Subpoena Colada

By Mark Dawson / Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (20 reviews)

‘You work too much,’ said his beautiful actress girlfriend. ‘We hardly see each other any more.’ If only Daniel Tate had listened. Now she’s abandoned him for a glamorous American film star, leaving him with a one-eyed cat and a dirty flat he can’t afford. And there’s no respite at work: Daniel’s only client, 80’s rocker Brian Fey, is losing his court case against his old bandmates. The partners are concerned with his performance, not helping his chances for promotion in a cut-and-thrust contest between him, the office sycophant and his best friend. Winning the case for Brian would make all the difference but that’s not easy when your client is suddenly implicated in a sensational murder.

Continue reading →

Must’ve Done Something Good

By Cheryl Cory / Genre: Humor / Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (27 reviews)

If you love “The Sound of Music” and “Pride and Prejudice,” prepare to be enchanted by “Must’ve Done Something Good!”

Sylvie O’Rourke, “The Sound of Music” devotee and born procrastinator, is about to die. Well, she thinks she is, anyway, and so attempts a last-ditch bargain with God for her life. “You guys are my witnesses,” she tells her sisters somewhere over Connecticut. “If we get out of this plane alive, I promise to do something good with my life.”

Continue reading →

Take Two: A Romantic Comedy (The Jilted Bride Series)

By Whitney Gracia Williams / Genre: Humor, Contemporary Romance / Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars (46 reviews)

Melody Carter is New York’s harshest movie critic, but she’s always had a soft spot for romantic comedies—especially the ones where the “groom to be” ends up leaving his “bride to be” at the altar for the “real love” of his life.

Unfortunately, at her own wedding, the three hundred thousand dollar wedding of her dreams, she finds herself playing the very character she never thought twice about: the jilted bride. Hurt and confused, she seriously doubts she’ll ever find love again. Will a chance encounter with an unlikely suitor erase her doubts?

Continue reading →

Pearl

By C.E. Weisman / Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (70 reviews)

Pearl Water’s childhood was shattered the night she stood at her bedroom window and watched her mother run away without a glance back. Only ten years old, Pearl was left to care for the family and take over her mother’s responsibilities.
Eight years later as the approach of midnight beckons, Pearl finds herself on the edge of eighteen and running, as her mother did, in search of freedom and the youth she’d been denied.

Continue reading →

Cornerstone (The Cornerstone Series)

By Misty Provencher / Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult / Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (90 reviews)

CORNERSTONE is the story of Nalena Maxwell, a girl who’s been dubbed The Waste at her new school, due to her mom’s obsessive paper hoarding. Nalena desperately needs
something to change in her life. But when she receives a sign (and it’s the
wrong dang one) that invites her into an ancient community, EVERYTHING changes-
what she knew of her family and her life and her future. While seventeen years
worth of family skeletons come crashing into Nalena’s life, it is the boy…the
one with eyes as clean as Jesus…that steps up to help Nalena figure out what
he already knows about her…

CORNERSTONE is the first installment in The Cornerstone Series, by Misty Provencher.  It is a fast-paced, young adult paranormal romance that adults will both enjoy and won’t be afraid to share with their teens.  

Continue reading →