Trevor by S. Hilbre Thomson

            About the Book:

Unable to escape the tragedies of his past, Matt Stone heads North, leaving behind the memory of his dead wife and son. His journey takes a turn when he comes across young Trevor Reed, his late son's doppelgänger. Blinded by the resemblance, and already unable to cope with what he’s already lost, Matt becomes obsessed with Trevor and begins stalking him.

Concerned about her son’s continued reports of ‘the Badman’ watching him, Trevor's parents enlist the help of the local authorities to keep him safe. Despite the involvement of local and national law enforcement and eventually, an enthusiastic reporter, Trevor disappears. The ensuing investigation results in a chase starting in the suburbs of Boston to an island on a New Hampshire lake.

Will their efforts to find Matt and Trevor be enough? Or will they be too late?

Our Review: In this powerful story of tragedy and loss, debut author, S. Hilbre Thomson, demonstrates the effects of viscous crime on one man and the perfect storm created by a system-wide failure to adequately address the issues of the varied aftereffects suffered by survivors. Thomson has done an exceptional job of creating a sympathetic antagonist, leaving the reader to ask how and why something so horrendous could happen to one person who then simply falls through the cracks.

Based on a scale of 1-5, Trevor deserves a 4.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews

The Man Across the Alley by Emilie Barage

 ABOUT THE BOOK:  After breaking up with her long-time boyfriend, Holly Harrison finds the perfect distraction for heartache by reading stories about true crime on her favorite blog: Murder For Your Thoughts. But when a number of young women from her neighborhood go missing, Holly is determined to help anyway she can. Distraction number two arrives in the form of the yummy new neighbor, who sports tight buns and terrific shoulders.

Luke Morris is finally all moved into his new apartment—and should focus on unpacking—not the hot next-door neighbor Holly. While getting to know her, he witnesses something suspicious in the building across the alley. Working together, he and Holly decide to get to the bottom of things.

Who would believe that crime solving could lead to some seriously steamy nights?  

Our Review: Set in one of Chicago’s unique neighborhoods, The Man Across the Alley is a fun, cozy mystery featuring two twenty-somethings who decide the man across the alley has something to do with the disappearance of several women from the neighborhood. Proving their theories turns dangerous for both. First time author Barage shows a remarkable talent for creating creepazoid bad guys who practically jump off the page. We look forward to the next story in her Murder For Your Thoughts series.

On a scale of 1-5, The Man Across the Alley deserves a 4.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews

 

 

 

 

The Wylder Rose by Jane Lewis

 The Wylder Rose, a Historical Western Romance, is a current release by The Wild Rose Press.

About The Book: To escape an abusive lover, Rose O'Brien flees Cheyenne, Wyoming but is waylaid in Wylder, Wyoming after her buggy crashes in the middle of an early Spring snowstorm. Callum MacPhilip, a handsome Scots rancher, rescues her, then nurses her back to life. The attraction is immediate, intense and mutual but . . . given what she’s already survived—as well as the threats from the man who is hot on her trail—Rose is more than reluctant to trust any man. Not to be denied what his heart is telling him, Callum vows to protect Rose, then convince her to take a chance on love.

Our Review: On the surface, The Wylder Rose is the usual damsel in distress story line. Underneath it is a detailed examination of domestic violence and its long-term effects on victims. Since relationship violence is as old as recorded time, the feelings and actions were the same then as they are in the 21^st century—though they wear fancy titles such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Author Lewis has brilliantly shown the cycle of violence and mind-numbing fear and long-term helplessness it instills in its victims.  

On a scale of 1-5, The Wylder Rose deserves a 5.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews