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REVIEW: Still Life with Murder by P.B. Ryan

REVIEW: Still Life with Murder by P.B. Ryan

Disclosure: Back in the days when pterodactyls soared across the skies (about a dozen years ago or so) I took a couple of eight week novel writing classes with Patricia Ryan. She was a wonderful teacher, and I learned a lot from those classes. Aside from those two courses, and a one day writing workshop [...]

REVIEW:  Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl

REVIEW: Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl

Dear Ms. Dahl: I’m probably not going to do this book justice in the review and I actually have some fear of turning people off the book based on what I am going to write. Robin and I talked about the book and she said it was brave and I agree. It’s brave because Jane, [...]

REVIEW: Such Is Love by Mary Burchell

REVIEW: Such Is Love by Mary Burchell

Dear Readers, Frankly, before I read Ida Cook’s memoirs describing her life before, during and after WWII, I had never heard of her or her alias as Mary Burchell, Harlequin author extraordinaire. It was during the discussion of “Safe Passage” that several of her long time fans chimed in about their favorites among her many [...]