Early spring gets me excited to read gardening books and I confess I was hooked by the title. The author is new to me, but her writing style, the presentation of the book, the pictures and graphics were all very attractive to me. I was glad to page through and further my amateur gardening education. […]
I enjoyed reading as I tried to get to know the different people and their motivations to try to solve the mystery. The reader gets the most perspective from Jane who is trying to figure things out herself. She is the wife of the ambassador from Canada to Iceland. They are headed to an island […]
When two Bostonian sisters decide to write the brother of their favorite authoress, they set in motion a path of adventure for an unlikely group of people who start out strangers and become bonded by the legacy of Jane Austen‘s writing. Natalie Jenner has penned some poignant and thoughtful pieces including a few with Jane […]
I have never been disappointed by this author. Katherine Center takes me on a journey with realistic characters who are sometimes wonderful, sometimes horrible. While some of the situations may not be believable, the emotions are dead accurate. Katie is a videographer. One of her co-workers got the assignment to film the Coast Guard guy […]
Slapstick comedy, jewel heists, espionage, and talented acting characterized the rollicking Pink Panther film franchise. Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers made the movies memorable over a few decades from the 60s-80s and they remain entertaining classics. When I spotted this look behind the scenes to the films and stories of the principal people involved, I […]
The Shadowlands series will be more than a duology it seems. There are many aspects which are popular these dayse days – time / portal travel, Scotland, fae, dragons, etc. I’m going to try not to redo First Light here and not do spoilers. This is a series best read in order. Carys lives in […]
Aleski is the living embodiment of the God of Love and enjoys playing matchmaker. How can he resist finding the perfect love interest for the Kraken, the Ocean’s protector and an entity thought to have lost his heart millennia ago. Naia is a new godling born from the dreams of men, goddess of the sea, […]
The Sheriff Bet Rivers series is one I had been wanting to read. I was delighted to have this opportunity. Elizabeth Rivers grew up in the small town of Collier, Washington. Her father and his father were the sheriff here. She left home to study law enforcement and work in Los Angeles. She came […]
I loved Leave No Trace is a chilling story of terrorists employing methods and gathering insurrectionists in much as the attack on the Capital in 2021. The leaders are demented narcissists, so really similar. We are introduced to Michael Walker who works for the national park system in their law enforcement. The other key player […]
A fashion faux pas happens when Tabitha finds a body rather than a fabulous Haute Couture gown on her first visit to a Collection showing. Colleen Cambridge continues to wow me with her fun blend of real life personage Julia Child, post-WWII Paris, and her entertaining fictional characters and mystery plot. A Fashionably French […]