Crash Robertson is 23, lives in D.C., and is an intern for Bernie Sanders. She's also from Vermont so they have that in common. When Bernie agrees to be the Grand Marshall for the Champ Days Parade, in Eagle Creek, Crash is assisgned to escort him, and make sure he...
Book Review: ‘A Dangerous Business: A Novel’ By Jane Smiley
The year is 1851, and Eliza Ripple (21 years old), is living in Monterey, California, a widow after her husband was shot to death. She was actually relived when he was killed, as she couldn't stand him. She now works at a brothel, and makes good money. Eliza doesn't...
Book Review: ‘In It To Win It: A Novel’ By Sharon C. Cooper
A delightful rom-com to lead into the end of the year holidays. Ten years ago Morgan Redford, and Drake Faulkner were in college at UCLA, and in love. Drake had everything planned out for his life, and Morgan freaked out and just left him cold. No goodbye note,...
Book Review: ‘Secrets Typed In Blood: A Pentecost And Parker Mystery’ By Stephen Spotswood
The year is 1947, and Lillian Pentecost and her assistant, Willowjean 'Will' Parker, have new cases to attend to. Pentecost is known as a top detective in New York. Holly Quick is a writer of murder for pulp detective magazines. She's written three of them, and then...
Book Review: ‘Witcha Gonna Do?: A Novel’ By Avery Flynn
A magical, delightful, witchy rom-com, that will have you smiling by the end, as you follow to people falling in love. Matilda Sherwood is one of the daughters of the powerful Sherwood family and she has no magic. Gil Connolly, a witch, wants nothing more than to get...
Book Review: ‘M.C. Beaton Devil’s Delight: An Agatha Raisin Novel’ With R.W. Green
Agatha Raisin and her assistant Toni are on the way to the wedding of their friends Bill and Alice, when a naked man named Edward flags them down and tells them he has just seen a dead man. They learn that there is a nudist colony there and go to check on the body,...
Book Review: ‘A Mother Would Know: A Novel’ By Amber Garza
Valerie has been having issues with her memory. She is foregtting things and fears she's following in the steps of her mother, who also suffered the same fate. Her daughter doesn't live far from her and tries to keep an eye on her. And now her estranged son Hudson has...
Book Review: ‘We Knew All Along: A Novel’ By Mina Hardy
Jewelann Jordan is married to Ken, a controlling man, and has a sixteen-year-old son named Eli, who has troubles. She's not the least bit happy in her marriage, she is an out of control shopping addict (she has had other addictions before this one), and they are in...
Book Review: ‘The Spice Master At Bistro Exotique: A Novel’ By Samantha Vérant
Kate Jenkins is opening her restaurant in Paris, it's been her dream, and it's finally coming through. She has a great deal on a space, which includes an apartment. She meets Gararance, who owns the building and is a bit kooky (in a fun way), and gave her the great...
Book Review: ‘The Least Among Us: A Novel’ By Gwen Florio
Lawyer Julia Geary's life is in an uproar right now. While she's having sex with her lover Dom, his 16-year old daughter walks in on them, and they have to cool it for a while. Then Julia's mother-in-law announces that she's getting married, and she her son Calvin...







