It’s 1960 and Rose has returned home to Parsons Georgia pregnant by a man that is not her husband. While her husband was at war overseas Rose had a moment of weakness […]
Homeward by Angela Jackson-Brown
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Don’t Cry For Me by Daniel Black
This book wrecked me. I literally laid in my bed and cried for a good five minutes. I read this book in January and in June I am still thinking about this […]
ARC: What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris
Publication Date: June 18, 2024 Deena has lost her mother, her job, divorced her cheating husband, and moved back to her childhood home in Brunswick Georgia with her dad and his new […]
The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenjé
Florence’s father is a bookbinder who returned home to Manchester from Jamaica with a baby for him and his mother to raise. Growing up with a father that seemed to despise everything […]
One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole
Kenetria has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder and after being dormant for 6 years she wakes up to find one of her alters accepted a job at a castle on an […]
One Summer In Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris
Content warning: mention of sexual assault Sarah was raped when she was in high school by a boy who belonged to a very wealthy family. When she found out she was pregnant […]
Love On The Ninth Floor by Aries Skye
Dr. Nissi gets stuck in the elevator at work and after the maintenance department cannot get her out, they call the fire department. Even though Nissi is tired, dirty, frustrated, and injured […]
Will You Be Ours by Charleigh Harper
Kelis has been attracted to Raelle since the moment she saw her. Kelis has just been waiting for the right moment to let her husband Jasir know she is ready to find […]
New Bookish Things for 2024
It’s been a while since I’ve done a blog post but in 2023 life was lifin and I just didn’t have the emotional, mental, and sometimes physical energy to read and blog […]
Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop
Whew y’all Janelle worked my nerves. I mean I loved sis character but the way she let her sister treat her worked my nerves. How the hell is Janelle’s sister marrying Janelle’s […]
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