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"The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell" by Lilian Jackson Braun

The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell is available at Diesel Ebooksand Amazon.com. Part of the success of the “Cat Who” series can be explained by the fact that each novel in has some special point of interest that grabs the reader. The early novels hinged fascinatingly on Qwilleran’s efforts to put his life back together … Continue reading .

"O Pioneers!" by Willa Cather

O Pioneers! may be downloaded for free from our ebook catalog. O Pioneers! starts with the death of John Bergson, a Swedish immigrant with a keen foresight to the eventual worth of his land in rural Nebraska. The rest of the novel follows the lives of his children, particularly Alexandra Bergson who inherits her father’s … Continue reading .

"The Cat Who Went Bananas" by Lilian Jackson Braun

The Cat Who Went Bananas is available at Diesel Ebooks and Amazon.com. Imagine, if you will, a small, quiet, remote town with murder rate well above the national average. Imagine a climate so forbidding that a neighboring town is called “Brrr”. Imagine an eccentric populace of cat owners and cat lovers who look with distrust upon … Continue reading .

The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains

The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains

The book is set amidst the detailed and beautiful descriptions of the Great Smokies, and the mountains serve as a silent character, watching all that happens on her soil. The story centers around the Cayce family and Parson Kelsey who get entangled in the politics that surround the hunt for a fugitive. Continue reading .

Girlebooks Christmas Stories

Happy Holidays, Girlebookers. If you are of the Christmas celebrating sort, may I point out we have two free Christmas-themed ebooks for your reading pleasure. The Romance of the Christmas Card by Kate Douglas Wiggin spans not one but two Christmases and tells of a minister’s wife who is inspired by a real-life scene to … Continue reading .

"Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys

For several years now I have searched for an ebook edition of Wide Sargasso Sea. I cannot find it, and apparently neither can the many people that visit my site looking for it. Sorry! I believe whoever holds the rights to this book must have objections to publishing an ebook version of it. You will … Continue reading .

"Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey is available for free download from our ebook catalog. This ebook is also part of The Complete Works of Jane Austen ebook compilation. Northanger Abbey, written around 1798 but actually published in 1817, follows Catherine Morland on a visit to Bath and later to Northanger Abbey, the house of new acquaintances, the Tilneys. … Continue reading .

Lilian Jackson Braun: The Cat Who... series

A few years ago, the Mystery Guild Book Club polled members with the question “Which mystery writer would you rather be stranded on a desert island with?” The winner: Lillian Jackson Braun. The book club didn’t ask why readers voted for her, but anyone who has read Ms. Braun’s novels knows why. With the exception … Continue reading .

"The Country of the Pointed Firs" by Sarah Orne Jewett

The Country of Pointed Firs is a book you can take your time with. It has a dreamy quality, and it’s sense of nostalgia is very strong, as if this place and time no longer exists but in her memory. It’s not especially sad, but it got me thinking of similar events or people in my life that are perhaps gone forever. You can tell that the importance lies in the time, as you can always go back to the place, but maybe it has changed so much that the experience of it will never be the same. Continue reading .

"Ice Bound" by Jerri Nielsen

Ice Bound is available at Amazon.com. What Sara Wheeler did for traveling in Antarctica, Jerri Nielsen’s bestseller does for living in Antarctica. Dr. Nielsen made international news when she discovered that she had breast cancer during a long Antarctic winter at the South Pole. The base is customarily shut down during the nine months of … Continue reading .


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