Gone for Good Author Harlan CobenPublished in 2011 (reprint edition)Publisher is DellAvailable in eBook, audiobook, and print (mass market edition is 432 pages)Murder Thrillers | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Action & Adventure | Suspense As I was reading Gone for Good I was thinking to myself that this would make an excellent television series, as… Continue reading Gone for Good Book Review
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Another Slice
Happy Easter Weekend! A sweet fruity smelling coffee fills my mug this morning. It tastes bitter and earthy; it isn’t a complex flavour. It crosses my palate and has no aftertaste. Today I’m drinking Slice Pie Flavoured Coffee brand, blackberry pie flavour. If we were having coffee, I would share with you that my proofreading… Continue reading Another Slice
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Fortune & Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven Book Review
Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven Author: Janet EvanovichPublished in 2020Publisher is Atria BooksAvailable in eBook, audio, and print (mass market edition is 352 pages)Book 27 is not the last in The Stephanie Plum SeriesHumour | Mystery | Crime Thriller Janet’s style, that witty, humourous, and mischievous style, is one place I drew (continue to draw)… Continue reading Fortune & Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven Book Review
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Drop Dead Book Review
Drop Dead (Tess Skye #1) Author D. N. EriksonPublished in 2021Publisher is Indie AuthorAvailable in eBook (205 pages)Dark Fantasy | Dark Fantasy Horror| Paranormal & Urban Fantasy (Kindle Store) In May 2022, I attended an online four-day conference called Fiction Marketing Academy. D. N. Erickson was a speaker at the conference. I enjoyed his presentation… Continue reading Drop Dead Book Review
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Child of a Mad God (Coven, #1) Book Review
Child of a Mad God: Tale of the Coven Author: R. A. SalvatorePublished in 2018Publisher is Tor FantasyAvailable in eBook and print (mass market edition is 656 pages)Book 1 of 3Epic Fantasy | Dark Fantasy Horror Fiction | Magical Fantasy I like the cover image on Child of a Mad God. A sole female, standing… Continue reading Child of a Mad God (Coven, #1) Book Review
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A is For Alibi Book Review
A is For Alibi: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery Author Sue GraftonPublished in 2005Publisher is St Martin’s PaperbacksAvailable in eBook, paperback, mass market paperback (print length 320 pages), Hardcover & AudiobookPrivate Investigators Mysteries (Books) | Women Sleuths | Genre Fiction (Books) These books by Sue Grafton are often referred to as the Alphabet Series. I think… Continue reading A is For Alibi Book Review
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Pies and Donuts
I’m on a pie and donut coffee flavour stretch and today is no different. The brand of my java is Bean around the World. The flavour is . . . The smell of cinnamon battles a sweet fruity or perhaps it’s a floral smell. It not overwhelming. The combination creates an appley bouquet. I move… Continue reading Pies and Donuts
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I love peanut butter, but can it be coffee?
The Keurig bubbles and the flow of liquid follows. Within seconds an oily sweet-earthy bouquet fills the air instantly calling to mind peanut butter. A closer smell reveals bitter undernotes of coffee. This java tastes like burnt nuts. It leaves an oily smooth feel in the mouth. I’m enjoying another Cookie Jar Coffee today. It’s… Continue reading I love peanut butter, but can it be coffee?
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Sweet is at war with bitter
My coffee brand this morning is Cookie Jar Coffee. The flavour takes its lead from the salted caramel cookie. The cookie is chewy, but I know that won’t be part of my coffee experience today because I lack cookies. The coffee is a deep darkness in my mug. Sweet vanilla-caramel smell wars with the fragrance… Continue reading Sweet is at war with bitter
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Donut Stop Coffee
An old-fashioned donut is a cake donut prepared in a ring shape with tapered edges. Its surface is often cracked. It’s crispy on the exterior with a tender interior and a taste that isn’t very sweet. This is the inspiration for my coffee today. I’m drinking Donut Stop Coffee, the old-fashioned donut flavoured java. The… Continue reading Donut Stop Coffee
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 