Synopsis: Until now, Julian Hale’s life has been punctuated by routine . . . predictable, unremarkable. His relationship with his parents has been equally formulaic. His father, a registered nurse…
I always enjoy opening the cover of a book written by an author whose work I have never read before. The thrill of hearing a new voice, experiencing a unique…
I am privileged to welcome author Eve Marie Mont! Eve’s debut novel, Free to a Good Home, garnered excellent reviews and was warmly embraced by readers. Read my review here.…
Synopsis: As the story opens, Noelle, born on December 23, is getting ready to see her ex-husband, Jay, for the first time in six months. Noelle is still very much…
Cheryl Ricker’s A Friend in the Storm is a beautiful, affordable 96-page treasure of quotes, Bible passages, and Ricker’s lyrical poetry. Meet Cheryl Cheryl Ricker grew up in Canada. After…
Synopsis: Savannah Leone grew up in tony Westchester, New York, the only daughter of Natalie. Van, as she is known to her friends and family, never knew her father and,…
I welcome best-selling author Margo Candela back! Her novel, Good-Bye to All That received excellent reviews and was named the 2010 Best of L.A winner for Best Beach Read by…
Synopsis: Alexander Velasquez is a handsome Latino lawyer from San Francisco. The son of a union organizer and attorney, Alexander was raised with a social conscience, but became accustomed to…
Synopsis: Noah is six years old, and small for his age, in part due to the fact that he has celiac disease, an autoimmune deficiency. Noah is painfully aware that…
Synopsis: Lila Nova is a 32-year-old divorced, childless advertising executive. After four years of marriage, her alcoholic husband left her and, in short order, left the next woman with whom…
Synopsis: Becky’s father, Robert Nichols, was a divorced hell-raiser who, following a Navy stint, enjoyed drinking and brawling. In his mid-20’s, he had a conversion experience, during which he became…
Synopsis: The Vines family is struggling. Rosalind is ill and, because business has been slow at her husband, Roy’s, auto repair shop, he let their health insurance coverage lapse. Now…
Synopsis: The year is 1943 and America is at war. Rosalie Madison was engaged to her childhood sweetheart, Vic, but did not marry him before he was called into battle.…
Synopsis: P.J. Sugar wants to be a private investigator. But a series of prior mishaps endangered, among others, P.J.’s nephew, Davey. So P.J.’s sister, Connie, an attorney with whom P.J.…
Synopsis: Lelaina Zane does not want to be a lawyer. Her parents, both attorneys, want her to take over the firm that they built and nurtured just for her. But…
Paula Deen’s life story is a classic American tale of unprecedented success earned after years of struggling against adversity. A Georgia native, in just over twenty years she parlayed a…
Synopsis: Virtually no one in American can say that he/she has not been impacted by breast cancer, either directly or because a friend or family member has struggled to survive…
Synopsis: In the early 1990’s, Chloe, Talia, and Quincy were looking for an apartment in Manhattan. Jules de Marco had the apartment, but was looking for roommates. “I have a…
We have had a delightful summer here in the little village of Lodi. The temperatures have been uncharacteristically mild. Usually, by mid-August, we have endured many days when the temperature…
Synopsis: The Davidsons are the perfect family. Maggie is a psychology professor at a community college. She and her husband, Mike, have two teenage sons, Brian and Jamie. Brian, the…
Synopsis: Raquel Azorian, 25, is one of the folks working behind the scenes at Belmore Corporation, a Hollywood production and marketing company. An executive assistant, she works night and day…
Welcome Margo Candela, author of Goodbye To All That. Raquel Azorian, 25, has worked her way from temp to executive assistant and is close to a promotion at Belmore Corporation,…
A homily is defined as “a sermon, especially one intended to edify a congregation on a practical matter and not intended to be a theological discourse” or “a sermon that…
Synopsis: Sylvie Serfer Woodruff has devoted herself to being the ideal political wife. The first night they got together in college, Richard Woodruff informed her that he wanted to someday…