The Poisoned House - A Review

Fifteen-year-old, servant girl, Abi has a tough life working as a scullery maid at Greave Hall.  Between the long grueling hours and the hateful, mean head house-keeper, Mrs Cotton, Abi's life is anything but wonderful.

However, when a ghostly apparition starts to cause havoc around the mansion, Abi sets out to discover a painful truth that will have her questioning everything she thought was true.

The Poisoned House by Michael Ford is a good-ole-fashioned ghost story.  The fact that it's set back in the 1850's only adds to the elements that make-up a thrilling story.  It was suspenseful and kept me guessing right to the very end.  And even though it's written for ages 13 and up, it kept me in gripping suspense.

If you only read one book this year, it's got to be The Poisoned House - totally awesome.  I LOVED it!!

Find it on Albert Whitman & Company, and Amazon

INSIDE by Brenda Novak

Forbidden love. Murder. Mystery.

Brenda Novak does it again with her spine tingling tale INSIDE.

Vigil Skinner has been in prison for fourteen years for a crime he didn’t commit, so when he’s finally exonerated the last thing he wants to do is go back in. But when the California Department of Corrections offers him a deal to go undercover to infiltrate one of the biggest gangs in the state, Virgil is left no choice.

However, Chief Deputy Warden Peyton Adams strongly protests this dangerous operation, especially since her attraction to Virgil has escalated, (she may be in love with him) and even with Virgil’s gang training, there’s still a very real possibility they could kill him. Virgil see’s no other alternative as his old gang finds out of his “defecting to the other side” and moves closer to finding his sister and kids - is there a snitch within the prison itself?

Come experience on of the best reads of this year! INSIDE is a fast-paced tale of romance, mystery and action. I couldn’t put it down and was intrigued to the last page.

Check out INSIDE and all of Brenda Novak’s books at; http://www.brendanovak.com/

INSIDE will be available June 21'st 2011.  Be sure to get your copy!

KILLER HEAT by Brenda Novak

The “Heat” continues as Brenda Novak spins another tale of mystery, murder and mayhem in, Killer Heat.

Skull Valley may have been named years ago, but the finding of seven dead women (and perhaps more) leads the small town to bring in hired hand, Jonah Young. All is well until Jonah discovers the woman he’ll be directly working with...

...Betrayal is one of the worst feelings in the world, but when Private Investigator, Francesca Moretti is thrust in working with her betrayer of fourteen years ago, Jonah Young, how will it effect her performance and her ability to solve the crime at hand?

Killer Heat is a must read for anyone who loves stories of mystery, murder, love and deceit. I had trouble putting this book down - and so will you! Brenda Novak has a wonderful knack for spinning a tale of romance and murder and keeping you wanting more.

Check out KILLER HEAT and all of Novak’s books at; http://www.brendanovak.com/

Be sure to leave me a comment to be entered into the draw for all 3 of "the Heat" books - they're autographed too!