Recommended thrillers from my collection: The Reunion ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I still think about this book randomly, twisted and sad. Before I Go to Sleep ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What the actual fuck. Behind Closed Doors ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love B. A. Paris and their dark brain, the audiobooks are superior. Sweetheart ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Part of a female serial killer series, needContinue reading “Thriller Thursday”
Author Archives: stephreeds
Home Before Dark
Maggie Holt doesn’t believe in ghosts. The rest of the world, however, thinks she does. Thanks to the book her father wrote twenty-five years ago about her family’s twenty day stay in Baneberry Hall, Maggie’s life has been ruled by her parent’s lies. She now finds herself the heiress of the infamous “House of Horrors”Continue reading “Home Before Dark”
Dark Roads (Author Highlight)
I will never forget the first novel I read by Chevy Stevens. I came across Still Missing at my local library in 2010 and devoured every page, reading by the light of my cell phone on a long bus ride home from some sporting event. The fucked up storyline is one that has stayed withContinue reading “Dark Roads (Author Highlight)”
Verity
I have to admit that I had written Colleen Hoover off as a romance writer. Being the mood reader I am, her books never seemed to make it to my “to-read” pile. I had seen the hype her 2018 release received on multiple social media platforms, thinking naively it was just another of her bestsellingContinue reading “Verity”
Sometimes I Lie
You can’t move your body or open your eyes. You’ve lost track of time. From the sounds around you, you’ve gathered that you are in the hospital and something terrible has happened. Someone visits you each night, torturing you with evil words and rough hands. This nightmare is the current reality for Amber Reynolds. SheContinue reading “Sometimes I Lie”
Never Saw Me Coming
Do you think therapy can prevent someone from becoming a rapist or a serial killer? If a present day John Wayne Gacy or Albert Fish received a proper diagnosis and regular sessions, could they learn to coexist with others without acting on their evil tendencies? This is the premise behind the advanced psychology study atContinue reading “Never Saw Me Coming”
Baked Apple Cider Donuts
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 3/4 cup GF flour, I use this gluten free blend 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 large egg 1/2 cup almond milk 1/2 cup apple cider 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract For the topping: 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tablespoon cinnamonContinue reading “Baked Apple Cider Donuts”
The Whisper Man
“If you leave a door half open, soon you’ll hear a whisper spoken…” The Whisper Man by Alex North Twenty years have passed since the town of Featherbank was haunted by the Whisper Man, a silver tongued, eerie figure in the night that abducted boys from the quiet neighborhoods. After police found the bodies ofContinue reading “The Whisper Man”
Street Corn Chowder
Street Corn Chowder Cook time: 45 minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients: 6-8 cloves of garlic 1 tablespoon minced ginger 1 finely diced red pepper 1/2 finely diced white onion 1 jalapeño – 1/2 finely diced, 1/2 thinly sliced for serving (optional) 1 cup shredded carrot 3 cups corn (I used frozen sweet corn) 3 1/2 cupsContinue reading “Street Corn Chowder”
Rock Paper Scissors
“Can a weekend away save a marriage?” Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney It’s the question both her and her husband asked. Amelia knows this is the last chance to salvage what remains of her marriage. She couldn’t believe her luck when she won the work raffle for a weekend away at the remote BlackwaterContinue reading “Rock Paper Scissors”