Releasing August 11, 2026 from Torchflame Books Check back soon for preorder! Early Praise for The Regulars of Amanda Lexie “In J. J. Hanna’s quirky mystery novel The Regulars of Amanda Lexie, a coffee shop’s customers are tied to a cybercrime sting. … Humor is generated through people’s reluctance to make too much small talk;Continue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie”
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Book Review: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
🖋 🖋🖋🖋🖋 This book is expertly written and I enjoyed every part of it—the humor, the foreshadowing, the red herrings, the playing on and pulling on expectations to subvert them. This is a master class in gritty comedy, and a beautiful example of how to use a genre to pull off one of the mostContinue reading “Book Review: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson”
Short Story: The Pembrook Siren
J. J. Hanna © 2020 I should have known it wouldn’t go the way I’d hoped it would when I saw her across the room. She looked like trouble in the best kind of way. Her hair was short and spiked with a splash of bright pink right in the front, and her studded leatherContinue reading “Short Story: The Pembrook Siren”
Short Story: The Pembrook Academy for Gifted Children
© 2020, Jori Hanna Brandon looked at the list of names, reviewing the addresses before him and glancing up at the trailer park he’d parked outside. This one kid had potential. Maxwell Jones. Three years old. Perfectly healthy son of a single mother, abandoned by his father when he was one. The guy didn’t evenContinue reading “Short Story: The Pembrook Academy for Gifted Children”
Book Review: All the Lost Things by Michelle Sacks
🖋 🖋🖋🖋🖋 This book is a unique read. It takes a very skilled writer immersed in the voice of the characters to pull off what Sacks pulled off in this novel—telling the story from start to finish from the perspective of a seven-year-old. This is a suspense novel for those who love soap operas—more familyContinue reading “Book Review: All the Lost Things by Michelle Sacks”
Book Review: Run Away by Harlan Coben
🖋 🖋🖋🖋🖋 This book is expertly written and I enjoyed every part of it—the plot twists, the unveiling, and the mystery itself kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat. 🔪🔪🔪 This book gets three knives for violence. There are quite a few murders, but the way they’re written (mostly) leaves the goreContinue reading “Book Review: Run Away by Harlan Coben”
Book Review: Annabel Lee by Mike Nappa
🖋️🖋️🖋️🖋️ The plot was predictable at times, but altogether enjoyable even when I knew what was coming.🔪🔪🔪🔪 There are many deaths, though few are gruesome, and at least one dog attack.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you like suspense and mystery novels, you’ll like this book. Summary: Leonard Truckson was always a secretive man. Annabel knew he had secrets. SheContinue reading “Book Review: Annabel Lee by Mike Nappa”