Duncan Wagner despised State Representative Winthrop Lowell Booker, III. He had his revenge planned; he would take the man’s son. When Duncan saw his opening, he kidnapped eleven-year-old Gabriel Booker, but things did not go quite as he planned. He never expected to like to...

Carrie suffered from a recurring nightmare. It began when she was a child and tormented her off and on for many years. She feared her father. Her mother tried to control her every step, but shelacked motherly love for her. As a young woman, Carrie...

The saga of Madeline Dare continues in The Crazy School. When her husband’s job fell through, Madeline took a teaching position at The Santangelo Academy. The private school was for the behaviorally-challenged. Perhaps that is an understatement. The school was for...

The Lace Reader takes control of your life until you have read every word. I could not put this book down. This provocative novel began with narrator Towner Whitney’s statement that she is crazy and that we should never believe her. The Whitney family was eccentric;...

The first book, Heartsick, introduces the unusual relationship between Detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer, Gretchen Lowell. While investigating a rash of murders unrelated to this relationship, Archie continues to be a victim of his torturer. “I’ve got it under control.“ Is it a conscious...

I’m usually a fast reader, and it is not unusual for me to read several books a day. Occasionally, along comes a book that makes me want to slow down and savor every word.   Forgotten Memories is that type of book.   Author Bernice Camp sent...

Men Without Redemption is a fictionalized look at organized crime and the families whose existence revolves around it. The Farina Family controlled gambling, bookmaking, and labor unions. The members of this “family” were well known and thought of in their community. Romolo was a pleasant...

I was disappointed with Mean Thirteen, but I feel Janet Evanovich is back on a roll with Fearless Fourteen. I am a Stephanie Plum fan. Frankly, I like all of the Plum books. She comes across smarter in this book; her character is maturing. The supporting...

A day never went by without Katie Stone calling her father at least once, but on that fateful day she didn’t call. She and fiancé Caleb had agreed to meet for dinner, but she didn’t show up. Something was wrong; Katie was missing. Terrified her...

Occasionally, a book comes along that grabs your attention and will not let go. Embittered Justice is one of those books. When I started reading Embittered Justice, I truly thought it was a true story or inspired by an actual event. After checking, I discovered...