★★★ You’d be amazed by what people will do. Things they’d never admit to anyone—not even to themselves. Stephanie, a recently widowed mother, spends her life trying to be the absolutely perfect - mommy blog perfect - mother. She slowly ticking the boxes for perfection and even (finally) found a new friend in this rich, hoity toity neighborhood… Continue reading A Simple Favor – Darcy Bell
Captain No Beard and the Aurora Borealis – Carole P. Roman
★★★★★ Captain No Beard blew on his fingers to warm them up. Captain No Beard and the crew of the Flying Dragon are on another adventure...but this one is taking them on a path they never could've expected. "Iceberg, off the ship's bow!" The Captain is up to something...but no one can think of that that… Continue reading Captain No Beard and the Aurora Borealis – Carole P. Roman
Some Good News – BookTube Special Edition
Hi all! The first episode of Some Good News - BookTube Special Edition is up! I'm so excited to share it all with you - it was such a fun and exciting challenge. A huge thank you to all of the authors and contributors to this adventure. Michael Leannah If you'd like to submit your Good… Continue reading Some Good News – BookTube Special Edition
The Unsuitable – Molly Pohlig
i may not remember you, but i cannot forget you. i poke my finger a little further underneath the scab... Iseult Wince is a young(ish) Victorian woman (aka still young by our standards and a painfully unmarriageable age by Victorian standards). And so her father decides enough is enough, she will get married...or else. The lace… Continue reading The Unsuitable – Molly Pohlig
Summer World – Bernd Heinrich
★★★★ The world right now seems dead, but some birds are already stirring...they hop where the snow has melted... I quite liked this fresh take on the warmest season. From the very moment the frost dies away, the world is awakening. Summer is a time of green, urgency, and lots of love lost and found. This… Continue reading Summer World – Bernd Heinrich
Little Beach Street Bakery – Jenny Colgan
★★★ "How?" said Chris. "Have you ever gone bankrupt?" Polly Waterford lived with her partner, Chris, and for the last few years, barely had her head above water. They had a design business - with her on the business and Chris on the design - but, despite everything, it fell through. Polly had worked her fingers to the… Continue reading Little Beach Street Bakery – Jenny Colgan
Marketing Indieworld -Angela Hausman, Carole P. Roman, Julie A. Gerber
Let me dispel the notion that if you write a great book, they will come. While writing a great book will definitely help recruit some people, the quote above is definitely true. Self-publishing is a whole different world - it's not like publishing with one of the big names. The companies who have legions of editors, marketers… Continue reading Marketing Indieworld -Angela Hausman, Carole P. Roman, Julie A. Gerber
Whittington – Alan Armstrong
★★★ There was a cold wind. It smelled like snow. Bernie and his wife Marion have a tendency to take in anything that needs a home. Whether it be a duck, goose, goat or horse...if some poor soul needs a place to be, they will be that place. Enter Whittington, a cat with a chip on his shoulder… Continue reading Whittington – Alan Armstrong
Let’s Be Kind – Ekaterina Trukhan (Illustrations), Amy Pixton (Creator)
★★★★ How can we be kind today? This short and sweet book focuses on all the manners. The baby in this book wakes up and spends all day with the family - and helps out with every task. Let's share our toys. Overall, this was a cute, little book. It is extremely short but the words are really… Continue reading Let’s Be Kind – Ekaterina Trukhan (Illustrations), Amy Pixton (Creator)
Strong Women – Kari Koeppel
I learned from these 15 women is that ordinary women are extraordinary, and they always have been. I really enjoyed this book! I loved that Koeppel chose women who truly were forgotten (or at least overlooked) by history. Out of the fifteen women, I had only heard of two before (and didn't quite know them… Continue reading Strong Women – Kari Koeppel
