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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Mar 1, 2023  
Sneak a peek at the romantic suspense mystery novel COPPER WATERS by Marlene M Bell, Author on my blog, and enter the amazing #giveaway for a chance to #win a signed ARC paperback of the book; a leather bucket bag; a 100% New Zealand gray wool throw; a Hagestad hammered water bottle; a Lucy Pittaway notebook; and a $50 VISA gift card!

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**ABOUT THE BOOK**
A rural New Zealand vacation turns poisonous.

Antiquities expert Annalisse Drury and tycoon Alec Zavos are at an impasse in their relationship when Alec refuses to clear up a paternity issue with an ex-lover.

Frustrated with his avoidance when their future is at stake, Annalisse accepts an invitation from an acquaintance to fly to New Zealand—hoping to escape the recent turbulence in her life.

But even Annalisse’s cottage idyll on the family sheep farm isn’t immune to intrigue.

Alec sends a mutual friend and detective, Bill Drake, to follow her, and a local resident who accompanies them from the Christchurch airport dies mysteriously soon after. A second violent death finds Annalisse and Bill at odds with the official investigations.

The local police want to close both cases as quickly as possible—without unearthing the town’s dirty secrets.

As she and Bill pursue their own leads at serious cost, the dual mysteries force Annalisse to question everything she thought she knew about family ties, politics, and the art of small-town betrayal.
      
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2631 KP) rated Murder at Ochre Court in Books

Jul 4, 2026 (Updated Jul 4, 2026)  
Murder at Ochre Court
Murder at Ochre Court
Alyssa Maxwell | 2018 | Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Coming-Out is Murder
It’s July of 1898, and Emma Cross has spent the last year in New York City working for the Herald. Sadly, she is still relegated to the society column. And that’s what has brought her back to Newport – she is covering the biggest social event of the season, the coming-out ball of Cleo Copper-Smith. But the night ends in shocking fashion, when someone is electrocuted. The electrician who worked on the cottage is a friend, so Emma dives in to help clear him when people accuse him of shoddy work. With a variety of motives, can Emma figure out the truth?

As I was reading, I couldn’t help but think about the reactions to new technology today and how some characters were reacting to the new technology of electricity for houses. I appreciated how that played into the mystery, providing just one motive that kept me engaged. As is often the case, I felt like the mystery was a little too complex when we got to the ending. While things made sense, there was a bit too much exposition. But I expect that at this point. I am tiring of the love triangle, so I am hopeful that this particular storyline is wrapping up. Overall, I do like the characters and love seeing them grow as the real and fictional rub elbows so seamlessly. I’m already looking forward to my next trip to Newport.
  
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Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Eight Hundred Grapes in Books

Apr 9, 2019  
Eight Hundred Grapes
Eight Hundred Grapes
Laura Dave | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Georgia Ford had just arrived at her childhood home, dressed in her wedding dress, but it's not her wedding day. As she was having her final fitting, she saw her fiance in a way she had never expected to see him. So she runs home to her parents and brothers only to find that there are even more problems there. Always being the fixer in the family, will she be able to solve all the issues she runs into by running away from her own? Or will this be a time when fixing isn't going to work?

Synchronization is the theme of this novel. All things happen for a reason. Because this happened(or didn't)thatwas able to take place(or not). Georgia Ford is living as an attorney in Los Angeles when her world is turned upside down. She runs home to her family's winery in Sebastopol during the final harvest of the year. Final harvest is always a big deal for the Ford family and this year, even more so.

I LOVED this book! It showed so many different family dynamics and so many emotions. It made me laugh and cry. This novel felt so real to me, I could see myself in this setting. I picture myself reading this novel on the porch of the winemaker's cottage looking out over the winery, enjoying a glass of Block-14. The imagery is that vivid. I could definitely see this book becoming a major motion picture.

Kudos to Laura Dave for writing an incredible novel that many will love.
  
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Merissa (14146 KP) rated Lord of Rage (Royal House of Shadows, #2) in Books

Dec 17, 2018  
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Lord of Rage (Royal House of Shadows, #2)
Jill Monroe | 2011
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lord of Rage is based on the tale of Goldilocks and is the tale of Nicolai's younger sister Breena. Raised as a princess Breena always knew it would be her duty to marry a man chosen by her father to make an alliance between kingdoms. Everything changes when Elden comes under attack and her parents are killed by the blood sorcerer. On their death beds the king and queen used the last of their magic to send their 4 children to safety. Breena finds herself alone in the forest - lost, terrified and grieving for her family she is tired and hungry when she stumbles across the isolated cottage that Osborn shares with his brothers Bernt and Torben. Osborn is the last of the Ursan beserkers, his village was destroyed in a vampire attack that only his 2 young brothers survived. After years working as a mercenary to provide for them all Osborn wants now is a quiet life and to eventually get revenge on the vampires that took everything from them. The last thing he needs is a beautiful stranger invading his space, particularly one who has been invading his dreams to share passionate kisses. Breena is determined to trace her brothers and discover what happened to their kingdom and she will do whatever it takes to get Osborn to help her achieve her goals.

Overall I enjoyed this more than the first book in the series and I will read on to find out what happened to Breena's other brothers and to see if Nicolai can manage to regain his kingdom.