Kiss the Dead (Anita Blake #21) by Laurell K. Hamilton * This book is from a friend’s personal library* When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she’s faced with something she’s never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people—kids,(…)
I’m still woefully behind as I work on Left Coast Crime and take a marketing class. When this happens, I call upon guests to help me out. Lisa Black has such an interesting background–she’s a forensic scientist (see bio below). And get this she’s a sucker for romance. See? Everyone needs a little Romance. Please welcome(…)
Time to break out the St. Patrick’s Day decorations! Whoo hoo! What? Not everyone has two moving boxes filled with shamrocks, leprechauns, and glittery pots o’ gold? I’m shocked. Shocked, I say! Like all nice Irish-American girls of a certain age, I grew up in a house with framed photos of Pope John XXIII and(…)
We all know the woes of having a telemarketer call at dinner time or when you are in the midst of an important scene that needs your full concentration. In short, telemarketers are a pain in the arse. But what if those calls were cranked up times ten and were coming every hour day after(…)
I adore my dogs. Really. Adore them! and yes, they have very tough lives! However, the only doggie couture they will ever know is a dog collar. Oh, they might get a new collar, but only if and when their “every day” collar has worn through. However, I am discovering there are people who don’t(…)
I don’t know about you, but with the cold weather comes awful, itchy, dry skin that drives me crazy. I’ve tried all kinds of lotions and creams, but haven’t found any that help. My skin is dry to start with, so any drop in humidity and I’m miserable. My oldest daughter and I went to(…)
Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands *A review copy of this book was received from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review* A kiss doesn’t mean eternity . . . Valerie Moyer doesn’t believe in vampires—until she is kidnapped by a fanged psychopath! After escaping her bloodthirsty captor, she’s through with creatures of the night.(…)
My husband and I have always been very practical. Sure, we got married in college, rather than waiting until we’d both graduated, but even that had a good reason (though I was secretly cheering). Marriage was on the agenda either way, but our timetable got bumped up a year when I was accepted to Air(…)
I have been a voracious reader since I was 4 years old. All my life, catching me *not* in the middle of the book would be akin to hitting the lottery with the numbers from LOST. (4 8 15 16 23 42, in case you don’t remember). But I’ve always been a serial monogamist bookworm.(…)
Recently I was walking through a popular department store and I actually stopped mid-stride. I have never considered myself a fashionista and my style lends itself more toward comfortable and classic than trendy, but my goodness. Are they serious? I saw jeans that were just the sane side of hot pink paired with a neon(…)