"Murder at River Run Run Inn" by Sloane Foster

A Marnie Devlin Cozy Mystery

This book is an introduction to the series only 60 pages or so, perfect to read between intense novels or when you are waiting for someone. This was a promotion I found hard to resist.

In a few words:

Marnie Devlin wanted a quiet stopover with her loyal Chihuahua, Taco, before her destination in Willow Springs. Instead, she finds herself in a gathering of influencers brimming with grudges. When Roxie Belle, one of them, turns up dead during a blackout and everyone is trapped all eyes are on the newest arrival Marnie.

My thoughts:

Short and sweet and to the point this fun story is fast paced and one that kept me engaged for a huge 60 pages 😊but way too short….

"Wild Pivot", by Jen Thompson

Notes from a Political Life Rewritten

From Capitola Hill to Australia

This memoir traces Jen Thompson journey from political ambition to personal transformation. It is said through short and engaging vignettes.

It opens on February 14, 2023 while Jen was attending an outdoor screening at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, reflecting on the past year. After running a successful political campaign to elect Congressman Jim Talent to the U.S. Senate she needed to escape and her place was Australia…where she finally felt liberated. She has turned down numerous high-level offers and from there Jen Thomson shared with us her life story from her childhood growing up in a Christian Scientist family to recounting the stressful years as a political strategist to living a life of freedom.

The book is divided in 2 parts with chapters moving between the past and the present, mixing painful and jarring details. Ms. Thompson recounts her days working for the Congressman and describes how she was driven working long hours consumed by fear of failure. She also mentions the horrific car accident and the aftershock when she realized her life needed to change. She goes on telling her story with unflinching honesty.

“Wild Pivot is a compelling memoir and a powerful testament to courage. This is a deeply human account said from the bottom of the heart and once you started to read it you will find it is very hard to put down. This book is so well said and originally presented.

Thank you, Fauzia Burke from FSB Associates for this wonderful inspiring book

"Dead Drop", by Elias Ashcroft

Short and sweet this mystery gives us 87 pages of fun read

Special Agent Tessa Rourke discovers the drop containing a file tied to an assassination plot that could derail global diplomacy and is thrust into a world of encrypted files…The stakes are high and Tessa must decide to protect the truth or expose those behind the plot…..Tick Tick Tick what will she do…
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Intense action packed and a real rollercoaster ride from start to finish. A lot goes on and the intensity could have keep going for another 200 pages or so but it ended way too soon. Having said this, this is a fast-paced espionage filles with tension and unexpected twists all said in a tempo that is tight and exciting.

It is an engaging read and my first experience reading this author and it will not be my last.

I enjoyed it