My Review: Vidalia Kandal lives in rural Georgia in 1955 and becomes pregnant at seventeen.  She drops out of high school at the end of her senior year and marries Jamerson “JB” Jackson. Vidalia was attracted to JB’s charm and attentiveness, but after living with him she sees his darker side. JB was always a controlling person and Vidalia finds he also uses physical abuse … Continue reading My Sweet Vidalia by Deborah Mantella

Release Date: March 21, 2017 My Review: Virginia Knightly is a 34 year old news producer in Washington, DC.  One morning, she comes across a press release about a young attorney who is missing. Evelyn Carney was last seen eating dinner with her husband in a Georgetown restaurant.  Virginia connects the image of Evelyn to video footage from one of her TV productions.  Following her … Continue reading The Cutaway by Christina Kovac

Release Date: March 21, 2017 My Review: Fritz Hudson was a very wealthy businessman living a double life with two sets of families living on opposite coasts. Neither family was aware of the other, but that all changed when Fritz dies of cancer and his will is disclosed.  At the reading of his will, his families find out that he was married to two women … Continue reading The Last Chance Matinee by Mariah Stewart

Release Date: March 28, 2017 My Review: Violet and Finn are parents of a three year old boy named Bear. They drive to Florida on their first vacation as a family since Bear was born. One afternoon, Violet enjoys a few hours to herself while her husband volunteers to stay with their son. When she returns to her hotel room, she discovers that her husband … Continue reading Almost Missed You by Jessica Strawser

Release Date: January 24, 2017 My Review: Rosie and Penn are parents of five boys in Madison, Wisconsin. From a young age it was clear that their youngest son Claude was different from the other boys in the family. At three years old, when asked what he wanted to be when he grows up, he replied “a girl”.  During the next few years his family … Continue reading This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

Release Date: March 21, 2017 My Review: Karen Neulander is a successful political consultant in New York City. She is a single parent raising her six year old son, Jacob. Karen was diagnosed two years ago with stage IV ovarian cancer and is in remission after chemotherapy. Knowing her life span will be short, Karen starts to journal the history of her time shared with … Continue reading Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein

Release Date: April 4, 2017 My Review: Cat and her brother Jimmy relocate with their mother to a rural town in Northern Michigan. With her parents recent divorce she is no longer able to attend her private boarding school.  She feels very isolated living away from the support of her father and friends.   After the move, a friendship develops between Cat and her new … Continue reading Marlena by Julie Buntin