Know Your Destination

London, Sydney, or Tokyo? As we stood by this directional sign on a small island in the middle of the South Pacific, my husband and […]

Differentiate / Distinguish

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: DIFFERENTIATE / DISTINGUISH In […]

Western Romance The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride, by Nicholas Sparks     Ninety-one-year-old Ira Levinson sits slumped in his car in a snowdrift, unable to move. His wife, dead nine […]

Different From / Different Than

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: DIFFERENT FROM / DIFFERENT […]

Thriller The Forgotten

The Forgotten, by David Baldacci Things are not right in small town Paradise, Florida, Army Special Agent John Puller’s aunt writes in series thriller THE […]

Deserts / Desserts

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: DESERTS / DESSERTS We […]

Medical Thriller Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures, by Michael Palmer   Medical thriller EXTREME MEASURES pits the high-minded conscience of innovative Boston trauma doctor Eric Najarian against his own ambitions and […]

Currently / Presently

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: CURRENTLY / PRESENTLY The […]

Psychological Thriller Envy

Envy, by Sandra Brown   Perhaps money is not the root of all evil: perhaps envy is. When an over-the-transom submission lures New York publisher Maris […]