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...

“Holiday Hideaway” review

During the holiday season, readers who don’t have as much time to read should consider Christmas-themed short stories and novellas. Queen of Southern women’s fiction Mary Kay Andrews has crafted a story that has everything her readers have come to expect: a quirky...