Life isn't currently easy for Wylie. Her mother died in a
car accident four months ago, leaving her with a father
who loves her but doesn't understand her like her mother
did. Wylie has stopped leaving her house, instead doing
her schooling and even her counseling sessions from Read more...
Barrie Watson knows all too well how the Watson gift
affects her. Her recent trip to San Francisco has left
her with an aching headache that doesn't go away until
she sets foot back at Watson's Landing. Now, a mysterious
stranger is telling her he can take care Read more...
The plague changed everything, setting boundaries that
split families and friends apart. Cressyda "Syd" Turner
has survived in the City, while her hometown, known as
New Charity, has thrived by refusing City residents
everything. Even the water is kept from the City. The
death of Syd's father allows her Read more...
Finn Sullivan's world has been turned completely upside
down since her move to Fair Hollow, a village where the
lines between our world and the faerie world often blur.
She's lost and regained a sister, gained and lost her
love, and kept far too many secrets from her Read more...
A mysterious artifact is accidentally located by a young
girl named Rose Franklin. Seventeen years later, Rose
finds herself heading up a secretive team to unlock the
mysteries of this artifact- a giant hand. The team,
consisting of pilots Kara Resnick and Ryan Mitchell,
linguist Vincent Couture, and geneticist Alyssa Read more...
Key West is buzzing, between the festivities surrounding
the weeklong Fantasy Fest and a tropical storm looming
nearby in the Caribbean. Hayley Snow, food critic for the
local paper, is excited about an upcoming article
featuring the various mobile eateries for the revelries,
as she will get to indulge in Read more...
Claire Malloy is convinced she would make the perfect
juror, even when her best friend assures her she doesn't
have a chance. Unfortunately, Claire isn't only
dismissed, she is humiliated by the prosecutor and Claire
vows to prove him wrong. Now, Claire finds herself in the
midst of Read more...
Naomi could never remember exactly what woke her up that
night, two days before she turned twelve. Seeing her
father headed outside away from the house, Naomi follows
him, hoping he is going to the creek where she can cool
down in the summer heat. What she discovers instead is Read more...
Benji Lightman is the school's football mascot, where he
shares his love for magic tricks as part of the game
celebrations. However, inside he longs for greatness as
he hopes next year to earn an apprenticeship at the
famous Magic Lantern Theatre and Shoppe. Benji and his
three best Read more...
Gianna Mancini sees ghosts, a trait that can lead to some
very difficult scenarios. A tingling in her finger lets
her know that Freezer Dude, a ghost she first saw when
she was eight years old, is nearby. Gianna is somewhat
fearful of Freezer Dude as he doesn't behave Read more...
THE GAME OF LIVES picks up right where THE RULE OF
THOUGHTS ended. Michael's world has changed rapidly with
all the new revelations and he longs for the days where
Helga bustled around the kitchen while Michael visited
the VirtNet with no worries. Now, any visit to the
VirtNet Read more...
Nancy just wants to find her door and go home—but her
parents believe she's mistaken and have now sent her to a
"special school" to get help and perhaps allow her
parents to recover the daughter they remember. However,
Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children is Read more...
What could be better than a new Rachel Morgan or Peri
Reed book? How about a Kim Harrison short story featuring
both of these strong woman? WAYLAID is set in Peri's
world, where technology rules and magic is something
found only in video games. Peri and Jack have just Read more...
China Bayles is in the middle of a sticky situation. Ruby Wilcox, her best friend and co-owner of their tearoom and catering business, has just informed her that Ruby's sister, Ramona, has another hare-brained investment scheme involving the Comanche Creek Brewing Company and craft beer. Ruby Read more...
Sam Jakes hasn't been home since a tour in Afghanistan
nearly killed him. Burned and scarred after a bomb blew
up, Sam still struggles with PTSD on a daily basis.
Unfortunately, a murder investigation has sent him home,
filled with regrets for the time he has missed with
family Read more...
China Bayles has a tenuous relationship with her mother,
Leatha Richards, which has gradually been improving since
Leatha's sobriety. In fact, China and her family are
planning to spend this Thanksgiving with Leatha and her
husband, Sam. Unfortunately, Sam's health has landed him
in the hospital and now Read more...
The dresses have arrived for the Peach Cotillion and
everyone is in a rush to the boutique to see what their
gowns look like. Tempers flare when there is a mix-up
over one of the cotillion dresses, but is it enough to
cause the subsequent murder of Vivien Crenshaw Read more...
I love cozy mysteries featuring gardening of any sort,
but even more so when the gardening or farming is organic
so I couldn't resist A MUDDIED MURDER. A MUDDIED MURDER
is the first book in the Greenhouse Mystery series
and features Megan Sawyer, a lawyer who has Read more...
Tessa Lowell didn't want to return to Fayette,
Pennsylvania, but the imminent death of her father has
her flying back to a place she hasn't seen since she was
nine years old. Tessa's final memories of Fayette are not
pleasant, as she and her childhood best friend Read more...
Alice Goodwin is not happy that the aliens crash landed
in the Midwest. Rather than enjoying the warmth of sunny
Miami, Florida, she's had to travel with her father to
the cold of Minnesota. After all, Alice's dad is the
director of special projects at NASA, and the 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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