Reviews + Articles
New York City Trip 2019
If you've followed this blog for any length of time, you know I love New York City and Broadway, and try to go once or twice a year if I can. I also try to go at the end of May so I can see a play or two before the Tony Awards. This year, I went with my friend,...
Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank
This must be my South Carolina week. First, Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter, and then Dorothea Benton Frank's Queen Bee about a woman who doesn't feel as if she's a favorite at all. The two books couldn't be any more different, yet they both have...
The Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry
If you start Patti Callahan Henry's latest novel, The Favorite Daughter, and it feels as if it's just another runaway bride story, hang in there. While the first sixty pages may seem familiar, the rest of the book will break your heart. It's a story about family,...
Author Interview – Leslie Budewitz
Leslie Budewitz and I share something in common, besides our love of mysteries. When I asked her about her childhood reading, she mentioned the Happy Hollisters. That series marked my first foray into mysteries. I was eager to read what else the former President of...
Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz
It's been three years since the last Spice Shop mystery by Leslie Budewitz, so it might take a little while to feel caught up with her protagonist, Pepper Reece. Fortunately, her series was picked up by a new publisher, Seventh Street Books. Readers can find the...
Winners & No Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Katherine H. from Rhinelander, WI won The Alchemist's Illusion. The Loch Ness Papers will go to Marla B. from Las Vegas, NV. The books are going out in the mail today. I'm not kicking off a contest today because...