A Beauty Queen’s Guide to Murder and Mayhem (part of a series featuring a stable hand-turned-beauty queen/amateur detective) is yet another favorite of mine from author Kristen Bird. The story, which is set in the small town of Aubergine, Virginia…
A Curse for the Homesick with Author Laura Brooke Robson
Order this book and thank me later… those are the first words that came to mind when I sat down to write the review for A Curse for the Homesick. It’s one of those books that you’ll stay up late…
When We Had Forever with Author Shaylin Gandhi
When We Had Forever, is one wild ride that keeps you guessing with every page. The story goes from the time before Mina Drake’s husband was killed in a car crash, to afterward when she’s struggling to pick up the…
Beyond Summerland with Author Jenny Lecoat
Jenny Lecoat’s latest novel, Beyond Summerland, is set on the Island of Jersey off the coast of England, known as Summerland to the Nazi forces who invaded it. The story begins in 1945 following the liberation from the Nazis and…
A Spy Like Me with Author Kim Sherwood
I truly enjoyed this modern continuation of the James Bond series. Author Kim Sherwood makes some modern-day updates in this continuation of Ian Fleming’s classic spy series. For instance, Moneypenny takes a senior role at MI6 and Q is no…
The Queen of Sugar Hill with Author ReShonda Tate
“I wasn’t going to sit back and wait for change. I was going to go out, grab it by the reigns, come and guide it in the direction I wanted it to go.” — Hattie McDaniel, The Queen of Sugar…
Watch It Burn with Author Kristen Bird
Set in a small town where one influential family owns just about every business in town (and freedom of the press is a thing of the past), in Kristen Bird’s latest novel, Watch it Burn, three women must work together…
After the Forest with Author Kell Woods
“Kell Woods’ debut takes familiar stories and tropes from the vast corpus of the Brothers Grimm and smartly weaves them into an excellent historical fantasy novel. After the Forest is poetic, evocative, and most of all, addictive… Far from the cookie-cutter characters…
Pasta Every Day with Author Meryl Feinstein
Meryl Feinstein, the creator of Pasta Social Club and pasta-making extraordinaire just released her cookbook Pasta Every Day. The book which has recipes and techniques for everyone from novice pasta makers to those who simply want to hone their craft,…
Main Character Energy with Author Jamie Varon
This debut novel is a must for summer reading. While it deals with heavier topics like self-image, body positivity, and loss, it is full of positive uplifting moments as Poppy learns not only to love herself, both opening her heart…
The Night It Ended with Author Katie Garner
This book was absolutely AMAZING. A must-read, especially if you enjoy reading psychological thrillers. There’s a jaw-dropping twist that you will never see coming, and you’ll be hooked from beginning to end. It was such a thrilling read, and I…
The Dutch Orphan with Author Ellen Keith
The Dutch Orphan plunges you into the realities of WWII Holland. Johanna and her husband are living a happy life together in their adopted city of Holland, Johanna is a singer in the vibrant music scene, and her husband Willem…