Tyndale Fiction; 404 pages; $14.99; Amazon

Now available from Tyndale Fiction is is the thriller Deep Extraction written by the bestselling author DiAnn Mills.

This book has been sitting on my to-be-read pile for a about two months, so I finally got around to reading it this morning with one cup of coffee. At around 400 pages, it wasn't an easy task to accomplish, but thanks to a great narrative, I was able to finish the book.

Deep Extraction centers on Tori Templeton, a web Special Agent in the FBI who's investigating the death of her best friend's husband, Nathan Moore. While Nathan looked like a successful business owner and a loving husband from the outside, he actually had a dark side that he hid from everyone else. A dark side that most likely lead to his death.

After Nathan's wife, Sally, becomes the prime suspect in his death, Tori teams up with the recently reinstated Deputy US Marshal Cole Jeffers to unravel the mystery.

Take a ride through 1895 Chattanooga as it's turned upside down when a young woman has the audacity to ride a bicycle-in bloomers-in Mike H. Mizrahi's new book, The Great Chattanooga Bicycle Race!

Anna Gaines, 19, struggles to conquer her insecurities after a horrible fall years ago from her beloved horse, Longstreet. On a visit to Brooklyn, she's drawn to the new pastime of bicycling. But back at home, cycling is a scandalous sport for a proper lady. Anna has her eye on Peter Sawyer, president of the Cycling Club. As community outrage grows, an unexpected turn of events pits Anna against Peter in a race between the sexes.

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Redemption Press; 348 pages; Buy Link; Blog Tour

I have a bad habit of choosing new books to read by just their cover art alone, and that happens to be exact case with The Great Chattanooga Bicycle Race by Mike H. Mizrahi. I didn't even read the blurb for the book before I signed up to review it. I made my decision strictly on the cover alone.

Set in 1895, the novel centers on nineteen-year-old Anna Gaines, a young woman who's still conquering her fears after being thrown off her horse years ago. After visiting her aunt in Brooklyn, she takes up a new pastime called bicycling, which is something she would have never attempted back home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the sport is scandalous for southern women. Any sports activity is strictly for men. However, Anna is determined to change things after she returns home.

This is a romance tale, so of course there is a male lead in the story, which happens to be Peter Sawyer, owner of the local grocery store and the president of the Cycling Club. He has been eyeing Anna for awhile, but every time she walks into his store, she just ignores him. After learning about her plans of trying to change the society's rules against women cycling, he supports her, even though he's jeopardizing his future in the Cycling Club.

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I hope everyone has had a good Memorial Day. I've been under the weather for the past few days with a cold sore, so I haven't felt like reading much. However, I am currently reading the historical-fiction Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton, which I hope to finish either tonight or early tomorrow morning.

St. Martin/s Press; 281pages; $18.99; Amazon

Today, I'm posting my final "Spring Reads" reviews of 2017, which happens to be a book I read last month, but I'm just now getting around to writing the actual review for it.

What is the name of book?

Well, it's called Give Me A K-I-L-L: A Fear Street Novel by R.L. Stine. I'm sure almost every reader has at least heard of the author's name, as Mr. Stine has over 400 books in print worldwide and his titles have been translated into thirty-five languages. His most popular book series are Goosebumps and Fear Street.

The very first Fear Street young adult novel, The New Girl, was published in 1989. The series was popular with teens during the early 1990s, but the franchise began to fizzle towards the end of the second millennium. R.L. Stine brought back the franchise in 2014 with a revamped "A Fear Street Novel" book series. 

Give Me A K-I-L-L centers on a teenager named Gretchen Page, who has just transferred to Shadyside High School. She was the star of the cheerleader squad at her old school, and she hopes that her talents will win her spot on the Shadyside cheerleader squad. Unfortunately, due to cutbacks of funds, there is only one spot available in the squad.

While the competition to win the open slot should be fun, it actually turns out to be terrifying as somebody ends up dead!

Now available to purchase is the urban fantasy Lady Knight, book one of The Knight Case series, by T. Nathan Mosley.


When did you become interested in storytelling?

I first had an interest in writing when I read Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. The characters and world he created fascinated me, and ever since I’ve been writing and creating my own worlds and characters.

What was your first book/story published?

Lady Knight is the first novel I’ve published. It was released this year in January.

What inspired you to write Lady Knight?

Cameron, one of the main characters of Lady Knight, came first. I had the idea for her, and after that, everything kind of fell into place. That tends to happen with me, I’ll have an idea for a character and they inspire the story they want to tell.

What character in Lady Knight is the most/least like you, and in what ways?

I believe I’m most like Ryan, Cameron’s ex-husband. We’re both intelligent people who have an interest in academics. He’s a professor, which I would love to be able to do at some point.

I’m least like Vee, the primary villain of Lady Knight. Her cruelty and carefree attitude couldn’t be farther from what I am.