About Frances
Frances is the author of the horror novella The Mine. She has also been published in Abundant Grace; Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and other Magical Fiction for Adults; Answers I’ll Accept: True Accounts of Online Dating; 20 Something Magazine; and Wisteria Magazine. She wrote for Epinions.com for eight years. Frances is currently working on a dark fantasy/horror novel called Plague Town.
Frances has a Master in Writing from Johns Hopkins University and works as a program specialist during the day.
Frances’ Reviews
All Things Wise and Wonderful
James Herriot's Loving Memories as He Goes Through WWII Author: James Herriot Back in the cozy realms of James Herriot’s ...
Catering to Nobody
Serving Up Murder - Or is it Cold Leftovers? Author: Diane Mott Davidson Thanks to several mystery book lots from eBay, ...
Size 12 and Ready to Rock
For Those About to Rock: You May Die Author: Meg Cabot Summer may be in full swing, but assistant dorm-director ...
Shopaholic to the Rescue
Shopaholic Hits the Restart Button - Is Becky Coming Back? Author: Sophie Kinsella Still experiencing the fallout from her ruined ...
Cambion, The
Ghost-Children, Previous Lives, Succubi, and Confusion Author: Paul W. Nielsen When The Cambion with its subtly creepy cover which reminded me of ...
Light from Heaven, A
A Read Both Cozy and Life Changing Author: Jan Karon Still perusing my jumbled eBay book lot, my next surprise ...
Couple Next Door, The
A Darker Gone-Girl Wannabe: Captivating and Yet Imperfect Author: Shari Lapena Always in search of another Gone Girl or The ...
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
No Sh*t Sherlock: Gumshoe Short Stories Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Settled for another stint of mystery and a pleasant ...
Exorcist, The
An Ageless Story of Faith and Doubt Author: William Peter Blatty Driving by the Exorcist stairs always chills me – ...
Sound of Gravel, The
A Memoir of Polygamy and Child Abuse Author: Ruth Wariner From the grainy cover image of bright blond headed children, ...
Walk in the Woods, A
A Slapstick Escapade Through the Woods Author: Bill Bryson With Bill Bryson hitting up some local colleges in Frederick, my book ...
Arabian Nights, The (Andrew Lang Version)
Translations Matter: Lang's Sanitized Version of The Arabian Nights Translator: Andrew Lang Continuing my long-standing classics kick, I returned to an old childhood ...
A Man Called Ove
A Sardonic Look at the Pain and Beauty of Life Author: Fredrik Backman Inspired by both personal recommendations and a ...
Doom 3: Maelstrom
Doom 3: Another Lackluster Novelization in an Action-Packed Game Series Author: Matthew Costello "Welcome to my domain! Behold the shape ...
Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came
Back to the Cozy Cotswolds Author: M.C. Beaton Jilted by her feckless husband now turned monk and abandoned by her ...
Circling the Sun
Flights, Free Love, and Faithlessness in Africa Author: Paula McLain Recently touted on the Book of the Month Club’s website, Circling the Sun caught ...
Barbara the Slut
Barbara The Slut – And the Underbelly of a Sad Society Author: Lauren Holmes Advertised as edgy and raw with ...
What She Knew
Bad Mother Author: Gilly Macmillan What happens when a nature walk becomes the realization of your worst nightmare? Rachel Jenner, ...
