Reviews + Articles

City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson

I love a good con novel. Although City of Fortune is Victoria Thompson's sixth Counterfeit Lady novel, you don't have to have read previous ones to catch up quickly with the characters. The plot itself stands alone. But, it's the three main characters, Elizabeth...

Steeped in Secrets by Lauren Elliott

Lauren Elliott, author of the Beyond the Page Bookstore Mysteries, launches a new series with Steeped in Secrets. It features a likable heroine, an appealing supportive cast, and paranormal elements, including one of the most interesting dogs I've come across...

Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday

If Jenny Holiday’s books, A Princess for Christmas, and its follow-ups, Duke, Actually, and So This is Christmas, remind you of the Christmas movies on a certain network, they’re supposed to. The author admits her editor said just add spice. And, she also...

What Are You Reading?

I hope everyone is doing okay this week - that tornadoes and volcanoes have avoided you. It's been a quiet week here, and I'll take that. We're supposed to have 50s through the weekend. That makes me happy because it means one more week without snow. This week,...

January Treasures in My Closet

Are you ready to talk about January book releases? I've been somewhat disappointed in some of the books of 2022, so I'm looking forward to 2023 releases. Although, I'll tell you right up front. There are a lot of dark books coming out in January, and I'm not a fan...

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

I'll be the first to admit I wasn't a fan of the last Gamache book, The Madness of Crowds. I won't say I breathed a sigh of relief when I read the eighteenth book, Louise Penny's A World of Curiosities. A reader can't breathe a sigh of relief until the last page...