Category Archives: Great Weekend Reads!

The Thief of Blackfriars Lane, by Michelle Griep

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Jan C. Johnson

Normally, I avoid Victoria-era stories set in England. I expect them to be too depressingly Charles Dickens-ish. But this recent title by Michelle Griep caught my eye. Here’s the blurb from Amazon (the image is theirs, too): “Constable Jackson Forge … Continue reading →

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Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish, by Bethany Turner

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Jan C. Johnson

Chef Hadley Beckett’s cooking show is all sweet Southern charm. Chef Max Cavanagh’s show, To the Max, perpetuates his hot-tempered, bad-boy reputation. When they’re the two finalists on a cooking competition show? Hide the knives. Weeks after his end-of-competition meltdown, … Continue reading →

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Hearts on Pilgrimage: Poems and Prayers, by Jody L. Collins

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Jan C. Johnson

Jody L. Collins, my friend and fellow writer, knows how to listen. She listens to people. She listens to God.And she listens to nature. A poet at heart, Jody spent years reading and absorbing inspiration from the work of dozens … Continue reading →

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An Accidental Royal Kidnap, by Paul Mathews

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Jan C. Johnson

Paul Mathews once again presents classic British humor at its goofiest. George, our hapless main character, patiently narrates his first-person, stream-of-consciousness account of a week when absolutely NOTHING would go right. I mean, if a princess shows up in your … Continue reading →

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Hazardous Duty, by Christy Barritt

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Jan C. Johnson

Y’all… I finally found an author who writes in my genre! Well, almost. Christy Barritt’s “Squeaky Clean Mysteries” books are all-out mysteries that are suspenseful and sometimes macabre, while always hilarious. In fact, she’s as goofy as I am, if … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Barbarian, by Elizabeth Ann Boyles

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Jan C. Johnson

This well-researched historical novel totally drew me in. Sumi, a samurai’s daughter in the mid-19th century, respects her culture’s traditional Japanese ways, yet finds them too restrictive. She has dreams beyond needlework and flower arranging–dreams that shock most of her … Continue reading →

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