Author: Deborah Cooke

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 4

    This choice might be another surprise for you. Today’s pick from my keeper shelf is Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King. The first Stephen King novel I read was his first book: Carrie was published in 1974 but I read it when I was in high school. I see that the paperback edition I read was…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 3

    It’s a little bit sad to write about this book, which I love, because the author very recently passed away. Daughter of Prophecy was written by Anne Kelleher Bush. I have the original Warner Aspect edition from 1995, with that gorgeous cover by Thomas Canty. Oh, I loved this book! It’s a magical, marvelous blend…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 2

    I warned you that my keeper shelf is very jumbled and here’s the proof of it. The second book in the front row of the top shelf is a completely different genre than yesterday’s book. Today, I’ll talk about The Other Bolyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. I have the Harper edition from 2011, which has…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 1

    There’s a little game going around on Facebook – it’s been there for a while, actually – in which people post images of ten of their favorite movies or books, one each day, without explanation. I haven’t played because I can’t choose just ten favorites, whether we’re talking books or movies. I’ve often thought about…

  • The Bride Quest Sale

    This weekend, my Bride Quest series of medieval romances is on sale. This six-book series is actually two trilogies which are loosely linked to each other. You can start reading at book #1, The Princess, which is the beginning of the original trilogy, or you can start reading with #4, The Countess, which is the…