It Takes Heart by Tif Marcelo

Release Date: August 10, 2021  The Heart Resort is a private couples resort in the Outer Banks of North Carolina owned by a Filipino-American family, the Pusos. After a hurricane shuts the business down, the youngest Puso sibling Brandon decides to return to helpout. After working as a contractor in the DC area for years, he finally decides to make up with his eldest brother … Continue reading It Takes Heart by Tif Marcelo

Fox & I An Uncommon Friendship by Catherine Raven

Release Date: July 6, 2021  What is the importance of one single red fox in the expansive Wilderness outside of Glacier National Park? To most, this fox would just be a passing moment of observing wildlife in action, but not to a young woman who recently completed her doctoral degree in biology. After completing her formal education, Catherine Raven set out to establish a homestead … Continue reading Fox & I An Uncommon Friendship by Catherine Raven

The Family Plot by Megan Collins

Release Date: August 17, 2021  Dahlia Lighthouse’s upbringing was far from typical, and even as a 26-year-old woman she is still grappling with it. The Lighthouse family resides in a secluded mansion on an island with a sinister history. Over the past couple of decades, women have washed ashore the rocky beaches of Blackburn Island in ice blue dresses, each death attributed to the small … Continue reading The Family Plot by Megan Collins

The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews

Release Date: May 4, 2021 Letty Carnahan’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to flee New York City with her four year old niece, Maya, in tow after stumbling upon her younger sister’s body in her New York townhouse. Exhausted and emotionally drained, Letty arrives at a small beachside motel in Treasure Island, Florida – The Murmuring Surf. With nothing but her … Continue reading The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews

Book Spotlight: Silence Is A Sense by Layla Alammar

Release Date: March 16, 2021 About The Book: A Most-Anticipated Book of 2021: Bustle * Ms. Magazine * The Millions * Electric Lit * SheReads A transfixing and beautifully rendered novel about a refugee’s escape from civil war—and the healing power of community. A young woman sits in her apartment, watching the small daily dramas of her neighbors across the way. She is an outsider, … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Silence Is A Sense by Layla Alammar

Book Spotlight: Are We There Yet? by Kathleen West

Release Date: March 16, 2021 About The Book:  Alice Sullivan, a high-achieving architect and mom of two, is used to being in control. Until life rips the blueprints right out of her hands.  While she’s always strived for a picture perfect life, Alice’s foundation is rocked when she discovers her daughter is failing reading at school, and worse, her son is a bully, having humiliated … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Are We There Yet? by Kathleen West

Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu

Release Date: January 12, 2021 Nadia has never had a clear answer to the seemingly simple question, “Where are you from?” She has lived in many places throughout her life due to her father’s job with the UN, ranging from Rome, to Dar-es-Salaam, to Kampala, to England, and even New York City. Beyond her varied geographic identity, Nadia has grappled her whole life with her … Continue reading Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu