Book Spotlight: The Vineyard at Painted Moon by Susan Mallery

Release Date: February 9, 2021 About The Book: Step into the vineyard with Susan Mallery’s most irresistible novel yet, as three women search for the perfect blend of love, family and wine. Mackenzie Dienes seems to have it all—a beautiful home, close friends and a successful career as an elite winemaker with the family winery. There’s just one problem—it’s not her family, it’s her husband’s. … Continue reading Book Spotlight: The Vineyard at Painted Moon by Susan Mallery

Suzy Approved Book ReviewsFebruary 14, 20211 Comment

Historical Fiction

Gerta by Katerina Tuckova

Release Date: February 1, 2021 Gerta Schnirch was raised by a Czech mother and a German father in Brno, Czechoslovakia during Hitler’s rise to power. She always identified with her mother’s Czech values and often clashed with her father over his Nazi ideology. The war eventually shatters her parent’s relationship and her simple childhood. As the war winds down, the political climate of their country … Continue reading Gerta by Katerina Tuckova

Suzy Approved Book ReviewsFebruary 7, 2021

Fiction

Book Spotlight: If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier

A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by: CNN * New York Post * E! Online * BuzzFeed * PopSugar * CrimeReads * She Reads * HelloGiggles * The Everygirl Release Date: January 26, 2021 About The Book: A small town. A missing woman. A mystery that needs solving . . . Sera loves true crime podcasts. The mysteries become an unlikely comfort for her, and … Continue reading Book Spotlight: If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier

Suzy Approved Book ReviewsFebruary 5, 20211 Comment

Fiction

Paperback Release: How To Build A Heart by Maria Padian

Paperback Release Date: February 2,2021 A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of 2020 About The Book: Family isn’t something you’re born into — it’s something you build. One young woman’s journey to find her place in the world as the carefully separated strands of her life — family, money, school, and love — begin to overlap and tangle. All sixteen-year-old Izzy Crawford wants is … Continue reading Paperback Release: How To Build A Heart by Maria Padian

Suzy Approved Book ReviewsJanuary 31, 2021

Fiction

Cover Reveal : “Her Perfect Life” by Hank Phillippi Ryan @hankpryan @forgereads #herperfectlife

SURPRISE BOOK REVEAL — just look at that cover!! HER PERFECT LIFE by Hank Phillippi Ryan hits shelves Sept. 14 and I can not wait — her twisty, page-turning thrillers are amazing. Here’s the scoop:Everyone knows Lily Atwood—and that may be her biggest problem. The beloved television reporter has it all — fame, fortune, Emmy awards, an adorable seven-year-old daughter, and the hashtag her loving fans created: … Continue reading Cover Reveal : “Her Perfect Life” by Hank Phillippi Ryan @hankpryan @forgereads #herperfectlife

Suzy Approved Book ReviewsJanuary 27, 2021January 26, 2021

Fiction

Book Spotlight: At The Edge Of The Haight by Katherine Seligman

Release Date: January 19, 2021 About The Book: The 10th Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Awarded by Barbara Kingsolver Maddy Donaldo, homeless at twenty, has made a family of sorts in the dangerous spaces of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. She knows whom to trust, where to eat, when to move locations, and how to take care of her dog. … Continue reading Book Spotlight: At The Edge Of The Haight by Katherine Seligman

Suzy Approved Book ReviewsJanuary 20, 2021

Nonfiction

Sometimes You Have To Lie by Leslie Brody

Release Date: December 1, 2020 “Harriet the Spy” by Louise Fitzhugh was first published in 1964. Since then, this classic middle-grade school novel has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. However, the author’s personal life remained a mystery as she never granted interviews or attended bookstore publicity events. Louise was born to a privileged family in Memphis during the 1920s and quickly accepted that she … Continue reading Sometimes You Have To Lie by Leslie Brody

Suzy Approved Book ReviewsJanuary 17, 2021

Fiction

Book Spotlight: Franklin Rock by Mark E. Klein

Release Date: January 12, 2021 About The Book: Sometimes heroes appear when we least expect them. Franklin Rock has arrived just when we need him most. One-part Siddhartha and one-part Forrest Gump, undergraduate student Franklin discovers that he has been chosen. In one extraordinary moment—a brief but crystal-clear glimpse into the future—Franklin learns that his life is to be an adventure unlike any other. Professor … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Franklin Rock by Mark E. Klein

Suzy Approved Book ReviewsJanuary 16, 2021