Margaret Dulaney has written story-based essays on mystical themes for a quarter of a century. In 2010 she began offering these writings on ListenWell.org, a website featuring once-monthly spoken word essays, exploring open-faith ideas through story and metaphor. She has authored three books of nonfiction: To Hear the Forest Sing, The Parables of Sunlight and […]
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Books and Bribes
Lovers of the paranormal mystery will enjoy this first installment in the Bookstore Cozy Mystery Series by Lucinda Race. The central character, Lily Michaels, is a secret-keeping bookseller in the small town of Pembroke Cove, Maine. But when she discovers she’s a witch, everything changes. She can communicate with her cat, Milo, and her “friendship” […]
Always Think of Me
By Kimberly Monaghan on November 1, 2024 in Books 4 Fun, Books 4 Love, Books Uplift, Uplifting Books
Author Lori Keesey’s story is a heartwarming tale about two souls destined to be together but held apart by fate. When T.C. reconnects with Ginny, the woman he loves, their lives have drastically changed. They are thrust together at a critical hour, and despite the hope-filled outcome, their choices sacrifice their future. I realize this […]
Popi’s All Souls Song
Simple and elegant, yet so poignant in its message of celebrating and honoring lost loved ones. Written by C.K. Malone and illustrated by Shelly Swann, this is a beautiful story every family should read. Mara and her grandmother, Nene, continue the tradition Mara’s grandfather, Popi, instilled—singing to families who have lost loved ones. Parents, children, […]
Author Q&A With Julia Marie Davis
Julia Marie Davis is an American poet and novelist. Julia’s writing has appeared in The Bangalore Review, The Dillydoun Review, New Note Poetry, Moonstone Arts Center’s Nasty Women’s Anthology, and TaintTaintTaint Literary Magazine. She holds a BA in English from Boston College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. Her forthcoming novella, Catbird […]
Marked: Morningstar Academy Series Book Three
Fantasy, mysticism, spirituality, and world building are just a few of the ingredients in this third installment of this series by USA Today Bestselling author L. R. W. Lee. Fallen angel Gladriel is fighting ruthlessly to stop the world-ending prophecy. Vowing to protect humans from destruction, she, and her fellow castoffs, find it harder and […]
Nowhere Like Home
This is a fascinating thriller with twist upon twist. It’s set in a private community for women where they work together to share the burden of motherhood while caring for one another and their precious children. Some have arrived at this off-the-grid respite to rid themselves of their past. Others to escape a harsh reality—an […]
Author Q&A With Evette Davis
Evette Davis is a science fiction and fantasy writer. Sadly, this fascination started early in life thanks to her father and sister, who insisted that she join them to watch Star Trek. A love of Star Trek was actually a prerequisite for our husbands, but that is a story for another time. Evette’s father also […]
All I See Is Violence
A fascinating tale where history meets fiction and brings to light issues of social justice and forced removal of indigenous people from their ancestral lands. The setting is the Black Hills and Pin Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where arcs of three protagonists—a soldier, single mother, and warrior—meld together into a moving and eye-opening storyline. […]
Author Q&A With Anne Butler Montgomery
Anne Butler Montgomery has worked as a television sportscaster, newspaper and magazine writer, teacher, author, and amateur sports official. She finished her on-camera broadcasting career with a two-year stint as the studio host for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. Montgomery was a freelance and/or staff reporter for six publications, writing sports, features, movie reviews, and archeological […]