Book Lover's Review

This book was written by Mary Higgins Clark, it is the sleuthing team of Henry Parker Britland IV, a loved former President with close ties to the government and his new bride of over a year Sunday who is beautiful, smart, and seventeen years younger.  Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of sleuths--and never more so then when they set out to solve crimes occurring among their friends in political high society.

The first crime involves a congressman friend of theirs  who is being charged of a crime he can't recall.  While they race to save their friend they learn more than they want to about the killer.

In the second crime Sunday has been kidnapped and Henry is forced to back to the White House and race the clock to rescue his beloved wife, before her time is up.

The Next story initials a yacht named the Colombia that Henry and his bride purchase through an auction over bidding Angelica De Rio who has papers hidden on the yacht talking about some evil things she had done to her spouse.

In the last mystery a couple goes on a honeymoon and comes home to find their son Jacques has been kidnapped.  They are informed not to alert the police.  Henry and Sunday stumble upon the boy while trimming their tree for Christmas.  The kidnappers have lost their claim to the boy when a car accident sends the boy running as far from them as possible.  

I think these stories are great they give you a glimpse of what can happen outside politics.  

From beloved mother-daughter duo Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and Carol Higgins Clark, author of the hugely popular Regan Reilly mystery series, comes Dashing Through the Snow, a holiday treat you won't want to miss.

In the picturesque village of Branscombe, New Hampshire, the townsfolk are all pitching in to prepare for the first (and many hope annual) Festival of Joy. The night before the festival begins, a group of employees at the local market learn that they have won $160 million in the lottery. One of their co-workers, Duncan, decided at the last minute, on the advice of a pair of crooks masquerading as financial advisers, not to play. Then he goes missing. A second winning lottery ticket was purchased in the next town, but the winner hasn't come forward. Could Duncan have secretly bought it?

The Clarks' endearing heroes -- Alvirah Meehan, the amateur sleuth, and private investigator Regan Reilly -- have arrived in Branscombe for the festival. They are just the people to find out what is amiss. As they dig beneath the surface, they find that life in Branscombe is not as tranquil as it appears. So much for an old-fashioned weekend in the country. This fast-paced holiday caper will keep you dashing through the pages! 

There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.  Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at Sword & Cross boarding school in Savannah.  He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are screwups, and security cameras watch every move.  Except Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--he goes out of his way to make that very clear.  But she can't let it go.  Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, Luce has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret...even if it kills her.  Dangerous, exciting and darkly romantic, Fallen is a page-turning thriller and the ultimate love story.

When the Wind Blows is a new series by James Patterson which is the story of Max, and her friends who have special abilities.  They are raised in 'the school', not a typical school by any stretch.  The book opens with Frannie O'Neill and 'Kit Harrison'.  Frannie is dealing with her inn-patient animal clinic, and getting over the loss of her husband.  'Kit Harrison' aka Tom Brennen who is trying to figure out what is going on with mysterious deaths in Colorado and crazy scientists.  Soon Frannie meets Max but unaware of who she is or how she can fly.  Most of the book is spent getting Max to trust them.  Max has only ever dealt with people who lie, or harm others by 'putting them to sleep'.  Kit and Frannie never falter in their love for Max or the other children.

I really enjoyed this book, a bit slow in some areas but it picks up and in the end you find you want more, or atleast I did.  I was sad that the story ended.  I think Patterson did a great job making the chapters small incase you have to stop to do something.  It was a really great story.  I could feel myself cheering when the bad guys got theirs. I rate this book five cups!

This book was sent to me via the Cadence Group and it's about a murder mystery.  When Kathy Spence's husband gets murdered, who's the murderer.  Kathy Spence has been hiding some ugly skeleton's in her closet.  Mainly her ability not to be able to have children.  Meanwhile the love shown between Kathy and Elliot is enough to over come the childless situation.  When Elliot is murdered it becomes hard for Kathy's friend Shirley to even comprehend how Kathy can be blamed let alone be the prime suspect in his death.  It's up to Anne and her classmates to figure what happened to their beloved Professor Elliot Spence.

This book is the first in a series that stars a barmaid named Sookie Stackhouse who lives with her grandmother in Louisiana.  She has what she terms a "disability" when in reality it's the ability to hear what people are thinking.  She tries to tune it out at times but finds that can be an impossible act in itself. She meets Bill Compton, who enters the bar she works in.  The tag line from the book is

Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea... 

In this book we find Sookie and Bill being summoned to Eric to be sent to Dallas to investigate a few things.  But like Sookie's life with Bill not everything is up to par.  She first off has to pick up a coffin at the airport to bring to a hotel.  Which inside contains her beloved boyfriend.  She has to use her powers to determine what happened to a missing vampire, but alas in Sookie's favor is a deal she made the human would be turned over for justice or will he?

This book is three stories wrapped into one book. It starts out with The Cat who Read Backwards. Which is a really great story about Qwill and Koko and how they ended up together when Qwill is covering the beat of Artists. Koko’s owner ends up meeting his demise and Koko becomes an orphan who warms up to Qwill and the two sail off into the sunset. The next book is The Cat who Ate Modern Danish in this one we find Qwill and Koko getting into the lifestyle of decorating. Where Yu or Freya more commonly known afterwards as Yumyum is introduced. Her owner has died and her owner’s spouse kicks Yumyum to the street literally. Meanwhile Koko is showing signs of loneliness and after meeting with a cat person he realizes that Koko is needing another cat. Which makes Qwill think back to Yu aka Freya. Which he rescues and after she gets medical treatment she is brought into the family. To which the story ends. The Next in the series is The Cat who turned Off and On. In this story we find the trio checking into Junktown which is a part of town not the best either by the way, which is known for antiquing. So the trio move into an apartment where the people are set in their ways and not always practicing the best principles. Of course like any Cat Who book there is a murder when Qwill’s landlord dies while raiding a house looking for antiques. These books are great reads with clean language and not to gruesome. Which in this day and age seems fewer and fewer. Most Books know are so graphic you get an upset stomach reading about it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this little story written by Mary Downing Hahn.  It is the story of James Crutchfield and his cousin Florence.  Florence has spent some time in a orphanage, and is adopted by her long lost Uncle.  She meets James and learns about the death of his sister Sophia.  Sophia a spirit who cannot rest for whatever reason.  She is spent on causing pain to her brother out of jealousy.  I thought it was well written and any teenager or adult would find the story interesting with the fact that jealousy will rear it's head at any situation.

~The Cat Who Read Backwards~
by: Lilian Jackson Braun

~Witch and Wizard~
by: James Patterson

James Patterson has really hit on something when he wrote the book witch and wizard which follows Wisty and Whit Allgood.  They lead what they thought was a normal life until one day they are arrested in the middle of the night for practicing witchcraft.  Which in itself makes you wonder when that happened as they don't even know they have powers.  Then it is a fight to stay alive.  I really enjoyed this book, I wouldn't have even thought of it as a young adult book until you realize that the two main characters are teenagers. I can't wait to see what James Patterson does when he puts out Book 2 on this series.

So I finished up Breaking Dawn today, wow can we say alot of pages :) I really think it was a good story.  I think some people have trouble identifying with it, if you haven't been married, or gotten pregnant or even had a baby.  I think if you have done any of those then you know that you will protect those you love more than anything else in the world.  I was glad to see that Jacob was finally able to move on after Bella.  And that Bella found the strength she never knew she had.  I was a tad concerned with Alice's disappearance but glad it was explained in such a way we can understand it.  And very very very glad Bella was able to have her forever with Edward!  Overall a 5 star book in my opinion.

This is a great book it really has you turning just when you think you have it solved there is another twist that you aren't expecting. The main character is J.P. Beaumont who has been around for a while. He has moved up from Seattle P.D. to a special team known as S.H.I.T squad. He has been put on a very cold case which proves to have many twists and turns through out the book. Should be a great read for anyone who likes a good story with twists and turns and a major surprise ending. I definitely give this book 5 stars.