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Favorite Gift Books
When I received all of these books yesterday, I joked on Facebook that they were all presents from Santa. Well, they weren't really from Santa. But, I do appreciate the books from publishers, authors, and agents. Over the years, I've received wonderful gifts from...
Winners and the last Christmas Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Joyce I. from Porter Ranch, CA won the personalized copy of Cleo Coyle's Dead to the Last Drop. And, I'll be sending a copy to Judy M. from Bradenton, FL. It's time for the last giveaway of Christmas mysteries....
Like Family by Paolo Giordano
If Paolo Giordano actually means his characters are Like Family, it's a sad little family in his latest novel. It's a novel that leaves readers with more questions than answers. The unnamed narrator and his wife, Nora, have been married ten years. For most of those...
Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger
Werewolves, and vampires, and Picklemen, oh, my! The opening I used in my review of Gail Carriger's third Finishing School novel,Waistcoats & Weaponry, still fits for the concluding book in her young adult steampunk series. Manners & Mutiny has all the...
What Are You Reading?
As much as I'd like to tell you about Manners & Mutiny, the concluding book in Gail Carriger's steampunk Finishing School series, I can't yet. Last night was spent baking Christmas cookies for the cookie exchange at work. So, I'll be finishing the book tonight....
Willow Brook Road by Sherryl Woods
There are some romance series I read, no matter how predictable they are. They're also emotionally satisfying. Sherryl Woods' Chesapeake Shores novels are perfect examples. It's obvious early on which couple will end up together. The reader knows they'll face...