Reviews + Articles

You May Kiss the Bride by Lisa Berne

Beginning with Covid-19, I needed a break, so I've been reading historical romances set in England. I stumbled across Lisa Berne's debut romance from 2017, the first in her Penhallow Dynasty series. You May Kiss the Bride, unfortunately, will be the last...

A Beachside Giveaway

Well, we'll try again. Look at the covers of these books. Does anything say beach more than these two books? A Call for Kelp is the fourth book in Bree Baker's Seaside Cafe mystery series. There's no reason you can't read this if you haven't read the earlier ones,...

What Are You Reading?

Thursday! Are you ready to talk about what you've been reading this week? I'd love to know. I want to talk about two books. Akashic Books does a series of anthologies that are noir, dark and gritty crime stories, set in various cities around the world. And, they...

The Clutter Corpse by Simon Brett

Simon Brett, author of the Fathering and Charles Paris mysteries, launches a new series of decluttering mysteries with The Clutter Corpse. Ellen Curtis owns a decluttering business in southern England. SpaceWoman helps people declutter their homes, and most of...

Barbara Nickless, Guest Author

On Barbara Nickless' website, https://www.barbaranickless.com/, it says she was a technical writer, instructional designer, raptor rehabilitator, astronomy instructor, sword fighter and piano teacher before turning seriously to writing. She's the author of...

July Treasures in My Closet

July! Hard to believe I'm talking about July book releases. This year, when we ask where does the time go, we all know what happened to it. My internal calendar is so off this year. Anyways, it's time to talk about July releases. Hopefully, with libraries starting...