Trouble in Loveland by Jennifer Peel (book review)
Charlee Jensen had what she considered the idyllic childhood growing up in a town named for that most prized emotion of all, Loveland, Colorado. At seventeen, her teenage crush, a man eight years older than her, marries and she naively thinks this is the worst thing that would ever happen [...]
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore (book review)
Just why do humpback whales sing? That's the question that has marine behavioral biologist Nate Quinn and his crew poking, charting, recording, and photographing very big, wet, gray marine mammals. Until the extraordinary day when a whale lifts its tail into the air to display a cryptic message spelled out [...]
The Good Shadows by Carol Alwood (book review)
She believed him when he told her some Shadows were good. When sixteen-year-old Violet Blackstone seeks to belong outside of her Christian community, she opens doors to a dark world she doesn’t understand. Her parents’ secret separation and conflict at church fuel her desire to find something more. She sneaks [...]
Author Interview: Donna Schlachter
Donna Schlacther has some pretty distinct reading habits, which she seems to have developed at an early age. Her tastes have changed a bit, but -- like many readers -- she's a creature of habit who tends to return to the her favorites. What are those favorites? Let's see! Thank [...]
Be Frank With Me by Julia Clairborne Johnson (book review)
Reclusive literary legend M. M. “Mimi” Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years, but now she’s writing her first book in decades and to ensure timely completion her publisher sends an assistant to monitor her progress. Mimi reluctantly complies—with a few stipulations: No Ivy Leaguers [...]