Review – The Silver Dark Sea by: Susan Fletcher

Title: The Silver Dark SeaAuthor: Susan FletcherPublisher: Fourth EstatePages: 469Format: PaperbackSource: Received Turkish copy from Turkish publisher for reviewDescription:The powerful new novel from Susan Fletcher, award-winning author of the bestselling Eve Green and Oystercatchers. A profound tale of love, loss and the lore of the sea. The islanders of Parla are still mourning the loss… Continue reading Review – The Silver Dark Sea by: Susan Fletcher

Review – Ghost Town by: Patrick McGrath

Title: Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and NowAuthor: Patrick McGrathPublisher: Bloomsbury UKPages: 256Format: PaperbackSource: Received Turkish copy from Turkish publisher for reviewDescription:A man is haunted by the memory of his mother standing under a gibbet with a rope round her neck. It is the American War of Independence, and having defied the British forces… Continue reading Review – Ghost Town by: Patrick McGrath

Review: All The Stars by: Alexandra Psaropoulou

Title: All The StarsAuthor: Alexandra PsaropoulouPublisher:  Austin MacauleyPages: 77Format: e-bookSource: Author RequestDescription:"And the power bursts forthAnd the vision is aboveAnd you want to live itTo live it all."My Review:This book of a poem  which was great the pages are very colorful and artistically drawn I loved it I also loved the poem really get you thinking about… Continue reading Review: All The Stars by: Alexandra Psaropoulou

Editorial: What does Paula have to say now??

As everyone on this site nows at a time or two I will share my thoughts on various topics.  This one is on why indie authors who write terrorist theme books try to have me review them.  Why oh why does this happen?I like most people are fully aware of the terrorist actions happening in… Continue reading Editorial: What does Paula have to say now??

Review: Killer Wedding Cake by: Gayle Trent

Title: Killer Wedding CakeAuthor: Gayle TrentPublisher: Kindle EditionSeries: Daphne Martin Cake Mystery #5Pages: 162Format: e-book ARCSource: Great Escapes Book ToursDescription:Daphne Martin’s wedding to Ben Jacobs is only a couple of weeks away. An award-winning cake decorator, Daphne is busy designing their wedding cake. Her twin nephew and niece, Lucas and Leslie, are excited about being in… Continue reading Review: Killer Wedding Cake by: Gayle Trent

Review: Give ’em Pumpkin To Talk About by: Jim and Joyce Lavene

Title: Give 'em Pumpkin to Talk AboutAuthor: Jim and Joyce LavenePublisher: J. LaveneSeries:  A Pumpkin Patch Mystery #1Pages: 199Format: e-book ARCSource: Great Escapes Book ToursDescription:First in a New Series Richmond attorney Sarah Tucker returns to sell her family’s abandoned farm in Misty River, Virginia despite unanswered questions about her grandparents’ disappearance sixteen years earlier. Sarah was… Continue reading Review: Give ’em Pumpkin To Talk About by: Jim and Joyce Lavene

BOTM Guest Post: Ellen Mansoor Collier author of Vamps, Villains, and Vaudeville

      JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM: TIPS FOR RESEARCHING HISTORICAL NOVELS                                               By Ellen Mansoor Collier(Author of  the Jazz Age Mystery Series: FLAPPERS, FLASKS And FOUL PLAY,  BATHING BEAUTIES, BOOZE And BULLETS, GOLD DIGGERS, GAMBLERS And GUNS, and VAMPS, VILLAINS And VAUDEVILLE)         I’ll admit, I was never much of a history buff in high school or college.… Continue reading BOTM Guest Post: Ellen Mansoor Collier author of Vamps, Villains, and Vaudeville

Review: Drape Expectations by: Karen Rose Smith

Title: Drape ExpectationsAuthor: Karen Rose SmithPublisher: Kensington BooksSeries: Caprice De Luca Mystery #4Pages: 352Format: e-book ARCSource: Great Escapes Book Tour & NetGalleyDescription:These days, home stager Caprice De Luca’s calendar is a full house. Her grandmother’s health is failing, her wayward uncle is stirring the pot, and she’s torn between two equally eligible suitors. With so… Continue reading Review: Drape Expectations by: Karen Rose Smith