Release Date: July 30, 2019 Hazel Ripley left her unfulfilling career as a constant understudy to join the USO Tour during World War II. Her new job takes her to the Old World where she meets Maxine Mead, a vivacious and outspoken actress. The two women bond over their love of theater and mutual formative experiences in Italy. Their friendship endures beyond their stint … Continue reading The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
Release Date: April 9, 2019 Beatriz Perez and her family are living in Florida after fleeing The Cuban Revolution. They are all acclimating to their simple lifestyle after growing up with wealth and privilege. Her father suffered a big financial loss when his land was seized and is currently trying to rebuild his sugar empire. Beatriz yearns for her old life back in Cuba and … Continue reading When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
April 9, 2019 Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction Penguin/Berkley In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life–and heart–to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author of Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. Beautiful. Daring. Deadly. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez–her family, her people, her country. Recruited by the CIA to … Continue reading When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton on Sale 4/9 and Enter to Win a Giftcard and More!
Release Date: April 9, 2019 Ruth Robb is a teenager hiding a big secret from her friends. She recently moved to Atlanta from New York City where she was raised in a Jewish home. After her father’s death, her mom decided to move them back near her family. Neither of them has told anyone about their religious beliefs because of the conservative nature of 1950s … Continue reading In The Neighborhood Of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton
Release Date: March 12, 2019 Theodore Roosevelt’s election launched his eldest daughter into the national spotlight. Alice became America’s sweetheart and her dress styles were copied and sold using her name. During her father’s presidency, she was constantly followed by the press and she often rebelled with her headstrong and non- conforming personality. Alice’s life started with a tragedy when her mother died two days … Continue reading American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Release Date: March 19, 2019 Elise Sontag is a German American teenager living in Iowa during World War 2. Her parents have lived in the US for twenty years but are not legal citizens. While the war in Europe is escalating, her father is arrested and charged with being a Nazi sympathizer. Rather than being seperated, the entire family is interned at a government camp … Continue reading The Last Year Of The War by Susan Meissner
Publication Date: December 18, 2018 eBook & Paperback; 425 Pages Genre: Historical Fiction About The Book: In the borderlands of the village Les Échelles, giants sleep and werewolves howl. Travelers must cross deep gorges to pay visit. The only strangers are treasure-hunters seeking the riches of Zahara, a drowned Crusader bride. She planted the nearby woods with rich botanicals, now the healing herbs of Irène … Continue reading The Peddler Of Wisdom by Laura Bendoly : Book Excerpt & Giveaway
About The Book : Trapped in a loveless marriage far from home, Bridget does what she can to fill her lonely days. She throws herself into charitable work, but her cherished daughter, Emily, is her only true source of happiness. Meanwhile, Cormac’s own life unravels and he finds himself doing unspeakable things just to survive. Neither of them dream they will ever meet … Continue reading Book Spotlight and Excerpt: A Class Entwined by Susie Murphy
Suzy Approved Book Reviews 