Just for Fun Reading Challenge 2011

Book Review: Innocent

December 31, 2011

Synopsis: Twenty years have elapsed since Rusty Sabich stood trial for the murder of his colleague, Carolyn Polhemus, as detailed in Presumed Innocent. Following his acquittal, Rusty’s legal career again flourished — he is the Chief Justie of the Third District Appellate Court in Kindle Countyand and a candidate for a seat on the state […]

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Book Review: When No One Is Watching

October 31, 2011

Welcome to the Partners In Crime Blog Tour for When No One Is Watching Synopsis: Blair Van Howe and his partner, Danny Moran, were celebrating the biggest victory of their legal careers when both of their lives were forever changed. Danny had enjoyed a three-month period during which he managed to stay sober, but the evening’s […]

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Book Review: The Hot Flash Club

June 7, 2011

Synopsis: Alice has, over the course of a thirty-six year career, climbed to the top of the corporate ladder. But now she is sixty-two years old and her company is merging with another corporation. Alison Cummings, a brash, younger, unmarried, childless executive from the other organization has an MBA from Harvard — as well as […]

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Book Review: Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind

May 27, 2011

Synopsis: Wesley Lloyd Springer died suddenly on a Thursday evening in the driveway of his home. His wife of forty-four years, Julia, discovered him slumped over the steering wheel of his new Buick Park Avenue. After she recovered from the shock — and traded the Buick in for a sporty new car — she left […]

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Book Review: The Island

April 13, 2011

Synopsis: It has been a difficult spring. Birdie Cousins, divorced after more than thirty years of marriage to Grant, a high-profile New York attorney, is still adjusting to life as a single woman in her 50’s. Of late, she has been seeing Hank, who is attractive, charming, and attentive. Birdie has developed strong feelings for […]

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Book Review: Rescue

April 12, 2011

Synopsis: Peter Webster, a twenty-one-year-old paramedic in rural Vermont, responds to an emergency call that will change his life forever. He pulls Sheila Arsenault from the wreckage of her vehicle. Although Sheila is inebriated, broke, alone, and on the run from something or someone, Peter is instantly drawn to her. Against regulations, he visits her […]

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Book Review: Katie Up and Down the Hall

March 4, 2011

Synopsis: Katie was destined for greatness during her lifetime and immortality following it. Her breeder recognized it, telling author Glenn Plaskin that Katie was the runt of the litter and, although a purebred cocker spaniel with a beautiful blonde coat, she could never be a show dog. Her body was not properly proportioned, for one […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Skipping a Beat

February 22, 2011

Synopsis: Julia and Michael Dunhill are fabulously successful and wealthy, living the kind of lifestyle most Americans merely dream about. They reside in a Washington, D.C. mansion and have a vacation home in Aspen, drive luxurious cars, and shop in the most exclusive boutiques and designer showrooms. After growing up humbly in West Virginia, Julia […]

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