Sweet Soliloquies

Homicide in Hardcover: A Bibliophile Mystery Author: Kate Carlisle Publisher: Signet (February 3, 2009) 304 pages The story: Brooklyn Wainwright is a book doctor extraordinaire. Faded, brittle leather and crusty, smelly pages are like heaven for Brooklyn. The daughter of two 60’s flower children who moved their family to a California commune,... Read→

I’ve heard the siren call of a new challenge, one I believe is important and should be shared with the world.  I do not read many memoirs or biographies, perhaps because I have enough to deal with and do not care to take on the troubles of others, feeling too deeply as I do sometimes.  However, not every memoir is gut wrenching and it is true... Read→

Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo Publisher: Worldwide Library 245 pages The story: Maggie Thorsen, former PR exec and current partner in Uncommon Grounds, walks into her new coffee shop on opening day only to discover her partner Patricia dead, death by espresso machine. Who could have killed Patricia, and what does this mean for the future of the... Read→

Any Given Doomsday (The Phoenix Chronicles, Book 1) Author: Lori Handeland Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks Elizabeth Phoenix once used her unique skills as a psychic to help in the Milwaukee Police Department’s fight against injustice. But when Liz’s foster mother is found viciously murdered – and Liz is discovered unconscious... Read→