Thirty-One and a Half Regrets (Rose Gardner Mystery, Book 4)

I loved this book. I am a huge fan of Denise's writing. I first began reading her Rose Gardner series. I fell in love. I am a Rose hog. I love everything about Rose. I finish the Rose books within two days. I love the series! There are so many surprises in this book! I laughed, I cried, I cheered Rose on! Do not worry I will not spoil it for you because I want you to read this book. One of my favorite parts of Denises' writing is the depth that she brings to each character. None of the main or supporting characters are left unattended. Each has their own background and storyline. I love learning more about each of the characters and watching them grow. The depth and realness of the characters pulls at your heartstrings. Denise's writing is so relatable. It is like you are reading about your bestfriend!

I have had the pleasure of reading everything written about Miss Rose Gardener. If you haven't yet been introduced, do yourself a favor and start at the beginning with the first book in the series. Anyone who's read any of the other books doesn't need a review - they're likely already reading this - and many of my fellow Rose lovers have finished it hours after it's release. My favorite thing about this book was the way in which the previous plots were revisited. Often with series, faithful readers are bored by rehashing old events (we KNOW, move on already), but this revisiting/explaining was cleverly executed. Now stop reading this and get started with Rose already!!!

I am never skeptical of starting a new book I absolutely love reading and I am usually pretty easy going when it comes to different books. I can almost always start a book and enjoy ever minute of it. Yes I do look at book covers sometimes when I'm searching for a new book to start but not always. This book cover looked perfect for me so I was very eager to start reading it. As soon as I read the first chapter I was completely hooked! And I mean hooked bad!! I didn't realize how addicted I was until after I finished the first book. I was completely consumed by this book afterwards!! I am an honest person not just saying this for rating purposes I actually do love this book!! I guarantee if you like these kind of books (romance, mystery, murder) you will fall in love with this series as I have!!! I am definitely a sucker for romance. And the romance alone in this story is so amazing. The mystery and murder is just an added bonus!! It has become an addiction for me. I think about this book while at work, while running erands, while eating meals, while cooking, before I go to bed, as soon as I wake up, the list just goes on and on! I have then gone on and purchased the next book in the series immediately after finishing one. If I could give this book a rating between 1 and 10 it would absolutely essential a 10 for sure! This book really does deserve a true 5 stars! I have started downloading other books by this author but I do not want to start them until I finish the series! You will not be disappointed with this book! You will find yourself clinging to it for more!!

This series gets better and better with each new book. I am a big fan of Denise and love her writing style; it feels like I am the one going through the craziness. In my opinion, when an author can make you feel the same emotions as her characters, they've done a amazing job. Denise also does a great job of revisiting what previously happened and having it all flow together nicely; this way if you were to pick up the series mid way you'd still understand what was going on. But let's be honest, if you did start this series halfway through you will want to eventually start from the beginning.As much, as my heart aches to have Rose with Joe again, I understand and don't blame her for not going back to him. Her relationship with Mason is just adorable and they could not be more perfect for each other. I have to admit, at first I wasn't all for this relationship, but Mason grew on me. There are times, where I wish Rose would still give Joe a chance but that is just me. A love sap for first loves.

Thirty-One and a Half Regrets is another great book in the Rose Gardner Mysteries. In this book, we get to see how Rose is recovering from her previous relationship and what trouble follows her in this book.Rose and Violet's business is flourishing but their relationship is becoming more strained. Violet is becoming less likable and comes off as very selfish and cruel to Rose. I am glad that Rose is standing up to Violet and I hope she continues to be strong with the people in her life that try to control her.Rose is working on getting over Joe and moving forward with her life. Mason is playing an even bigger role in her life and things are heating up between them. Joe, on the other hand, is running for political office and is miserable with his life. Hilary is back in his life and she is also a very unpleasant person.On the mystery side of the story, Daniel Crocker has escaped and is after Rose. He will stop at nothing to get to her and possibly has help from a person or people that work in law enforcement. In this book, we see Mason and Rose on the run from Daniel and unsure of who they can and cannot trust. This was another exciting book by Denise and I cannot wait to read the next one!

Ok, here goes.I am now on Team Mason. Admittedly I could see this coming. Ever since he was first introduced as a character in book 2 there were sparks between him and Rose but Joe was in the picture. He grew on me by respecting that Rose already had a boyfriend and was in love with Joe and I respected him for that. Now that Joe has broken up with Rose and has turned into a bit of a tool, I can happily cheer for Mason in a way I didn't think I would be able to.Violet is now on my list of most despised characters. I drew the similarities between her and her mother before Rose came to the same conclusion and I only wish Rose would be able to cut her out of her life for good. Although Violet claims she has Rose's best interests at heart (and unfortunately I think she believes this), no one including Rose needs that kind of poisonous relationship in their lives.It became increasingly easy to dislike Joe in this book after only feeling pity for him in the previous book. However I have a feeling we wont be seeing the last of him and that he will find some way to return in the next novel.I only wish the release for the next story wasn't so far away.

Although I bought the first book a while ago I only recently read it. I loved the book so much that I bought the other twelve books in the series and I have read them all within in 2 weeks, I couldn't wait to find out what happened next, the humour is brilliant, to the point you laugh out loud and everyone looks at you, but the heartache is just as emotional. Never mind the love stories, friendships and not forgetting the mysteries that get solved

Book number four and another 5 stars. Like the other books, it's a great read and leaves you wanting more. It's great to see the characters develop and how Rose has matured along the way. Great writing from Denise as yet again I found myself saying "just one more chapter and then I'll go to sleep" but of course it was never just one more lol.

With Daniel Crocker escaped from prison Rose and those close to her are in jeopardy but to make matters worse and even more precarious there's a leak feeding information straight to Crocker, but will Rose and Mason survive to figure out who's the culprit?Another exciting episode in the Rose Gardner series sees Rose up against all odds but add in an unexpected confrontation with Joe and her personal life is still as tantalising as her penchant to get into trouble.This fourth book in the the Rose Gardener series sees Rose continuing to grow and develop as a charming southern character, who is impossible to stop reading.

I'm lucky I had 4 books to work with, but I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for June 2014 for the next addition to this wonderful series. It's such a lovely tale, and I feel so close to all the characters. I have really enjoyed this series so far, and this was no exception. I don't know how Swank does it, but all of her story lines are so different and unique that even I, who read everything and can normally tell you the ending from the first page, sometimes find it difficult to tell what's going to happen next. It was nice to see Rose develop a little more, apart from Joe, and I'm excited to see what happens next.

Bought this for my Mum having read it myself in e-version. My Mum loves the stories and just cannot get enough. That's two of us hooked now!

Thirty-one and a half regrets was harder to put down than the others. The usual characters feature that make Rose 's life more difficult like miss Mildred and her sister violet, would love to see if Muffey is as I picture her and would love a friend like Neely Kate! I love Joe but hoped Mason would feature more in Rose 's life and kept my fingers crossed for Bruce Wayne going straight. Will Rose 's life ever not be full of murders, kidnappers or Henryetters police? I doubt it but makes this series a fab read!!Cannot wait for the next book in June!!

I love choc lit and romance books but they can get a bit samey. This falls in those categories with and added kick of crime and mystery too without being to intense and gory and you haven't guessed who the bad guy is in two chapters. Loved it that much bought the rest of the books currently available in the series and read the lot in just a couple of weeks. Would highly recommend this series, cant wait for the next installment

This series just keeps getting better and better. I loved the introduction of Mason in the last couple of books and I was delighted to find more of him in this one. I found myself really liking Rose, she has really grown into herself and is no longer the doormat of before. The storylines are really very good and it kept me totally hooked, I was just reading and reading... I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I won't say too much but thanks to the ending, I just can't wait until the next one!

Bought the first Rose Gardner book despite knowing nothing about the author, but I'm so glad I did! Has quickly become one of my favourite series of books. Rose is extremely likeable and relatable (psychic abilities aside). Is similar to The Sookie Stackhouse books, but I far prefer Rose to Sookie. The writing may not be very 'high brow', but the author is fantastic at character development and setting the scene, so it doesn't matter! Definitely recommend.

I love how this story is developing. Gutsy character, full of charm, wit, love, misunderstandings and thrilling danger at every page. I don't want these books to ever stop.Crappy doodles Rose, I hope you get to stay with Mason

So, the Rose Gardner books all follow a similar pattern, but they are such a good read! Not too heavy, but a gripping storyline nonetheless. I’m glad I’ve still got several to read!

Couldn't put it down! Heart stopping, heart pounding and heart breaking. The author gets you right into the characters and storyline. Her descriptive writing brings the book alive and enthralling. I don't know about Team Joe anymore (although I really want it to be him) <3! I have read the whole series and now have to wait (very impatiently) until June, where I really hope that it is the final one as my heart really cannot take anymore!

What a cliff hanger to leave us on! i cant wait for the next part of this series i have been caught up in this story so much. i love how rose's life is the centre of everything with her visions.It was a shame to see her brokenhearted from Joe but it was lovely to see how see moved on with Mason. (The hint of the cliff hanger) i cant wait to find out whats going to happen now Joe has moved into his old home and she is moving away!

Once again we are taken on a mad rollercoaster ride in the Henryetta theme park of Rose Gardner's life. One thing I find is, it's never boring in this area of the U S. Totally enjoyable read again and am looking forward to climbing aboard this ride for the next episode.