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Lila Blake

Lila Blake writes warm, character-driven fiction about community, found family, and the small things that turn out to matter most. Her cozy mysteries and book-club novels share a love of strong settings, recipes worth trying, and people you'd want as neighbors. She believes the best stories end with somewhere you wish you could stay.

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When Mountains Crumble

★ 5

1 rating

When Mountains Crumble

Claudine DiScala

★★★★★

“<p>Wow. Wow. Wow!!!! This book was SOOOOOO good! I can’t wait until the sequel comes out and will be reading it as soon as it does! I love when authors switch between characters and timeline and then it all comes together at the end. Seriously, don’t sleep on this!!</p>”

— Tiffani Nowak

When Mountains Crumbled–The Landslide

★ 5

1 rating

When Mountains Crumbled–The Landslide

Claudine DiScala

★★★★★

“<p>Fantastic book! Answered questions from the first book and left us completely hanging for a third lol. So glad I found this author :)</p>”

— Melissa Jeffrey

The Shroud

★ 4.4

5 ratings

The Shroud

Ava Monegan

★★★★★

“<p>Honestly, this book i a good one. If you like paranormal stories, this book is made for you. Madame Theda is a fraud, she talks to the dead for money and has never heard a single one of them speak. <br>She is hired to investigate a haunted hause, Blackheath House. <br>She sees her chance to become London’s next great medium. <br>What she doesn’t know, is that her life is in danger, when she is in place, a murder happens and she réalise that Blackheath House’s secrets are very much alive, it is a riddled house with secret passages, a wing sealed for decades and servants who won’t speak. <br>The surnatural and the real stat to blur. <br>I really liked this book, in the beginnng it was a little bit slow but when she finally enters in Blackheath, the real story begins. <br>The fact that we don’t know if what happens is real or not makes it better. <br>I liked the writing style, I found it really addictive. The characters where great. <br>I found a plot before the end, but what was also great is that it is so much plot twists at the end that what I thought was only the beginning.</p>”

— Angelique Colson

The Shroud

★ 4.4

5 ratings

The Shroud

Ava Monegan

★★★★★

“<p>Summary: Spiritualism and mediums are rampant in London, Theda is just another in the crowd of fakes trying to survive. When she is hired by a solicitor to help a pregnant widow who feels haunted by an evil spirit she can’t say no. With the help of a paranormal scientist who would be happy to prove Theda is a fake they begin to investigate. Soon they realize it isn’t spirits at all but a person. </p><p>Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book! Theda is a lovable character, even though her own life has been filled with hardship she generally cares about people. This was a fun mystery that bordered on being a thriller. The ending was amazing and I cannot wait to read book two.</p>”

— Bookishmom4ever

The Shroud

★ 4.4

5 ratings

The Shroud

Ava Monegan

★★★★★

“<p>I really enjoyed this book. It has everything you want in a spooky book. An old creepy house with lots of dark secrets. It starts as though it’s a haunted house book but once someone is murdered turns into more of a who done it type of book. Set in Victorian times where a fake psychic is sent to a supposed haunted house to help settle the spirits. However they find a lot more than spirits: secret tunnels and dark secrets. This was a great introduction and I can’t wait to continue reading this trilogy.</p>”

— Taylor Behnke

The Shroud

★ 4.4

5 ratings

The Shroud

Ava Monegan

★★★★★

“<p>This is book one of the Making of Madame Theda trilogy. This is a gothic, supernatural mystery. Madame Theda is a fake medium who agrees to investigate a haunted house. You’re drawn right away into the mystery that the story unravels chapter by chapter.&nbsp; Amazing world building that is detailed and imaginable. Fascinating characters that are well developed and diverse. Detail well plotted storyline that keeps your attention throughout the book. This&nbsp;review&nbsp;is based on an early&nbsp;review&nbsp;copy I was sent by the publisher, but this didn't affect the content of my&nbsp;review that I am voluntarily providing.</p>”

— Jennifer Macaulay

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