November, the Month for Challenges and Champions

Happy Halloween! Lots of great energy zipping through the air today. Not sure it has anything to do with Halloween and spirits, at least not for me. My kids have outgrown the Trick’er Treating so maybe they will just hand out candy tonight to little ghost and goblins in our neighborhood. My favorite part was [...]

The Baker’s Wife by Erin Healy

Great book! I was instantly hooked! It is insanely suspenseful! The Baker’s Wife, Audrey, formerly known as the pastor’s wife, has an accident on the way to the bakery.  It was early in the morning, and dense fog surrounded them as she turned into the intersection and hit something.  As soon as she gets out [...]

Double Shot by Christine D’Abo

Double Shot by Christine D’Abo * I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* Book 1 of the Long Shots series. Coffee shop owner Sadie Long has been lusting after her good friend Paul Williams for years. So she’s more than a little intrigued when he invites her [...]

I’ve Met A Ghost…Have you? By Kieran Kramer

Hi all! Cynthia D’Alba here. I am so excited to have Kieran Kramer visiting use today to talk about Halloween and ghosts. I was lucky to meet Kieran when she agreed to be on a Published Author Panel for the RWA PRO Retreat this summer. She is a gracious and wonderful women…and a knock-out writer. [...]

What’s the Big Deal about the Weather?

I was just about to start out this blog remarking upon the gloom that overtook me when the weatherman this morning said (with weatherman joie de vivre) we might have “wet snow” mixing with rain on Saturday morning.  And then it occurred to me that I always used to shake my head and smile, behind [...]

And this is why I have so many problems

I take on too much. Sorry in advance to both my blog-mates and the readers that this is so late. I’ve been caught up in a whirl-wind of work, thanks to edits from my first Semper Fi book coming my direction, as well as an interesting change from the direction of my editor on Book [...]

Halloween is coming!

It’s finally fall and the weather is gorgeous. This is one of my favorite times of year. Here in central California, the leaves are just starting to change. I love the brilliant hues of gold, orange and scarlet. I love pumpkins on my porch and scarecrows in my yard. My husband is kinda ba humbug [...]

Out With the Old and In With the New

I’m not sure how to feel about all the movie remakes lately. It seems like every time I turn around, they are remaking one of the great movies from my days as a teenager. Now don’t laugh. It hasn’t been that long ago. LOL So far, I haven’t found a single remake that does the [...]

Ding Dong the Diva’s Dead by Cat Melodia

Ding Dong the Diva’s Dead by Cat Melodia * I received a copy of this book from Tribute Books in exchange for an honest review* Deborah de Lille is an opera singer—in the least grand sense. Debbie doesn’t foresee a future beyond Handel Messiahs and low-budget tours … until her agent finagles her a minor [...]

BONNIE by Iris Johansen

Bonnie Finally, in the trilogy that began with Eve and continued with Quinn, comes the story that fans have been dying to read. With the help of her beloved Joe Quinn and CIA Agent Catherine Ling, Eve Duncan gets closer and closer to answering the questions that have tormented her. But the deeper she digs, [...]

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