Summer's Opus

  Title: Kate & Blake vs The Ghost Town Author: Dakota Kahn Genre: Adult Romantic Mystery Rating: Four Stars Kate Becker flees the big city chaos of San Francisco to return to her hometown for the same peace and quiet she had hoped to escape from not too terribly long ago. But there’s an opportunity for her to do some good as the local public defense attorney and of course, there’s Blake, her high school sweetheart turned fiancé. As one of sheriff deputies in Whispering Pines, Blake’s job is pretty laid back, so Kate foresees nothing but a lifetime of simplicity and wedded bliss for their future. That is until the local ghost town is picked to be the site of a major new resort, with two developers bidding for the rights to build there. The residents of Whispering Pines are none too pleased by the prospect of a garish resort, and just as Kate decides to join the fight to save her town, one of the developers is murdered — right on the gaudy gallows he had erec...

Title: That Old Witch Magic — Book 2 of the Wicked in Moonhaven series Author: J. D. Winters and Dakota Kahn Genre: Adult Fantasy Rating: Five Stars! Haley Greco still doesn’t know much about her past, but she does know one thing: Bentley St. Ames isn’t guilty of murder. Sure he’s a vampire. Sure he was seen threatening the victim. Sure he broke out of jail. As far as Haley is concerned though, that’s all speculation, and even though Bentley doesn’t seem inclined to proclaim his innocence, she’s certain he is — even when evidence starts to mount against him. Still, Haley — in her classic stubborn form — is willing to confront a gremlin wrangler, evil hunters, her major crush Deputy Sheriff Shane, and her own sorceress grandmother to prove it. It’s all a bit adventurous and as always, the authors deliver a fun and cozy mystery chock-full of wit and humor. My only issue, which revolves around Haley’s incessant stubbornness and brattiness, is truly a non-issue because...

Title: Even Witches Get the Blues Authors: J. D. Winters and Dakota Kahn Genre: Adult Fantasy Rating: Five Stars! Haley Greco wakes up in a strange motel room with no memories of her prior life, and with only one very odd clue to help unlock her identity: the deed to a property in Moonhaven, California, where everyone seems to know her. Back for less than a day, she quickly discovers that most of her family is missing, she has a reputation for being a wild child, and her eccentric grandmother seems to know more about her amnesia than she’s willing to admit. Naturally, Haley’s already bad day only gets worse when she stumbles upon a crime scene and manages to land herself on the top of the suspect list. She’s apparently no stranger to dealing with the cops though, and she’s instantly drawn to Shane McAllister, a tall, dark, and handsome, deputy sheriff who knows a lot more about her than he should — and seemingly in all the right ways. Yet, with nothing but gut feelin...