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Crossroads by Belva Plain
Book Review, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction

Crossroads by Belva Plain

Gwen Wright, daughter of wealthy entrepreneur, Cassandra Wright, is introverted and holding a secret. Her chance meeting with Jewel Fairchild, beautiful,confident and making a meager living, kicks off a life-long

January 22, 2010September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
Book Review, Mafia, Medical, Suspense, Thriller

Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell

This book is not for persons with weak stomachs.  It is very graphic and tells a unique story about a man, Pietro “Bearclaw” Brnwna, who finds his grandparents’ murdered bodies

January 7, 2010September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Critical Mass by Kathleen Henry
Book Review, Religious Fiction

Critical Mass by Kathleen Henry

This book has stories told by four Catholic women in four different eras. It was hard to follow, but at the end Henry has a list of how all the

December 30, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Book Review, Historical Fiction, Salem Witch Trials, Suspense

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

Getting past the unusual design of the book, I found Connie’s and Deliverance’s stories very interesting.  This is a fiction novel that has some historical facts about the Salem witch

December 28, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Change Your Mindset Not Your Man by Sally B. Watkins
Book Promo, Nonfiction, Self-Help

Change Your Mindset Not Your Man by Sally B. Watkins

Many women are disappointed, frustrated, and despairing about their relationships with men. Growing up with Sleeping Beauty, Barbies and  romance novels, we don’t realize how the happily-ever-after myth contributes to

December 21, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Shadow Music (Highlands’ Lairds Book 3) by Julie Garwood
Book Review, Historical, Romance, Scotland, Series

Shadow Music (Highlands’ Lairds Book 3) by Julie Garwood

I have been a Julie Garwood fan for many years and found this book lacking. None of the characters really stood out for me and that disappoints me because I

December 17, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
Book Review, Fantasy, Magic

Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

I have to admit the beginning of this book was very confusing, but as I read more, I started to understand the supernatural element of the novel. There were characters

December 14, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Palos Verdes Blue (Jack Liffey Mystery # 12) by John Shannon
Book Review, Mystery, Private Investigators, Series

Palos Verdes Blue (Jack Liffey Mystery # 12) by John Shannon

Shannon takes you into the battle of Los Angeles’ Bayboys, teen age surfers and Mexican immigrants by sending Jack Liffey to find a missing child.  What Liffey uncovers is revenge,

December 10, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa
Book Review, Coming of Age, Family Relationships, YA Fiction

Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa

Hailey has a father who has lost his job and is drinking, a mother who lost her inheritance when she married her father and has recently lost a baby, and

December 10, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
Book Review, Historical Fiction

Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin

This book is fiction, but reads like a biography.  Melanie Benjamin did a great job of combining fact with fiction and/or speculation as to the relationship between the very real

November 24, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Lovers and Gamblers by Jackie Collins
Book Review, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Women's Fiction

Lovers and Gamblers by Jackie Collins

This is a reissue of the 1977 edition. Al King is a rock singer and selfish stud extraordinaire. His brother and manager, Paul King, gets Al whatever he wants and

July 21, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Living a Charmed Life: Your Guide to Finding Magic in Every Moment of Every Day by Victoria Moran
Book Review, Nonfiction, Self-Help

Living a Charmed Life: Your Guide to Finding Magic in Every Moment of Every Day by Victoria Moran

Ms. Moran’s guide is full of short essays describing enlightening and uplifting ways for maintaining your life and giving it special meaning to you and the one’s around you.  She

June 19, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Book Review, Family Relationships, Memoirs

Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg

“Without really trying, I have become a collector of other families’ secrets.” –Steve Luxenberg. Steve Luxenberg’s memoir reads like a mystery.  In the Spring of 1995, Steve finds out that

June 10, 2009September 9, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
The Shipwreck of a Nation: Germany: An Inside View by H. Peter Nennhaus
Book Review, Germany, Historical Nonfiction, Holocaust, Memoirs, WWII

The Shipwreck of a Nation: Germany: An Inside View by H. Peter Nennhaus

H. Peter Nennhaus grew up in Berlin during WWII; a volatile time in German and world history.  The book is different in that he tells the story from a German

May 11, 2009September 11, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Who Do You Think You Are? by Alyse Myers
Book Review, Family Relationships, Memoirs, Nonfiction

Who Do You Think You Are? by Alyse Myers

Alyse Myers’s memoir is very personal, brave and honest. This memoir was mainly about Alyse Myers’ rocky relationship with her mother. The eldest of three girls, Alyse adored her father,

April 28, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Capitol Reflections by Jonathan Javitt
Action & Adventure, Book Review, Medical, Political, Thriller

Capitol Reflections by Jonathan Javitt

I’m not a big fan of political thrillers, but I really enjoyed this book. What’s killing people across America? Dr. Gwen Maulder wants to find out after her best friend

April 27, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Cold Kill (Detective Stella Mooney Novels Book 3) by David Lawrence
Book Review, Detective Fiction, Mystery, Police Procedural, Series

Cold Kill (Detective Stella Mooney Novels Book 3) by David Lawrence

Third in the DS Stella Mooney series, this is a refreshing police procedural with fully developed characters, a lot of action and the plot takes some shocking twists that will

April 27, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Dead in the Water (Stone Barrington Book 3) by Stuart Woods
Book Review, Legal, Mystery, Series, Thriller

Dead in the Water (Stone Barrington Book 3) by Stuart Woods

In St. Marks, death by murder is punishable by hanging. Little did Stone Barrington know that his long-awaited vacation was going to be interrupted by a legal case from Hell.

April 14, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
Winter in June (Rosie Winter Mysteries Book 3) by Kathryn Miller Haines
Book Review, Cozy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Series, WWII

Winter in June (Rosie Winter Mysteries Book 3) by Kathryn Miller Haines

Third in the Rosie Winters series, Ms. Haines takes us to the South Pacific during World War II. Rosie and gal pal Jayne have joined the USO and are headed

March 26, 2009September 15, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family: Book 1 by C. Allyn Pierson
Book Review, Historical, Romance

And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family: Book 1 by C. Allyn Pierson

If you like Pride and Prejudice, you will enjoy Ms. Pierson’s And This Our Life which continues the lives of the Darcy and Bennet families. It starts with Ms. Elizabeth

March 15, 2009September 9, 2020 by Sharon Clayton
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