A Lila Review: Mystery of the Bones (Snow in Winter #4) by C.S. Poe

Rating: 4 stars out of 5 It’s been a full year since the mystery that brought antique shop owner and part-time amateur sleuth Sebastian Snow together with NYPD homicide detective Calvin Winter. Patience, sanity, and their very lives have been put to the test, but love has persevered. Although Sebastian is now New York City’s best-known busybody, he’s… Continue reading A Lila Review: Mystery of the Bones (Snow in Winter #4) by C.S. Poe

Standalone or Part of a Series? This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Standalone or Part of a Series? Ok, all of you know, it’s usually something I’m reading or just read that sets off a topic for my Sunday blog, and that’s the case again today.  Actually I’m surprised this hasn’t come up before now because I feel pretty strongly about it.  And that’s whether a book… Continue reading Standalone or Part of a Series? This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

April Fool’s Day, Yes It’s April. This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

April Fool’s Day, Yes It’s April. So I went looking for the history of April Fool’s Day and found that people couldn’t agree on where it came from.  It’s practiced not only in America and Canada but also in Western Europe, a practice dating back to romans and All Fools’ Day.  Others  argue for its… Continue reading April Fool’s Day, Yes It’s April. This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Into the Holidays We Go and This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Into the Holidays We Go and Oh What Our Lists Will Bring! It’s official, we’re in December, the last month of the year.  The beginning of the winter celebrations where we see the longest night of the year, the bonfires light to drive the darkness away and the return of increasing daylight, one minute at… Continue reading Into the Holidays We Go and This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Thoughts on Holiday Movies and This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Thoughts on Holiday Movies I don’t know if you’re like me, but I grew up with the tradition that at a certain time of the year, our tv screens at home were constantly filled with holiday movies.  A quick check of the TV Guide (oh yes, that bible of channels back then) to see when… Continue reading Thoughts on Holiday Movies and This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Tis September.  A Most Literary Month! This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Tis September.  A Most Literary Month!     But now in September the garden has cooled, and with it my possessiveness. The sun warms my back instead of beating on my head … The harvest has dwindled, and I have grown apart from the intense midsummer relationship that brought it on.      Robert Finch “ September:… Continue reading Tis September.  A Most Literary Month! This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

More June Romance. This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

More June Romance   We are still merrily swinging along mid June with our romances and  finishing up with our Royals….recommendations of course!  Cheeky!  More below from our wonderful readers who came up with some simply great books for everyone to read. I put my own recs back in as well and hopefully by the… Continue reading More June Romance. This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

More of STRW Best of 2017! This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

More of STRW Best of 2017! This week we have more lists from our reviewers and some from our readers.   We have best books and best covers from Stella and Barb the Zany Old Lady.  Check out their recommendations.  See where they fall on your lists, if they made your lists or if you have… Continue reading More of STRW Best of 2017! This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words