Today's Blog/Website of the Day is Author Magazine found at http://www.authormagazine.org/. "This on-line magazine is dedicated to writing and publishing and the creative process in general. Every month you will find video interviews with best-selling and exciting first-time authors, and book reviews, both fiction and non-fiction. We also feature articles by new and established writers. Focusing less on craft and more on heart, these essays deal with the daily struggles and inspirations of writing."
I finished TEARS OF PEARL by Tasha Alexander. I normally love these books (this is 4th of 4) but this one was a bit boring. The thing to me that made the main character interesting was her love of learning the art and books of Greece and so forth and being an independent widow in Victorian England and interesting friends around her. She's gotten away from that in these adventures -- she's sort of a globe trotting agent of the government now; the last one was starting this trend so this is two books now. I hope the author brings her back.
I'm currently reading the second of the two books I won at www.murderati.com, CHARMED AND DANGEROUS by Toni McGee Causey. This is the 1st of three in series featuring Bobbie Faye Sumrall, a Southern woman who is a "magnet for mayhem." Here's a description:
When Bobbie Faye wakes up on the morning of the Lake Charles Contraband Days Festival, she’s looking forward to balloons, booze, and babies in pirate costumes. Instead, she discovers that her trailer’s flooded, her no-good brother’s been kidnapped, and the criminals are demanding her mom’s tiara as ransom. Soon Bobbie Faye is committing (unintentional) bank robbery and (fully intentional) car jacking to retrieve her family heirloom. The one bright spot comes in the hard-muscled, impossibly sexy form of Trevor, the guy whose truck she just took hostage. Luckily, Bobbie Faye knows how to outsmart angry bears, drive a speedboat, and handle a gun. As for handling Trevor? No gun-shyness there. Now, if only that pesky state police detective, who also happens to be a pissed-off ex-boyfriend, would stay out of her way . . .
This was published in 2007 and has 352 pages. I usually steer away from humorous mysteries because humor is so subjective, but I'm enjoying it so far.
Hot again today, mid 90s. Took Tug for a walk in the field and my hair was soaking by the end of the 20 minute tramp through the grasshopper infested dirt roads. I wanted to give Steve a break on the last day of work of the week and a the beginning of a three day weekend. Before the walk I took Tug over to see Jody who loves him and to have her husband meet him since I talk about my baby puppy all the time. They have three little dogs that collectively weigh about 15 pounds to seeing Tug who weighs in at 135 pounds is a shock for him I'm sure. :)
Steve and I don't really have any plans for the weekend. We do have a DVD to watch, The Soloist with Robert Downey, Jr. and Jamie Fox.
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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