Month: February 2011
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Hollywood Ending by Lucie Simone
Hollywood Ending is the first book by Lucie Simone. I won this book in one of those Goodreads Giveaways drawings. In this story, a lady named Trina is struggling to make ends meet living in Hollywood, California. But while focusing on trying to land her dream job, she gets distracted…
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Roasting in Hell’s Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay
I don’t know why I ever bothered reading these celebrity “autobiographies,” because it’s not like the celebrities are actually writing these books. At the time I read this one, I was a big fan of Gorden Ramsay, and I was addicted to watching those staged Kitchen Nightmares shows. Ramsay’s autobiography,…
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House of Bones by Graham Masterton
House of Bones is one of a billion horror novels by Graham Masterton. He’s more widely known in the U.K., which is why I love writing about him. I enjoy introducing him to Americans who are unfamiliar with his work. He is the REAL King of Horror, and I’m a…
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Poison Ivory by Tamar Myers
Poison Ivory is the 15th book in the Den of Antiquity mystery series by Tamar Myers. When Abigail buys an antique rosewood linen chest for her mother, she’s arrested on suspicion of trafficking ivory illegally. After she gets her ex-husband Buford to bail her out of jail, Abigail begins her…
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Dream House by Valerie Laken
Dream House is the only novel by Valerie Laken. It’s about a young married couple named Kate and Stuart who buy an old, rundown home in desperate need of repairs and renovations. Kate soon learns that their new home was the scene of a violent crime many years ago. Shortly…
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The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
The White Queen is part of the Plantagenet and Tudor series by Philippa Gregory, who writes some of the best historical fiction in the genre. The White Queen is narrated by Elizabeth Woodville-Grey, and its story starts at the very beginning of this well-known saga, on the day the widowed…
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Black and White by Dani Shapiro
Black and White was published in 2007, but it’s timeless. This one is intimate and candid; dark and very real. The story in Black and White is about Clara, a woman intent on preventing her young daughter Sam from learning the truth about her grandmother, Ruth. Ruth was a famous…
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The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
The Dry Grass of August is a debut by Anna Jean Mayhew. It touches on racism in the 1950s South, seen through the eyes of a young white girl. Thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts goes on a road trip with her mom, siblings, and Mary, the family’s black maid. As they drive…
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The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
The Financial Lives of the Poets is one of several novels by Jess Walter. Matt Prior and his wife Lisa are six days away from losing their home. His financial journalism website, which was written in the form of poetry, was a total bust. So was his wife’s eBay business.…