Solomon’s Whisper by Sandra Bannan is the 5th novel in the Liv Bergen series. Grappling with the guilt of her family’s danger the previous Christmas, Liv is questioning her decision of joining the FBI. In an effort to get her to decide to stay, Steeter gives her a cold case to work: the kidnapping and murder of her ten-year-old niece Brianna. As she works deeper into the case, she discovers not only a string of murders, but a conspiracy that causes her to question everyone around her, and if revealed, will change everything. It has been well over a month since I finished this book, and I’m still floored. It’s really hard to be able to properly discuss this book without there being any spoilers, much like my interview yesterday. So if you haven’t read it yet & don’t want plot stuff spoiled, stop at the end of this paragraph. The plot is solid and the end is explosive. I really didn’t see it coming. If you haven’t read it yet, go get it. A lot happened in this book, and it’s ...
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Product Review – Rug Doctor Portable Spot Cleaner
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Rug Doctor. I received a product sample to help facilitate my review. All opinions are my own. A few days ago I was sent a Rug Doctor Portable Spot Cleaner to try out. The spot cleaner features a compact design that will sit on stairs & store easily. It has two times the suction power of other portable spot cleaners & it’s also the only one to have a motorized handheld brush. We get lots of stains on our carpet, many of which are caused by my daughter spilling things on the floor what she is playing. It’s a pain to drag out the full sized carpet cleaner all the time and scrubbing them by hand usually doesn’t do much. We hoped that the spot cleaner would be able to easily take care of the stains…both the new and old ones. First of all, the unit comes completely assembled in the box. All I had to do was pull it out of the box and plug it in. It has two handles: a small carry handle and a pull out ...
Product Review – Koolertron RGB Color Changing LED Light Kit
Two weeks ago, I was sent Koolertron RGB Color Changing Kit. It’s a 16 ½ foot flexible strip of LED lights that can change colors. The strip is self-adhesive, allowing it to be put almost anywhere, and it can be easily be trimmed to the length you require. It comes with a remote control, controller & power supply. We initially wanted to put them up under our carport, which we use as a patio area when it’s nice outside, but opted instead to fix it to the valance in our living room. To put them up, all you have to do is peel the paper backing off and stick it where you want it. There are marked section about every inch or so where you can safely cut the string to trim it to size. We had a little bit getting the adhesive to stick. A lot of heat comes through our windows, making the valance fairly warm during the day. Some sections of the string started drooping a little while after we put them up. I easily fixed it by using double sided adhesive squares. Once the string is up, ...
Book Review – Killer Within by Jeff Gunhus
Killer Within is the second adult fiction book by Jeff Gunhus. He has previously written a young adult trilogy. Arnie Millhouse seems like a normal guy. He’s a millionaire, has a teenage son, and seems like a typical guy. Yet behind the mask of normality he’s a ruthless serial killer no one knows about, not even his own son. When his name pops up during the murder investigation of a high end call girl, he quickly makes plans to disappear. And chance brings him the perfect victim for a final kill, the beautiful Allison McNeil. However, Allison knows about him and will do anything to get close to him, despite her own dark secret. You couldn’t have asked for a more different book from his previous, Night Chill, which was a supernatural horror. Killer Within is a mystery/suspense/thriller, and I was hooked from the very start. The book starts off with Arnie as a beaten down, insecure father you sympathize with, and within the space of a few pages he snaps. While being an innocent ...
Book Review – Prince Iggy and the Tower of Decisions by Aldo Fynn
Prince Iggy and the Tower of Decisions is the second book in the Prince Iggy series by Aldo Fynn. It’s aimed at 8 to 12 years olds. Since Iggy has escaped the Kingdom of Naysayer, he’s had several fun adventures while sailing toward the Rose Kingdom. However, after noticing a problem with the Rose Star, he and the crew blast off into space…leading to a most interesting development for Iggy. And that is only the start. Once arriving at the Rose Kingdom, he must go through the Tower of Decisions in order to take the throne back from Queen Victoria. If he doesn’t, he may never make it out of the tower alive. Much like the first book, it’s full of lots of great tongue-in-cheek humor. I absolutely loved the introduction to Queen Victoria’s character. She’s out of touch with the kingdom, reality, and her nose…which falls off her face due to the sheer number of plastic surgeries she’s had. Iggy also learns some important lessons as well. Not everyone is perfect, so you are going to mess up ...
Product Review – UV Sight Ultraviolet Blacklight
A few weeks ago, I was sent a UV Light. It’s a blacklight flashlight that you can use to find pet stains, ‘people stains’ in hotel rooms, or any other marks that you wouldn’t normally be able to see. The UV light is the size of a small flashlight and has a very bright beam. I tried it out in my kitchen first. I didn’t see much aside from the areas around the cupboard handles and where I hadn’t cleaned the stove up. There were several spots on the floor that showed up where there were old paint stains. It showed up red and freaked me out at first until I realized what they were. The big test came when were went on vacation. We rented a condo down in Port Aransas. We weren’t overlay impressed with the place because they misrepresented it a bit on the site. That first evening, I decided to run the UV light around in the kitchen. Unfortunately, it lit up like a Christmas tree…so I am assuming that the staff doesn’t really clean it up too good between renters. We scrubbed everything ...