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Bloodline
by Jeff Buick
"Intense, brilliant debut thriller."
Posted January 14, 2005
The world is indeed an unfair place. Just ask Eugene
Escobar, who life has seen fit to grace with a cousin he
barely knows. Eugene has created a wonderful, relaxed slice
of life for himself in his homeland of Columbia. Running a
scuba diving business and sharing a home with Read more...
What Rough Beast
by H. R. Knight
"Gripping thriller with an escape from reality."
Posted January 14, 2005
Something evil's afoot, and what team could be more capable
of handling that evil than one comprised of the world's
greatest writer/detective's mind and world's greatest
escape artist? The turn of the 20th century sees Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle with nothing tangible to occupy his time. His
beloved wife is Read more...
Honeymoon Suite
by Lynn Michaels
"Delightful, heartwarming romantic comedy."
Posted January 14, 2005
First love, even if unreciprocated, stays with you long
after the first bloom has opened and dropped to the ground.
Dory Lambert is no exception to the rule. She's managed to
grow up from a gangling 14-year-old into a savvy, nervy go
get em' young woman. But when Chase McKay, Read more...
Killer with a Badge
by Chuck Hustmyre
"True-life tragic thriller."
Posted January 14, 2005
March 4, 1995, is a day when the crossroads of life came
together, forming the bridgework for heart wrenching
disaster. Antionette Frank, an officer with the New Orleans
Police, in some kind of twisted parody, shoots and kills a
fellow police officer, as well as two innocent
restaurateurs -- people Read more...
The Fairy Godmother
by Mercedes Lackey
"Grownup bedtime story is magical and bewitching."
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 26, 2003
What's a girl in the Five Hundred Kingdoms suppose to do
when Tradition is more fey than the folk who live in the
Enchanted Forest? Elena, with her horrific stepmother and
snobby stepsisters isn't going to take it sitting in the
cinders anymore! Sound familiar? Yet does she get her Read more...
Silver Bells
by Luanne Rice
"Beautiful, touching holiday classic."
Posted October 18, 2004
Christmas is a time of magic, a time when new memories
create themselves even as the old ones beckon longingly to
replay their magic at least once more. Sometimes those dear
old memories trap people within them when the people long
for the past -- people like Nova Scotia tree Read more...
And A Puzzle To Die On
by Parnell Hall
"Wonderful addition to this "puzzling" mystery series."
Posted January 14, 2005
Life is puzzling at best and no one knows that better than
Cora Felton a/k/a the "Puzzle Lady." However, it's not the
puzzles in the paper she loves to solve, but rather good
old down to earth murder and mayhem that's more her style.
Even though the rest of the Read more...
Through the Grinder
by Cleo Coyle
"Coffee lovers & mystery buffs will savor the latest addition to this mystery series."
Posted September 20, 2004
Coffee aficionados have long thought of the beverage as a
gift from the gods and if anyone in New York can lay claim
to the title of high priestess, it's Claire Cosi. Manager
of the Village Blend, she lives, breaths, concocts and
drinks coffee. One morning before her brain can Read more...
Master Of The Night
by Angela Knight
"Original, entertaining, highly sensual paranormal romance."
Posted September 20, 2004
Merlin's Gift is alive and well, sleeping in the blood of
Camelot's children. To those whom the Magekind can change
safely, the magic of the Mageverse manifests itself in a
spectacular display of power used to help humanity through
histories' trials and tribulations. The males are vampires
(Magi) and can Read more...
The Cosmic Clues
by Manjiri Prabhu
"Excellent debut & intriguing start to a unique mystery series."
Posted September 20, 2004
Most super sleuths have their very own unique way of
solving crimes, and Sonia Samarth is certainly no
different. As Chief Investigator of Stellar Investigations,
Sonia combines her degree in criminology with Vedic
Astrology when she needs a road map for her brain to follow
to sort out various clues Read more...
Early Eight
by L. T. Fawkes
"Great addition to this compelling mystery series."
Posted August 16, 2004
Smitty Bars & Eats is a great place to play pool, get a
bite and to work as a bouncer. Terry Saltz is mighty
thankful to have a place to do all three. Not many are
willing to give an ex-con a chance to make a better life,
and make Read more...
Dead Guilty
by Beverly Connor
"Satisfying mystery that keeps you hooked first page to last."
Posted August 16, 2004
"Hang 'em High" is one of the thoughts running through
Diane Fallon's head as she surveys her latest crime scene -
four nooses and three unnaturally elongated corpses
swinging in the breeze. Diane, the director of the River
Trail Museum is not your average museum director, just as
the River Read more...
Wild Crimes
by Dana Stabenow
"Great collection of short stories about the dark side of the human psyche."
Posted August 16, 2004
Walk on the wild side of crime with these 11 short stories
of uninhabited, intense and uncivilized tales of the dark
side of the human psyche. Dana Stabenow has collected a
satisfying anthology of engrossing tales showcasing
the "call of the wild."
FOLLOWING THE QUARTERS - Michael Armstrong: Petty
theft and Read more...
The Mountain's Call
by Caitlin Brennan
"A beautifully written masterpiece of legend and lore."
Posted September 20, 2004
The Mountain, destiny's siren, beckons each spring for
those blessed enough to be chosen - a call that the chosen
cannot ignore. The Mountain is home to the white gods of
the Aurelian Empire. Every spring inside each of those
chosen, the summons resonates, forcing them to journey to Read more...
A Play of Isaac
by Margaret Frazer
"Excellent medieval mystery."
Posted July 20, 2004
The patronless Joliffe and his happy troop of thespians
believe they have been blessed from above when they are
enthusiastically encouraged to spend the next couple nights
performing for Lewis Fairfield and his guardian, Richard
Penteney, as guests at their estate. The Penteneys are a
very wealthy and powerful merchant Read more...
Family Sins
by David Compton
"Intriguing suspense full of many surprises."
Posted July 20, 2004
Father Michael Driscoll has found a new life and a new
vocation at the Spanish mission church of San Xavier de
Bac. Nonetheless, a mysterious screaming cry for help heard
only by him while kneeling in prayer and a call to him from
his past love, quickly unearths the past Read more...
Dead Water
by Barbara Hambly
"Masterful mystery set in Civil War era New Orleans."
Posted August 11, 2004
The 8th book in the Benjamin January mystery series finds
Benjamin approached by his bank with an offer he cannot
refuse. It seems a great deal of the Bank of Louisiana's
money has gone missing, and the bank's branch manager,
Oliver Weems is the likely suspect. Benjamin would like to Read more...
Shem Creek
by Dorothea Benton Frank
"Uplifting story with a down-home feeling."
Posted August 11, 2004
Life turns upside down every so often and throws you into
situations of which you never dream. Linda Breland finds
herself in just such a situation when her husband decides
to leave her for another woman. Suddenly the house and
summertime in Montclair, New Jersey, do not seem like home. Read more...
Rift Zone
by Raelynn Hillhouse
"Excellent Cold War-era thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat."
Posted July 19, 2004
If you are looking for a frumpy, boring intellectual to
drag you along the greater halls of learning, then
Professor Faith Whitney is not the girl to teach you.
However, if you are looking for some Russian antiquities,
black market iconography, or a course in how to smuggle the
same Read more...
Staying Dead
by Laura Anne Gilman
"A magical romantic fantasy."
Posted July 20, 2004
There's the world as the regular folk perceive it, and then
there's the world of mages, "wizzarts," angels and demons -
a world of Talent. Existing and working alongside their
purely human counterparts, they remain unseen by all but
their own kind. It's a strange conglomeration of worlds,
but that's Read more...
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