Does thinking about making an outline give you nightmares? An outline doesn’t have to be hard to write. An unconventional outline is fun to make, and as a bonus, you will end up with so much information that will make writing your book or story much easier. What will an outline lock you into what…
I first met the delightful character of Ellie Haskell in The Widows Club, and I have read several more books by this same author since. Her hilarious way of phrasing things and the unforgettable characters are what continue to draw me to her books. Now, instead of Ellie Haskell uncovering who is murdering the local…
Is someone who is high in station, rank, or repute described as immanent, imminent, or eminent? Do you immerse or amerce a tea bag in water? Does an emigrant or an immigrant leave one’s native country with the intention of settling in another? immanent, imminent, eminent Immanent is an adjective that means existing, operating, or…
The Marriage Pact is a thriller, but the deeper you get into the book, the more of a horror story it becomes. When you imagine you and your own spouse trapped in the exact situation that Alice and Jake are, it becomes terrifying. As a wedding gift, Alice and Josh receive an invitation to join…
Have you ever run across a word while reading a book that you are positive the author has used in the wrong way? Did you think to stop and look up all the meanings of the word? As a result of looking up words that I don’t understand in the books that I read, my…
The title of this book, One Shot At Love, makes it sound like it would be a romance story. This reader really isn’t fond of romance stories, but this book proved to be so much more. Yes, it is a romance story, but it is also about loyalty to one’s family, about Navy sharpshooters, and…
How do the authors keep the dates for each specific storyline straight? Why did they decide to introduce a character into the story who was an autistic savant? How do they choose to which people to dedicate each episode? How do you keep the dates for each specific storyline straight? I find myself having to…
In episodes 16, 17, and 18 of the Onyx Webb series, family secrets are revealed as is the identity of a serial killer. People’s pasts are beginning to catch up with them and so are the terrible things they have done. The book opens with the introduction of a new character, Newt Drystad. An autistic…
Did the author write about how Emily made her herbal remedies from her own knowledge or did she have to research how they are made? If she could choose to spend one hour with any person, dead or alive, whom would she choose? If she had the chance to have dinner with one of the…
The Blue Hour is a gripping and emotional historical fiction book, a story of romance, the story of a woman who is deceived into marrying an abuser, the story of how she survives the relationship, and the story of how she moves on. Emily’s first true love was ripped out of her life due to…
