Synopsis The bestselling author of The Witch of Tin Mountain and Parting the Veil mines the subtle horrors of 1950s America in a gripping novel about a woman under pressure—from the living and the dead. The first day of autumn brought the fever, and with the fever came the voices. Missouri, 1955. […]
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Guest Review & #Giveaway – Fast Times Big City by Shelly Frome
February 29, 2024
Synopsis In a bind, Bud Palmer finds himself at the crossroads when just about everything was on the verge. Like most people, Bud Palmer felt this was just another day. Though the era was drawing to a close, he assumed his life as a sports columnist in the subtropics, in […]
Review – Sprites and Scuttlebutt by Elizabeth Pantley
February 24, 2024
Synopsis This book club is hooked on traveling into books to become the amateur sleuths! In this journey, the club travels to the Kingdom of Everglow. The royal family is rocked to the core when a key staff member falls dead at a community event. In the turmoil that follows, any evidence […]
Review – The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
February 18, 2024
Synopsis If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go? In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It’s a book – an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the […]
Review & #Giveaway – Roses in December by Mark A. Gibson
February 16, 2024
Synopsis Jimmy Hamilton overcame childhood tragedy to become a hero in Vietnam, only to die there in 1967. All but forgotten, Jimmy leaves behind a young wife, an infant son, and a man wracked by guilt. Circumstances allow Becca, his young widow, to be manipulated into an abusive, loveless union […]
Synopsis Bold statements, compelling quotes, and thoughtful prompts lead young Black girls on a journey of ancestral wisdom and self-discovery in this beautifully illustrated guided journal. I AM a voice for my people. I CAN create my own opportunities. I WILL live with hope. These and other powerful mantras will enlighten, engage, […]
Guest Review, Excerpt & #Giveaway – HER: The Flame Tree by Khanh Ha
January 23, 2024
Synopsis If the fate of unrequited love survives fifty-one years, nine months, and four days in Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera, it leads the way for HER: The Flame Tree, a spare, remorseless love triptych that sweeps through the rich panorama of two generations of colonial […]
Review – Valley Verified by Zyla Zhao
January 20, 2024
Synopsis On paper, Zoe Zeng has made it in New York’s fashion world as a fashion columnist at Chic. But life in New York City isn’t as chic as Zoe imagined. Then one day, Zoe receives a job offer at FitPick, an app startup based in Silicon Valley. With her current career […]
Review – The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman
January 16, 2024
Synopsis The Russell family members all seem to have–gifts. Eldest sister Penelope naturally infuses strength or joy or love into the fabric of the dresses she designs as a seamstress. Her younger sister, Lilith, is never without whatever she needs—there’s always a person nearby who just happens to have an apartment available […]
Review – Portrait of Deception by Kathryn Dodson
January 12, 2024
Synopsis A photographer on the brink of fame. A dictator with a dangerous agenda. Used to hiding behind her camera, can this skilled artist capture the truth and still escape with her life? Margo McAllister is mere hours from her dream. In Italy, to compete for a prestigious award, the young photographer […]