Chardonnay and Herb Dressing [RECIPE]

Chardonnay and Herb Salad Dressing
Brighten up your salad with our delicious Chardonnay and Herb Dressing. (Photo by Jathan Fink, Jadeworks Entertainment)

 

Vibrant and savory, I like to serve our Chardonnay and Herb Dressing poured over a green salad as the perfect introduction to my favorite pasta dish, Penne with Italian Chicken Sausage and Fennel. It’s also yummy used as a dipping sauce for crusty bread.  Continue reading “Chardonnay and Herb Dressing [RECIPE]”

James Patterson’s ‘Never Never’ Is An Electrifying Thriller [REVIEW]

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When people start disappearing in the Australian outback, Detective Harriet Blue must hunt down a deranged killer in James Patterson and Candice Fox’s Never, Never. (Photo courtesy James Patterson, YouTube)

 

After receiving devastating news, a female investigator is sent to a makeshift town in the middle of nowhere, a place where danger lurks at every turn. There she is given a suspicious new partner, tasked with finding out what is happening to a growing list of missing persons, and forced to navigate her way through a plethora of transient characters with too much time on their hands. With so much against her, will she be able to fulfill her assignment? And more importantly, will she make it out alive? Find out in James Patterson and Candice Fox’s pulse-pounding new thriller, Never Never.  Continue reading “James Patterson’s ‘Never Never’ Is An Electrifying Thriller [REVIEW]”

‘Lord of the Privateers’ Is An Unforgettable Swashbuckling Epic [REVIEW]

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One woman faces her past and sails the savage seas to rescue her cousin from harm in Stephanie Lauren’s Lord of the Privateers. (Painting by George Hyde Chambers)
A governess has gone missing in the wilds of Africa and now one woman will do whatever it takes to snatch her out of harm’s way. Yet the biggest obstacle isn’t sailing to a distant colony, but summoning the courage to face a man from her past and the unresolved tension between them. Love and danger lie before her in Stephanie Laurens’ last installment in “The Adventurers Quartet,” Lord of the Privateers. Continue reading “‘Lord of the Privateers’ Is An Unforgettable Swashbuckling Epic [REVIEW]”

Warning: ‘Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom’ May Captivate Young Readers [REVIEW]

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Although some of the neighborhood children might be fooled by creepy Dr. Fell, Jerry thinks the old man is up to something. (Illustration by Will Terry)

For years, the abandoned old house at the end of the block has been the neighborhood children’s playground. It has also provided fodder for plenty of speculation and more than a little gossip. When an elderly stranger moves in, his presence sends the whole community into a tizzy. Who is he? Why is he here? Where did he come from? And perhaps most important, what is he up to? Find out in David Neilsen’s debut novel, Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom. 
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A Centenarian Makes the Perfect Victim in Jonathan Kellerman’s ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ [REVIEW]

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No one reveals Los Angeles’ darkest secrets with more style and suspense than Jonathan Kellerman. (Photo by Giuseppe Milo, Flickr)

An old lady. A child psychologist. A mysterious death. The hotel that brings them together. No, this isn’t a sequel to Bad Times at the El Royale. Instead, this is the 32nd installment of Jonathan Kellerman’s long-running Alex Delaware series, Heartbreak Hotel, and it may be the most peculiar case in his career.  Continue reading “A Centenarian Makes the Perfect Victim in Jonathan Kellerman’s ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ [REVIEW]”