The Purrfect Lie (Klepto Cat Mystery Book 12) by Patricia Fry

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When the Iveys and the Sheridans find a deathbed confession letter, Savannah and her Aunt Margaret spring into action. Is Savannah’s imagination playing tricks on her or has she stumbled upon the unaware kidnap victim mentioned in the letter? In the meantime, there’s trouble at the Sheridans’ cat shelter and Rags, the kleptomaniac cat, leaps right into the middle of the tangled mess. Only the cat knows who is putting his feline friends in danger. Meet some interesting new characters in this story and be prepared to laugh and to cry. The feel-good ending is worth the admission price of this book

• File Size: 2123 KB
• Print Length: 158 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Matilija Press; Klepto Cat Mystery edition (August 2, 2015)
• Publication Date: August 2, 2015

 

 

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My review:  The Purrfect Lie (Klepto Cat Mystery Book 12) by Patricia Fry

4 STARS

This is book 12 in the Klepto Cat Mystery.  It does a good job of standing alone.  This was a good clean fun mystery.  The characters are well developed and a lot of them are animals. I enjoy seeing them.

The couple of mysteries where easy to solve before the reveal I knew where each story line was going but the journey was good to get there.

Savannah's baby Lily is almost one year old.  She realizes Lily has no playmates her age.  So Savannah is going to find her some.

Someone is going to the cat shelter that Max and Margaret own and is letting the doors open so some of the animals keep getting out.  While searching for the cats Michael finds that Max has a basement that he did not know he had.

In there they find a letter admitting to a kidnapping.  No dates or names are on the letter though.  Of course it was Rags the kleptomaniac cat is the one who finds the letter.

The vandal at the cat shelter is not a high priority for the police.  Also the kidnapping is not much to go on.

Savannah and Margaret are determined to solve the two mysteries.  Rags helps find clues too.

The setting is a small town in Northern California.

I am not a cat person but enjoy this series of mysteries.

I was given this ebook to read by the author.  I agreed in return to give a honest review of The Purrfect Lie.

Hired by the Brooding Billionaire by Kandy Shepherd

Description

Beauty and the reclusive billionaire…

When billionaire Declan Grant decides his estate's enormous garden needs taming, he hires idealistic horticulturalist Shelley Fairhill to take on the challenge. Since losing his wife, Declan has adjusted to a life of self-imposed isolation—he wants Shelley to tackle the weeds, then leave.

But as Shelley gradually restores order and unexpected beauty to his garden, her caring nature also begins to thaw the ice encasing Declan's heart. Can he let Shelley's light in and finally let his second chance at love blossom? 

• Series: Harlequin Romance Large Print (Book 4485)
• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; Large Print edition (August 4, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373743505
• ISBN-13: 978-0373743506

My review:  Hired by the Brooding Billionaire by Kandy Shepherd

4 STARS

I would love to have the garden in my yard.  The setting was described beautifully.  It is Australia in a mansion with a garden that is out of control.

The characters were interesting and well balanced with good points and faults or trials that they had to get through.  I really liked Delcan and Shelley.

Delcan is a billionaire who is hold up in his home and wants no one around.  He is unhappy and grumpy.  He is a widower and has a sad story.

Shelley is a hard worker.  She wants to tame Delcan's garden.  She is unlucky in her past boyfriends.

I would read more books by Kandy Shepherd based on Hired by the Brooding Billionaire.

It was entertaining romance that was a good story to get into.

I was given this ebook to read by Harlequin and Net Galley.  In return I agreed to give a honest review to Hired by the Brooding Billionaire.

Switchback by Catherine Anderson

Description

A KIDNAPPED CHILD. A DEADLY ENEMY.

Bud Mac Phearson's job is to protect Mallory Christiani and her young daughter, Emily—not to get personally involved with either. But after Emily disappears and the trail leads directly to a well-known crime boss, Mac can't refuse the beautiful single mother's pleas for help. With assassins hot on their trail and danger around every corner, the tentative partners race to find the missing key needed for the ransom…even as they try to fight the attraction blooming between them. But when Mac trades his own life for Emily's, Mallory must risk it all to save the man she's come to love…

• File Size: 892 KB
• Print Length: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue; Reprint edition (September 1, 2015)
• Publication Date: September 1, 2015

My review:  Switchback by Catherine Anderson

4 STARS

This is a reprint which I did not know till the end, but I should of got details about typewriter ribbon or payphones.  I remember those so it worked for me.  Lots of drama, action, some love scenes.  I wanted more to the ending.

 The story starts right into the drama and does not let go till the end.  Some of it I could tell where the story was going.  Other twists I liked.

Bud Mac Phearson is asked to protect Mallory and Emily,  but he gets the message too late.  He is going to protect Mallory and find Emily.  Bud is a private investigator.

 Mallory Christiani is a rich widow.  She is a nurse.  At time she is a little wimpy and others so strong and smart.  She is holding it together so she can get her daughter back.  I was really glad we got to see more of what she is like when her daughter is not at risk.

The setting for this book is Washington state. Probably around 1990s.

I would read more books by Catherine Anderson in the future after reading Switchback.

I was given this ebook to read by Net Galley and Harlequin.  In return I agreed to give a honest review of Switchback.

The Temptation of Dr. Colt by Karen Whiddon

Description

The Coltons of Oklahoma series continues…and for one Colton doctor, the prognosis is deadly…

After a hit-and-run, all the frightened victim can remember is the handsome Dr. Eric Colton, who rescued her. She has no identity and no memory, other than the flash of a gunshot and a man's name. But she knows she's in grave danger.

Eric can't explain his irresistible attraction to the mystery woman who, in hours, transforms him from workaholic surgeon to vigilant bodyguard. He can't let her out of his arms, not when danger stalks her. But why? What lies hidden in her mind? Eric doesn't know what she's forgotten, but he knows people will kill to ensure she never remembers…and it's up to him to stop them.

• Series: The Coltons of Oklahoma (Book 1860)
• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (August 4, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373279302
• ISBN-13: 978-0373279302

My review:  The Temptation of Dr. Colt  by Karen Whiddon (Coltons of Oklahoma)

3 stars


Good romantic suspense. A couple of love scenes. Lots of action, danger& drama. I like the Coltons of Oklahoma.  They are a big ranching family.

Dr. Eric Colton has left the ranch.  He is a trauma surgeon.  He is walking back home after work and he sees a woman hit by a car and take off.  Eric is always at  work .  He takes a personal interest in the woman he saw hurt.

MW can't remember anything.  Surprising she was not hurt except for bruises.  The hospital after keeping her over nigh had to release her.  Eric decides he can't just let her be homeless so brings her home.  He names her MW for mystery woman.  She finds that she likes to cook when she is stressed.

While out shopping with Eric's sister to get some clothes a van pulls up and tries to force her into the vehicle. It could be random but it worries them.

Every time it starts to settle down something else happens.  Makes you want to know what will happen next,

I was given this ebook to read by Net Galley and Harlequin.  In return I agreed to give a honest review of The Temptation of Dr. Colt.

Frontier Engagement by Regina Scott (Frontier Bachelors)

School Bells and Wedding Bells

James Wallin's family is depending on him to find a schoolteacher for their frontier town. Alexandrina Fosgrave seems to be exactly what he needs to help fulfill his father's dream of building a new community. If only James could convince her to accept the position.

Alexandrina has traveled west to seek a fresh start, not to find a groom. But after she's stranded in the wilderness with James, he offers her his hand in marriage to protect her reputation. Both are afraid to fall in love, but maybe an engagement of convenience could make them reconsider…

Frontier Bachelors: Bold, rugged—and bound to be grooms.

• Series: Frontier Bachelors (Book 3)
• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Love Inspired (August 4, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373283229
• ISBN-13: 978-0373283224

My review: Frontier Engagement by Regina Scott (Frontier Bachelors)

4 STARS

This is the third Frontier Bachelors but only first one that I have read.  I would like to read the first two books of the series but you do not need to.  This is a western , romance story.  It is also a clean read.

Alexandrina Fosgrave does not trust anyone now.  All she has is fancy clothes and her education.  She has decided to teach school.  She has traveled to Seattle,  Washington to be hired in a frontier school.  She does not plan to marry. Alexandrina has a unique past.

James Wallin has come to hire a school teacher for their town.  He convinces Alexandrina to give them a chance.  He does not tell her that there is only 3 students right now. James is always trying to make people laugh.  He also likes fancy stuff.

I like the Wallin family.  I would love to see more of them. 

This is a good story and a fast read.  It is also a positive story.

I was given this ebook to read by Harlequin and Net Galley.  In return I agreed to give a honest review of Frontier Engagement.

Forgotten Memories by Laura Scott (SWAT: Top Cops #4)

FORGETTING THE PAST CAN BE DEADLY…

When Gabriella Fielding is kidnapped, she's terrified…until she's rescued by SWAT cop Shane Hawkins. Running for cover, Shane vows to protect the beautiful doctor who once saved his life. But can he really believe her claims that she has no knowledge about why her captors set their sights on her? Or is she hiding a dangerous secret? Somehow Shane has to help Gabby unlock her buried memories—before their mutual attraction breaks down the barriers around his heart. And before a desperate enemy determined to keep the past hidden strikes again and makes sure Gabby never remembers.

SWAT: Top Cops—Love in the Line of Duty

 Print Length: 224 pages 
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense (August 1, 2015) 
Sold by: Harlequin Digital Sales Corp. 
Language: English 
ASIN: B00TDZ3G5E

My review:   Forgotten Memories by Laura Scott (SWAT: Top Cops #4)

4 STARS

By the title alone I knew where the story was going, but there was some twists that I did not expect.  The characters were likeable and human.  You wanted them to work together.

Shane Hawkins was a character that quietly lives his faith.  He believes in prayer, during his job and remembers to always pray over his food.  I respected that and the other characters.  Shane is a member of a SWAT team.

Gabriella Fielding is the youngest trauma Dr. She puts everything into her job.
After working 24 hrs straight she is tired and as she is leaving the hospital she is kidnapped by three men and forced into a truck.  She has no idea why someone would kidnap her.

Shane is going to the hospital to pick up some evidence when he sees Gabby leaving.  He decides to go and thank her again for saving his life months ago.  He is wearing all black SWAT clothes and sees the men take her and follows.

This is full of drama, action and mystery.  It does a good job of keeping my interest in the story and not wanting to put it down till through.

I was given this Forgotten Memories by Harlequin and Net Galley to read so that I can give a honest review of it in return.