Ever see the bar scene towards the end of Beverly Hills Cop? Eddie Murphy aka Detective Axel Foley shows the coffee grounds he found in a warehouse to Beverly Hills detectives John Taggart and Billy Rosewood. In the background, a female stripper performs a pole dance to the song Nasty Girl by the group Vanity 6. (Click the link and you can listen to it if you need a refresher or if you’ve never heard it before. Then again, listen to it because it gets the blood pumping and your body moving.)

When it comes to pole dancing, this … Read More »

In the dead of night, along the riverbanks, a woman weeps. Her cries of anguish scream of grief and despair. She walks alone, a ghostly figure dressed in white, her pale thin face surrounded by wild black hair. She beckons the traveler for help.

And then she pounces.

She drags the unwilling victim into the river and leads him to a watery grave.

Meet La Llorona, a legend throughout Mexico and the American Southwest. She is talked about in whispers for fear of bringing her retribution upon the speaker’s head. Mothers warn their children to be careful, to behave, for … Read More »

Pssst, I’ll let you in on a little secret. I adore shopping for new bags and shoes. Now I’m not a fashionista. I can’t tell a Gucci from a Versace from a McCartney and don’t bother asking me who designed Kate Middleton’s wedding dress. Already forgotten, though I did read the designer’s name somewhere.

For me fashion isn’t about dropping names. For me it’s about finding something that speaks to me, about me. I don’t mind quirky, a little loud or a little different. You’ll never be bored and you’ll never be boring. Take my word for it.

Here’s … Read More »

This is the third novel in Jennifer Lyon’s Wing Slayer series. I highly recommend you read the others first because I can’t stand reading series out of order and because they are all just as gripping as this one.

Lyon has created a world where witches are divided into earth witches (good) and demon witches (bad). The demon witches have formed an alliance with a powerful demon who is set on eliminating or turning all earth witches to the dark side.

Wing Slayers used to be guardians of earth witches but after a plan gone awry they are consumed to … Read More »