PURPLE QUEEN FAIRY READS

 S ynopsis : Third generation Kanab, Utah residents, Rolly and Abigail Rogers, come from a long line of dedicated pot hunters who scour the desert southwest in search of valuable antiquities. When the couple fails to return from a weekend skeleton picnic, (pot hunting trip)along the desolate Arizona Strip, local Sheriff Charley Sutter turns to BLM Law Enforcement Ranger J.D. Books for help. When Books searches the missing couple’s home for clues about their disappearance, he discovers the house has been burglarized and a valuable collection of ancient Anasazi and Fremont Indian antiquities stolen. Soon a search and rescue operation finds the Rogers’ truck and trailer at an abandoned campsite near an ancient Anasazi ruin that has been recently excavated. Footprints and other evidence lead Books to conclude that the couple may have been overpowered by a small group of unknown assailants.  As Books close in on those responsible, Books’ own survival skills wil...

Synopsis : The law student : He was young and had his dreams. He'd qualified third in his class at Harvard, now offers poured in from every law firm in America. The firm :  They are small, but well-respected.  They were prepared to match and then exceed Mitch McDeere's wildest dreams - eighty thousand a year, a BMW and a low interest mortgage. Soon the house, the car and the job are his.  Then the nightmares begin : the secret files, the bugs in the new bedroom, the mysterious deaths of colleagues and the millions of dollars of mob money pouring through the office into the Cayman Islands, dollars that the FBI will do anything to trace. Now Mitch stands alone in the place where dreams end and nightmares begin.... The Firm is as exciting to read now as it was years ago.  This to me, this is a classic novel, worthy to be called a thriller. I can't remember how many times I read these since I bought the book almost 18 years ago (I wrote the year I bought it...

For some reason, I have decided to revisit some old friends that I have with me. They are : The Firm by John Grisham If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon Master of The Games by Sidney Sheldon Windmills of The Gods by Sidney Sheldon I have them and many others in my collection for all these years but along the way, some were lost (most were borrowed out and never returned and I might have just misplaced some.) Even though I have a lot of new books waiting for me to read, I felt it's time to put that aside and spend some times with these faithful friends who have never failed me before and I know they will deliver again. In fact, I am bring them along for my forthcoming trips :)  We're going to have so much fun together! Can't wait, guys. :)

Synopsis : As the sun sets on a once-great nation, American Christians face a vital question : What Now? It's evening in America. The remarkable society whose light once shone as a beacon t the world is dimming.  This is the sobering assessment of Robert Jeffress in Twilight's Last Gleaming, yet he brings that diagnosis a remarkably redemptive and hope-filled prescription for American believers. It's  timely message. Rarely in U.S. history have Christians been more discouraged and fearful about our country's future. Now Dr Jefress points a way out of this malaise, calling believers to action - not to restore empire's glory, but to make an eternal impact on millions of eternal souls. With a forward by Governor Mike Huckabee, here is a bold road map to guide your attitudes and action in these volatile last days. This is a rather difficult book to read and to review.  First of all, I am not from the United States.  Such, I am not able to fully identify w...

Two powerful and unforgettable stories from the Number One bestselling author Girl in the Mirror Lila knows how lucky she is to have found the man of her dreams. But when a secret from her family's past comes to light on her wedding day, her destiny changes in the most unexpected of ways… The Memory Maker They say you never forget your first love. But what happens when those cherished memories start to fade? Some people would do anything to hold on to the past and, for one heartbroken man, that means finding a way to relive those precious moments Girl In The Mirror is a collection of two mini novels by Cecilia Ahern.  I have always admire Cecilia's imagination and I think she is letting her imagination run wild in these two stories.  I also felt that these two stories are probably close to her heart and she's publishing them more for self indulgence rather than for commercial value.   I really enjoyed both stories but my favourite is Girl In The Mirror . ...

Synopsis : Sorry - the single word was written on a mirrow.  In front of it hung the Minneapolic Internal Affairs cop.  Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic? Either way, it wasn't murder. At elast not according to the powers that be.  But veteran homicide detective Sam Kovac and his wisecracking, ambitious partner Nikki Liska think differently.  Together they begin to dig at the too-neat edges of the young cop's death, uncovering one motive and one suspect after another. The shadows of suspicion fall not only on the city's elite, but into the very heart of the police department.  Someone wants the case closed - quickly and forever.  But neither Kovac nor Liska will give up.  Now both their careers and their lives are on the line.  From a murder case two months old to another case closed for twenty years.  Kovac and Liska must unearth a connection the killer wants dead and buried.  A killer who will stop at absolutely not...

Lindsay Moran is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today. From 1998 – 2003, she worked as a case officer for the CIA. This is her story....I think. Synopsis : Lindsay Moran was a bright-eyed idealistic Harvard graduate who hoped to serve her patriotic duty while living a life she’d first dreamed of as a child watching James Bond movies and reading Harriet the Spy. After applying to the CIA and passing llie detector tests, background investigations and psychological screenings, she soon found herself in training at The Farm, learning how to crash cars through barriers at a hundred miles an hour, not to mention how to withstand interrogation. However, she also learns that life of a spy wasn’t nearly the glamorous – not to mention principled – job she thought it would be. Her first posting, to Macedonia, confirmed it and she witnessed firsthand the culture inside an organisation whose intelligence failures led to trag...

Trinny and Suzanne claimed on the cover that this is 'A woman's secret weapon for getting through the year'.  While I quite like what I saw of Trinny and Suzanne on TV, I wasn't sure if they actually have any secret weapon for woman to get through the year.  It's rather a bold claim and unfortunately I don't think the book live up to the claim. According to these two ladies, 'Inside are all the nuggets of advice we've gleaned from our mothers, sisters and girlfriends, as well as those they've learned from us.  Each day women ask us how we cope with such busy lives. here we're sharing the best of what we've learned over the years.  We hope this book will inspire you to keep your life smooth and organised, as well as help you to look and feel great all year round '. The book start with January and move on to December.  In between, Trinny and Suzanne gave tips on organising parties, sharing their favourite shopping destination in UK and...

It's going to Easter soon and like last year, the family is thinking of hibernating the weekend away.  We are thinking of the beach this time for our Easter break instead of a city hotel.  You can tell that we are looking forward to it as it's the only thing we talk about all the time and if you have a peek into the checklist of stuff we intend to bring, you will probably think we're going on a month long trip instead of just for the weekend. At the same time, I realized that I haven't packed any novels for the trip and looking through the shelf, Someday seems to be the perfect choice. Someday is the third book of the Sunrise Series by Karen Kingsbury.  In Someday ,we will read about a desperate situation involving Dayne and Katy, a heartbreaking loss felt by those that used to be involved in Christian Kids Theatre (CKT) but we will also that it's a season of hope for the Baxter's family. I think that's a wonderful Easter message when God turn our...