Category: Fiction

This is my first book by Kate Lloyd. I was drawn in first by the cover and then by the synopsis of the book. This novel revolves around Jessica Nash and her trip to England with her church choir. Right away I could relate to Jessica’s stage fright and fear of people’s opinions of her. It brought me back to the only time in my life I attempted to audition for a play and that experience is why I could feel for myself her stage fright in this first chapter of the book. And even if you cannot relate to the main character then you will still love this book because several of the characters are definitely hiding things that you will find yourself attempting to figure out. I love the way the author has of describing not only people but situations too. She definitely has a way with words. The words just flow off the page and I am happy to say that it is a fast read. She is definitely going on my list of authors to read.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.

“No Unturned Stone” is book two of six in the “The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone” series. This is definitely one of those series that needs to be read in order because each book picks up where the previous book left off. In this book, the story picks back up with Rembrandt trying to figure out what happened to the life he had before. What he originally thought was only a dream, he is slowly realizing was very real. If you thought the first book had a lot of action, then you have not seen anything yet. The second book has even more action I feel like. Also, I will not give anything away but I will say that the ending of this one will knock your socks off and leave you anxiously awaiting book three. I was not sure how I was going to like the books being written in first person but I have really enjoyed Rembrandt as the narrator of his own story. It just adds something to it that makes it even better than it would have been if written in third person.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.

This is the first book in the “True Lies of Rembrandt Stone” series. It is written by three authors, Susan May Warren, James L. Rubart, and David C. Warren, under the pseudonym of David James Warren. I have read all of James L. Rubart’s books and a good portion of Susan May Warren’s books. This is a debut for David C. Warren who is the son of Susan May Warren. This book has it all between cold cases, romance, and time travel. I believe it will appeal to a wide variety of readers. This book is so good that it drew me in not from the first page but from the very first paragraph of the book. This is definitely a series that you are going to want to read from the beginning. I like that they made Rembrandt Stone, who is the main character, an author that writes books based on what he knows about being a police detective. However, this is just an interesting side story. By the end of this book, you are definitely left wanting more which is why it is so good that they have all six books scheduled to come out in 2021.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.

I have read both of Karen’s other Christmas books and loved them so I was so excited about this one. Before I get into how good the story was, I do have to say that I was amazed at the number of errors in wording and punctuation in this book. I am really glad that this story was beyond good because that was the reason I was able to overlook the errors. It did however slow me down a little when words were accidentally left out or the wrong word was used. Anyway now that we have that little tidbit out of the way, I can tell that if you like Hallmark style movies then this is the book for you. It has all the elements it needs to be turned into a Hallmark Christmas movie. When you first meet Riley who is the main female character, she comes off a little rough around the edges but once you know her back story it makes complete sense why she is a little tough on the outside. Luke, the main male character, on the other hand is all gentleman. He is definitely one of those guys you can see as the hero of a story. Also if you have read Karen’s previous novels then you’ll remember the whole Christmas camp idea. I have to say every time I read about Christmas camp, it makes me want to go to one. With all that being said, I just want to make sure I reiterate that in spite of the errors I would still totally recommend this book to anyone but especially those who love good Christmas books.

I made the mistake of not checking what genre this book fell into because I had read books by this same author before under Marybeth Whalen and loved them. And when I got the book, it had a scripture in the front so I was still not aware of the quality it would end up being. While I finished the book because I really hate to start a book and not finish it, I was very disillusioned by the fact that an author I had read before and loved could write something with the amount of curse words that this book had. While it didn’t have the worst curse word in it, it had enough that I was shocked this was the same author who wrote “The Mailbox”. I personally did not enjoy this book.