Underneath the Fireflies by Marianne Scott
Giveaway and Author Interview  ​Book Title:  Underneath the Fireflies by Marianne Scott Category:  Adult Fiction (18+), 496 pages Genre: Murder Mystery / Thriller Publisher: Crowe Creations Release date:  January 2023 Content Rating: PG-13 – Colloquial expressions in dialogue.    Book Description:  No matter where Grace Walker goes, her extra sensory power goes with her. She’s an empath and she sees things — terrible things. After a tragic accident at the place where she works, she decides to takeRead More →
#Audiobook Review ~ While Justice Sleeps: A Novel by Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams shows herself to be not only a force for good in politics and voter fairness but also a major new talent in suspense fiction.Read More →
#BookReview ~ I Got It From Here by Francesca Miracola
A Memoir of Awakening to the Power Within ABOUT THE BOOK Growing up in an Italian American family in Queens, New York, in the ’70s, Francesca Miracola was trained from an early age to keep up appearances at all costs—but behind closed doors, her parents’ toxic marriage served as a blueprint for dysfunction. So when she met Jason Axcel at a bar as a twentysomething, she ignored all the red flags—and there were plenty ofRead More →
#BookReview ~ The Seven-Step Homestead by Leah M. Webb
A Guide for Creating the Backyard Microfarm of Your Dreams ABOUT THE BOOK Today’s gardeners want a bit of everything—vegetables, fruit, medicinal herbs, flowers for pollinators, and even chickens for eggs. The dream is to build a diverse landscape that serves multiple functions, but achieving that goal can be intimidating and overwhelming. Homesteader Leah M. Webb shares her strategy for implementing a homestead plan in seven stages by starting small and gradually adding more featuresRead More →
#AudiobookReview ~ You Should Have Known by Rebecca A. KellerÂ
She’s spent years aching for accountability from people in power. Has the time finally come to take things into her own hands?Read More →
#BookReview ~ Killing Me by Michelle Gagnon
ABOUT THE BOOK She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird. Amber Jamison can’t believe she’s about to become the latest victim of a serial killer. She’s savvy and street smart, so when she gets pushed into, of all things, a white windowless van, she is more angry than afraid. Things get even weirder when she’s miraculously saved by a mysterious woman . . . who promptly disappears. Who was she? And why is she hunting serialRead More →
#BookReview ~ The Plant Love Kitchen by Marisa Moore, MBA. RDN. LD.
An Easy Guide to Plant-Forward Eating, With 75+ Recipes ABOUT THE BOOK In this easy-to-use guide, Marisa Moore, R.D., shares a flexible approach—backed by the latest nutritional science—to a more plant-forward diet that can improve your health. With step-by-step tips to transform your plate, she offers 75 delicious recipes to help you reach your wellness goals. According to the latest scientific research, eating with a plant slant and focusing on whole foods—vegetables, fruits, whole grains,Read More →
The Last Lap by Christy Hayes
Author Interview, Giveaway, and Excerpt ABOUT THE BOOK A man seeking closure after the death of his estranged brother. A woman grieving her sister and best friend. A connection they never saw coming. More than the temperature heats up in USA Today Bestselling Author Christy Hayes’ unforgettable page-turning romance about two tortured souls and their collision course with love. Megan Holloway has learned a few hard truths in her twenty-eight-years. Life isn’t fair. People sheRead More →
The Secrets of Constellations by S.H. Clark
Giveaway and Excerpt Young Adult Romance Date Published: 02-14-2023 Publisher: Fire & Ice YA (Melange) The Secrets of Constellations was selected by Barnes and Noble as a Top Indie Book for February and March, and on Amazon, it hit #1 Best Seller and #1 New Release in Teen & YA Adoption. It’s been sixteen years since Norae Whelan’s adoption. She’s conquered her past by baking her way through her challenges. AllRead More →
#AudiobookReview ~ The Local: A Novel by Joey Hartstone
He Has Opportunity And He Has No Alibi ABOUT THE BOOK In the town of Marshall sits the Federal courthouse of the Eastern District of Texas, a place revered by patent lawyers for its speedy jury trails and massive punitive payouts. Marshall is flooded with patent lawyers, all of whom find work being the local voice for the big-city legal teams that need to sway a small-town jury. One of the best is James Euchre. Euchre’sRead More →
#BookReview ~ The New Mother by Nora Murphy
ABOUT THE BOOK From Nora Murphy, author of The Favor, The New Mother is both relatable and nerve-wracking, sympathetic and bone-chilling— a fresh new twist on motherhood and murder in suburbia. Isolated. Lonely. Tired. It’s hard being The New Mother. Sometimes it’s murder. Nothing is simple about being a new mom alone in a new house, especially when your baby is collicky. Natalie Fanning loves her son unconditionally, but being a mother was not all she wantedRead More →
The Connection Game by S.S. Turner
Giveaway & Guest Post Book Details: Book Title: The Connection Game: A Novel by S.S TurnerCategory: Adult Fiction (18+), 272 pagesGenre: Literary FictionPublisher: The Story PlantRelease date: Feb 2023Content Rating: PG: There’s some violence and a small bit of profanity.Read More →
#BookReview ~ Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court
by Chris Paul with Michael Wilbon ABOUT THE BOOK By the NBA superstar: A powerful and unexpected memoir of family, faith, tragedy, and life’s most important lessons.The day after future NBA superstar Chris Paul signed his letter of intent to play college basketball for Wake Forest, he received a world-shattering phone call. His grandfather, Nathaniel “Papa” Jones, a pillar of the Winston-Salem community where he owned and operated the first Black-owned service station in NorthRead More →
#BookReview ~ Traveling Tootsie by Karen and Kathy Honaker
Giveaway and Author Interview   Book Details:Book Title:  Traveling Tootsie by Karen and Kathy HonakerCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 38 pagesGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Mascot BooksRelease date:  Nov, 2022Content Rating: G. Suitable for everyone.    **** 2023 Family Choice Award **** Book Description:Have you ever wished you could go away on your parent’s business trip or hide in their suitcase to explore a new city all on your own? Well, Katie and Steven sure have! They wonder whyRead More →
#AudiobookReview ~ Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
A Captivating Story ABOUT THE BOOK As German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and Reginald Thompson make an impossible choice: they decide to send their eleven-year-old daughter, Beatrix, to America. There, she’ll live with another family for the duration of the war, where they hope she’ll stay safe. Scared and angry, feeling lonely and displaced, Bea arrives in Boston to meet the Gregorys. Mr. and Mrs. G, and their sons WilliamRead More →
#BookReview ~ Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni
A Complicated Game of Twists and Turns ABOUT THE BOOK A defense attorney is prepared to play. But is she a pawn in a master’s deadly match? A twisting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Keera Duggan was building a solid reputation as a Seattle prosecutor, until her romantic relationship with a senior colleague ended badly. For the competitive former chess prodigy, returning to her family’s failing criminal defense law firm toRead More →
#AudiobookReview ~ Hang The Moon by Jeannette Walls
ABOUT THE BOOK Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Elle, and LitHub!A LibraryReads Pick for March 2023! From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic DukeRead More →
#BookReview ~ The Adventures of Lefty and Righty: The Windy City
  Book Details:  Book Title:  The Adventures of Lefty & Righty: The Windy City by Lori OrlinskyCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 38 pagesGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Mascot BooksRelease date:  Mar 7, 2023Content Rating: G for everyone.  Book Description: Do you ever wonder what happens to socks that get lost in the dryer? Join Lefty and Righty for the adventure of a lifetime as they sneak out of the laundry room with a destination in mind:Read More →
#AudiobookReview ~ Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of the Lie Detector
by Amit Katwala Paul Bellantoni (Narrator) ABOUT THE BOOK Late one evening in the summer of 1922, Henry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency room covered in his wife’s blood. But was he a grieving husband or a ruthless killer who conspired with bandits to have her murdered? To find out, the San Francisco police turned to technology and a new machine that had just been invented in Berkeley by a rookie detective, aRead More →
#AudiobookReview ~ Sun Damage: A Novel by Sabine Durrant
ABOUT THE BOOK The heat is intense. The secrets are stifling. And there is no escape. In a tiny village in Provence, nine guests arrive at a luxury holiday home. The visitors know each other well, or at least they think they do. The only stranger among them is Lulu, the young woman catering their stay. But Lulu is not exactly the woman on the video the guests thought they’d hired. Turns out Lulu has plenty toRead More →