My Musing ~ Live and Let Growl by Laurien Berenson

Live and Let Growl by Laurien Berenson is the 19th book in the “Melanie Travis” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, July 2016 When her Aunt Peg lands a gig as judge at a Kentucky dog show, Melanie Travis welcomes the opportunity for a road trip. Too bad a killer...

My Musing ~ Death at the Day Lily Café by Wendy Sand Eckel

Death at the Day Lily Café by Wendy Sand Eckel is the second book in the “Rosalie Hart” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, July 2016 Rosalie Hart has finally opened the café of her dreams. Decked out with ochre-tinted walls and stuffed with delicious organic...

A Day in the Life With Utah O'Brien by Jonni Good

My name is Utah O’Brien. I’m a sculptor and the mayor of West Elmer, Minnesota. I get up every morning at exactly 4:32 a.m., but not on purpose. Jocko, my Border collie, is my four-legged alarm clock. He’s also my best friend, and I hardly ever go anywhere without...

The Perils of Texting after Midnight by Elizabeth Perona

“So, should I be worried?” Francine stared at her friend Joy McQueen who’d lobbed the question at her over breakfast. The two septuagenarians sat at Joy’s black counter-height kitchen table that looked straight out of Pottery Barn’s current catalog. The welcoming...