The House at Tynford
by Natasha Solomons
"War Changes Everything!"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Book Reviews
Posted May 1, 2012

Elise Landau, a 19 year-old Viennese-born young lady, is forced to leave Austria due to the Nazi occupation. A life of luxury, with a famous writer father and opera singer mother, is transformed into a world where Elise is now a servant in an upper class English country family. Read more...

Lady of the English
by Elizabeth Chadwick
"The Woman Who Would be Queen!"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Book Reviews
Posted May 1, 2012

Two women desire to be the Queen of 12th Century England. One, Adeliza, wife of Henry I, sees her role as an actual Queen to be that of peacemaker in a realm where loyalties are based on ambition and the acquisition of power through land and riches. Such loyalties are Read more...

The Hammer of God
by Tom Avitabile
"Psycho-Ops Terrorize the Terrorists!"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Book Reviews
Posted May 1, 2012

Twenty-four small jars of cold cream are ready for shipment and it's a job well-done. So begins the innocuous journey that ends in a crushing accident and what seems to be deliberate end to this shipment, forever encapsulated in layers of concrete. Yet is that really the end? Read more...

Before She Dies
by Mary Burton
"The best in romantic suspense"
Reviewed by Lori Gondelman
Courtesy Lori's Reading Corner
Posted April 12, 2012

They meet in a hotel room. The sex is hot, the time too short ~ at least for him. He's looking for more than the clandestine meetings, the proverbial "quick lay." He's likes her, he wants to get to know her better. He wants to be seen in Read more...

When Dreams Come True
by Cathy Maxwell
"Courage to Be Free!"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Book Reviews
Posted April 12, 2012

The Widow, with the help of several village woman, calls forth a spell to bring a future bride for their Cornish earl, a woman who will grant an heir to this noble family on whom everyone in the area depends. None who participate doubt the event will soon bring forth Read more...

Abby Finds Her Calling
by Naomi King
"Ancient Ways Gone Awry!"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Book Reviews
Posted April 12, 2012

Welcome to a new series about the Amish community in Cedar Creek, Missouri. It's a beautiful fall day which bridegroom James Graber is relishing as he watches the carriages of Amish from surrounding and far away communities converge on Cedar Creek for James's wedding that day. Watching them arrive, Read more...

The Way
by Kristen Wolf
"Branching Out The Way!"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Book Reviews
Posted April 12, 2012

The Earth is the Mother's and all that flows from there. Staying one with the Mother through meditation and respect for creation yields right relationships and blessings in the fruits of creation. These are some of the fundamental beliefs that the followers of the Way have followed for centuries, but Read more...

Against the Night:: The Raines of Wind Canyon
by Kat Martin
"Sexy Perils!"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Book Reviews
Posted April 12, 2012

Former Army Ranger and now Private Investigator, Johnnie Riggs is hanging out in a strip joint looking for a crook who's skipped his bail. But his attention is very distracted by a sexy gal who's an exotic pole dancer. Finally, he sees his prey and grabs him, but Johnnie returns Read more...

All He Saw Was The Girl
by Peter Leonard
"Mess With The Mob, Really?"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Book Reviews
Posted April 12, 2012

Two college students, McCabe and Chip, are students out on the town who've had a wee bit too much to drink. Chip gets the bright idea to steal an Italian taxi and enjoy a joy ride. But things don't turn out so well for McCabe. Chip's very wealthy and powerful Read more...

Heart of A Killer
by David Rosenfelt
"Chilling"
Reviewed by Lori Gondelman
Courtesy Lori's Reading Corner
Posted April 12, 2012

Jamie Wagner may not be on the fast track to partnership at his law firm, but he is a good lawyer. He enjoys being in the background of the firm, writing the kick-ass briefs he is known for, even if he is a bit of an underachiever. Then, one day, Read more...

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