Title: Silent Mayhem
Series: Mayhem, Book #3
Author: Sue Coletta
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing
Genre: Suspense, Murder, Women Sleuth, Crime
Release Date: April 24, 2019

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️out of 5

Shawnee’s back and in danger, again. Her life is about to take quite a turn with the secrets about her parents that she will try to get from Mr. Mayhem.

Mayhem, Poe, Edgar, and Allan’s lives will change in Silent Mayhem as well. Mayhem’s wife, Kimi will push the crows and Mayhem into Shawnee’s life to protect and warn her of the danger she is in. The crows may not like the fact that they need to try to protect her and warn her, but they’ll do it for Kimi and Mayhem.

Levaughn is working a case of a serial killer who decapitates and scalps his victims. There is no rhyme nor reason to the victims of the serial killer that can easily be found, and the track to the killer is not easy. Levaughn has to fight his distaste for working with FBI Special Agent Odin Barrett, when he finds out that he is working the case as well. The killer is working in two states, so the FBI are involved.

I really love reading Sue’s books. They are so full of information, sassy women, twists, and suspense that they draw me in from the first word and keep me tied up in the story until the very last page, even when that ending makes me want to scream! Sue did not disappoint with this story either. The information that was in this story for the murders and the possible reason for the killings, and the way the killer treated his victims was very interesting and I have to side with Shawnee, that the atrocities that were committed so many years ago made me just as angry as they did her. The side stories going on in Shawnee’s life are just as interesting as the main story of the murders and the murderer in Sue’s books. There is so much going on, but none of it distracts from the main story. It just gives it so much more to read and take in.

I love Shawnee and her take-no-bull attitude. Her exterior is hard, but she is secretly a kind hearted, softie. Her love for Levaughn, Maggie, and her best friend, Nadine, show her vulnerabilities as well as her softness. She is such a great character. I love her sassiness as much as her toughness that she shows.

I give this story a 5-star review and am anxiously awaiting the next book in June. I always recommend Sue’s books because they are just written so well, and they are so entertaining to read. If you are a lover of mysteries, suspense, murder, crime, or books with twists and sassy heroines you will love Sue Coletta’s books.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5

Griffin Rockwell is in the prime of his life and living the highlife. He has just been drafted into the NFL and will be playing wide receiver for the Chicago Bears. He and his four college friends, Aiden, Quinn, Shane and Trav, decide that they need to celebrate their NFL drafts in Las Vegas.

Brooke Spires is a woman who has a career and a PhD. She’s smart, focused and lives her life working. Her best friend convinces her to go to Vegas for a few days to let off some steam and let her hair down. Mel, Brooke’s best friend is a spur of the moment kind of girl and can convince Brooke to do things that she knows she shouldn’t do. They gamble and go to clubs and let their hair down. The night before they are supposed to head back home to Atlanta, they meet some really hot guys.

A story of a one-night stand in Vegas that lasts more than one night. Brooke leaves Griff’s hotel room the next morning thinking that her one-night stand was wonderful, but she isn’t expecting to ever see Griff again. Little does she know that her life will change in so many ways in the next few years, let alone months.

I really liked this book and I love Mel. She is the type of girl that lives life to the fullest and enjoys it. Brooke is a safe kind of girl but is easily convinced by Mel to enjoy life. Griffin and Brooke’s story is a story of friendship and a partnership, until Griff realizes that Brooke is the woman he wants in his life. This story is touching, heartbreaking, and sweet. I was laughing at Mel and Brooke’s antics and conversations as well as Griff and his buddies. They were funny and yet they were always there to back each other up. A true example of family by choice in both groups, and then becoming one in the end.

I give this story a 4-star review and really hope that there will be more to come about the others, Mel, Aiden, Quinn, Trav and Shane. This was my first read of A. S. Teague, but I look forward to more. I am huge football fan, and while none of these guys played for my team, San Francisco 49ers, I still liked the book and the teams they played for 😊. I had to laugh at the name that Allie and Griff have for Aiden’s team because that’s what we say in our house too.

Title: Delivered
Series: The Devil’s Duet #2
Author: Eva Charles
Genre: Dark Romance/Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 21, 2019

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5 out of 5

Julian (JD) Wilder and Gabrielle (Gabby) Duval, have a past and their future is looking like it may not work out the way they are each picturing. If you read Depraved, you know that the end left everyone wondering what happened to Gabrielle. I was devastated by the end of Depraved but Delivered made up for all of it. The skies above Charleston are dark and smoke filled due to all of the fires. JD needs to get to The Gatehouse, Gabby’s hotel, and is going crazy trying to get there.

JD’s head of security is a friend from Prep School, Smith. He tells JD how it is and takes no crap from him. I love how he and Gabby joke and laugh about how they each can make JD want to pull his hair out. They both know how to get to him, and they do it very well. Smith works with JD to find what he needs to take down his father. He also watches out for Gabby when she decides that she needs space from JD to figure things out about her future.

I know in my review of Depraved that I said I didn’t find the story to be very dark, well, the darkness came out in Delivered. This story was dark, depraved, and full of twists. Julian is a man who thinks of himself as the son of the Devil himself, but no one else knows the depths of his father’s evil. I really liked this story and highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read a story with darkness, twists, turns, and a woman who is sassy, smart, sexy, can stand on her own, and strong willed. I give this story a 4.5-star review. I want more of Smith, please! I would also love a story about Gray and Chase. I love the characters in this story and want more, please.

Two brothers, Cristiano de la Rosa and Diego de la Rosa, who are taken in by the Cruz Cartel after Costa Cruz killed their parents for going against a longstanding agreement, have different loyalties and they will be tested and discovered in Violent Delights.

Cristiano de la Rosa will have to rediscover his life after being betrayed and a bounty being put on his head. He’s not who everyone thinks he is, but he will have to prove himself to everyone.

Diego de la Rosa the youngest of the de la Rosa brothers is the quiet one and the one who will create more danger for the Cruz family with a deal he’s made. He has the trust of Natalia Cruz as well as her adoration. However, he can’t gain the full trust of her father Costa Cruz, the Don of the Cruz Cartel.

Natalia Cruz is the Cruz Cartel Princess. She doesn’t want to live the life of the Cartel any longer and tries to convince her father that letting Diego move to California with her and live their lives peacefully is the best idea.

I really liked the twists in this book and found the story to be very well written. I love the characters, and it sucked me right in from the very beginning of the story until the very end. The surprises in the story and the twists were well done. I wanted to shake Natalia and tell her to wake up and stop being a spoiled princess. This story shows that you can’t always trust those in your close circle. Loyalty can be switched in an instant, but it can also be tricked.

I give this story a 4-star review and recommend it to any reader that enjoys reading Organized Crime, suspense, and stories of young love. The characters in this story were strong and powerful. I look forward to more in the series. This was my first read of Jessica Hawkins’ books, but it won’t be my last.