No chit chat, I will jump straight into what I read in May.
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Tag: Romantic suspense
Revisiting Fiasco: Love, Family, and Secrets Unveiled
Bourbon & Secrets by Victoria Wilder
18+ Contains Adult Content
Bourbon & Secrets is book two in The Bourbon Boys series. It follows Lincoln Foxx, who, after his wife passed away, was left to raise his two girls on his own. The same night Liv passed away, Lincoln bumps into Faye Calloway doing something she should not be doing. Lincoln tells her to leave Fiasco and never return. Now, five years later, Lincoln only has two priorities: raising his girls and making good bourbon. That is, until Faye steps back into Fiasco. Lincoln knows there is more to Faye’s return than her dancing burlesque at Midnight Proof, but he can’t help but become distracted by the stunning woman who treats his girls like they matter. Faye is going to save her sister and right the wrongs of her past, and Lincoln will do anything to save her and his girls.
How do you like your bourbon?
Anyway you want to give it to me, Foxx.
Cold Cases and Warm Hearts: Exploring “All the Missing Pieces” by Catherine Cowles
All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles
18+ Contains Adult Content
All the Missing Pieces follows Ridley, who is a true crime podcaster; she travels the country covering cold cases. Ridley lost her twin sister, Avery, the night before their college graduation; all that was left were Avery’s keys. Ridley knows what it feels like to lose someone and never get answers, which is what makes her a caring, sensitive and respectful podcaster. Ridley’s latest cold case takes her to Shady Grove, where she is covering a cold case from 10 years ago in which a young girl was taken, but she managed to get away. This may be the first time Ridley has a victim she can speak with, said, victim is the Sheriff’s sister, and Sheriff Colter Brooks will be damned if some podcaster comes into his town and stirs up trouble. Well, that is, until Ridley’s case goes from cold to smoking hot in one leap, putting her in danger. Colt does what any respectable Sheriff would do and moves her into his house to keep her safe.
That was the one thing these monsters didn’t realize. They thought they were only ending one life, but it was so many more. The ripple effect of cruel violence that would live on for generations to come, all of us still breathing branded by it.
