Lola, is a single, twenty-nine-year-old editor of a parenting magazine and the center of our story. Lola inherits a house from her Great-aunt May and soon finds out that, along with the house, comes an entire block of characters. The neighbors immediately worm their way into her life, all except for one; the mystery man who lives directly across the… Read more »
Shadowbound is a fantasy, roughly based on the fairy tales many of us are familiar with. The books heroine is Rhiannon, younger sister of Allesha, who has gone missing. Rhiannon’s hunt for her older sister takes her from secret night spot to secret night spot trying to trace her sister’s footsteps thought a realm of deceit and mystery. A… Read more »
Ah, the three 20 something witch cousins, Bay, Clove and Thistle of the Winchester Coven, are at it again! Once more, they along with Aunt Tillie, will wreak havoc in Hemlock Cove as it becomes the scene of a new mystery. This time a cabin cruiser from Canada has been found abandoned in the middle of the lake. It’s… Read more »
As any who follow my blog know, I have never reviewed a book that wasn’t a piece of fiction. Non-fiction is definitely not something I do. Not because there isn’t great writing or an amazing story to tell, but just because I honestly don’t care for it. Then along came Christopher Logan. He approached me with something I can only… Read more »
The Lost Gorillas is listed under international mystery, suspense. I would describe it more as a treasure hunt with a lot of Tom Clancy want-to-be technology and a few gorillas thrown in for good measure. The Lost Gorillas drags us all over Africa as it gathers its characters, only to eventually deposit them in Gambia. As each character is added,… Read more »
Waverly Bryson, the center of the story (and the series) is a lovable but klutzy character. She and her two BFF’s, McKenna and Andie, are in their late twenties and live around the corner from each other in San Francisco. Waverly works in the world of sports PR and so spends a lot of time with famous sports figures, supermodels… Read more »
A cleverly written piece of fiction, Follow the Dotted Line by Nancy Hersage introduces us to Andrea “Andy” Bravos. A semi-retired mother of four grown children, Andy has decided, on her own and without her children’s knowledge, to investigate the apparent death of the father of her children, who is also her ex-husband. Andy, along with her nephew Harley and… Read more »
Maria’s Awakening is a wonderful coming of age story about 19-year-old Maria, a freshman at Iowa State University. The story takes place in 1948 and covers her first semester at the university where she falls in love with two totally different men for totally different reasons. Along the way, she also loses her virginity and begins to question not only… Read more »
At the age of 46, Michael Lane’s life is at a point where he is just going through the motions. He has given up on his dream of becoming a piano player and is working as a piano tuner at Cory & Sons to make ends meet. He is bitter in life and is questioning everything in life. The story… Read more »
The Mine is a unique love story that involves the unintended time travel of its’ main character, Seattle college student, Joel Smith. Letting his curiosity get the better of him, Joel decides to explore a mine while returning from a trip to Montana in 2000. The problem he faces when he exits the mine is that he has gone back… Read more »
If you’re looking for a love story, then look no further than Seasons by Mario Saincic. I’ve never been the sort to shy away from romance– when I was a kid I used to love reading the Harlequin novels my grandma had hidden away in old dusty boxes and I never quite grew out of that. There’s nothing that warms… Read more »
When it comes to picking my all-time favorite movies, a majority of them would be those iconic 80s movies-quite a few of them John Hughes pictures. That love alone filled me with high hopes when it came to reading Trapped in an 80’s Teen Movie by Michelle Duffy. Unfortunately, aside from a few moments here and there Duffy’s book didn’t… Read more »
The Stillness of Winter is a wonderful love story that will bring tears to your eyes and have you wondering where life will lead its characters next. The story centers around Samuel and Marlys; friends since childhood who are now partners in a company that builds web sites. Aside from being business partners and good friends, the two have fallen… Read more »
Night at the Basking Iguana is a wonderfully unique and well written tale about a restaurant hunt. The Basking Iguana is, or was, an uber-exclusive restaurant in New York and was considered by many to be the best in the world. The owner, Lorenzo, was one of the true masters of cooking and the restaurant served the most extraordinary… Read more »
My Gladiator My Ghost, Part 1 and My Desire My Death, Part 2 By K.J. Babishov My Gladiator My Ghost is the first part of an occult/romance short story in a series of short stories. My Desire My Death is part 2 in the series. I actually read part 2, My Desire My Death first and frankly I was glad… Read more »
