This is the story of a single mom, Violet, who has had to regroup and start a new life. She moved in with her artistic aunt and became a real estate agent in Deadwood. She also has to sell a house within a week or find a new job. She is handed a few quirky characters who become her clients. One of m...
Got as a freebie (pretty cool as this was a full length novel).Overall, I thought it was okay. It had a decent mystery. Not a lot of suspense. Violet annoyed me. For one, she is a realtor who is in a business relationship with 2 men, both of whom she also has the hots for. One of them she goes ...
This was a fun and entertaining haunted house mystery. The main character, Violet Parker, is sassy and fun. There was such a variety of characters to love, hate, and laugh at in this book that it made reading the story that much more enjoyable.
This is going on my cozy-mystery shelf, even though it really doesn't belong there, but I'm not sure where else this genre jumping book (and series) should go. What I do know is that this book is a really fun read! Humour, a good mystery, lots of creepy, and oh wow the sexual chemistry going on! T...
This book really didn't stand out to me the way I expected it to. It read like a traditional cozy mystery. Cozy lovers I am sure will love it.
Kindle free download 5/30/12.
Free books on kindle can be a bit of a hit or miss situation. This one was definitely a hit for me. The world Ms. Charles created is such fun! The characters are a hoot and a half. I love Violet, her kids, Doc, Harvey and all the rest (except for Ray, UGH). I will say that I had the baddie pegge...
Book Blurb"Watch out Stephanie Plum, because Violet Parker is coming your way." ~Deborah Schneider, RWA Librarian of the Year 2009 & author of Promise Me"It's no wonder Nearly Departed in Deadwood won the best overall book for the 2010 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense!" ~Su...