A Model of Devotion by Mary Connealy

Jilly Stiles is a brilliant engineer and is building a railroad.  What's amazing about this is that this in the 1800's when it was unheard of for women to even think about such things.  Her sister Laura like to play with explosives and her sister Michelle invents things.  They are all three brilliant.   

Jilly's stepfather has made a bargain with very evil men for the hand in marriage for his 3 stepdaughters.  They ran away rather than marry against their wills.  The first two books in the series are about Laura and Michelle.  This book focuses on Jilly.  The man Jilly was supposed to marry is still after her.  He wants her and revenge and will go to any lengths to get her.  

This is a fast-paced book with lots action.  I highly recommend that the first two book in the series be read before this book.  They are both just as good as this book.  I had trouble putting this book down.

I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Concrete Evidence by DiAnn Mills

 Avery Elliott has been raised by her grandfather who owns a ranch and construction company.  She adores him.  She can't believe what she thinks she saw.  That was her grandfather standing over a dead body with the murder weapon in his hands.  Then her grandfather disappears, and he tells her to trust him.  He tells her to contact FBI agent Marc Wilkins for help in clearing up the mess.  

There's a lot going on in this book.  Not only are Avery and Marc trying to get to the bottom of who killed the man her grandfather he be blamed for, but someone is trying to kill her as well.  Marc is also involved deeper than he wants to be.  It appears his father, who was just murdered, is involved in the mess as well. 

There are twists and turns all through the book and it kept me guessing.  If you like a good mystery, then this is the book for you.

I was given this book buy Tyndale Publishing House via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Murder in a Cape Cottage by Maddie Day

The day after Christmas Mac and Tim are tearing out a wall in the house they are renovating.  To their surprise the find a decades old corpse.  It's corpse all dressed up in a wedding dress.  Mac and her book club start sleuthing.  They start discovering all kinds of evidence leading back to the founding family of their town.

This book reminded me a lot of the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries on Hallmark.  The book club puts their heads together to solve the mystery.  Mac has only a few days to solve the mystery as she is getting married in a few days.  It's a nice cozy mystery and was easy to read.

I was given this book by Kensington Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.  

Body of Evidence by Irene Hannon

 Another great book by Ms Hannon.  This is the third book in the Triple Threat series.  It's not necessary to read the first two books to enjoy this book.

The book starts with Grace doing an autopsy and discovering an anomaly.  She takes her discovery to Sherriff Nate Cox.  He's skeptical at first.  But then there is an attempt on Grace's life.  This is a fast paced mystery.  The characters are intelligent and well thought out.  The mystery of who the culprit is surprised me.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

I was given this book by Revell Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Sinister Secrets

This book contains three short novellas by authors that I wasn't familiar with till now.  The first novella is by Traci Hunter Abramson.  This is about a FBI agent that goes on a mission/vacation to Paris to investigate a private girls school where American girls go.  While there he discovers a young girl in the back seat of his car.  This wasn't an edge of your seat mystery.  But I did enjoy it.

The nest novella is by Paige Edwards.  Jaclyn is caught in the crossfire of a FBI sting.  Cody rescues her before she is hurt.  Now her life is in danger from the bad guys.  I enjoyed this also.

The third novella is by Claire M. Poulson.  Renn, a newly retired Army Ranger, is looking for a job as a Private Investigator.  He learns that someone is targeting his boss and trying to kill him.  This book is more fast paced than the other two books.  

I enjoyed all three books and look forward to reading more by these authors in the future.

I was given this book by Covenant Communications via NetGalley for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.