Audiobook Review & Giveaway: Snow Storm by Mike Alger

Book Title:  SNOW STORM by Mike Alger
Category:  Adult Fiction (18 +) 
Genre:  Mystery / Thriller
Publisher:  Publish America
Release date:   July 2002
Content Rating:  PG – I wavered between G and PG…there’s no explicit language, but there is some mild-violence.

He smiled. “Kidnapping? Naw… you don’t have to worry about that. Oy’m not here to kidnap you. Oy’m here to kill you.”

You ever had one of those days? You know the kind. You wake up one morning, and all of a sudden an internationally feared assassin wants you dead? I hate it when that happens. And what do you do when the forecast for your friendly neighborhood TV weatherman looks like murder?

​KRGX meteorologist Greg O’Brien is having one of those days. He just hopes it’s not his last.

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My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from iRead Book Tours. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Greg O’Brien is a meteorologist who is targeted for assassination, and he has no idea why. Through luck, he is able to survive several attempts on his life before he decides that he can’t spend his life (no matter how short it might be) looking over his shoulder. And what about his family’s safety? So, he sends them away and allows a newly acquired friend to help him get his life back.

This book is full of danger, suspense, action, murder, and dealing with assassins and drug cartels. It’s difficult to stop listening to this one!

My favorite line in the book: “Latitude without longitude is like a kiss without a squeeze.”

I’ve listened to Mike Alger’s narration of many novels, but this is the first time I’ve listened to him narrate his own book. He’s one of my favorite narrators. His voice is pleasant to listen to and it’s easy to distinguish the different characters. His pace and timing are perfect.

I hope there are more books from Mike Alger to come!

About the Author

One of the most popular and recognizable faces on television sets in Nevada and California; Mike Alger is the Chief Meteorologist for KTVN-TV Channel 2 (CBS) in Reno, Nevada. The award-winning weatherman is a holder of the American Meteorological Society’s Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval. He is happily married with two children.


connect with the author: 
website ~ acx ~ facebook ~  twitter

Giveaway

Enter to win SNOW STORM
(audiobook)
(three winners) 

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Audiobook Review & Giveaway: Deep Blue Murder by C.S. McDonald

Book Title:  Deep Blue Murder (A Fiona Quinn Mystery) 
Author:  C.S. McDonald
​Category:  Adult Fiction, 268 pages
Genre:  Cozy Mystery
Publisher:  McWriter Books
Release date:  Nov 2022
Content Rating:  G. C.S. McDonald’s books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults–no bad language or sexual content.

Book Description:

Fiona is delighted when her new mother-in-law, Rita Landry invites her and Nathan to a private island in the Bahamas owned by a US ambassador. Sun, sandy beaches, and romantic tangerine sunsets await the newlyweds, but for Rita and her executive assistant, Hal Underwood the trip to Deep Blue Isle is a working vacation. Ambassador Taslow has summoned them to the island to discuss a scandal he has fallen victim to. However, when the Landry’s and Hal arrive, they find less than welcoming circumstances: no internet or Wi-Fi, mischievous monkeys, a dangerous tenant, and then there’s that pesky dead body.

​A storm is brewing on Deep Blue Isle, and it has nothing to do with wind and rain.


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My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from iRead Book Tours. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Fiona Quinn and her husband, Nathan, are delighted to go to Deep Blue Isle with her mother-in-law, who is going for work. What starts out as a vacation becomes anything but. There’s even a murder while they’re there! Unfortunately, that’s not the only criminal activity on this island that’s supposed to be a get-away island for the ambassador.

I like how the author always includes a bit of humor in her stories. In this case, it’s a rogue monkey! He causes quite a stir among the guests.

The narrator’s voice takes a little getting used to. It’s not as soothing as some of the audiobook voices I’ve heard, but now that I have listened to a few of these, I’m used to it, and it’s like listening to an old friend. I can tell who the different characters are, and her timing and inflection were very good.

I recommend the Fiona Quinn mysteries, all of which stand alone but, of course, they’d be better listened to in order.

About the Author

For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries includes nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg.

Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh and the female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Nest Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy!

Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister. 

Connect with the author:  

Website  ~  Twitter  ~  Facebook ~ Instagram

Giveaway

Enter to win a signed copy of
DEEP BLUE MURDER
(a Fiona Quinn Mystery)
(ONE winner/USA only)

Gleam

Follow the Tour

Apr 3 –Olio by Marilyn  book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 3 – Olio by Marilyn  book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 3 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 3 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 3 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 4 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 4 –Christa Reads and Writes – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 5 – fundinmental – book series spotlight / giveaway
Apr 5 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 5 – Review Thick And Thin – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 6 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 6 – Review Thick And Thin – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 7 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 7 –Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 9 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 11 – amandainpa – book review of MURDER ON POINTE
Apr 11 – Splashes of Joy – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 11 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 11 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 12 – Books for Books – book series spotlight 
Apr 12 – Splashes of Joy – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 12 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 12 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
​Apr 13 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 13 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 13 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 13 – mamof9 – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
Apr 14 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 14 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 – Splashes of Joy – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 18 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 18 –  Christa Reads and Writes – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 18 – Splashes of Joy – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 19 – Just Another Reader – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 19 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 19 –  Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 –  I’m Into Books – book series spotlight / giveaway
Apr 20 – Just Another Reader – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 – Just Another Reader – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 – amandainpa – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
Apr 21 –Pause for Tales – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 – Celticlady’s Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway
Apr 24 – Just Another Reader – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 –FUONLYKNEW – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 25 – Just Another Reader – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 25 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 25 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
Apr 25 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MATRIMONY MAYHEM AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 26 – Just Another Reader – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 26 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
Apr 26 – Bigreadersite – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 27 – Just Another Reader – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 27 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 27 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 27 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 28 – Just Another Reader – book review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 28 – Chit Chat with Charity – audiobook review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
Apr 28 –  Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 28 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
May 1 – Just Another Reader – book review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
May 2 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
May 2 – Just Another Reader – book review of MATRIMONY. MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
May 3 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
May 3 – Just Another Reader – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 4 –Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 4 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 5 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
May 5 – Chit Chat with Charity – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 8 –Liese’s Blog – book series spotlight
May 9 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
May 9 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
May 10 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
May 11 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 12 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
TBD – Jazzy Book Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway

Audiobook Review & Giveaway: Matrimony, Mayhem and Murder by C.S. McDonald

Book Title:  Matrimony. Mayhem, and Murder (A Fiona Quinn Mystery #10) 
Author:  C.S. McDonald
​Category:  Adult Fiction, 242 pages
Genre:  Cozy Mystery
Publisher:  McWriter Books
Release date:  Nov 10, 2021
Content Rating:  G. C.S. McDonald’s books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults–no bad language or sexual content.

Book Description:

The venue is set, invitations sent, and the flowers ordered. It’s almost time for Fiona and Nathan to get married…again. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing…well, until the wedding planner is found dead.

Then the woman Fiona has never met shows up–Nathan’s enigmatic mom, Rita Landry. And she’s wearing a gorgeous but mysterious necklace. Worse, Rita is being followed by two sinister-looking men, forcing her to flee the country. And who gets dragged along? None other than the bride-to be! How does a girl prepare for all of that? Looks like Fiona’s perfectly planned matrimony has morphed into mayhem and murder!

You’re formally invited to Fiona and Nathan’s wedding. Question is: Will the wedding happen?

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My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from iRead Book Tours. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Fiona Quinn is about to get married (again) when she finally meets her mother-in-law. Rita Landry is quite a woman, and she and Fiona end up having to fly out of the country to get away from Russian agents. Fiona takes everything in stride, though, and she and Rita get along well. But will they make it back in time for the wedding?

In the meantime, Fiona’s wedding planner has been murdered! Will Nathan’s partner be able to solve that case while she’s out of town?

This is my favorite Fiona Quinn cozy mystery so far. Yes, there’s a murder, but the characters are colorful and there’s a lot of humor, so it’s a fun read rather than a serious one.

The narrator’s voice takes a little getting used to. It’s not as soothing as some of the audiobook voices I’ve heard, but now that I have listened to a few of these, I’m used to it, and it’s like listening to an old friend. Her timing and inflection were very good.

I recommend the Fiona Quinn mysteries, especially this one, which does stand alone. Time for me to start on the next one, Deep Blue Murder!

About the Author

For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries includes nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg.

Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh and the female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Nest Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy!

Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister. 

Connect with the author:  

Website  ~  Twitter  ~  Facebook ~ Instagram

Giveaway

Enter to win a signed copy of
DEEP BLUE MURDER
(a Fiona Quinn Mystery)
(ONE winner/USA only)

Gleam

Follow the Tour

Apr 3 –Olio by Marilyn  book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 3 – Olio by Marilyn  book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 3 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 3 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 3 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 4 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 4 –Christa Reads and Writes – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 5 – fundinmental – book series spotlight / giveaway
Apr 5 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 5 – Review Thick And Thin – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 6 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 6 – Review Thick And Thin – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 7 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 7 –Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 9 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 11 – amandainpa – book review of MURDER ON POINTE
Apr 11 – Splashes of Joy – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 11 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 11 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 12 – Books for Books – book series spotlight 
Apr 12 – Splashes of Joy – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 12 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 12 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
​Apr 13 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 13 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 13 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 13 – mamof9 – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
Apr 14 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 14 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 – Splashes of Joy – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 18 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 18 –  Christa Reads and Writes – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 18 – Splashes of Joy – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 19 – Just Another Reader – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 19 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 19 –  Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 –  I’m Into Books – book series spotlight / giveaway
Apr 20 – Just Another Reader – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 – Just Another Reader – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 – amandainpa – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
Apr 21 –Pause for Tales – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 – Celticlady’s Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway
Apr 24 – Just Another Reader – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 –FUONLYKNEW – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 25 – Just Another Reader – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 25 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 25 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
Apr 25 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MATRIMONY MAYHEM AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 26 – Just Another Reader – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 26 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
Apr 26 – Bigreadersite – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 27 – Just Another Reader – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 27 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 27 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 27 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 28 – Just Another Reader – book review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 28 – Chit Chat with Charity – audiobook review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
Apr 28 –  Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 28 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
May 1 – Just Another Reader – book review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
May 2 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
May 2 – Just Another Reader – book review of MATRIMONY. MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
May 3 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
May 3 – Just Another Reader – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 4 –Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 4 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 5 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
May 5 – Chit Chat with Charity – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 8 –Liese’s Blog – book series spotlight
May 9 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
May 9 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
May 10 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
May 11 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
May 12 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
TBD – Jazzy Book Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway

Audiobook Review & Giveaway: Saddle Up for Murder by C.S. McDonald

Book Title:  Saddle Up for Murder:  A Fiona Quinn Mystery #7
Author:  C.S. McDonald
​Category:  YA Fiction, 178 pages
Genre:  Cozy Mystery
Publisher:  McWriter Books
Release date:  May 14, 2019
Content Rating:  G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone–adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)

Book Description:

Fiona is in total shock when her mother arrives unannounced on her doorstep. What’s going on? Why, she’s left Fiona’s father, that’s what. Yikes! Worse, a horse trainer is murdered outside his ex-wife’s home in Pittsburgh, and the trail leads directly to a Thoroughbred racetrack in the neighboring state of West Virginia. Get ready, because the suspects are mounting up and heading down the stretch. Whoa! Fiona and Detective Landry aren’t horsing around with this homicide!

BUY THE BOOK:
Audible ~ Amazon

My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from iRead Book Tours. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

This is not your typical cozy mystery. It’s as much about Fiona’s mother showing up on her doorstep as it is about murders. Fiona’s mother is a force all her own. She’s opinionated and funny, although I can see how a little of her can go a long way. She’s also smart and ends up helping out in the investigation in her own way. Between her and Fiona’s next-door neighbor, there’s quite a bit of humor in Saddle Up for Murder.

As for the murder, it’s not real obvious who the murderer is, and that’s always a good thing.

The narrator’s voice takes a little getting used to. It’s not as soothing as some of the audiobook voices I’ve heard, but now that I have listened to a few of these, I’m used to it, and it’s like listening to an old friend. Her timing and inflection were very good.

The more I listen to the Fiona Quinn mysteries, the more I enjoy them. I’m looking forward to listening to the next book on my list, Matrimony, Mayhem, and Murder.

About the Author

For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries includes nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg.

Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh and the female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Nest Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy!

Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister. 

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Apr 3 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
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Apr 4 –Christa Reads and Writes – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 5 – fundinmental – book series spotlight / giveaway
Apr 5 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 5 – Review Thick And Thin – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
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Apr 7 –Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 9 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 11 – amandainpa – book review of MURDER ON POINTE
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Apr 11 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
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Apr 12 – Splashes of Joy – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 12 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
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Apr 13 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 13 – mamof9 – audiobook review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
Apr 14 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
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Apr 17 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of WAVES OF MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 – Splashes of Joy – book review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 17 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
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Apr 19 – Just Another Reader – book review of MURDER ON POINTE / giveaway
Apr 19 – Leanne bookstagram – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Apr 19 –  Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
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Apr 20 – Just Another Reader – book review of MERRY MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of TASTES LIKE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
Apr 20 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
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Apr 21 –  Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of BON VOYAGE TO MURDER / giveaway
Apr 21 – amandainpa – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
Apr 21 –Pause for Tales – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER / giveaway
Apr 24 – Celticlady’s Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway
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Apr 26 –Review Thick And Thin – book review of TAKING NOTES ON MURDER / giveaway
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Apr 28 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – book review of DEEP BLUE MURDER
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May 8 –Liese’s Blog – book series spotlight
May 9 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of GOOD LUCK TO MURDER / giveaway
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May 10 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of SADDLE UP FOR MURDER / giveaway
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Audiobook Review: Progeny’s Descendants by Ray Jay Perreault

Over 1,600 years after leaving an Earth made hostile by pollution, humanity developed faster-than-light travel and wanted to go home. The first ship enters Earth’s orbit and finds a pristine planet welcoming them, but they also find something else living there. Their first alien contact surprises them.

Generations of humans were told of Earth’s beauty, and they found an intelligent race of artificial beings living on what they thought was their home.

Can they have Earth back?

How will the confrontation between humans and robots end?

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My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from the author. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Progeny’s Descendants starts with humans who left Earth to go to their new planet, Horizon, after they depleted the resources that support life on Earth. It took 300 years to get to the planet, but they didn’t make the same mistakes that they’d made on Earth, and the planet remained clean.

Even though Horizon was a good fit, the goal of the people was always to return to Earth. After 1300 years of research, they learned how to travel light years quickly, so they were ready to return to Earth if it had recovered from their mistreatment.

I had read Progeny, so I knew that there were robots on Earth who didn’t remember that they were created by humans. When humans return to reclaim what they believe is theirs, I was skeptical about how things would turn out knowing how humans feel entitled. The story ended on a cliffhanger so I’m not sure how things will work out yet, but I’m looking forward to finding out in the next book in the series.

I like the author’s writing style, and the characters are well developed. I especially liked the main characters, the commander and Helen.

The author narrates Progeny’s Descendants. At first, I cringed when I saw that because the last book I listened to that the author narrated was a nightmare. Ray Jay Perreault did a good job though.

If you like science fiction, I recommend this book.

About the Author

Ray is a prolific author that enjoys science fiction. He feels that genre is fertile ground to understand ourselves and where we’re going. He has written a mix of Sci-Fi stories, but tends to focus on stories with computers, post-apocalyptic themes and stories with strong morals, loyalties, and drama.

Ray was a Senior Pilot in the US Air Force and traveled to 27 countries around the world. His C-130 assignments ranged from landing in a farm field in Paraguay to entering East Berlin and experiencing Russian controllers giving him false headings.

Ray’s other assignment was as a T-38 instructor pilot. “The T-38 is the best plane in the word; two pilots, two engines, and two afterburners.” Two of his remarkable experiences included training the first class of female pilots and receiving an Air Commendation medal for saving a T-38 that blew an engine during a touch and go, saving himself and the student pilot on board.

After his Air Force career, Ray enjoyed a long and exciting career with Northrop Grumman. During the 28 years at Northrop, some of the highlights included work as the Lead Wind Tunnel test engineer on the F-20, F-23, F-18, and B-2. His career progressed to be the Deputy Manager of Engineering for the Tri-Service Stand-Off Attack Missile (TSSM). Later he was responsible for all the computers at Ryan Aeronautical, then all of the computers on the B-2 Bomber program.

Ray hopes you enjoy his work, and he looks forward to sharing many new and exciting stories.

Audiobook Review: Progeny by Ray Jay Perreault

Their society was efficient and controlled by the Conformity Council who enforced the Four Laws. All was well until Helen followed the laws and discovered how her kind were created.

Helen followed the third law, to Expand Their Knowledge, and studied a lessor creator on their planet. Within that creature’s DNA she found a second DNA string which described another creature. That information along with artifacts of the lower creatures provided important clues.

Who created them, and why?
Should she use the second set of DNA, to clone their creators?

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My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from the author. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

This is an interesting short story. It’s a quick listen and intrigued me enough that I want to listen to the next book to see what happens.

I thought that I wasn’t going to like the narrator until I realized that the characters were all robots. He used a monotone voice because of that, and it didn’t take me long to get used to it.

It’s a whole new world in the future after humans have depleted the resources that support life and only robots remain. It’s been a long time because the robots don’t remember that they were created by humans.

Helen, one of the robots, finds evidence that humans created them, and although robots don’t have emotions, they are curious. She wants to create whatever the DNA string is that was left behind so long ago. Will she be allowed to do just that? I think the answer is in the next book (full-length), and I’m going to start listening to it right away!

About the Author

Ray is a prolific author that enjoys science fiction. He feels that genre is fertile ground to understand ourselves and where we’re going. He has written a mix of Sci-Fi stories, but tends to focus on stories with computers, post-apocalyptic themes and stories with strong morals, loyalties, and drama.

Ray was a Senior Pilot in the US Air Force and traveled to 27 countries around the world. His C-130 assignments ranged from landing in a farm field in Paraguay to entering East Berlin and experiencing Russian controllers giving him false headings.

Ray’s other assignment was as a T-38 instructor pilot. “The T-38 is the best plane in the word; two pilots, two engines, and two afterburners.” Two of his remarkable experiences included training the first class of female pilots and receiving an Air Commendation medal for saving a T-38 that blew an engine during a touch and go, saving himself and the student pilot on board.

After his Air Force career, Ray enjoyed a long and exciting career with Northrop Grumman. During the 28 years at Northrop, some of the highlights included work as the Lead Wind Tunnel test engineer on the F-20, F-23, F-18, and B-2. His career progressed to be the Deputy Manager of Engineering for the Tri-Service Stand-Off Attack Missile (TSSM). Later he was responsible for all the computers at Ryan Aeronautical, then all of the computers on the B-2 Bomber program.

Ray hopes you enjoy his work, and he looks forward to sharing many new and exciting stories.

Book and Audio Story Review: Billy Joins the Circus by Anna Christina

Title: Billy Joins the Circus
Author: Music Audio Stories
Genre: Children’s Stories

Publication Date: June 6, 2022

Story Synopsis

Billy Joins the Circus is a wonderfully uplifting story about a monkey who wants to join the circus. Through Billy, little ones are inspired to believe in themselves and follow their dreams! One day, Billy the monkey meets the Ringmaster and Polly, the circus flying dolly. They are not sure if Billy has the talent for their circus and they ask him what he can do! Billy cheerfully sings a song that impresses them.

Encourage your child to read, write, listen, sing and dance by combining this fun colourful picture book with the unique music audiobook and interactive activity booklet that go with this picture book.

Available:

  • The Billy Joins the Circus Music Audiobook CD – 5:16 with original music, catchy sing-along song and sound effects throughout the narrative
  • The MP3 download – so you can play the story on any device
  • The Illustrated Activity Booklet – with an interactive question tree page, circus game and a fun colouring in picture to enjoy

Get items here: musicaudiostories.com/billy-joins-the-circus-audio-book

Together, you and your child will love to:

Read and learn about Billy the monkey in the picture book
Write the answers on the interactive question tree page in the activity booklet
Colour in Billy’s picture and join our creative world (see how inside the activity booklet)
Listen to the music audiobook as you follow the words in the picture book
Sing and Dance along with Billy the monkey.

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My Review

I listened and reviewed this story several years ago as an audio story only. The author has since added an actual book to go along with the audio story. I enjoyed it back then, but now it’s even better!

This is a story about Billy the monkey who wants to join the circus. Before he joins, they ask him (with a catchy song) if he can do different things such as touching his toes and clapping his hands. I have a 3-year-old grandson who was visiting today. We listened to this a couple of times. The first couple of times he just read along as usual. We took a break, and a little while later he clapped his hands, and I knew he wanted to read the book again. This time we had fun doing all of the movements!

I’m sure we’ll be reading it again tomorrow. It’s nice to be able to listen as Anna Christina reads the book. Her voice is great, and we can put the book down so that we both can do the movements.

About the Author

Anna Christina is the award-winning author, narrator, musician, storyteller and owner of Music Audio Stories. She has entertained and taught thousands of children at nurseries, schools, libraries and workshops with her Music Audio Stories during her musical Storytime, Storytime with Anna Christina. She regularly volunteers at libraries and is a brilliant advocate for the power of stories and music.

The success of her Storytime led her to launch a new product line called ‘Storytime with Anna Christina’. This product line is a delightful new innovative collection of music audiobooks, picture books and interactive activity booklets, that teach, uplift and inspire little ones.

Anna Christina is qualified in Sound Engineering, Music and Sound Technology and Music Production and has been a professional touring and recording artist, musician, songwriter, composer and singer for many years. Her natural flair for strong-themed storytelling, both in writing and in music, is prominent in her unique brand of music audiobooks.

Music Audio Stories are entertaining music audiobooks with brilliant soundtracks, catchy sing-along songs and fun stories in an animal kingdom. The 5-star-rated music audiobooks not only encourage children to be part of the story through drawing, song and dance, but they also inspire them to act out the scenes and be part of the magical journey.

Find out more at: musicaudiostories.com.

Audiobook Review: Daisy McDare and the Deadly Judicial Affair by K.M. Morgan

With a murder trial taking place in Cozy Creek, Daisy McDare is having trouble focusing on her interior decorating work.

The last thing she wants is for the defendant, Corey Kincaid, to get acquitted.

In Daisy’s mind, Corey is guilty. In fact, Daisy’s amateur sleuthing played a huge role in Corey’s arrest.

As Daisy nervously waits for the jury to reach a verdict, another big mystery begins to unfold in town.

And this new mystery comes with a twist that Daisy isn’t prepared for.

Things are really heating up in Cozy Creek. But will it soon get too hot under Daisy’s collar?

My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from the author. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Daisy McDare & the Deadly Judicial Affair is a novella in the Daisy McDare cozy mystery series. I’m listening to them in order which isn’t necessary, but it does make the stories flow well. It’s been a while since I listened to one of these (I get sidetracked easily), and I had forgotten how short they are. I know, novella, duh, but I was just getting into it when it was over!

When court is over, Daisy’s husband, Gavin, sees the husband of her best friend in a compromising position. What should they do? Daisy knows she can’t keep this a secret, but she decides to investigate this mystery before going to her friend. Good choice! And what a twist!

I recommend Daisy McDare & the Deadly Judicial Affair to anyone who likes cozy mysteries and super quick reads.

About the Author

K.M. Morgan loves baking, crafts, cute cat videos, and reading mysteries.

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Audiobook Review: The Cabin Below by N.L. Hinkens

What happens on the water, stays on the water.

Or so they thought. Allison and her handsome, charismatic husband, Doug, are on a Caribbean cruise to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. But the steady stream of idyllic photos and happy hashtags they post online is hiding a dangerous rift in their relationship. Allison has long suspected that Doug is having an affair. Despite his impassioned denials and smooth-talking alibis, she’s unconvinced of his innocence and determined to dig for the truth, no matter the cost. And she’s not the only one delving into their secrets. The couple they’ve befriended on the cruise has been watching them. And they’ve come to a disturbing conclusion of their own. When Allison disappears the night before the ship docks back in Florida, they bring their terrifying suspicions to the police.

My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from the author. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

I didn’t care for these relationships. Doug and Allison have a troubled marriage and although they are supposed to be on the cruise to celebrate their anniversary and to move on, it doesn’t seem that either of them truly believes that the cruise will help. Their new friends are also celebrating their anniversary. They profess to have a good marriage but all he does is drink. And then there was the head of security and his girlfriend…there’s not one good relationship!

It took me a little while to get into this book, but I’m glad I stuck with it. The second half was suspenseful with some twists.

The narrator did a good job with timing and pace. I was able to differentiate between men and women but not the specific person, but it worked out fine.

This is the second book I’ve read by this author, and I look forward to reading more.

About the Author

NYT and USA Today bestselling author Norma Hinkens writes psychological suspense thrillers in domestic settings, as well as fast-paced science fiction and fantasy about spunky heroines and epic adventures in dangerous worlds. She’s also a travel junkie, legend lover, and idea wrangler, in no particular order. She grew up in Ireland, land of make-believe and the original little green man. In her spare time she retreats to rural Idaho to hike, bike and boat, but mostly to eavesdrop on mountain men and prepare for the apocalypse. If you like heart-stopping sagas, gritty heroines, and twists you won’t see coming, then you’ll love her turbo-paced thrill-rides! Join her VIP Reader Club for hot new releases, stellar giveaways, exclusive content, behind the scenes and more!

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Audiobook Review: The Lies She Told by N.L. Hinkens

Not all bad deeds can be undone….

Brilliant and beautiful Haley Burrows has just landed her dream job at a prestigious law firm, but someone is stalking her. When she finds her tires slashed, and a menacing message scrawled across her windscreen, she quickly realizes the situation has become a deadly game for her anonymous stalker. But she can’t involve the police because she’s hiding a guilty secret from her past that would instantly unravel her charmed life if it ever came to light. Ensnared by the lies she has built her life on, she is forced to rely on her own wits and intuition to track down her stalker before he makes good on his threat to kill her. 

But will the awful truth of her past prove her undoing?

A riveting thriller with spine-tingling chills, twists, and turns to the very last moment!

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My Review

I chose to listen to this book after receiving a free audio copy from the author. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Haley is being stalked, and she’s pretty sure it has to do with something she and her friends did in high school. She’s scared and determined to find out who the stalker is. Unfortunately, I had it figured out from the beginning, and I was a little disappointed in the ending.

The narrator is pretty good. She doesn’t have a voice for each person, but she changes it when men are talking, which is helpful. Her timing and pacing are good.

The Lies She Told is a suspenseful thriller that you’ll enjoy if you don’t mind predictable.

About the Author

NYT and USA Today bestselling author Norma Hinkens writes psychological suspense thrillers in domestic settings, as well as fast-paced science fiction and fantasy about spunky heroines and epic adventures in dangerous worlds. She’s also a travel junkie, legend lover, and idea wrangler, in no particular order. She grew up in Ireland, land of make-believe and the original little green man. In her spare time she retreats to rural Idaho to hike, bike and boat, but mostly to eavesdrop on mountain men and prepare for the apocalypse. If you like heart-stopping sagas, gritty heroines, and twists you won’t see coming, then you’ll love her turbo-paced thrill-rides! Join her VIP Reader Club for hot new releases, stellar giveaways, exclusive content, behind the scenes and more!

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