Book Review
Cupid on the Loose
by Karen Rigby
Comedy stirs between like-minded writers and meddlesome matchmakers in John J. Jacobson’s romance novel "Cupid on the Loose", about Californians who bond over Shakespeare. Billy is an aspiring novelist with a penchant for old-fashioned...
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The Reunion
by Karen Rigby
A group chat spawns the idea of a ten-year class reunion in Beth Reekles’s lighthearted romance novel "The Reunion", about reinventions and roles that never changed. Ten years after graduating, Bryony, who was supposed to become a...
Book Review
The Tides of Time
by Karen Rigby
In Sarah M. Eden’s romance novel "The Tides of Time", a seamstress fleeing persecution is cast eighty years into the future, where she faces unresolved pain from her revolutionary past. In France, Lili smuggles people to safety from...
Book Review
Big Name Fan
by Karen Rigby
Women stars on a detective show reunite and confront a real death in Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare’s sparkling romance novel "Big Name Fan", about the underestimated crossover between fan fiction and reality. Craven’s Daughter was once...
Book Review
Golda's Hutch
by Karen Rigby
Misunderstood, atypical coworkers navigate their complicated relationships in the grim, funny novel Golda’s Hutch. In Robert Steven Goldstein’s satirical novel Golda’s Hutch, a corporate leader’s private affairs lead to career...
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Bertie's Place
by Karen Rigby
A plucky schoolteacher seeks to improve her community, earning the admiration of a fellow boarder, in the quaint romance novel Bertie’s Place. In Edie Goodwin’s optimistic Christian novel Bertie’s Place, a teacher in a rural Ohio...
Book Review
Birth of the Chosen One
by Karen Rigby
The serene picture book "Birth of the Chosen One" retells the Christmas story from a Native American perspective. Terry Wildman’s reverent picture book "Birth of the Chosen One" adapts the story of Jesus’s birth for an Indigenous...
Book Review
All Mixed Up
by Karen Rigby
In Raj Tawney’s perceptive novel "All Mixed Up", a multiracial boy contends with bullying and finds friendship in the aftermath of 9/11. Kamal’s father is from India. His mother is a New Yorker with Italian and Puerto Rican roots. At...