BOOK: January Black Ice by Carol Ann Kauffman

 January Black Ice, A Romantic Mystery

A strong-willed, sharp-minded woman, Mary Catherine Collier, is a journalist and obituary writer for a local newspaper. When the city’s rich and most influential lawyer, Detrick Bittmor, summons her to his penthouse apartment, she can’t say no. 

Cat, as she’s better known, has a soft spot for the old lawyer with a nasty reputation. There’s something about this man she finds charming.

 
Detrick entrusts her with a puzzling personal matter, he wants to find out who the mysterious young man is who sits on a park bench every day at noon and stares up at his apartment windows. The man resembles a young version of himself, and Detrick suspects that he could be his son from an affair he had many years ago.

He wants to find out the truth because this man could be his only heir.
Somewhat reluctantly, Cat takes on the challenge. 

She befriends the young man. She doesn't expect to fall in love at first sight. And neither of them can imagine they will stumble upon a secret that could put both their lives in danger.

This is the first in a series following a small town woman's journey from obituary writer at a local newspaper to a big city detective in New York City to... 

Ahh, ahh! You'll have to read the books to find out.

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ENTERTAINMENT: Barney Thomson (Acorn)

I have always liked Richard Carlyle. He was the adorable Scottish Constable in Hamish MacBeth. I happened upon him again in Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, which was a delightful surprise. 

In Barney Thomson, Carlyle plays a mediocre barber in a dark but comedic story about the events surrounding an accidental death that snowballed out of control. Well written, unusual, and beautifully acted. I highly recommend.

I claim  nothing here as my own. 

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BOOK: Red Sarah, A Heartfelt Dedication, by Carol Ann Kauffman

 

Red Sarah holds a special place in my heart for a happy/sad convoluted reason. My publisher Books To Go Now sent out a request for short stories with a RED element to bring together into an anthology where we are writers could donate our profits to the American Cancer Fund, in particular the Children's Cancer Hospital.

  

The anthology was called Code: Redhead.  All author proceeds were donated to our special cause and the anthology was well-received. After the first year to year and a half, our author rites were returned. I decided to publish Red Sarah on its own. 

It's a great little story. It combines romance and sci-fi and magic. It's a feel good story. But it is the heartfelt dedication this story carries that makes it so special to me.

DEDICATION

Cancer has touched all of our lives. Each of us knows someone, or loves someone, who has been affected by this horrible disease. My father, my mother, and myself have all had bouts with skin cancer. Luckily, with vigilance and a very good doctor, each instance was caught in time and dealt with effectively.

 

Not so with my favorite aunt, Aunt Rita. My Aunt Rita was the sweetest, most lovable person in the world. She was a beautiful person with a smile that lit up the room. When she married my uncle, she brought such happiness and joy into our family. Active in church and school events, working full time, she still had time to make each one of us feel special. (But I was her favorite.) She was the grounded member of a very volatile Italian family who could always remain calm and focused while the rest of the family was at fever pitch.

 

My aunt was stricken with breast cancer. But treatments back then were not as effective as they are today. She had surgery, post-surgical treatments like chemo, and a lengthy recuperation. It was a long, hard road for her. But she survived it. We all thought she was safe.

Then we heard those suffocatingly terrible words: It spread.

 

Our lives were forever changed with the loss of this sunbeam we called our Aunt Rita. When she left us, she took joy and laughter, sunshine and happiness with her. Our world lost its color and flavor.

 

I dedicate this short story, Red Sarah, to you, my beautiful aunt, Rita Chairmonte Latiano. I love you and I miss you. Hugs, Carol Ann. 

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BOOK REVIEW: The Harry Starke Novels, Book 1 by Blair Howard

Harry Starke, Book 1 by Blair Howard was a well-written private detective story with a great main character, Harry Starke. Harry is his own man and manages to get into some serious situations while solving crimes with his sometimes-girlfriend, Kate the cop. Twists and turns abound with just enough narrative to make the story come to life. I am now a Harry Starke fan and I’m off to read Book 2. I highly recommend this entertaining novel. 

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SCHEDULE: September 13- 17, 2021

 Mon., Sept. 13 - BOOK REVIEW:

Harry Starke, Book 1

by Blair Howard

Tues., Sept. 14 - BOOK: 

Red Sarah

A Heartfelt Dedication

by Carol Ann Kauffman

Wed., Sept. 15 - ENTERTAINMENT:

Barney Thomson

(ACORN)

Thurs., Sept. 16 - ART:

NYC: Visit the Met!

 

Fri., Sept. 17 - BOOK: 

January Black Ice, A Cat Collier Mystery

by Carol Ann Kauffman

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