Thursday, February 19, 2026

Release Week Review: First Sign of Danger (Haven's Rock #4) by Kelley Armstrong

 


New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong continues the atmospheric Haven’s Rock series as Casey Duncan investigates a threat to their off-the-grid Yukon town.

Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter of life as parents to their six-month-old baby. Their family is hidden away in the sanctuary town of Haven’s Rock where they can live safe and private lives. But when they encounter hikers too close to the borders of Haven’s Rock, they realize they’re in danger of being exposed.

When they find one of the hikers dead the next day, they realize that their paranoia was justified, but they’re no closer to finding out who these people were and what they were doing in the vicinity of Haven’s Rock. Only by tracing the hikers’ movements, as well as examining the recent behavior of their closest neighbors, the workers of a secretive mining camp, will they be able to figure out where the threat is coming from and shut it down. Otherwise, the lives of everyone in Haven’s Rock--and their safe, secure new existence--are at risk.

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What I thought about First Sign of Danger

Quiet life in the Haven's Rock sanctuary is disrupted when two hikers get a little too close to the mining camp. The question is why were they so close to Haven's Rock and the mining camp? Are the residents of Haven's Rock in danger? Eric and Casey take their law enforcing roles seriously and they work to unravel the secrets behind both the hikers and the mining camp that has been a thorn in their side.

I love this world that the author has created. With each book in the series, new details are exposed and it's become easy to become invested in Eric and Casey as they keep the peace in their little sanctuary. They are both very likable characters, and the addition of their young daughter brings hope for the future of this community. What really attracts me to this series is the fact that we all need a Haven't Rock to go to at times, and this series is a great escape! Definitely recommended.  


Review: The Swamps by Seraphina Nova Glass

Some disappearances are tragedies. Others are warnings.

Macy and Ethan built their careers chasing the unknown, turning their YouTube channel, Ghost Patrol, into a viral sensation as they investigated the paranormal. But when they venture into the murky depths of the Louisiana bayou to investigate the disappearances of Emily Tremblay and Elizabeth Brockton alongside team members Tasha and Max, their latest case takes a lethal turn.

What begins as a routine hunt for answers quickly spirals into something far more sinister. Shadows move where they shouldn't. Secrets surface where none should exist. And when Macy stumbles upon a horrifying truth, she realizes they were never just hunting a story; they were lured here for a reason. As the swamp closes in and the line between hunter and hunted blurs, one thing becomes terrifyingly some secrets are better left buried.

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What I thought about The Swamps 

 In this novella / short story, a team of ghost hunters decide to take on the disappearance of two young women from the southern town. It's creepy from the start and stays that way until the very end. 

Things are bad from the start with a cabin on the swamp that is run by two very strange proprietors.  Even so, the group decides to interview suspects and search for the killer. Things move along quickly, which I liked, although there were some times when I wondered why Macy wasn't asking more questions.  I'm not going to say much more than that, except that I figured out the killer just moments before it is revealed in the story.  

If you are looking for a short story with a little "bite" you might like this one.


 

Release Week Review: First Sign of Danger (Haven's Rock #4) by Kelley Armstrong

  New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong continues the atmospheric Haven’s Rock series as Casey Duncan investigates a threat ...