The Bookshop at Water’s End by Patti Callahan Henry

July 12, 2017

Mimi, the bookseller at Title Wave, the bookstore in Watersend, South Carolina, welcomes readers to her bookstore, a place as magic as the river. The characters revolve around the bookstore, the beginning and end of the story, a place of secrets and answers in Patti...

Murder in Mayfair by D.M. Quincy

July 11, 2017

Fans of Georgette Heyer’s Regency romances or Charles Finch’s Charles Lenox mysteries will want to try D.M. Quincy’s debut historical mystery, Murder in Mayfair. The wit, clothing and setting brings Regency London to life in a mystery with satisfying...

If the Haunting Fits, Wear It by Rose Pressey

July 10, 2017

Rose Pressey’s latest Haunted Vintage Mystery, If the Haunting Fits, Wear It, is as frothy as the artwork on the cover. Put together vintage clothing and several ghosts, and the reader heads off for Kentucky Derby Week with Cookie Chanel, the amateur sleuth....

Murder at the Male Revue by Elizabeth Perona

July 09, 2017

I always seem to pick up a mystery series with the third book, but I always recommend readers start with the first one. The latest Bucket List mystery,Murder at the Male Revue, by Elizabeth Perona, is a fun book with a serious backstory. The septuagenarian members of...

Penhale Wood by Julia Thomas

July 08, 2017

Right up front, I’ll remind you that I usually don’t read “women and children in jeopardy” novels.This is going to sound strange and maybe a little cold, but I read and enjoyed Penhale Wood by Julia Thomas. It wasn’t about a child in...

Winners and a Giveaway with Humor

July 07, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. John B. from Grass Valley, CA will receive The Devil’s Triangle. Barbara T. of Moreno Valley, CA won Jill Orr’s The Good Byline. The books are going out in the mail today. One lucky winner will receive a...