3.5 stars Bailey Moore was given the all clear from the cancer which dominated every aspect of her life since she was sixteen, and now has a sort of reverse bucket list. While she was sick, she didn’t really imagine much of a future for herself, but now there are just so many things she’d like to do. One of her first items is skiing in the Rocky Mountains, so she goes to the Cedar Ridge skiing resort, but mis-reads the map and ends up […]
A former spy and a former freedom fighter investigate a murder together
Sèverine de Cabriallac was orphaned during the French Revolution and adopted by one of the foremost British intelligence agents, William Doyle. Her whole childhood was spent being raised, taught or entertained by various spies. During a youthful rebellion, Sèvie ran off to Spain and joined British Military Intelligence. She was in love with a French soldier, who died. No longer really interested in the spying game so many of her family are involved in, she works as a private investigator instead. One memorable night, a […]
“She was warned. Given every explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted in her sinful behavior, and she would not repent of it.”
4.5 stars Miss Emma Gladstone was a respectable clergyman’s daughter until a foolish indiscretion made her father condemn her and forced her to walk all the way to London during the winter. She lost a toe. Now she’s making a living as a seamstress, but will be fired if she doesn’t get paid for the extravagant and somewhat excessive gown she created for Annabelle Worthing, until recently betrothed to the Duke of Ashbury. To make sure she’s taken notice of, she dons the over the […]
A divorce attorney, her ex-husband and a cute dog go on a road trip
While others may describe divorce attorney Harper James as somewhat bitter, cynical and decidedly unromantic, she herself claims that she is realistic and practical and her job allows her to help her clients, usually in miserable relationships have the best possible lives after their divorces. Her mother packed up and left Harper and her father on Harper’s thirteenth birthday, and Harper’s own marriage didn’t even last six months, but she doesn’t really feel that those things in any way influenced the woman she is today. […]
I know you little libertine. I know you’re a cannonball.
As some of you might be aware, I recently started a new job. My first real job since Bunnybean was about a year old…and she’s 13 now. So, its been a while. The great thing about this job, is that I’m not in an office — I’m out driving around and visiting elementary schools, and talking about books. I know! Books! In my first week, my new boss gave me 9 brand new books to read. It was amazing. And then they showed me the […]
A coat of many murders
This is book one in the Vintage Clothing series, and I was intrigued by the review of it here last month by sistercoyote to request a copy from the library. It’s a cozy mystery set in Portland, Oregon with Joanna Hayworth as the main character. She owns a vintage clothing store (hence the series name) and she herself is portrayed as someone who would rather live in the past. She only wears vintage, her music collection is vinyl, she doesn’t own a cell phone, and […]
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