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Showing posts with label Short Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Short Fiction. Show all posts

Sunday, April 30, 2017

One Bad Day by @EdieHart_ #CozyMystery, #StrappyHeels, #RomanticSuspense




The Plot:

When Tessa agreed to do a favor for her boss, she never thought she’d end up being a mistaken target for a hired killer or falling for the sexy cop who is determined to keep her safe.

About the Author:

Edie Hart was born in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, where she now resides with her husband, two children, dog, and three cats. Edie is a die-hard romantic and believes that everyone deserves to be loved unconditionally—both in print and real life.

Review:

Darn! I’m sure I already wrote this review, and now I can’t find it. Maybe I dreamed it.

At any rate, Ms. Hart tells a pretty good story in only sixty-six (66) pages, and this was one of the grammatically cleanest books I’ve read in quite awhile! Brava!

Tessa expected to help her best friend with registration at a lightbulb convention, not walk around in an extremely brief outfit with a giant lightbulb with long, sparkly eyelashes and a purple-sequined hat on top, peering through net eye holes. Had she been warned, she might have chosen slightly lower heels, rather than a pair of strappy, three-inch stilettos. Then, her clothes disappear and she has to wear the “stripper outfit” home. But, despite the blisters they caused, the stilettos save her life when she uses them to fend off a would-be attacker in the parking lot on her way home.

Grayson Kingsley is on his way home from a colleague’s wedding when he hears Tessa scream. He scoops her up, dumps her into his car, and coaxes the uncooperative "prostitute" to tell him where she lives. Tessa refuses to cooperate, worrying the cop will arrest her for her unpaid parking tickets. But when she finds her apartment door ajar and the house ransacked, she’s glad he’s there. Could all these problems have something to do with the little square piece of plastic she found in her coat pocket? It was the only piece of clothing she had left in the locker room.

One Bad Day is a quick read full of suspense, humor, and romance. There was even a hot sex scene or two. I fell so far behind in writing reviews with all the problems I had with my e-mail and website last month, I had to reread the book when I finally got to the review, and it was just as good the second time. I highly recommend you buy One Bad Day. Read it when you’re having a bad day. It’ll make you feel a whole lot better!

Author Website:  https://ediehart.com/
Warnings:  Some Sex and Violence.
Length:  66 Pages
Digital Price:  $0.99

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Season of Promises “The Littlest Angel” by Vicki Batman @VickiBatman #Contemporary #HolidayRomance #Anthology




The Plot:

Lauren MacDonald has always coveted her mother’s ornament, The Littlest Angel. When her mother gave it to another, Lauren embarks on a lengthy search and finds a replacement only to have it snatched from her hands.

Smith Hancock’s grandmother had a little angel which has gone missing. Finding another at a flea market would make her holiday the best ever. Only a feisty girl is claiming it for herself.

Can the twosome find common ground and discover the true meaning of Christmas?

About the Author:

Award-winning author Vicki Batman has sold many romantic comedy works to the True Magazines, several publishers, and most recently, two romantic comedy mysteries to The Wild Rose Press. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and several writing groups. Ms. Batman is an avid Jazzerciser, handbag lover, mahjong player, yoga practioner, movie fan, book devourer, cat fancier, best mom ever, And, she adores Handsome Hubby.

Most days begin with her hands set to the keyboard thinking, What if?

Review:

Vicki Batman is a master of short fiction. She writes succinctly, yet pulls you in with fully-drawn characters you care about, whether the story is three, fifty, or two-hundred pages. You know these people, and you feel what they feel.

While I read the entire anthology, the other stories were okay, but marred by the usual editing problems that drive me crazy. Ms. Batman also apparently either paid attention in English class or owns a copy of the Chicago Manual of Style, because her tenses match, she uses the right homonyms, and simply writes well. So whether or not you read the rest of the Season of Promises Holiday Box Set, I highly recommend “The Littlest Angel.”

Warnings:  None
Length:  Anthology 433 Pages
Digital Price:  $0.99


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