I’ve heard of M.M. Chouinard’s books particularly the Detective Jo Fournier series of which The Other Mothers is Book #4. Since I hadn’t read her books before, I didn’t know what to expect. I did not plan on being blown away as I was though! The Other Mothers It’s a crisp spring morning when the small-town community around Briar Ridge Elementary School is shattered by devastating news. Bright and shy five-year-old Nicole has disappeared at playtime. Nicole’s mother, Gia, is lost in her grief. On the same day her baby girl vanished, Gia found out she was pregnant with the sister Nicole…

Although I’ve read reviews of Noelle Harrison’s book The Island Girls, I haven’t read it. So I was very glad to have the chance to read The Boatman’s Wife. The Boatman’s Wife There was some dark secret in this western edge of Ireland that her husband never wanted her to find out. She might never be able to lay his body to rest, but she could gain some kind of closure by finding out who the man she married was. When Lily married her soulmate Connor, buffeted by the sea spray and wild winds of her coastal homeland in Maine, she never imagined…

Mystery novels are fast becoming my favourite genre and I couldn’t pass in the chance to read and review three books from the Anne Collin’s Mystery Series by Helen Starbuck. Today, I’m reviewing the first of these – The Mad Hatter’s son. The Burden of Hate and No Pity In Death will follow over the next few days. The Mad Hatter’s Son Curiosity killed the cat, so the saying goes, and it may end up killing operating room nurse Annie Collins. Annie’s estranged friend Libby Matheisen needs Annie’s help to discover what is causing her vague, puzzling symptoms. Unwillingly drawn…