Fallen Over Book Reviews

Publisher: Thomas and Mercer Published: 2/1/2025 Pages: 250 Genre: Mystery Thriller/Suspense Review: Amazon First Reads Amazon For better or for worse, Sarah Anderson has it a thriving career, a nice home in Ottawa, two young kids…and a marriage coming apart at the seams. Then her husband, Matthew, vanishes without a trace during a family vacation up north. Sarah and her children are nearly lost among the slumbering lakes, treacherous cliffs, and brooding forests of the Canadian Shield. A glacier-scraped realm of ancient beauty and terror, it’s a world away from the safety of the suburbs. And a big storm is brewing. A kind rural lawman comes to their aid and takes an interest in the case. The trail goes cold, however, launching Sarah into a yearlong odyssey to find her husband. On the way, she must reconnect with her estranged sister and duck the suspicions of a slick city police officer. But that’s nothing compared to unearthing the dark secrets buried deep in the granite of her marr...

Publisher: Unknown? Maybe self-published Published: 9/17/2014 Pages: 136 Genre: m/m/BDSM/Erotica Review: library book Amazon Sublime service, made to order. The Flesh an international, multi-billion-dollar black market that trades in lost souls. Or more specifically, their bodies. Highly organized and frighteningly efficient, the Flesh Cartel could teach even the KGB a thing or two about breaking a human mind. Fortunately for their ultra-rich clients, they’re just as skilled at putting people back together again—as perfect pets, well-trained and eager to please. No matter what your secret tastes or dark desires, the Flesh Cartel—for the right price, of course—will hand-design the plaything of your dreams.

Publisher: Tor Publishing Group Published: 3/18/2025 Pages: 342 Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Horror Review: ARC from NetGalley Amazon At a passing glance, County Road 951 is an entirely unremarkable stretch of blacktop, a two-lane scar across the Cascade foothills of Central Oregon. But the road is known by another name, coined by those who’ve had to clean up after all those scenic detours went horribly wrong: The Devil’s Driveway. When Livia and her long-time friends take the Driveway as a shortcut to a much-needed weekend getaway, what begins as a morning joyride quickly becomes anything but. Soon, they’re driving for their lives, pursued by a horror beyond anything they ever imagined. The Devil’s Driveway might be only 15 miles long, but with danger at every turn, it will take the four women to the very limits of their friendships and their sanity. And there’s no telling what else lies in wait just beyond the bend.

Publisher: Simon Element Published: 5/6/2025 Pages: 432 Genre: Contemporary Review: ARC from NetGalley and Publisher Amazon Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that's before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother’s enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves?

Title: Secrets of the Deadly Nightshades Author: Heather G. Harris & Ella Stone Genre: Urban Fantasy Publication Date: May 1 st , 2025 Hosted by:  Lady Amber’s PR Blurb: Witchlight Cove: where the coffee’s strong, the magic is unpredictable and the bodies keep piling up. Witchlight Cove was meant to be a fresh start. Instead, I’ve stumbled upon a long-lost grandfather and discovered that my best friend has been keeping a huge secret. As if that weren’t enough, the Eternal Flame – the town’s most important magical artefact and the very one I’m supposed to be guarding – has vanished. And now a body has turned up, complete with vampire bite marks. I’d love to say I’ve got everything under control, but I’m barely keeping my life together. My magic is wonky at best, my retriever is more sensible than I am, and Fraser Banks, the town’s dangerously attractive selkie, keeps showing up at the worst possible moments. He seems determined to save me, which is completely unnecessary because...

Publisher: SourceBooks Landmark    Published: 4/15/2025 Pages: 288 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Review: ARC from NetGalley and Publisher Amazon Sometimes, Paris is a  terrible  idea. This is not how she imagined it, any of it. Taylor Quinn arrives at her honeymoon suite in the City of Lights alone, sans suitcase, but with wads of stolen cash. When she catches a glimpse of newlyweds Cassie and Olivier enjoying their happily ever after, she can't tear her eyes away. And Cassie makes their antics easy to follow as she reveals every detail of their picture-perfect trip on social media. Taylor's obsession builds as she tracks their every move. This was the kind of life she was supposed to be living, this was the honeymoon she dreamed of. The illusion is shattered when she overhears a heated argument between Cassie and Olivier, which reveals that they're not the lovestruck couple they pretend to be. But Cassie and Olivier have agendas of their own and Taylor can't see the dang...