Reviews + Articles
January Treasures in My Closet
There are a lot more January book releases than December ones. Are you ready to kick off 2021 with a variety of selections? Let’s check them out. Melanie Benjamin’s novel covers an event most of you have probably never heard of, The Children’s Blizzard of 1888. So...
Death at a Country Mansion by Louise R. Innes
I love a mystery series debut. Death at a Country Mansion by Louise R. Innes introduces a socially savvy, intelligent amateur sleuth in Daisy Thorne. As the hair stylist/owner of Ooh La La hair salon in Edgemead, England, she knows all the villagers, and has the...
Finished Off in Fondant by Rosemarie Ross
Honestly? I didn't even remember I had read the first in the Courtney Archer series, Cobblered to Death, until I started this book. Finished Off in Fondant picks up the amateur sleuth's storyline with her concerns about her deception and her confusion about the men...
Murder at Veronica’s Diner by J.D. Griffo
If you're a fan of Janet Evanovich's Grandma Mazur, imagine her times four. The Ferrara family, Italian Americans in New Jersey are "direct, loud, demanding, impatient, and tactless." The four women love each other, but they yell their love as much as their anger....
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Olivia Dade’s debut romantic comedy, Spoiler Alert, is based in the world of fanfiction. Although it was sometimes difficult to understand some of the fanfiction, the two main characters and the story itself were delightful. For seven years, Marcus Caster-Rupp has...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! If you have all five the subjects in the picture above, you have extra reasons to be thankful this year. I know I do. Despite 2020 and the travel I missed, I consider myself fortunate. I still have my health. I hope none of us...