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Winners and a “Give Me a C” Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Willetta H. of Dearborn, MI won Larry D. Sweazy's Where I Can See You. Adrian McKinty's Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly will go to Donna W. of Sun City West, AZ. The books are going out in the mail...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Better than almost the end of the week, it's the day we talk about what we're reading. I'm excited about a book of essays. I've only read the introduction and two essays, but it's a wonderful book. I'm going to Paris in September, with three other...
Have You Heard? – The Audie Award Winners for 2017
Each year, the Audio Publishers Association sponsors The Audie Awards to recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. Because Sandie Herron listens to so many audiobooks, she passed the information on for "Have You Heard". **There are a few...
Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe
The fourth book in Mary Alice Monroe's Beach House series can be read as a standalone. Yes, it's more interesting if readers know the background of Cara Rutledge's family, but Primrose is a cottage that welcomes newcomers. That's why there's a Beach House for...
Dying Breath by Heather Graham
I'm addicted to Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters books that involve a special team of FBI agents, the paranormal, some history, and romance. Dying Breath, set in Boston, is one of the best. It kept me anxious and turning pages the entire time I read it. When...
No Middle Name by Lee Child
Jack Reacher is trouble. Wherever he stumbles upon injustice, he's going to take steps to correct it. For those of us who missed some of the stories in which author Lee Child wrote about Reacher's past, those stories are now in an anthology, No Middle Name: The...
