Category: Relationships / Family / Parenting

“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

“I Call Bullshit” by Becca Christensen

May 15, 2024

“I Call Bullshit: Confronting Betrayals and Reclaiming My Self-Worth” by Becca Christensen tells the poignant story of a young woman who was raised in an unhealthy home where her father sought to control his wife and daughters through anger, and by not allowing them to use their voices to speak up when they didn’t feel safe. Becca Christensen spares no details when she discusses her personal journey from childhood through young adulthood. Readers follow along as she discovers betrayal by her first husband who she thought was her lover and her best friend. She reveals how she found her voice and the path she took to find healing and her voice. … More “I Call Bullshit” by Becca Christensen

“Wings to Rise above Divorce” by Loren Cribbs

May 14, 2024

Surviving marital storms and especially divorce even when amicable, is no walk in the park and many people experience the whirlwind of shock, anger, loneliness, and social isolation. During this turbulent time and after, sound judgment often becomes obscured and if left unaddressed, the feelings of pain and guilt can last a lifetime. Still, within the chapters of “Wings to Rise above Divorce: Finding Forgiveness, Redemption, and Renewal during Turbulent Separations” by Loren Cribbs is a comforting lifeline to help navigate this tempestuous period and live a fulfilling life fixed on faith in God. … More “Wings to Rise above Divorce” by Loren Cribbs

“A China Farewell” by May Hsu

May 14, 2024

Have you ever wondered about your family? Or what they’ve been through that brought you to this point? It’s one thing to send off a DNA sample, but it’s another to live vicariously through their stories. In “A China Farewell,” author May Hsu pays homage to her ancestors by chronicling a fictionalized version of their experiences. Spanning the years between 1936 and 1976, the book tracks significant events that shaped the political and cultural landscape in China, and how these impacted the Tsai family on a personal level. It narrates how the family struggled to maintain some semblance of normalcy – raising their children during the years preceding and succeeding the Second World War, as well as the Chinese Civil War that occurred almost immediately afterward. Through the book, we witness the family’s struggles and how living through these times indelibly affected their psyche. … More “A China Farewell” by May Hsu

“The Beach House Hostage” by Ruben Elustondo

May 11, 2024

If you were a private investigator in the past, or maybe endeavoring to be one now, or just want to explore the inner sleuth in you, I have a case for you to unravel. Ruben Elustondo’s “The Beach House Hostage” impels its readers into psychological territory as it follows a hardline abduction that sets in motion a well-orchestrated rescue operation. It has been four days since Lisa Walker, a well-known attorney and wife of a wealthy tycoon, James Walker, disappeared. With no conceivable sign as to why she could have been abducted, her husband and two children are worried about the patchy information surrounding the case and hope that the police will unearth the mystery. … More “The Beach House Hostage” by Ruben Elustondo

“Finding Danyaal” by Zia Ahmad

April 30, 2024

Rami, a Muslim boy growing up in Pakistan in the 1980s, knows there is something that makes him different from other boys. He likes singing, dancing, and other things his brother and the bullies at school use to pick on him. But it isn’t until he meets Danyaal, a Christian, that he realizes what it is that sets him apart. The two embark on a deep friendship that brings them closer and closer until it draws the attention of people who are in a position to hurt them. A single night of passion turns into a day of terror and despair, and Rami thinks he has lost Danyaal forever. … More “Finding Danyaal” by Zia Ahmad

“Till Death Do You Part” by Marisa Billions

April 24, 2024

They have an idyllic marriage—the envy of all their friends. But lately, Sage Foster-Reed’s happiness has been wavering. Maybe the lack of intimacy or Jules’ blatant rejection made her feel frustrated and unloved. Perhaps it was simply a rough patch that the women could work through by taking some time to reconnect. … More “Till Death Do You Part” by Marisa Billions