About Sue

Sue photoSue is an old-school book nerd who remembers when Arrow and Tab book club delivery days were the highlight of elementary school. She would trudge home with her stack of paperbacks and lie on the front porch swing and read – Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, and so many more. After switching to Stephen King at age 12, clearly marking her as a JDR (Juvenile Delinquent Reader), she was able to hide just enough of her inner nerd to survive high school.

After graduating from college with a whole bunch of degrees, she abruptly abandoned her first career and stayed home with her babies. With few societal constraints, she turned back to the world of horror fiction and expanded into pretty much every other genre available. Which explains the 20 books currently residing on her bedside table.

When she isn’t reading, watching TV and movies, having a love/hate relationship with her two cats, drinking martinis with her husband, or trying to over-mother her grown children, Sue is the Editorial Director at Silver Beacon Marketing. She oversees Readers Lane and Movie Rewind and nags her boss about his schedule. She feels that this is an ideal use of her skill sets.

Sue’s Reviews

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With Regrets

Author: Lee Kelly I have a complicated relationship with apocalypse fiction right now. In some ways it feels too soon ...
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Storm of Infinite Beauty, A

Fiction Inspired By Alaska's Great Earthquake of 1964 Author: Julianne MacLean What really goes on in the lives of Hollywood ...
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Famous for a Living

Insta-Worthy Author: Melissa Ferguson Right time. Right place. Right book. Every book lover knows the feeling when the three come ...
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Last Huntress, The

Mirror, mirror… Author: Lenore Borja I’m no stranger you young adult fantasy fiction. In fact, I kind of love it ...
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A Day Like This

This is not my beautiful house! Author: Kelley McNeil I love a good mystery, especially one that looks like it ...
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House in the Cerulean Sea, The

RULES AND REGULATIONS Author: TJ Klune I am fully aware that YA magical fiction is not everyone’s cup of tea ...
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Boop and Eve’s Road Trip

Generations Apart Author: Mary Helen Sheriff Writing fiction about difficult, emotional, real world topics while maintaining an overall light tone ...
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Fog Ladies, The

A Murder of Marples Author: Susan McCormick Let’s face it; ladies of a certain age have always been the best ...
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Wanderers

Some who wander are actually lost Author: Chuck Wendig Have you ever known a sleepwalker? Or someone with night terrors? ...
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Peter Green and the Unliving Academy

Adolescent Afterlife Author: Angelina Allsop I really enjoy dipping a toe into YA fiction once in a while. It’s a ...
Cookbook Giveaway Rules

Cookbook Giveaway Rules

Silver Beacon Marketing Inc’s Official Sweepstakes Rules ENTRY & ELIGIBILITY: There is NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  To enter, visit this  Internet ...
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Handmaid’s Tale, The

Eerily Prescient Dystopian Future Author: Margaret Atwood I make no secret of my love for dystopian future fiction.  Said fiction ...
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Deep Dark Descending, The

Take the Plunge Author: Allen Eskens Like most people, I take sides when I’m reading a book.  I jump to ...
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Fate of the Tearling, The (Queen of the Tearling Book 3)

The queen goes rogue Author: Erika Johansen First things first.  If you haven’t read the first two books in this ...
Life We Bury, The

Life We Bury, The

Author: Allen Eskens A good mystery has a lot of moving parts.  It needs to be well plotted enough so ...
When Bunnies Go Bad

When Bunnies Go Bad

Bunny Punned To Death Author: Clea Simon I’ve learned to ignore the bad titles of Clea Simon’s Pru Marlowe Pet ...
Quick Walk to Murder

Quick Walk to Murder

Quick, Walk Away Author: jd daniels Meet Jessie Murphy.  28 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, artist, convenient holder ...
Write to Die

Write to Die

Hollywood Hijinks Author: Charles Rosenberg Ah, Hollywood.  We do love to hate you, with your lavish lifestyles, petty bickering, and ...
Silver Locket, The

Silver Locket, The

Absolutely Foul Author: Sophia Bar-Lev I hated this book.  Every wretched page of it.  If you just want an easy ...
Finding Jake

Finding Jake

Too Many Jakes Author: Bryan Reardon We are culturally fascinated by children who do evil things.  Or maybe is isn’t ...