Carol Andrews has mixed feelings about the announcement of her daughter’s wedding plans. Although she is thrilled (having paged through bridal catalogues for years) she is disappointed that Jenny and fiance Mark want to hand over the arrangements to a wedding planner at Cinderella Weddings....

"Bloody Murder" by Kate Kulig provides the reader with murder, romance, an accurate picture of the life and food of New Orleans and an all around good story. Zofia Smith is the heroine of the story. She had been forced to leave behind a career...

Brandt Dodson's latest novel entitled "The Sons of Jude" is in keeping with his experience in law enforcement. As such, he knows about what he writes and this is always fun for the reader. Chicago detective Campello is forced to work with a disgraced cop...

“The Shattered Door” by Lisa Bouchard tells the story of twins Darcy and Olivia Morrison who are getting nowhere fast with their new business venture, Morrison Investigations. Finding a lost dog for a Boston mob boss is the pinnacle of their caseload. That is until...

Stanislas Cassel in the French justice department has been persuaded by thugs with German accent to give a certain witness, Louis Boucher, an easy time when he is interviewed about a murder case. That makes him investigate further although it first scares him. So he...

“Liquid Lies” by Lois Lavrisa is a gut-churning, suspense-filled murder mystery that reminded me why I used to be such an avid fan of murder mysteries. Best friends Francesca and CiCi had spent the day celebrating Francesca’s eighteenth birthday, prior to her leaving for a...

"Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye" by Helen Macie Osterman is an entertaining mystery novel with a mature heroine. The scene of action switches between historic Murano and present day Italy and America as the story develops. Emma gets a walk-on part at the Midwest...

Recently widowed interior designer Deva Dunne decides to move to Florida in an attempt to get over the unexpected death of her husband. Deva takes a job of helping to redecorate one of the condos in her building for an ex-exotic dancer named Treasure. The...

“Martin McMillan and the Secret of the Ruby Elephant” by Elaine Russell is the second book in the author’s middle-grade adventure series. It follows “Martin McMillan and the Lost Inca City”. Ms. Russell seems to have made a great deal of research in the writing...

Fans of Dorothy St. James will be thrilled with "Flowerbed of State", the first book in her new 'White House Gardener Series'. New readers will definitely want to come back for more. In this series we meet Cassandra (Casey) Calhoun, an assistant gardener at the...