Reviews + Articles
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 owner...
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 I'll...
What Are You Reading?
Today, I'm here to actually participate in What Are You Reading? I hope you have books to talk about this week. I"m reading Leslie Budewitz' fourth Spice Shop mystery, Chai Another Day. It's been three years since the last book in the series. Pepper Reece is the owner...