Jen, Holly, and Amanda are at a crossroads. They're feeling the pressure to hit certain milestones — scoring a big promotion, finding a soul mate, having 2.2 kids — before they reach their early thirties. When personal challenges force them to reevaluate their lives, they decide it's now or never to do something daring. Unable to gain perspective in fast-paced Manhattan, the three twenty … [Read more...]
A Fierce Radiance Review & Giveaway
Set during the uncertain early days of World War II, this suspenseful story from theNew York Times bestselling author of City of Light follows the work of photojournalist Claire Shipley as she captures America’s race to develop life-saving antibiotics — an assignment that will involve blackmail, espionage, and murder. Claire Shipley is a single mother haunted by the death of her young daughter … [Read more...]
Furious Love Review & Giveaway
From veteran entertainment reporter Sam Kashner and biographer Nancy Schoenberger comes the definitive account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever told — the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Kashner has interviewed Elizabeth Taylor numerous times and is the only journalist given access to her extensive collection of personal letters and journals, and he and Schoenberger have … [Read more...]
Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird Review & Giveaway
To Kill a Mockingbird may well be our national novel. It is the first adult novel that many of us remember reading, one book that millions of us have in common. It sells nearly a million copies a year, more than any other twentieth-century American classic. Harper Lee's first and only novel, published in July 1960, is a beloved classic and touchstone in American literary and social history. To … [Read more...]
32 Candles Review & Giveaway
32 Candles by exciting newcomer Ernessa T. Carter is the slightly twisted, utterly romantic, and deftly wry story of Davie Jones, who, if she doesn’t stand in her own way, just might get the man of her dreams. For fans of John Hughes’s “Sixteen Candles”, 32 Candles is a fresh and fun fiction debut for every fan of romantic comedy. Davie — an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi — … [Read more...]
Every House Needs a Balcony Review & Giveaway
An international bestseller and publishing phenomenon, Every House Needs a Balcony — dubbed the “Israeli Kite Runner” by The Bookseller—is the story of one family, one home, and the surprising arc of one woman’s life, from the poverty of her youth, to the glowing love and painful losses of her adult years. If you enjoy the novels of Dalia Sofer (The Septembers of Shiraz), Amos Oz (My Michael, A … [Read more...]