We all thought nobody was all bad, but that was before Rachel. Rachel is one bad lady. She is a siren calling all men -- who fall under her spell even unwillingly -- and then she uses their addiction against them. She is cruel to anyone who has what she wants and her cruelty knows no bounds.

Katherine, a 65 year old woman just home from surgery to put a pin in her broken leg, can only watch from her window seat as Rachel's evil eats away at relationships like lye. How can Katherine maintain the peace of her home and neighborhood with such a woman as Rachel living under her roof? Why won't they listen to her? How can she protect the children from Rachel's abuse -- even Rachel's own children? Can Katherine even protect herself?

Murder and Mint Tea is not science fiction, but Rachel's evil is expertly woven into the entire plot so that the reader sees no escape, but is drawn ever further into terror until the inevitable happens. A haunting suspense thriller that lurks in the back of your thoughts -- for how long?

Review by Evelyn Gale© 2/2001 Visit me

Rachel is a mean woman who loves her self and what she can get from men. She doesn't care if they are married or not. There are so many people who dislike Rachel ...

I found this book to be very engaging and filled with the most wonderful cast of characters that you will love, especially Katherine who is gutsy even at 65 years of age.

Laurel Richmond returns home from India with a raging fever and cough. Her best friend, Megan, was supposed to meet her at the airport, but sent her brother, Dr. Alex Carter, whom Laurel had a crush on when she was younger. Laurel faints and is taken to the hospital where she is diagnosed with pneumonia. She is ordered to stay in the hospital, which she is dead set against. She hated the hospital because of her parents' deaths and her months of painful rehabilitation. Alex convinces her to stay at least until her fever goes away. When she is released from the hospital, she goes to Alex's because he has a full time housekeeper to look after Laurel.

Laurel is still in love with Alex, and Alex has feelings towards Laurel, but he will not let those feeling develop. He distrusts rich women because of his first wife. Will Alex learn to trust Laurel? Come along on their rocky road and see if they can overcome their past scars and build a life together.

Janet Lane Walters has written a very warm and charming love story with characters that you feel connected to. You sense their sorrows as if they are your own. I would love to see another installment of these characters.

Pam Stone

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Susan Randall finds the body of Barbara Denton, the hospital's gossip queen, in a storage room on the orthopedic floor. Little does Susan know that she was the intended target of a stalker. Patrick, a friend and tenant of Susan's, feels that Susan may have seen evidence of some kind when she found the body so he is very worried that she is in danger, but he does not want to smother Susan or drive her away from him as her dead husband did. After several more deaths at the hospital, Patrick is sure that she is in danger. Can he save her before it's too late without driving Susan away from him forever.

Obsession was a fast paced book with plenty of twists and turns to keep you on edge.

Janet Lane Walters has lead a dual life, both as a registered nurse and the author of short stories, poems, and two non-fiction books, one as a ghost writer and the other as a co-author. Obsession is her eighth published novel, the seventh romance and one cozy mystery.

Pam Stone

Willow had been having nightmares. In them, it was the year 1755. Willow Who Bends had been away from the camp when Dubois and his men kidnapped her twin sister, Willow By The Stream, and a few children. All the others had been slaughtered. Through their bond, Willow Who Bends knew everything that happened. She and her white lover, Hair Of Fire (a.k.a. Jonathan Reed) was able to find them, but too late to keep them from dying. Every time she woke up, Willow could never recall the nightmares.

When Willow's father and step-mother are killed in a car accident, Willow returned to Indian's Sorrow. Her half-sister and brother were both under the age of seven. Willow had been made their sole guardian. Reid Talbot was now a widow with two sons. The flames between Willow and Reid still blazed hot, though Willow still could not trust him. Worse, Brooke showed up with her abusive fiancé, Barry Dubois. He intended to take the children, the house, and the land away from Willow, no matter what!

**** As you can tell, a lot is going on! The author ties the past and present together to show that love will conquer all, including death and time. This is a book that readers will have a very difficult time putting down! The story has all the needed ingredients to make a winning tale. Full of romance, tension, betrayal, and danger! Especially recommended for those who love Gothics! Janet Lane Walters is one fabulous writer! ****