Dear Ms. Kenner, I love Carpe Demon, last year’s prequel to California Demon, so I was ready when this one went on sale. Though it took the Waldenbooks clerk a couple of minutes to find where her co-workers had shelved it, I was able to go home happy. My credit ... more >
Dear Ms. Hauf, I’ve read your historical novels and enjoyed them, even though you do seem to always let your plots get away from you by the end. So I picked this one up and prepared myself for the inevitable. Well, let me say that the writing style is so ... more >
Dear Dr. Shem, I read your book, The House of God, years ago when I was still in college. Hmmm, make that years and years ago. Anyway, I laughed my ass off then and I just did it again while rereading the (probably only slightly) fictionalized account your internship year ... more >
Dear Ms. Pattillo, I noticed the review for this book while I was watching DVDs of Dawn French’s British comedy about a female vicar in the Church of England working in a small country village. Some of the obstacles that French faces are also ones that crop up in this ... more >
Dear Ms. Mandel, Applause, applause, standing applause. You’re gonna like what I have to say about your book. Anna Bolles is smart, funny and in love with Joe. Joe Malone is smart, gorgeous, and in love with Anna. They know they have something special, something that everybody looks for. They ... more >