Book Review: Little Mercies By Heather Gudenkauf
LITTLE MERCIES By: Heather Gudenkauf Published: July 1, 2014 Publisher: Harlequin MIRA Fiction In Gudenkauf’s latest novel, moms everywhere won’t be able to forget this story, ripped right from today’s headlines. Gudenkauf, I’m sure, had no idea how timely her novel would be. Gudenkauf is an Iowan and sets her books around the people and…
Read More Book Review: The Fever Tree By Jennifer McVeigh
THE FEVER TREE: A Novel By: Jennifer McVeigh Published: April 4, 2013 February 4, 2014 reprint Publisher: Berkley Trade Paperback/Penguin Group Fiction Debut author, Jennifer McVeigh has traveled across Africa, free-camping in desolate, as well as, beautiful areas of the country. Her love for Africa shows through in her story of Frances Irvine, the small…
Read More Book Spotlight: Flight of the Sparrow By Amy Belding Brown
FLIGHT OF THE SPARROW A Novel of Early America By: Amy Belding Brown Published: July 1, 2014 Publisher: NAL Trade – Penguin Group Fiction/Historical Fiction Sadly, I can’t get to every single book I want to read. But, there are some books that sound so intriguing that I want to tell you about them right…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The Crew Goes Coconuts By Carole P Roman
THE CREW GOES COCONUTS A Captain No Beard Story Volume 6 By: Carole P Roman Published: May 15, 2014 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform This is my first Captain No Beard story and I am “Hooked”. These are highly engaging, funny, and well-written stories featuring a wonderful child’s imagination. Each story has a message and…
Read More Book Review: Don’t Go By Lisa Scottoline
DON’T GO By: Lisa Scottoline Published: April 1, 2013 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Fiction Dr. Mike Scanlon, an orthopedist, is overseas serving his country in Afghanistan. Back home his wife, Chloe, and seven-month-old daughter, Emily, are trying to survive without him. In just a month, his tour will be over and he will be home…
Read More Book Review: Grand Central – Original Stories of Post War Love and Reunion
GRAND CENTRAL Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion By: Melanie Benjamin, Jenna Blum, Amanda Hodgkinson, Pam Jenoff, Sarah Jio, Sarah McCoy, Kristina McMorris, Alyson Richman, Erika Robuck, and Karen White Published: July 1, 2014 Publisher: Berkley Trade – Penguin Group Fiction/Short Stories/Historical Fiction Last year Grand Central Station turned 100 years old. This drew…
Read More Book Review: In the Mirror By Kaira Rouda
IN THE MIRROR: A Novel By: Kaira Rouda Published: March 5, 2014 Publisher: Real You Publishing Group Women’s Fiction As part of the book tour with PUMP UP YOUR BOOK, I’m featuring IN THE MIRROR by Kaira Rouda. For more stops on the tour including reviews, interviews and first chapter reveals, click HERE. First, check…
Read More Book Review: The Fever By Megan Abbott
THE FEVER By: Megan Abbott Published: June 17, 2014 Publisher: Little Brown and Co Fiction Deenie is a normal teenager attending high school. Her brother, Eli, is a star hockey player and their dad is a teacher at the high school. Life for Deenie is idyllic until her best friend, Lise, has a seizure at…
Read More Book Review: Secret Daughter By Shilpi Somaya Gowda
SECRET DAUGHTER: A Novel By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda Published: March 9, 2010 Publisher: HarperCollins Fiction In a small village in India, Kavita is about to give birth. She is praying this second child with her husband, Jasu is a boy. If it is a girl, like her first born, she will not be able to…
Read More Book Spotlight and Giveaway: The Never Never Sisters By L. Alison Heller
THE NEVER NEVER SISTERS By: L. Alison Heller Published: June 3, 2014 Publisher: NAL Trade – Penguin Group Fiction As one of three sisters, I’m a sucker for novels that involve sisters. I can’t wait to dive in and find out what drove these sisters apart and if they can be brought back together. An…
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