When the Lights Go Out, Mary Kubica, Park Row Books – Jessie Sloane is the twenty-something daughter of a single mom. From an early age Jessie questioned her identity, wondering about her father and why he’s no longer with the family.
Cindy Matthews
Cindy A. Matthews' articles and essays have appeared in over forty publications. She works as a freelance manuscript evaluator, book reviewer, and copy editor. Her writer's guide, Defeating the Slushpile Monster, was a finalist in the self-help/non-fiction category of the 2009 EPIC awards and is now available in print and in Kindle formats. More information about her editorial services and non-fiction works can be found at her web site/blog www.cindyamatthews.com
Writing as Cynthianna, Cindy has published contemporary and fantasy romantic-comedies. Cindy also writes sf/paranormal erotic-romance as Celine Chatillon. See her work on Amazon.com.
A Murdered Peace by Candace Robb
A Murdered Peace, Candace Robb, Pegasus Crime – York, Winter, 1400AD. The previous year Henry Bollingbroke deposed his cousin King Richard II and became King Henry IV. England is still in turmoil following the Epiphany Uprising when Richard’s supporters failed to restore him to the throne.
A Blood Thing by James Hankins
A Blood Thing, James Hankins, Thomas & Mercer – Wealth, power and prestige: The Kane family of Vermont has them all. Andrew Kane is in his thirties, the youngest person to be elected governor of Vermont.
The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead
The Emerald Sea, Richelle Mead, Razorbill – The Glittering Court’s a private academy dedicated to schooling young women in Osfridian etiquette.
Heroes of History: Alexander Hamilton
Heroes of History: Alexander Hamilton – It’s possible that everybody in the world has heard of or seen the musical Hamilton. The production helped to blow away the mists of history from this previously obscure Founding Father, but who exactly was he? Heroes of History: Alexander Hamilton sets out to explain just that.
Heroes of History: George Washington by Janet & Geoff Benge
Heroes of History: George Washington, Janet & Geoff Benge, Liberty Street – George Washington is revered as the “Father of his Country.” His image is everywhere, from currency to portraits and statues. But who exactly was he?
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Mark Sullivan, Lake Union – Italy, 1944. Seventeen years old, Pino Lella comes from a prosperous Milanese family. He’s full of dreams like any boy his age. War seems remote until Allied bombs begin to fall on the city.
Sugar Land by Tammy Lynne Stoner
Sugar Land, Tammy Lynne Stoner, Red Hen Press – Born and raised in Midland, Texas, Miss Dara is a large, awkward young woman working in an egg store.
The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze
The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze, Rick Riordan, Disney Hyperion – In the third book of The Trials of Apollo series, once again we find the god Apollo incarnated in the weak and flabby body of a pimply-faced human teenager named Lester.
The Betrayals by Fiona Neill
The Betrayals, Fiona Neill, Pegasus Books – Rosie and Nick, Lisa and Barney and all their kids made one big, happy extended family, vacationing together every summer on the east Norfolk coast of England.
