by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 13, 2020 | Book Reviews
Beating About the Bush by M.C. Beaton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I shall really miss the late M.C. Beaton. Full disclosure: I forgive her things I wouldn’t any other writer — an abundance of exclamation marks, flipping about from “Toni said” to...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 9, 2020 | New Release Mondays
March is cozy mystery month here on New Release Mondays: Title: Revenge is Sweet Genre: Culinary Cozy Author: Kaye George Release Date: March 10, 2020 Tally Holt has poured her heart, soul, and bank account into Tally’s Olde Tyme Sweets, located in charming...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 4, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book I’ve read by Lisa Jewell, and I’ll definitely check out more of her work in future. That said, there are a multitude of POV shifts, both past and present, and at times it...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 26, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m an unabashed fan of Alex Marwood and so I’m not sure how I missed this when it first came out, but it was well worth the wait. The Darkest Secret tells the story of Sean Jackson, a wealthy and...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 22, 2020 | Heartaches & Half-Truths, Heartbreaks & Half-truths, My Publishing Journey
There’s always a risk when posting a call for submissions. What if no one responds? I need not have worried. In all, there were 107 submissions from 8 countries: US, Canada, UK, Scotland, France, Germany, Argentina and Australia. With so many quality stories to...
