Category: Review

Review – Don’t Let Me Keep You by Kathie Giorgio

  Synopsis Motherhood is a symphony, from the first movement, through crescendo after crescendo, to the finale. Hildy Halverson, a genius in math and science, is pushed by her parents to step into a male-dominated field and change the world for women. But Hildy, enamored of the scientific force of the human body, and her […]

Review – The Forgotten One by Catherine Bybee

  Synopsis New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee spins a dazzling tale of long-lost relatives, overnight riches, and unexpected romance in the dramatic second book of The Heirs series. Sarah McNeilly is a rare find in the tabloid industry. She won’t ignite gossip. She finds the truth. And for once, that’s […]

Review – Hearts on the Rocks by Terry Newman

  Synopsis Fake dating wasn’t part of Cagney Adler’s plan to earn her PhD before she’s thirty. But neither was a rash of blind dates. When fictional characters, Alex Zurich and Blake Teesdale, leap out of the romance novel she’s reading into her world, they’re determined Mr. Rock Nerd would not only make a great […]

Review – Between the Clouds and the River by Dave Mason

  Synopsis 1943 Twenty-four-year-old Bernhardt Lang is swept along by the currents of war until an unexpected ally helps him live a life of his own making in a place he could never have imagined himself existing. 1965 Twelve-year-old Joseph Holliman is drowning in a life no one should have to endure. When he crosses […]

Review – Shrimping West Texas by Bart Reid

  Shrimping West Texas By Bart Reid   Texana / Science / Aquaculture Publisher: Texas Tech University Press Pages: 256 Publication Date: May 21, 2024   Synopsis When you think of a marine environment, what do you picture? Wetlands, possibly; coastal shores, perhaps. When you think of a shrimp farm, what do you picture? Some […]

Review & New Release – Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch

  Synopsis Pony has been passed from owner to owner over the course of his life—he’s put out to pasture when the children outgrow pony-riding, bought and sold like an object. The years have left him jaded, and, fed up with the way he’s been treated, Pony decides to bust out of the barn. He […]

Review – Arty by Penny Schneider

  Synopsis Arty is not your typical you see a fish you fight betta fish. He knows how he is supposed to be, but he feels different. What he wishes for most is a friend. He doesn’t know about this friend stuff, or if he can even have one. All he knows is that he […]

Review & Giveaway – Tough Trail Home by Marie W. Watts

    TOUGH TRAIL HOME By Marie W. Watts Women’s Literary / Small Town & Rural / Contemporary Women’s Fiction Publisher: Black Rose Writing Pages: 253 Publication Date: March 27, 2024       Synopsis “Tough Trail Home is a delightful read about a family coming to terms with each other and their new lives.” –Pamela […]

Review & Interview – A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison

  Synopsis From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a taut thriller about one author at the pinnacle of her career, whose past threatens to destroy everything she has—and everyone she knows. A great writer knows when to deliver a juicy plot twist. But for one author, the biggest twist of all is […]

Review & Excerpt – Made for Mistletoe by Nan Reinhardt

  Synopsis This Christmas, he has big plans until he meets a beautiful distraction…. Army reservist Cameron Walker loves everything about the holidays in River’s Edge—celebrating with his big family and carving out more time to work on his custom design furniture in his studio. But when he meets a visiting artist and niece of […]