Kathy Grant is preparing to open up the Swan's Nest by
clearing out some of the brush in the lawn with the
assistance of her best friend, Tori Cannon.
Unfortunately, they find more than just a debris as a
dead body is in the marshy area of the property Read more...
On the surface, Alex, Suzette, and Hanna are the perfect
family. However, something sinister lurks beneath the
surface of their seemingly perfect home. Suzette knows
something is wrong with their seven-year-old daughter,
Hanna, but will Alex accept it? Or will he blame Suzette
for failing to parent Hanna Read more...
Eli Glinn has shut down Effective Engineering Solutions (EES) with no
warning, leaving Gideon Crew at loose ends as to what to do with the
remaining months he has left to live. Manuel Garza, one of Gideon's
EES coworkers and the former right-hand man of Eli, is embittered Read more...
Mimi Rousseau and her staff at both the Bistro Rousseau and Maison
Rousseau are swamped with business. Not only is it Crush Week
featuring the pressing of the grapes at all the local wineries, but Mimi is
also hosting the Sweet Treats Festival. Chef Camille's (aka Chef C)
sister Read more...
Secrets are at the core of HOW TO KEEP A SECRET and the
Stewart family is awash in secrets, from long-standing
ones to more recent secrets. Nancy, her two adult
daughters Jenna and Lauren, and Lauren's daughter
Mackenzie (aka "Mack") have all bottled up secrets that
are now Read more...
MURDER GIRL picks up right where the cliffhanger ending
of MURDER NOTES left us. Agent Lilah Love is following a
trail of dead bodies, ones she believes are from an
assassin rather than the prevailing theory of a serial
killer. A mysterious tattoo is Lilah's main clue, and
she Read more...
Savannah is enjoying her role being Auntie Savannah to
her niece, Vanna Rose, when a new case hits too close to
home. Actor Ethan Malloy hires Savannah and the Midnight
Magnolia Detective Agency to locate his missing wife,
child, and nanny. Unfortunately, the nanny is soon found
dead and Savannah Read more...
Agent Lilah Love has worked hard to forget her past, walking away from her family and a man she loved after one night took a disastrous turn. She's now a profiler for the FBI, but a series of assassination-style murders is sending her back to her hometown Read more...
SMOKE AND IRON is the fourth book in Rachel Caine's
The
Great Library series and picks up right where
the last book ended. Jess Brightwell and Dario Santiago
have concocted a plan that they hope Read more...
Every month the Culinary Capers' group alternates hosting
a themed dinner. Allison Manovich is the host this month
and suggested a picnic as a lovely idea for their
meeting. Unfortunately, she didn't expect to find the
dead body of her estranged husband in the back of her
SUV. Now Read more...
Asti and Verci Rynax are following the money trail to
figure out who was behind the fire that destroyed their
homes and businesses (see THE HOLVER ALLEY CREW for more
details). Their trail leads them first to the office of
Colevar and Associates and later to the home of Lord Read more...
Mimi Rousseau is grateful to Bryan Baker, an entrepreneur who has
funded her dream of opening a French bistro and inn and become a
father figure to her. She's excited about the inn's first wedding, even
more so as it features a celebrity talk show host. Unfortunately, family Read more...
Many of the residents of Polo Springs, Florida, are annoyed by the small
green iguanas that are seemingly overrunning their town. Some of the
residents have even started to question why the iguanas seem so
prolific this year. However, with a hurricane approaching, no one has
thought to question: if Read more...
The life of a US Marshal in the Paranormal Investigations
Unit can be
exhausting, so Shiloh Harrison is hoping for a break and
some quality
downtime with her current boyfriend, Vincent Ortiz. Shiloh
hasn't
shared her deepest secrets with Vincent, such as she's
half-djinn and
her unit Read more...
Tis the season for the Oktobear Fest and Sasha Silverman is busy with
events to promote her family's store, the Silver Bear Shop, and Factory.
Meanwhile, her high school rival, Holly Parker, has returned to town and
started her own business, competing with both Sasha's and her
cousin Read more...
THE GREAT GATSBY is one of those novels that haunts me, not
because like so many others that I loved it, but because I didn't love it.
In fact, it's the only novel ever assigned to me in my school career that I
was unable to finish. As Read more...
The Droods see it as their family duty to maintain order
and fight evil that occurs in the world. For centuries,
they have left the Nightside alone, allowing that hidden
otherworldly realm that lurks within London and where
anything can and will happen. Ancient pacts have kept the
two separate Read more...
Vampires (known as the Gloaming) are here and their rise
to power has been swift. But how did it all start? From
the discovery of the NOBI virus to the struggle for power
within our government and the Vatican, A PEOPLE'S HISTORY
OF THE VAMPIRE UPRISING chronicles the rise Read more...
Neve March has a closely guarded secret. Despite being
stained and UNLIT, she can still hear the whispers on the
wind. She keeps quiet about her minor magical ability, not
wanting to be potentially forced into a life breeding other
magic users. Instead, she serves as a soldier with the Read more...
Matt Sullivan arrives in Havana, Cuba, full of hopes and dreams. He's in Havana to see his girlfriend, Yarmila Portal, and he hopes she will accept his marriage proposal. Instead, he finds her dead body, his passport yanked by La Seguridad, and is deemed a person of interest Read more...
When I was a kid, my brother and I were riding in the back of a pickup truck (this was back in the days when that was considered okay!). My parents were in the truck driving us along a dark, forested area on some small road in the middle of nowhere, SC. My brother and I have overactive imaginations and swore we saw "tree people" staring at us and banged loudly on the window and demanded we all squeeze inside the truck so we'd be safe from the "tree people". We still laugh about it to this day!
I love to travel! My favorite place to travel is somewhere new. This summer we explored Las Vegas and went to the Grand Canyon. I also went on my first ghost tour in Savannah, GA.
Love love LOVE Castiel! In fact, I love just about anyone on Supernatural as that still ranks as one of the best tv shows in that genre imo. And Hellboy... who can't help but love Hellboy just cause!
Those 5 things are so very, very true!! I'm so sorry you couldn't find a way to put the Dooziers on a cruise- even the thought has me laughing like a loon. As for your question, I try to avoid hobby groups other than book clubs but yes, I've been in a book club with an individual that should be thankful the members didn't read a lot of mystery novels or I'm sure they'd have figured out a way to dispose of her permanently LOL!!!
I love vampires, shifters, and all sorts of other supernatural creatures... but a zombie? Oh this is one story I MUST read! Love your first paragraph of this blog as it hooked me.
Why do I read? That's almost like asking me why do I breathe?? I've been reading for as long as I can remember. My parents made sure I developed a love of reading. Anyone else old enough to remember the records that accompanied the children's books?? I had my own little record player and I played all of those little 45s and 33s to death!
I usually try to read a book before seeing the movie. There are a few authors I prefer the movies to the books though, and John Grisham is one of those actually.
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