Today I’m headed to Mackinac Island for a booksigning Saturday. This week, in anticipation of returning to the island, I read Melanie Dobson’s historical Love Finds You on Mackinac Island. I loved stepping onto the island as it existed in 1894, a nice dovetail to my contemporary A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island. Elena Bissette is playing on the stage of the Gilded …
What are you reading right now?
I’m often sharing books I’ve read or am reading with you. Last week I read Randy Singer’s Directed Verdict (Amazing legal thriller!), Angel Eyes by Shannon Dittemore (A YA This Present Darkness), The Girl in the Glass by the amazing Susan Meissner (FANTASTIC!!!!! and preorder it now for its September release), and First Date by Krista McGee (very fun YA with …
Summer Reading Suggestions
It’s the time to grab books and head to the pool. Last week, I read two books in very different genres. Bonnie Calhoun’s novel Cooking the Books is a very enjoyable debut novel in the P.I. genre. Lena Nelson Dooley’s Maggie’s Journey is an engaging historical romance. Sloane Templeton’s life is chaos in Cooking the Books. Her mom’s died, she’s …
Cuts Like a Knife Review
Do you love intense suspense? The kind where the police and FBI are desperate to catch the serial killer and you’re just not sure if they’re up to the task? This is that kind of book. It reminded me of Lisa Gardner’s D.D. Warren books. Intense. Psychological. And a broken heroine. Set in Chicago, Kristen Conner is the middle child …
Baroness Review: A longing for identity
Baroness is the latest book from Susan May Warren and it is a book that quickly pulls you in to its pages as it pulls you back to 1923. Lilly and Rosie are cousins and heiresses. From page one they are pushing the boundaries of their confined worlds and risking much in the effort to find themselves. As I read through …
The Discovery by Dan Walsh
In his latest book The Discovery, Dan Walsh has tackled a new challenge — writing a story that combines contemporary and World War II. I love how this book plays on literary themes but is so much more. What would it be like to have your life suddenly changed by a lavish inheritance? What would it be like to have the …
The Irish Healer Review
The Irish Healer is the debut book by author Nancy Herriman…and what a debut! I took a chance on this book honestly because it was an advanced reader copy so I could read it while I train for the mini-marathon on the treadmill. I am so glad I did! This book is set in Regency England — but with a …
Two Suspense Titles I read this week and Loved!
In case you aren’t reading one of my books for spring break…umm…here are a couple of really good suspense novels I’ve read in the last week. Randy Singer is one of those authors that I wish could write multiple books a year. His plots are intricate, his suspense compelling, and his characterization superb. With The Last Plea Bargain he is back and …
Blue Moon Promise Review
If you read this blog much at all, you know that Colleen Coble has been instrumental in launching my writing career. For some reason she saw something in me and has breathed life into it. If you love her Gilded Age historicals and you enjoy her Lonestar series, then Blue Moon Promise is for you. While I enjoy Colleen’s contemporary romantic mysteries, I’ve …
Words Spoken True Review and Giveaways
The cover is what grabbed my attention on this book. But it didn’t take many pages before I was pulled into the story of a strong-willed independent woman who was trying to find her place in a world that severely constrained the opportunities available to women. Imagine 1855 Louisville. It’s a time just a handful of years before the Civil War. A …