James Scott Bell is the king of lawyer snark. He writes fascinating stories that feature attorneys with serious flaws. Imagine that, you say, an attorney with flaws! Suffice it to say Blind Justice features Jake Denney who's about ready to pack it in, maybe once and for all. Jake's a jerk.…

                     Saying "Thank you" seems inadequate so much of the time. The synonyms don't do the feelings justice. The embellishments of "so much" and "very much" and "from my heart" don't serve their purpose no matter how intense the feelings of gratitude are. They're never enough to reveal how deeply the feelings dwell. So.…

      You can ask writers all kinds of questions and get such different answers to the same topics. Ask writers what they hope to accomplish with their novel(s). Ask them if they have a purpose in writing a particular book. Ask them what their goals are in writing stories. Ask them if they…

       I had a glorious remembrance of the book Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He gained a favored spot in my heart when I was in the 17 to 20 age bracket, so planted in me that I remember his writing with a certain feeling I can't describe. I loved his writing.…

                                      Signet Select; Published by the Penguin Group   If you want thrills, horror, philosophy, just a dab of humor now and then, teen angst, grown-up angst, professionalism, genius, a smidgen of spirituality, and killer killers, you need to start with The Pawn and read all the way through to The King by Steven…

  But the man who loves God is known by God.   1 Corinthians 8:3 (NIV)

      All Souls, A Gatehouse Thriller (#1) by K. T. Kaufman (aka Karin Kaufman), is available on Kindle for readers who enjoy contemporary speculative thrillers. K. T. Kaufman has written a thoughtful, disturbing story for the first book in her Gatehouse Thriller Series. Jane Piper is a hunter of "Sacks". Sacks are those…

      Visiting over here again. So as you virtually sit in this pretty place with a book or e-reader, perhaps you can leave a comment about your thoughts on being a reader over there.   Lord, thank you for always accompanying me even when I'm wrong. I'm desperate for you. In the Name…

     It has been my honor and my pleasure to have read all of Vince Flynn's novels and to share my reviews of them with you. If you haven't had the privilege to read these amazing stories which nail down the current state of our country, I hope you will make the time to read…

  (Reprinted from November 22, 2012)                                     I knew I'd feel like this after I finished Vince Flynn's latest release The Last Man. I tried to take my time with it, but you just can't do that with a Mitch Rapp novel. Huh-uh. Just. Can't. Now I have to wait for the…