If you are looking for a spooky-read, then you really need to check out the Cherry Creek Mysteries by C. C. Warrens. I loved book 1, Firefly Diaries, and book 2 Dragonfly Ashes continues the suspense-filled goodness. (I recommend that you don’t skip book 1.) The small town of Cherry Creek is the setting for a legendary serial killer and it seems like that the past has re-emerged. Author Noelle McKenzie is drawn into the mystery as a stalker shadows her and her adopted daughter. Or is it the Dragonfly come back for revenge? This novel is a puzzler as well as an edge-of-the-seat read. It sure kept me guessing while giving me definite chill bumps! Read this one with the lights on!
Recommended.
Audience: Adults.
(I borrowed the ebook from Kindle Unlimited. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
Flames cast an ominous orange glow against the night sky as a barn catches fire, consuming everything within: from the hay bales to the victim bound and left to die.
News of the murder sparks fear in the small community of Cherry Creek, and that fear only grows when the arsonist leaves a calling card belonging to a killer everyone believed was long dead.
The Dragonfly mysteriously disappeared from the local asylum decades ago, stepping out of existence and into legend. The story draws the attention of Noelle McKenzie, a local author, and she digs into details from the past while Captain Derek Dempsey searches for evidence in the present.
But there’s more going on than either of them suspect, and this threat doesn’t just come knocking; it kicks in the door with a wicked plan and a lit match. If they don’t stop the arsonist soon, there may not be anything left of Cherry Creek to save.
Jesus and laughter have brought C.C. Warrens through some very difficult times in life, and she weaves both into every story she writes, creating a world of breath-stealing intensity, laugh-out-loud humor, and a sparkle of hope. Writing has been a slowly blossoming dream inside her for most of her life until one day it spilled out onto the pages that would become her first published book.
If she’s not writing, she’s attempting to bake something—however catastrophic that might be—or she’s enjoying the beauty of the outdoors with her husband. One of the many things she’s learned since she started this journey is that the best way to write a book is to go on a long stroll with her husband. That is when the characters—from their backgrounds to the moments that make them laugh or bubble over with anger—come to life.
**Disclaimer from the author**
If you’re looking for a cozy mystery or romantic comedy with an ending wrapped up in a nice little bow, well . . . these books aren’t for you. My books are intended to reflect the real world—a world that is messy, terrifying, wonderful, and sprinkled with humor. My hope is that these books will touch someone who has been through something traumatic and remind them that even in our darkest moments, God is with us.
I loved this one too!