Books We Are Reading

Another winner by CW Hawes!

I  first read one of the Justina Wright series a month ago, and I’m  hooked. The characters are so multi-faceted, I can’t wait to turn the  page to see what they’ll do next. The plot was more complex this time,  with more twists and turns, and even more danger!!

https://www.amazon.com/Right-Wrong-Justinia-Investigator-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B08P212JY5/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8

When  I purchased this book, I realized it was a memoir of sorts. Not my kind  of reading. It was also an historical--another not so fave. And I admit  to going into it sort of biased. Very soon the bias went away. BIG  TIME. I wish schools would replace history books with Finding Billy  Battles. The characters are amazing, the plot well developed and  thorough. The action is nonstop. You can't help cheering for Billy each  time he faces down the Bledsoe clan. I understand there is a sequel...

https://www.bookbub.com/books/finding-billy-battles-by-ronald-e-yates

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3630717476

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1GWTZDS906MEO/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv

CW Hawes does it again. I couldn’t put it down until I read the whole thing.

I  thought he hit a home run with his zuvembies, but this novella has it  all. Truly unique characters that you come to love in a very short  amount of space, a nicely detailed setting, and a solid well-researched  mystery. I want more of the Justina Wright series!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2BVZB5YZYMP3B/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B08K52SLB4

It's  like you know these characters from the beginning. They could be your  next door neighbors. Carson Chance faces hurdles many Vietnam vets must  navigate. Add to that, he's accused of a murder he didn't commit, and an  on-again-off-again relationship with a woman dealing with her own  demons, and you have a must-read story. Unraveled is a perfect title—as I  experienced Carson's problems along with him, the word kept circling  through my head, as it exactly described his life.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3582036500

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2EK0CJBZS5QTT/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv

The  storyline is very good. The writing is solid. The fictional conflict is  ever-present. The Christian message is clear--and would be a great  reference for someone questioning the way today's society is unraveling.  As I read the book, I couldn't help comparing today's world  metaphorically with the events in the story.

A  small town has been taken over by a small group of people who will do  anything to get what they want. The reader doesn't see much of how the  adults work; the story is told from the perspectives of the teens. A  young girl moves to town thinking her life will be smooth sailing. It's  anything but smooth when she refuses to go out with the school hunk, the  son of one of the ruling families. He's learned from them that he can  do anything, get anything, he wants. This story is about what happens  when the good kids stand up to him and his followers.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3QOJ7UTZNOHD6/

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3569294402

Love love this book

The  characters are endearing and memorable, especially the  more-than-intelligent standard poodle. Just when a scene started to be  resolved, Ms. Pirtle threw another obstacle at our unsuspecting  characters. This made for nonstop action and suspense. Very nicely done.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R10IBR5H8ZAXT0/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3541777390

Danger and intrigue!

I  enjoyed this story immensely. It captured my interest from the  beginning and held it through to the end. The action is nonstop, the  characters diverse and easy to tell apart. The writing is flawless and  loaded with sensory details. Angelica Mason keeps the reader on their  toes with her funny quips and unique viewpoints. 

I  began reading book three in the series and didn't feel the least bit  lost, although I enjoyed it so much I want to go back and read the first  two.

https://www.amazon.com/review/RPR4SGGC7EAKV/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv

https://www.bookbub.com/books/blue-lady-a-friends-to-lovers-second-chances-romantic-comedy-short-story-the-angelica-mason-series-book-1-by-stephany-tullis

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3526733528

Delightful time travel memoir

This story is poignant and full of emotion as Richard Sutton is thrust back in time to relive the good the bad and the ugly of life as a twenty-something male of the sixties. From college woes, to rowdy parties, to female rejection, he suffers it all. Chances are, most of us wouldn’t want to relive those times, and possibly Mr. Sutton would’ve been the same, if not for the million dollar prize at the end…

https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Seven-Years-More-Richard-Schwindt-ebook/dp/B08F4GR9BC/

Nothing to dislike, and everything to love, about this story!

Forward moving plot with plenty of action, unique and diverse characters, excellent narrative and dialogue, well done points of view. At first I thought I'd be put off by the religious theme, but it flowed nicely without being overwhelming. I will definitely be reading more from this author.

https://www.amazon.com/Bless-Father-Sinned-Winston-Strom-ebook/dp/B07TX2P32Y/

Several story lines had me guessing for quite some time as they were entangled from start to finish. There are many characters but there is no difficulty telling them apart. I have to say, it took a moment to get used to the idea of zuvembies. Love the concept and the truly modern technology. 

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Cindy Davis

LOVE'S ENIGMA by Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey. It's a short story, which is nice; if you have a short attention span, you can cruise right along. The plot is nicely developed, the characters are interesting and full-bodied, like fine wine. Do yourself a favor and get a copy. At 99 cents, it's an awesome bit of enjoyment in a rush rush world.https://www.amazon.com/Loves-Enigma-Charles-Breakfield-ebook/dp/B08BKR6789/

A beautiful dancing girl comes to the booming oil town of Ashland, Texas; people notice. When she is found dead in a ditch, nobody notices. Or so they say. 

It’s a small oil town, expertly portrayed by the author. Characters are so well developed even the minor ones linger in your mind long after the book is closed—from the older than-his-age young boy looking for his father, to the circumspect newspaper publisher in search of both a story and her oft-missing lover, to the transient preacher who claims all he wants to do is save souls. 

Ashland is a small town like, but unlike, any you’ve known. Everyone is aware of everyone’s business. In spite of that, somehow secrets are kept. All but one… 

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3447321081

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2AHN0HJF3UFV5/

https://www.bookbub.com/books/lost-side-of-an-orphan-s-moon-the-boom-town-saga-book-3-by-caleb-pirtle-iii