Secret Undertaking by Mark de Castrique

September 05, 2018

After I read a couple of Mark de Castrique’s Sam Blackman books, I quit the series. But, the seventh Buryin’ Barry mystery, Secret Undertaking, made me go back to pick up the first in this series. Dark humor, that western North Carolina small...

Family Vacation – Asheville & Wytheville

July 18, 2018

Friday and Saturday were travel days, but we spent fun time together. After checking out of our hotel, we drove across the street to Biltmore Village. We started our day at the Cathedral of All Souls, the Episcopal Cathedral, built by George Vanderbilt. It’s a...

Family Vacation!

July 17, 2018

Once a year, my mother and sisters, Linda and Christie, and I head out on a family trip. It’s really an excuse to spend a few days together, laughing and enjoying time together. We’ve done a Broadway and New York City trip, Nashville, Indiana, Ohio’s...

Last Girl Gone by J. G. Hetherton

June 12, 2018

When FBI special agent Timinski refers to Laura Chambers as tenacious but naive, he hits the nail on the head. In his debut mystery, Last Girl Gone, author J.G. Hetherton introduces a gutsy investigative reporter, Laura Chambers. She reminds me of James...

The Lemonade Year by Amy Willoughby-Burle

March 28, 2018

Sometimes, it’s the voice. Amy Willoughby-Burle’s novel, The Lemonade Year, introduces Nina Griffin, a narrator with a philosopher’s voice, a poet’s voice, the voice of a woman struggling to find her place in the world.  It’s just...