My Thoughts

I recently finished the first book in the California Bookshop Mystery series, Murder by the Seashore. The narrative and its characters held my attention throughout. The author’s writing style made for an easy-to-read but entertaining book. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good cozy mystery.

Thank you to Lori at Great Escapes Book Tours and the author for allowing me to read and review this book.

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Series Name: The Order
Book Number in Series: Book 2
Release Date: May 28, 2026

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Dark academia 🕯️
Secret society 🕳️
Enemies to lovers ⚔️
Morally black MMC 🗡️
Obsessive FMC 🕷️
Predator vs predator 🐆⚔️
Slow burn 🔥
Cat and mouse 🐈‍⬛\
Touch-averse hero 🧊
Forced proximity 🌲
“You don’t belong here” 🎓
“Run.” / “Make me.” 🏃‍♀️💀

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Book Number in Series: Book 2
Release Date: May 28, 2026

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𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦
Dark academia 🕯️
Secret society 🕳️
Enemies to lovers ⚔️
Morally black MMC 🗡️
Obsessive FMC 🕷️
Predator vs predator 🐆⚔️
Slow burn 🔥
Cat and mouse 🐈‍⬛\
Touch-averse hero 🧊
Forced proximity 🌲
“You don’t belong here” 🎓
“Run.” / “Make me.” 🏃‍♀️💀

𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗥𝗕
At Ashford University, power doesn’t belong to professors.
It belongs to the students.
The ones with the right names.
The right connections.
The ones who decide what happens behind closed doors.
Becky Dawson doesn’t belong there.
She’s not rich. Not connected. Not invited.
But she knows something’s not right.
And every answer leads back to one man.
Carrson Ashford.
Cold. Controlled. Untouchable.
They say he’s dangerous. They don’t know the half of it.
Now Becky’s on the hunt.
Studying him, following him, learning patterns he thinks no one sees.
Because Carrson isn’t just a man.
He’s a door.
The heir to a world built on power, ambition… and survival.
But Becky isn’t the only predator here.
Carrson notices. Pushes to see if she’ll break.
When he presses a blade to her throat, she doesn’t run.
When he tells her to stay away, she steps closer.
When he tells her to run,
she waits to see if he’ll chase.
That’s a problem.
Because Becky Dawson?
She’s not supposed to be part of his world.
But now that she is,
He can’t decide
if he wants to destroy her…
or never let her go.

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