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Happy Thursday! I'm writing this 50 minutes before it goes live. My sister, Linda, and I drove in from Toronto in pouring rain on Wednesday. The rain started when we crossed the border. What should have been a seven hour drive was nine hours because of the torrential...
On the Way Home
If everything went well, and it should have, my sister, Linda, and I are on our way back from Toronto today. It's about a seven hour drive, without stops, so it's an all-day trip. I'll catch up with all of you tomorrow for "Thursdays with Lesa".
An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Dianne Freeman takes her sleuthing couple, Frances Wynn, once the Countess of Harleigh, and now Mrs. George Hazelton, and her husband, George, to Paris in this atmospheric mystery set in 1900 during Paris' World Exposition. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder...
Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James
All of the familiar, beloved characters in Miranda James' cozy series return in Requiem for a Mouse. Charlie Harris, archivist and librarian, is back with his Maine Coon Cat, Diesel, along with all the members of his household and extended family. Although Charlie...
Connie Berry’s Release Party
Connie Berry, author of the Kate Hamilton mysteries, had a release party for her fifth one, A Collection of Lies. Held at Fortin Ironworks, The Book Loft in German Village in Columbus sold the books. Andrew Welsh-Huggins, author of the Andy Hayes mysteries, as well as...
I Sleep Around by Sue Ann Jaffarian
I've followed Sue Ann Jaffarian's adventures on Facebook for several years now, from about the time she retired and hit the road in her van, Novella. So, of course I was eager to read her nonfiction account, I Sleep Around: The Humorous Memoir of a Nomadic Writer. I...