“Carmine Valentine’s ‘One Step Over the Mistletoe Line’ comes around the final turn with a nail-biting window-steamer that lunges gloriously over the finish line.”

“Valentine writes with a mix of tongue in cheek humor and suspense, enough to almost consider this a cozy mystery as the loose ends are gathered and tied up in the book's satisfying conclusion.”

“Ms. Valentine has a way of making the tiny hairs on one’s nape stand on end because of the way she effectively describes the setting …”