Synopsis Living a lie becomes a matter of life and death for a woman hiding from her past in a novel of mounting psychological suspense by the bestselling author of Jane Doe and The Hook. Traveling nurse Elizabeth May has a promising new home in Santa Cruz. And another new identity. It’s a pattern […]
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Review & Giveaway – Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor
Synopsis Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly change her, in this transporting novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. Chicago, 1924: Emily and her new husband, Henry, yearn to leave the bustle […]
Review – The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
Synopsis A dazzling thriller in which a struggling ghostwriter is hired to finish her legendary father’s last book – a story that will finally force him to tell the truth about the murders that have haunted their family for years. Ghostwriter Olivia Dumont has spent her entire professional life hiding the fact that she […]
Funerals and Familiars (A Cozy Midlife Witch Mystery) Willowmere Mysteries Paranormal Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – Oregon Independently Published (May 23, 2025) Synopsis Midlife can be murder – or magic… Almost fifty and freshly divorced, Bex Merriweather is going through The Change – battling hot flashes and night sweats. Little […]
Review – Confessions of a Grammar Queen by Eliza Knight
Synopsis There are no female publishing CEOs in 1960s New York. And that is exactly what savvy, ambitious Bernadette Swift plans to change. Bernadette Swift, a young copyeditor at Lenox & Park Publishing, is determined to become the first female CEO in the publishing industry. But first, she needs to take the next step […]
Nonfiction Spotlight – The Bridge by Alan Ramias
There are stories of war that shout, and there are those that whisper truths we can’t ignore. The Bridge is one of those rare novels that quietly demands to be heard. Synopsis A War That Won’t Let Go. A Memory That Can’t Be Buried. A Story That Refuses to Fade. In The Bridge, Alan Ramias fuses […]
New Release – Murder with Wine by Anita Dickason
Synopsis Deceit Runs Deep Danger Runs Deeper What begins as a spine-tingling ghost tour, a night of unexpected thrills and chills for Tori Winters, quickly twists into something far more sinister. Her free ticket, from an anonymous source, pulls Tori into the heart of a deadly conspiracy, entangling her in a treacherous web […]
THE RISE OF THE MAD MARCH By ROBERT ESPENSCHEID JR. New Adult / Coming of Age / Friendship Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 374 Publication Date: May 9, 2025 Synopsis This one is for all the rock bands who never headlined the big stage, who never needed protection getting to […]
There are stories that entertain—and then there are stories that haunt you. A Sister to Butterflies is the latter, a novel of quiet power and lyrical grace that bridges the gap between the fantastic and the deeply human. The story is framed as a confession—a creature neither human nor fully otherworldly speaks to a child, […]
Excerpt – Snow Much Love by Donna Snow King
Synopsis The roads Donna has traveled throughout her life – some boring and some not so boring – have formed the person she is today. Each road had a side trail that led her to many adventures, resulting in life-changing experiences. Growing up a house mover’s daughter had its challenges. The hardest one to […]