Category Archives: Reader's CircleI have a hard time coming up with my list of favorite books, because I really do love books: new books, old books, funny books, horror books, mystery books, fiction books, inspirational books, kids’ books. I search for writers who speak to me and when I find one, I read their every word. I listen [...]
“You’ve got to love libraries. You’ve got to love books. You’ve got to love poetry. You’ve got to love everything about literature. Then, you can pick the one thing you love most and write about it.” ~ Ray Bradbury
Attention Starving Writers - by now you know that you can’t write if you don’t read, so [...]
There’s No Place Like Here, by Cecelia Ahern tells the story of Sandy Shortt, an investigator who obsesses whenever people or things go missing. One day she disappears during a jog and finds herself in the land of the missing. The novel is imaginative and funny, with just a dash of romance to please Ahern’s [...]
Devil’s Bones, by Jefferson Bass, is the third novel in a series, which began with the Carved in Bone and its sequel Flesh and Bone. Dr Bill Brockton, a forensic anthropologist and researcher is haunted by the death of his colleague and lover, Jess Carter. Brockton is sufficiently distracted from thoughts of Jess and what [...]
The frozen wilderness of Canada is the last refuge for men and women running from their scandalous pasts. Dafydd Woodruff, a young and promising surgeon was no exception; serving a year long penance in the remote town of Moose Creek after a botched surgery. To his surprise, he finds a community of misfits, some of [...]
Jayne Ann Krentz has taken a page out of Nora Roberts’ book and attempted a cross over from Romance to Suspense. I have to say the transition is not altogether successful. Unlike Roberts, who writes as JD Robb in the futuristic cop series, In Death; Krentz has dropped her Amanda Quick pseudonym to pen the [...]
Edgar Freemantle escaped death when a construction site accident took his arm and memory. He was reborn in Duma Key, residing in the rental beach house he affectionately nicknamed Big Pink and rediscovering a talent for drawing. He also discovered magic on the island.
The descriptions of Freemantle’s injuries are painfully reminiscent of King’s own injuries [...]
Occasionally I read young adult novels, especially those recommended by my kids. When they were younger, we’d read books together: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Harry Potter, Eragon or Ink Heart, cuddling on the couch, reading as the characters complete with accents and marveling at the magic we discovered. They’re too old for that now. [...]
Grace Brice is a star on the soccer field, even though she’s only ten years old (and a girl). Her father, John, is about to become a billionaire when his fledging company goes private and her mom just won another big case. They’re on top of the world, until the worst thing imaginable happens. Grace is [...]
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