Category: Books

“Daughters of Green Mountain Gap” by Teri M. Brown

May 18, 2024

The “Daughters of Green Mountain Gap” by Teri M. Brown is a poignant story that spans centuries. Maggie, Carrie Ann, and Josie Mae are the daughters of Green Mountain Gap. Maggie is a granny woman who has spent her life working to heal others from illness and disease. Her daughter Carrie Ann is a nurse who wants to heal others too but is using her formal education to do so. Josie Mae is Carrie’s daughter and stuck in the middle. … More “Daughters of Green Mountain Gap” by Teri M. Brown

“AnaRose and Pharaoh’s Gold” by Mary Ann Bernal

May 18, 2024

“AnaRose and Pharaoh’s Gold” by Mary Ann Bernal is the anticipated sequel to the award-winning novella “AnaRose and the Templar’s Quest,” and part of the AnaRose Action and Adventure Novellas series.  In this latest action-packed thriller, AnaRose showcases her specialty and skills by saving further artifacts from the sly and cunning grasp of espionage, murder, and suspense. … More “AnaRose and Pharaoh’s Gold” by Mary Ann Bernal

“Nothing Left to Give” by Shannon Audrey Swales

May 17, 2024

When you’re in healthcare, or in a helping position – be it personally or professionally, it’s automatically assumed that you’re invincible and omniscient. This is especially true if you’re a psychologist – the expectation is that people turn to you for advice, and you’re supposed to know the way forward. In the book, “Nothing Left to Give: A Psychologist’s Path Back from Burnout,” Shannon Swales shares personal accounts of her burnout experience as a psychologist – what happened, who she turned to, what she was feeling, how she coped, and what she learned about herself in the process. … More “Nothing Left to Give” by Shannon Audrey Swales

“Of Friction” by S.J. Lee

May 17, 2024

“Of Friction” by S.J. Lee is set in a world that humans have destroyed.  Ironically, science is humanity’s last hope to create a more adaptable and evolved race to survive in the remaining conditions of Earth.  The necessary creation of these altered humans brings with them extraordinary survival abilities, adaptable resilience, and a more advanced line of genetically altered humans. However, despite this new race being engineered as a means to survive what remains of Earth, the original hominids and these Altered clash as they each seek to maintain power.   … More “Of Friction” by S.J. Lee

MEET THE AUTHOR! A conversation with Jill Strafford – author of “Old Man River”

May 16, 2024

Jill Strafford lives in South Yorkshire with her husband Mick, and their cat Harley. She is the mother of Lucie Burke, a children’s book illustrator, and grandmother to two grandchildren, Joni and Jack. … More MEET THE AUTHOR! A conversation with Jill Strafford – author of “Old Man River”

“Anna’s Shadow” by Ingrid McCarthy

May 16, 2024

“Anna’s Shadow” is a captivating historical fiction novel uniquely set in Verona in 1945 and 2005. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the Juliet Club, where Sofia Rossi works. She receives love letters daily, hoping they may be answered. One day, she gets a letter that resonates with her, and she responds despite her reservations. This seemingly innocuous act sets in motion a journey into the past and her love story. … More “Anna’s Shadow” by Ingrid McCarthy

“Blood of Fire” by Myrielle Glassman

May 16, 2024

 They called them the Bloodborn: human warriors who have burning blood that is toxic to faeries. Once there were hundreds of these formidable fighters, but after a brutal war between the faeries and the human realm, Elyria, The Order is all but destroyed. Meara is one of the few surviving Bloodborn Knights, but she has had enough of all the carnage and plans to hang up her sword for good. But after the public execution of some of the few remaining fairies in the human world goes dangerously awry, Meara gets dragged into a nigh-hopeless rescue effort. … More “Blood of Fire” by Myrielle Glassman

“Two O’Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain” by Helene Sula

May 15, 2024

“Two O’Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain” is a heartfelt journey through the highs and lows of life, written by Helene Sula, a travel writer who has dared to follow her heart. Set against the backdrop of a middle-class life in America and chronicling the journey of a woman who knew in her heart she didn’t want to settle for what she saw as an ‘ordinary’ life; this book relates the author’s transformation from a place of constant setbacks to one of happiness and fulfillment. … More “Two O’Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain” by Helene Sula

“The War Machine” by Barry W. Levy

May 15, 2024

For the last while, I’ve all but given up reading thrillers, even—or maybe especially—the long-running series by popular authors. What used to be excellent adventure with engaging characters has turned into little more than subtle propaganda exercises, where the underlying message shows the author hasn’t bothered to research beyond the New York Times. … More “The War Machine” by Barry W. Levy