Title: DEFIANCE AND REDEMPTION: A LIFETIME OF UNBROKEN BONDS Author: Maria J. Andrade Publisher: Clara Publishing Pages: 250 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction/Magical Realism Synopsis Based on a true story, Defiance and Redemption, A Lifetime of Unbroken Bonds, brings to life the joys, dramas, and triumphs of two sisters, Eva and […]
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December 13, 2021
Title: THE HUMBLE COURIER Author: J.T. Maicke Publisher: Dreaming Big Publications Pages: 321 Genre: Historical Fiction Synopsis Father Hartmann Bottger, a Benedictine monk and priest, has confronted bullies his entire life, including pompous clerics, local thugs, and callous and corrupt French Army occupation authorities in the German Rhineland. […]
IF A BUTTERFLY SERIES: BOOK 1 – CHRYSALIS BOOK 2 – EMERGENCE by MICHAEL SIROIS Genre: Mainstream / Literary Fiction Publisher: Flio Widdix Publishing Date of Publication: December 11, 2021 Scroll down for Giveaway! Nine Characters + One Butterfly […]
Synopsis Yuki Hirano, is just out of high school when his parents enroll him, against his will, in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone, no internet, no shopping. Just a small, inviting community where the most common expression is “take it easy.” At first, Yuki […]
GONE TO DALLAS: THE STOREKEEPER 1856 – 1861 by LAURIE MOORE – MOORE Genre: Historical Fiction / Texas Pioneers / Civil War Publisher: Goat Mountain Press Date of Publication: October 4, 2021 Number of Pages: 348 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! […]
Synopsis Two decades after his family suffers trauma, Max, the loving but remorsefully jealous older brother of a musical genius, chronicles the story of his dysfunctional family. In mid-1970’s New York City, Max’s sister, Kayla, vaulted to fame as a piano prodigy, holding both audiences and her family in awe with her […]
Synopsis I’m seven years old and I’ve never had a best mate. Trouble is, no one gets my jokes. And Breaks-it isn’t helping. Ha! You get it, don’t you? Brexit means everyone’s falling out and breaking up. Huxley is growing up in the suburbs of London at a time of community tensions. […]
Synopsis Sometimes, the one you’re saving is really saving you. Harley loses everything when his master dies — his home, his best friend, his reason for living. Day after day, he trudges the streets, trembling from the biting cold, whimpering from the gnawing hunger. Across town, Rachel has an alimony hearing looming and a […]
Synopsis When Allison began to care for her mother with Alzheimer’s, she started to ask some difficult questions. At what point is a life no longer worth living? Would dementia be in her future too? Worried that her mother’s fate may be her own, Allison comes up with an unusual approach to […]
Synopsis All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She’s stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The people are […]