Tweet Julian’s always been closer to his mother than his father. So when she leaves their home in North Carolina to manage a hotel in Florida for her parents, he knows there’s more to the story. Stuck at home until … Continue reading
Cindy Hudson
Tweet If your book club is one of the many that may be getting together to exchange gifts over the soon-to-come holidays, you may be looking to find just the right thing to wrap up and bring to your meeting. … Continue reading
Tweet Since Jonathon’s twin brother, Telly, had an accident and died, Jonathon can’t seem to function well. Once a rising star poet, now he’s in danger of failing 11th grade and finds himself contemplating suicide. But Jonathon’s friends—a group he … Continue reading
Tweet When Ian’s wife Kate dies and leaves him to raise their young daughter, he doesn’t know how he’ll ever feel normal again. A year later, he finds a letter from Kate telling him to take their daughter on a … Continue reading
Tweet When we read Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce in my mother-daughter book club, my daughter and I served lasagna for dinner, because it matched a special dinner mentioned in the book. Lasagna is such a great comfort food to … Continue reading
Tweet Yesterday I wrote a review of Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria Became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel, a young adult historical fiction novel that I liked a lot. Today, I’m … Continue reading
Tweet Before Victoria became Queen of England, she was merely Princess Victoria, controlled by her mother, the king’s sister-in-law, and a powerful advisor, Sir John Conroy. Victoria lived in near isolation in Kensington Palace, unaware of much news of the … Continue reading
Tweet Fiona Sheehan thinks there could be nothing worse than having to go through a mock marriage for a mandatory class in her senior year. Then she finds out her “spouse” is Todd Harding, a crude jock who is in … Continue reading
