Category: Book Release

New Release – The Bridge by Shanna Hatfield

  Synopsis One Bridge. Five Strangers. A Christmas Eve That Changes Everything.  On a bridge suspended above the Willamette River, five lives collide for a journey through hope and hardship in a suspenseful, heartwarming tale of courage, connection, and the magic of second chances.  Sergeant Archer Raines has worked every holiday all year for one […]

Review & New Release – Maddie A Little Ghost with a Secret by Cindy J. Vanous

  Synopsis In the quiet ghost town of Terlingua, Texas, friendly spirits fill the night with games, laughter, and dazzling ghostly talents. All except Maddie. While the other ghosts sparkle with magic, Maddie wonders if the ghostly powers forgot her—until she discovers her own secret gift: baking cupcakes that carry the warmth of love and […]

Review – Orphans of the Living by Kathy Watson

  Synopsis A debut historical fiction for fans of Kristin Hannah and John Steinbeck, Orphans of the Living follows the Stovall family’s early 20th-century quest for home and redemption as they confront racism, poverty, and inequality across the American South and West. In the shadow of the Great Depression and Jim Crow south of the […]

New Release & Excerpt – Stone of Faith by Margaret Izard

  Synopsis The heart’s most extraordinary battle is the one fought for love. Haunted by a family legacy that threads magic through the ages, Captain Ewan MacDougall and his ghostly crew sail between worlds—freeing enslaved people. A worthy goal, yet he longs for what eludes him—true love. When he crosses paths with a legendary siren […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Crime Quiz by TJ Stanley

      Crime Quiz: Cosy Mystery on a Cruise Cosy (Cozy) Mystery Setting – On a cruise from Sydney to Hobart in Australia Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanley Press Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 26, 2025 Paperback Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages Synopsis Molly should be on her honeymoon, but her […]

Excerpt – Forever Cowboy by Nan Reinhardt

  Synopsis It was supposed to be just a vacation fling… 43-year-old Beth Dykeman’s life is spiraling—her 20-year marriage is over as is her career in Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce. Now back home in River’s Edge, Indiana, she’s grieving the end of her dream to have a family. Hoping to restart her life, she books a relaxing […]

New Release – Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby

  Synopsis Seoul, present day. Antiques dealer Alys’s task is nearly complete. She has at last secured Elizabeth, the final anatomical Venus in a dangerously intertwined trio. Crafted in eighteenth-century London and modeled after real-life sex workers to entice male medical students to study female anatomy, these eerie wax figures, known as slashed beauties, carry unsavory lore. Legend […]

Excerpt – Maria La Divina by Jerome Charyn

  Synopsis An intimate portrait of the world’s most iconic opera singer Maria Callas, called La Divina, is widely recognized as the greatest diva who ever lived. Jerome Charyn’s Callas springs to life as the headstrong, mercurial, and charismatic artist who captivated generations of fans, thrilling audiences with her brilliant performances and defiant personality. Callas, […]

New Release – Murder Pays a Call by Nancy J. Cohen

    Synopsis When personal concierge Keri Armstrong swings by her favorite client’s mansion to drop off groceries, she expects a heartfelt chat along with a cup of tea—not Fiona Sullivan dead in bed and her room ransacked. Though police chalk it up to a botched robbery, Keri isn’t so sure. Whispers around town suggest […]

Q&A with Simon Tolkein, author of The Room of Lost Steps

  Synopsis An American boy with impossible dreams is thrust into the cauldron of the Spanish Civil War in an arresting and thrilling historical coming-of-age epic by the author of The Palace at the End of the Sea. Barcelona 1936. Theo helps the Anarchist workers defeat the army that is trying to overthrow the democratically elected […]