About Ernestine Rose: I am a retired teacher, wife, and mother of four sons. I grew up in Chicago and attended Bradley University in Peoria where I began my teaching career. I taught English, speech and theater, then moved to Fort Worth, Texas, working in schools and theater programs throughout the city. I earned a master’s degree from the University of Dallas and retired from teaching high school after 36 years. I have written and edited plays for many schools, churches, and theater groups, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ernestine Rose
Interview with Author – Aaron Lazar
About Aaron Lazar: Aaron Paul Lazar writes to soothe his soul. An award-winning, bestselling Kindle author of three addictive mystery series, thrillers, love stories, and writing guides, Aaron enjoys the Genesee Valley countryside in upstate New York, where his characters embrace life, play with their dogs and grandkids, grow sumptuous gardens, and chase bad guys. Visit his website at http://www.lazarbooks.com and watch for his upcoming releases, THE SEACROFT: a love story, and DEVIL’S CREEK … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Aaron Lazar
How Many Planes to Get Me? Nine children adopted into a New Zealand family by Jonquil Graham
A funny heartwarming story of a New Zealand couple who adopted nine children and fostered many more. Shocked by the plight of Romanian orphans, Jonquil flew to Romania and brought home tiny malnourished identical twins. But she never forgot the little boy she left behind. Leaving her husband and eight children on the family's kiwifruit orchard, she returned to Romania, but never imagined the protracted nightmare ahead. Later she flew to Russia and adopted 8 year old twins from an orphanage near … [Read more...] about How Many Planes to Get Me? Nine children adopted into a New Zealand family by Jonquil Graham
Family Secrets by Donna M. Zadunajsky
Alexis has had big dreams all her life, and she’s worked hard to make them happen! After college she married and had a beautiful baby boy, living her dream as “Mommy” until Colton was safely entrenched in grade school. She lands her dream job at NASA, and her supportive husband, Jay, takes the lead on raising their son. The perfect family, right? Twelve years later with no warning and no reason, Jay commits suicide. Colton goes into denial and blames his mother; Alexis buries herself in her … [Read more...] about Family Secrets by Donna M. Zadunajsky
Teaching A Melody by Ashley Chunell
It’s the year 2023 and Melody Nash-Shea is 6 years old and ready to start kindergarten. Her dads — not so much. This story focuses on Noah and Ronan’s struggle as fathers when they send their daughter to school for the first time. When everyone starts to find out that she has two dads, Noah and Ronan must teach Melody the concept of bullying, what makes a family and how to stand up for what she believes in. This fourth book in the Noah and Ronan Series gathers characters old and … [Read more...] about Teaching A Melody by Ashley Chunell
Interview with Author – David R. Beshears
About David R. Beshears: David is an award-winning screenwriter and author of science fiction, fantasy and adventure. His work has been praised by literary professors and by PhDs in science, by fans and by book reviewers around the world. His miniseries screenplay adaptation of his popular novel “The Shylmahn Migration” won the Pacific Northwest Screenwriting Competition in 2007. David lives in Washington State with his wife Sylvia. When not writing, he can usually be found on any one of a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – David R. Beshears
Jo Joe by Sally Wiener Grotta
As a child, Judith Ormand was the only Black — and the only Jew — in a small insular Pennsylvania mountain village where she was raised by her white Christian grandparents. Now, she must reluctantly break her vow to never return to the town she learned to hate. During her one week visit, she buries and mourns her beloved grandmother, is forced to deal with the white boy who cruelly broke her heart, and is menaced by an old enemy. But with her traumatic discovery of a long buried secret, Judith … [Read more...] about Jo Joe by Sally Wiener Grotta
Interview with Author – David W. Berner
About David W. Berner: David W. Berner is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, author, and teaches at Columbia College Chicago His first book, Accidental Lessons was awarded the 2011 Royal Dragonfly Grand Prize for Literature. His second memoir, Any Road Will Take You There won the 2013 Book of the Year Award from the Chicago Writer’s Association for nontraditional nonfiction, and has been re-released by DREAM OF THINGS Book Publishing. His collection of essays – There’s a Hamster in … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – David W. Berner
The Overflow by Guillemette Allard-Bares
Embark on a journey in the human psyche… The Overflow is a contemporary fiction, psychology-oriented novel with a focus on family and romance. In a secluded vacation house, memories are plenty and new family dynamics can be built as four complex characters discover each other. William and Amelia are resolved to grow closer to their two nieces, but their marriage is facing qualms and they must revive their ebbing closeness. Young, rebellious Matilda is experiencing a new and unsettling … [Read more...] about The Overflow by Guillemette Allard-Bares
Interview with Author – Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins
About Rosemary "Mamie" Adkins: Over sixty years ago my life began in Houston, Texas where growing up in mid suburbia with what appeared to the world as a normal family, was really one of great secrets. It was still a time of turmoil in the world and racism yet to me, there was never a difference from one person to another and my life in †hat regard was very happy. Behind closed doors was a woman that we called our mother but she was a tyrant and possibly not all together in her emotional … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins
The Family Garden by Roselyn Jewell
There is a saying that goes, “You reap what you sow.” If your life was a garden and your family, your seeds, what would your family garden look like? For Samantha and Richard, life isn’t always what they planned. They couldn’t be more proud of their children, their home and the life they built together. But when storms come to weather their lives, will the roots that Samantha and Richard planted together be strong enough to fight the storm, or will they dig in, stand firm and wait for the sun to … [Read more...] about The Family Garden by Roselyn Jewell
Bargain Book for 10/17/2014: Honor’s Lark by Rachel L. Hamm
This book is bargain priced from 10/17/2014 until 10/24/2014 In a world where everyone is assigned a lifemate at birth by the Gods, thirty year-old Honor is still looking for hers. When her new boss, Sedric, points out that her mate probably died before they met, Honor embarks on a quest for closure. She needs to know who her mate was and what he was like so she can move on with her life. Sedric is determined to help Honor, because he understands the emptiness she's feeling. As they … [Read more...] about Bargain Book for 10/17/2014: Honor’s Lark by Rachel L. Hamm
