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Thyme for Love
Congratulations Salena you are the winner of the drawing for Love Finds You in Martha’s Vineyard. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’ll be starting author interviews at the end of the month. One of the authors I’ll be interviewing is Pamela S. Meyers the author of Thyme for Love. Thyme for Love is a romantic mystery with just the right amount of suspense. April Love moves back to Wisconsin to fulfill her dream of being a chef. Her Aunt set up an interview at the Rescate de Nino and April is thrilled until she sees that Marc Thorne her former fiance works there. April is determined to fulfill…
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Love Finds You in Martha’s Vineyard
Melody Carlson delivers a nice balance between humor and seriousness in Love Finds You in Martha’s Vineyard, with quirky characters that will make you laugh and cry. Waverly Brennan’s mother purchases the gallery in Martha’s Vineyard and asks her daughter to run the place. Excited at the opportunity of running an art gallery, Waverly leaves her life in Chicago only to discover that the gallery wasn’t what she expected. But things look up when she meets Blake Erikson and his daughter. I am doing a one-time give away, this week only, for a signed copy of Love Finds You in Martha’s Vineyard. To enter tell me the name of your…
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Always the Wedding Planner Never the Bride
Sandra D. Bricker’s, Always the Wedding Planner Never the Bride is a continuation of her Tanglewood Inn series. Actually I don’t know what the series is called, but this is the third book that takes place there, so I’m dubbing it the Tanglewood series. In Always the Planner… we follow Sherilyn as she takes on the position of wedding planner at the Tanglewood Inn where her best friend is the baker. Her fiance is a sports medicine doctor and moves along with Sherilyn to Atlanta where he will be working at a sports clinic. Their first goal as a couple is to find and purchase the perfect house, but Sherilyn…
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The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm, by Barbara Warren is a “whodunnit” that was recently re-released in e-book format. I first read this book several years ago, but have never forgotten it, so I think it’s worth telling you about. Stephanie Walker hasn’t seen or spoken to her father since the day of her mother’s funeral three years ago, but he shows up unexpected an asks her to come to the Harrington Lodge in the Ozarks and keep an eye out for him. He suspects something is going on and he trusts his daughter to tell him the truth. However, Stephanie doesn’t trust her father and refuses to oblige. She’s surprised at how easily…
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Hidden in the Everglades
As a writer, I’m in the process of putting together a book proposal. Part of the proposal is finding books that are similar in some way to the book that I am pitching. My search came up with Hidden in the Everglades, by Margaret Daley, about a former cop turned bodyguard. The similarity between that and my own storyline is eerie. Thankfully that’s where the similarity ends. I must confess I haven’t finished this book yet, but so far I’m impressed. It’s fast paced, and if you like that kind of read, then you will love Hidden in the Everglades. The story opens with a murder and a former female…
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Fantasic Christian Fiction Finder
Have you ever wondered how to find out about all the Christian novels out there? Let’s face it, the book stores can’t carry all the novels available and it’s almost impossible to discover a new author at one of the one line retailers. American Christian Fiction Writers has come up with an answer to this problem. The organization better known as ACFW has created a fiction finder site that lists books by genre and gives you a blurb about the book. Check out https://www.fictionfinder.com/ to find your next great read. For those of you hoping to see a book review, check back next week. I’ve been extremely busy trying to…
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What I like about Fall
As the title suggests I like fall. Here in the northwest we have all four seasons. But the best part about fall for me is the cooler weather. Yes, I’m one of those people who prefer moderate temps and some rain now and then. Below is my top ten list of things I like about fall. I’d love to hear what season is your favorite and why. If you were hoping for a book review, I’m sorry. I only review books I really like at last week was a dud. Hopefully I’ll have some exciting title to tell you about next week. Now on with the list in no particular…
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Deadly Pursuit
Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon is suspense at it’s best. Alison Taylor has a soft heart and agrees to help her police-detective brother’s new partner, ex-Navy Seal, Mitch Morgan out of a pickle. Mitch needs a date to attend a wedding and her brother convinces her she’d be saving him from all the single vultures. Since he’s new in town and she has nothing better to do, she agrees. However after making the promise she wishes she hadn’t until she opens the door and meets Mitch. Mitch can’t believe he agreed to a set up. His new partner gave him a sob story about how his sister was injured in…
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Under the Cajun Moon
Under the Cajun Moon, by Mindy Starns Clark had me squirming in my seat thanks to the swamp setting and not so friendly reptiles. Chloe rushes home to New Orleans to see her father who was shot. But her plans are thwarted when she is framed for murder and finds herself in the middle of a treasure hunt. When she makes bail an old acquaintance helps her escape the media and subsequently helps her to solve the mystery surrounding her father and his treasure. This novel touched on forgiveness and understanding how the words we say can have a strong impact on others, whether positive or negative. I enjoyed Under…
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Killer Headline
What do the mob and green eyes have do to with one another? That’s what Journalist Violet Kramer seeks to figure out in Debby Guisti’s romantic suspense, Killer Headline. Violet is in over her head, but refuses to back down, even when cop Clay West warns her she is messing with the wrong people. Clay realizes nothing he says will convince Violet to let the story die a quiet death and determines to protect her. I hesitate to tell you more because I don’t want to give anything away. I’ve read this book twice and enjoyed it both times. If you’d like to read more about it check it out…