New York City Trip 2019

June 12, 2019

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know I love New York City and Broadway, and try to go once or twice a year if I can. I also try to go at the end of May so I can see a play or two before the Tony Awards. This year, I went with my friend,...

Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank

June 11, 2019

This must be my South Carolina week. First, Patti Callahan Henry’s The Favorite Daughter, and then Dorothea Benton Frank’s Queen Bee about a woman who doesn’t feel as if she’s a favorite at all. The two books couldn’t be any more...

The Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry

June 10, 2019

If you start Patti Callahan Henry’s latest novel, The Favorite Daughter, and it feels as if it’s just another runaway bride story, hang in there. While the first sixty pages may seem familiar, the rest of the book will break your heart. It’s a story...

Author Interview – Leslie Budewitz

June 09, 2019

Leslie Budewitz and I share something in common, besides our love of mysteries. When I asked her about her childhood reading, she mentioned the Happy Hollisters. That series marked my first foray into mysteries. I was eager to read what else the former President of...

Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz

June 08, 2019

It’s been three years since the last Spice Shop mystery by Leslie Budewitz, so it might take a little while to feel caught up with her protagonist, Pepper Reece. Fortunately, her series was picked up by a new publisher, Seventh Street Books. Readers can find the...