Here it is already the end of another month. Where does the time go? I have been busy as usual reading some wonderful books for the month of September of 2024. Here are the 7 books I read and reviewed for September. I might have read even more if I didn’t have a few WIP. But I always seemed to have a WIP! That fact never stops me! I hope you enjoy reading these reviews.

I love sharing my eclectic reads in this Jemsbooks Segment, Books Read in the Month. I hope you will get a chance to look over these books soon. Thank you for your kind support of my work and that of my fellow authors.

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When I wrote these reviews I rated them on Amazon, Goodreads and sometimes Barnes & Noble. I did not include the ratings here though. It is best to share my thoughts with you about how I felt about the book without the rating. Ratings can be deceiving at times.

We all feel differently about books. Sometimes we love them, sometimes we like them and still other times we may dislike a book. Some other books are so memorable they take our breaths away! While still others are sweet, sensitive, and enjoyable reads that we soon will forget. But all these books I have reviewed were lovely reads as you can see from my reviews. I hope you enjoy my reviews and that they will help you to decide what will be your next read.

Demon Copperhead is a story of the resilience and determination of a young boy to find himself and someone who will love him. The main protagonist, Damon or better known as Demon had a difficult life growing up with a single dysfunctional mother in a trailer and then farmed off to DSS and multiple homes once he was an orphan after his mother died.

This was a tough book to read with all the heartbreak that this young boy had to suffer. It delves in each nuisance of Demon’s day-to-day life told through his voice. It was reminiscent of David Copperfield which was the author’s inspiration.

It is quite disheartening to hear in detail all that Demon had to suffer trying to stay alive and not become influenced by those evil forces around him who tried to turn him. He moves from family to family trying to fit in, find his place in the world and at the same time needing to be loved and wanted for the first time in his life.

This was a long story that I thought would have no ending but it finally came to a satisfactory conclusion.

The Color of Destiny is a heart wrenching and heartwarming story at the same time of a woman who has suffered from multiple losses of loved ones in her life. This is a story that will touch you deeply and have you cheering for a positive thing to happen to her.

The author has created a memorable and emotional story full of love, loss, heartache and hope for a better future. Kate Worthington aka Elizabeth, the main protagonist, must try to move on with her life and her high school love after losing loved ones in a shocking accident.

Her life is one tragedy after another but when she meets a man she feels her heart opening to a new life. Is it destiny? Is there hope for a future? Can Kate ever forget about her losses and begin anew?

This was an unforgettable and emotional roller coaster of a story that I can see being made into a movie. I have read two of this series and look forward to more from this creative author who writes from her heart and brings her characters to life.

Dark State, Jason Trapp Thrillers Book 1 is a tense, non-stop action thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat. It was full of violence, threats against political figures and dangerous factions who stop at nothing to kill anyone who dares to get in their way.

Some of these scenes get a little too close to what is happening in our troubled world today. We could use a Jason Trapp to make things right!

I love the main protagonist, Trapp, who is a true patriot having served time saving others in his line of duty with the government. He lost his best friend unfortunately on one of these missions and has never gotten over this deep loss.

This is a blockbuster of a beginning for this action thriller that should be a major motion picture one day at the same level as Reacher. I loved this character for his determination to do the right thing in every situation while always avoiding injuring anyone unless necessary. He is fierce in his fight to protect his country and its leadership as he takes on each new mission either on his own or with the help of others. He somehow manages to stay undercover and does not want or need accolades or medals for reward. He does whatever needs to be done for his fellow man and country. What a memorable hero!

I look forward to the next book in this series. I highly recommend! Kudos to the talented author, Jack Slater!!

Instant Karma book 5 of the Hart’s Ridge series is another story created around the Hart family and their loves, losses, heartaches and other family issues. They have a lot of problems but as a family they work out together and are always supportive of one other in the toughest of times.

Taylor is the head of the family being the oldest daughter. She feels a need to take care of the rest of her siblings since they were young and continues even as they are now grown whether they have families of their own or not. She is a police officer who always protects those who need help and does all she can to right any wrongs she sees.

In this book Taylor watches over an elderly woman who has been harassed by a renter in her home. She also is having recurrent episodes of a past incident where she was attacked. She refuses to share her problem with anyone including the man she loves.

This is an emotional and heartfelt read as we learn more about each of the sisters and how they interact with one another and in their love relationships.

The Lost Letters of Aisling is full of mystery, romance, heartbreak and secrets. It is told in two timelines, one present and the other in Ireland during WWII when food was scarce and danger was always around the corner.

Part of the story is about a young woman, Rainey, who is close to her grandmother but doesn’t really know anything about her past. When her grandmother is failing she requests that Rainey take her back home to Dublin to find some letters she left there.

Once they arrive in Ireland, Rainey meets a handsome young man in the place they are staying who tugs at her heartstrings. He offers to help Rainey find her grandmother’s lost letters. As they continued the search they find themselves falling for one another.

The story continues with an unexpected outcome about the letters and those involved with Rainey’s grandmother when she was young. Rainey has time to contemplate whether her job back home is making her happy or causing her to be discontent.

This was enjoyable up until the ending which stopped abruptly leaving me with more questions about what happened next.

One Last Kill, book 10 in the Tracy Crosswhite series that is full of mystery, suspense and plenty of suspects. The author has created an enjoyable series.

I loved this character, Tracey Crosswhite, who takes on the toughest cases and doesn’t give up until she gets the perpetrators. There is a serial killer on the loose who begins a killing spree after taking from time off. Will Tracey catch him before more victims surface?

I enjoy all the books in this series and look forward to more stories with this tough, no-nonsense character.

Nobody Told Me is part of the Hart’s Ridge series which follows the lives, loves and family issues of the Gray sisters. The eldest sister, Taylor is a deputy who juggles her job along with trying to keep her family together while managing somehow to have a life of her own.

One sister, Lucy, has now returned home along with her son after some issues with two men in her life, one being the father of her child. She escapes to stay with Taylor until she can get her life back together for herself and her son. Trouble seems to be following Lucy no matter what she does and Taylor must come to her rescue once again.

There are so many problems in this book that keep the Gray sisters gathering together for support including their mother who is now working to get her life back after serving twenty years in prison for the death of her son in a fire. She was finally found innocent after many years. They all work together in a new business caring for dogs which keeps the family busy. The dogs prove to be man’s or woman’s best friend.

This is an enjoyable series with something always happening in the life of the Gray sisters.

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