Character Madness and Musings

Malachi, Ruse Master Pamela Schloesser Canepa (A Detours in Time Character Spin-off, #3) Publication date: April 23rd 2020 Genres: Mystery, New Adult, Young Adult Duplicity is Mike’s first nature. If you want to know what he’s doing with his life, just ask, but don’t expect the truth. You may not even be getting his real name… Such duplicity is the reason a so-called ‘acting job’ at a suspiciously sparse agency, LLJF, becomes the perfect solution to Mike’s college drop-out blues. During a time when he is just finding out who he really is, Mike adopts the new identity of ‘Malachi,’ and it fits like a glove. A broken nose, a lost tooth, stealing scientific secrets, and a run through the alleys of D.C. are all in a day’s work. Malachi is the best at uncovering the truths that others want to hide, and the taste of succeeding at what you are best at is intoxicating. Malachi is willing to do anything to get his paycheck–until he must decide if the thrill of deception is worth the pri...

Someone To Kiss My Scars: A Teen Thriller by Brooke Skipstone Publication date: October 17th 2019 Genres: Thriller, Young Adult First Place Pencraft Award in Young Adult Abuse Readers’ Favorite International Contest: Silver Medal in Young Adult Thriller “Powerful. Original. Deeply felt and convincing.” — Kirkus Reviews Hunter needs to remember. Jazz needs to forget. They need each other to heal in this teen thriller of survivor love. Hunter’s past is a mystery to him, erased by a doctor at the direction of his father. But memories of the secret trauma begin to surface when Hunter sees other people’s memories–visions invading his mind with stories of abuse, teen self-mutilation, rape, and forbidden sex. His best friend Jazz has dark and disturbing memories of her own that she hides behind her sass and wit. Hunter discovers he can rescue the victims, even though he risks adding their suffering to his own. Hunter and Jazz kiss each other’s scars and form a bond of empathy no two tee...

A Case For the Yarn Maker  Ainsley McGregor Book 2  by Candace Havens  Genre: Cozy Mystery  Spin a yarn…at your own risk. Everyone at Bless Your Art in Sweet River, Texas, is excited about the Yarn Goddess (yes, that’s her real name) coming to town. Ainsley McGregor has set up a special event at the local community center, but when old Mrs. Whedon doesn’t see eye-to-eye with the Goddess about using quality yarn, a fight breaks out. Who knew the octogenarian had ninja moves like that? It’s all fun and games until George Clooney, Ainsley’s Great Dane, finds Ms. Yarn’s dead body in a booth at Bless Your Art. Now the prime suspect is Mrs. Whedon, and while she’s not the easiest woman to get along with, there’s no way she’s the killer. At least, Ainsley doesn’t think so. As this yarn unravels, Ainsley and her quirky friends learn some interesting things about the case and the Goddess’s checkered past. But there’s a killer on the loose, and George may be th...

Advanced Healing Spells by L.C. Mawson (Ember Academy for Young Witches, #3) Publication date: April 15th 2020 Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Keeping my head down shouldn’t be too hard… Right? Unhappy with how everything with the Amazons went down, the Slayers are now investigating Ember Academy. But not me. Not as long as I keep my head down. Which would have been a hell of a lot easier if students hadn’t started dropping unconscious. No one knows how to wake them, but I have ways to find answers that they don’t The question is if I risk it with the Slayers watching me so closely… Especially when it would mean reaching out to the very criminal the Slayers are trying to find. ADVANCED HEALING SPELLS is the third book in the Ember Academy for Young Witches YA Urban Fantasy Academy series. If you love kick-ass heroines, Sapphic slow-burn romances, and magical boarding schools, you’ll love this latest fast-paced series in L.C. Mawson’s Snowverse. Goodreads / Amazon EXCER...

Keeper of Lost Souls  Keeper Witches: Book One  by Kristy Centeno  Genre: YA Urban Fantasy  Bryn has survived high school bullies. She’s fought demons and won. She’s even learned to coexist with the permanent haunt of one of her arch enemies. But she’s never had to contend with a boy she was attracted too. Much less one that was dead. When Johnny Zhao’s name pops up in her list of charges Bryn doesn’t think much of him. Until their first meeting ends in near disaster. It doesn’t take long for her to realize Johnny isn’t a conventional soul in need. He’s much more powerful than any she’s seen before. He’s a coveted target, one that has much to offer demons. Protecting him becomes a priority, one she takes very seriously. Now if only she could convince him that he needs her help before his adversaries return to claim what they failed to collect the first time around. Add to Goodreads Amazon * Apple * B&N * Kobo About the Author Kristy Cente...

The Rite of Abnegation  The Rite of Wands Book 2  by Mackenzie Flohr  Genre: YA Fantasy  When Lochlann becomes nervous about his upcoming Rite of Wands ceremony, his brother Mierta McKinnon reassures him everything will be okay. But when Lochlann staggers out of his ceremony and refuses to use magic, Mierta McKinnon is determined to find out what really happened. Meanwhile, the kingdom of Vandolay is under attack by a dangerous, unidentified creature, and Mierta’s father, Mortain McKinnon, requests his son’s assistance to help aid the injured. But the people of Vandolay aren’t the only ones Mierta must save when someone he holds dear comes face-to-face with the creature and their life hangs in the balance. Now Mierta must draw upon his strength and his newly acquired magic skills to defeat a dangerous foe and save everyone from death. Add to Goodreads Amazon * Apple * B&N * Google * Kobo * BHC Press Book Trailer  The Rite of...

What Are Friends For?  By Sarah Sutton  Genre: YA Romance  FALLING IN LOVE ISN'T COMPLICATED...UNLESS IT'S WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND.  A close, easygoing friendship can all change with just one kiss. Seventeen-year-old Remi Beaufort learns this the hard way when she plays a blindfolded kissing game at a party. She thinks she’s kissing Jeremy, the totally hot basketball player she’s been crushing on. And the kiss…it’s amazing. Heart-stopping, world-changing, toe-curling. The kiss makes her forget about her overbearing mother, the next-door neighbor’s drama, and the probability that she’ll fail her senior year. The best kiss of her life makes all that fall away. Until her blindfold falls off, and she realizes that instead of kissing her crush, she’s kissing Elijah, her best friend since third grade. Though she manages to convince Elijah that he was kissing his girlfriend, Remi can’t get the thought of his lips on hers out of her head. As things between them g...