Lesa's Book Critiques
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Once Upon a Christmas Spell by Nora Roberts
If you're a fan of Nora Roberts' romances, you need to know the two stories in this book are not new, although Once Upon a Christmas Spell was just released. "All I Want for Christmas" was first published in 1994. "Charmed" is part of the Donovan Legacy, books about...
Chantelle Aimee Osman, Rest in Peace
Rest in peace my friend. Most people who are regulars here will never have heard of Chantelle Aimee Osman. She was an editor, an author, and one of my best friends in Phoenix after my husband died in 2010. I have so many stories I could tell about this amazing woman....
What Are You Reading?
It's been a slow week. I had time to read a couple books by favorite authors, John Scalzi and Craig Johnson. And, I stayed up until 2:15 AM on election night watching the returns. I do that for all the Presidential elections. That may have been a first time for the...
The Devilish Duke’s Rejected Wife by Eloisa James
Eloisa James, one of my favorite romance writers, just released a new series of four interconnected novellas. The Devilish Duke's Rejected Wife is the first historical one. As expected from James, it has humor, romance, a strong woman, and it's a little bawdy. The...
Have Courage: Longmire Stories by Craig Johnson
If you receive Craig Johnson's newsletter through his website, https://craigallenjohnson.com/, you may have already read most of the short stories in Have Courage: Longmire Stories. But, you haven't read "Angel Shot with a Twist", previously unpublished. And, you...
Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi
How could I resist a novel called Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi, my favorite science fiction author? He had my heart in my throat in his opening, but I should have had faith in him. As you can see on the cover, it says, "People change." So do rabbits, cats, dogs,...
