Lesa's Book Critiques
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One Little Secret by Cate Holahan
Cate Holahan's standalone is usually not my type of book. One Little Secret takes three couples to the Hamptons, where they drink too much, discover too much, and the results are not pretty. On the other hand, I liked the police detective, who was not afraid to admit...
Winners & Women of Suspense
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Myra B. of Danville, AL and Lana R. from Vermillion, SD won copies of The Shallows. Shirley W. from Victoria, TX won Game of Bones. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away novels of...
What Are You Reading?
Everyone back from the Independence Day holiday? Are you ready to talk about what you're reading? I'm a fourth of a way into Jenny Colgan's latest novel, The Bookshop on the Shore. It's set in the Scottish Highlands where Colgan took us for The Bookshop on the...
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
I don't know when I smiled and laughed as much when I read a romance as I did with Christina Lauren's The Unhoneymooners. The premise was fun, and the characters sparkled on the page. It was sexy and humorous, a terrific combination. Olive Torres is maid of honor...
Author Interview – Carl Vonderau
I shouldn't be surprised when an author tells me what he read as a child, and the books turn out to be ones I remember fondly. Carl Vonderau's answer to that question jumped out at me. Today, I have an interview with Vanderau, author of a debut...
The Stories You Tell by Kristen Lepionka
Although I often tell readers to go back and read the first in a series, Kristen Lepionka's The Stories You Tell, the third in the Roxane Weary series, is a fine starting point. However, her first book, The Last Place You Look, won the Shamus Award for Best First PI...
