Fiction
Under the Bayou Moon – Valerie Fraser Luesse
As I sat and mused over Under the Bayou Moon, still holding it in my hand, my daughter asked me, “Are you crying?” No, I said, just thinking….and this is definitely one of those books […]
Genre: Historical
Fiction
The Nature of Small Birds – Susie Finkbeiner
Any reader of this novel will find themselves ending the book with the feeling of having made new friends… I feel so very privileged to have had the opportunity of reading an early reader’s version […]
Fiction
If It Rains – Jennifer L. Wright
Heavy—that’s how I would describe If It Rains by Jennifer L. Wright. I will also preface this by saying that this is not a happy novel. This is a story you should ingest slowly to […]
Fiction
The Rose Code – Kate Quinn
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn is historical fiction, set during and after WWII. It follows the friendship between three women, all working at Bletchley Park, the top-secret home of England’s brightest codebreakers. Osla, Mab, […]
Fiction
Paint and Nectar – Ashley Clark
Paint and Nectar is an enchanting story. I loved revisiting Charleston and these lovely people. While you will definitely want to read the first book – The Dress Shop on King Street – it isn’t entirely […]
Fiction
Night Bird Calling – Cathy Gohlke
Night Bird Calling is such a bittersweet story with many hard things – A story that is both really good and very difficult to read. Good because it is so very well written. I just […]
Fiction
Hope Between The Pages – Pepper Basham
Pepper Basham does it again! I was enchanted almost from the first page. This is an incredibly beautiful story, one that ties together the past, and the present. This is a story of love, and […]
Fiction
Roots of Wood and Stone – Amanda Wen
Roots of Wood and Stone is a beautiful debut story about….roots. Yes, roots of wood and stone, but it goes so much deeper than that. It’s all about roots of… love, family, friendship, and most […]
Fiction
A Dance in Donegal – Jennifer Deibel
A Dance in Donegal is a lovely debut novel set in the enchanting country of Ireland back in the early 1900s. Deibel brings Ireland to life with its lush, green countryside. Ireland has long been […]
Fiction
The Orchard House – Heidi Chiavaroli
I found in the pages of The Orchard House a story I didn’t even know I needed to hear. Heidi Chiavaroli’s amazing tale started out a bit slowly for me, but its tremendous lesson spoke […]