Laura Jensen Walker, Guest Author

January 19, 2021

Today, I’d like to welcome Laura Jensen Walker, the first guest author of 2021. Laura Jensen Walker has loved mysteries ever since she read Trixie Belden in the fourth grade in her Danish-founded hometown of Racine, Wisconsin–America’s Kringle...

Tricky by Josh Stallings

January 18, 2021

Josh Stallings’ Tricky is one of my favorite books read for January. He puts an interesting twist on a police procedural, and forces Niels Madsen, his protagonist, to look at a criminal from a fresh viewpoint. Is a lifelong criminal able to change? The “bad guys”...

Ten Things I Hate about the Duke by Loretta Chase

January 17, 2021

I picked up Ten Things I Hate about the Duke by Loretta Chase because a review referred to The Taming of the Shrew. I didn’t really care that it was book two in A Difficult Dukes series. It really doesn’t matter. Although my understanding is that a couple...

Winners and Chilly giveaways

January 15, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Karen H. from Liberty Township, OH won Hot to Trot. Lisa W. from Akron, IN won Fortune and Glory. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away books with chilly atmospheres. Let’s...

What Are You Reading?

January 14, 2021

How are you this week? Have you been able to concentrate on a book? Maybe books are your favorite escape from all of the news. So, what are you reading? I’m having a hard time concentrating, so William Ottens’ Librarian Tales is just what I need....