The Blue Horse

 

The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What an excellent read. Hard to put down. This has all the pieces I like to read…a good but tough cowboy cop, horses, mystery and a bit of allure mixed in.

Diary of a Cult Girl

 

Cult, Memoir, Diaries

Date Published: June 26, 2025

Changing Woman's Hair

 

 

Marin Sinclair, Book 2

Suspense Thriller

Date Published: 09/15/2025

Publisher: RabbitHole LLC

When Marin Sinclair discovers teenager Garret Washburn in danger from a deadly conspiracy involving bootlegged alcohol, wolf-witches, an election campaign, murder, and an unknown bomber, she looks to Navajo Nation Police Sergeant Justin Blue Eyes and Federal Agent Cullen MacPherson to help protect Vangie Tso's son from the dark forces at play.

Versed in Murder

 

Versed In Murder: A McLaren Mystery by Jo A. Hiestand
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Versed in Murder might sound as if it could be a story of sinister poetry. However, it is melodies and lyrics that compose this story. McLaren’s best mate, Jamie, needs some help this time. A good friend of Jamie's, a violinist in a band, died about a year ago and Jamie was the one who found him. He might have done a little investigating of the scene before the other officers arrived. In other words, he overstepped. Overstepped enough to be given a couple of days off. Embarrassed by his lack of protocol, he really doesn’t want to admit his mistake to McLaren but needs his help enough to ‘fess up.

The Passenger

 

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Whiz Kid

 

Historical Fiction

Date Published: 07-01-2025

Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc.

Whiz Kid is a powerful coming-of-age novel set in 1950 Philadelphia, where Jewish Navy veteran Ben Green faces impossible choices.

Child of a Swan

Rejecting her father’s master plan for her life, sixteen-year old Alyssia Barrett faces the world alone.

"Lyssa, it is your destiny."

Her father did not use those exact words, but he might as well have.

Lyssa Barrett was born into a family of writers.

Few authors have landed more titles on national bestseller lists than has her father. Her oldest brother walks in his father’s footsteps, her second brother is a published poet, and the third a Broadway playwright. The four men, the “Barrett Band,” as they are called, are a force in American literary circles, the “first family of American letters.”

The Rebellious Countess

 

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Ghosted

 

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Lucky Secrets

College student Sara Donovan is in the homestretch of graduating when a mysterious package arrives with an invitation to an exclusive contest. One that will drastically change the winner’s life. Included are unsettling photographs from forgettable chapters in her life and a threatening note strongly suggesting she participate.

With no good options, Sara enters the contest and finds herself at a fabulous mansion up against eight formidable opponents, each with a dark secret and all racing to solve seven levels of riddles and puzzles.

After a contestant’s body is discovered, Sara contemplates dropping out when another package arrives, its chilling contents making clear she’s at the center of a dangerous game  with deadly consequences if she quits. But what it doesn’t say is—what happens if she wins?

Stars Maintain Their Glow

A mystery – the theft of a precious book. A disappearance without a trace. Three women, three very different destinies, all entwined in time and circumstance.

Maria Eduarda, a mixed-race beauty born into the elite of Portuguese aristocracy, who is reaching adulthood during World War II, in neutral Portugal, in its capital – a melting pot for refugees, the displaced, spies, diplomats and opportunists.

Hertha, born into German farming stock, destined to endure the terrible privations of war as a young child.

The Brothers Brown

 

Native American Literature, Family Saga Fiction, Western, Biographical Fiction, Western

Date Published: 06-01-2025

Magda Revealed

 

Historical fiction

Date Published: 04-08-2025

Publisher: She Writes Press

Blood in the Shadows

 

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The Ballad of Midnight and McRae

 

Literary Historical Fiction / LGBT Friendly

Date Published: 07-16-2025

Class War : Then and Now

 

Political Nonfiction

The Retirees

 

 Retirement has never felt so deadly

Cozy Mystery

Date Published: January 5, 2026

Publisher: Orrplace Press

The Widow

 

The Widow by John Grisham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Who would have thought someone could write a 416-page book about a little old lady wanting to redo her will and a 2nd-rate lawyer? That’s what Grisham has done here. Simon Latch, her not too busy and totally in debt over his head lawyer, agrees to redo wealthy Eleanor’s will to save her from the dishonest one written by a colleague. He also takes Eleanor to lunch after lunch and watches her drive off quite dangerously in her own car each time.

I’m writing the tiny synopsis in the previous paragraph so tediously because I want you to get an idea of what went on in this book. Other than the fact that Simon is losing his wife, is a gambler, and is actually as dishonest as his colleague this story is a repeat of itself over and over. Here’s the thing though…I read every word. The synopsis is very much the story in a heartbeat, but I still read it. I’ve read plenty of other Grisham books and loved them all. They are long and somewhat wordy, but it is either his writing ability or his plotting that keeps you reading. I guess here, it has to be his writing ability. After we got past Eleanor being old and wealthy and the will writing, things began to pick up and roll.

In summary, I really thought this was long with a lot of repetition. However, I read every word and it didn’t take me too long. Would I read another Grisham book? You bet.


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Mad Season

 Fifteen years ago, Elles Garity’s world came crashing down, in more ways than one. Now in her mid-twenties, long since removed from the small island town that she grew up in and never dealing with the pain of her loss, life is calling her back home. In the affirmant of recent unfortunate events Elles finds herself at a turning point once more. This time though, she’ll be forced to confront both her unresolved grief and the people and places she left behind. It won’t be easy. Along the way Elles will learn the truth behind a new friend’s dark connection to her tragic past and be the last to uncover unthinkable family secrets that will unravel everything she ever knew about the family she thought she lost.