By H. Noah When faced with trauma, how would you react? Would you survive, succumb, or lose yourself to your own meaning of justice? Ann was only seventeen when she died. She tried to be a dutiful daughter, to pray, to repent. But it wasn’t enough. Her mother, Diane, didn’t mean to kill her butContinue reading “Bluebird At My Window”
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Thine Eyes
Birth Of The Fae #2 by Danielle M. Orsino Queen Aurora, of the Court of Light Fae, and King Jarvok, of the Court of Dark Fae, are exhausted and battle-worn after centuries of fighting. The attrition has taken its toll upon their kin and power bases. What happens when you have to give in toContinue reading “Thine Eyes”
Gallant
by Victoria Schwab Summary: Everything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. A seam, where the shadow meets its source. Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’sContinue reading “Gallant”
Contest Of Queens
by Jordan H. Bartlett Book Info: Contest of Queens by Jordan H. Bartlett Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing Date: January 18, 2022 Synopsis: In a Queendom divided, can one girl unite the realms? Jacs, an inventor’s apprentice from the Lower Realm, has only ever dreamed of the land among the clouds. That is until sheContinue reading “Contest Of Queens”
Kingdom Of The Cursed
By Kerri Maniscalco Summary: After selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she’s introduced to a seductive world of vice. She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria… even if that means accepting the handContinue reading “Kingdom Of The Cursed”
Court of Dragons
Dragon Isle Wars Book 1 by Frost Kay Summary: As a daughter of the Dragon Court, Wren knows three truths: never show weakness, pay the tithe, and never trust the elves. When the enemy strikes on the eve of her wedding, Wren has no choice but to fight. Captured, she’s dragged before the elvish kingContinue reading “Court of Dragons”
Gouda Friends
(Ponto Beach Reunion Book #2) by Cathy Yardly Summary: Two high school BFFs reunite and endeavor to fix each other’s lives in this geeky romance from the author of Love, Comment, Subscribe. Tam Doan dumped her boyfriend after he threw away her gourmet cheese. Sure, it’s a little more complicated than that, but the point is,Continue reading “Gouda Friends”
Scent Of Obsession
by Shanen Ricci Book Information: Title: Scent of Obsession Genre: Gothic Romance Synopsis: I was the woman who believed in fairy tales; he was the monster of them. The Devil of Ravencliff Manor. The Phantom. Radcliff. Escorted by a prince, my obsession led me to the villain’s lair, with no hope for rescue.Trapped inside his greenhouse,Continue reading “Scent Of Obsession”
Do You Follow
by J.C. Bidonde Summary: Alexa lives a sheltered life with her widowed father, feeling stifled by his helicopter parenting. When she secures a marketing job and apartment in New York City—much to her father’s and therapist’s concern—Alexa has high hopes of finally sneaking her way into adulthood. But her newfound freedom is cut short whenContinue reading “Do You Follow”
An Honest Lie
by Tarryn Fisher Summary: Lorraine—“Rainy”—lives at the top of Tiger Mountain. Remote, moody, cloistered in pine trees and fog, it’s a sanctuary, a new life. She can hide from the disturbing past she wants to forget. If she’s allowed to. When Rainy reluctantly agrees to a girls’ weekend in Vegas, she’s prepared for an exhausting parade ofContinue reading “An Honest Lie”