Kevin’s Corner Annex – J.A. Jance’s Nothing to Lose

May 21, 2022

While I’m going to two shows today, a comedy and a musical, Kevin Tipple is sweating it out, reading and writing in Dallas. And, I mean sweating it out, because he’s been complaining that summer is already there. In the meantime, I’m grateful he...

Dark Night by Paige Shelton

December 07, 2021

While I loved Thin Ice, the first book in Paige Shelton’s Alaska Wild series, I wasn’t as fond of the second one, Cold Wind. Beth Rivers, the protagonist, was one of those “Had I But Known” characters in the second book, and I hate characters...

Cold Wind by Paige Shelton

December 29, 2020

A year ago, I said I loved Paige Shelton’s first mystery set in Alaska featuring Beth Rivers, Thin Ice. I still love the remote setting for this series, Benedict, Alaska. The cast of characters is wonderful. But, Beth Rivers herself drove me nuts in this book....

Of Bears and Ballots by Heather Lende

July 22, 2020

Somehow, I missed one of Heather Lende’s books. Including Of Bears and Ballots, she’s written four nonfiction accounts of her life in Haines, Alaska. The first one,  If You Lived Here, I’d Know I’d Know Your Name, introduces readers...

The Sunday Potluck Club by Melissa Storm

May 26, 2020

I liked the concept of The Sunday Potluck Club by Melissa Storm more than I liked the book. But, I did finish it. It just felt rushed. The relationship felt rushed. And, the child’s adjustment felt rushed. It just felt as if there was an oversimplification of...