How to Solve a Murder with a Grump Laura Pauling Publication date: October 8th 2024 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Mystery, Romance Barrie: I am determined to make my best friend’s wedding weekend perfect. That includes editing the best man’s speech and making sure he doesn’t drink too much. Except, he’s the worst kind of grump with a capital G. Not only that but when this perfect wedding unravels, I find myself the object of his wrath. He blames me. So I run. And I’m wearing the wedding dress. (Don’t ask.) As I hide out in a small town, following my dreams, I stumble upon a decades-old murder mystery. Turns out texting the grump might be my only lifeline. And I’m definitely not flirt-texting. Nope. Not me. Because falling for a grump can only lead to a broken heart. Right? Miles: For the record, I am not a grump. It’s not me. It’s them. It’s women. I’m looking forward to the wedding this weekend. My best friend is getting married. And the maid of honor t...

Review: A Spy Like Me - Book #1 Circle of Spies - Laura Pauling - November 2013 Since I am no longer working at the library, it has given me the chance to finally start to clear up my kindle. One of my favorite tropes for YA books is spy novels which started with my love of Harriet the Spy back when I was 8/9 years old. In Circle of Spies, we meet Savannah aka Savvy Bennett. She is living in Paris with her father who runs a fun Spy Adventure company called Spy Games which has people running around the city acting like spies. She is still learning how to get on with her dad as up to a few months back, she lived with her mum. That was until her Mum vanished without a word. Now she is settling in with her dad and even found a potential boyfriend but of course, we are about to learn things aren't easy for Savvy as her perfect picnic date ends in bullets flying, and when she spots her mum briefly in France and her new best friend has vanished and Savvy just knows she has been abducted. ...