Maeve Binchy’s novels appeal to some deep need for tidiness. The stories are all different, but they have the same structure: a lot of ...

But the rock woman was dead, drowned in shallow water.  The hairs on my arms and neck prickled. -- The Difficult Sister by Judy Ne...

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  The 2014 European Reading Challeng e is underway with gusto.  Dozens of adventurous readers have signed up to take the Grand Tour ...

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The shakes, panic and paranoia never let him think he had a long leash.  At this point, Anthony was taking anywhere from thirty to fifty...

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The 2013 European Reading Challenge January 1, 2013 to January 31, 2014 THIS IS THE WRAP UP POST FOR 2013 TO FIND THE 2013 ...

Holding on to yesterday is a self-defeating distraction.  The best thing we can do for ourselves is to begin to fully allow what happe...

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Wallace Stegner (1909 to 1993) was an American historian, novelist, and short story writer, best known for writing about the American We...

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In Cold , Stella Cameron  introduces amateur sleuth Alex Duggins in what will hopefully be a long series.  Alex has returned to Folly-on...

There was a perceptible intake of breath around the table, followed by a short, sharp laugh -- Lucinda's -- quelled by a warning glar...

Things We Set on Fire is a detail-rich family story by up-and-comer Deborah Reed that will suck you in from the first pages.  When ...

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When Oregon became the 33rd US state on February 14, 1859, it entered the Union as a free state, prohibiting slavery.  But the new state...

And then came the Lehman crisis of 2008, the subsequent bust of the real estate bubble, and the beginning of a whole different value sy...

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The European Reading Challenge January 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015 THIS IS THE PAGE FOR WRAP UP POSTS. TO LIST YOUR REVIEWS, GO...

The European Reading Challenge January 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015 THIS IS THE PAGE TO LIST YOUR REVIEWS. IF YOU HAVE FINISHED, ...

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It didn't put him on the ground as she had hoped, but it knocked him back.  It gave her a chance to break free and rush along the re...

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Matthew pulled back on the reins and stared openmouthed as the naked girl streaked into the woods. He almost had his horse under control...

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This is the list of the 102 books I read in 2013, in the order that I read them, with links to the reviews I wrote. There is not much ...