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Hi! I am Melissa, the face behind the blog. I am a mom to 3 beautiful young ladies. We are a multicultural family as my husband is a native of Mexico. If you love anything to do with reading then this blog is for you.

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    Sherlock Holmes, My Dad, and Me

    June 16, 2017 /

    It took me seven years to land my first publishing contract— which is actually not terrible by industry standards. But it meant that I’d had the dedication on my first novel picked out for at least Read more [...]

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    Murder in the Welsh Marshes “Downton Abbey” meets “Days of Our Lives” at Greywycke Castle

    October 6, 2016 /

    Can duty overpower the heart’s desire? In Roger Davis’ “Greywycke,” Lady Kaline de Belmar must choose between family expectations and her own desire, all while finding inner strength she never Read more [...]

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  • Excerpts

    Impatience Excerpt

    September 22, 2016 /

    Aaron went to the other side of her bed, putting the back of his hand to her forehead before letting it fall back to his side. “You’re looking excellent, and you feel good, as well.” His touch Read more [...]

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    Hunting Taylor Brown Excerpt

    September 2, 2016 /

    Excerpt from chapter twenty-two: I ran my fingers across her bronze stomach and grasped her tight waist, “All of that aside, your old man seems like a good guy,” I said. “He might have some fucked Read more [...]

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    August 29, 2016 /

    Outlaw bikers, rogue police, brutal gangsters and a ruthless assassin converge in the city of Shoremont to claim the bounty on Ryan Hall's head and recover the girl he rescued—Taylor Brown. Taylor Read more [...]

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    Excerpt for A Chilling Absence

    August 16, 2016 /

    “What is wrong, my baby girl?” Mr. Grimes asked his daughter. “Oh, Daddy! Eleven years of my life are gone. By now, everyone I know is married, finished with college, has babies….” Lily trailed Read more [...]

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