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Whiskers and Lies by Sofie Kelly – a Review

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Whiskers and Lies by Sofie Kelly – a Review

 

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Baker Georgia Tepper has been hired to provide delicious and spooky cupcakes for the Reading Buddies Halloween Party at the library, and she and Kathleen are meeting to finalize the menu of festive confections. Unfortunately, once Georgia’s former mother-in-law ambushes her at the library and threatens Georgia with legal action, the afternoon of fun is soured.

When Georgia’s litigious in-law is later found dead and the friendly baker is implicated, Kathleen is eager to help prove her innocence. Luckily, Kathleen and her intrepid magical cats, Hercules and Owen, have solved their fair share of mysteries. As a result, she knows that in life as well as crime solving, it is all relative, but with hard work, she can make sure the right criminal is booked.

 

Review:

Whisker and Lies by Sofie Kelly is the 14th book in her wonderful Magical Cats Mystery series.  Our heroine in this series is Kathleen Paulson, the librarian of Mayville Heights, as well as her adorable two cats, Hercules and Owen, who have some strange magical abilities like walking through a door, or just disappearing.  It’s fun to see Hercules and Owen find ways to give Kathleen little hints to help solve crimes. 

Kathleen’s friend, Georgia, is a baker, and helps with the Halloween party.  Georgia went on the run, when her husband died, and his parents wanted to take full control of her young daughter, Emmy. Years later, they find her and threaten to take her daughter away. When the mother-in-law is found dead off a cliff, Georgia becomes the suspect. Kathleen is determined to find the real killer and prove Georgia’s innocence. 

There are so many wonderful secondary characters, and Kathleen will talk to the local people in trying to find clues. I loved Hercules and Owen, who were so much fun.  I also loved Kathleen and Marcus (her detective boyfriend) together, as they made a great couple.    

Whisker and Lies is a lighthearted, fun and comforting mystery, that was so very well written by Sofie Kelly.  Again, Hercules and Owen were delightful, as they always managed to get Kathleen’s attention ‘pawing’ out the clues. The story was fast paced, and kept me glued to my kindle.  If you want a fast cute fun mystery, I wholly suggest you read this series.

Reviewed by Barb

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Refuge for Ailsa (Bluegrass Bravery) by Deanndra Hall-Review Tour

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Refuge for Ailsa (Bluegrass Bravery/Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) by Deanndra Hall-Review Tour

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A vindictive psychopath is on the loose …

Thirty-nine-year-old Tavish Stewart is content being alone and focusing on his career as a Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Conservation Officer. After all, love has never come easy to him. His parents resented him, and his ex-girlfriend destroyed him. The water and wildlife are all he knows—and wants. But when an accident on the water forces him to start questioning witnesses, Tavish is blown away by the red-haired Scottish beauty who runs the store.

Ailsa MacDougal is still reeling from failing to save her late husband from his addiction and rage. All she wants is to live quietly on her boat and fly under the radar. But meeting the sexy conservation officer rocks her to the core.

As Ailsa and Tavish begin to navigate the waters of a new, budding relationship, Tavish’s past threatens to destroy what they’re attempting to create. Suddenly, Ailsa’s life is on the line. Come Hell or high water, Tavish will do anything to save the woman who finally stole his heart. Will he find refuge for Ailsa before it’s too late?

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REVIEW:REFUGE FOR AILSA is the fifteenth instalment in Deanndra Hall’s contemporary, adult Police and Fire: Operation Alpha Bluegrass Bravery erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on characters first introduced by author Susan Stoker. This is thirty-nine year old, Kentucky Department of Fire and Wildlife Resources Conservation Officer Tavish Stewart, and forty-four year old marina operator Ailsa MacDougal’s story line REFUGE FOR AILSA can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Tavish and Aisla) REFUGE FOR AILSA follows the building romance and relationship between thirty-nine year old, Kentucky Department of Fire and Wildlife Resources Conservation Officer Tavish Stewart, and forty-four year old marina operator Ailsa MacDougal. While on patrol, Officer Tavish Stewart is called to the scene of a possible murder, a murder AILSA MacDougal may have witnessed from afar. A call to the police finds Tavish interviewing our story line heroine, an interview that sparks a romantic interest between our story line couple but Tavish’s past refuses to let go, and takes aim at our story line heroine. What ensues is the rapidly building romance and relationship between Tavish and Ailsa, and the potential fall-out when Ailsa finds herself facing her mortality at the hands of a possible psychopathic killer.

The relationship between Ailsa and Tavish is quick to develop but both struggle with issues from the past. Having endured the abuse from, and the addiction of her late ex-husband, Ailsa was in no hurry to again fall in love. Tavish has always felt unwanted, and his parents made no attempt to show him love or understanding but his past is about to lay claim to the future, a future he wants with someone else. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense-our couple like to talk dirty in the bedroom or wherever they happen to land. ?

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic and numerous: Tavish’s sister Maureen, and her boyfriend Donovan aka Ailsa’s brother; Tavish’s parents Pete and Bonnie; Ailsa’s parents Magnus and Maeve, as well as Tavish’s ex Bridget Gilchrist, and deputy Harley Wright. We are reintroduced to Susan Stoker’s Conor Paxton and Morris Young.

REFUGE FOR AILSA is a story of obsession and madness; betrayal and vengeance; love and acceptance; family and friendships. The premise is intriguing and engaging; the romance is passionate and provocative; the characters are charismatic and colorful.

Previous Reviews

Shelter for Tanna
Justice for LIella
Fighting For Lorna
Justice for Maisey
Shelter For Nita
Justice forJoElla
Refuge for Flora
Fighting for Amethyst
Refuge for Phaedra
Refuge for Cherilyn

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Reviewed by Sandy

Deanndra Hall is a working author living in the far western end of the beautiful Bluegrass State with her husband of over 35 years and small menagerie of weird little dogs. When she’s not writing, she’s editing. When she’s doing neither of those two things, she’s having dinner with friends, spending time with family, kayaking, eating chocolate, drinking beer or moonshine, or looking for something that she put in the wrong place and can’t seem to find (which is pretty much everything she owns).

 

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TWISTED TYRANT (Vengeful Villains) by Kristen Lucian-review tour

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TWISTED TYRANT (Vengeful Villains 1) by Kristen Lucian-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 8, 2022.

She’s my enemy.
My obsession.
For months, I watch every move she makes.
Every curve of her body.
Every breath that she takes.
She’s gorgeous and innocent,
Until I take her captive.

I know she isn’t mine to keep, but every forbidden touch makes me crave her more.
For weeks, she torments me with her sinful body and venomous tongue, resisting her fate.
She quickly learns that her defiance has consequences.
And I expect to be obeyed…or else.

But my enemies have other plans for us.
When a deadly attack forces me to take over the Malikov Bratva as boss, I have a choice to make.

Marry the princess and keep my possession.
Or make my family whole and kill her.

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REVIEW: TWISTED TYRANT is the first instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary adult, VENGEFUL VILLAINS erotic, dark Mafia romance series. This is assassin Luka Malikov, and twenty-one year old musician Natasha Resnov’s storyline.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Luka and Natasha) TWISTED TYRANT follows several paths including the tempestuous relationship between assassin Luka Malikov, and twenty-one year old musician Natasha Resnov. Natasha Resnov is the victim of a violent kidnapping wherein she finds herself the prisoner of the Malikov family. Dima Malikov, second in command, is forcibly taking Natasha as his bride but uses his brother Luka as the man to take charge but all does not go according to plan when Luka begins to fall for our story line heroine, and Natasha falls for Luka in return. Minutes before Luka and Dima’s sister Valentina’s wedding to fellow crime lord Dmitri Stepanov, gunfire erupts, killing several important people in the Malikov family. With Valentina missing and on the run, Luka Malikov circles the proverbial wagons, in an effort to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. On the hunt for the truth, Luka, and his brothers Nikolai and Taras must come to terms with what has happened including the possible involvement of one of their own as well as our story line heroine. What ensues is the building relationship between Luka and Natasha, and the fall-out as Natasha becomes a pawn in an impending war between several crime families.

The relationship between Natasha and Luka is a forced proximity, forced marriage, kidnapping affair wherein Natasha quickly falls for our story line hero. Luka struggles with his attraction to the woman his brother is claiming as his own but Luka quickly discovers that all is not as it appears to be. There are other pieces and people at play, and the people involved go much higher in the organization than anyone could have imagined. Keeping Natasha safe means protecting our heroine from her family and his own but it may be Luka’s heart that needs protection from our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are aggressive and intense.

We are introduced to Luka’s brothers: Dima, Daniel, Nikolai and Taras; their sisters Tori and Valentina; their parents Viktor and Irina Malnikov; Natasha’s father Ivan Resnov ; Malikov family friend Boris Vetrov; Denis Stepanov and his son Dmitri; as well as several members of various factions of the criminal underworld including the Brotherhood 7, and the Red Ladro. Several characters cross over from the author’s various series. Not everyone survives in the face of betrayal and murder.

TWISTED TYRANT is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, dysfunctional family dynamics, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, gritty and intense; the romance is impassioned and erotic; the characters are powerful, dynamic, and captivating.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kristen Luciani is a self-proclaimed momtrepreneur, beauty product junkie, and USA Today bestselling romance author with a penchant for stilettos, Silicon Valley, plunging necklines and grapefruit martinis.  As a deep-rooted romantic who prefers juicy drama to fill the lives of anyone other than her, she tried her hand at creating a world of enchantment, sensuality, and intrigue, finally uncovering her true passion. No pun intended…

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Bound by Honor (The Clan Donald Saga 2) by Regan Walker-a review

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Bound by Honor (The Clan Donald Saga 2)by Regan Walker-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 24, 2022.

The friendship that changed the destiny of a nation…

In the waning years of the thirteenth century, two young noblemen form a bond that forever changes their destiny and that of Scotland’s. Their shared pledge of honor would endure for a lifetime to secure power in the Isles for Angus Og Macdonald and a crown for Robert Bruce. This is the story of their friendship, their times and the battle that secured their future.

Standing beside them would be two women from Ireland, Áine O’Cahan, the dark-haired beauty from Ulster, who captured the heart of the Lord of the Isles, and Elizabeth de Burgh, the fair Norman heiress who stood by her man, King Robert Bruce, though it would cost her dearly.

Enter the world of medieval Scotland and live the adventure!

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REVIEW:Bound by Honor begins in 1286 with Angus Og Macdonald watching his father, Angus Mor Macdonald, Lord of the Isles, speaking with the captain of his galley. Angus Og had sailed with his father several times before and asked if he might again sail with him. His father agreed and Angus Og was even more intrigued with his father’s reply about the purpose of the trip: Scotland’s future. Being the second son, Angus Og’s older brother, Alexander (called Alex) would travel with them as well and be involved in the meetings their father had planned.

Once they arrived at their destination, Angus Og was introduced was introduced to Robert (referred to by his friends as Rob) Bruce, Robert the Noble’s grandson, along with others in attendance. Once the true meeting starts, Angus and Robert keep themselves busy talking and a game of chess. When the meetings are finally over, neither Angus nor Rob knew just how the pledge that bound their families together that fateful day would play out in their fight for Scotland’s freedom.

As Angus navigates the politics of Scotland and the King of England’s desire to possess it, he meets Aine O’Cahan, a widowed lady from Ireland. It doesn’t take either of them long to start having feelings for the other, although it takes one longer to admit. However, Angus is in high demand with his warriors and his fleet of ships and finds himself often in high demand as things heat up in Scotland. When duty calls, Angus answers knowing Aine will be there for him.

Bound by Honor is another wonderfully written book by Regan Walker. The characters are written extremely well. Angus’ loyalty knows no bounds and his sense of honor will endear him to all who read his story. Aine was the perfect match for him. Her loyalty and faith are what keeps Angus going battle after battle. Rob has his own love interest, Elizabeth de Burgh, but it is Aine who inspires him when he is at his lowest point in his quest for Scotland’s freedom. Angus and Rob’s friendship and support of each other is palpable. The respect they hold for each other is a thing of legend. The secondary characters are all well written as well. I did find myself lost a time or two trying to keep all of the characters straight, but it didn’t detract from the story. Once again, her effortless entwining of actual historical facts and characters with her stories is amazing. The worldbuilding is amazing and leaves you feeling the spray of the ocean or hearing the call of Aine’s birds. This story packs more history and details than any of Walker’s previous books, which does make it a longer tale. If you’re a fan of the genre, you’ll never go wrong with one of her books. Not only do you enjoy the story, but I always say I feel a tad bit smarter after I’ve read one of her books. Well done, Regan Walker! Very well done!

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Reviewed by Vickie

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Vampires and Villains by Elizabeth Pantley – a Review

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Vampires and Villains by Elizabeth Pantley – a Review

 

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Paige and her joyful Aunt Glo have learned that the home they inherited comes with a magical library. They put together a book club group of loveable kooks to explore the magic. They’ve recovered from their first book journey, and they all agree on their next book which takes place on a cruise ship bound for Hawaii. Problem is, they were so excited about the cruising idea that they didn’t read the entire blurb on the back of the book. (“It was entirely too long,” explains Zell.) Once on the ship, they meet a charming and likeable man who blends seamlessly into their motley group. Too bad they don’t know why he’s so scarce during the day but shows up to join them every evening for dinner, drinks, and a show. When a dead body shows up on board, their new friend is labeled a suspect. Can they help him out by finding the real murderer? Or is he the real murderer? The book club will need to solve the case to get off the ship, out of the book, and back to their home.

 

 

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Vampires and Villains by Elizabeth Pantley is the 2nd book in her fun Magical Mystery Book Club series. Refresher: Paige and her Aunt Glo, inherited the grandmother’s country inn, which comes with a magical library. Upon arriving at the Inn, they meet the resident cat, Frank, who talks (love Frank). With Frank’s help, they discover a secret library in the locked basement, which is enchanted.  They learn that they need to continue the existing magical book club, and bring in 6 more members. 

In Vampires and Villains, Paige, Glo, and the eclectic and quirky members, pick a new book, which is a cruise to Hawaii; since they are short one member (from the previous book), a new member, “Million” joins.  This is a misfit group with each very different (talking cat, teenager, 80-year-old original member, etc) but they have become friends.

After boarding the ship, they meet intriguing new characters, including vampires.  Vincent, a vampire, who they immediately like, joins them often at dinner, and becomes their friend.  When a dead body is discovered, Vincent is considered a possible suspect, but the group is determined to find the real murderer, and help save Vincent.

The story was fun, with all of the members in the middle of this mystery, as they find a dead body at the casino; the ships security are mostly Vamps, and they take over. The team spends lots of time enjoying their cruise, and excursions, as well as trying to find new clues. As the mystery moves on to being solved, and the killer apprehended, the story winds down toward their return home.

Vampires and Villains was another enjoyable story, that was very well written by Elizabeth Pantley; which was totally different and unusual.  There were a number of surprises throughout, which was so much fun and a blast to read.  I loved the talking cat, Frank. Vampires and Villains was a wonderful lighthearted mystery and I look forward to the next book.

Reviewed by Barb

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Breathing in Sin (The Sinful 8 #6) by EC Land-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 8, 2022

Aspen

No one said life had a guidebook to help make it through times like now. One that led me to him. If they had I would have taken a different path all together. Instead, I struck a deal with him giving him the control over all that is me. Unfortunately, I didn’t know my heart would be on the line same as my next breath as danger comes to his door.

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REVIEW BREATHING IN SIN by EC Land is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, BDSM, erotic, romance story line in the multi-authored THE SINFUL 8 series focusing on the Sinner family. This is club owner Elijah Sinner, and bartender/artist Aspen Gamble’s story line. BREATHING IN SIN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives Aspen and Elijah, BREATHING IN SIN follows Aspen Gamble as she struggles to stay one step ahead of her ex boyfriend Cole but Cole refuses to walk away, stalking our heroine where ever she goes. When her best friend Ashleigh (Elijah’s sister) offers a weekend in Virginia Beach, Aspen drops everything, leaving Chicago where she will come face to face with her future in the guise of Elijah Sinner. Elijah is a Dom who owns a night club / BDSM club in Virginia Beach, and believes he has found his new submissive in our story line heroine. What ensues is the building relationship between Aspen and Elijah, and the potential fall-out as Aspen’s past demands everything including our story line heroine.

Elijah doesn’t do relationships, and in this, wants Aspen as his newest submissive but something about Aspen draws Elijah like a moth to a flame, and his need to protect our heroine is multiplied when her ex refuses to let go. From friends to employee, submissive to lover, Aspen finds herself falling for a man who is willing to risk everything to protect our story line heroine.

The relationship between Aspen and Elijah is quick to develop. Elijah knows immediately that he wants Aspen as his new submissive letting her know there will be no romance nor love but within a matter of days, everything changes, and Elijah wants our heroine for his own happily ever after. There are scenes of bondage, discipline, Dominance and submission but the emotion of love is limited.

The secondary and supporting characters include Elijah’s sister Ashleigh, as well as their brother Damiano; Aspen’s ex Cole, and several clients and customers at the Sinner owned clubs.

BREATHING IN SIN is a fast paced, quick read story of insta-lust to love. The character driven premise is entertaining and spicy; the romance is seductive-the chemistry is heavy and hot; the characters are animated. BREATHING IN SIN covers but a few days in the life-the epilogue fast forwards the story line approximately six months.

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Reviewed by Sandy

A little about E.C. Land 

E.C. Land grew up in the country and has it deep in her bones. As she grew up, if she wasn’t out on the ball field or playing in the woods, she had her nose stuck in a book. Now she writes romantic suspense stories, specializing in MC (motorcycle club) romance. She plans to broaden her writing horizons in the near future and move into other forms of romantic suspense. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband, three kids, and fur babies. 

Now 2 times USA Today Bestselling Author.

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Van Alone by Patrick Doyle -a review

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Van Alone by Patrick Doyle -a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 1,2022

Giovanni Russo has forged a very particular life. Working in the world of rare books, he’s independent, self-sufficient, and alone. Withdrawn but combative, he engages in personal relations only to do business and, on occasion, have sex. His aloofness draws people in. Good for business, he says to himself. Good for sex. Of course, someone so enigmatic is asking for trouble.

Following his father’s sudden death, he inherits the family home, a modest place with no redeeming features other than the roomfuls of memorabilia left by his grandfather. Seeing the house as a chance to further consolidate his very private life, Van moves in. But there’s a catch. The will stipulates that neither the house nor anything in it can be sold, displaced, or otherwise moved for twenty-five years. There’s a notarized list.

One evening while moving his books out of the building where he works to his new home there’s a power failure and, from the darkness, Maurice appears. Claiming to be the janitor, he offers to help Van navigate his way. While slinking through the dark together their encounter develops into something so intense that Van finds himself obsessed. Used to living his sexuality as a series of hit-and-runs, he’s destabilized. Meeting Maurice, however, is only the first in a series of events that will disrupt his ordered existence.

He’s burglarized at both home and work, but nothing’s missing. Given Maurice’s nebulous past, Van suspects him but reconsiders when Maurice saves him from an apparent kidnapping. As he becomes increasingly attached to this mysterious man, Van’s defenses crumble and troubling events from his own past resurface. As Maurice asks him — “Why are you alone all the time? Why doesn’t somebody as amazing as you have a life?”

But Van has no time for therapy. Somebody wants something he has and they’re willing to do anything to get it. And he doesn’t even know what it is. Suddenly, he’s very popular. A woman claims to be his dead father’s fiancé. A colleague takes an interest in his movements. Another is intrigued by his family history. A neighbor is always in his face. And then there’s the thugs, sometimes masked, sometimes not, but always violent.

With Maurice by his side, Van searches not only for the answer but for the question. What does he have that everyone wants? His search leads him to a very unusual book, a hidden letter, an unresolved childhood trauma, and a fabled story of lost treasure that may be more than fiction.’

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REVIEW: VAN ALONE by Patrick Doyle is a contemporary, adult, mystery, LGBTQ, noir thriller focusing on rare book and artifacts dealer Giovanni ‘Van’ Russo.

Told from third person perspective (Van) VAN ALONE follows rare book and artifacts dealer Giovanni ‘Van’ Russo as he struggles to stay one step ahead the people trying to destroy his life. With the death of both his father and beloved grandfather, Van Russo inherited his grandfather’s collection, a collection that has caught the interest and eye of every thief, embezzler, collector and fraud. There is something hidden amongst Van’s grandfather’s collection, and Van finds himself a target of their greedy rise but Van never expected to fall for a former prisoner turned thief, his first encounter with the people taking aim at something he knows nothing about. From collectors to royalty, thugs and wanna-bes, Van must follow a trail of secrets and lies, and the ramblings of an old man who is the key to finding the treasure, everyone wants.

VAN ALONE is a story of betrayal and greed, love and loss, secrets and lies. Van Russo is a naïve young man with issues of trust, issues that prey upon our story line hero. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the romance is subtle but seductive; the characters struggle to make sense of everything going on.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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THE REPERTOIRE by Kristin Fouquet-a review

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THE REPERTOIRE by Kristin Fouquet-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 17, 2022.

Vocalist Audrey Reine has enjoyed local stardom at a famous music club in New Orleans for nearly two decades. When her lover, the club owner, replaces her with an ingénue, Audrey must negotiate an unexpected new life while trying to rescue her tentative musical career. The Repertoire is a jazz novella for a new era.

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REVIEW: THE REPERTOIRE by Kristin Fouquet is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, love story focusing on New Orleans’ vocalist Audrey Reine aka Cleo, and night club owner Monsieur Emile.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Audrey and Emile) THE REPERTOIRE follows the love story and fall out of Audrey Reine and Monsieur Emile. For eighteen years, singer Audrey Reine was Monsieur Emile’s protege and lover but Audrey never expected to be replaced by a much younger version of herself. Alone and destitute Audrey contacted a former friend who gave our heroine a much needed push towards her own independence. An afternoon cocktail at a local New Orleans’ dive bar found Audrey looking forward, not back, where her climb to the top, would begin anew but our heroine never expected to come face to face with her past, a past that became all too clear when the proverbial rose coloured glasses are removed and the truth is revealed.

THE REPERTOIRE is a fast paced, novella length story of love, loss, obsession and betrayal set in the smoky jazz halls of New Orleans. Audrey Reine is a character, a caricature of the past, someone’s memories of what was and what will never be again. The premise is entertaining and intriguing; the romance is an homage to music, the era of Blues and Jazz; the characters are desperate, captivating and lost.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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