I just finished Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris. Harris is the author of the Southern Vampire Novels which have been made into the HBO series True Blood.. Compared to her Southern Vampire series books, the Lily Bard mysteries are a bit short (209 pages). The series follows Lily Bard, a 30ish woman recovering from a violent rape in her teens. I like reading these two "mystery" novel series (Southern Vampire and Lily Bard) because they both feature heroines who have gumption and are not ninnies. I will be buying the next book in the series.

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