We meet Riley at a very low point in her life - recently divorced and exploited by her ex-husband, saddled with a dead-end job and renting a room in “retirement” flophouse. Riley had been gifted with the ability of clairvoyance, she comes from a long line of psychics and desperately wishes to be just “normal”.
When she has a vision of her elderly neighbor being murdered, she battles with her conscience and warns the police.
Enter Nick Santiago, retired cop, now PI, who likes to set his own hours, work load and priorities. Those priorities do not include finding THE ONE and settling down. He is attempting to serve legal documents to Riley’s neighbor and inevitably steaks out the flophouse when said neighbor is murdered.
Enter Gabe, a spiritual advisor and trainer, sent by Riley’s Grandma to help her develop and control her gift.
Enter Riley’s family, residents of the flophouse, Nick’s family, shady characters, Riley’s best friend, police detectives and menage of large animals and we have a shenanigans filled murder mystery/rom-com of epic proportions!!!
I could not stop laughing and swooning while reading this whodunnit, laugh out loud hilarious love story. This book has something for everyone - love, lust, family drama, commune, swoon, steam, murder mystery, one large cuddly dog and other large animals all wrapped up in a “vision” driven chase to bring the culprits of the murder conspiracy to justice.
Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!!!
When she has a vision of her elderly neighbor being murdered, she battles with her conscience and warns the police.
Enter Nick Santiago, retired cop, now PI, who likes to set his own hours, work load and priorities. Those priorities do not include finding THE ONE and settling down. He is attempting to serve legal documents to Riley’s neighbor and inevitably steaks out the flophouse when said neighbor is murdered.
Enter Gabe, a spiritual advisor and trainer, sent by Riley’s Grandma to help her develop and control her gift.
Enter Riley’s family, residents of the flophouse, Nick’s family, shady characters, Riley’s best friend, police detectives and menage of large animals and we have a shenanigans filled murder mystery/rom-com of epic proportions!!!
I could not stop laughing and swooning while reading this whodunnit, laugh out loud hilarious love story. This book has something for everyone - love, lust, family drama, commune, swoon, steam, murder mystery, one large cuddly dog and other large animals all wrapped up in a “vision” driven chase to bring the culprits of the murder conspiracy to justice.
Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!!!
Loved this second installment of Bootleg Springs series!! I wish I could visit Bootleg Springs for vacation. It’s such and adorable and quirky little town with great residents and so many fun activities to participate in. Can’t wait for the next book.
The Bootleg Springs series is written by two beautiful geniuses who get better with age like wine and cheese. I would like to buy them both very expensive luxury never ending supply of tacos so they never have to leave their writing caves:-)
Bourbon Bliss is book 4 in Bootleg Springs series and I would recommend reading these series in order. While Bourbon Bliss is its own story with HEA for June and GT, there is an underlying mystery running through the series and will not be completely resolved until book 6. The Bootleg Spring series is amazingly written, with extremely well developed charachters and every time a new book comes out I get lost in the story and feel as if I am transported to Bootleg and hang out with my best friends. The characters are so real, you feel like you’ve known them growing up and are visiting back in your home town. If you like your romance sweet, swooney, steamy and with a bit of mystery, you are going to love Bourbon Bliss!
Bourbon Bliss is book 4 in Bootleg Springs series and I would recommend reading these series in order. While Bourbon Bliss is its own story with HEA for June and GT, there is an underlying mystery running through the series and will not be completely resolved until book 6. The Bootleg Spring series is amazingly written, with extremely well developed charachters and every time a new book comes out I get lost in the story and feel as if I am transported to Bootleg and hang out with my best friends. The characters are so real, you feel like you’ve known them growing up and are visiting back in your home town. If you like your romance sweet, swooney, steamy and with a bit of mystery, you are going to love Bourbon Bliss!
Highball Rush is the fantastic finale of a phenomenal series! A match made in romance readers heaven, two literary geniuses - Claire Kingsley and Lucy Score - getting together and gifting us with this amazingly funny, suspenseful, steamy rom-com series with all the feels! Highball Rush is book 6 in the Bootleg Spring series, and while each book is a story of a couple with their own HEA, there is an underlying mystery woven through the entire series and doesn’t get resolved until book six. You will want to start with book one, and I promise you - you will not be disappointed! I’ve anxiously awaited each new installment in the series and tremendously enjoyed all six books. Bootleg Springs is a quirky little town where everyone knows everybody’s business, but also where everyone will stand up for each other and help their own. I loved meeting all the characters over the past year and feel as if they’ve become close friends. I’d love nothing more than to vacation in Bootleg Springs, visiting and having fun at the bonfire by the lake with the Bodines. In Highball Rush we witness the last Bodine brother find his forever love; and the interwoven mystery unravels in a dramatic culmination of events as danger lurks around. Claire Kingsley has masterfully brought the series home with captivating story line, relatable and remarkably well developed characters and just the right amount of swoon, steam and laugh out loud fun!
Bravo!!!
Bravo!!!
Another FUNtastic visit to the beloved Blue Moon!
This is book 8 in the Blue Moon series - a quirky, small hippie town - but you CAN absolutely read it as a standalone! It is a holiday novel - think Hallmark Christmas movie with some steamy scenes.
Ryan loses his accounting job and is called to assist his uncle with some mysterious issue at his farm in Blue Moon. Ryan is methodical, pragmatic and has 2, 5, 10 and 20 year plans mapped out for successful future.
“I am the Liam Neeson of accounting. I am going to hunt you down, Smith. I’m going to find you and dedicate my life to destroying yours.”
Meet Sammy, the Blue Moon large animal veterinarian, who is always lending helping hand and volunteers for any and all causes. She is pursuing her life’s dream, and let’s say she is far less organized in her efforts than Ryan.
Ryan and Sammy meet when a sheep wonders in front of Ryan’s car and he’s unsure about hitting it, so he brings it to Sammy’s practice for a check up.
From there, we experience Blue Moon shenanigans of the best kind. The ever conspiring and matchmaking Beautification Committee, town meetings, Winter Solstice Festival, animals small and large, and cameos of the Pierce family members.
The Mistletoe Kisser is a heartwarming story of opposites attract, and has all of attributes we expect in a fabulous rom-com - captivating story line, well developed, lovable characters, grumpy hero, small town shenanigans, mischievous animals, meddling best friends, humor, winter wonderland joy, AND most importantly an epic Happily Ever After!
I definitely recommend this gem of holiday cheer to all romance enthusiasts!
This is book 8 in the Blue Moon series - a quirky, small hippie town - but you CAN absolutely read it as a standalone! It is a holiday novel - think Hallmark Christmas movie with some steamy scenes.
Ryan loses his accounting job and is called to assist his uncle with some mysterious issue at his farm in Blue Moon. Ryan is methodical, pragmatic and has 2, 5, 10 and 20 year plans mapped out for successful future.
“I am the Liam Neeson of accounting. I am going to hunt you down, Smith. I’m going to find you and dedicate my life to destroying yours.”
Meet Sammy, the Blue Moon large animal veterinarian, who is always lending helping hand and volunteers for any and all causes. She is pursuing her life’s dream, and let’s say she is far less organized in her efforts than Ryan.
Ryan and Sammy meet when a sheep wonders in front of Ryan’s car and he’s unsure about hitting it, so he brings it to Sammy’s practice for a check up.
From there, we experience Blue Moon shenanigans of the best kind. The ever conspiring and matchmaking Beautification Committee, town meetings, Winter Solstice Festival, animals small and large, and cameos of the Pierce family members.
The Mistletoe Kisser is a heartwarming story of opposites attract, and has all of attributes we expect in a fabulous rom-com - captivating story line, well developed, lovable characters, grumpy hero, small town shenanigans, mischievous animals, meddling best friends, humor, winter wonderland joy, AND most importantly an epic Happily Ever After!
I definitely recommend this gem of holiday cheer to all romance enthusiasts!
Ally and Dominic, aka Maleficent and Charming, just became my favorite romantic couple EVER, and there are so many things I absolutely ADORE about this phenomenal story.
I just had the opportunity to revisit this masterpiece in audio; the narration by Sebastian York and Erin Mallon is absolute perfection! They bring Dom and Ally to life, provide a theater-like experience and make you feel like you are inside the story.
Dominic is a brooding, grumpy alpha with the heart of gold, and the more we learn about him and his upbringing, the more we fall in love with him.
Ally is a strong, lovable heroine, whose family obligations have her running full speed in several directions and managing multiple competing priorities.
By a Thread has a multilayered captivating story line that will pull at your heartstrings and make you laugh out loud; the character development and an amazing cast of secondary characters is simply extraordinary.
We first meet Ally and Dominic as he arrives at a pizzeria where Ally is his server. Their epic banter commences at the very beginning of this amazing story and never seizes to entertain.
“Sir, are you here for STD panel results or hemorrhoids?” she shouted in the vicinity of my cell’s microphone.
Once I started reading, I could not put this book down and finished it in one sitting.
Talk about couples goals - #ALOMINIC♥️♥️♥️
By a Thread has it all - steam, swoon, witty banter, love, heartache, laugh out loud moments and the very best cast of characters I’ve read in a long time!!!
It’s a definite must read and a highly recommend from me!