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Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer

Georgette Heyer is recognized as "The" author of Regency Romances. Her Regencies are considered the model of all other ones. When Heyer's official biographer, Jennifer Kloester, discovered three short stories that had not been republished since they originally...

Rattlesnake Hill by Leslie Wheeler

After reading Leslie Wheeler's Rattlesnake Hill, you might not think of the Berkshires in Massachusetts in quite the same way. If you think of Tanglewood and vacations and fall foliage, you might not think of the dark side of the hilltowns. That's the atmosphere...

Winners & A First in a Series Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Mark B. from Santa Clarita, CA won the copy of Another One Bites the Crust. Ginger Snapped is going to Kathleen F. from Blue Springs, MO. The books went out in the mail on Wednesday. This week, I'm offering two...

What Are You Reading?

I'm actually on my way to Columbus, Ohio, today to meet up with my sister. Then tomorrow, we're flying to Washington, D.C. We're going to see a play in Columbus tonight, "Daddy-Long-Legs", and in D.C. we're going to see "Chess" at the Kennedy Center. So, I'm really...

A Tribute to Bill Crider

Everyone expects flowers and lightness on Valentine's Day. But, this is a love letter, of sorts. Bill Crider died on Monday, February 12, 2018. People know or will remember Bill for so many reasons, but I think he'll be remembered the most for his kindness. When...

Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy

Last year, D.M. Quincy's first Atlas Catesby mystery, Murder in Mayfair, was one of my top picks of the year. The second book in the series, Murder in Bloomsbury, has done nothing to disabuse me of the idea that Quincy is a talented author who tells wonderful...