Love on the Range by Mary Connealy

While his brothers and their new wives search for who shot him, Wyatt Hunt is temporarily bedridden and completely miserable. Somehow Molly Garner's limited skills have made her the most qualified in their circle to care for Wyatt. But by the time he's healed, she's fed up with him and the whole ungrateful family. For even worse than his grumpiness were the few unguarded moments when he pulled at her heartstrings, and she has been long determined to never repeat her mother's mistakes.

When alternate plans of finding her own independent life fall through, Molly volunteers to work for the Pinkertons and help investigate nearby ranch owner Oliver Hawkins. She signs on to be his housekeeper, hoping to find clues to prove his nefarious, and possibly murderous, past. Wyatt refuses to let her risk it alone and offers to act as Hawkins's new foreman.

But when another Pinkerton agent gets shot, they realize Hawkins isn't the only danger. The Hunt brothers will have to band together to face all the troubles of life and love that suddenly surround them.

My review: This is the conclusion to the Brothers in Arms book series.  It would be helpful to read the first two books in the series before reading this book.  This book picks up where the second book ends.  With Wyatt being shot.  Molly has the task of taking care of Wyatt.  She also is the best cook among all the Hunt brothers and their spouses.  Molly finally has had enough of their taking her for granted.  So she leaves and gets a job in town as the new school teacher.  The brothers are not having that.  That starts an entirely new adventure for Molly has undercover spy.  In typical Mary Connealy fashion this book is full of mystery and humor throughout.  

I recommend this book to all who enjoy a good read.  I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Labyrinth of Lies by Irene Hannon

When the daughter of a high-profile businessman disappears from an exclusive girls' boarding school, police detective Cate Reilly is tapped for an undercover assignment. It doesn't take her long to realize that beneath the veneer of polish and wealth, things are not as they seem at Ivy Hill Academy. But the biggest surprise of all? The only man she ever loved is also working at the school.

Zeke Sloan has never forgotten Cate, but now isn't the best time for their paths to cross again. When their two seemingly disparate agendas begin to intertwine--and startling connections emerge among the players--the danger escalates significantly. But who is the mastermind behind the elaborate ruse? And how far will they go to protect their house of cards?

My review:  Cate is a women 33 years old.  She was tapped to go undercover at an all girls school to pose at a 17 year old teenager.  Her task is to find out all she can about a teen girl who disappeared from the school.  Cate didn't want to go undercover again.  But she was persuaded to go because she was the only one who could pass for a teenager.  She was told it would be an easy assignment.  Wrong.  She gets there and almost immediately runs into an old boyfriend who left her for an undercover assignment with the DEA.  She's never recovered from the heart break.  The deeper she digs the more dangerous this assignment becomes.  She finds out that the teens disappearance is connected to Zeke's undercover job at the school.  The ending was surprising as I never guessed who the culprit was.  

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

Trace of Doubt by DiAnn Mills

 Fifteen years ago, Shelby Pearce confessed to murdering her brother-in-law and was sent to prison. Now she’s out on parole and looking for a fresh start in the small town of Valleysburg, Texas. But starting over won’t be easy for an ex-con.

FBI Special Agent Denton McClure was a rookie fresh out of Quantico when he was first assigned the Pearce case. He’s always believed Shelby embezzled five hundred thousand dollars from her brother-in-law’s account. So he’s going undercover to befriend Shelby, track down the missing money, and finally crack this case.

But as Denton gets closer to Shelby, he begins to have a trace of doubt about her guilt. Someone has Shelby in their crosshairs. It’s up to Denton to stop them before they silence Shelby―and the truth―forever.

My review:  This is not an edge of your seat thriller.  But it is a great mystery.  Shelby went to prison for fifteen long years for a murder she didn't comment.  She's also being hounded for the $400,000 that she is accused of stealing.  That's not the lest of her worries.  Somebody wants her dead.  Denton is the FBI agent that helped send her to prison and is sure she stole the money.  As the story evolves, he's beginning to believe in her innocence.  They finally work together to prove what really happened to Shelby's brother in law and the money.  The end result was quite surprising. 

I recommend this book to all who love great mysteries.

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

To Write a Wrong by Jen Turano

Miss Daphne Beekman is a mystery writer by day, inquiry agent by night. Known for her ability to puzzle out plots, she prefers working behind the scenes for the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, staying well away from danger. However, Daphne soon finds herself in the thick of an attempted murder case she's determined to solve.

Mr. Herman Henderson is also a mystery writer, but unlike the dashing heroes he pens, he lives a quiet life, determined to avoid the fate of his adventurous parents, who perished on an expedition when he was a child. But when he experiences numerous attempts on his life, he seeks out the services of the eccentric Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency to uncover the culprit. All too soon, Herman finds himself stepping out of the safe haven of his world and into an adventure he never imagined.

As the list of suspects grows and sinister plots are directed Daphne's way as well, Herman and Daphne must determine who they can trust and if they can risk the greatest adventure of all: love.

My review:  Daphne is a famous mystery writer.  But nobody knows it's her because she writes under a mans name.  In this time of history women did NOT pursue a writing career.  Her landlady at the boarding house she lives in runs the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency.  In a series of mishaps she is hired to find out who wants to kill Herman Henderson.  He is also a mystery writer.  Through a series of humorous events Daphne solves the case.  Of course we know that Herman and Daphne fall in love.  But the road to true love is sometimes rocky as they find out.

I recommend this book to everyone who likes a good mystery and love story with laughs along the way.  I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any. 

A Warrior's Heart by Misty M. Beller

Brielle Durand is still haunted by the massacre that killed her mother a dozen years before. Vowing to never let it happen again, she's risen to be the key defender for her people's peace-loving French settlement living in hidden caves in the Canadian Rockies. When a foreigner wanders too near to their secret home, she has no choice but to disarm and capture him. But now, what to do with this man who insists he can be trusted?

Hoping to escape past regrets, Evan MacManus ventured into the unknown, assigned to discover if the northern mountains contain an explosive mineral that might help America win the War of 1812. Despite being taken prisoner, Evan is determined to complete his mission. But when that assignment becomes at odds with his growing appreciation of the villagers and Brielle, does he follow through on his promise to his government or take a risk on where his heart is leading him? Either choice will cause harm to someone.

Brielle and Evan must reconcile the warring in their hearts to have any hope of finding peace for their peoples. 

My review:  I had trouble getting into the book until about half way through.  I kept waiting for something to happen  It's hard to imagine a group of people that have been able to stay hidden from the outside world for years. They all seem to speak three languages fluently and are highly educated.  Brielle is head of the security section for the community.  Her fighting skills are above every one else.  Evan is a spy working for the US Army trying to find a material that is combustible to help the US win the war against the British in 1812.  He is shot with an arrow by Brielle in the stomach as he approaches their dwellings.  This is how the story begins.  The first half of the book is about his care and how he wants to escape.  The second half begins with conflict within the community and how Evan and Brielle have to work together to quell it.  

I'm giving this book a three star rating because it took so long for me to really get into it.  I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Ice Swan by J'nell Ciersielski

This was just a mediocre book.  I couldn't really say I even liked the main character, Svetlana overly much.  Her mother was definitely a royal pain who thought the world revolved around her and she ought to be treated like royalty.  Even though they were fleeing for their lives because they were royalty. The story line wasn't bad but I just couldn't seem to get into this book.

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

The Cryptographer's Dilemma by Johnnie Alexander

FBI cryptographer Eloise Marshall is grieving the death of her brother, who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor, when she is assigned to investigate a seemingly innocent letter about dolls. Agent Phillip Clayton is ready to enlist and head oversees when asked to work one more FBI job. A case of coded defense coordinates related to dolls should be easy, but not so when the Japanese Consulate gets involved, hearts get entangled, and Phillip goes missing. Can Eloise risk loving and losing again?

This was a very interesting book.  Eloise is doing work that not many women of her time were allowed to do.  Women weren't even thought capable of doing decoding.  Phillip Clayton is an FBI agent who wants nothing more than to enlist and get into the fighting overseas.  His superior has another mission for him to do.  When Phillip finds out he is expected to work with a woman, he is not happy.  As Eloise and Phillip travel across country to search for answers to codes being shipped with dolls, he realizes that she is an asset to his investigation.  

This book is a mystery.  But I wouldn't class it as a suspense or thriller.  I enjoyed reading it and would recommend it.

I was given this book by Barbour Publishing via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.