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 […]

Horror Novel 77 Shadow Street

77 Shadow Street, by Dean Koontz:   Ravenous animal-plant hybrids controlled by nanomachines prowl a midwestern luxury condo building, devouring and transforming residents into similar miscreants […]

Suspense Romance A Kiss in Winter

A Kiss in Winter, by Susan Crandall:   When the icons in her calendar photos become vandalized one-by-one and month-by-month in suspense romance A KISS […]

Apocalyptic Fantasy Discord’s Apple

Discord’s Apple, by Carrie Vaughn:   Apocalyptic fantasy DISCORD’S APPLE melds myth with magic, ancient history with an all-too-likely near future, and a cursed Greek warrior […]

Historical Young Adult Novel Chasing Secrets

Chasing Secrets, by Gennifer Choldenko:   In 1900, bubonic plague comes to San Francisco, resulting in a Chinatown quarantine. Thirteen-year-old Lizzie Kennedy, who prefers assisting her […]

British Mystery The Case Has Altered

The Case Has Altered, by Martha Grimes:   When love interest Jenny Kennington becomes the suspect for two murders outside his jurisdiction, Scotland Yard Superintendent […]

Literary Novel Clock Dance

Clock Dance, by Anne Tyler:   Daughter of a steadfast, loving father and mercurial mother, eleven-year-old Willa Drake wants to be a steadying influence on a […]

Mainstream Love Story 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 years […]

Pitch the Story

People love to hear a good story or a good joke. Whenever someone says to my brother-in-law, “I’m going to tell you a joke,” he […]

Chick Lit Fantasy Wicked Appetite

Wicked Appetite, by Janet Evanovich:   My name is Lizzy Tucker, and I’m the cupcake maker at Dazzle’s bakery. So it shouldn’t surprise me when […]