Rosemary Dempsey appeals to TV producer Laurie Moran to take on her daughter’s twenty-year-old case, known as The Cinderella Murder, for her next TV special, with the hope that Laurie can produce the same result as her first Under Suspicion special: solve a cold case. Susan Dempsey was a beautiful and talented UCLA student and aspiring actress. She was found dead wearing only one shoe in a park near the home of then hot-shot, now Oscar-nominated Hollywood director with whom she was was set to audition. Read […]
A Not-So-Perfect Fit
Heather Tullis’ A Perfect Fit (2014) is book one of her seven-book DiCarlo Brides series. Based on a good idea, the story ultimately falls flat due to immature writing. The Good The concept: At the reading of their billionaire father’s will, two sisters born out of their father’s marriage find out that four half-sisters exist. In addition, in order for them all to earn their inheritance, all six of them have to live together while they launch their late father’s new resort. Through that journey, they […]
From Vacant Lot to Thriving Garden
Rich in language and symbolism with characters whose authentic voices and varying perspectives create a vivid portrait of the highs and lows of life, Seedfolks is also an uplifting read that highlights the power of storytelling in the hands of a skilled writer. Read the full review.
Essentially, Batman in Love
Nora Roberts’ Night Shadow is a Batman inspired romance novel: There’s a seemingly Playboy millionaire, his butler, a backstory, a secret cave, sinister criminals, and ruthless politicians who try to overtake the city. Deborah is the new, young, gorgeous, and successful attorney taking the city and its gossip pages by storm. Conflict arises when her ideals of law, order, and justice conflict with those of the man she’s falling for. How do they reconcile those differences? Read the full review.