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Winners & A Bookish Giveaway

This week, the books from the last contest are going west. Autumn T. from Portland, OR won Her Dark Lies. Renee G. from Valleyford, WA will receive Gathering Dark. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I"m giving away mysteries set in the book world....

What Are You Reading?

90s and humid this week, so I'm tucked up at home reading in the evenings. I have a few books to read yet on deadline, so I'm reading something really light and fluffy. What about you? What are you reading this week? And, how are you doing? I have two covers to show...

Joyce Yarrow, Guest Author

2020 and 2021 have been horrendous years for creatives - authors, musicians, actors. I can't help the last two groups, but I offered authors the opportunity to write a post for Lesa's Book Critiques. I hope you'll join me in welcoming them to the blog when they write...

Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay

I remember when Jenn McKinlay said her first couple attempts at writing romances didn't go well. She switched to mysteries because she continually killed off people in her romances. She's proven she can write sparkling contemporary romances, as shown in her latest,...

Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron

Does anyone do community, family and friends any better than Ellen Byron does in her Cajun Country series? February and Valentine's Day normally mean love and special dinners in Pelican, Louisiana, but a new restaurant in town leads to murder in Byron's Cajun Kiss of...

Have You Heard? William Kent Krueger’s Northwest Angle

William Kent Krueger's Northwest Angle is the eleventh book in his Cork O'Connor series. Thanks to Sandie Herron for stepping in with a review of the audiobook for Have You Heard? Northwest AngleWritten by William Kent KruegerNarrated by Buck SchirnerSeries: Cork...