by Nupur Tustin A Book Review by Jackie Houchin Nupur Tustin’s 4th Joseph Haydn Mystery, MURDER BACKSTAGE, is as astonishing and well written as the first three, if not better. She knows the history and blends fact and fiction together so well that you believe it all. In this mystery, Joseph Haydn is involved in…
by Victoria Tait A Book Review by Jackie Houchin Author Victoria Tait has written another entertaining installment in her Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery series. In BIDDING FOR REVENGE, Dotty gets plenty of practice bidding for antiques as well as considering a few revenge scenarios, including what “she” would like to do to a certain arrogant…
a Truth Whimsie by Jackie Houchin I’m a Kid of the Creator! A Whimsey by Jackie Houchin What traits and likenesses have you inherited from your parents? Maybe a certain shaped nose or build, your height (or lack of), your skin, hair, eye color, a musical or artistic talent, an interest in mechanics or…
by Jackie Houchin For July the WordPress monthly #WordPrompt is PLAY. Bloggers are to use the prompts as starting points for whatever they want to create to publish a new post. Here’s mine. Many things come to mind when we see the word PLAY. A person can play games, play instruments, act in a play, play the…
by Dianne Ascroft A Short Story Review by Jackie Houchin You’ll find several things that are “craved” in Dianne Ascroft’s cozy short story mystery, such as a whole marketplace of delectable sweet baked treats on sale at the annual Fenwater Flavor Festival in town. And then there’s the craving of a whole day of just…
by D. M. Sears A Book Review by Jackie Houchin WARNING: you may not want to begin The Untimely Journey of Veronica T. Boone, Part 1 Laurentide, by D.N. Sears, until you buy the next two books in the trilogy ($6.00 Kindle or $15 paperback each on Amazon). Parts 2 and 3 are not sequels,…
by Elena Jagar A Book Review by Jackie Houchin I thought CONSPIRATORS’ CLUB by Elena Jagar, would be a juvenile type mystery-adventure, but it is a true mystery with evil villains who have a history of violence, jewel theft, and blackmail. And the schoolmaster at the boarding school would make Cruella Deville look like a…
An Essay by Jackie Houchin, based on Luke 18:1-8, ESV. In Luke 18:1-8, Jesus told a story illustrating how we ought always to pray and not lose heart. It seems that in a “certain city” there was a judge who didn’t fear God or respect people. There was also a widow-woman in need (widows…
by Patti Callahan, narrated by Fiona Hardingham An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin What a wonderful story! When a friend recommended this book, I took her up on it but bought the audiobook. I’m so glad I did. (Now I’m eager to read Patti Callahan’s other books.) ONCE UPON A WARDROBE is the story about…
by Dominique Daoust A Book Review by Jackie Houchin I loved how A DISAPPEARANCE AT THE BONNE NUIT HOTEL begins!. Author Dominique Daoust briefly introduces her protagonist, sets up the scene, and then takes off running. Rita Larose is tired of covering boring women’s stories for the local Montreal newspaper she works for. She wants…
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