We left Katie in the last book "Saving Grace" with a house, and a new boyfriend, and some riddles solved, but in this second book in the series "Leaving Annalise", author Pamela Fagan Hutchins amps up the action (as if that were possible).First, something is up with the boyfriend. His friends are...
-- Finding Harmony How did the Bradys do it? Blendering Principle #1: It’s hard to get anywhere if you don’t know where you’re going. Most of the members of my generation know all we need to know about blended families from the Brady Bunch, right?...
Is that a gun in your holster or are you just glad to see me? I shied away from Little Joe Cartwright or Brett Maverick or whoever the heck he thought he was while also trying to avoid the business end of Grandma’s cancer stick. I looked up at myself in the mirror behind the premium liquor bottle...
I still wasn’t a fan of small planes, but last time I’d puked my guts out in the little Skyhawk, and this week I didn’t use a single barf bag. It wasn’t lost on me that Jack had replenished the stash in the seat pocket to overflowing. Amazing what the absence of a fetus could do for a woman’s que...
I got to Blake’s clinic before eight. I didn’t have an appointment. I only wanted to tell my story once. The receptionist recognized me. “Michele, we’ve been worried about you. You disappeared on us. Then we saw the news, and I’m so sorry. Let me call Dr. Greene. We’ll work you in.” She called he...
the next morning. As I had guessed, Alan’s wife, Janelle, was the stressed-out woman who had rung up my purchases the night before at their resale shop. She recognized me, too, and we had a nice enough exchange, but really, how friendly can a woman be when she’s in court to say good-bye to her hu...
The Lighthouse was a restaurant and bar with a small stage. The open-air eating area faced a courtyard where anyone could stop for some chat or a dance. The bar was cattycorner to the restaurant. The music varied during the week, but the owners brought in a steelpan band on Sundays, so brunch the...