Month: March 2010
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Mum’s the Word by Kate Collins
Mum’s the Word is the first book in the Flower Shop Mysteries series by Kate Collins. There are at least 22 books in this series now. Abby Knight may be a law school dropout, but now she owns Bloomers—a charming little flower shop. One day, someone hits Abby’s vintage canary…
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Challenger Park by Stephen Harrigan
Challenger Park is about Lucy Kincheloe, an astronaut about to go on her first space mission. Lucy and her husband Brian are astronauts and share two children. Brian’s giant ego is threatening his career, and it’s affecting their entire family dynamic as well. At work, Lucy finds herself drifting closer…
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Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy
Urban Shaman is the first book in the Walker Papers series by C.E. Murphy. There are 10 books in this series. Joanne Walker is both a cop and a shaman. Unfortunately, she has only three days in which to learn how to use her magical powers to save the world…
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Hello to the Cannibals by Richard Bausch
Hello to the Cannibals is such an expansive book—it sits at around 660 pages. It’s about a young girl named Lily Austin who yearns to travel the world. Lily Austin is mature, intelligent, and incredibly insightful for a young girl. One her 14th birthday, she receives a biography about Mary…
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A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
A Vintage Affair is a lovely story about new beginnings. When her best friend dies, Phoebe Swift abruptly leaves her successful career to open Village Vintage—a shop that sells authentic vintage clothing made by the world’s most esteemed fashion designers. One day, when sorting though an older French lady’s clothing…
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The Unknown Terrorist by Richard Flanagan
The Unknown Terrorist is the 4th novel by Richard Flanagan. Gina Davies is a young stripper and pole dancer who goes by the name, “Doll.” One night, Gina goes to bed with a handsome stranger, then wakes up the next day with no recollection of the previous night. The next…
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Chances Are by Barbara Bretton
Barbara Bretton is a wonderful contemporary romance author, especially if you’re on the fence about this genre. Her books are always guaranteed to please. Chances Are was sitting on my shelf for years before I read it, and it was so good, I wish I had read it sooner. Chances…
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The Collector Collector by Tibor Fischer
The Collector Collector is one of several novels by Tibor Fischer. It’s definitely one of the oddest, and most original books I’ve ever read. The narrator of The Collector Collector is a bowl. As in, the kind you eat out of. Apparently, the bowl is a priceless antique that’s been…
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The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
The Dogs of Babel is the first book by Carolyn Parkhurst, and also one of my favorite novels. Paul Iverson is a linguistics professor. One day, his wife Lexy accidentally falls off a ladder while picking fruit from one of their trees, and dies. Their dog, Lorelei, is the only…