Author Interview: Gail Kittleson
Sometimes novels can impact our lives as much as the "real" world -- their lessons and characters influence us in amazing ways. Author Gail Kittleson has read some books that have stuck with her for years, and she's here to talk about those today. Welcome! What was the first adult [...]
Foul Play by Tori Carrington (book review)
Like Janet Evanovich or Jennifer Crusie, Tori Carrington mixes humor with danger and stealth with sex. The intrepid Sofie, a good Greek girl from working-class Astoria, Queens, is finding her feet as a budding private investigator and as a single gal in the big city. In Foul Play, Sofie's searching [...]
Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster (book review)
This is the story of how a haughty former sorority girl went from having a household income of almost a quarter-million dollars to being evicted from a ghetto apartment... It's a modern Greek tragedy, as defined by Roger Dunkle in The Classical Origins of Western Culture: a story in which [...]
Seven Aprils by Eileen Charbonneau (book review)
In April 1860, Dr. Ryder Cole returns home from his studies, sure of his abilities and on fire to serve his country and preserve the Union. A panther attack threatens to cut his life short until a young woman with a rife and a sure-shot eye appears out of the [...]
Perilous Pursuit by Kathleen Tailer (book review)
Evidence in their hands…and a crime ring on their trail. Someone will do anything to get Mackenzie Weaver’s documentary footage—even kill her. US deputy marshal Jake Riley won’t let anyone harm Mackenzie, especially since he’s beginning to see her as more than his late friend’s little sister. But exploring their [...]