Title: ElsewhereAuthor: Alexis Schaitkin Genre: Literary FictionPublished On: June 28, 2022Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: physicalPages: 240 Synopsis: Richly emotive and darkly captivating, with elements of Shirley Jacksonβs βThe Lotteryβ and the imaginative depth of Margaret Atwood, Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin conjures a community in which girls become wives, wives become mothers and some of them, quite simply, …
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ARC Book Review | Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
Title: Meet Me in the MarginsAuthor: Melissa Ferguson Genre: RomancePublished On: February 15, 2022Publisher: Thomas Nelson FictionSource: digitalPages: 336 Synopsis: Savannah Cade is a low-level editor at Pennington Publishing, a prestigious publisher producing only the highest of highbrow titles. And while editing the latest edition of The Anthology of Medieval Didactic Poetry may be her day job, she …
ARC Book Review | One Night on the Island by Josie Silver
Title: One Night on the IslandAuthor: Josie Silver Genre: RomancePublished On: February 15, 2022Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digitalPages: 359 Synopsis: One cottage. Two strangers.Every great love story starts somewhere . . . Cleo writes about love stories every day. She just isn’t living one of her own. When the editor of her dating column asks her to …
ARC Book Review | Home for Christmas by Camilla Isley
Title: Home for Christmas (Christmas Romantic Comedy, #3)Author: Camilla Isley Genre: Holiday, RomancePublished On: February 22, 2022Publisher: Pink Bloom PressSource: digitalPages: 259 Synopsis: Would you share a bed with your enemy to save Christmas? Down with a bad case of writerβs block, Riven has escaped to a mountain cabin for a prolonged writing retreat. The last …
ARC Book Review | Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Title: Black CakeAuthor: Charmaine WilkersonGenre: Literary, Historical FictionPublished On: February 1, 2022Publisher: Ballentine BooksSource: digitalPages: 400 Synopsis: In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother’s death and her hidden past–a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends …
ARC Book Review | Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy
Title: Good Girl ComplexAuthor: Elle KennedyGenre: Romance, New AdultPublished On: February 1, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digitalPages: 336 Synopsis: She does everything right. So what could go wrong? Mackenzie “Mac” Cabot is a people pleaser. Her demanding parents. Her prep school friends. Her long-time boyfriend. It’s exhausting, really, always following the rules. Unlike most twenty-year-olds, …
ARC Book Review | Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg
Title: Digging Up LoveAuthor: Chandra Blumberg Genre: RomancePublished On: January 1, 2022Publisher: MontlakeSource: digitalPages: 345 Synopsis: From debut author Chandra Blumberg comes a playful, heartfelt romance about chasing your dreams and finding love in the process. Alisha Blake works her magic in the kitchen, creating delectable desserts for her grandfatherβs restaurant in rural Illinois. Though Alisha …
ARC Book Review | The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
Title: The Last House on the StreetAuthor: Diane Chamberlain Genre: Historical FictionPublished On: January 11, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: digitalPages: 352 Synopsis: From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel that perfectly interweaves history, mystery, and social justice. When Kayla Carter’s husband dies in an accident while building their dream house, she knows she …
ARC Book Review | Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long
Title: Cold the Night, Fast the WolvesAuthor: Meg Long Genre: YA FantasyPublished On: January 11, 2022Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digitalPages: 368 Synopsis: After angering a local gangster, seventeen-year-old Sena Korhosen must flee with her prize fighting wolf, Iska, in tow. A team of scientists offer to pay her way off her frozen planet on one condition: she …
Blog Tour & Review | The Wedding Setup: A Short Story by Sonali Dev – Including an Author Interview, Story Excerpt, & Giveaway
Title: The Wedding SetupAuthor: Sonali Dev Genre: RomancePublished On: January 11, 2022Publisher: Amazon Original StoriesSource: digitalPages: 67 Synopsis: From USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev comes a heartfelt short story about one womanβs journey of self-discovery and what it means to be happy.Ayesha Shetty lost her brother seven years ago, the same time she lost everything …