Blog Tour: Murder at Raven’s Edge/Murder at Ravenswood House – Louise Marley

Book 1 & 2 of An English Village Mystery

When Milla Graham returns to her childhood home of Raven’s Edge after eighteen long years away, she finds the perfect English village looks much the same – all rose-covered cottages, nosy
neighbours, and quaint teashops full of scones and gossip.

But her nostalgic visit takes a dark turn when the body of a local woman is discovered in an abandoned manor house on the edge of the forest. The murder scene is chillingly close to that of Milla’s own mother, whose death was never solved. As she begins to investigate the connection, Milla realises this adorable village is guarding some dark secrets.

Handsome, grumpy local police detective Ben Taylor doesn’t believe in coincidences, and he doesn’t think mysterious newcomer Milla Graham is as blameless as she seems. Why is she really here in
Raven’s Edge, and how come she keeps turning up at his crime scenes, causing trouble? Can he solve this murder case without losing himself – or his heart – to the rather distracting Ms Graham?

When another body is found, everyone becomes a suspect – from the barmaid at the local pub toMilla Graham herself. It seems that in Raven’s Edge, not everybody is as friendly, or as innocent, as they first seem.

This picture-perfect English village is full of rumour, romance… and murder! A gripping, funny, absolutely unputdownable murder mystery, which is perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Fiona Leitch and M.C. Beaton.

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My thoughts: Milla Graham has returned to the village she left as a child in order to find out what really happened the night her mother and siblings died. She was also supposedly killed that night, which is causing some problems.

When a body is found in the ruins of her old family home, complete with her missing purse and ID, things get even more complicated.

DI Ben Taylor, who also grew up in the village, is intrigued by Milla, but also a bit suspicious. Her story doesn’t entirely add up. Both Ben and Milla are trying to solve the murder, and then another body turns up.

Things get very complicated and Milla’s family is very messy and pretty terrible. There’s a lot of things she’s believed, that turn out to be false, and others that when she finds out, answer questions she had a long time. And she and Ben are falling for each other.

A gruesome murder in charming Raven’s Edge sends Milla Graham sleuthing to catch a killer, win back her detective ex, and dig up a decades-old secret along the way…

When a shocking murder rocks the picture-perfect English village of Raven’s Edge, erstwhile amateur detective Milla Graham finds herself right at the centre of the mystery. Still reeling from her recent
breakup with local police officer Ben Taylor, Milla sets her sights on solving the case, hoping to win Ben back.

But when the evidence begins to point to Milla’s old friend and former paramour Lorcan Black, she must choose between her loyalties to the past and the possibilities of the future. Meanwhile, Ben is on a different trail – he’s begun to suspect that the murderer could be someone from his own family’s dark history.

Further complicating matters are Milla’s meddling grandmother, Ben’s no-nonsense police partner Harriet and David the surprisingly young and sexy new vicar.

With shocking twists around every
cobblestone corner, the truth refuses to stay buried for long in this quaint village, whose picture-postcard façade hides decades of buried grudges, plots, and betrayal.

Will Milla solve the mystery in time to rescue her relationship with Ben? Can Ben face the skeletons in his family’s closet before one of his own relatives meets the same bloody end?

Brimming with drama, intrigue, romance and quirky characters, this addictive tale will have cosy mystery fans racing through the pages long into the night. Fans of M.C. Beaton, Faith Martin and Fiona Leitch will love this book!

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My thoughts: Ben and Milla are now in a relationship, although things are not smooth sailing. A headless body is found in the village pond, and an unconscious rock star is found in the local church.

The rock star turns out to be a member of Ben’s family – and this case turns out to be connected to the relatives he prefers not to acknowledge. His father and uncles were all involved in a crime years before – and the younger generation have all dealt with it differently.

But did Ben’s cousin kill the woman in the pond or is someone taking out a vendetta on the family?

Once again Milla and Ben are both investigating, one more officially than the other, as Lorcan turns out to be someone Milla knows, this doesn’t help Ben and Milla’s relationship as she’s not keen to talk as usual.

There’s a highwayman on a horse, wielding a sword, which ties into an old legend about the town, a raven called Eddie, and Harriet eats an enormous amount of cookies, as she fancies the barista (just ask him out!) and I have really enjoyed these two books and can’t wait to see what happens next in this far from sleepy village. 

Louise Marley writes murder mysteries and romantic comedies. She is lucky enough to live in a village where there is a famous library and TWO ruined castles. (Her husband still thinks they moved
there by accident.)
Her first published novel was Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, which was a finalist in Poolbeg’s ‘Write a Bestseller’ competition. She has also written articles for the Irish press and short stories for women’s
magazines such as Take a Break and My Weekly. Previously, Louise worked as a civilian administrative officer for the police.

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*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

Blog Tour: Missing White Woman – Kellye Garrett

The truth is never skin deep.
 
It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City. Breanna’s new boyfriend, Ty, took care of everything—the train tickets, the dinner reservations, the rented four-story luxury rowhouse in Jersey City with a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. But when Bree comes downstairs their final morning, she’s shocked. There’s a stranger laying dead in the foyer, and Ty is nowhere to be found.
 
A Black woman alone in a new city, Bree is stranded and out of her depth—especially when it becomes clear the dead woman is none other than Janelle Beckett, the missing woman the entire Internet has become obsessed with. There’s only one person Bree can turn to: her ex-best friend, a lawyer with whom she shares a very complicated past. As the police and a social media mob close in, all looking for #JusticeForJanelle, Bree realizes that the only way she can help Ty—or herself—is to figure out what really happened that last night.
 
But when people only see what they want to see, can she uncover the truth hiding in plain sight?

Kellye Garrett is the author of Like a Sister—an Edgar nominee for Best Novel, Anthony Award winner for Best Hardcover Mystery, and Lefty Award winner for Best Mystery—as well as Hollywood Homicide, which won Agatha, Anthony, Lefty, and Independent Publisher “IPPY” awards for Best First Novel and was named one of Time’s 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time and BookBub’s Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time, and Hollywood Ending, which was nominated for both Anthony and Lefty awards. Prior to writing novels, Garrett spent eight years working in Hollywood, including a stint writing for Cold Case. She is a New Jersey native, a cofounder of Crime Writers of Color, and a former board member of Sisters in Crime.
 

My thoughts: this was a really interesting, thought provoking, and enjoyable read. I liked Bree, who after finding a dead body in her Air B&B and her boyfriend going missing, turns detective in order to prove that neither she or Ty, her boyfriend, had anything to do with the body she found.

With a blend of social media and traditional news media dogging her – Bree is relying on the blend of both to keep her updated, even after she gets doxxed, and help her figure things out. The current obsession with true crime and citizen detectives puts pressure on the police to move faster as the 24/7 online focus is getting in the way.

Bree can’t risk being seen at the crime scene but she needs to find clues, things she half remembered that might prove her innocence and give her the key to why the woman in the Air B&B was left there and Ty vanished. 

There’s a serious point to this book too – the hyper focus on missing attractive white women that means missing and murdered women of colour are overlooked and receive little to no coverage in either traditional media or online. Had Bree been the victim, the chances are no one would be obsessing about her and trying to find her killer in the same way.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

Cover Reveal: When Darkness Haunts the Dawn – M.H. Woodscourt

Dragons, fierce duels, and political intrigue… You’re not going to want to miss this one!

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When Darkness Hunts the Dawn (Dragons of Rokahn Book 1)

Expected Publication Date: September 16, 2024

Genre: Adult High/Epic Fantasy/Dragons

• Dragon Shifters
• Elemental Magic
• Ancient Forest
• Dark Mages
• Good vs. Evil
• Male MC
• Twins
• Fish out of Water
• Journey
• Secrets
• Politics

Rebel. Captive. Dragon.

Condemned for leading a rebellion against a petty tyrant, Mikoneh and his twin sister resign themselves to a fiery death. But when the stake is lit, the flames answer to Mikoneh—and he and his sister escape amid the ensuing chaos.

On the run, they discover they’re being chased by worse than the tyrant’s knights. From deep underground, Dark Mages hunt them for a birthright they never knew. With unexpected help from a magic box and a peculiar woodelf, the twins race for foreign lands to seek refuge from the legendary Dragon King.

But their relentless pursuers will stop at nothing to use Mikoneh’s blood to stir the embers of an ancient war against humans, elves, and dragons.

Soar into the first book of a dragon-centric adventure rife with political intrigue, fierce duels, and deep lore set in a complex fantasy world!

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• Fantasy violence (PG-13)
• Torture/captivity
• Death by fire
• Anxiety attacks
• Walking skeletons
• Peril
• Implied massacre

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Writer of fantasy, magic weaver, dragon rider! Having spent the past 20+ years devotedly writing fantasy, it’s safe to say M. H. Woodscourt is now more fae than human.

All of her fantasy worlds connect with each other in a broad Universe, forged with great love and no small measure of blood, sweat, and tears. When she’s not writing, she’s napping or reading a book with a mug of hot cocoa close at hand while her quirky cat Wynter nibbles her toes.

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Blog Tour: Thirty Days of Darkness – Jenny Lund Madsen, translated by Megan E. Turney

To celebrate the paperback release of Thirty Days of Darkness, I’m re-sharing my review from last year’s hardback tour. Read on for more info and to see what I thought the first time I read this book.

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A snobbish Danish literary author is challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days, travelling to a small village in Iceland for inspiration, and then a body appears … an atmospheric, darkly funny, twisty debut thriller, first in an addictive new series.

Copenhagen author Hannah is the darling of the literary community and her novels have achieved massive critical acclaim. But nobody actually reads them, and frustrated by writer`s block, Hannah has the feeling that she`s doing something wrong.
When she expresses her contempt for genre fiction, Hanna is publicly challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days. Scared that she will lose face, she accepts, and her editor sends her to HÚ safjÖ ð ur – a quiet, tight-knit village in Iceland, filled with colourful local characters – for inspiration.
But two days after her arrival, the body of a fisherman´ s young son is pulled from the water … and what begins as a search for plot material quickly turns into a messy and dangerous investigation that threatens to uncover secrets that put everything at risk … including Hannah…
Atmospheric, dramatic and full of nerve-jangling twists and turns, Thirty Days of Darkness is a darkly funny, unsettling debut Nordic Noir thriller that marks the start of a breath-taking new series.

Jenny Lund Madsen is one of Denmark’s most acclaimed scriptwriters (including the international hits Rita and Follow the Money) and is known as an advocate for better representation for sexual and ethnic minorities in Danish TV and film. She recently made her debut as a playwright with the critically acclaimed Audition (Aarhus Teater) and her debut literary thriller, Thirty Days of Darkness, first in an addictive new series, won the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel of the year and was shortlisted for the coveted Glass Key Award.

My thoughts: come with me to an Icelandic village in the middle of nowhere, in winter, where writer Hannah is attempting to write a crime novel in 30 days to win a bet. When there’s a murder, which she gets involved in and puts her safety at risk. She doesn’t speak the language, forcing others to have to speak English or Danish, she doesn’t know the people, but she’s pretty sure she can catch the killer. As you do.

I found Hannah a bit grating, she pushes her way into people’s lives and business with little regard for their feelings and clearly thinks very highly of herself. Her career is stalling as not many people seem that keen on her literary fiction – preferring crime writers like her nemesis Jørn. Which is why she boasts she can write a whole crime novel in a month. This tickled me, I do love it when writers poke fun at the industry and their own genre.

Especially when the book is so good, like this one. Jenny Lund Madsen has written a cracking crime thriller, with all the good ingredients – remote location, nosey outsider, secrets that have been buried for years, lots of possible suspects, a conflicted community, a lone policeman, and winter closing in. Iceland’s unique geography and the fact that the sun isn’t in evidence for much of the winter adds to the sinister atmosphere – snow bound crimes are always a bit more macabre than sunny ones. The winter darkness adds to the sense of claustrophobia and paranoia, someone here is a killer. They can’t leave, but neither can anyone else.

Full of suspense, intrigue and horror, this dark and twisted tale of murder and tragedy is absolutely perfect for a dark and stormy night’s reading. Or not, if you don’t want to stay up all night!

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

Blog Tour: The Takedown – Evie Hunter

A woman scorned…

On board the superyacht Perseus, moored in the glamorous harbour in Antibes, Freya Addison is settling into her new role as hostess.
The other crew members all like Freya, she is calm and diligent and a hard worker, but what they don’t know is that Freya has a secret and an ulterior motive for being on board.
Revenge will be hers.

Because Freya isn’t here to travel the world in style. She has her sights set on one thing only, bringing down the owner of the yacht – the rich and arrogant Julian Falcon.
A man who ripped the heart out of Freya’s family.
And a man she will make pay…

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My thoughts: set on a glamorous yacht sailing to Ibiza, this is a tale of revenge, dodgy money and terrible men. Freya has joined the crew to get back at the man she blames for her sister’s death – Julian Falcon, he’s a dodgy dealer with fingers in various pies, only someone’s swiped his latest pile of suspiciously acquired money, the police are after him and he’s planning to stitch up some underlings and scarper.

Freya discovers she isn’t the only person who hates Falcon and wants him arrested or dead. But when a murder occurs in an Ibizan hotel and it’s linked to Falcon, all plans are on hold till the local police carry out their investigation. No one wants to draw attention to their own scheme.

There’s a lot going on here, revenge plots, stolen money, police in two countries taking notice of the yacht’s owner, various iffy people attached to Falcon, a murder, and it doesn’t all seem to connect up at first, but slowly, as the characters assemble all the pieces, it’s clear that Falcon is up to his neck and running out of time too. Not everyone will be happy with the fall out but some at least will feel they’ve got what they wanted.

I liked Freya, she didn’t have a particularly detailed plan to get her revenge but she was determined to find a way to make Falcon pay – she couldn’t link him to her sister’s death directly, but in teaming up with the boat’s captain and a few others with access and revenge on their minds, she’s able to get more than enough evidence, the murder is a bit of a bonus as it gets the police involved very quickly, without her having to take too many risks.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

Blog Tour: Never Closer – Margot Shepherd

On an ordinary day in 2017, Jo receives a phone call about her 18-year-old
daughter, Jessie. It is the call that every parent dreads. In 1940, 17-year-old
Alice ties on her facemask and enters a laboratory to harvest a potential new
miracle drug called penicillin. The lives of these women become entwined
when Jo finds Alice’s diary in a vintage handbag. Past and present overlap
and merge as life-changing events resonate for them all across the gulf of
time.

This is a story about a diary opening a door on the past, chronicling a young
woman’s determination to succeed against all odds, while unknowingly
inspiring others to step into a better life. Set against the backdrop of the
Second World War, the infancy of antibiotics and a modern medical
emergency and its consequences, it not only reminds us how fortunate we
are to live now, but also serves as a stark warning about the fragility of life
and the dangers of complacency.

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Margot Shepherd is a British author who was born in Yorkshire where she spent her
childhood. She now lives in rural Sussex with her husband and Springer Spaniel, Genni.
When she’s not writing she works in medical research at the University of Surrey. She writes about family relationships with a particular emphasis on women and science from a female point of view.

My thoughts: Jo finds Alice’s diary from 1940 in a vintage handbag, and inspired by Alice’s life, both Jo and her daughter decide to make changes to their lives. Jessie has contracted meningitis, and thankfully has recovered, Alice’s diary helps her as she and Jo read it.

Alice works in a lab in 1940 helping develop penicillin – and make huge changes in treating infectious diseases, saving lives. Her father is away fighting in the war, and she struggles with her mum and brother. Her work inspires her to want more and apply to be a nurse.

As Jo and Jessie read Alice’s diary and the story moves back and forth in time, these three women will all become more than they are.

I felt personally connected to Alice’s story, my mum had a serious kidney condition as a child and was hospitalised – antibiotics saved her life, I wouldn’t be here if they didn’t exist thanks to scientists and their assistants like Alice. And much like Alice, my mum trained as a nurse and served in the NHS for over 40 years.

I also really loved Jo and Jessie – their relationship is strengthened as they live together during Jessie’s recovery, Jo realises she’s surrendered her life in order to do what her husband thought best, and that she should rebuild her career and do something for herself now both her daughters are grown up.

Jessie also decides a bit more about her future – she’s studying physics and wants to work on antibiotic resistance, so more people can survive illnesses like the meningitis she contracted.

The book is full of hope – all three women across both timelines are moving towards hopeful, bright new futures.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

Cover Reveal: The Island King – Gina Giardino

He once destroyed everything she loved. Now, only he can save her from ruin. Can she forgive, and even love, her enemy?

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The Island King

Expected Publication Date: Summer 2024

Genre: Dark Gothic Romance/ Dark Historical Romance

🌺Dark History
🌺Fierce FMC
🌺Adventure
🌺Forbidden Love
🌺Cliffhanger Ending
🌺Exotic Setting
🌺African Spirituality
🌺Marriage of Convenience
🌺Enemies to Lovers
🌺Touch Her & 💀
🌺He Falls First
🌺Found Family
🌺F0rced Pr0ximity
🌺Ghostly Interruptions
🌺Love Triangle
🌺Political Corruption
🌺Mysteries & Secrets
🌺Thick Tension

In this dark, immersive tale, the author of STRANGE EDEN returns to colonial Nassau to continue the story of Eliza Sharpe’s volatile marriage to Charles Sharpe.

1792: In the aftermath of her lover Jean’s death, Eliza harbors a secret that threatens to make her fraught situation even worse. She is carrying his child. But when the clairvoyant slave Cleo comes to her aid, the solution holds devastating consequences.

Charles, meanwhile, is engaged in his own secret dealings. When he reveals his plans to Eliza, she is forced to do the unthinkable: to reframe the man she’s viewed for so long as an enemy, into an ally, perhaps even a friend.

Perhaps more.

Events directed by Lord Dunmore’s insatiable greed threaten to destroy their shaky reconciliation. Clandestine political meetings emerge as the other colonists seek an end to the corruption on the island, and they turn to Charles for leadership. But the governor of the Bahamas wants him dead, and he’s hired the perfect man for the deed.

Can Eliza forgive the man she once viewed as a monster? Or has the desperation and darkness that lurks within the walls of Pleasant Hall finally driven her to madness?

TW: Suicidal ideation & attempted suicide

About the Author

Gina Giordano always had an insatiable curiosity and a penchant for history. Born in New York City, she is a writer, artist, and a conjurer of the past. She holds a BA in history and a master’s degree in historical fiction from New York University, and has traveled to over fifty countries across the globe. When she is not climbing ancient ruins or exploring forgotten palaces, she enjoys swimming with sharks in remote pristine waters. STRANGE EDEN is her debut novel.

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Blog Tour: Daughter of Earth – Callie Pey

We’re celebrating the release of Daughter of Earth, a gorgeous new fantasy romance by Callie Pey!

Daughter of Earth (The Dryad Chronicles #1)

Publication Date: April 30, 2024

Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Why Choose

🌱High Epic Fantasy
🌱Sweet but Steamy Romance
🌱Why Choose (MFM)
🌱Cinnamon Roll MMC
🌱Mistaken Identity
🌱Elves, Fae, Satyrs, and Nymphs
🌱Portal worlds
🌱Found Family
🌱Mid-burn (book 1)
🌱Fated Mates

A woman desperate for a fresh start.
A guard searching for meaning to life beyond war.
A protector looking to seize a promised fate.
A call to destiny that will not be denied.

Melissa believed that her luck would change when she decided to clean up her life. But with her dream opportunity slipping through her fingertips once again; she finds herself praying to an empty room, hoping someone is listening.

The answering call of otherworldly beings takes her to a fantastical place with mythological creatures where she dances between a dream and a nightmare she can’t awaken from. As if learning to navigate a new planet isn’t enough, Melissa finds herself caught up in the attentions of a handsome elf. Even as she is whisked away into a whirlwind courtship, she can’t ignore that another set of eyes seems to be watching her from the dark.

With her unique group of dryads offering her protection and training, Melissa is beginning to feel like she can finally set down some roots of her own. Yet, she knows that she shouldn’t belong here. Can she survive the fear, suspicion, and monsters long enough to find a way home? Even if the price of returning requires the sacrifice of her heart?

The Dryad Chronicles is a Why Choose Fantasy Romance meaning that the heroine will end up with more than one love interest. This is book one in a series of five books. There is an older version of this story that was published in 3rd person

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Callie Pey is the steamy fantasy romance author responsible for The Dryad Chronicles. She loves fantastical worlds and epic stakes that embrace love in all its forms with a heavy dose of adventure. A current Austinite, she enjoys reading almost as much as writing, painting, and finding even the smallest moments to capture joy. With one completed series behind her, Callie is now embarking on two brand new series to come: A dark fantasy not for the faint of heart and a paranormal romance that will feature parts of Texas!

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Blog Tour: Death in Bacton Wood – Ross Greenwood

A family’s secrets lie buried. The time has come to uncover the truth…

When a mud-splattered man staggers from Bacton Wood with a terrifying tale about being buried alive, DS Ashley Knight and her team are called in to investigate. Soon, another victim is found, and more men are missing – all with connections to the well-known Vialli family.

The Major Investigation Team find themselves attempting to untangle a case that stretches from Eastern Europe through to North Norfolk. Along with rookie detective, the whip-smart Hector Fade, Ashley is in a race against time trying to help a family who seem determined to take matters into their own hands. And when Ashley suspects there is a department rat, the stakes get even higher.

As the evidence continues to point in different directions, and as new victims are uncovered thick and fast, Ashley and Hector begin to fear they have finally met their match in a killer too ruthless and clever to be caught.

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I was born in 1973 in Peterborough and lived there until I was 20, attending The King’s School in the city. I then began a rather nomadic existence, living and working all over the country and various
parts of the world.
I found myself returning to Peterborough many times over the years, usually when things had gone wrong. It was on one of these occasions that I met my partner about 100 metres from my back door
whilst walking a dog. Two children swiftly followed. I’m still a little stunned by the pace of it now.
Fifty Years of Fear book was started a long time ago but parenthood and then after working in sales management all my life, I randomly spent four years as a prison officer. Ironically it was the four a.m. feed which gave me the opportunity to finish the book as unable to get back to sleep I completed it in the early morning hours.
It’s surprising for me to realise I’ve written ten books now. There are two strands, one where the books concern lives affected by prison, and then my detective series starring DI John Barton. The first Barton book, The Snow Killer hit the coveted number one spot on KOBO, with the second and third in the series not far behind.

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My thoughts: another gripping case for DS Ashley Knight and her team as a young man digs himself out of a grave in the woods and gets hit by a car. He claims he has no idea who buried him or why, but there’s something strange going on and after he’s abducted from the hospital, Ashley narrows in on a local family who might be involved in some illegal business.

Two of the sons have also gone missing, but their father, who seems to have a mole in the police station, insists he has no idea what’s going on and the eldest son has disappeared, although more likely by choice. Could this all be a vendetta relating to the family’s unsavoury business?

Meanwhile Ashley’s also got her Inspector assessment and needs to make some decisions about her personal life – her casual relationship with Barry isn’t going anywhere and she needs to prioritise things.

The team need to crack the case before more bodies turn up and there might be a link with an older case, that should get them some answers.

Dealing with some of the worst crimes, like people trafficking and murder, this is a grim and rather brutal case. The bodies they do find have been tortured and Hector’s history knowledge comes in useful, as does the drugs squad’s local info. Ashley wants to flush out the dirty cop who’s passing on information to the Vialli family, and who knows who else, so she sets a few little traps, not knowing there’s something else in play. She’s an excellent detective and her team are tight, although Hector’s off to bigger things. Might Ashley also be moving on if she makes Inspector?

I really enjoyed this series and while the author implies this is it for Ashley and her team, in terms of books, I never say never.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

Cover Reveal: The Blood Moon Matron – C.L. Rose

Check out this gorgeous cover for upcoming release, The Blood Moon Matron by C.L. Rose! This beauty is available for pre-order now!

The Blood Moon Matron (The Noble Brothers Book 1)

Expected Publication Date: September 24, 2024

Genre: Romance/ Vampire Romance

“He was developing feelings he really shouldn’t be having for the Blood Moon Matron.

For Lucy.”

Lucy is used to moving from place to place. With her father constantly looking over his shoulder, they have never really settled in any one city. She tries not to get too attached. After all, what’s the point of falling in love if you know it’s going to be temporary?

But then she meets Nickolas. Tall, gorgeous and with the most startling violet eyes, their attraction is immediate and intense, and Lucy knows that if she let herself, she could easily fall into bed with him. But can she risk their relationship turning into more than just a casual fling?

Little does Lucy know that heartbreak is the least of her worries…

As the Blood Moon draws nearer, and Nickolas finds his attraction to Lucy blossoming into something deeper, he is torn between his duty to the vampire king and his feelings for Lucy, forcing him to make an impossible choice…

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C.L. Rose grew up in Australia, moving back to the UK in 2011. She’s been writing since she was thirteen, and often used to write during class or instead of homework. Every time her life took a turn or a change (whether career-related or personal), she has always come back to writing as her way to relax and unwind.

After graduating university with a degree in Biological Sciences, and working in hospitality and sales for a few years, she found herself gravitating back to writing, and after the birth of her second child in 2021, she finally decided to pursue becoming an author.

Her debut novel, A Second Chance, was published in August 2023, with The Blood Moon Matron, the first in The Noble Brothers Trilogy, set to follow this year. She has finished writing the second in the series, and is currently working on the third.

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