#BookReview for “The Color of Ice” by Barbara Linn Probst ~ 5⭐️

Summary: Set among the glaciers and thermal lagoons of Iceland, and framed by the magical art of glassblowing, The Color of Ice is the breathtaking story of a woman’s awakening to passion, beauty, and the redemptive power of unconditional love.  The stunning new novel by the author of award-winning novels Queen of the Owls and The Sound Between the NotesContinue reading “#BookReview for “The Color of Ice” by Barbara Linn Probst ~ 5⭐️”

#BookReview & #AuthorInterview for “The Paris Library” by Janet Skeslian Charles ~ 5⭐️

Summary: An instant New York Times, Washington Post, and USA TODAY bestseller—based on the true story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II—The Paris Library is a moving and unforgettable “ode to the importance of libraries, books, and the human connections we find within both” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).  Paris, 1939:Continue reading “#BookReview & #AuthorInterview for “The Paris Library” by Janet Skeslian Charles ~ 5⭐️”

#NewRelease & #BookReview: Paradise Road by Marilyn Kriete ~ 5⭐️

Date of Release: March 21st, 2021 Publisher: Lucid House Publishing Summary: A restless child of the 1960s, Marilyn yearns for love, hippiedom, and escape from her mother’s control. At 14, she runs nearly a thousand miles away to Vancouver, British Columbia, eventually landing herself in a Catholic home for troubled girls. At 16, she’s emancipated,Continue reading “#NewRelease & #BookReview: Paradise Road by Marilyn Kriete ~ 5⭐️”

#BookReview & #BESTBOOK2020: The All-Night Sun by Diane Zinna ~5⭐️

Date of Release: July 14th, 2920 Summary: A lonely young woman gets too close to her charismatic female student in this propulsive debut, culminating in a dangerously debauched Midsommar’s Eve. “Memorable and meaningful.”—Claire Messud, New York Times bestselling author of The Burning Girl Lauren Cress teaches writing at a small college outside of Washington, DC.Continue reading “#BookReview & #BESTBOOK2020: The All-Night Sun by Diane Zinna ~5⭐️”

#BookReview: Stranger in the Lake by Kimberly Belle ~ 5⭐️

Date of Release: June 9, 2020 Summary: When Charlotte married the wealthy widower Paul, it caused a ripple of gossip in their small lakeside town. They have a charmed life together, despite the cruel whispers about her humble past and his first marriage. But everything starts to unravel when she discovers a young woman’s bodyContinue reading “#BookReview: Stranger in the Lake by Kimberly Belle ~ 5⭐️”

#BookReview: Sister Dear by Hannah Mary McKinnon ~5⭐️

Date of Release: May 26th, 2020 Summary: Beauty. Wealth. Success. She’s got it all. And it all should’ve been mine.  When Eleanor Hardwicke’s beloved father dies, her world is further shattered by a gut-wrenching secret: the man she’s grieving isn’t really her dad. Eleanor was the product of an affair and her biological father isContinue reading “#BookReview: Sister Dear by Hannah Mary McKinnon ~5⭐️”

#BookReview: The Laundress by Barbara Sapienza~ 5⭐️

Date of Release: May 19, 2020 Summary: Twenty-six-year-old Lavinia Lavinia is burdened by her unknown heritage—but her uncle Sal, who raised her in San Francisco, has always kept silent, refusing to reveal the devastating secret of her origin. And now, following the death of his wife, he’s left for Italy. In the wake of herContinue reading “#BookReview: The Laundress by Barbara Sapienza~ 5⭐️”

#BookReview: Mountain of Full Moons by Irene Kessler ~ 4.5⭐️

Date of Release: April 14, 2020 Summary: Thirteen-year-old Elisha lives in a village near Shechem in the Land of Canaan in ancient Israel. She wants to be like other girls but is unmarried, speaks to an angel, and composes and sings her own songs—a pursuit her parents disapprove of. When she tells the village womenContinue reading “#BookReview: Mountain of Full Moons by Irene Kessler ~ 4.5⭐️”

#BookReview: The Heirloom Garden by Viola Shipman ~ 5⭐️

Date of Release: April 28th, 2020 Summary: Iris Maynard lost her husband in World War II, her daughter to illness and, finally, her reason to live. Walled off from the world for decades behind the towering fence surrounding her home, Iris has built a new family…of flowers. Iris propagates her own daylilies and roses whileContinue reading “#BookReview: The Heirloom Garden by Viola Shipman ~ 5⭐️”

#BookReview: Her Daughter’s Motherby Daniela Petrova ~ 5⭐️

Date of Release: June 18, 2019 Summary: She befriended the one woman she was never supposed to meet. Now she’s the key suspect in her disappearance. For fans of The Perfect Mother and The Wife Between Us comes a gripping psychological suspense debut about two strangers, one incredible connection, and the steep price of obsession.Continue reading “#BookReview: Her Daughter’s Motherby Daniela Petrova ~ 5⭐️”