The Storm
The Storm is another exciting thriller, where childhood friends and hurricanes collide, by the author of The Wife Upstairs. Geneva has inherited the Rosalie Inn from her mother, who is now battling dementia in a nearby care home. The Inn has survived a century of hurricanes. A new one isContinue Reading
The Invisible Woman
Women over a certain age and weight tend to be invisible in modern American society. Elinor, a former FBI agent, is counting on that when she goes undercover as a nanny. The head of the household is a suspected cartel kingpin. Her former FBI boss, and the person who gotContinue Reading
Cozy Vegan
Cozy Vegan has some delicious sounding recipes. However, they definitely require some cooking knowledge to complete. They also will be rather expensive until you have built up your vegan pantry. Most recipes use several specialty ingredients that may be hard to find at your local market. With recipes from basicContinue Reading
Ain’t Nobody’s Fool
Everyone can agree that Dolly Parton Ain’t Nobody’s Fool. This extensively researched biography shows just how amazing her story of rags to riches really is. Born in the middle of a gaggle of children in a hollow of Tennessee, Dolly always loved to write songs and sing. But few inContinue Reading
Weightless
I cannot recommend Weightless highly enough. Of all the GLP-1 books I have read recently, this is the best. If you are thinking about starting a GLP-1 like Ozempic, Mounjaro or their compounded equivalent, you need to read Weightless first. It reads as if your best friend just happens toContinue Reading
Losing the Weight Loss Meds
Realistically, some people may need or want to give up their reliance on weight loss drugs. Whether because of finances, side effects, or any other reason, that decision is a valid desire. Losing the Weight Loss Meds gives many strategies to achieve that goal. The reader then decides which ofContinue Reading
Parasyte Paperback Collection 1
Shinichi is a high school age boy who has a big problem. His right arm has been taken over by an alien. Can Shinichi and the alien work together to get Shinichi through high school? Read the hilarious manga Parasyte Paperback Collection 1 to find out. I love manga. ButContinue Reading
Spasm
Spasm is the latest Jack and Laurie medical thriller from Robin Cook. In this one, the two forensic scientists are asked to visit Essex Falls in upstate New York to assist with an autopsy. Locals are dying of two mysterious diseases. One kills swiftly. The another acts like Alzheimer’s butContinue Reading
Murder She Wrote: A Body in the Trees
My Review It is autumn in Cabot Cove, Maine. Jessica Fletcher and her friends and neighbors are enjoying the fall weather as are the usual leaf peeping tourists. Unfortunately, a young female tourist is murdered. In addition, a bicycle-riding thief is terrorizing anyone foolish enough to carry a purse. WillContinue Reading
Chair Yoga for Strength and Balance
Chair Yoga for Strength and Balance is chock full of simple relaxing yoga exercises. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. Each exercise also has a way to do it standing up, make it easier, or make it harder included. A couple of drawings for each exercise make gettingContinue Reading
Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off
Road trip! In Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off, BFFs and amateur detectives Amish Millie and non-Amish Lois hit the road for Florida. On the bus to get there, Millie befriends a young Amish girl. When Millie soon finds the girl dead, the two seventy-year-old women once again team up toContinue Reading
Write a Dystopian Novel
Is your New Year’s Resolution this year to finally start writing that book idling in your brain for years? If so, Write a Dystopian Novel may just be the push you need to begin. The book starts with a brief description of the traditional structure of a dystopian novel andContinue Reading
Becoming an Artist
So your goal is Becoming an Artist. But you have no idea how to begin. And you need a bit, or a lot, of encouragement. First, what should you make? A drawing, a painting, a sculpture (wow, I’m impressed by your ambition), or something else completely. Actually, what is art?Continue Reading
The King’s Ransom
The King’s Ransom is another fun and fast paced Recovery Agent novel from the bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series. Gabriela recovers lost items for a living—not as a charity. But when her still sexy ex-husband Rafer needs help, she has to pitch in. Rafer’s cousin, Harley has obligatedContinue Reading
Nash Falls
Walter Nash has it all. He is a top executive with a beautiful wife and daughter. He has plenty of money to spend as he wishes. Then the FBI comes crashing into his life. They want him to inform on his crooked boss. Will he ruin his comfy life byContinue Reading
The Foodie Diet
The title of The Foodie Diet seems like a misnomer. I think of a foodie as someone who loves food, not supplements, which the author heavily promotes late in the book. I also expected more unusual recipes, and honestly, more of them. These recipes seemed too basic for a trueContinue Reading