Do sheep and goats grays or graze in the fields? Are greaves or grieves more than one piece of medieval leg armor? If you are displeased with the service you receive in a restaurant, do you grip, gripe, or grippe? grays, graze Grays are colors between black and white. Grays also means matures or ages. As…
Homonyms are confusing enough, but there is another category of confusing words: contronyms. Contronyms—also spelled contranyms—are also known as auto-antonyms, antagonyms, enantiodromes, self-antonyms, antilogies, and Janus words. Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He is often depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions. dabster A dabster is one who is…
How devious can one be? Is it worth it to blackmail someone for a crime they’ve committed, or should you inform the police? Should you stick with family even when they are breaking the law? What if they are involved in the human trafficking of young girls? Tisha is a prisoner when the book opens.…
Think about your life for a moment. What decision did you make that defines who you are? What would have happened if you chose another path? Would you still be happy? What if there are other yous out there? This science-fiction thriller is full of surprises. Jason Dessen’s peaceful, happy life is thrown into turmoil.…
Are the stops on your trip graft or graphed? Was last night’s parade grander or grandeur than last year’s? Would you use granite or granted in your landscaping? Was the play grate or great? Would you shred carrots with a grater or a greater? graft, graphed In horticulture, a graft is a bud, shoot, or…
Massive flocks of birds fall out of the sky, and then all the birds disappear. Insects multiply at an alarming rate since there are no birds to keep their numbers down. David’s wife dies, and he is left alone with his daughter. But now they want his daughter. And the disease is spreading. Those who…
Would a gofer or a gopher dig holes in your yard? During a bullfight, does the matador run a risk of being gored or gourd? When you visit the zoo, would you see a gorilla or a guerilla? After completing twelve years of school, do you participate in a gradation or graduation? gofer, gopher A…
If you think that a historical fiction novel could never have you pacing the floors or hurriedly turning to the next page to find out what happened, this book is proof that you are mistaken. The Last Days of Night takes place in New York City at a time when light bulbs were new. Electricity…
Did a glacier, a glazer, or a glazier knock a hole in the Titanic? Are you gneiss to others, or are you nice to them? Is a gnu, a knew, or a new an antelope? Do you see current events on the gnus, news, or noose? glacier, glazer, glazier A glacier is a slowly moving…
The historical fiction, romance, horror, and mystery/detective stories of the Onyx Webb series are back. Once you start the series, reading these books will become an addiction that must be satisfied. The different storylines become more involved yet more connected. The base characters stay the same, but new characters are brought in along the way.…
