Gathering together novellas and short stories which had once been part of separate anthologies that have gone out of print since their release, Veronica Scott released this slim collection of three novellas and a short story for her The Sectors’ fans. Each story comes with an author’s explanation for why it was […]
Keeping it real with the chef who exposed the high end restaurant industry to the light of day and introduced us to the world’s ‘salt of the earth cooking’. Having watched Anthony Bourdain’s cable shows now and then, loving his style and enjoying how he made even the most exotic foods seem like an experience […]
After the Prequel which told of how they met and their relationship came to be, I was more than ready to move on and get a ‘present’ day story of Maeve the AI and Nebula Zephyr Captain Gil Fleming. Veronica Scott’s world of far future space and planetary adventure accompanied by sizzling […]
A light, sci-fi adventure on an alien world for a human rep who finds out the task he was assigned might have been misrepresented putting him and all humanity in danger. The Fourth Consort, my first Edward Ashton book, drew my attention because I was told his writing style and plots are similar to another […]
A quiet, smart emergency room surgeon finds her life in turmoil when her family’s fortune is gone and they have to leave the family Bay Area home for Sacramento, her first and only love makes good and comes back into the area, and she’s suddenly has the chance to change past decisions. Nuri Maznavi wrote […]
Coventry- for the Corpus Christi festival and plays- is a bustling, energetic town where a missing spy and a murderer can be found. Margaret Frazer’s final Joliffe the Player mystery pulled out all the stops and delivered a medieval player’s world and town, intrigue, and a cunning mystery all in one. I was […]
Runaway brothers, a treasure map, fortune hunters, reunited family, and a gentle romance in exciting post-Gold Rush California. Mary Connealy is settled in and writing strong frontier era slow-burn romance with inspirational themes and I’m there for it. Whispers of Fortune is the series opener of the Golden State Treasure series with a tie-in with […]
Through all the Star Cruise subseries books, regular side characters, Captain Gil Fleming and ship AI, Maeve, have been a large background presence in the stories- Maeve, in particular. Finally, we get their story and how it all started. Star Cruise: Captain’s Prequel is both a chronological prequel for the Star Cruise sub-series […]
Mr. Darcy’s Complex Courtship offers a suspenseful variation historical romance set in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice world. Kelly Miller has long enchanted me with her writing that uniquely approaches Jane Austen’s most popular tale with genre blends that include fantasy, romance, suspense, and mystery. Her latest offers a tough-fought, drama-laden romance with a hint […]
This is a series I’ve been meaning to finish for years and I determined this would be one I finished for the Series on Sunday especially since I’m down to the last two books. Joliffe has returned from war and espionage training to rejoin the traveling troupe of actors who have […]