I would recommend this series. I really liked it, except when the characters made me made??

The author tackles this topic with grace, knowledge and maturity. Difficult topics are handled with care and each chapter presents tactical advice. She also has a blog, podcast and other books.

A memoir of a young woman who grew up with parents who were "preppers"/survivalists. The things she endured from home schooling (that never really occurred) to a father who did not believe in medical treatments, even when his children were severely injured, was at times extremely frustrating to read and at other times made you realize the resiliency of the human spirit. You have to read this book to see how she preserved to make something of herself in the "real" world that she was kept sheltered from her whole childhood!

newly discovered author. did not know she wrote other books, under a completely different name. will have to check out her other aliases. i enjoyed this cozy mystery.

4 stars for a welcome addition to this police procedural series set in the remote Texas border with Mexico. I started reading this series 6 years ago when I won book 4 in the series, Firebreak I enjoyed it and have been reading the series in order since then. This is book 3 in the series. In this book, Dillon Reese, the only accountant in the fictional town of Artemis, Texas, is kidnapped. Josie Gray is the police chief of the 3 person force. She is in a relationship with Dillon. Dillon's secretary, Christina Handley, is found shot dead in his office. There are several elements in this book: The murder of Christina Kidnapping of Dillon Involvement of the Medrano drug cartel A local shady junkyard dealer in wrecked cars Josie, Otto Podowski and Marta Cruz are the 3 Artemis officers. They do solve the case, with help from the FBI, Sheriff Roy Martinez and a private hostage negotiator, hired by Josie. If you like strong woman characters as found in books by Sue Grafton, Nevada Barr and Linda Castillo, then you will enjoy this series. Both my wife and I like this series. One quote: "Forest Glen Apartments was located on a downtown street, three blocks over from the county courthouse, with one small pine tree at the center of a grassy strip in front of the complex. The building was a one-story stucco, painted a garish blue, with the eight apartment doors painted Pepto-Bismol pink." I read this library book in 3 days. I had to get it through inter library loan, which was shut down for a while last year during the Covid crisis.

I liked that this book has a lot of cute animals in it. If you like animals, this book is for you. My favorite part was when the Little Fox talked to the Otter.

This book is the first in a proposed series. Taking place in the Grand Canyon National Park, a young girl is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her new step-father must hike into the Canyon and retrieve a long-hidden stash of Anasazi treasure. Lots of plot twists and somewhat exciting. Hopefully subsequent books in the series will be even better.

This book really makes you think about the horrible events on 9/11. It’s crazy to think that people who actually contributed to the terrorist acts could still be living among us

This is a short story follow up to the first Victor the assassin book. Shows a vulnerable human side to Victor only to end badly for him. Looking forward to future reads

I think I’ve just found a series I’m going to enjoy! So far I would recommend it. This book was very hard to put down. I love the concept of saving her family’s pharmacy by expanding into an eco spa!