Winners and a European Giveaway

January 15, 2016

Congratulations to the winner of the Anne Cleeland giveaway. Susan R. from Nashville, TN won, and Cleeland will be sending her a personalized set of the Action/Doyle mysteries. Enjoy! I have two mysteries set in Europe to give away this week, one much darker than the...

What Are You Reading?

January 14, 2016

I have a pile of books that I’m sampling this week, but the one I’m carrying with me to work is Jayne Ann Krentz’ Secret Sisters. I used to read her books on a regular basis, but when I looked back at the blog, I must not have read one of her...

To Helvetica and Back by Paige Shelton

January 13, 2016

Paige Shelton, author of the Farmers’ Market Mysteries, as well as one of my favorite series, the Country Cooking School Mysteries, launches a new series with To Helvetica and Back. And, everything in this book lines up perfectly for success. Clare Henry...

Born in Shame by Nora Roberts

January 12, 2016

Nora Roberts wraps up her Irish Born trilogy, the stories of three sisters, with the mystical Born in Shame. Born in Fire was the story of Maggie Concannon, the oldest sister, a tempestuous glass artist. In Born in Ice, she tells the story of Brianna, the quiet sister...

The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake by Terry Shames

January 11, 2016

The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake marks the return of one of the most engaging lawmen in Texas, Terry Shames’ police chief, Samuel Craddock. The unpretentious, old-fashioned man knows just how to investigate a case in Jarrett Creek, but discovers that even an...

Sweet Pepper Hero by J.J. Cook

January 10, 2016

Sweet Pepper, Tennessee is known for its peppers, its ghosts, and the secrets kept in a small mountain community. When author J.J. Cook thrusts fire chief Stella Griffin into the middle of local whiskey wars in Sweet Pepper Hero, Stella and the reader discover...