Robin Jessop didn't expect to find much of value in the old library she was asked to assess. An unusual volume called Ipse Dixit catches the eye of the antiquarian bookseller and she can't resist further exploring the mystery. The volume turns out to be Read more...
A conspiracy is afoot and Jake Carter finds himself smack
in the midst of it. Strange signs are emerging, both
through the natural world and manmade. In fact, the sun
itself appears to be failing and a worldwide blackout has
everyone predicting the end of the world. Jake is dragged Read more...
Tessie King is determined to save the Royal Palace
Casino, but braving a mobster family gathering is more
than she intended. Professional snowboarder and casino
board member Rafe Lorenzo has helped Tessie arrange for
the finale of Battle Buffet to be filmed at the casino in
an effort to boost Read more...
It's National Chocolate Month and Pirate Week in Crystal
Cove. The Cookbook Nook is actively involved in all of
the local festivities. Meanwhile, the Chocolate Cookbook
Club is meeting at The Cookbook Nook. One of Crystal
Cove's own celebrities, published cookbook author and
candy maker Coco Chastain, is Read more...
Her name is Exquisite, a name given to her by her
boyfriend/pimp, Luis. Unfortunately, her world with Luis
has been shattered and Exquisite finds herself returning
home, back to the world where she's Anna Rodriguez, a 17-year-old former
prostitute and runaway. Anna no longer
knows how Read more...
Ben McKelvie thought things with his neighbor Madeleine
Roux couldn't get any worse. After all, Madeleine
had single-handedly upset the local ecosystem and drawn
all sorts of raccoons, pigeons, and even rats to the area
out of a misguided desire to help rehabilitate them.
After her unexpected death Read more...
The world exploded the morning Kady Grant broke up with
her boyfriend, Ezra Mason. Kady and Ezra reside in an
illegal mining settlement when the corporation, BeiTech,
decides to end it through an all-out attack. Kady and
Ezra escape, but their escape soon becomes a deadly game
of cat Read more...
AUTUMN THORNS is the first book featuring the town of
Whisper Hollow, a town where the magical and mystical
guide everything. Kerris Fellwater escaped from Whisper
Hollow fifteen years ago only to find that she has been
called back by duty. Kerris is the fiftieth
generation of spirit shamans and Read more...
Willet Dura, reeve to the king, is called to the scene of
a murder. Something occurs at the scene, something that
changes Willet and leaves him with an unexpected gift - or
is it a curse? Now Willet can catch glimpses of
information upon touching others. Willet is publicly told
to Read more...
Halloween is one of the few times Sid can safely leave
the home. After all, Sid is a living skeleton and at
Halloween he can wear a costume to hide the fact he is
all bones. Unfortunately, his foray out of the house with
Georgia Thackery leaves him temporarily trapped Read more...
Catastrophic events have destroyed the world as we know
it, leaving behind survivors who search desperately for
the basics they need to survive. A young girl, Nora, and
her brother, Addis, are abandoned by their parents and
sift through the remnants of Seattle hoping to find
food. Julie and her Read more...
It's the First Annual Food Lovers' Film Festival and
organizers Erin Murphy and Christine Vandenberg are
scrambling to deal with the last minute decisions and
problems. Unfortunately, Christine is found dead and now
Erin has a new problem as her brother, Nick, is the most
likely suspect. Can Erin Read more...
Della Tsang's father stands accused of murder and Della
is willing to do anything to clear his name, including
breaking more than a few rules. Meanwhile, Della is
still adjusting to her life as a Reborn vampire and the
subsequent bond with the untrustworthy but oh-so-sexy
Chase Read more...
Eleven-month-old Theo Edevane mysteriously disappeared
one night in 1933; his whereabouts were never discovered.
Decades later, in 2003, Detective Sadie Sparrow has fled
London for her grandfather's home in Cornwall, hoping she
hasn't destroyed her career over a case involving a
missing mother. Sadie stumbles upon Read more...
People are disappearing with nary a trace in Serenity,
Tennessee. First, it was adults that simply vanished while
outside, but now a child has disappeared from her own
home. Chief Jonah Riggs
suspect something more sinister is occurring and requests
the assistance of the FBI Special Crimes Unit (SCU). Noah Read more...
Carmela Bertrand is excited about Halloween, as she's
contemplating what costumes and parties she will attend
this
year in New Orleans. Unfortunately, strange noises in the
shop next door to her scrapbooking store, Memory Mine
Scrapbooking Store, have her investigating... only to find
the
dead body of Marcus Joubert Read more...
Olivia Grant only went to England at the insistence of
her mother. After all, her mother insisted Olivia needed
to reacquaint herself with her British cousins while
recovering from her recent divorce. However, Olivia's
vacation was anything but relaxing as the very first day
she discovers the dead body Read more...
Jamie Winters is used to the outrageous in her job as a
legal secretary for the firm of Parker, Dennis. After
all, some of the cases the law firm handles border on the
ridiculous. Psychic reader Dorcas Beeber's case, however,
pushes that edge just a bit further. Unfortunately, Jamie Read more...
Lyn Ravenshaw's world was devastated several years ago
when her son died at birth. Her job as a literary agent
keeps her busy, despite the dreams that plague her
nights. This Christmas, one of the writers she
represents, Bridget Cooper, insists that Lyn accompany
her to South Wales. Bridget 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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