Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas
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Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas

Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas Lady Sherlock #6 Mystery/Thriller, Retelling Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis A most unexpected client shows up at Charlotte Holmes's doorstep: Moriarty himself. Moriarty fears that tragedy has befallen his daughter and wants Charlotte to find out the truth.Charlotte and Mrs. Watson travel to a remote community of occult practitioners where Moriarty's daughter was last seen, a place full of lies and liars. Meanwhile, Charlotte's sister Livia tries to…
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Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas

Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas Book 5 in the Lady Sherlock series Mystery/Thriller, Historical Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis Inspector Treadles, Charlotte Holmes’s friend and collaborator, has been found locked in a room with two dead men, both of whom worked with his wife at the great manufacturing enterprise she has recently inherited.Rumors fly. Had Inspector Treadles killed the men because they had opposed his wife’s initiatives at every turn? Had he…
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Book Review: The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas

Synopsis As "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," Charlotte Holmes has solved murders and found missing individuals. But she has never stolen a priceless artwork—or rather, made away with the secrets hidden behind a much-coveted canvas. But Mrs. Watson is desperate to help her old friend recover those secrets and Charlotte finds herself involved in a fever-paced scheme to infiltrate a glamorous Yuletide ball where the painting is one handshake away from being sold and…
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Review: The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

Under the cover of “Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective,” Charlotte Holmes puts her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. Aided by the capable Mrs. Watson, Charlotte draws those in need to her and makes it her business to know what other people don’t.Moriarty’s shadow looms large. First, Charlotte’s half brother disappears. Then, Lady Ingram, the estranged wife of Charlotte’s close friend Lord Ingram, turns up dead on his estate. And all signs point…
My 2024 Reading Challenge – A Book with a Place in the Title
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My 2024 Reading Challenge – A Book with a Place in the Title

The third prompt for my 2024 reading challenge, is a book with a place in the title. This one is a bit harder but I was able to find something that fit! Book I read for the prompt: Goodreads Amazon Available on Kindle Unlimited Available on Audible Synopsis: One old farmhouse brought them together. It could also tear them apart. Gigi has just uprooted her whole world to start a new life. The unexpected…
February 14, 2024
My 2024 Reading Challenge – Mystery/Thriller
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My 2024 Reading Challenge – Mystery/Thriller

The second prompt for my 2024 reading challenge, is Mystery/Thriller. I enjoy mysteries and thrillers but don't read as many these days so I wanted to add this to make sure I read at least one this year. Book I read for the prompt: Goodreads Amazon Synopsis: THE HUSBANDA heart surgeon at the top of his field, Stephen Aston is getting married again. But first he must divorce his current wife, even though…
February 7, 2024
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My Favorite Mystery Series

Happy Friday, everyone! Today I am talking about my favorite mystery series. Most of these books would not be considered thrillers, but true mysteries, where there are crimes and people or groups of people set out to solve them. The other thing I enjoy about mysteries, especially series, is that generally, there is more going on than just the mystery itself. Often, that other thing is romance, which you all know I love!…
March 12, 2021
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My Favorite Reads of 2020

As promised I have more favorite lists, and here are some of my favorite reads of 2020. These are non-romance reads, as I have listed my favorite rom-coms earlier this week and will continue with my favorite steamy reads Wednesday. While there may be some romance in these, I would characterize them more as fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, or historical reads. This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page.…
December 28, 2020
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Trope Tuesday: Chosen One

Welcome to the first Trope Tuesday Link-Up! As a reminder each week there will be a trope for you to use as inspiration. All post types are welcome: lists, book reviews, anything really, feel free to make it your own. Please link back to All the Books and Chocolate in your own post so that others know where to find more information. You can find the link-up link at the bottom of the page.…
May 19, 2020
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Books Worth Re-Reading

I am a chronic re-reader, I love rereading books.  Many people say that they have too many new books on their TBR to go back to old ones and I get that and if that's how you feel then that's okay.  Personally, I tend to re-read books for one of two reasons, I loved it the first time and and to read it again (a lot of times to see if I still…
December 13, 2019