Synopsis Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England’s finest novelists. Now it’s home to […]
Category: 3 1/2 paws
Synopsis Three women, from coast to coast and in between, open their mailboxes to the same intriguing invitation. Although leading entirely different lives, each has found herself at a similar, jarring crossroads. Right when these women thought they’d be comfortably settling into middle age, their carefully curated futures have turned out to be […]
Mousse and Murder (An Alaskan Diner Mystery) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Publisher: Berkley (May 5, 2020) Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Synopsis A young chef might bite off more than she can chew when she returns to her Alaskan hometown to take over her parents’ diner in this charming […]
Synopsis Mia might look like a Millennial but she was born yesterday. Emerging from a coma with short-term amnesia after an accident, Mia can’t remember her own name until the Siri assistant on her iPhone provides it. Based on her cool hairstyle (undercut with glamorous waves), dress (Prada), and signature lipstick (Chanel), […]
Review – Murder at Midnight by John Ukah #mystery @JohnUkah
November 1, 2019
Synopsis Alex Simpson, an ex-police officer, decides after a bout of typhoid fever to take a break in a serene and therapeutic environment. The last thing he expects is to be called upon to solve a murder at the Kinging Guest Lodge. But that is what happens, when the delectable and vivacious Maria Marshall […]
Synopsis “Dreams of Lake Drukka” and “Exhumation” explore the unearthing of horrific, long-buried family secrets. Journeying into the darkest recesses of the past, these stories depict the dire consequences of discovering the truth. Writing about this duology, author Mike Thorn says: “It was only in retrospect that I could see the connections between these […]
Review – The Savior and the Singing Machine by Jeremy Leven
August 31, 2019
Synopsis As he did with Creator and Satan’s Psychotherapy and Cure, Jeremy Leven has once again created pure magic with this hilarious, moving, and thought-provoking tale of a man who abandons all to search for Perfect Love. And what could be more perfect to love than the Messiah, who now reappears in the prophesied […]
Death by Dissertation (Cassandra Sato) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – Nebraska Emerald Prairie Press (April 17, 2019) Paperback: 355 pages Synopsis Ambitious Cassandra Sato traded her life in Hawai’i for a dream position as Student Affairs VP at Morton College in tiny Carson, Nebraska. She expected the Midwestern church casseroles, land-locked […]
Synopsis Too shy to reply? The Comeback Kid will do it for you! In this hilarious take on the modern-day detective story, Frank “The Comeback Kid” Davenport has made cozy living finishing arguments for people too embarrassed to speak up for themselves. But when a beautiful young woman hires him to tell off her dad, […]
Book Title: Free Pizza by G.C. McRae Category: Middle-Grade Fiction, 360 pages Genre: Humorous Fiction Publisher: MacDonald Warne Media Release date: May 1, 2019 Content Rating: PG (No sex or drugs, just mild expletives such as “hell” and “damn”.) Synopsis ​ Brian McSpadden is always hungry. Does he have a disease? Worms? Does it have […]