#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 →
#AudiobookReview ~ The Soulmate: A Novel by Sally Hepworth
Marriage, Betrayal, and Secrets ABOUT THE BOOK There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge. Until he doesn’t. When Pippa discovers Gabe knew the victim, the questions spiral…Did the victim jump? WasRead More →
On The Sly by Wendy L. Koenig
ABOUT THE BOOK Sylvia Wilson, a bar owner in St. Louis, Missouri, arrives at work to discover the body of an ex-police officer in her locked bar. The police focus on her as their primary suspect, so she decides to launch her own investigation into the dead man and his accomplices. But when the killer sends her clear messages that she and her loved ones are on his radar, she knows it’s just a matterRead More →
#AudiobookReview ~ Go As A River by Shelley Read
ABOUT THE BOOK Seventeen-year-old Victoria Nash runs the household on her family’s peach farm in the small ranch town of Iola, Colorado—the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men. Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past, displaced from his tribal land but determined to live as he chooses. Victoria’s chance encounter with Wil on a street corner profoundly alters both of their young lives, igniting as much passion as danger.Read More →
The Meister of Decimen City by Brenna Raney
Excerpt & Giveaway THE MEISTER OF DECIMEN CITY by Brenna Raney Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Make sure to enter the giveaway! About The Book: Title: THE MEISTER OF DECIMEN CITY Author: Brenna Raney Pub. Date: March 7, 2023 Publisher: CamCat Books Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook Pages: 416 Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-MEISTER-OF-DECIMEN-CITY No one cares that you cured cancer if you also cloned a horde of dinosaurs and let them rampage down the street. Supergenius and quasi-villain RexRead More →
#BookReview ~ We’re All Lying by Marie Still
A Page-Turner ABOUT THE BOOK How far would you go to keep what’s yours? Someone is hunting Cass. Cass lives an enviable life: a successful career, two great kids, and a handsome husband. Then an email from her husband’s mistress, Emma, brings the façade of perfection crumbling around her, setting off a chain of events where buried secrets come back to haunt her. A taunting email turns into stalking and escalates into much worse. EthanRead More →
#AudiobookReview ~ He Said He Would Be Late by Justine Sullivan
ABOUT THE BOOK A fast-paced, twisty psychological debut about the complexities of marriage and new motherhood, told through the frenetic lens of a wife seeking the truth about her husband, at all costs, as the validity of the life she once knew unravels. Liz Bennett knows that she is one of the lucky ones. Wealthy and charming, Arno is a supportive husband to Liz and a doting father to their daughter, Emma. A rising bankerRead More →
DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them
by Diane Trull with Meredith Wargo Giveaway & Author Interview Book Details:Book Title: DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them by Diane Trull with Meredith WargoCategory: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 256 pagesGenre: Narrative Non-Fiction Publisher: Citadel Press – Kensington Publishing Corp. Release date: March 2020Content Rating: This non-fiction book is rated PG. There is one scene in which the shelter was broken into and several puppies were killed. The author does not go into any gory details,Read More →
#BookReview ~ The House Guest by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan—but which character is the cat, and which character is the mouse? After every divorce, one spouse gets all the friends. What does the other one get? If they’re smart, they get the benefits. Alyssa Macallan is terrified when she’s dumped by her wealthy and powerful husband. With a devastating divorce looming, she begins to suspect her toxic and manipulative soon-to-be-ex is schemingRead More →
Southern-Fried Woolf by Drēma Drudge
Giveaway & Excerpt I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the SOUTHERN FRIED WOOLF by Drēma Drudge Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway! About The Book: Title: SOUTHERN FRIED WOOLF Author: Drēma Drudge Pub. Date: January 23, 2023 Publisher: Wit & Whimsy Formats: Paperback, eBook Pages: 288 Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/SOUTHERN-FRIED-WOOLF Briscoe Chambers is not only the manager of her country music star husband, but a graduate studentRead More →
#BookReview ~ The Love You Save: A Memoir by Goldie Taylor
A Touching, Inspirational Memoir About The Book Aunt Gerald takes in anyone who asks, but the conditions are harsh. For her young niece Goldie Taylor, abandoned by her mother and coping with trauma of her own, life in Gerald’s East St. Louis comes with nothing but a threadbare blanket on the living room floor. But amid the pain and anguish, Goldie discovers a secret. She can find kinship among writers like James Baldwin and ToniRead More →
The Key to Circus-Mom Highway by Allyson Rice
Author Interview and Giveaway Book Details: Book Title: The Key to Circus-Mom Highway by Allyson RiceCategory: Adult Fiction (18+) , 270 pagesGenre: Contemporary Fiction, Women’s FictionPublisher: The Total Human PressRelease date: Jan 3, 2023Content Rating: PG-13 + M because one of the characters swears a lot, and she drops some f-bombs. Also, there are short flashback scenes that reveal the mom’s history and it includes rape (not graphically depicted in the novel) Book Description: In an attempt toRead More →
#BookReview ~ Blue House by Myrna Denham Porter
A Touching Memoir I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE BLUE HOUSE by Myrna Denham Porter Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. About The Book: Title: THE BLUE HOUSE Author: Myrna Denham Porter Pub. Date: January 13, 2022 Publisher: Myrna Denham Porter Formats: Paperback, eBook Pages: 245 Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/The-Blue-House This is a memoir of a woman who grew up at the edge of the Canadian Prairies. For Myrna “no woman is an island” and sheRead More →