Month: August 2011

On loan from the library

Once I finish Lost and Fondue I will be starting on Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle.  Murder by Mocha is the 10th in the Coffee House series. From the dust jacket: Clare Cosi, manager and head barista of the landmark Village Blend coffeehouse, can brew a beverage to die for.  But can she stir […]

Interview with Darcie Chan

As a result of my last post with a review of Darcie’s book, she contacted me via email to thank me for the review.  Well I’m never one to turn down an opportunity to get a mini interview from an author so here goes! SBR: How did you come up with the idea of this […]

The Mill River Recluse – Darcie Chan (Review)

Author Darcie Chan is an attorney and lives in northern Westchester County, New York, with her husband and son. In her spare time, Darcie enjoys reading, writing fiction, gardening, playing piano, and cooking. The Mill River Recluse is her first novel and I believe it is only available as an e-book. Synopsis: Disfigured by the […]

Called Home – Gloria Schumann

Gloria Schumann is originally from Detroit but attended college in TN where she met her husband, Paul.  They moved to Minnesota before ending up in Austin where they still reside.  I learned from her site that she was never much of a reader growing up (oh the horror!) but quickly delved into reading whenver she could once she found […]

Heads You Lose – Lisa Lutz & David Hayward

Heads You Lose is a joint collaboration between Lisa Lutz (known for The Spellman Files series) and David Hayward (He writes poetry and has a editing/writing company).  The authors each write a chapter and then hand it off to the other.  In between the chapters there are comments about what is written and David’s foray […]