Book Review: Pivot by Kat Martin, Alexandra Ivy, Rebecca Zanetti

Title:  Pivot

Author:(s) Kat Martin, Alexandra Ivy, Rebecca Zanetti 

Stars: 4

Review:
As readers sometimes you need to suspend your belief and with these stories you will need to.  At the same times these stories are made up of strong women who only want to protect those they love and men who fall in love with the strong women.
Each author is able to create there own world like interweaving the other authors ideas.
Rebecca Zanetti has surprises visit from different characters in her series readers who love Rebecca Zanetti smile.
Kat Martin doesn't disappoint with the ability to show readers how one person can change another life in more way than expected.
Alexandra Ivy is able to use the characters, locations and connections from the other author to create her own action pack romance reader will want more of.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of Pivot.

Synopsis:
MERI
When Meriwether Jones takes her young daughter and runs from trouble in L.A., that trouble follows. By the time Meri reaches Spokane, she’s out of gas, money, and ideas. Luckily, ex-cop Ian Brodie hires her to help him with his father’s farmhouse, and they seem like the answer to each other’s prayers. But Meri is keeping a dangerous secret—and Ian is in danger of losing his heart . . .
 
MELANIE
That secret explodes when Melanie Cassidy spots two men trying to kidnap a young boy she tutors and responds by ramming them with her car. The last thing she expects is for the man she once loved, Detective Gray Hawkins, to appear and rescue them both. Now she has no choice but to trust him as they investigate the truth about a conspiracy of dirty, drug trafficking cops—and the truth about their relationship . . .
 
MICHELLE
After a rough youth, Michelle Peach was finally content in Portland—until two men broke into her home, threatened her, and sent her mentally unstable mom on a blackmail spree that Michelle has to stop. The last person Michelle wants to see is her ex, Evan Boldon, a former marine turned sheriff. But Evan misses the woman who walked away instead of letting him help years ago. This time he’s not asking permission; he’s going to put a stop to the trouble stalking Michelle and her friends—and win her heart for good.

Kindle Edition, 400 pages

Expected publication: April 1st 2020 by Zebra Books 

About The Author:(s)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4149342.Rebecca_Zanetti

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40881.Alexandra_Ivy

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49381.Kat_Martin

Virus whom shall not be Named

Just a update on the site with the Virus whom shall not be Named. In fear it will show up in the house.  My kiddos and I have been on lock down since Spring Break March 19th.  Before that we went hiking and were spending time away from people and outdoor.

We are trying to keep ourselves healthy avoiding people which I have become very successfully at. The Kids are still out of school and we are hoping soon that they school distract here will have something ready for the kiddos to do.  Right now we are working on school at home schedule that will keep everyone busy and this mommy a little more sane.

My prayer is that everyone will stay as healthy as possible.  Stop hording TP that is just silly.

Stay Stafe!!

Book Him Danno Team
Heidi, Frank, Douglas, Lisa, David and kiddos

Book Review: The Mercenary's Daughter by Jessica Therrien, Joe Gazzam

Title: The Mercenary's Daughter

Author:(s) Jessica Therrien, Joe Gazzam

Stars: 4 1/2

Review:
The Mercenary Daughter is better than I expected for a YA/Young Adult Book.  The story movies movies quickly as the characters are make there way and grow though the story. It reads like a movie so reader will find it to be a quick easy read with little explaining needed as to why the characters are motivated.
Readers will see inspiration in this book from pop culture and movies.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of Jessica Therrien and Joe Gazzam The Mercenary's Daughter.

Synopsis:
When Special Ops recruit, Tara Kafee is dishonorably discharged, there’s only one place to go—Home.

But there’s more waiting for her there than she’s ready for.

It’s been four years since she’s been back and ten since her mother walked out on the family never to be heard of again.

She’s determined to rekindle things with her father and keep him close. That is, until he goes missing.

Soon after stumbling upon a safe room full of weapons, fake passports, and a mission’s dossier marking a target in Cuba, she reluctantly accepts the help of her angsty teenage brother. He’s the only one she can trust, so together, the two set out for Havana.

Tara is determined to get her father back, whatever it takes, but things are never easy when you’re the mercenary’s daughter.

Expected publication: March 31st 2020 by Acorn Publishing

About The Authors:

Jessica Therrien is the author of the young adult series Children of the Gods. Book one in the series, Oppression, became a Barnes & Noble best-seller shortly after its release. Her trilogy has been translated and sold through major publishers around the world, such as Editions AdA (Canada), EditionsMilan (France), and SharpPoint Press (China).

Aside from her Children of the Gods series, Jessica is the author of Carry Me Home, a YA contemporary fiction novel, and a kid’s picture book called, The Loneliest Whale. Her award-winning stories can also be found in a published anthology of flash fiction.

Jessica currently lives in Irvine with her husband and two young sons. She is working on an adult novel and a middle grade fantasy series.


Screenwriter/Novelist Joe Gazzam has been a working screenwriter for 8 years working on such films as:

Shadow Run
Cliffhanger
21 Jump Street
Barbarella
Step Up: Revolution
Disney's Hawaiian Adventure
It Takes a Thief
Anubis Tapestry
(and many more)

His debut novel, UNCAGED, out now!

Book Review: The Darkness We Hide (The Undertaker's Daughter #3) by Debra Webb

Title:  The Darkness We Hide (The Undertaker's Daughter #3)

Author: Debra Webb 

Stars: 4

Review:
Having read the other books in this series I had to go back and reread the books to remember who Rowan was but once I started back down the web of the undertakers daughter I couldn't put down the books.
This book will not disappoint readers as they are pulled though the web of a serial killer that has tormented Rowan for years.
The authors ability to create a fear that readers will connect with as well as the moments of clarity show the amazing ability of Debra Webb and her gift for the written word.
The characters come to life as readers are side by side working to find the truth and the killer.
This is a can't be missed book series.

Thank you to Netgalley for the advance copy of Debra Webb The Darkness We Hide.

Synopsis:
For months, Doctor Rowan Dupont has been staring death in the face. It followed her back to her hometown of Winchester, Tennessee, ten months ago, cloaking the walls of her family’s Victorian funeral home like a shroud. In investigating the mysterious deaths of her loved ones, Rowan has unearthed enough family secrets to bury everything she’d previously thought true. But each shocking discovery has only led to more bodies and more questions; the rabbit hole is deeper than she ever imagined.

Despite settling in to a comfortable life with Police Chief Billy Brannigan, Rowan knows dangerous serial killer Julian Addington is still out there. She can’t let her guard down now. Not when she’s this close to ending his torment once and for all. But with a storm brewing on the horizon, she’ll get only one shot before the impending darkness takes hold, threatening to wipe away every truth she’s uncovered—and everything she holds dear.

Kindle Edition, 400 pages

Expected publication: March 31st 2020 by MIRA

About The Author:


DEBRA WEBB is the USA Today and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of more than 160 novels, including reader favorites the Shades of Death, the Faces of Evil, and the Colby Agency. She is the recipient of the prestigious Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense as well as numerous Reviewers Choice Awards. In 2012 Debra was honored as the first recipient of the esteemed L. A. Banks Warrior Woman Award for her courage, strength, and grace in the face of adversity. Recently Debra was awarded the distinguished Centennial Award for having achieved publication of her 100th novel. With this award Debra joined the ranks of a handful of authors like Nora Roberts and Carole Mortimer.

Book Review My Way to You (Canyon Creek #1) by Catherine Bybee

Title: My Way to You (Canyon Creek #1)

Author: Catherine Bybee

Stars: 4

Review:
Canyon Creek series the beginning of a new series by Catherine Bybee it starts off with just enough background to understand  Why the Parker needs to save her family home and land.  The author is able to bring a romance out of the ashes.  Parker is strong but knows when she needs help as she is raising her brother. 
The author brings in a cast of characters that will have readers excited for the series. The hill and ranches of LA come alive as its on Characters in the book.
My Way to You has all the romance and well written story that readers have come to expect from Catherine Bybee.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of My Way to You by Catherine Bybee

Synopsis:
When a wildfire nearly destroys Parker Sinclair’s family home, it’s just one more disaster to add to her mountain of stress. For the past two years, she has shouldered the responsibility of raising her younger brother and sister after their parents’ untimely deaths. Forced to leave college for a crappy job that barely pays the bills, Parker manages her family property, which consumes every aspect of her life. Now winter is coming and the forecast isn’t spreading sunshine on the dark cloud over her head. The last thing Parker needs is a mudslide destroying everything she has worked so hard to maintain.

Colin Hudson’s job as a public works supervisor is to protect Parker’s property and neighborhood from further damage. But it’s a little hard when the owner of the land is a control freak who tries to do everything herself. The hardworking, attractive young woman is far from the “hot mess” she claims to be. In fact, her tight grip of control is one of the things that attract him the most. It’s also the hardest to crack. Now Colin’s working overtime to help Parker open up her heart, trust him, and let him in.

As Parker and Colin work together to keep her home and neighborhood safe, they may be in for another disaster. Or they may just realize that sometimes it takes destruction to create something new.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication: March 10th 2020 by Montlake Romance

About The Author:
New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee was raised in Washington State, but after graduating from high school, she moved to Southern California with hopes of becoming a movie star. After growing bored with waiting tables, she returned to school and became a registered nurse, spending most of her career in urban emergency rooms. She now writes full-time and has penned the International Bestselling Not Quite series, the MacCoinnich Time Travel series as well as the Internationally Bestselling Weekday Brides series.

Her books have been translated in over twenty languages.