Review: Painted Jezebel

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title:
Painted Jezebel 

Author:
Jolie Pethtel 
Release Date:
September 30, 2011 
Publisher:
MuseItUp Publishing 
Word Count:
approx. 65,000 
Purchase Links:
MuseItUp Publishing 
Author's Website:
http://websd-jezebeljinxcom.webs.com/

Description:  

Publicist Finn Mackenzie has always been lucky, until an ill-fated affair with a vindictive writer leaves him one chance for redemption: a spectacular public appearance by the elusive best-selling romance author, Jezebel Jinx.

Unfortunately, the cute but kooky writer refuses to cooperate. Jezebel believes she’s cursed with bad luck. Riddled with anxieties, she never leaves her home— until the gorgeous, albeit desperate Finn whisks her away to a writer’s conference, against her will.

After the initial shock wears off, Jezebel’s dormant hormones kick into high gear around the hunky Finn.

When his ex turns up murdered and Jezebel is the prime suspect, ill-planned sexcapades are the least of their worries.

Laura’s Review:

Review: Call Me Duchess

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Call Me Duchess

Author: 

Maggie Dove

Release Date:

January 11, 2011

Publisher:

Eternal Press

Word Count:

approx. 90,000

Purchase Links:  

Eternal Press

Amazon

Fictionwise

Author's Website:

http://www.maggiedove.net/

Description:  

A rapist is loose in London…and he has plans for Marguerite Wiggins. Grippingly suspenseful and romantic, CALL ME DUCHESS is one young woman’s stunning journey to find love in 1870s London while a dashingly handsome chaperone, a heinous villain, and her own lofty aspirations stand in her way. Left penniless by their father, Marguerite Wiggins and her sisters must find husbands during the London season or find work as governesses by season’s end. Determined to become the next Duchess of Wallingford, Marguerite must make the difficult decision between following her heart or attaining her lifelong dreams and ambitions as a depraved rapist seeks to make her his next victim. 

Laura’s Review:

Review: Murder Is A Family Business

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Murder Is A Family Business

Author: 

Heather Haven

Release Date:

January 1, 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 76,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItUp Publishing

Author's Website:

http://www.heatherhavenstories.com/

Description:  

Just because a man cheats on his wife and makes Danny DeVito look tall, dark and handsome, is that any reason to kill him? The reluctant and quirky PI, Lee Alvarez doesn't think so. But the 34-year old ½ Latina, ½ WASP and 100% detective has her work cut out for her when the man is murdered on her watch.  Of all the nerve. Set in the present, Murder is a Family Business is the first in a series of humorous mysteries revolving around Lee Alvarez, a combination of Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone and Janet Evanovitch’ Stephanie Plum, and rest of the Alvarez Family, detectives all. Seemingly light and frothy on the surface, the novel nevertheless explores familial love, the good, the bad and the annoying.

Completing the family is Lee’s Never-Had-A-Bad-Hair-Day aristocratic mother, Lila; computer genius brother, Richard; beloved uncle “Tio;” and her energetic orange and white cat, Tugger. When this group is not solving murders, they run Discretionary Inquiries, a successful Silicon Valley agency that normally deals with the theft of computer software. The love, humor and camaraderie shared within this family are what set this series apart from others.

Laura’s Review:

Review: Resurrection Garden

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Resurrection Garden: Book One in the Decade Mystery Series

Author: 

Frank Scully

Release Date:

January 1, 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 95,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItUp Publishing

Author's Website:

http://www.frankjscully.com

Description:  

Jake Turner, a scarred veteran of the charge up San Juan Hill, has been a lone drifter through much of the settling of the west.  Opportunity was growing out of the newly turned sod of the North Dakota prairie in 1904 when he stopped to take a part time job as a Deputy Sheriff, expecting to move on again when the dark parts of his past catch up to him.

An investigation into a murder of a man hated by everyone has threads that lead to his best friend, Isaac.  Jake is ambushed and almost killed, but is nursed back to health by Isaac.  While Jake follows the clues into a labyrinth of hatred, sordid crimes and missing money he becomes attached to an eight year old orphaned boy named Andy and falls in love with Isaac’s sister, Alice.   After being alone for so long with no hope or care for what tomorrow might bring, Jake finds it difficult to accept these new emotional attachments.

Jake believes in Justice, but before he had only his own life on the line.   When Andy is kidnapped and almost killed, Jake knows the killers will do anything to stop him.   In order to protect Alice and Andy, he must break their hearts and leave them and North Dakota behind.

Jake knows he’ll be back.  So do the killers.  Trap and counter trap are laid.  Jake knows there will be graves.  He just doesn’t know who will be in them.

Brandi's Review: