"Murder at the Mikado" - Book Review

Murder at the Mikado is the third book in the Drew Farthering Mystery Series written by Julianna Deering. I have read the second book in the series - Death by the Book - and let me tell you, even though that one was good, this one is ten times better! I usually set end-dates for myself when reading a book that I'm going to review, but this one was finished in four days! It was that good!
 The case itself was riveting! An actor is found dead inside his dressing room at the Tivoli - all fingers point to Fleur Landis, Drew's old flame. Fleur comes to Drew for help, but Drew is planning his wedding and doesn't really want to focus on anything but that, and his fiancee Madeline-but he just can't let this mystery go unsolved and leave the poor girl in a fix. When a sort-of-script-girl is found strangled and stuffed into a wardrobe holding tightly to a tassel off of a cloak just like Fleur's, Fleur is then arrested. How could Lew Zuraw call Drew and tell him to come down to the theater immediately so he could disclose some important information, but then be found dead, strangled, with a tassle under his body, when Drew arrives? How could this be if the suspected murderess is in jail? Who is doing away with these people at the Tivoli? I have to tell you to read this enthralling, page-turner book for yourself to find out!  It will leave you wanting to turn every page, read every word, so you can just know who-done-it! I'm giving this book 5-out-of-5 stars, simply because it's that good! Love mysteries? Then you might not want to pass up Murder at the Mikado by Julianna Deering!
I received this book from Bethany House Publishers to write a review on it. I was not asked to write a positive review.

"Child of Mine" - Book Review

Child of Mine is a new release written together by David and Beverly Lewis. The plot is different from other books I have read, being unique, but not unbelievable. Kelly Maines’ daughter, Emily, was kidnapped when Emily was just a newborn baby; Jack Livingston is raising his niece, Natalie, with the help from her Amish nanny, Laura. Kelly has searched for eight years for her baby girl, could Natalie be the daughter she’s never had a chance to get to really know? The characters of this book seem so real. Jack is a single dad trying his best to raise his niece the way his beloved brother and his brother’s wife would have, before they were killed. Natalie is a lovable eight-year-old girl, living a great life with her dad and nanny. She is so adorable with a love for: Pop-Tarts, Disney movies, and stuffed-animals. Laura is a part of the Amish community, living with her cousins in Wooster, Ohio, being shunned by her immediate family back in Lancaster, Pa. She helps with the raising of Natalie. Kelly is a distraught widow, just hoping to find the child who was kidnapped by her husband. She has searched for years and still doesn’t know where her daughter is. The plot of this book, as I said before, is different--unique. I fell in love with this book as soon as the first couple of chapters. It is an attention-getter and gets better and better as the story progresses. It has quite a few twisting turns along the way. You never know what’s around the next page! The ending was fantastic-a little different from the way I thought it would be-but just great! I’m going to give this book 5 out of 5 stars, and would give it more if I could! If you love any of the Lewis’ work, this page-turner is a must-have for your collection! I received this book from Bethany House Publishers to give an honest review on it. I was not asked to write a positive review.