I needed to buy a few books at the library used bookstore as my overdue fees are out of control so I bought 4 books -- 3 decent and 1 that looked insanely mindless. Of course I cracked that one first -- it was just what I needed and not nearly as bad as I feared. It promised to transport me to a ...
Ugh, this was a tough read for me. The writing was barely mediocre - repetitive, jumpy, awkward. It was definitely in need of a (better) editor. There are so many times within the book when a topic is brought up for a second time but characters act like it's the first, or something happens to ...
Book 3 in the Dae O'Donnell series. In this one, Dae and the town of Duck are hosting a gathering of OBX mayors when a tropical storm veers off track and hits the Blue Whale, the inn owned and run by Dae's boyfriend Kevin. In addition to the storm, there is a murder, various people running around...
Book #42 for 2013I didn't really dislike this book, but the whole thing felt off to me. I'm not exactly an expert on Renaissance faires, but I've been to several of the larger ones as well as a few SCA functions, and I'm familiar with the behind-the-scenes lifestyle of Silver Dollar City (a sort ...
The best part of this book is the Renaissance Faire setting. How can such characters and situations not be fun and clever? The answer is that they most certainly give this book a unique and creative background for the action. However, the only thing good about the book "is" the background. The re...
2 1/2 StarsHave you ever read a book, figured out what was going on about halfway through and then really wanted the book to be done so you can see if you are right? Yeah, that's how this book was for me. I found this story to be so...so...well, unbelievable. I mean, most "cozy mysteries" are un...
Everyone suspects Park Lamonte's wife killed him for the ten-million-dollar insurance policy. But Peggy, of The Potting Shed, has a growing suspicion there's more to the story--and sets out to dig up the truth.
“Exactly what kind of marine biologist is Dr. Horner?” he demanded. “The usual kind, I imagine. Her hobby is looking for proof that there are people who live in the sea.”“You could’ve told me that.” He let out a long sigh. “You know, people are expecting me to be too old to handle this position. ...
What the harpy didn’t do to her, the drop from the sky did. The police came shortly after. Sunshine was miserable about her car and that they’d lost another of the shifters to the harpy. “You’re in the middle of the street, Miss Merryweather,” the uniformed officer told her. “There’s no way someb...
Unfortunately there wasn’t much to say—he only heard a noise before he was knocked unconscious and came to when she got there. “My fingerprints are going to be all over that rifle.” He’d already polished off three eggs, bacon, biscuits, coffee, and orange juice. “We have to think about who else m...
Selena pouted. “You take Sam with you places. You even took Mr. Bellows. I suppose next you’ll take Sofia.”“It’s because I count on you being here.” Peggy smiled. “I appreciate what you do for me.”“Yeah. Thanks. But next time there’s an adventure, I want to go.”“Okay. But you might not like it.” ...
One tree in western Sweden has been found to be more than 9,000 years old. The wood from spruce has been used to build homes and boats for generations. The resin was used to seal roofs and to keep ships seaworthy in the past. The fresh roots are a source of Vitamin C which Captain Cook used to ke...
It wouldn’t split my head open. But the rubber was heavy, and it hurt like crazy, stunning me for a moment. Chase jumped down from his horse, flinging off his helm and gloves. His lance was in the dirt. “Someone call 911,” he yelled as he knelt beside me. “Goodness me!” The queen continued to nar...
Benton’s personal possessions and take them to the tattoo shop. It wasn’t a lot, but I worried that he might have relatives who’d like them. I hoped Abe would return them when he was done. On the other hand, I could see that he needed to find out what had caused Mr. Benton to fade away. I wanted ...
he said when they were seated at the big table. “I hate to ask, but did you talk to them about anything they might have noticed different about Harvey in the last few weeks?”“I did. And I also asked if he’d had any trouble at work or anyone he’d had trouble with recently.”He grinned. “Now that’s ...
I seek the truth, to bring the light. I see through lies, I see through pain, The truth shall rise, reveal the way. Elsie drank more wine and polished off her chicken salad. She kept making observations about people walking by on the street and boat...
It wasn’t much—just a few acres with an old barn and house on it surrounding by fencing. Now there was a large red sign at the long drive that proclaimed the spot a historic dig. There were no horses in the pasture now. Jake had to give up taking care of them while the excavation was going on. To...