So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison on September 10, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Friendship, Fiction / Horror, Fiction / Occult & Supernatural Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads This paranormal thriller was my introduction to Rachel Harrison’s work, and now I can’t wait to dive into her backlist. So Thirsty felt like a blend […]
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix on January 14, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Horror, Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Pages: 496 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to the Wellwood Home in St. […]
Your name is a joyful song. And a song is meant to be sung. It’s first note — wailed or cooed or sputtered Announcing: I am here. I’ve never been here before. I have never been a child or grandchild or sibling or friend before, I am brand new The world is brand new An […]
Book of the Month by Jennifer Probst on October 22, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary Pages: 211 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads This was a cute romance, but the first half was a little slow, while the second half picked up. This was my first Probst book and I didn’t know what […]
Five Brothers by Penelope Douglas on July 30, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Coming of Age, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / New Adult Pages: 560 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “Everyone is our type when they’re naked!” On the other side of town, in the dark glades, under the rain…Macon is […]
Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads This book is a loose retelling of The Grinch, delivered in Quinn’s signature witty, fun, and spicy style. I absolutely loved the enemies-to-lovers trope and couldn’t get enough of these characters! Storee Taylor gets called to help her aunt, who lives in a town that celebrates Christmas year-round! She […]
Older by Jennifer Hartmann on April 3, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Coming of Age, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Small Town & Rural Pages: 436 Format: eBook Buy on Amazon Goodreads “Falling for you has been the easiest thing I’ve ever done. Everything else? Painful. Torturous. Difficult […]
A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab on February 23, 2016 Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Fantasy / Historical Pages: 512 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “I gave him my life, but you cannot ask me to stop living.” Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell […]
One of the most important choices I make as a writer is how to approach and develop a topic or story idea. Most often, I find there are many directions I could go and it may take multipledrafts to determine the best fit. Whether I’m writing fiction or nonfiction I’m always looking for the hook – that universal emotion or experience that connects with the reader. But before I can connect […]
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma on March 15, 2022 Genres: Fiction / Adaptations & Pastiche, Fiction / Asian American, Fiction / Literary, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Medical, Fiction / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial, Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Women, […]