"Through the Grinder"

The second book in the Coffeehouse mystery series by Coyle was just as entertaining as the first. This time the plot centered around dating and the trouble that Clare had to deal with. She of course found a guy at the Cappuccino Connection that is hosted in her coffee shop. However, the women this man was dating had been turning up dead. Clare of course does her own investigating to clear his name. There is a great twist at the end. Just like On What Grounds there is wonderful talk about coffee. There is one recipe I will for sure be testing in the near future. Coffee marinated steaks!! I am very excited. I think I have to pull out my old cappuccino maker so I can make the espresso for it. Then there are also tips for storing, grinding and brewing coffee. Coyle continues the story line between Clare and Detective Quinn. Now his marital life is starting to take a turn for the worse. So there is that possibility of romance and then there is the continuous relationship (not sexual) of Clare and her ex, Matteo. I believe I have a small crush on both of the men. It'll be interesting to see how the relationships develop.

"Gone With the Wind"

My mom was recently going through old boxes of papers to burn and found her old copy of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. It is a 1961 paperback 4th printing of the original Macmillan 1936 printing. I was very excited when I came home from work and saw this book sitting on the table. I have been wanting to get a used copy so it would be waiting on a shelf for me. This copy has a movie cover. The cover advertises to "see David O. Selznick's stirring production of this immortal story of the Old South in Technicolor...starring Clark Gable & Vivian Leigh." I've actually never sat through the entire movie; only seen parts. Of course I've seen the end. But I am very excited to know that my mom owns this book. Now to slyly place it on my shelf without her realizing my intentions of keeping the book!