I just finished reading Mario Kiefer’s second book The Ordinary Doll. I am feeling rather speechless,and if you know me, that is rare! The book centers around Luciana, one of the twelve children of Mama Fabia. The story follows Lucianna’s life from just under 13 to age 60 plus. It is wonderfully written, well researched … Continue reading The Ordinary Doll by Mario Kiefer
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Sophie Washington Queen of the Bee By Tonya Duncan Ellis
I am so excited to have discovered this book! Tonya Duncan Ellis has written a delightfully engaging book about a fourth grader named Sophie. It is written for ages 7-11. Sophie is an African American 10 year old who lives with her parents and her brother in a small town outside of Houston Texas. She … Continue reading Sophie Washington Queen of the Bee By Tonya Duncan Ellis
Talking to Dead Guys by Gretchen Rix
From Lockhart, the barbecue town of Texas, comes a great murder mystery. Indie Author Gretchen Rix combines life in a small town with all the kooky characters a small town produces, three dead bodies, and a mastiff dog named Boo Radley for a fun and mysterious read. The Sommers sisters are in their 50’s, both … Continue reading Talking to Dead Guys by Gretchen Rix
The Dead Club by Manuel Ruiz
I really liked this book! Although it is a novel for Young Adults it had just the right amount of humor and thrill to keep me turning pages and being interested. When you die and go to catch the boat with the Grim Reaper but the Reaper does not show up what happens? Add to … Continue reading The Dead Club by Manuel Ruiz
My First Murder by Susan P. Baker
Mavis Davis is a former social worker turned Private Investigator in Houston Texas who has never investigated anything but whether or not a house is in shape for foster children when the owner of a greasy spoon walks into her office and pays cash for her to find out who murdered his waitress Doris Jones. … Continue reading My First Murder by Susan P. Baker
A Little Sin by Sionnach Wintergreen
Set in East Texas in 1923, Wintergreen has written a compelling love story at a time when homosexual love was not only illegal, but it could result in death by judgmental neighbors. The story is well written and researched for a true picture of the area during the early 1920’s. The KKK was popular, blacks … Continue reading A Little Sin by Sionnach Wintergreen
A u 79: A Tracker Novel by Anita Dickason
Let me start by saying the Dickason is a veteran police officer of the Dallas, Texas PD. She has lived it and knows her stuff. This is the second book in the Tracker’s Series. The Trackers are an elite team of FBI agents with over the top skills of seeing and making connections between what … Continue reading A u 79: A Tracker Novel by Anita Dickason
The Mercer Street Murder: A Bennett & DeMarko Mystery by Aaron S. Gallagher
This is the third book in the Bennett & DeMarko mystery series. Harry DeMarko is a retired police officer and Toni Bennett is a retired prostitute, the two of them now work together as private detectives. In this story they are hired by a woman to find out why her father was shot. It was … Continue reading The Mercer Street Murder: A Bennett & DeMarko Mystery by Aaron S. Gallagher
In The Weeds: A Substitute’s Story by Ruthie Robinson
Ruthie Robinson has done it again! In the Weeds: A Substitute Story is a thought provoking story. Rarely do I come across a novel that forces me to a new level of understanding as this one did. The story centers arounda white man, Caleb Jones, and an African American woman, Nakia Nobles, who fall in … Continue reading In The Weeds: A Substitute’s Story by Ruthie Robinson
The Far Empty by J. Todd Scott
There is nothing like a story about a small west Texas town sheriff to peak my interest in a read and this story is one of the best. Set in a remote part of west Texas, in the middle of nowhere, but not too far from the border with Mexico, we find a … Continue reading The Far Empty by J. Todd Scott
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