We are fresh off the Memorial Day holiday which signals the unofficial start of the Summer season where I live. It also means May is coming to a close and we are nearly halfway through another year! May had us celebrating the moms in our lives and Asian and Pacific Islander authors, while June will … Continue reading May Recap & June Prompts
When I was young, I stayed most weekends and summers with my grandparents. They had a small vegetable garden near Atlanta that had been in the family for 2 generations by then. I would hear family talk about my grandfather’s time as a soldier in the European theatre of World War II and his brother’s … Continue reading The Greatest Generation Speaks
Thank you NetGalley and Gallery Books for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Becks Saint James is legendary. Well, at least her dinner parties are! The gatherings are the talk of the town from the guest list to the food to the conversation. Becks and her husband Townsend are the … Continue reading A Happier Life
The Summerly mansion on the quaint island of Winthrop has been a place of heartbreak in recent years. So many families lost sons in World War II, and as other families’ sons return home, their grief is renewed. But it is a different grief that tears the island apart at the end the summer. The … Continue reading The Beach at Summerly
According to Wikipedia, Memorial Day was first celebrated in 1868 to honor the Union soldiers who died in the Civil War. It was updated in 1971 to its current observance on the last Monday in May and to honor all who have been killed in military service. I have always looked at this holiday through … Continue reading Memorial Day Reads
Tom Clancy Act of Defiance hits shelves today! If you're a fan of the Ryanverse, grab your copy from your local bookshop! Katie Ryan is a hotshot analyst, just like her dad. Where her siblings spend time out in the field, her job keeps her behind a screen in an office. Katie reviews data and … Continue reading RELEASING TODAY: Tom Clancy Act of Defiance
Lee worked hard to get into the Ault School – she completed all the applications and financial aid requests, got the grades to qualify for entry, and figured out how to move in. What she wasn’t prepared for was how different she was from the other students. Life in South Bend, Indiana, is a different … Continue reading Prep
Poppy Lively is just a single mom trying to provide for her daughter who is about to head off to college. Unfortunately, the IRS has something to say about that. After her accountant defrauded her business of nearly all her money, Poppy is facing bankruptcy and desperate to find a well-paying job to make a … Continue reading There’s No Coming Back from This
A few months ago, Tess was just a reporter chasing a story. But in the past week, she’s been accused of aiding a murderer, watched her sometimes-lover killed by a hit and run driver aiming for her, and now shot at in a fight to the death with a thug looking to shut her up. … Continue reading Baltimore Blues
This week, we are reading Asian authors in honor of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. There's another important day this week, too - the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. I support our friends and family in the LGBTQ+ community and hope they can see me as an ally. As part of that, … Continue reading LGBTQ+ Representation in Literature
