Sea Escape by Lynne Griffin

Sea Escape by Lynne Griffin is the story of a mother and daughter set around a beautiful beach home, Sea Escape, on the New England coastline.
Laura, a devoted wife, mother and nurse has always been trying to get her mother’s attention.  But Helen, her estranged mother, seems uninterested in anything to do with her daughter.  [...]

Get Lucky by Katherine Center

I have been a fan of Katherine Center since she published her first novel The Bright Side of Disaster.  And then after reading Everyone is Beautiful and later Katherine Skyping into my book club, the deal was cemented. Katherine is pretty much full of awesome.  I’m an unabashed fan.  And I’m happy to report that after [...]

Haunting Bombay by Shilpa Agarwal

In Haunting Bombay by Shilpa Agarwal, the home of thirteen-year-old Pinky is full of secrets.  Having lost her mother in infancy and given up by her father, Pinky lives with her aunt and uncle and three boy cousins in Bombay, in what used to be a beautiful colonial home.  Her aunt, having lost her own [...]

A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman

A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman is a story of women,  servitude, love and betrayal, desire, class, prejudice, fate, tragedy, the human spirit and how entire families can change course with just one decision.
Two stories are told in this book.  One of Latha, who’s story spans several decades from her childhood to adulthood.  She has [...]

Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey

I was drawn to Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey for the cover alone.  I just love how African it feels. 
Wife of the Gods is a whodunit murder mystery and in full honesty if the book wasn’t set in Africa without its many African themes and traditions [...]