Charlene's Book Basket

I love books.
This page will have information about novels and short story collections that I have written and notes about books that I have read.

My newest novel is The Greatest Gift. A story of a close, loving family in crisis,
Once again, the amazing cover was designed by Charles Bourland. (He is an amazingly talented graphic designer who just happens to by my cousin.)






All of my books are available as Kindle editions. Click here to purchase for only $2.99.

If you don't have a Kindle, no problem. You can download a free Kindle reader for any smart phone, iPad, PC, or Mac. The download is offered on the Kindle website.

I read all my books on my iPhone because it comes with a built in night light.

Here's a great website to find romance novels, and here's an author, Lynn Hubbard, I recently discovered.

To see a list of books I have recently read and read reviews of some of them click here.




I have always been fascinated with the details surrounding the assassination of JFK. WOW! I am more than impressed with the research that Stephen King did while writing this novel. Having been a college student when JFK was shot, I was really into politics, and I enjoyed reading in this novel about many things that were on the front pages of the newspaper in 1963. As I read, I began to wonder how in the world he was going to write an ending that could satisfy me. I had invested so much time in reading this book, I wanted a satisfying ending. All I can say is, that he did not disappoint me. Highly recommended.



I just finished this book by my favorite author, James Lee Burke. In an interview in Writers Digest, Burke said the ending to this novel was the best ending he ever wrote.
He is an amazing writer. I finish one of his books and impatiently wait for the next.
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