I received a digital advance copy of Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia through NetGalley. Velvet was the Night is scheduled for release on August 17, 2021. Velvet was the Night is a noir novel, set in 1970s Mexico City. It focuses on Maite, a secretary who dreams of romance and adventure. When her... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance copy of The Husbands by Chandler Baker through NetGalley. The Husbands is scheduled for release on August 3, 2021. The Husbands is the story of a woman (Nora) attempting to have it all. She is married to a man she loves, has a beautiful young daughter, is pregnant with their... Continue Reading →

This is supposed to be a short story. But it’s not. It’s a confession. But it’s not that either. I’ve done nothing wrong. I don’t know what this is. An explanation. A statement of status. An exploration of how I’ve arrived where I am and how I think I might move forward. I’ve been writing... Continue Reading →

I received an advance copy of The Retreat by Elisabeth de Mariaffi from the publisher (Mulholland Books). The Retreat is scheduled for release on July 20, 2021. The Retreat is the story of a woman (Maeve) who has secured a grant allowing her a two week retreat at a remote center for the arts. This... Continue Reading →

I received an Advance Reader’s Edition of The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs from the publisher (Scribner). The Bone Code is scheduled for release on July 6, 2021. The Bone Code is book 20 in the Temperance Brennan series. In this novel, Tempe is called into a Charleston case involving two bodies packed into a... Continue Reading →

I received an Advance Proof of Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin from the publisher (Freeform Books/ Buena Vista Books). Like Other Girls is scheduled for release on August 3, 2021. Mara loses her temper during a basketball and punches a teammate. Banned from the team, the only way to earn her way back next... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance reader’s copy of The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin. The Nature of Witches is scheduled for release on June 1, 2021. The Nature of Witches follows Clara, a young woman who is also a very rare thing. Not only is Clara a witch, she is an Everwitch, able to... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance reader’s copy of The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter through NetGalley. The Photographer is scheduled for release on May 25, 2021. Delta is a photographer, paid to look through the lens at other people’s lives and capturing them at their most ideal. Sometimes, she has to help the images along... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance copy of The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent through NetGalley. The Summer Job is scheduled for release on May 18, 2021. The Summer Job is the story of Birdy, a woman who is struggling to find herself. She has no job, no plan for her future, and with the decision... Continue Reading →