Westering Women by Sandra Dallas

January 19, 2020

There’s a 1951 film, Westward the Women, that’s one of my all-time favorites. It’s the story of a wagon train of mail-order brides. Robert Taylor stars as the trail guide taking a group of women from Chicago to California. I’m not saying Sandra...

Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean

January 18, 2020

While reviewing the second book in Sarah MacLean’s Love By Numbers series, Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord, I’m also finishing the third in the trilogy. I love the overlap of characters, and the changes in relationships and characters in the...

Winners and a Favorite Giveaway

January 17, 2020

Well! The contest for three copies of Paige Shelton’s Thin Ice was a smashing success. I had the largest number of entries for one title that I’ve ever had. And, Paige is giving away one additional copy. If you didn’t win, don’t feel bad. I...

What Are You Reading? and Glen Davis’ Favorite Books of 2019

January 16, 2020

Unless the schedule is pushed off for some reason, we always talk about what we’re reading on Thursdays. This Thursday is no exception. However, we’ll also round out the lists of favorite books with Glen Davis’ selections. I always enjoy Glen’s...

Belated Anniversary

January 15, 2020

Better late than never. On January 6, 2005, I posted my first blog post on the site that would eventually become Lesa’s Book Critiques. Fifteen years ago, it was originally called “Nikki’s World” after our kitten who had been dumped at the...

Lefty Award Nominees

January 14, 2020

On Monday, January 13, Janet Rudolph’s Mystery Fanfare announced the Lefty Award Nominations for 2020. Congratulations to all of the nominees. Here are the nominations, as announced. LEFTY AWARD NOMINATIONS: Left Coast Crime 2020 Left Coast Crime 2020, “Murder’s...