What Are You Reading?

July 16, 2020

First, how are you doing this week? What’s happening in your state? Is it mandatory you wear a mask in your state or community? Please stay safe. I want all of us in this book circle to be here every week. I can tell you what is next on my pile, but I...

Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn

July 15, 2020

I don’t catch all the Chet and Bernie books, but I was ready for a new one when I reviewed Spencer Quinn’s Of Mutts and Men. As a former resident of Arizona, I can understand Bernie’s constant worry about water in the desert. This time,...

Lori Allen, Guest Author

July 14, 2020

Lori Allen is owner/operator of one of the biggest and busiest bridal mega-salons in the country, Atlanta’s Bridals by Lori. But she’s also a wife, mother, grandmother, and breast cancer survivor. Whether you’re feeling invisible, disappearing into the...

The Lost Girls of Devon by Barbara O’Neal

July 13, 2020

I’ve been reading and admiring Barbara O’Neal’s novels since she wrote them under the name Barbara Samuel. I read her latest, The Lost Girls of Devon, under the guise of a mystery. Yes, there is a disappearance and several murders. But, this is...

A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison

July 12, 2020

Esme Addison found a way to add a twist to her magical mystery debut. While the jacket copy mentions Ellery Adams and Heather Blake, remember that Addison’s A Spell for Trouble is a debut. The magical twist is intriguing. The amateur sleuth needs a little...

Murder in the Balcony by Margaret Dumas

July 11, 2020

I don’t know when I’ve described a mystery as joyful. Yes, Margaret Dumas’ Movie Palace mysteries have murders in them. In fact, there are two, and a couple attempts in the second book in the series, Murder in the Balcony. But, Nora...