by Brenda W. Clough I live near Washington DC. It is a company town, just like Detroit or Battle Creek, only our product is politics, not cars or corn flakes. And this is reflected in the arts scene, where the … Continue reading
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by Brenda W. Clough The farce is one of the most ancient forms of drama. I am certain that Plato sat in the amphitheater in Athens and watched slamming doors and actors chasing each other around the stage socking each … Continue reading
It’s Christmas in D.C., and rookie multimillionaire Anastasia Devlin is given the greatest gift of all — the arrival of her long-lost South African twin siblings, Juliana and Alexander. Of course, instead of gifts, the twins come bearing trouble that even the family’s new fortune can’t fix.
Continue readingCyber Genius The Family Genius Mysteries 3 by Patricia Rice Anastasia Devlin is a genius at organizing her eccentric family and her online clients, but she seriously doesn’t have time for playing detective. Then her super-geeky teenage brother Tudor claims … Continue reading
The Hinky Velvet Chair Hinky Chicago Book 2 by Jennifer Stevenson Dr. Kauz said, “Ms. Hess, if you would be so good as to be seated in the Venus Apparat.” Jewel sat in the green velvet chair. “This had better … Continue reading
Risk of Love and Magic by Patricia Rice Nadine Malcolm finished inputting the data sheets she’d been assigned, then shoved her cheap black-framed glasses up her nose. With a surreptitious sideways glance, she verified that the guard was busy poisoning … Continue reading
The Hinky Brass Bed Hinky Chicago #1 by Jennifer Stevenson from Chapter Three She thought she would never come, and then she did. Then they fell from the ceiling to the bed with a thump that knocked the wind out … Continue reading
Hinky pinky at the rinky! Hinky Squad senior investigator Jewel goes undercover, seeking pink smog . . . at a roller derby rink!
Continue readingAn important part is getting your characters fuddled with wine, or magical enhancement, or the compliments of someone very attractive, and encouraging them to make some bad decisions.
Continue readingJewel has two magical hotties and a hard decision: if she’s the luckiest girl in Chicago, how come she’s sleeping alone so much?
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