Winners & A Bookish Giveaway

August 13, 2021

This week, the books from the last contest are going west. Autumn T. from Portland, OR won Her Dark Lies. Renee G. from Valleyford, WA will receive Gathering Dark. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I”m giving away mysteries set in the book...

What Are You Reading?

August 12, 2021

90s and humid this week, so I’m tucked up at home reading in the evenings. I have a few books to read yet on deadline, so I’m reading something really light and fluffy. What about you? What are you reading this week? And, how are you doing? I have two...

Joyce Yarrow, Guest Author

August 11, 2021

2020 and 2021 have been horrendous years for creatives – authors, musicians, actors. I can’t help the last two groups, but I offered authors the opportunity to write a post for Lesa’s Book Critiques. I hope you’ll join me in welcoming them to...

Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay

August 10, 2021

I remember when Jenn McKinlay said her first couple attempts at writing romances didn’t go well. She switched to mysteries because she continually killed off people in her romances. She’s proven she can write sparkling contemporary romances, as shown in...

Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron

August 09, 2021

Does anyone do community, family and friends any better than Ellen Byron does in her Cajun Country series? February and Valentine’s Day normally mean love and special dinners in Pelican, Louisiana, but a new restaurant in town leads to murder in Byron’s...