The Charmed Library by Jennifer Moorman

January 07, 2026

Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in the magic of words, of books, of libraries? Jennifer Moorman’s The Charmed Library reminds me of the magic in Sarah Addison Allen’s books. The magic in words reminds me of a juvenile book I read years ago, A...

My Beloved by Jan Karon

October 05, 2025

It’s been eight years since the last book in Jan Karon’s Mitford series. I wish I had gone back and read the last one because there were a couple storylines that I don’t remember from the previous books. However, My Beloved brings back all the...

Buried Lies by Steven Tingle

November 30, 2024

Once again, inept private detective Davis Reed gets caught up in an iffy investigation in Cruso, North Carolina in Steven Tingle’s Buried Lies. It’s a good thing Davis has a couple disreputable friends, Deputy Dale Johnson and his cousin, Floppy. And,...

A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert

July 09, 2023

Victoria Gilbert, author of the Blue Ridge Library mysteries, launches the Hunter & Clewe series with A Cryptic Clue. While all the action led me to suspect the perpetrator, the two main characters are delightful. I think we’re in for a fun version of Holmes...

The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

December 16, 2022

I actually have a few new Christmas books from the library, but once I started Mary Kay Andrews’ The Santa Suit, I couldn’t quit. I realized I had read it last year when it was released, but it was a comfort read, a book about a woman who credits the...