New Authors I've Found

I am always on the hunt for new authors. I read like a fanatic, for some reason I can’t seem to fall asleep unless it is with a book in my hand… we wont talk about how annoying that is for Lance…


I posted a “give me authors” blog a little while ago and I wanted you to know that I have had some success with finding some.


I seem to be into this comedy murder mystery phase. I go to sleep laughing every night reading these books…and we wont talk about how annoying that is for Lance either…*lol* so without further ado, here are my thoughts on what I’ve read so far…


Author: Janet Evanovich – The “Stephanie Plum” murder mystery series is by far the most entertaining series I’ve started reading. Her characters pop and they are all lively and life like. It’s an ongoing series with 15 books to it so far, so if you are looking for a new saga to get into, give this one a try, you won’t be disappointed.

My Personal Rating: ****

Janet Evanovich’s website: http://www.evanovich.com/novels.html


Author: Joanne Fluke – Her books are deliciously deviant. Hannah Swenson is a lean mean murder mystery solving baking machine!! The characters are well developed and quite amusing. There are 11 books to this on going series. The fact that every book comes with tons of recipes makes this series a total winner.

My Personal Rating: ****

Joanne Fluke’s Website: http://www.murdershebaked.com/


Author: Joan Hess – The “Arly Hanks/Maggody” series is by far one of the best I have read. Every single character in the town of Maggody is extremely well developed and without a doubt completely hilarious, if not a touch insane. The things that this town, and the people that live there, get into will keep you laughing and wanting more. There are 15 novels in the ongoing Maggody series.

My Personal Rating: ****

Maggody Website: http://www.maggody.com/


Author: Joan Hess – The “Claire Malloy” series is just as well written as the Maggody series. Claire is a small business owner who constantly finds herself in the middle of all kinds of entertaining, if not life threatening, situations. This series offers up fabulous characters and great plots. With 16 books to dive into with this ongoing series, they are definite winners!

My Personal Rating: ****

Joan Hess List of Books Website: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/joan-hess/


Author: Laura Levine – there are 8 books to this series so far that revolve around the character “Jaine Austen”. While Jaine has a very dry and hysterically funny sense of humor, (I promise you will laugh out loud reading these books!!), the series seems to lack….something. While the books are fun and fast reads, they are very similar. The plot doesn’t seem to vary much. The characters aren’t as well developed as the other mystery writers I’ve read. They just lack…something…to me.

My Personal Rating: **

Laura Levine’s personal website: http://lauralevine.com/


Those are all I’ve had a chance to read (not bad…65 books *lol*) since the last request for Author’s. I am in the process of reading series’ by Authors: Barbara Colley, Kate Collins, and Anne George. I’ll let you know how they turn out.