Remember Me: A Spanish Civil War Novel by Mario Escobar My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Everyone is shouting for liberty now, but if there’s no justice, liberty has failed.” Wow. I finished up this historical fiction book last night and I learned so much. As I found myself underlining half the pages and feeling […]

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Loving Well in a Broken World could not have come to me at a better time.  I admit I was in a crap mood yesterday.  My kids are back in school, my business is suffering because of Covid, and yet another black man was shot by police.   I have attended the protests, walked in the marches, signed […]

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A Cloud of Outrageous Blue BOOK TOUR & GIVEAWAY!  Do you love illustrated fiction?  The images in this book are stunning! This is the story of a young woman trying to find her own way and falling in love during the Great Plague of 1348.  What better time to read about love in the plague […]

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“In a city where loyalty comes second to self-preservation, a traitor can be an enemy or a savior.  Sometimes both.” – Traitor by Amanda McCrina Summary: WWII, Poland, 1944. After the Soviet liberation of Lwów from Germany, the city remains a battleground between resistance fighters and insurgent armies. Loyalties are torn between Poland & Ukraine.  […]

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“No amount of warm poultices or aspirin powder can ever fix pain when it comes to ghosts.” – They Went Left by Monica Hesse Synopsis There are many books that tell the stories about WWII and the horrors of the Holocaust.  But few talk about what comes NEXT.  What happened to the jewish people when […]

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“Great wrongs are done to us all at some point.  The question is, do we use them as a justification or an opportunity.” – A Little Bit of Grace by Phoebe Fox. This book reminds me of how important LGBTQ representation is in the publishing industry. To be able to see yourself in a story.  […]

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“He was gone. I searched the dark streets, saw no one, and stared at the place I had seen him seconds before. The only evidence was the leaves blowing across the sidewalk…” – Windswept by Gwen Cole Summary Every day, Sam rides the subway on her way to school, but when she meets a boy named […]

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Summary Divinity’s Twilight: Rebirth by Chritopher Russell releases September 22, 2020. A world consumed by war . . .An ancient evil resurrected . . .A millennia old bargain comes due . . . When two blades clash, the third will fall, and the fate of all will be jeopardized. To save Lozaria, the failures of […]

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“History’s stains illuminate the future.” – Fragments of Light by Michele Phoenix I thoroughly enjoyed this dual timeline, dual narrative historical fiction book.  It travels from the farmlands of  Missouri to the shores of Normandy as one woman takes on a quest to understand the past in order to move forward with peace into the […]

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