The why behind my book

Two years ago, I published a book that was 19 years in the making. I experienced postpartum depression after the birth of my second child. It seemed to hit me out of nowhere, and I shared my story to help others. Please read it to understand what a loved one is going...

It’s my book birthday!

Two years ago today, I released my memoir into the world. With You are Not Alone: My Experience with Postpartum Depression, I prayed it would reach those who most needed to hear my story and help others understand the world of maternal mental illness. This Amazon...

Homecoming book review

A decades-old mystery comes to life in Kate Morton’s Homecoming. This lengthy novel alternates between 1959 and 2018, telling the story of a family tragedy and how it affected family and community members in a small Australian town. The book opens with the stunning...

The Second Chance Year review

Have you ever had a really bad year? In The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner, pastry chef Sadie is overwhelmed by a few bad choices that snowballed to leave her where she is on New Year’s Eve: the couch of her brother’s best friend’s apartment, working at a...

Baking it Merry review

Christmas romance novels are like holiday desserts: they come in many different recipes, baked with different flavors to suit all tastes, while completely satisfying readers with much-needed happy endings. Baking it Merry by Samantha Chase combines the enemies to...