‘By Invitation Only’ Reminds Us of the Importance of Family [REVIEW]

wedding couple sitting on green grass in front of body of water at sunset — Opposities attract in Dorothea Benton Frank’s uproarious new novel, *By Invitation Only.* (Photo by freestocks.org on Pexels.com)

When a young couple falls in love and announces their engagement, it sends their families reeling. After all, the bride is a well-to-do Chicago socialite while the groom comes a peach farm in the South Carolina Lowcountry. As their families meet for the first time, will the starry-eyed couple be able to handle the heat or will their romance disintergrate as cultures clash? Find out in Dorothea Benton Frank’s hilariously candid new novel, By Invitation Only.
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Jathan FinkMay 29, 20185 Comments

Books, Contest

An Old House Teaches ‘A Hundred Small Lessons’ [REVIEW]

Elsie and Lucy — A house connects two women at very different points in their lives in Ashley Hay’s *A Hundred Small Lessons*. (Photo by donireewalker, Flickr)

We’ve frequently heard the saying, “if walls could talk, think of the stories they could tell.” In Ashley Hay’s new novel, A Hundred Small Lessons, we learn about two families who inhabited the same house at very different points in their lives, and it demonstrates how one home connects generations in a very unique way. Continue reading “An Old House Teaches ‘A Hundred Small Lessons’ [REVIEW]”

Jathan FinkNovember 29, 2017November 30, 20174 Comments

Books, Contest

Too Many Secrets Destroy a Marriage in J.T. Ellison’s ‘Lie To Me’ [REVIEW]

Wedding rings — A marriage goes off the rails in J.T. Ellison’s new page-turner, *Lie to Me*. (Photo by Abhishek Jacob, Flickr)

When marriage is plagued by grief, jealousy, betrayal, and murder, the perfect literary couple seems bent on destroying one another in J.T. Ellison’s new stand-alone psychological thriller, Lie to Me. Continue reading “Too Many Secrets Destroy a Marriage in J.T. Ellison’s ‘Lie To Me’ [REVIEW]”

Heather FinkSeptember 20, 2017December 27, 20174 Comments

Books

Sometimes It Takes A Leap of Faith ‘To Wager Her Heart’ [REVIEW]

Belle Meade Plantation — She may have grown up in Nashville’s social circles, but Alexandra Jamison is about to raise some eyebrows in Tamera Alexander’s TO WAGER HER HEART. (Photo by Manish Vohra, Flickr)

When a woman’s dreams come crashing down around her through no fault of her own, the life she planned is no longer a possibility. But will she be able to find the strength she needs to move on and sieze the life she wants before it is too late? Find out in Tamera Alexander’s moving new historical novel, To Wager Her Heart. Continue reading “Sometimes It Takes A Leap of Faith ‘To Wager Her Heart’ [REVIEW]”

Jathan FinkSeptember 14, 2017September 13, 20172 Comments

Books, Family & Pets

On A Good Marriage [GUEST POST]

Randy and J.T. Ellison on New Years Eve 2017. (Photo courtesy J.T. Ellison)

As I write this, I am three days shy of my 22/25th anniversary. We share our wedding date with the date of our first kiss, hence the dual year celebrations. We’ve had a long and happy life together, and anticipate many more years to come. I fell hard the night we met, and those feelings haven’t gone away. Continue reading “On A Good Marriage [GUEST POST]”