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Book Review: A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny, A Chief Inspector Gamache novel

January 11, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes. Given to Armand Gamache as a gift the first day of his new job, the map eventually leads him […]

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Book Review: The Obsession by Nora Roberts

January 4, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

Naomi Bowes lost her innocence the night she followed her father into the woods. In freeing the girl trapped in the root cellar, Naomi revealed the horrible extent of her father’s crimes and made him infamous. No matter how close she gets to happiness, she can’t outrun the sins of Thomas David Bowes.  Now a […]

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Book Review: What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan

December 14, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. It’s an ordinary request on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, and Rachel has no reason to worry—until Ben vanishes.  Police are called, search parties go out, and Rachel, already insecure after her recent divorce, feels […]

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Book Review: The Roses of May by Dot Hutchison

November 16, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 1 Comment

But for the FBI agents, the impending thaw means one gruesome thing: a chilling guarantee that somewhere in the country, another young woman will turn up dead in a church with her throat slit and her body surrounded by flowers.  Priya Sravasti’s sister fell victim to the killer years ago. Now she and her mother […]

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Book Review: “The Butterfly Garden” by Dot Hutchison

November 2, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees … and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens. “The Butterfly […]

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Book Review: Ugly Young Thing by Jennifer Jaynes

October 19, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Sixteen-year-old Allie has already experienced a lifetime of horror, having lost her mother and serial killer brother to mental illness.  Returning to her childhood home in Louisiana, Allie ends up in foster care and is placed with Miss Bitty, an eccentric but kindly older woman who shows her a new direction and brighter future. But […]

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Book 1 of the Secrets of Redemption Series.

A fresh start. That was what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter.

But instead of a new beginning, Becca is thrust into a mysterious past she barely remembers. A past that includes the complications of interacting with her old teenage crush, Daniel, as well as living in her aunt’s old house.

A house with a violent past. A house the locals swear is haunted.

But there’s no such as ghosts. Right?

So what IS going on? Is the house actually haunted? Or is there something far more sinister out to destroy them?


2018 Paranormal Romance Guild’s Reviewers’ Choice Winner (First Place)
2018 Paranormal Romance Guild’s Reviewers’ Choice Winner for Book Series (Second Place)
“This book grabs your attention slowly and then ramps up the intensity until your spine tingles and you aren’t sure what to tell Becca – run or stay? Who can she trust?”
Paranormal Romance Guild

Michele Pariza Wacek carries the reader along on this journey, which has twists and turns to the very last page. Her characters become friends, some you want to spend more time with and some you come to despise. She casts a spell that will keep you enthralled. A can’t miss novel from a dynamic author. 5 stars! 

The International Review of Books

On the surface, Wacek employs all the devices of a standard haunted-house story full of ghosts and supernatural possessions. But her principal plot is also entangled with a mystery, family secrets, and a character study of a woman reconciling with her past that unveils before her eyes. Wacek’s ambitious story is made more complex with layers of subplots that subtly build up the overall suspense. … The different storylines working together make sense, since not all is fully resolved, and this is the first of a planned series of books. As you read, waiting to see what happens next, you may be surprised by how it ends.

The US Review of Books

Don’t miss Book 2 “This Happened to Jessica,”

Want a sneak peek? You can check out an excerpt right here or, if you’re looking for a little more meat,  grab a preview right here.

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