Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories is a collection of stories from the daytime talk show host and former soap star Kelly Ripa. It features juicy behind-the-scenes glimpses into her relationships with costars (Regis, especially) and attendance at star-studded events, but it also captures a lot of Ripa’s personal life and […]
Forever Cousins
Forever Cousins is a sweet story about two cousins who are best friends, Kara and Amanda. Kara’s family decides to move to the Rez, or reservation, from the City, and both girls are sad to leave one another. They write postcards and talk on the phone about their everyday activities. […]
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey
After years of incarceration for a crime she never intended to commit, Tookie has finally found stability with a husband she adores and a new job as a bookseller and a local bookshop in Minneapolis. But one day, the store’s most persistent – and often most annoying – customer, Flora, […]
Academy Arcanist by Shami Stovall
Book Summary: Hopes. Dreams. And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy. Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, […]
Indie Corner Questions for The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise
1. Have you ever gotten “reader’s block” and how did you get through that? “Reader’s block” usually happens when I am waiting on my favorite authors’ new books and there are no other books that would grab my attention. It only lasts a short time, and I get through […]
Learning to Quit by Suzanne Harris and Paul Brunetta
Book Summary: Set yourself free from smoking. Strategy trumps willpower! Personal stories paired with moving photographic portraits. Empathetic, non-judgmental advice to stop smoking for good. Have you tried to quit smoking, only to find yourself reaching for a cigarette again and again? Tired of feeling bad about your health and […]
Blog Questions for Author Anne Devereux-Mills
1. How did you balance writing your story your way and giving readers what they want? Not to be defensive (ok, maybe I am being defensive) but I actually didn’t think about writing my book in terms of “giving people what they want” and I definitely wasn’t aware of doing […]
How to Feel Sexy by Amine Salhi
Book Summary: Want to wield your sexy mindset and confidence to your advantage? Gone are the days where you can be sexy by the way you dress and groom. Today, sexiness is more than what you see. It has something more to do with a je ne sais quoionly a […]
Goodbye Homeboy by Steve Mariotti
Book Summary: One sunny afternoon in 1982, a young businessman experienced a terrifying mugging in New York City that shook him to his core. Tortured by nightmares about the teens who roughed him up, Steve Mariotti sought counseling. When his therapist suggested that he face his fears, Mariotti closed his […]
Knightmare Arcanist by Shami Stovall
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #6 Got someone who loves fantasy and adventure in their life? Book Summary: Gravedigger Volke Savan wants nothing more than to be like his hero, the legendary magical swashbuckler, Gregory Ruma. First he needs to become an arcanist, someone capable of wielding magic, which requires bonding […]