Showing posts with label actress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label actress. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Grin and Beard It

Grin and Beard It (Winston Brothers, #2)
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Grin and Beard It (Winston Brothers #2)
Penny Reid
Cipher-Naught: 2016, 389 pages
Reviewed by Jessie Park

The second in Penny Reid's Winston Brothers series, this book focuses on oldest brother Jethro.  Jethro made some mistakes in his past but he's moved on and became a better person.  He feels like he's still making amends to his family but he knows he'll never go back to the way he was when he was trying to be a big shot in the local biker gang.  As a park ranger, Jethro finds a very lost but very beautiful woman who is part of the production company that's shooting a movie by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Jethro doesn't realize, at first, that the lost woman is Sienna Diaz, the famous A-list comedian and writer.  She's America's sweetheart who is a workaholic but can't help but be captivated by Jethro's good looks and charm.  Will they be able to date like normal people?  Will Sienna's fame and Jethro's past ruin their future?  Readers don't necessarily have to read the first book in the Winston Brothers series but it is highly recommended.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

A Crazy Little Thing Called Death

A Crazy Little Thing Called Death (Blackbird Sisters Mystery, #6)
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A Crazy Little Thing Called Death (Blackbird Mystery #6)
Nancy Martin
NAL Hardcover: 2007, 288 pages
Reviewed by Jessie Park

Socialite turned social columnist Nora Blackbird is the one making headlines as she's engaged to Michael Abruzzo, son of a notorious New Jersey mob boss.  Nora tries to avoid wedding planning with her ridiculous older sister Libby, while also trying to figure out the mysterious disappearance and possible death of ex-movie star Penny Devine.  And as per usual, her boyfriend/fiancĂ© seems to be dealing in something unwise and secretive and Nora is really starting to wonder whether the relationship will work or if the naysayers are right: are they too different to be together?