Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay

August 10, 2021

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...

Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron

August 09, 2021

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...

Have You Heard? William Kent Krueger’s Northwest Angle

August 08, 2021

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...

Dust to Dust by Audrey Keown

August 07, 2021

Ivy Nichols, first introduced in Audrey Keown’s Murder at Hotel 1911, returns in the latest mystery set at the period-themed hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dust to Dust finds another hotel guest murdered, another employee accused, and Ivy looking for answers...

What Are You Reading?

August 05, 2021

We’ve had gorgeous weather here this week, low 60s to low 80s. I wish it would continue, but it is August. And, I’m having a great week at work. For three days, I’ve been spending my afternoons at a virtual conference. It’s a good one, one that...

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

August 04, 2021

“Books aren’t always an escape; sometimes books teach us things. They show us the world; they don’t hide it.” Sara Nisha Adams’ debut novel, The Reading List shows us loneliness and grief and community and family and love. Although there...