Feared
In the sixth Rosato and DiNunzio book, the firm is sued directly by Mary’s archnemesis, Nick Machiavelli. Three male plantiffs are alleging gender hiring discrimination and using the words of the firm’s sole male attorney against them. Hiring Roger Vitez to defend them, the firm is shocked to discover aContinue Reading
Cupcake & Astronaut
As if Quentin Tarantino’s mind and a children’s picture book were accidental merged during teleportation to another universe! Cupcake & Astronaut is a weird dive into the mind of famed comic artist, Question No. 6. ( ) (that’s her name-the empty parenthesis, not this one) has one too many armsContinue Reading
Toucan Keep a Secret
Toucan Keep a Secret about a thirty-year-old robbery and murder. By all accounts, Junius Hagley was not a nice man. Frustrated by the paperwork to disintern his wife’s cremated remains, he took matters, and a crowbar, into his own hands to rectify the situation. When someone interrupts, and then murdersContinue Reading
Paradise
Paradise is a concise thrill ride well worth the reader’s time. Michael Quinn is forced by a vicious storm to stay overnight in the Paradise Motor Court in rural central California. He meets an old friend and Trouble. It is amazing how the author can fit so much plot intoContinue Reading
Goldilocks and the Infinite Bears
Goldilocks and the Infinite Bears contains humorous short comics about pop culture. As fractured fairy tales did in the 1960s, this collection holds nothing sacred in its quest for laughter. In the time of online dating, how long would it take the frog prince to find someone to give himContinue Reading
Book Giveaway Winner Chosen
Enter this book giveaway to grab a free paperback copy of Paradise by Kevin Scott Olson. My review is here but you have a chance to win this great book for yourself. Giveaway begins August 10, 2018, at 12:01 A.M. PDT and ends August 17, 2018, at 11:59 P.M. PDT. HowContinue Reading
Dopesick
To an opioid user, either on “legal” OxyContin or heroin, the goal is to avoid the debilitating withdrawal of being Dopesick. Most have only two options, steal or sell the same drugs to other, usually new, users to finance their own habit. Moving from rural Virginia in 1996 to suburbsContinue Reading
Meet Me at the Museum
I adore epistolary novels. I feel like I am the “fly on the wall” in the writers’ life. Meet Me at the Museum is one of the best of that style of novel that I have read. Tina has recently lost her best friend. She is past 60 and thinkingContinue Reading
Our House
Can a soon-to-be ex-husband sell Our House without warning? Bram and Fi are a typical London family with two young sons and most of their money tied up in their house. When Fi throws Bram out for adultery in their kids’ playhouse, Bram moves in with his mother until theirContinue Reading
Weekend at Thrackley
Jim Henderson, unemployed for three years since WWI, gets an invitation from a friend of his father for a free Weekend at Thrackley. The mysterious owner, Edwin Carson, has something rather different planned than a typical country house weekend. The residents are Mr. Carson’s daughter, Mary; his butler, Jacobson; andContinue Reading
An Unwanted Guest
A blizzard traps 9 guests, the owner and his son in this homage to And Then There Were None mixed with a bit of the Shining. The guests in An Unwanted Guest include: Gwen Delaney in corporate public relations despite having a journalism degree and Her college buddy, Riley Shuter,Continue Reading
Undead Messiah 1
A pregnant Brazilian lands in an airport in Switzerland. She calls the police because an assassin is hunting her. When the police fail to stop the killer, a young girl appears saying she just wants the lady’s fetus. So begins Undead Messiah 1, an exciting thriller wrapped within a horrorContinue Reading
Stephanie Tourles’s Essential Oils: A Beginner’s Guide
If you are new to aromatherapy, Stephanie Tourles’s Essential Oils: A Beginner’s Guide is a perfect starting point. The author lists the top 11 oils that every practitioner should have available: German Chamomile Roman chamomile Clove bud Eucalyptus Geranium Lavender Lemon Peppermint Rosemary Tea tree Thyme. She also lists 14Continue Reading
Writer’s Guide to Wattpad
The Writer’s Guide to Wattpad is an excellent resource for new writers and those frustrated with typical ebook distribution channels. Wattpad allows writers to have a personal relationship with their readers while building their fan base and social media presence. While it is free and easy to create content, thisContinue Reading
Butterfly Conspiracy
What Butterfly Conspiracy results in a woman’s death after a rare butterfly lands on her arm? Merula is left by her mother at her family’s house as a baby five years after her mother’s escape from the rigid Victorian house’s rules. Luckily, Merula’s fascination with butterflies is supported by herContinue Reading
Aunt Dimity and the King’s Ransom
Not much of a mystery, more of a history, is found in Aunt Dimity and the King’s Ransom. Lori is trapped by flooding rains in rural England in Shepney when she meets former Bishop Christopher. When only a supposed haunted attic room is the only area left to sleep, LoriContinue Reading