Two books this time. One terrific, one just pleasant. I read another one by SJ Bolton and was so impressed that I found her first one-Sacrifice. The first one I read was full of really interesting facts about snakes as well as a well-written, flawed main character. This was similar in that the main character is, again, flawed but brilliantly brought to life. It, too, is filled with interesting facts about the topic which happens to be the field of obstetrics. I hope she keeps writing.

The other one which was a pleasant time-waster was Dead Man's Bones by Susan Wittig Albert. China Bayles lives in Texas and runs Thyme and Seasons, an herb shop in partnership with Ruby who runs the Crystal Cave, a new age shop, and a tearoom called Thyme for Tea. Each chapter is headed with a tidbit about an herb and its qualities. China, of course, in the course of her life, marriage, and businesses, knows several law officers and regularly gets involved in murder investigations.