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Death by Darjeeling and Gunpowder Green
by Laura Childs

Books 1 and 2 of the Tea Shop Mystery Series

These stories take place in Charleston, SC, so they might be of extra interest to someone headed there for the convention!

Death by Darjeeling
Book Description
When a man is poisoned by tea, Theo is the prime suspect. Now she has to prove her innocence and track down the real killer-before someone else takes their last sip. Just the right blend of cozy fun and clever plotting. Tea lovers, mystery lovers, [this] is for you. (Susan Wittig Albert, author of Mistletoe Man)


Gunpowder Green
Book Description
In this second Tea Shop Mystery, shop owner Theodosia Browning knows that something's brewing in the high society of Charleston: murder.

No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews



Book Description
Meg Langslow has found herself in more than one odd situation (more like ten or fifteen): She has learned to take what comes. What has currently come is a peculiar kind of croquet, very different from the polite contest played on a summer lawn. Extreme Croquet requires a terrain of several acres, in this case populated with small animals, poison ivy, and livestock. After managing, with the help of Spike the Dog, to persuade a placid cow off the next wicket, Meg loses her ball in a briar patch, trips and slides down a minor cliff, thereby being the one to discover a dead woman at the bottom. The womans head has been bashed in, possibly illustrating one of the many additional uses for a croquet mallet. But then, maybe not And so begins another episode in the kind of delectable madness for which Donna Andrews has won so many honors, not to mention laughs galore. Donna Andrews introduced Meg and Michael in her Malice Domestic Contest-winning first mystery, Murder with Peacocks, and readers are still laughing. This novelswept up the Agatha, Anthony, Barry, a Romantic Times award for best first novel, and a Lefty for funniest mystery. With No Nest for the Wicket, Andrews borrows momentum from her previous books and delivers another riotous and engrossing read.

Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore

From Christopher Moore, author of Fluke, comes a quirky, irreverent novel of love, myth, metaphysics, outlaw biking, angst, and outrageous redemption.

As a boy growing up in Montana, he was Samson Hunts Alone -- until a deadly misunderstanding with the law forced him to flee the Crow reservation at age fifteen. Today he is Samuel Hunter, a successful Santa Barbara insurance salesman with a Mercedes, a condo, and a hollow, invented life. Then one day, shortly after his thirty-fifth birthday, destiny offers him the dangerous gift of love -- in the exquisite form of Calliope Kincaid -- and a curse in the unheralded appearance of an ancient Indian god by the name of Coyote. Coyote, the trickster, has arrived to transform tranquillity into chaos, to reawaken the mystical storyteller within Sam ... and to seriously screw up his existence in the process.

Plus-size Maggie O'Leary is America's Anti-Diet Sweetheart. Her informed column about the pitfalls of dieting is the one sane voice crying out against the dietocracy. She is perfectly happy with who she is and the life she leads. Until she gets the chance to spend some quality time with Hollywood's hottest star. Maggie knows she can't exactly show up looking like . . . well, herself. So she swallows her words and vows to become the skinniest fat advocate Tinseltown has ever seen.

Swearing her trusted assistant to silence, Maggie embarks on a "secret" makeover. From showdowns with her boss, who is convinced his star columnist is losing her edge -- er, girth -- to run-ins with her closest male friend, the trip through the famed red door of beauty is anything but graceful. But despite her doubts about abandoning the comfortable life she's known -- not to mention deceiving legions of loyal readers who still think of her as their champion, L.A.-bound Maggie is hell-bent on getting her just "desserts"!

Bursting with wit, insight and humor, Deborah Blumenthal's Fat Chance is a guilt-free pleasure that is good to the last page!

Starting From Square Two by Caren Lissner

From the Publisher
Is it possible to find that perfect once-in-a-lifetime love twice?
Gert Healy thought she was finished with dating. She thought she'd never again have to worry about what to wear and what to say and whether she was pretty enough. She thought that she'd be picking out strollers and booties for the children she and her husband were planning to have. Instead, she's mourning his loss and coming to terms with being a widow at twenty-nine.
It's been over a year now, and her friends — with the best of intentions, really — have convinced her it's time to get back into the swing of things (even though looking for love is the last thing she wants to do). Although they've developed many a dating rule between them, now that Gert's a part of their single-girl crew, she's beginning to realize they don't know the first thing about men. Of course, Gert doesn't know the first thing about dating, since she married her college sweetheart, so maybe joining forces will work out after all. But does Gert have it in her to fight her way through the leather-jacketed and miniskirted crowds in search of a second miracle?
It's back to square one on everything. Well, actually she's done it all before. Square two, then.

Mephisto Club- Tess Gerritsen
2006
TBR :(


PECCAVI
The Latin is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman's brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED.
It's a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli,
who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O'Donnell-Jane's professional
nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club.

On tony Beacon Hill, the club's acolytes devote themselves to the analysis of evil:
Can it be explained by science?
Does it have a physical presence?
Do demons walk the earth?
Drawing on a wealth of dark historical data and mysterious religious symbolism, the Mephisto scholars aim to prove
a startling theory: that Satan himself exists among us. With the grisly appearance of a corpse on their doorstep,
it's clear that someone-or something-is indeed prowling the city.
Soon, the members of the club begin to fear the very subject of their study.
Could this maniacal killer be one of their own-or have they inadvertently summoned an evil entity
from the darkness?
Delving deep into the most baffling and unusual case of their careers, Maura and Jane embark on a terrifying journey
to the very heart of evil, where they encounter a malevolent foe more dangerous than any they have ever faced . . .
one whose work is only just beginning.

Underfoot by Leanne Banks

From the Publisher
Another flirty tale of fun and fabulous footwear from the gals of Bellagio, Inc.!

Bellagio, Inc. public relations genius Trina Roberts had been a bad, bad girl when she'd gone to bed with a recently jilted groom and wound up pregnant. She knew Walker Gordon wasn't looking for forever -- at least not with her. So when he took a job overseas, she sort of neglected to tell him about the baby on the way.

Well, now he's back . . . and he's just figured out the truth.

Walker had been reeling from a very public breakup when Trina had offered solace he couldn't deny. He'd never expected the result would make him somebody's daddy! Trina claimed not to need anything from him, but he was determined that his child have a father; he just didn't know if it should be him. Because a father's shoes . . . well, those he wasn't sure he could fill.

Ginger's mother, Coco, used to be an exotic dancer, though now she makes her living selling sex toys and teaching classes like "The Fine Art of Striptease." A straitlaced, self-respecting twenty-five-year-old, aspiring pastry chef Ginger has no desire to follow in her mother's high-heeled footsteps. She's too busy trying to convince her sadistic French cooking school instructor of her talents in the kitchen.

When Ginger gets sweet on a fellow student, she finds herself ill-equipped in the art of seduction. And when she discovers she has a reputation for being "just one of the guys," suddenly, she's looking for some motherly advice on how to catch the man she loves.

My Books is Ex's and Oh's by Sandra Steffen



Caroline's Ex-Boyfriend: That slimeball attorney who was two-timing her with his own ex-wife.

Caroline's Oh-Boy: This forty-three-year-old career woman is pregnant!!

Life certainly hasn't gone according to Caroline Moore's carefully constructed plan. As the craziness of her situation begins spiraling out of control, she decides on a change of scenery. So off to a small lakeside cottage she goes. Soon she's shedding her designer shoes for barefoot walks, uncovering old family secrets and becoming best friends with Tori - a woman who is her total opposite. And thanks to a handsome neighbor, she might just be ready for romance, as well.

But wait...Caroline's new oh-what-a-great-guy also happens to be Tori' "ex"-husband.

Get ready for the shoes to fly!"

My book is…

Fairies: Real Encounters with Little People


Hordes of tiny people playing at a spot in Wales called "Fairies Bog"...an impossibly tiny shoe found in Ireland...fairy dust discovered on Mount Shasta, California...the wondrous sighting of a winged woman inside a rose.

These and many more astounding accounts offer tangible evidence about the existence of fairies, dwarves, gnomes, pixies, brownies, and elves. Amazing facts include information on the healing powers of fairies, the connection between the little people and UFOs, fairy sites to visit in the British Isles, and much more!

Harm None by M. R. Sellars



MURDEROUS SATAN WORSHIPPING WITCHES

When a young woman is ritualistically murdered in her Saint Louis apartment with the primary clue being a pentacle scrawled in her own blood, police are quick to dismiss it as a cult killing. Not one for taking things at face value, city homicide detective Ben Storm calls on his long time friend, Rowan Gant-- a modern day practicing Witch-- for help.

In helping his friend, Rowan discovers that the victim is one of his former pupils. Even worse, the clues that he helps to uncover show that this murder is only a prelude to even more ritualistic bloodletting for dark purposes.

As the body count starts to rise, Rowan is suddenly thrust into an investigation where not only must he help stop a sadistic serial killer, but also must fight the prejudices and suspicions of those his is working with-- including his best friend.

My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

Jessica is a Miami investigative reporter with a beautiful daughter, Kira, and a husband, David, so loving, brilliant, and attentive that she calls him Mr. Perfect. Suddenly, however, her life takes a terrifying turn. Her best friend is brutally and mysteriously murdered and Jessica discovers an ancient, unimaginable danger that will shatter her life and family forever. Dawit is an immortal. More than four hundred years ago he and a sect of Ethiopian scholars traded their souls for eternal life. Obeying a vow of secrecy, Dawit has traveled the world as a soldier, a slave, a jazz musician - never staying anywhere long enough for others to notice that he does not age. As further insurance, with barely a thought he kills any mortal who dares to become too curious about him. For the first time, though, it is Dawit who threatens to break his vow and defy his brothers by keeping his beloved mortal wife and child with him - forever. In My Soul to Keep, the worlds of Jessica and Dawit collide with harrowing, unforgettable consequences as Jessica learns firsthand the terrible price for eternal life.

5 Stars on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/My-Soul-Keep-Tananar...ie=UTF8&s=books

AM reveals...



From Publishers Weekly
A self-conscious outsider navigates the choppy waters of adolescence and a posh boarding school's social politics in Sittenfeld's A-grade coming-of-age debut. The strong narrative voice belongs to Lee Fiora, who leaves South Bend, Ind., for Boston's prestigious Ault School and finds her sense of identity supremely challenged. Now, at 24, she recounts her years learning "everything I needed to know about attracting and alienating people." Sittenfeld neither indulges nor mocks teen angst, but hits it spot on: "I was terrified of unwittingly leaving behind a piece of scrap paper on which were written all my private desires and humiliations. The fact that no such scrap of paper existed... never decreased my fear." Lee sees herself as "one of the mild, boring, peripheral girls" among her privileged classmates, especially the über-popular Aspeth Montgomery, "the kind of girl about whom rock songs were written," and Cross Sugarman, the boy who can devastate with one look ("my life since then has been spent in pursuit of that look"). Her reminiscences, still youthful but more wise, allow her to validate her feelings of loneliness and misery while forgiving herself for her lack of experience and knowledge. The book meanders on its way, light on plot but saturated with heartbreaking humor and written in clean prose. Sittenfeld, who won Seventeen's fiction contest at 16, proves herself a natural in this poignant, truthful book.

From the back cover:

"Chicago-area firefighter Eddie Gilbert is headed back to the Florida Keys and the open seas of the Caribbean. A beautiful woman and an interesting job offer are waiting. He is tasked to find a young doctor who has gone missing. What happens next will keep you glued to the pages of Caribbean Calling."

Trade paperback, ©2006, 242 pages.

Eddie Gilbert returns for another tropical adventure in Caribbean Calling, the second novel for J. D. Gordon. Gordon mimics his own unusual career shift from firefighter to author when he delivers firefighter Eddie Gilbert to Tampa for an assignment in the field of security. Gilbert is not interchanging careers blindly. His new employer is business tycoon Bruce Klein, who was so impressed by Eddie's heroic efforts in rescuing his daughter in the first installment of the series that he invites the fireman to work for him. The assignment turns out to be a glorified delivery boy, to Eddie's dismay.

Eddie settles into his new position reluctantly, but he's determined to see if the job has more to offer. It doesn't take long for him to find the excitement he's looking for. One of Klein's associates is concerned that his daughter, who was doing humanitarian work as a doctor, has stopped checking in with him daily and he cannot contact her via the aid station she was working at. Ed and an associate must venture to the island where the doctor was stationed and find her to reassure her father.

Gordon's first book, Island Bound, was Eddie Gilbert's first escapade as an amateur detective. In Caribbean Calling, Gilbert seems to have found his calling in the realm of mystery and adventure and returns for more excitement. Gordon creates an incredibly plausible scenario in which a down-to-earth, regular "man's man" like Ed Gilbert can be right at home fighting seedy criminals on the high seas and enjoying a life of luxury. The author successfully weaves together the storylines of Mafia-style criminals, brainwashed cult members, humanitarian aid workers, wealthy socialites, and dedicated firemen. Caribbean Calling would definitely make a fun vacation read because the breezy characters are incredibly intriguing and keep the reader interested without a lot of filler. Hopefully, Gordon will continue the Eddie Gilbert saga, as he seems to have found his calling as an author as Gilbert finds his calling as a hero.

Naked Prey by John Sandford



When twelve-year-old muskrat trapper Letty West stumbles on the naked bodies of Jane Warr and Deon Cash, deep in the snowy woods of northern Minnesota, it's more than another bizarre episode in her already unusual life, as Lucas Davenport discovers in this new outing in Sandford's popular series featuring the midwestern lawman who moonlights as a computer game designer. Lucas has a new wife, a new baby, and a new job as a political troubleshooter for his old boss Rose Marie Roux, but the blunt-spoken Davenport's instructions to hush the racially charged implications of what looks suspiciously like a lynching won't deter him from whomever left Warr and Cash twisting in the wind. The well-peopled plot, involving a hot car ring, an ex-nun who smuggles cancer drugs over the Canadian border, and the usual internecine wranglings between the FBI, the local cops, and Davenport, races to a satisfying denouement, but this time it's a little girl with a difficult past and an uncertain future who lingers in the reader's mind. Fortunately, Sandford comes up with an ending that makes it all but certain that his fans will meet her again. Meanwhile, all the author's usual trademarks are on display--excellent writing, an interesting scenario, and terrific pacing.

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Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

From Booklist
Prolific author Harris debuts a series that just might surpass all her others in popularity. Harper Connolly is honest, ethical, loyal, and, in many people's eyes, quite odd. Since being hit by lightning, Harper has a strange gift: she can find dead people and reveal how they died. Harper is so down-to-earth and delivers the story in such a straightforward way that even the most hardened realist eventually will accept the premise. In this first outing, Harper and her manager and stepbrother Tolliver travel to a small town in Arkansas to determine what happened to a local teenager. Once there, they learn that someone is willing go to great lengths--even murder--to bury a secret. While absorbing the usual mixture of awe, revulsion, and fear that her "gift" inspires in the locals, Harper tries to uncover the secret they are trying desperately to hide. Future stories may shed more light on Harper and Tolliver's relationship, which seems curiously close for a sister and stepbrother. A strong debut that will have readers dying for more. Jenny McLarin
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Darkpunkangel's reveal

The Lawnmower Celebrity (TBR)



Jay Golden is 18 years old. He keeps a diary. Far better than he keeps any of his jobs. His countless sackings and the relentless taunting of his father's BBC celebrity friends mix with the emotions of a family adjusting to loss. In the desperate hope that one day the grass will be greener, Jay gives us his unique and hilarious insights on life, love and the best strimmer blade for a bumpy lawn. As poignant as it is funny, this is a great novel by an exciting new talent.

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The Rich Part of Life by Jim Kokoris (TBR)

A lottery fantasy comes with strings attached for a reclusive history professor in Kokoris's quirky, engaging debut, which begins when widowed academic Theo Pappas hits the jackpot to the tune of $190 million by playing his late wife's favorite numbers. But a quiet life of studying the Civil War in the Chicago suburbs and caring for two young sons has hardly prepared him for instant wealth, and after banking the cash he finds himself fending off an army of scam artists who want a piece of his newfound prosperity. Some of those with a vested interest are family members most notably Theo's cheesy younger brother, Frank, an erstwhile filmmaker who shows up looking for cash after his latest B-movie fails. Frank is followed by one of his shadier charges, an aging actor named Sylvanius who played a vampire in a daytime soap opera, and family life gets a bit complicated when Sylvanius takes a romantic interest in Theo's aging Aunt Bess, who has made the journey down from Milwaukee. But the biggest shock is the arrival of Theo's wife's first husband, a redneck named Bobby Lee Anderson, who claims to be the biological father of the professor's older son, Teddy, the precocious 12-year-old who narrates the story. The custody battle that follows generates most of the drama in this novel of character, and Kokoris gets considerable mileage from the extensive foibles of his bizarre cast. A subtle sense of humor as sweet as it is wicked and winning dialogue keep up the momentum, and Kokoris smartly steers clear of the obvious cliches of newfound wealth inherent in his plot. The result is a winning tale that bodes well for this writer's future.