In 109 pages and fifteen chapters authors Nicholson and
Blackwood do a pretty decent job of discussing the issues
that accompany the decision to pursue surgery for weight
loss. The first few chapters touch on subjects you should
ponder before seeing the surgeon, but the bulk of the book
is Read more...
Glenn Cooper has squeezed a third book out in his Library
of the Dead trilogy by bringing the readers a bit
forward in time. Why not? Much of his over-arcing storyline
depends on flashbacks to the distant past grounded by his
all-too-fallible hero and his Read more...
Restaurant manager Brody McDermott is one bad review away
from losing his job, more than that, disappointing his
father. The long hours he spends trying to make a go of part
of the family business costs him time with his son. The last
thing he is looking for is a Read more...
Take Vegas, add several pantheons chock full of jaded god-
hood plus a multitude of immortal minions and you have a
rich environment for Jamie Wyman's debut novel WILD CARD and
any books in the series to follow. (Please Jamie, please
write some more!)
Catherine Sharp's soul was Read more...
Zoë Archer delivers another gritty and passionate book in
her Nemesis, Unlimited series with DANGEROUS
SEDUCTION.
Alyce Carr and her family are caught up in the endless loop
of work and debt to the copper mine that provides the only
employment in their village. Somehow the spark of Read more...
Flashes of dark humor glint above a pulse-pounding search
for an horrific murderer in this first in the new Ritual
Crime Unit series. E. E. Richardson's urban fantssy
police procedural sweeps you into the world of Claire
Pierce, 54-year-old DCI
in charge of the Read more...
Simon Green continues the adventures of the intrepid
Ghost Finders in SPIRITS FROM BEYOND, the fourth in
the series.
The underlying mystery is furthered a bit in the first part
of the book, but matters focus on a seemingly disconnected
haunting of an old inn miles from the Read more...
Ernie Lindsey is a USA Today Bestselling author who has
published many adult mystery and suspense novels. In his
first foray into tween fiction, THE MARSHMALLOW HAMMER
DETECTIVE AGENCY: THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN EGG, main character
Hat (Halcyone Acasia Tintersmoot) receives a mysterious
package on her twelfth birthday... from Read more...
At an already challenging time in his life, Pierce discovers
something that has the potential to break apart his entire
life. He turns to lawyer Nicola Parrish to find the answers
he both dreads and desires.
I read the previous six books in the Men of Wolff
MountainRead more...
Most of the year Kayla Green can keep herself happily
insulated with the work she loves but when the Christmas
holidays come nothing can keep her loneliness at bay. When
she gets the opportunity of working a challenging account
tucked away from the reek of Christmas in New York City Read more...
Three years ago Evelyn Stone left her love in perhaps his
darkest hour, telling herself she could no longer live with
the risks he took with his life.
Captain Gavin 'Mac' MacRae vowed never again to make himself
vulnerable to the woman he cannot forget, but when a greater
duty Read more...
A centuries-old Moldavian vampire caves under family
pressure and decides the best way to find a wealthy wife and
keep his evil brother from rampaging their homeland is to
join a group of bachelors vying for the hand of a fair
(millionairess) maiden on a reality TV show.
A Read more...
The darkly brooding Temple who faces any comer in the ring
with aplomb and unyielding force is staggered when
confronted with the cause of his destruction, the woman he
believed he'd killed twelve years ago.
Mrs. MacIntyre has kept her secrets for twelve long years,
but with the foolish Read more...
Lilliana Skye has just graduated from Fairy Godmother
school, and is slated to watch over one of Cinderella's
descendants to make certain she makes good choices.
This sounds like a recipe for a saccharine-sweet fairy tale
with gooey dogooders and heavy handed morality handed down
from on high Read more...
Jo-Jo, skilled healer and beautician and her sister Sophia,
bad-ass body disposer and Goth extraordinaire have been a
part of Gin Blanco's life since she met her foster father
Fletcher Lane, aka the assassin Tin Man. Years ago Fletcher
rescued Sophia from a madman on a mountain Read more...
When Jane Bancroft married Hayden Fitzwalter, Earl of Ramsey
all she knew of love could fit in a teacup. She was certain
they loved each other and innocently felt that would be
enough to make a wonderful life together. Three miscarriages
later with Hayden lost in his cups and tangled Read more...
Gin Blanco is back in the eighth installment of the
Elemental Assassin series.
This time she shows up at a tony high class event to help
get her mind off her erstwhile boyfriend only to realize
there are a few too many giants about, even for the
exhibition Read more...
Intertwined with her Bound by Magick series, as well as a
bit of her De la Vega Cat series Lauren Dane has a new entry
in her Cascadia Wolves series, the first since 2008.
UNCONDITIONAL, book eight, picks up a handful of years past
book seven (Fated) and Read more...
As the story opens, Clare's biggest problem is convincing
her business partner and former husband Matteo (Matt)
Allegro of the wisdom of Village Blend's newest investment;
a food and coffee truck called Muffin Muse. All that shifts
when a speeding van fells her friend and colleague Lilly
Beth Read more...
First in the new Food Lover's Village Mystery series,
DEATH AL DENTE focuses on main character Erin Murphy who has
moved back to her hometown to help her mother manage and
update her family's legacy, the store that has been known as
Murphy's Mercantile almost Read more...
I am working toward adding exercise to my daily schedule. I have a number of disabilities that make that a pretty big challenge, but even if all I do is wiggle around in my chair to get my blood moving several times a day it is better than sitting still :-} I have an ergometer (like an 'arm bicycle')that I can use on good days, and I am shooting for using it three days per week, twice each day. If I can do MORE days a week, I am thrilled :-}
Doubtful that there is a cure. Once you start down that path, imaginary friends and using any intriguing moment of real life as book fodder is pretty much S.O.P. Whether or not you actually write that novel, writer's brain is here to stay, in my experience. :-}
As a resident of Canton (about 20 minutes form downtown Detroit) this fascinates me! What a great setting and character for gritty noirish detective stories!
Absolutely! Brain trumps brawn for me. Unlike the Julie Brown song (I Like 'em Big and Stupid) I like them smart enough to converse with, and more importantly, emotionally able to grow.
I have to say I hope I win! Yes, after college, I traveled to Japan and eventually became an ESL teacher and stayed for almost 3 years. Changed my life dramatically.
I think the biggest tip you already covered: Awareness. Being aware of your surroundings gives you a bit of a head start when trouble intersects your life. There are circumstances where nothing you could do would have made a difference, but in those instances, it is important to have at least a mental list of who to call first and what to do next.
I love that you have brought the descendants of the Ives into today :-} I have been a huge fan of yours for years, and I'm delighted you are continuing with your terrific books! Paranormal abilities exist. Paranormal events happen. Events in my life have proven that to me despite my best efforts to explain them away with current logic and science. Magic is defined differently depending on personal belief. I don't discount anything, keeping an open mind (but not so open that my brains fall out.
I love that Half-price Books is reaching out! My husband is a victim of the economy in a different field, and we know first-hand how much having a chance at a job means!
Oh yeah, I can pinpoint many crucial points of decision, but the one that really changed most of my life was swapping dormitory roommates in college. That one decision connected me to a single person who introduced me to a group of people, who literally decades later introduced me to the perfect man for me, my current husband.
Good to meet you Bonnie! I bow to those authors who write great books full of grim, deep and tortuous plot, but what I LOVE is when there is also a thread (or, 'heck' a full skein) of humor to contrast with the life-changing elements. After all, life is chock full of irreverence, just the way I like it.
The probably sounds strange, but when I finish publishing a new knitting or crochet pattern, I allow myself to knit something with little or no pattern at all. Yeah, I reward myself for knitting, by knitting. For BIG rewards though, a meal at our local Japanese restaurant works great too.
I would love to attend readers (and writers) conferences. Is there a way to find out which are most (handicap)accessible? When we win the lottery I plan to travel a LOT. I am lucky in that we live in an area that has many fascinating conventions (a Steam Punk Con is only one town away from home) but no local readers/writers cons I have been able to discover.
I have loved the myths and lore of the British Islands since I can remember. I even pursued a degree in Anthropology, mostly to explore the myths that persist to this day in many parts of the world. I believe the myths DO have a reality of a sort. And I adore books that weave those ancient legends and their permutations into a sexy paranormal romance. I look forward to discovering your series!
Life long here. Of course, I've been reading everything I can get my paws on since I can remember,but I devoured the multitude of Harlequin, Gothic, Regency and Candlelight romances which were what was most available at the rummage sales in my small town. I remember he tingle I got when the couple actually *gasp* kissed on the final page... until I became a teen and wanted more. It was hard to find steamy romance back in the 70's in rural Michigan, but I managed. Romance has never let me down, seeing me through a horrible first marriage and health issues with riveting stories and always a happy ending to help balance the negatives in my life at that time. Now I am ecstatically and cozily married, and still, I turn to romance. (Although I continue to read almost anything I can get my paws on.)
Thank you so much Tara. I write reviews for Fresh Fiction. I am isolated in my 'real' life and being part of the family Sarah and the rest have created makes me less so. Thank you for so beautifully expressing what is in my heart.
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