Monthly Archives: September 2020
‘Euphrates Yield’ & Buying a Piglet

Euphrates Yield (Mascot Books, August 2020)
By David H. Hanks
Mystery/Thriller
The third and final installment in the Carson Griffin series, Euphrates Yield tries hard to be a Tom Clancy-esque mystery thriller and spy/espionage story with a high octane kick.
It falls short for several reasons.
Dark Secrets & Mysterious Menace Revealed in ‘A Savage Kultur’
A Savage Kultur
By Monique Roy
Historical Fiction
The art world is filled with secrets and a dark past.
Mystery abounds as Oxford art student Ava Goldman tries to unravel the truth about her family’s past with the help of her ailing grandmother, Gisela. It begins with a “chance” encounter with a uniformed Nazi on the banks of the Thames River in 2013, followed by a posthumous letter from Ava’s art loving grandfather, Karl. Vowing to find a priceless van Gogh painting plundered by the Nazis from her grandparents, Ava steps into a world of shadow, mystery, and menace.
BKLBITS Awards! 6 Vastly Over-Rated Books That Fall Flat
Ever finish a book and thought:
“Well. That’s (fill in the blank) hours or days out of my life I’ll never be able to get back”?
Kimber here.
Mom and I have run across some of those lately. They’re the kind of books that epitomize the phrase, “All that glitters is not gold.” Cuz they’re just lousy. Boring. Insipid. Pointless slogs to the Middle of Nowhere. Littered with unsympathetic, cardboard characters we don’t know, don’t want to know, and could care less about.
BKLBITS Awards
Mom and I, we nominate these losers for what we call BKLBITS “awards.” That’s Big Kitty Litter Box In The Sky.
We’re telling you this to save you some time. As in, don’t waste yours on these colossal duds.
Heading this summer’s BKLBITS nominations, all of which earned a one star rating or less, are:
Calling All Dog Lovers & Other Humans!
We. Are. So. Excited!!
Okay, okay. One of us is always excited. The other? Well, whenever she feels excitement coming down the pike, she lies down until the feeling goes away. (Hi, Mom.)
Anyway, Kimber here. So excited to tell you about a free online event related to one of our favorite books this year, Walks With Sam! Here’s the 4-1-1:
Book Launch!
On September 13 at 6:30pm central, there’ll be a free online event to officially launch Walks With Sam.
All are welcome. Even cats.

Here’s the link:
Walks With Sam book launch.
Be there or be a feline!
For more, see our review of Walks With Sam, by David W. Berner.
Love,
Kimber
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And Now for a Public Service Announcement…
Bloggers! Readers! Writers! Book and canine lovers of all ages!
Your attention please!
Kimber here. Cuz Mom is going a little bit crazy. Well. I guess I should say crazier than usual. But it’s a good kind of crazy. The smiley kind if ya know what I mean.
Here’s the doggone lowdown on today’s PSA:
We’re overwhelmed. Requests for book reviews have been flooding in like a tsunami. We love it! But we just can’t keep up.
Is This Historical Novel Destined to Become a Classic?
The Librarian of Boone’s Hollow (Waterbrook/Multnomah, September 2020)
By Kim Vogel Sawyer
Christian/Historical Fiction
Triumphant and transcendent, this delicious historical novel is easily one of the season’s best. Here’s why:
‘Black Willows’ Offers Delicious Romp Thru Georgia & Beyond

Black Willows (Black Rose Writing, October 2020)
By Jill Hand
General Fiction (Adult)/Humor/Mystery & Thrillers
The Apple Dumpling Gang meets the red earth of Tara in this delicious romp through a Georgia playground of the rich and infamous.
When the Trapnell family patriarch dies, spoiled rotten and uber shallow family members drool over their slice of the $40 billion family fortune. They all try to snatch Daddy’s will from the shaky hands of a senile probate judge in order to further their own ridiculous plans.




