Synopsis In the insulated Hasidic community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, tradition and cultural norms are as sacred as religion. Childhood friendships are cultivated to climb social ladders, matchmakers dictate futures, and young girls are primed for marriage and motherhood. So, when Etty Greenberger, a headstrong redhead and the only child of Holocaust survivors, commits […]
Category: women
Review & Excerpt – Lead Me Home by Catherine Bybee
Synopsis When spreadsheets are safer than people, falling in love becomes the ultimate risk in this powerful novel of trauma, healing, and unexpected courage from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee. Luna Canning trusts numbers more than people—and for good reason. As a forensic accountant who specializes in exposing fraud, […]
Review – Twenty Something Else by Stephanie Mack
Synopsis On the eve of her fortieth birthday, a woman wakes up from a pickleball accident with the unexpected chance to relive her twenties in this sparkling novel from a fresh, new voice. Sutton Layne is almost-forty and fabulous, with a happy marriage, three beautiful children, and a successful interior design business. But there’s […]
Excerpt & Giveaway – Out of the Crash by Susan Poole
Synopsis When tragedy strikes two neighboring families, can forgiveness mend what blame and loss have torn apart? A fatal hit-and-run ripples through a close-knit community, testing the bonds of love and the limits of compassion. Author Caroline Beasley’s world unravels when her son, Kyle, is arrested for vehicular manslaughter. As her family faces public […]
Review – The Golden Hearts Club by Cinda K. Swalley
Synopsis The cross-country road trip began innocently enough–but unexpected detours lead them down a road that will change their lives. Megan and Katie Summers are leaving on their long-planned road trip and are thrilled when the departure day finally arrives. But Katie is apprehensive because her dreams are confusing; a mysterious fire, two sisters […]
New Release & Excerpt – Don’t Stop by Bonnie Friedman
Synopsis A daring, erotically charged novel about ambition, desire, and the dangerous pursuit of self-knowledge. Ina is a 41-year-old literary scholar on the cusp of professional success. With a coveted university job, a kind husband, and a book on Eugene O’Neill due in months, her life appears enviably stable. But when an impulsive kiss […]
Synopsis The lives of four sleepless strangers intersect late at night as they attempt to solve not just their own anxieties but also the mysterious disappearance of one of their own, from New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch. In the city that never sleeps, it’s not always easy to share what’s on […]
Review – Little Miss Petty by Sally Kilpatrick
Synopsis An empowered PI parlays her talent for petty revenge into lucrative karmic justice in a sharp and funny novel full of surprises by a USA Today bestselling author. When Stella Stark discovers that her boyfriend is cheating, she also discovers that thirty-nine isn’t too old for petty revenge. Can we say…glitter bomb? She’s […]
Synopsis All Isabelle (Belle) Marsden wants when she moves to Kansas is a place to retreat and heal from an ugly #MeToo experience. But a chance encounter with a free-spirited artist draws her into a community of colorful characters who soon have her lobbying to rescue their Summer Solstice parade, conducting surveillance at a […]
Excerpt – Words for Patty Jo by Jill Arlene Culiner
Synopsis A passion for books creates a lasting bond between teenage Patty Jo and David, but small-town prejudice and social differences doom their romance. After a summer of reading and falling in love, David heads for university, foreign adventure, and a dazzling career; Patty Jo marries slick, over-confident Don Ried. Yet plans can go […]