Category Archives: White House Chef series

Olivia “Ollie” Paras, White House Chef, and some-time crime-solver

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It’s Friday – 13 January 2012

Book Beginnings on Friday is hosted by Katy at A Few More Pages. How to participate: Share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading. Don’t forget to include the title and the author so others … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday – 10 January 2012

This is a scheduled post. Teaser Tuesdays asks you to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page. You also need to share the name … Continue reading

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Top 10 Week – Favorite Books of 2011

Introduction: Hello! My name is Christina and welcome to my blog!  Before getting down to the business of sharing my Top 10 Reads of 2011, I thought I’d give you a bit of back-story about the list. It started off … Continue reading

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Waiting on Wednesday – 7 December 2011

NOTE: This is a scheduled post. Waiting on Wednesdays is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, featuring upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. The previous book was my favorite, so far, in the series: a new president, and … Continue reading

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Mid-Year Favorites 2011

The year’s half over and I thought it would be a good idea to list my favorite books so far this year.  I’ve been on a reading roll these past few months, and that means I haven’t felt like making … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy

Title: Buffalo West Wing Author: Julie Hyzy Copyright: 2011 (Berkley); 275 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-425-23923-0 Series: White House Chef Mystery #4 Sensuality: NA Genre: Mystery SPOILERS! But NOT for the Mystery! It’s Inauguration Day, so things are busy for Ollie and … Continue reading

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New Additions: 1 – 8 Jan 2011

From Amazon.com (Pre-order and/or gift card): Buffalo West Wing (White House Chef #4) (Julie Hyzy) Taken By the Others (Jess Haines) From Barnes and Noble (Gift Card): The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (N. K. Jemisin) Paranormalcy (Kiersten White) ~~ & ~~ … Continue reading

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Waiting on Wednesday – 8 December

NOTE: This is a scheduled post. Waiting on Wednesdays is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, featuring upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. It’s almost a tradition for me. Every January, since 2008, I’ve read the newest … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy

Title: Eggsecutive Orders Author: Julie Hyzy Copyright: 2010 (Berkley); 310 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-425-23203-3 Series: White House Chef #3 Sensuality: N/A Genre: Cozy Mystery Who: Olivia “Ollie” Paras, White House Executive Chef Spoilers, but NOT about the mystery! The Victim: NSA … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Hail to the Chef

Author:Julie Hyzy Copyright:2008 (Berkley); 328 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-425-22499-1 Series: 2nd in the White House Chef Mystery series Where & When: Thanksgiving, Washington, DC Who: Olivia Paras, White House Executive Chef In the second book, Ollie and the White House staff … Continue reading

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