Jessilyn Lassiter never knew that hatred could lurk in the human heart until the summer of 1932 when she turned 13. When her best friend, Gemma, loses her parents in a tragic fire, Jessilyn's father vows to care for her as one of his own, despite the fact that Gemma is black and prejudice ...
BOOK REVIEW: Firefly Beach by Luanne Rice
Under the summer sky, anything is possible....Author of the acclaimed novels Cloud Nine and Follow the Stars Home, Luanne Rice returns with another moving portrait of a family in crisis—as three sisters come face-to-face with the past and find in each other the courage to go on.Coolly ...
BOOK REVIEW: Secrets of Erhynvale: Children of the Eclipse by Amara Starling
This book is no longer available. Please visit www.amarastarling.com or facebook.com/amarastarling for the most up to date information.I have to preface this review with a couple of tidbits of information that I feel are important to share. First, I know the author. I consider her ...
BOOK REVIEW: Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
Sometimes all you can do is fly away home ... When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide hips, and lots of opinions. Decades later, Sylvie has remade herself as the ideal politician's wife-her hair dyed and straightened, her hippie-chick wardrobe replaced by ...
Moments of Clarity
I write a lot about being blonde. Sometimes I worry about perpetuating the stereotype. A large part of me identifies with the stereotypical blonde that everyone tells the jokes about. Not because of my hair color, which has darkened with age, but because they fit who I am. At ...