by michelle | Jan 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Have you ever responded to a wrong-number text? I’m not talking about the blatant ones that are clearly spam, but when someone honestly thinks you are someone else. In Last Night was Fun by Holly Michelle, Emmy is spending another night at home alone when she receives...
by michelle | Dec 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bookstore romances combine two of my favorite subjects in one fun-to-read novel. Sarah Chamberlain’s Love Walked In follows the story of Mari Cole, a friendly American book “whisperer” with a knack for helping struggling independent booksellers on the brink to...
by michelle | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
I love a good romance where friendship turns into something more, probably because this trope is the closest to real life, especially my own true love story. So, when I got this ARC called Friends to Lovers by Sally Blakely, I was excited to dive in. Joni and Ren have...
by michelle | Dec 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Romantic paranormal comedy The Good Boy by Stella Hayward starts with a wish. Genie is still single on the eve of her 30th birthday. Her family is concerned that she spends too much time with her dog and not enough time looking for a date. So, when told to make a wish...
by michelle | Nov 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last Christmas they met and fell in love over a kitten rescue. Can their relationship continue past their happily-ever-after moment? When I learned there was a sequel to The Night Before Christmas, a sweet holiday romcom I enjoyed last year, I was excited to get the...
by michelle | Oct 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
When Lana Rubicon’s morning begins with her unexpectedly sprawled on her kitchen floor, yogurt matted in her hair, she never could have imagined the diagnosis the doctor would give her. Fast forward seventeen weeks — she has moved in with her daughter Beth and...
by michelle | Aug 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Thank you to Katy on Journey of Smiley for allowing me to contribute to her collaborative post “What Grievers Really Need: How to Support Others and Yourself through Grief.” I shared my grief story at the beginning of the year in her post called...
by michelle | Aug 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Memoirs hold a special place in my heart after publishing my own in 2022.I was drawn to read Marinovich: Outside the Lines in Football, Art, and Addiction by Todd Marinovich for a variety of reasons, first of which is that I absolutely love football. I was unfamiliar...
by michelle | Jul 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
I love how memories show up for us on social media. My Facebook reminded me that four years ago today I was on a getaway with my sister during Camp NaNoRiMo working on my memoir, You are Not Alone: My Experience with Postpartum Depression. So if you have ever wondered...
by michelle | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Attention independent bookstore shoppers! My book is now available in Libertyville’s newest and cutest shop, About Time Bookstore, in the lovely downtown area. I hope you’ll swing by and say hi to Delanie and her staff, check out the local authors table,...
