Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben, Reese Witherspoon on October 14, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery, Fiction / Thrillers / Crime, Fiction / Thrillers / Medical, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Gone Before Goodbye is […]
Bryn Donovan’s second venture into temporal romance, Her Time Traveling Duke, arrives with the weighty expectation of following up her charming debut Her Knight at the Museum. This time, Donovan swaps medieval armor for Regency-era refinement, delivering a story that examines what happens when scientific rationalism collides headfirst with modern mysticism—and when grief meets hope […]
Originally published in 1887, Champagne by Anton Chekhov tells of a despondent young man who shares a bottle of champagne with his wife, and when he drops it….. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Champagne by Anton Chekhov Champagne by Anton Chekhov A WAYFARER’S […]
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly challenge hosted by That Artsy Girl. This week’s theme is books set in snowy places. Living in Florida means I rarely see snow, but I still find it enchanting. Most of my picks… Read More The post Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Books Set in Snowy Places […]
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A Vision of Hope by Andrew Drasen Genre: Nonfiction / Memoir ISBN: 9798999641502 Print Length: 420 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Jadidsa Perez Ascending over ashes: A story of addiction, redemption, and the blazing desire for reformation Categorizing people is a form of prejudice. Our race, gender, and even name can evoke unfair perceptions from […]
Good Boy, Bad Boy, A Better Man by Phillip Giambri Genre: Autobiography / Humor ISBN: 9781513694719 Print Length: 132 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Philip Zozarro A humorous, unvarnished autobiography told with whimsy From his youth in a Sicilian enclave in South Philadelphia to his days on the high seas in the Navy and the […]
Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston on January 13, 2026 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense, Fiction / Women Pages: 352 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads Everyone at Chantilly’s Bar noticed out-of-towner Camille Bayliss. Red lips, designer heels, sipping a Negroni. But that woman wasn’t Camille Bayliss. It […]
Kristi DeMeester’s Dark Sisters emerges as a haunting exploration of female power across three centuries, weaving together horror, historical fiction, and a searing critique of patriarchal religious structures. This is the kind of novel that burrows beneath your skin—not through cheap jump scares or gratuitous gore, but through the slow accumulation of dread that comes […]
Synopsis: Up-and-coming young artist Jefferson Fontenot has everything going for him: The hot New Orleans art scene has noticed him, and he’s finally found his true love, Nevaeh Parker. But Fontenot’s bright future hides a darkness known as Gemma Landry— the artist’s lover and art scene influencer. Gemma believes Jefferson’s talent holds the key to […]