Very sound advice with large sections about kids. This didn't apply to me since my kids are grown and out of the house. Still, I found a lot to keep iVery sound advice with large sections about kids. This didn't apply to me since my kids are grown and out of the house. Still, I found a lot to keep in mind that was helpful. Definitely recommend for moms with younger kids out there....more
So sad to see this book average is so low. Maybe because I read it in two days, I was more invested in the story.
Linda O'Rourke has left her urban lifSo sad to see this book average is so low. Maybe because I read it in two days, I was more invested in the story.
Linda O'Rourke has left her urban life and has gone out to the sparsely populated town where her grandmother lived. Having just passed away, she has left a house full of memories, and an old Ouji board that Linda and her childhood friend used. Linda reaches A soldier named William and he shares stories with her about the past. She falls in love with him, but a demon named Mord invades the game and Linda never touches the Ouji board again.
Fast forward to the present. She meets a stunningly handsome writer, Gifford Knight, who seems to know her somehow, and they begin dating. I don't want to say much more other then the demon entering the picture bent on destroying both of them.
Thought not a classic, this was a very good read. It read more like a fantasy novel until a sizzling sex scene reminded me that it was a romance. I do recommend this book to anyone who likes romance with a bit of magic involved.
As usual this edition has some very useful articles in the front; I found some information in the articles important enough to make notes, and the queAs usual this edition has some very useful articles in the front; I found some information in the articles important enough to make notes, and the query letter examples were priceless. However, that said, this is a very generally, lengthy guide for both freelance non-fiction work, all the way through fiction. The literary agents section does not list all of the agents available (there is a separate guide for that with 600 agents listed). I am a fiction writer and found this book of somewhat limited scope for fiction writing. This book does have a comprehensive list of publishers, but most fiction writers will want to start with going through an agent. I will likely shell out a few more books for the literary agent's division of this book, or shell out the cash for the online version of Writer's Market....more
Could not put this one down. It's a little longer than it needed to be, but still had me turning pages well into the night.Could not put this one down. It's a little longer than it needed to be, but still had me turning pages well into the night....more
I have a huge TBR pile and this book was near the top. I've had it for a while. Ultimtely I enjoyed this book, considering that it just took three nigI have a huge TBR pile and this book was near the top. I've had it for a while. Ultimtely I enjoyed this book, considering that it just took three nights to read, which is pretty fast for me considering that the novel is 526 pages long.
Dr. David Tennant is overseeing a super-secret project sanctioned by the government. Rachel Weiss is an anayst helping David decipher his dreams. They are thrown together in a race against time, across oceans, and in far away places. Dead center of the book, something super sci fi happens and I nearly abandoned the book, but had already read more than half of it. I'm glad I stuck with the book. Along the way all the characters are fully fleshed out, subplots are woven in. The book reached a fever pitch and became impossible to put down.
I do recommend this book to Greg Iles fans. This book reads like a Robert Ludlam book, but you have to suspend your disbelief in the middle of the book, but are rewarded by the final pages....more
I really did enjoy this book and found the characters were very well developed; however, the first couple chapters were populated by endearing charactI really did enjoy this book and found the characters were very well developed; however, the first couple chapters were populated by endearing characters, then the entire book shifted to someone from a clandestine organization, a killer. Not a spoiler since you learn all this at the beginning of the book.
The story felt unfinished and there were many loose ends. They may all be tied up in book two and three, but I'm not sure I love the characters enough to continue reading. The killer does redeem herself to a degree, but I didn't love her enough to proceed with further books in the series. ...more
This book won keeper status on my bookshelf, beside other Barbara Michaels books I've loved.
This book was a pleasant surprise, after a slow start, thiThis book won keeper status on my bookshelf, beside other Barbara Michaels books I've loved.
This book was a pleasant surprise, after a slow start, things became decidedly spooky after she moves into the country home her elder cousin owns. The house is vacant, but Andy Brenner, a man she knew as a child when growing up, lives in the caretaker's cottage and takes care of the property. But is the house truly vacant. Meg is suffering from hallucinations since she sustained a head injury after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. Her elder cousin Sylvia invites her to move into the house to get peace and fresh air that her doctor recommended.
Meg thinks she may just be crazy, until Andy experiences the visual hallucinations that Meg sees when he touches her. I don't want to say much more, what I have said so far is in the book description. The house holds many secrets and it takes both Andy and Meg to uncover them.
This was an excellent book and the last 100 pages were so absorbing that I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes a good mystery with a supernatural twist....more
I gave up on this book when the word "darling" was being thrown around too much, and I didn't care about the characters enough to read beyond the firsI gave up on this book when the word "darling" was being thrown around too much, and I didn't care about the characters enough to read beyond the first 50 pages. So, rather than waste my time on a book I was not enjoying, I abandoned this one...more
I always like a good paranormal story, this was an excellent one that also included real world mystery and evil in both spirit form and human form. ThI always like a good paranormal story, this was an excellent one that also included real world mystery and evil in both spirit form and human form. This was an engrossing, satisfying story and I look forward to reading another book book in the Tradd Street series.
This book had one minor failing that nearly had me abandoning it early on - the character was extremely dislikable during the first third of the book. I persevered because I liked the theme, paranormal slant, and the mystery that surrounded the Tradd Street home. Fortunately, the personality of Melanie opened up a bit, and the story became so engrossing that I couldn't put it down. ...more
Very good book, written skillfully. The only issue is that it sagged quite a bit in the middle, and though this is a short book, it could have been shVery good book, written skillfully. The only issue is that it sagged quite a bit in the middle, and though this is a short book, it could have been shorter.
Elaine, her husband, and two small children move into a house that had been on the market without continued interest. This was a home that Elaine and her small family could afford, and after the old couple from downstairs was finally out, they could make it completely their home. From day one they could feel someone watching them. Things do accelerate from there and get worse. I don't want to say more because I don't want to include spoilers in this review.
This was a good, fast read of particular interest to those of us who believe in ghosts and those who teeter on the edge of believing. I do recommend this book....more
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