Carrots

As much as I love complex, dark protagonists, I adore a lighter side now and then. I found it in this book with the main character, Shelby Nichols. She just makes me laugh.

I even found myself reading sections out loud to my husband, who laughed right along with me. Shelby is a wife and mother, and after being shot in the head, she develops the ability to read people’s minds. Her sudden awareness of what her teenage children and husband are thinking takes the plot up to a whole new level.

This is one ability I’m glad I don’t… show more.

Two words: action and adventure! A quick stop at the grocery store leaves our middle-aged main character able to read minds, but now there's a mob boss out to kill her. 

Carrots is a thrilling magical story for fans of Stephanie Plum and similar female-led thriller stories, and there are plenty of books in this series to keep you busy reading.

Yep, this psychic thriller begins with going to the store to buy carrots. But that is how extraordinary things happen to us, isn't it? Our ordinary becomes extraordinary.

And for Shelby Nichols, her simple errand ends up involving her with a mob boss and hitman. Readers will definitely have a weekend of fun.

This psychic thriller begins with going to the store to buy carrots. But that is how extraordinary things happen to us, isn't it? Our ordinary becomes extraordinary. And for Shelby Nichols, her simple errand ends up involving her with a mob boss and hitman. Readers will definitely… show more.

I’m stepping out a little with this one because I just have to include Ramos, the motorbike-riding hitman, in my list of hot, tortured heroes. Why he’s an outlier in this list is because he’s actually not the hero but a secondary character. Soccer mom turned mind-reading PI, Shelby Nichols, is a squeaky-clean heroine with a loving lawyer for a hubby and two teenage kids. But sparks are always flying whenever Ramos is helping Shelby get out of trouble, and she gets in a lot of trouble as she solves her mysteries. It’s clear that Ramos, who is every woman’s… show more.