Big feelings often arrive without warning, especially for children navigating expectations they don’t fully understand. In by Kathleen Jeffrey, illustrated by Susan Kilmartin, anxiety interrupts familiar routines and leaves a child unsure of how to respond. Although Katie is cheerful and capable, tests make her feel uneasy in ways she cannot explain. On one spelling […]
Julie’s Review: Undead Gods is a gritty fantasy set in a kingdom that is deteriorating and magic has been lost. In fact, any magic use is forbidden and anyone found to be “cursed” by the undead gods with magic is executed. The characters are complicated and driven to their own goals. Enter our FMC, […]
The Adventures of Hurley, Pearl, and The Pink Soldiers of Kindness Children’s Book Date Published: October 10, 2025 Publisher: Gatekeeper Press Hurley and Pearl are a brother and sister duo who usually get along but, like all siblings, sometimes struggle with their emotions. One day, when Pearl’s singing pushes Hurley to his […]
Julie’s Review: Thanks to the author for providing me with this ARC. Ember & Ash is an intense fantasy about Nephilim! Ember is a criminal defense attorney, always wanting to protect the innocent. Until she turns 27, and “comes of age” to find out she’s something else entirely. First, let’s say how much I […]
by Ashley Sadrnoori Children’s Book Date Published: April 14, 205 Publisher: MindStir Media ✨ A heartwarming rhyming story that teaches kids the power of kindness, confidence, and self-acceptance. Looking into the river, They saw what they never believed. They all had something special, That they first didn’t see. In You Don’t See […]
Stories live long after their creators, evolving in ways that reflect the eras that embrace them. In , Dr. Lona Bailey explores how one literary “villain” transformed into a feminist symbol that continues to provoke conversation, admiration, and reflection. Bailey’s narrative traces more than a century of reinvention—from L. Frank Baum’s turn-of-the-century pages to Margaret […]
Julie’s Review: : This first in a series delivers an interesting magical world, troubled complicated characters who grow on you and really aren’t who they seem at first, lots of action (and violence), and a common goal to safe their worlds. I enjoyed the slow burn romantasy, starting with a bargain to help […]
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR Rhea Thomas’ Let Birds Fly Book Summary Let Birds Fly by Rhea Thomas is a magical realism short story collection where the extraordinary sparks everyday lives toward transformation. Connected by Ripple Media, each of the fifteen characters navigates personal struggles, such as an impossible itch, a mercurial third eye, […]
Book Tour Heart’s True Desire Series: Book Three By Kathryn Amurra About the Book: Genres: Paranormal Romance / Vampire Romance Publisher: Wild Rose Press Publication Date: October 20, 2025 In her last semester of college, Beth D’Angelo has one goal—to get her thermodynamics experiment to work so she can graduate. But everything changes […]
Julie’s Review: is a New Adult dystopian fantasy with magical creatures and Strangers living on the Outside, and a magic-free, oppressive city, Cyllene. Characters: The book follows Maila, a 20-year old orphan, who witnessed her own sister being executed by the Cyllene Enforcers when she was 10, with per parents already dead in the line […]