Tag Archives: women’s fiction

An UnderratedRead Revisited: Shades: Detroit Love Stories – Esperanza M. Cintrón

(Reviewed by JD Jung) It’s the 1960s and we follow two women into a bar who just want a diversion from the hardships of everyday life. From there, Shades draws us in and takes hold of us through the entire … Continue reading

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Beware the Mermaids – Carrie Talick

(Reviewed by Don Jung) What happens when you are content with your current life, but circumstances force you to make unexpected changes? Fifty-seven-year-old grandmother, Nancy, thought she was happy, but then caught her husband with another woman on their yacht. … Continue reading

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On Nana’s Shoulders – Vicki Schoen

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) On Nana’s Shoulders is a contemporary woman’s novel written about Debra Sherrill and her attempt to save her family. Debra is going through a divorce and has a teenage son, Nick, who is graduating from high … Continue reading

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Lives on Fire – Rosie Scott

(Reviewed by JD Jung) When I travel to a new city, I love to pop into independent bookstores. So, when I ran across Hard To Find Bookshop, a second-hand bookstore in Auckland, New Zealand, I just had to enter this … Continue reading

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Shades: Detroit Love Stories – Esperanza M. Cintrón

(Reviewed by JD Jung) It’s the 1960s and we follow two women into a bar who just want a diversion from the hardships of everyday life. From there, Shades draws us in and takes hold of us through the entire … Continue reading

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Former First Lady – Ebony Edwards-Ellis

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Barry and I were the anti-Obamas” “That means that I have the dubious honor of being the first First Lady to leave her husband after he left office. And all the mail I got after I … Continue reading

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Hollywood Homicide (A Detective by Day Mystery) – Kellye Garrett

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Dayna Anderson lost her job as the girl on the Chubby’s Chicken commercial eighteen months ago and hasn’t heard from her agent in six months. So now she’s an out-of-work, dreaded size ten, former actress and … Continue reading

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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows – Balli Kaur Jaswal

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Everyone sees Nikki as the wayward daughter without any responsibility, but the truth is far from it. With visions of emancipating the women of the Sikh community she left behind as a self-important teenager, Nikki is … Continue reading

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Elle – Philippe Djian

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It’s this other me coming out, though I fight it tooth and nail. It’s a me that invites confusion, flux, unexplored territories. I don’t know. I can’t screw open my head and take a look inside.” … Continue reading

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Eternal Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms Book 10) – Setta Jay

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) As the ruling God of Thule, Hroarr’s priority will always be his duty towards his world. Gifted with the ancient ability of sjá, he has seen the birth and destruction of hundreds of worlds, but at … Continue reading

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