Review: Drama Detective

Synopsis:

Theater professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing a Sherlock Holmes musical in a professional summer stock production at Treemeadow College, co-starring his husband and theatre professor colleague Noah Oliver as Dr. John Watson. When cast members begin toppling over like hammy actors at a curtain call, Nicky dons Holmes’ persona on stage and off. Once again Nicky and Noah will need to use their drama skills to figure out who is lowering the street lamps on the actors before the handsome couple get half-baked on Baker Street. You will be applauding and shouting Bravo for Joe Cosentino’s fast-paced, side-splittingly funny, edge-of-your-seat entertaining fifth novel in this delightful series. Curtain up, the game is afoot! 

Rating: 5-stars

Review:

Once again, Joe Cosentino has successfully completed another mystery novel. His series, Nicky and Noah Mysteries, features a gay couple. Nicky and Noah both work in their college department’s for theater. There’s never a day these two aren’t performing or solving a mystery. Murder, mayhem, disaster, risks,and humor are found on every page. I love the variety of tasks that this brilliant writer has created for each one of his books. 

In Drama Detective, the fifth novel, I got to follow along as both protagonists put on a favorite play of mine…Sherlock Holmes. Unlike the previous versions of the famous fictional detective, this one shows a gay quality. It was quite interesting and fun to follow. Nicky directs the big plays while his husband, Noah assists him. This gay couple has been my favorite since they were first introduced to me. Nicky is bolder than his husband Noah. Noah is a bit more shy compared to his love. Their banters are engaging. Here, Nicky and Noah are under a lot of pressure as always. A budget for a popular play, directing the play, and acting in the play requires a lot of energy. Especially, when bodies are popping up…both characters will have to race once more to find the murderer before it’s too late. The other cast of characters like Nicky and Noah’s friends and their adopted son, make this a new favorite. 

Drama Detective, like the previous tales before it, deeply satisfies the the reader. An engaging plot line that sucks me into the story, is one worth reading. I laughed a lot through the book. The fun grew more intense as the action took over…death, love, and craziness everywhere. Joe Cosentino is one of my favorite writers. His characters pull me into their lives. I can feel, see, and hear everything as if I were in their shoes. If you enjoy drama, theater, and mystery ten this is a must read. Beware, it does feature the gay genre heavily and some unconventional ways but it’s so good, you’ll be begging for more.

Review: That Girl from Summer Hill

 

Synopsis:

Enter Elizabeth Bennet. Chef Casey Reddick has had it up to here with men. When she arrives in the charming town of Summer Hill, Virginia, she leaves behind a demanding boss at a famous D.C. restaurant and a breakup with a boyfriend jealous of her success. Some peace and quiet on the picturesque Tattwell plantation is just what she needs to start fresh. But the tranquility is broken one misty morning when she sees a gorgeous naked man on the porch of her cottage.
 
Enter Mr. Darcy. What Tate Landers, Hollywood heartthrob, and owner of Tattwell, doesn’t need on a bittersweet trip to his ancestral home is a woman spying on him from his guest cottage. Mistaking Casey for a reporter, Tate tries to run her out of her own house. His anger, which looks so good on the screen, makes a very bad first impression on Casey. Hollywood he may be, but he’s no sweetheart to Casey—and she lets him know it!
 
The plot thickens. Sparks fly—literally—when Casey is recruited to play Elizabeth Bennet opposite Tate’s Mr. Darcy in a stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Just brushing past Tate makes Casey’s whole body hum. As they spar on and off stage, Casey begins to think she’s been too quick to judge. Tate is more down-to-earth than Casey expected, and she finds herself melting under his smoldering gaze. But then Tate’s handsome ex-brother-in-law, Devlin Haines, who is playing Wickham, tells Casey some horrifying stories about Tate. She is upset and confused as she tries to figure out who and what to believe. As she finds herself falling for Tate, Casey needs to know: Is the intense, undeniable chemistry between them real, or is this just a performance that ends when the curtain falls?

Rating: 5 stars

Review:

The Girl from Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux has just become my new favorite. Her characters spark an interest that is hard to ignore. The heated debates, the sexual tension, and the role of the characters creates an irresistible read. I found my myself intrigued from the beginning until the end. The Girl from Summer Hill is indeed very much like my favorite classic, Pride and Prejudice. Jude Deveraux’s writing is intense, dramatic, and romantic. I loved reading this story of hers as well as meeting these new characters.  I laughed, cried, and fell in love immediately.

Inside this brilliant tale, readers like myself get to meet a bold man who happens to be a very popular among the women and is a top movie star. Next, there’s a young woman who is a great cook, sweet, and finds the aka male movie star soaping his nude form out in the rain by her front door…she thought she was dreaming…they fight over it and she ends up hating him…only now that she sees him all the time and both playing leading parts in Pride and Prejudice…love may just be in the air. Then there are those electric sparks they both feel around another…maybe the Mr. Darcey and Elizabeth Bennet will find their happy ending in both the play and in real life. The Girl from Summer Hill is full of humor, wit, and romance. I can’t get enough of this juicy read and the plot that hooked me in all the way. Jude Deveraux is definitely a talented writer who brought out my favorite story and turned it into another amazing tale. I absolutely loved this novel, and I highly recommend it to readers worldwide.