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• Review: Benedict Hall by Cate Campbell

  

  Description (from cover): 'In this richly layered debut novel, Cate Campbell introduces the wealthy Benedict family and takes us behind the grand doors of... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott

  

  Description (from cover): 'Jordan Bingham is delighted to make money tracking down rare and valuable mystery novels for her employer, Vera Van Alst, an avid... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay

  

  Description (from cover): 'Answering Shakespeare trivia comes with the job description for library director Lindsey Norris. But when the Briar Creek Community... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Paris by Edward Rutherfurd

  

  Description (from cover): 'From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling, epic portrait of the City of Light. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Home for the Haunting by Juliet Blackwell

  

  Description (from cover): 'No good deed goes unpunished... San Francisco contractor Mel Turner is leading a volunteer home renovation project, and while she... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Potion to Die For by Heather Blake

  

  Description (from cover): 'A little dab will do you in... As the owner of Little Shop of Potions, a magic potion shop specializing in love potions, Carly Bell... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Queen Jezebel by Jean Plaidy

  

  Description (from cover): 'The final novel in the classic Catherine de' Medici trilogy from Jean Plaidy, the grande dame of historical fiction. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Russka by Edward Rutherfurd

  

  Description (from cover): 'Here, Edward Rutherfurd turns his remarkable talents to a vast canvas: Russia. Spanning 1,800 years of its history, people, politics... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In My Mailbox (Jan. 6)

  

  Cute meme hosted by The Story Siren... Received from Netgalley: 1. A Taste Fur Murder--Dixie Lyle (Whiskey, Tango and Foxtrot Mystery #1) 2. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2013: A Bookish Review

  

  Well, it's that time of the year again to look back over the books read over the past year and reminisce about the good and the bad. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates

  

  Description (from cover): 'A half-baked hex... Between brewing magically spiced treats at Honeybee Bakery and volunteering with a local conservation group. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Bewitched, Bothered and Biscotti by Bailey Cates

  

  Description (from cover): 'A witch with a whisk... As a new witch--not to mention owner of Savannah's most enchanting bakery--Katie Lightfoot is still getting... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2014 Reading Challenges

  

  Well it's that time of year again to sign up for the next year's challenges. I have decided to do the following challenges next year: 100 Books In a Year... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes

  

  Description (from cover): 'Helen Walsh doesn't believe in fear--it's just a thing invented by men to get all the money and good jobs--and yet she's sinking. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In My Mailbox (Dec. 16)

  

  Meme hosted by The Story Siren... Received from Library: 1. A Deal to Die For--Josie Belle (Good Buy Girls Mystery #2) 2. Dire Threads--Janet Bolin... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Cinders & Sapphires by Leila Rasheed

  

  Description (from cover): 'One house, two worlds... Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treat... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Delia's Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer

  

  Description (from cover): 'It is the dawn of a new century in San Francisco, and Delia Martin is a wealthy young woman whose life appears ideal. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Spook Lights Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini

  

  Description (from cover): 'In 1895 San Francisco, young debutantes don't commit suicide at festive parties, particularly not under the watchful eye of Sabina... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In My Mailbox (Dec. 9)

  

  Cute little meme hosted by The Story Siren.... Received from Netgalley: 1. The Arnifour Affair--Gregory Harris (Colin Pendragon Mystery #1) 2. Death on... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn

  

  Description (from cover): 'Paris, 1923. The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even among Paris society. But her latest... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE