Four couples have built an idyllic life in Nantucket together. Friendships, business partnerships, raising kids together - it's the best. Except for the secrets they are keeping from each other. When tragedy strikes, those secrets threaten to break them all apart. Will their friendships – and their marriages - survive the summer? Nantucket author Elin … Continue reading The Castaway
When it gets this hot, I always wish I could get away to somewhere cooler...or at least to somewhere with plenty of sand and water! When I went on vacation earlier this year, I loved spending my mornings on the beach watching the sunrise over the Atlantic while reading a good book. Do you like … Continue reading This Week: July 6th
Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. North Falls, Georgia, is a quiet factory town. The community has seen it’s share of scandal and secrets over the years, but nothing like this. Two girls have disappeared during the town’s Independence Day picnic and their … Continue reading We Are All Guilty Here
This week was always one of my favorites growing up - it's the start of my birthday month and...there's fireworks! The Independence Day holiday was always split between time at the golf course (and swimming pool) with my dad and time at my family's farm having fun with my cousins. In high school, it was … Continue reading This Week: June 29th
Thank you NetGalley and Greenleaf Audiobooks for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Some of the best advice I’ve been given in business has come from seasoned executives discussing their successes, but, more often, their failures. Mike McHargue brings together dozens of executives to share their personal experiences and business … Continue reading That’s On Me
The Sullivan family are legendary in the Chicago restaurant scene. They have run their family restaurant for decades with few changes – the neighborhood has always known what to expect from the food, the people, and the ambiance. That was, until Bud, the patriarch, died. Now their kids are struggling to dictate the future of … Continue reading Marrying the Ketchups
And just like that....we are halfway through the year! Check in on your reading goals this week - how are you doing? You still have time to catch up if you're falling behind! And if you need good books to help with that, we have some good ones this week. We are reading a beautiful … Continue reading This Week: June 22nd
Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Forget-Me-Not, Alabama, is a magical town. Most people born here never leave and most people who come here end up staying. For Tallulah, it was an easy choice to move back home with her girls after … Continue reading The Forget-Me-Not Library
Beginning in 2019, The New York Time Magazine published a series focused on the experiences of African-American citizens in the United States. Created by Nikole Hannah-Smith, the series explored how race has played into our country’s political decisions and culture, and was later developed into the book The 1619 Project. This book is a compilation … Continue reading The 1619 Project
This week has brought a lot of challenging news stories and I've chosen to mostly stay off the internet and avoid TV news, which means I've had a lot of time to read and binge Grey's Anatomy on Netflix. How have you been avoiding all the negativity this week? This week, I'm excited to share … Continue reading This Week: June 15th
