Tag Archives: paranormal

Review: Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

Review: Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris   In the twelfth book of the very popular book series that gave birth to a popular HBO series, Charlaine Harris once again takes us south to the fictional Louisiana hamlet of Bon Temps and … Continue reading

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Book Review: Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Prepare yourself for a tantalizing mixture of romance, the world of the supernatural and Italian food. Yes, I said Italian food.  Smith was so enamored with Bram Stoker’s Dracula that she recreated his Texan Quincey P. Morris. Her Quincie is … Continue reading

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Book Review: Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves

Book Review: Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves Using the real-life Jack the Ripper case as the premise for a novel isn’t a new idea. It has, in fact, been done many times. However, Amy Carol Reeves novel, Ripper takes that … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White

Book Review: The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White Karen White returns to her Tradd Street Series with this third installment, The Strangers on Montagu Street . Once again  Charleston, South Carolina realtor and reluctant psychic, Melanie Middleton is … Continue reading

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Review: Richmond Macabre- Nightmares From the River City

 Book Review : Richmond Macabre- Nightmares From the River City edited by Beth Brown & Phil Ford –  Cover art by Noah Scalin     When most think of cities with a dark, haunted history Richmond, Virginia does not leap … Continue reading

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Book Review: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

Simple Pleasures Book Review: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris   This is the eleventh book in Harris’  wildly popular Sookie Stackhouse series. For devoted fans who have been following the perils of Sookie and her friends and neighbors in Bon … Continue reading

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Review: The Year of Past Things

Review: The Year of Past Things by M. A Harper When a man marries a widow with children, he should expect a certain amount of personal baggage, but what Phil Randazzo experiences in The Year of Past things is something … Continue reading

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Bumps in the Night…

I’m not quite sure what it is- maybe it’s something about the nature of the season; things turning, withering, going to ground. The nights are longer, the darkness more prevalent. There is an undercurrent of mystery attached to those  evening … Continue reading

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Paranormal Romance Authors Panel

Simple Pleasures will host a Paranormal Romance Authors Panel on Nov. 28th from 1-4 pm  Sapphire Phelan Sapphire Phelan is an author of erotic and sweet paranormal, fantasy, and science fiction romance. She also writes as Pamela K. Kinney, for … Continue reading

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Thanks to Beth Brown

Thanks to Beth Brown for coming out to Simple Pleasures to give a video presentation and sign copies of her books- among them her new release,  ” Haunted Plantations of Virginia” . Everyone had a great time and we had … Continue reading

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