infection. They had two choices: move to the poles, or flee to the stars. After the great Exodus, instead building a utopia, those few remaining on Earth faced challenges far beyond the hardships of living on a dying planet. Not only do the ideals of the remainers fail, and the world once again falls into the grip of corrupt, all-powerful corporations, but a darker force moves among them with a greater influence and an agenda far more twisted than anyone could possibly imagine … the Dryad.

Through the illegal teachings of the book of Physis, preaching and preserving the long-forgotten laws and principals of nature, disciples like Jaxon and Emily keep the fight for the survival of humanity alive. But since his wife was bludgeoned to death clutching a mysterious black crystal, Jaxon has become obsessed. He must risk everything to understand and it is only when the mysterious Girl of Light appears that the crystal begins to reveal its dark secrets. Will there be enough time to decipher them and sow the seeds of darkness to bring the species back into the light?