A secret in the garden by Jeneane O'Riley

 

Eliza Arnold made the long two or so hours drive up to the Blackwood Manor. It was up on a hill and looked over the water that seemed a little scarry to her. Jasper Blackwood seemed like a difficult man but, she was determined to face it. She was trying to get $250,000 dollars for the place where she worked. In hope that it would save them from closing and her from loosing her job. 

Jasper was sitting behind his desk when Eliza was showed in by his butler. He seemed very serious as he just looked at Eliza and she walked into the room. He was quite handsome, tall, with dark brown eyes that could cut right through you as he looked at you. He told her to sit down and she did. He said something, by asking what she was here for. Even though he pretty much knew. 

Eliza began to explain, that she needed the money to be able to keep her job and that she would like to get any plants from his conservatory. He sat there looking at her, a slight smirk on his face. When he spoke, he said that the only deal he was going to make was for her to move into the Manor and work on the Conservatory herself. At first she was shocked and about ready to say no. Then, she said deal. 

Eliza knew that this was going to longer than the 3 months she was offered. She also didn't know how she was going to get along with such a handsome guy. She went home and got her things. Made it back to the Manor. She was ready to see what the conservatory looked like. What she didn't expect was that it was haunted.    Jasper's mom was there and Elize could see her. She also knew some of the stories about Jasper killing his parents, but nothing concrete. 

I'll say this, the story was really good and there are a few steamy scenes. So if you have problems with certain things, trigger warnings and such. Read the front of the book. I'm not giving anything away. Pick up the book and read it. 

Enigma by Runyx

 

Salem Salazar is a Mortimer University legacy student. She's very obsessed with death. One evening she had seen something on the beach below and made her way to whatever it was. Laying there was a female body and she was fascinated by it. She was taking pictures and writing things down on her phone, when someone came up behind her. His voice was deep and he was just standing there like her, looking down at the body. He had called the police and a little while later, Salem decided it was time to head back to the school. 

The next morning she made her way to the coffee shop. Aditi was the girl that worked there and Salem would buy the same coffee every morning and she would sit at the same table away from everyone else. She wasn't all the social when it came to people. Her classes were going to be starting in a few days. One class she had to take was Psychology. She didn't know much about the professor other than he was good at what he taught. 

Dr. Merlin introduced his TA, Cas. When he spoke she knew she heard that voice before. He was listening to all the students introduce themselves and when she said her name, he looked right at her and everything in her tingled like crazy. What was it about him and why was she feeling it every where inside of her. As times went by and class got going, they would have heated discussions in class. 

One day he was watching her with her friends and walked right into the coffee shop and straight to her. Giving her a very hot and long kiss in front of everyone. That changed everything between them. 

Salem was there to investigate her sisters death and found out that there was a few others over the years. Something about this school was causing young adults to either kill themselves or they were getting murdered. Her and Caz were starting to see each other more and more and she was having a hard time, like he was, staying away from each other. She had been trying to get answers from him and he kept telling her that he can only tell her so much because he wanted to protect her. 

Things do come to a head towards the end of the story. Each was a really good story. It pulled you in and made you want to keep reading. I will say that it's only for adults because of the sexual themes. You'd have to read the front of the book to see if your will to read it. 

 

The cruel dark by Bea Northwick

 

Miss Millie Foxboro has an invitation to come help Professor Callum Hughes at his estate Willowfield. The drive is going to be a long one from what the driver said. So she just laid back in the seat and fell asleep for awhile. When the driver said to look and she say the estate, it was much bigger then she expected. 

Ms. Dillard was the main house cook and a few other things. She seemed a little standoffish. Because there wasn't much electric in the house, Ms. Dillard was carrying a candle. She walked me up to the room I was going to be staying in. Felicity was there with some tea to help me relax. I did ask when I was going to meet the Professor and Ms. Dillard said tomorrow. The room was nice. Had it's own bathroom with a nice bathtub. 

Millie didn't know what to think. She kept hearing things outside the door and when she opened it, there was no one there. Then, she saw a figure of a woman dressed in white standing by a door. When she moved to walk towards it, it disappeared into the door it was standing by. Millie decided to just turn back around and go to bed. She knew she was seeing things and figured she would just disregard it. 

When Millie met to Professor it was later the net day. He quizzed her about what languages she new and wither or not she would be able to help him. The library was a mess but, pretty big. Most of that day they worked together sorting out his notes and papers. Off and on she noticed that he would glance at her. What she didn't know was that his wife had died and that he was constantly looking at her and asking he questions. 

There were some night where she didn't seem herself and began to sleep walk again. The professor was drunk one night when she just followed that ghost into his room. He started to come on to her. She wasn't in the kind of mood for that and said she should just go back to her room. 

I'll leave it at that. You'll have to read the book to find out what happens. It was better then I thought. Ghosts and many other things go on in that house. Makes for a fast read and a short read.  

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

 

Kylie is standing at the bus stop waiting for the school bus, when a guy walks over to her with a gun pointing at her head. He tells her to do what she's told and she won't get hurt. There is know one else around yet. She is walked to a car that waiting after he hang cuffs her. He helps her into the back seat and the woman driving takes off. He has also put a blindfold over her eyes. 

Rachel is on her way to see her doctor. She's guessing that the news isn't good if her tests she had done, didn't quite turn out to be okay. The next thing she knows, she gets a phone call with an unlisted number calling her. She answers the phone and the caller has it's voice muffled. It tells her to pull over on the road, and listen to what she has to say. 

She pulls over and sits there. They call her back and says that she has her daughter Kylie and that she'll kill her if she doesn't follow the instructions she's going to give her. Rachel is having problem with this. Something like this, isn't something happens everyday. 

The person on the phone at first tells her to write this all down. First she needs to send $25,000 to an account online of bitcoins. Next, she needs to find a kid herself and kidnap him or her. It's called The Chain and the chain needs to continue. After Rachel wrote all the information down, she tries to have them let her talk to Kylie. It doesn't happen and they hang up on her. 

She calls the doctors and says can't make it. She makes her way into town and over to the bank. It's not quite open yet. Someone comes over to her and askes her, if she's Rachel. After she says yes, he hits her in the stomach. She ends up on the ground from not expecting it and someone from the bank had seen and asks her if she's alright. 

After the doors open she talks to someone about getting a loan. At first it doesn't work. Then, when she says it don't matter how, he gives in. She heads home to get on her laptop to send the money. Now, she's got to figure out whom she's going to kidnap. 

It bothers her a whole bunch. But, the person threating to kill Kylie isn't something she's had to deal with before. 

Yes, she does what she is told. She brings in Pete her ex husband brother to help her. It's a crazy thing and it has to be over as quickly as she can get it to be over. There are a few problems. You'll have to read the book to find out how it ends. It's a pretty good book. Made me want to continue to read it to find out for myself. Pick up the book and find out for yourself. 

This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong

 

This is the third book in the Rockton series. Casie and Eric Dulton are out do somethings away from town, when they hear a plane landing at the small airport. They are told by the pilot that they are getting a prisoner and his name is Oliver Brady. They are handed a letter and reading it, they aren't happy. Thay don't have a way to hold someone that's this dangerous. 

When they call Phil, he just tells them that they will have to figure it out. Taking the gag off his mouth just tells them that he will try what ever he can to make him seem like he's incent of whatever the letter says. Then, they take him for a walk a little ways into the woods when gun fire starts. They think someone is trying to kill him and maybe someone has hired a sniper. 

One day or so after that, Oliver is getting sick real bad and it looks like he's got poisoned. They pump his stomach and Val asks to sit with him. They don't know that he has a plan to escape. Which he does. He takes Val with him making it look like she's a hostage. 

Casie and Eric do go out looking for him and they decide to go speak with Brent and see if he can help them, but when they get there he's been shot and dying. Eric needs to find his brother Jacob and see if he's seen him. When they run into a few other people out and they just let them pass without a problem. Later after they've settled down in their camp, they hear a woman scream. They find three people dead and a girl soaked in blood. 

The end of this book, I didn't see coming. you'll have to pick it up and read it. It wasn't to bad and it moved at a fairly good pace. 

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

 

This is the first book in the Mercy Thompson series. She's a shapeshifter that switches into a Coyote. She grew up with werewolves and Bran was the Alfa where she lived. There was a reason that she had left and went west, Samual. He's Bran's son and a werewolf himself. 

Where she lives now is in a Trailor and her neighbor isn't another werewolf alfa. She's at work when she sniffs another werewolf she doesn't recognize walk into her auto shop. He says his name is Mac. He asks her if he can work to make a little bit of money and she hems and halls for a few minutes. Then, says why not. 

She senses that's he may be in some kind of trouble and wants to find out but, shell wait and see when will be the right time to ask him. She doesn't want to up set a new  werewolf, That can be very dangerous. She knows how that is. 

Then, one night she heads to her auto shop and hears noises coming from out front. It's Mac and some people that don't look like they want to talk. She switches into her Coyote and moves very quietly. What ends up happening and quickly is she has to kill a werewolf that isn't real old himself. That isn't going to turn out to cool with Adam the alfa living behind her. She calls Adam and tells him what happened but, doesn't say anything about Mac. 

When Adam shows up and sees everything, he defiantly isn't happy and seeing Mac doesn't help. Mac becomes a little passive of me and it takes Adam a few minutes to get him to let me move.   Adam takes him home and all hell brakes out. Adam is close to death, Mercy has to kill a few more werewolves in his house and ends up taking Adam to see Bran. 

Samual is a doctor and he takes care of him which leaves Mercy in a hard place. She used to love Samual. Things do progress from there. Adam gets better but, his Daughter Jesse is missing. 

You'll just have to pick up the book to find out what happen. It was really good and worth reading. 

Crush By Tracy Wolff

 

This is the second in the Crave series. Grace has been gone for over 3 in a half months and she doesn't remember what happened to her. When she's told that she's a gargoyle she is shocked. She also has no idea that Hudson is in her head. She figures it out after waking up one morning with blood all over her. 

Grace and Jaxon have been mated for awhile now. She knows that she loves him but, with Hudson around and not understanding how that could be. What she doesn't know is that her and him have become really close and that at first she really doesn't understand any of it. 

She knows that she needs to get him out of her head. He keeps saying things that don't make sense to her. They have figured that he's found at least two of the things that will help him come back. The next few things are going to take more of them to do. Her cousin, Flint and a few others decide to help. But, there is another thing coming and everyone is exciting. It's a contest where groups of people fight to when a special item and one of them is one of the things that they need. 

Hudson acts like he's jealous of her and Jaxon. Mostly its because he knows something she doesn't. Her memory hasn't come back but, a few things told by Hudson has help her realize that he's not as bad as his brother Jaxon says he is. Only time is going to prove otherwise. 

That contest is ready to start and their little group has a lot that they need to do to win. Grace has been learning how to change into her gargoyle form now and is getting pretty good at it. With a lot of help from Hudson they might just win this thing. 

When the court shows up and Hudson and Jaxon's father is the king. Things become really interesting for Grace and everyone involved. 

There is a lot in the book to unpack and I'm not going to spoil it all. You'll have to read the book to find out for yourself. It was a pretty dang good book.