Good Book to Read, The Monstrous Misses Mai, Van Hoang, 47 North – Cordelia Yin finds life tough as a first-generation Vietnamese American in 1959 Los Angeles.
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.
Good Book to Read: The Wishing Bridge by Viola Shipman
Good Book to Read: The Wishing Bridge, Viola Shipman, Graydon House – Henrietta “Henri” Wegner is fifty two, menopausal, and hanging on to her job at Tolliver & Co for dear life.
Good Book to Read: The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
Good Book to Read: The Last Love Note, Emma Grey, Zibby Books – Canberra, Australia, native Kate Whittaker is left widowed at age thirty-eight with a young child and a world of heartache to navigate.
Good Book to Read: This Impossible Brightness by Jessica Bryant Klagmann
Good Book to Read: This Impossible Brightness, Jessica Bryant Klagmann, Lake Union – Alma Hughes has always possessed the gift—or curse—of empathy.
Good book to read: The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas
Good book to read, The Paleontologist, Luke Dumas, Atria – The Covid outbreak was hard on many people. Paleontologist Dr. Simon Nealy suffered mental health issues and the end of his relationship.
Good Book to Read: The Tree Doctor by Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Review: The Tree Doctor, Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Graywolf Press – Can a deadly virus teach a better appreciation of life?
Good Book to Read: The Wild Between Us by Amy Hagstrom
Review: The Wild Between Us, Amy Hagstrom, Lake Union – 2003: High school seniors Meg Tanner and Danny Cairns live quiet lives in the High Sierra town of Feather River, California, until a blast from Danny’s past drops into their midst.
Good book to read: The Handler by Jeffrey S. Stephens
Book Review: CIA operatives Nick Reagan and his partner Carol Gellos are on the trail of new technology that could give terrorists a dangerous edge should it fall into their hands.
Review: The Midnight Garden by Elaine Roth
Review: Can two broken hearts believe in second chances? The Midnight Garden, Elaine Roth, Lake Union – Hope Gold is left widowed at the tender age of twenty-three when her husband Brandon dies in an accident.
Review: The Art of Privilege by Carey Green
Review: In murder, things may not always be what they seem. Art of Privilege, Carey Green, Rare Bird Books – NYPD Detective Charles Sleetch is called to the scene when high flying Wall Street trader Dave Tanjano and his girlfriend are found murdered.
