Lydia (Brides of the Oregon Trail #2) by Cynthia Woolf

Lydia (Brides of the Oregon Trail #2)

by Cynthia Woolf

Wow this is a great book! I Loved it! This is the 2^nd book in the Brides of the Oregon Trail series but you can read this as a stand-alone book.  If you do read the 1^st book in the series, you are already in love with Lydia. If you have not you will fall in love with her very fast. She has the biggest heart and will do just about anything for others.  When I first met Max, I didn’t think he would be good enough for Lydia, I am glad I was wrong. 

Lydia Granger comes to Oregon City as a mail-order-bride. The man she is to marry does not meet her when she arrives. So, she goes to find the town sheriff. He informs her that her fiancé is dead.  When she first hears the news, she worries that the life she has always had has followed her here. That though is not the case. Her late fiancé has left her everything he had. Now she is the wealthiest person in town (not that it matters). Soon after seeing her house and some of her new fortune she meets a man that wants her to help catch the man he believes killed her fiancé. By agreeing to help him it will put her life in danger. There is also more to the reason he wants this man caught.

Detective Max Caldwell has lost a lot, his wife and time with his daughter. Max is after a killer. Both he and the killer are from Chicago. Max has followed the killer to Oregon City as it is his job. He is to find the killer that stole uncut diamonds from his victim. The vengeance for his wife’s death is just a plus and he wants Lydia’s help to do it. He has no worry or qualms about seeking her help or putting her life in danger.  That is until he starts to have feelings he has not ever had before. He learns that Lydia has the biggest heart and not just for the animals she rescues but for everyone. Now he is more than worried for Lydia and he is fully to blame.

Will it be too late for Lydia and Max?  Will he lose her before he has her? Will Lydia win his heart and get the future she has always wanted?

* ARC provided by author for an honest review.

I Want You Back (Want You #1) by Lorelei James

I Want You Back (Want You #1)

by Lorelei James

I love Lorelei James’s books. With that said I had a hard time with the start of this book. I am not sure what I was looking for but the more I read the more I liked it. I really started to feel for Lucy. I saw Lucy start to let go of all the control and could see how hard that was. I saw the pain Jax goes through to earn his way back in. By the end of the book I didn’t want it to end. I want more. I want to know what happens next. I can’t wait for the next book!

This is a great spin off of the Need You series that Lorelei writes. No, you do NOT need to read that series for this series. I would say you do read it at some point as you see both Lucy and Jax in it and see more about their relationship.

Jaxson Lund has retired from the NHL and has moved back home to the Twin Cities. He now needs to find what he does next with his life.  He was born the oldest and groomed to be the CEO for Lund Industries. He really doesn’t want to do that. He also has an ex-girlfriend Lucy who is the mother of his daughter, Mimi. He really messed up with them and is hoping for a second change at a life with them.

Lucy Quade is just where she thinks she wants to be. She has a steady job, a daughter she loves, a good place to live. However, her ex is back and wants to be more active in their lives. She is not sure she can trust him after everything he has done. The more time she and Mimi spend with Jax the more she sees the man she originally fell in love with.

Now that they are communicating with each other can they build a life together or is it too late for that?

* ARC provided by author for an honest review.

Summoned to Thirteenth Grave Charley Davidson 13; by Darynda Jones

Summoned to Thirteenth Grave

Charley Davidson 13; by Darynda Jones

Charley Davidson one last time. What a way to end a series. I loved and hated it. Loved it because it is awesome and hated it as it is the end. All the gang is here. I am so happy to see them all pull together.

Charley was kicked off the earth plain, but some is back now. She thinks she has been gone for just over one hundred years.  In Earth reality it has only been a few days. Now she needs to help close the hell dimension she helped to open. To do this she must find out want happened to her mother and how she died.

* ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

The Trouble with Twelfth Grave; Charley Davidson 12; by Darynda Jones

Oh my! I don’t remember the others in this series being so funny. This book has everything you are looking for in the Charley Davidson world. I loved it and once again want more!

Reyes escapes a hell dimension then disappears from Charley’s life. She is not sure if it is her husband Reyes or another face of Reyes. Charley now needs to find Reyes, and hope he is still the man (god) she loves. Save him. She also needs to find a killer with her Uncle for the Albuquerque Police. She does know that this killer is paranormal and is targeting people that have a sensitivity to the supernatural. Did this entity come out of the hell dimension with Reyes?  One of her friends is worried she might have killed a man and needs Charley’s help with who really killed the man. Charley not only helps but covers up some of what happened. Did I mention there is a time limit to get all of this done, or some very bad things will happen. Is there anything else that Charley needs to do before time runs out?

Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet, Charley Davidson 4; by Darynda Jones

Where do I start? I keep saying this, but I want more.

Charley’s is depressed now and taking time off. That is until a woman needs her help. The woman thinks someone it trying to kill her. Charley now must get up, get dressed, and find out what is going on. The more Charley digs into the woman’s story the more it seems to be true.

Reyes is out of prison and staying away from Charley (remember that is what she wants). However, she is rethinking that now.

Albuquerque is being held hostage, Reyes maybe involved. So, Charley must investigate what is really going on.

Charley’s life is crazy again.

Second Grave on the Left Charley Davidson 2; by Darynda Jones

Second Grave on the Left

Charley Davidson 2; by Darynda Jones

More funny times with Charley!

Charley is at it again.  This time she is looking for a missing woman. The woman is a friend of Cookie’s. Cookie is Charley’s friend/ receptionist.  While looking for the missing woman her personal life is becoming for difficult. The demons, and dead people are coming around more and wanting attention from her.

Charley also has a corporeal body hunting her now. He is Reyes Alexander Farrow and he wants nothing more then to be near Charley. If he does get close to her it could be very bad as it might lead the demons to her.  If that happens the demons would have a portal to heaven and that’s not good.

First Grave on the Right Charley Davidson 1; by Darynda Jones

First Grave on the Right

Charley Davidson 1; by Darynda Jones

I enjoyed getting to meet this group of people.  It is funny how they all interact with each other.

Charley is a part-time p.i. and full-time grim reaper. So she sees dead people and it helps her do her p.i.. She also needs to help the dead move on to the other side.   Charley helps the police when she finds out someone was murdered. While she is working on balancing her life and works, she starts to have some HOT dreams of an entity that has been following her all her life. As she investigates, she finds out her entity may be a real person.  Now she needs to find out what he the entity wants with her. Can she resist him?

If you want a book that will make you laugh this is it.