Last Chance to Run

A cheesy romance novel. The plot is suspenseful - not great, but keep you interested. Amazon describes the plot as, "To an undercover agent, Angel is a Person of Interest. Zane's interested. 

Escaping the compound of a deadly international felon--with a fortune in rare, stolen coins hidden on her body--elite athlete Angel Farentino has to make the most important run of her life. Literally. With her father in prison, where he belongs, and a prior undeserved conviction hanging over her head, she has nowhere to turn and no one to trust. Definitely not law enforcement who railroaded her through a judicial nightmare. One step ahead of lethal men and dogs on her trail, she runs into the arms of a dark stranger willing to help her if she’d let him. But that would only get the sexy pilot killed. 
Between figuring out who’s sabotaging his undercover work for the DEA and trying to save his baby sister from herself, Zane Jackson has enough on his plate. The last thing he needs is to get entangled with a woman who’s treading on the wrong side of the law. But when the long-legged distraction races into the middle of his operation and stows away on his plane, a primal need to protect forces Zane to risk everything, starting with his heart. "

It was at one time a free Kindle read to get you hooked on the series. I'm not going to read the series. All in all, I say: READ IT - if you like a quick, romantic read.

The Fractured: Elena

This is a novella from the Blemished series. It takes a minor character from the first book in the series, Blemished, and shows us what happens to her. After she helps Mina, the main character, escape she decides to use her movie star good looks to win a beauty pageant in order to get away from Area 14 and into London. That's just the beginning of her journey. The books gives the reader a better look at the resistance, London, and whether or not Elena will join the resistance. All in all, I say: READ IT if you read the other two. If not, SKIP IT

The Vanished

Part 2 in the Blemished series.  When we left off the main character and her 2 friends were taken from area 14 to Scotland - a zone free from the GEM. While there Mini becomes what the Compound people call a Freak like 4 other kids. They use their powers to change the outcome of a battle between the free groups in Scotland. All in all, I say: SKIP IT - I have to see this series through now, but you don't have to. It's not as good as the first because aside from the main character everything is different. The point of the series changes - the plot take a tangent. But, if you are like me and you can't leave it in the air then READ IT

Z Nation

A SyFy original series that is filmed in Washington. Smith (Roll Bounce) and Scott (That Thing You Do!) are former national guard. They take on a mission from Perrineau (Oz) when he dies. The mission is to get Allen (who has been in three other zombie projects) to the CDC because he holds the key to the cure for Zombism. It's been three years into the zombie apocalypse already when the show begins. Qualls (Supernatural) is left behind by the military at an NSA station way up north. He uses communications to broadcast to anyone listening including the group that is trying to get the a CDC facility in California.  Hodgkinson (Grimm) plays Doc. Zang the actor that plays 10K - an excellent shooter is fmailiar but IMDb doesn't have anything listed for him, so if someone knows where I know him from let me know. Welch (twilight series) and Baranova (Russian actress that has done mainly video game voices) also star. All in all, I say: SEE IT - it's a good mix of horror, action, and comedy. There is even a ZombieNado.

Her Dakota Man

A free Kindle romance novel with one sex scene and a decent plot. A man and woman are separated by the lie of a friend they have in common. Years later they met up again and hash out whether they can repair their relationship. It's a quick and easy read. All in all, I say: READ IT if you like romance.

Longbourn

Jane Austin wrote about the "upstairs" lot in her novels. This book by Baker focuses on the lives those who are "downstairs". She specifically writes about the servants that work for Mr. Bennett in Pride & Prejudice. It has some very detailed historical information and follows the timeline of the Austin novel. All in all, I say: READ IT - it wasn't super fantastic, but it was interesting.

Cold Justice

A Crime Scene Investigator and a former Prosecutor help solve cold cases. In mostly small towns there simply is not access to certain things needed to solve circumstantial murders. In some cases the towns have had next to no murders ever and the local law enforcement has no experience or training on how to go about getting all the evidence they need to take to a DA so a DA could take the case to a grand jury. The two women bring experienced homicide detectives with them, so not only are the assisting they are also training the small town law enforcement officers. The show is well edited and the two women really lead the audience through the decisions that are made throughout the investigation. There was a case in Columbus, Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and one in Paulding County Ohio which is familiar to me. All in all, I say: SEE IT if you like true crime - it's done in a tasteful and interesting way as opposed to other shows I've tried. SKIP IT if you don't true crime.