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Review – The Lie She Wears by Elle Marr

  Synopsis Pearl Davis always had a strained relationship with her mother, Sally. Growing up, she rarely felt her mother’s love. So many things about her mother’s behavior never added up. But when Sally dies unexpectedly, she leaves Pearl a letter from the grave…confessing to murder. Suddenly, Pearl has even more questions than she has […]

Review & Giveaway – Parade of Secrets by Kimberly Fish

  PARADE OF SECRETS A Lane Hayes Mystery By Kimberly Fish   Historical Mystery / Female Sleuth Publisher: Fish Tales Publishing Publication Date: October 31, 2025 Pages: 341     Synopsis Layers of history, suspense, and emotion. March, 1948. Lane Mercer Hayes, and her husband, Zeke, have that post-war life that everyone envies. His winning […]

Review – Sunshine Wakes Up Grumpy by Sable Burns

  Synopsis Ever say something that isn’t exactly true… but feels truer than anything else? A grumpy-sunshine fake engagement. Two billionaires hiding from themselves. A small-town romance about truth, second chances, and found family. A love story that proves: Your power is in your truth. Max Donovan walked away from the high-stakes world of business […]

Review – Maybe One Day by Catherine ByBee

  Synopsis A Caribbean cruise opens a widow’s heart to a love she never expected in a breathtaking novel about second chances by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee. Mari D’Angelo’s life is complete. Her children are all married. Two grandbabies fill her days, with two more on the way, and […]

Review & Giveaway – Hummingbird Moonrise by Sherri L. Dodd

  HUMMINGBIRD MOONRISE By Sherri L. Dodd   Paranormal Thriller / Fantasy / Magical Realism / Witch-Lit Publisher: Black Rose Writing Pages: 304 Publication Date: October 9, 2025   Synopsis The past two years have taken their toll on Arista Kelly. Once an eternal optimist, now she has faced the darkness and must recalibrate what […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Zachary by Shirley Miller Kamada

  Synopsis Zachary Whitlock knows sheep. He knows farming and knows what it’s like to have his best friend forced into an internment camp for Japanese Americans. What he does not know much about is goats and traveling by sea on cargo ships, yet he makes a decision to go with a group of volunteers […]

Excerpt – The Explorers by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Jagen and Ank have been sent to Earth from their home planet, Rykos, on a fact-finding mission. Emperor General Xenon is a megalomaniac who wants the two young explorers to tell him if the planet is suitable to invade, conquer, and add to his collection. This is their first mission, and Jagen and […]

Excerpt – The Haiku Year by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Written over the course of one year, the haiku in this collection reflect Jim’s love of nature, life, and family. The book is divided into four chapters, each reflecting one of the seasons. Walk with him through a quiet autumnal forest and marvel at the myriads of yellow, golden, orange, and red leaves. […]

Review – Pillars of Creation by Carlos Nicolás Flores

  Pillars of Creation A Quest for the Great Name in a Nietzschean World By Carlos Nicolás Flores   Literary Fiction, Coming of Age Publisher: Atmosphere Press Publication Date: July 22, 2025     Synopsis Where is God amidst the mass graves, poverty, drug trafficking, and corrupt officials on the Texas-Mexico border? Yoltic Cortez, a […]

Excerpt – The World is My Mirror by Riza Rasco

  Synopsis The World Is My Mirror is the story of a radical midlife reinvention told through vivid, self-contained vignettes that move across every continent, country, and forgotten corner of the world. At the height of her career as a scientist, Dr. Riza Rasco’s pursuit of success, belonging, and motherhood collapsed under the weight of […]