Constance Halstead is a wife, a mother to two young children, and a society figure in New Orleans. Alice Butterworth is a wife, a seamstress, and a girl from a Midwest farm living in Chicago. When both their husbands vanish, circumstances bring these ladies together in New Orleans. Known world over today for Mardi Gras, … Continue reading The Seamstress of New Orleans
Eloisa and her dad have always been anti-Valentine’s Day, but now he’s moved away and left her in charge of the family winery. And what’s the biggest holiday draw for the winery? Elo’s least favorite day of the year. Usually she leaves the winery’s annual singles party up to her best friend to manage. But … Continue reading A Vineyard Valentine
Celie’s life has been an adventure – the loss of her parents early in life, two pregnancies as a teen, her children taken away, an arranged marriage to someone she doesn’t love, estrangement from her sister, and failed romance. Celie is yearning for someone to care for her the way she’s cared for those in … Continue reading The Color Purple
Eleanor Young hasn’t talked to her son Nicholas and his future wife for months. She’s brooding, and desperate to win his favor again. So when she stumbles across her future daughter-in-law’s mysterious birthfather, Eleanor schemes to use this information to get back into their lives. That chance encounter opens Pandora’s box in Rachel Chu’s life. … Continue reading China Rich Girlfriend
Thank you NetGalley and Astra Publishing House for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Eurovision fans worldwide know the man on the video with the curly hair and the insight on every contestant. William Lee Adams, the Vietnamese-American journalist with the Southern twang in his voice, has been reporting on … Continue reading Wild Dances
It's time to take a look back at our favorite reads this past month, and catch a sneak peak of what's coming up! First - what were your favorite reads in January? I'd love to hear about them in the comments! Here's the books that got 5 stars from me this month: January Reads In … Continue reading January Review & February Preview
The lawyer, founding father, war hero, and politician that is central to one of Broadway’s biggest hits of the past decade is so much more than what you probably know about him. Alexander Hamilton’s story is a true underdog tale. An illegitimate son born in the West Indies. An absentee father and a mother who … Continue reading Alexander Hamilton
It’s 1960 and the crossroads between a $25 traffic ticket, a Civil Rights sit in, and a presidential election. One arrest will bring the famed Kennedy’s of Camelot together with one of the most well-known ministers in the South in a dramatic way. Set in the city of Atlanta, we are introduced to a list … Continue reading Nine Days
BOOK REVIEW - 5 stars - Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
BOOK REVIEW - 4 Stars - Overcoming Top Sales Objects by Made For Success
