Two Challenges Completed

by Carol6 Comments
There are the books I read for this challenge. 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr Still Life by Louise Penny Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H. Cook The Deepest Water by Kate Wilhelm Heat Wave by Richard Castle Death Qualified by Kate Wilhelm Veil of Lies by Jeri Westerson Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon Looking at the list, I'm not sure which was my favorite. They were all enjoyable. I guess a few do stand out though. Still Life was a very well done kind of traditional mystery. I loved the settings in Veil of Lies and The Coroner's Lunch. The Chatham School Affair was probably the only one on this list that had me in tears. Some of these are overlaps, because they truly fit in both categories. Rion by Susan Kearney Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass Soulless by Gail Carriger The Ace of Spades by K. H. Koehler Blood...
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Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon

by Carol13 Comments
Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon In this romantic suspense novel, Solomon grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me from Tennessee to Florida to New York, never letting go. The story never pauses, never takes a break from the tension. Mitch has spent his life on the run, protecting his "daughter" Julia since the day she was  born, keeping a secret that could destroy their lives. A series of events in Tennessee bring him to the attention of the FBI. Eventually Mitch is arrested and his daughter taken from him. He has nowhere to turn, until Neesy Brown, a beautiful woman he has known for only a short time, offers to help. Mitch is a true hero, honest, trustworthy, tough but tender-hearted, and willing to do anything it takes to protect the daughter he adores. Of course, this is a romance. Neesy knows that men can hurt you, but she intuitively trusts Mitch, believes he's telling the truth, and almost ends up...
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Game Giveaway – Rowboat

by Carol24 Comments
A week or two ago, I talked about a fun new card game, Rowboat. I am so happy to announce that, thanks to Moostache Games, I'm giving away one copy. What makes Rowboat so unique? Every hand is different and trump changes at every turn! If you like spades you will LOVE Rowboat! David and I have enjoyed playing it. It's a quick game to learn, especially if you're familiar with other card games, but there is a lot of strategy involved. And aren't the cards pretty? It's for 2-4 players, ages 13 and up. Want to win a copy? I have one copy to giveaway. To enter just leave a comment below by October 19. The random winner will be announced on the 20th. Open to US addresses only. For an extra entry follow @MoosetacheGames on twitter and let me know. Sharing about this giveaway somewhere will also get you an extra entry, just make sure to come back and tell me. Someone asked if...
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Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth

by Carol7 Comments
Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth Why did I love this book? Not the plot which was, even I have to admit, over the top. A vampire has sworn to protect and follow the orders of the President, this time fighting a modern Dr. Frankentstein type character, who at one point in his long life was an evil Nazi. Was it the characters? Not really. Cade's a vampire fighting against becoming a monster, his new side-kick Zach Barrows is a young political whiz kid who has no idea what he's getting himself into. Both good characters and Zach does show some growth through the novel, but neither are really unique. Is it the lack of a love interest for the sexy vampire? I had hope, really. "I thought vampires were all sex gods with the ladies." Cade looked at him. "What gave you that idea?" "Uh . . . late-night TV, mostly . . ." "Humans are our food. Do you want to have sex with...
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“It may interest you gentlemen to know”

by Carol13 Comments
"It may interest you gentlemen to know," said Foley, speaking with the ponderous dignity of one who is trying to conceal his emotions, "that the object of her affections, the man who has supplanted me in her life, is none other than the gentleman who lived next door—our esteemed contemporary, Mr. Arthur Cartright, the man who made all of the hullabaloo about the howling dog, in order to get me before the police authorities, so that he could carry out his scheme of running away with my wife." Perry Mason said in an undertone to Pemberton: "Well, that shows the man isn't crazy; he's crazy like a fox." (pg. 44, The Case of the Howling Dog by Erle Stanley Gardner) I actually wasn't planning on reading this one yet, but when I finished Bayou Vol 1 by Jeremy Love last night while waiting for Amber to be done with her piano lesson, this was the only other book I had in my...
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