I take a deep breath. Audrey is basically perfect … almost too perfect. I’ve seen her dance dozens of times, and sometimes it feels like I’m watching a battery-powered ballerina. I try to ignore our classmates as I say, “Audrey doesn’t know how to have fun with it.” Audrey’s mouth drops open, but our instructor nods approvingly, so I continue. “Ballet is […]
THE PROPHET CALLS by: Melanie Sumrow
November 7, 2018 by ·
Uncle Max beckons us to follow him. I swallow hard as we move away from the stream of people entering the meetinghouse. As soon as Tanner and I turn the corner, I spot the worn leather strap. It hangs from a rusted nail on the wall. The sight of the leather makes me shake. Tanner’s […]
Rational Creatures edited by: Christina Boyd
October 30, 2018 by ·
Stories by: Elizabeth Adams * Nicole Clarkston * Karen M Cox * J. Marie Croft * Amy D’Orazio * Jenetta James * Jessie Lewis * KaraLynne Mackrory * Lona Manning * Christina Morland * Beau North * Sophia Rose * Anngela Schroeder * Joana Starnes * Caitlin Williams * Edited by Christina Boyd * […]
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT LADY BIRD? POEMS ABOUT OUR FIRST LADIES by: Marilyn Singer, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrations)
October 18, 2018 by ·
Marilyn Singer was born in the Bronx (New York City) on October 3, 1948 and lived most of her early life in N. Massapequa (Long Island), NY. She attended Queens College, City University of New York, and for her junior year, Reading University, England. She holds a B.A. in English from Queens and […]
What’s Past is Prologue by: Ann Galvia
August 12, 2018 by ·
Elizabeth Darcy has her eye on the future. Before her marriage, she saw herself making the best possible choice. Her husband saved her family from ruin. All he asked in return was her hand. Secure in his good opinion, Elizabeth married him. Only with hindsight and his cryptic warnings that passion is not immutable does […]
Love, Across the Divide by: Krystal Ford
August 10, 2018 by ·
When politically ambitious Republican Megan Thompson falls for her Democrat roommate, Andrew Croswell, she must make the choice between career over love, or love over politics. Fans of Jojo Moyes’ One Plus One will love this sexy debut which smashes stereotypes and strives to make sense of our not-so-brave new world. Most of all, it […]
The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet
July 30, 2018 by ·
Be careful who you let in . . . When Caroline and Francis receive an offer to house swap–from their city flat to a townhouse in a leafy, upscale London suburb–they jump at the chance for a week away from home, their son, and the tensions that have pushed their marriage to the brink. As […]
The Whale: A Love Story by Mark Beauregard
July 29, 2018 by ·
A rich and captivating novel set amid the witty, high-spirited literary society of 1850s New England, offering a new window on Herman Melville’s emotionally charged relationship with Nathaniel Hawthorne and how it transformed his masterpiece, Moby-Dick In the summer of 1850, Herman Melville finds himself hounded by creditors and afraid his writing career might be […]
The Late Bloomers’ Club by Louise Miller
July 27, 2018 by ·
I loved Louise Miller’s The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living so I was so excited to read The Late Bloomers’ Club and it did not disappoint! A delightful book about small towns, sisters, a swoony romance and lots of delicious food! It is such a great summer read! If you love books about family, […]
How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
July 22, 2018 by ·
Oh how I loved this story! The title is absolutely PERFECT!!! How to Find Love in a Bookshop is the most charming little book! The kind of book that makes your little bookworm heart sing! There is SO MUCH power in words, and books deliver this magic with every page you turn. Books have the […]
