Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review and Blog Tour: Murder in the Scottish Hills by Lydia Travers

Posted on May 26, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

I’m delighted to be on the blog tour for Murder in the Scottish Hills, second in Lydia Travers’ Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency series! Book Description: When Maud McIntyre and her lady’s maid Daisy travel into the Scottish Highlands, the last thing they … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hard Dough Homicide by Olivia Matthews

Posted on May 23, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: Someone in Brooklyn’s Little Caribbean neighborhood has an appetite for murder in Olivia Matthews’ Hard Dough Homicide . Spice Isle Bakery owner Lyndsay Murray is always looking for new ways to grow her family’s business. But she already regrets … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Long March Home by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee

Posted on May 15, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire. Life in the Philippines seems like paradise–until the morning of … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Blue Running by Lori Ann Stephens | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on May 12, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

BLUE RUNNING by Lori Ann Stephens Dystopian Fiction / Coming of Age / Suspense Publisher: Moonflower Publishing Date of Publication: November, 2022 Number of Pages: 334 pages    Scroll down for Giveaway! In the new Republic of Texas, guns are … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Mystery at Farfield Castle by Clare Chase

Posted on May 8, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Mystery at Farfield Castle, the tenth in Clare Chase’s Eve Mallow series! Synopsis: Beautiful Farfield Castle is opening its grounds for a party, and everyone in Saxford’s invited. But as the … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Close Her Eyes (Detective Josie Quinn #17) by Lisa Regan

Posted on May 6, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

I am thrilled to be on the blog tour for the latest from Lisa Regan, Close Her Eyes! Out now from Bookouture! Synopsis: The young woman lay among the rocks next to the creek like a broken doll, strands of … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Fridays and Book Blogger Hop: May 5, 2023

Posted on May 5, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted each week by Rose City Reader. It’s a chance to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading this week. You can check out others’ book beginnings here. I’m also going to link … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Call of the Wilde by Preston Lewis | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on May 2, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

CALL OF THE WILDE An H. H. Lomax Western, Book 8 by PRESTON LEWIS Historical Fiction / Comic Western / Humor Publisher: Wolfpack Publishing Date of Publication: March 17, 2023 Number of Pages: 352 pages Scroll down for Giveaway!   … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: A River of Crows by Shanessa Gluhm | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on April 26, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

A RIVER OF CROWS by SHANESSA GLUHM Fiction / Suspense / Thriller / Revenge Publisher: TouchPoint Press Date of Publication: April 18, 2023 Number of Pages: 427 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! In 1988, Sloan Hadfield’s brother Ridge went fishing … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Gold Rose by Jodi Lea Stewart

Posted on April 18, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

THE GOLD ROSE by Jodi Lea Stewart   Historical Fiction / WWII / Action & Drama / International Mystery Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press Date of Publication: February 21, 2023 Number of Pages: 372 pages  Scroll down for Giveaway!   … Continue reading →

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