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Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good

Christmas in Mitford and Second Chances Author: Jan Karon In the 12th Mitford novel, the at times beautiful, at times stressful, at times wonderous life of a small town and a tight knit community continues as Christmas approaches. Father Tim is faced with a lot of choices and a potential new calling, Dooley and Lace continue to work towards defining their relationship, old friends and neighbors pass on and new friends and neighbors come into town, some people learn about letting go and others about starting new things, and the beauty shop begins a town wide obsession with a spray tan [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-16T17:10:17-07:00March 16th, 2024|Tags: book review, Christian, cozy, Mitford, read, reading|

Episode 13

Ghost Hunters and Flower Power Author: Craig DiLouie Fade to Black is a popular ghost hunter show that is starting to lose its ratings and uniqueness. They need something big to revitalize the show and ensure a second season. Enter the Paranormal Research Foundation, a derelict old mansion slotted to be torn down that was the center of unethical paranormal research in the 1970s. The TV crew is led by a husband-and-wife team: Matt and Claire Kirklin. Matt has always been fascinated and optimistic about the paranormal, having had a run-in with a friendly ghost as a child. Claire, however, is [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-16T11:50:30-07:00March 16th, 2024|Tags: book review, ghost, horror, read, reading, reality TV|

Pushing Up Daisies

Agatha's Sloppiest Adventure To Date Author: M.C. Beaton Lord Bellington, an unpopular local lord looking to sell off village allotments for profit, is dead and only Agatha Raisin is suspicious. When the police start to focus on the sole heir, however, he gives in and hires Agatha to solve his father’s death. But who could it be? It seemed that everyone had a reason to hate the late Lord, from his insipid children to the local villagers to his on-again-off-again mistress. Meanwhile, a new man moves into view. Gerald is an ex-police detective looking for the comfort of village life and [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-10T19:51:44-07:00March 10th, 2024|Tags: Agatha Raisin, book review, cozy mystery, MC Beaton, mystery, read, reading|