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Review: Murder at Haven's Rock

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Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Review: Peril at the Exposition

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Peril at the Exposition by Nev March My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Review: Murder in Old Bombay

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Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Review: Lady Beast's Bridegroom

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Lady Beast's Bridegroom by Jude Knight My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Happy #ValentinesDay!

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              Julia sniffed. “I am impressed you can recite poetry, Washburn. Rather like a counting pig at the fair. One watches in amazement, wondering how an animal can do that.”             “Now that hurts! I can say pretty things, too.”             He crossed to where she stood beside the bed, and took her hand in his. His touch was warm, and she gave an involuntary shiver having nothing to do with the night air.             He stroked the ball of her hand with his thumb, soothing over the nicks and calluses raised by the chores of daily farm work. He took his other hand and lifted her chin, looking deep into her eyes.             “Y’know how when you whack the woodpile, and all them big ol’ palmetto bugs come scamperin’ out? Your ...

My #Boskone60 schedule

I'm returning to Boston on February 17 for #Boskone60, New England's oldest science fiction convention, after a two year hiatus while the world grappled with COVID. In fact, one of the panels I was on in February, 2020 discussed the new virus in China and what it could mean. That was the last trip I took until we began to emerge from isolation. I also realized it was 20 years ago that I attended my first Boskone, the infamous Snokone. A blizzard kept us stuck in our hotel downtown an extra day as the drifts piled up outside, but we had all the leftover party supplies from the con. I remember sipping single malts while looking down at the whiteout thinking, "This is hell...with benefits." But we're back, and you can attend Boskone  in person or virtually! I'll be packing my snowboots and long undies because only good times and really good friends would get me up to Boston in February. Brrr! At least I have a return ticket that says "Florida". I'll...