LA Times reporter Julie McNamara is at it again: getting into trouble and putting herself in danger. While covering the Occupy Los Angeles movement, Julie is hit on the head with a bottle. Minutes before the incident, Julie’s attention was focused on a beautiful articulate...

The novel "Steps to Heaven" by Wendy Cartmell is definitely a thriller. It is actually a roller-coaster ride story that elevates your blood pressure as Wendy packs so many intriguing details into one story. A father and his young son are found dead. It is...

"Proof" by Jordyn Redwood is a thriller which should appeal to many groups of readers. ER physician Dr. Lilly Reeves is viciously attacked and raped. She is initially preoccupied by the attack on her but then decides to take action by doing what she does...

The book "All the Pretty Hearses" is another one by author Mary Daheim starring the heroine, Judith, who runs a bed and breakfast and on the side solves murder crimes. She finds out that her husband, Joe, has been arrested for murder and she must...

"Patchwork of Me" by Gregory G. Allen begins with Sara’s odd dream, in which she was married to Carol and they had a child that died from a shark attack. The recurring dream caused her to question her sexuality although she was very sexually active....

"View from the Edge" by Michael Kasenow is the sort of novel that smacks you in the face. It is an immensely powerful book, yet the hero is a gentle, damaged academic, who adores his son, and just wants one adult in his life to...

"Dying for Justice" features Wade Jackson as the lead detective in what turns out to be an old case that involves the murder of Jackson's mother and father and where new information is found. The man who was accused of the crime and who is...

Cheese lovers of the world unite and join forces with Sybilla Waterman as she careers round hairpin bends in an adventure that will teach you a lot about cheese, if not about life. This hilarious, non-stop, laugh-a-minute book recounts the adventures of Sybilla, who embarks...

Dr. Marie Bartek, a veterinarian from Sullivan's Island SC, is learning to deal with the fact that she can see spirits. She and some of her friends created Sullivan's Island Paranormal Society called SIPS for short and often investigate haunted places. While in New...

"Desert Intrigue: The Adventures of John and Julia Evans" by Linda Weaver Clarke portrays a great summer on the beach relaxing in a chaise lounge book. The characters are very easy to be liked and the plot keeps you reading to the end. Julia’s brother...