Thistles and Thieves

Jul 2020 15

Titles—a Chicken and Egg Question

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Molly MacRae

I like titles. I had the good fortune to grow up in a house full of books. Shelves full of them all the way to the ceiling. When I was learning to read, I loved picking out the titles of the books on the shelves well above my head—as though each title was a secret, and the titles strung together told a story of their own. So yes, I like titles, and now I like coming up with them for the stories and books I write.

Thistles and Thieves By Molly MacRae: Review/Giveaway

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy

Four women reinvented themselves. Two became booksellers, two run the tea and pastry shop within the store, located in the Highlands, Scotland. For Christine, it’s coming home to take care of elderly parents. For Janet, it’s a return to a vacation cottage, minus the husband she’d shared it with, the rat. Janet’s adult daughter and a friend round out the group.