RELEASING TODAY: The Great Divide

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. In 1904, the United States signed a treaty with Panama for access to build and maintain a canal across the isthmus.  For the next decade, American civil engineers designed and managed the construction of a massive system … Continue reading RELEASING TODAY: The Great Divide

This Week: February 25th

We've nearly made it through another month! How are you doing with the reading challenges? What's been your favorite prompt so far? Drop me a note in the comments! Here's the books I'm looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by clicking the images below: RWL Reading Challenge - Week 9: … Continue reading This Week: February 25th

Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings: An American controversy

For over 200 years, rumors of swirled around Thomas Jefferson’s name about torrid love affairs first with a married artist in Paris, and later with his slave Sally Hemings.  Sally, who happened to be his wife’s half-sister, has been the center of much controversy, especially after her descendants began to publicize their potential connection to … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings: An American controversy

Long After We Are Gone

Thank you NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. The Solomon family has lived in Diggs, North Carolina, for generations.  The four siblings have gone their separate ways in recent years and barely talk to each other.  When King, their father, unexpectedly passes away, the group … Continue reading Long After We Are Gone