Book Review: The Stranger Upstairs, by Lisa M. Matlin

Guest review by: Becki BayleyI hate tea. I’m a coffee drinker. I smile wanly, looking around. I’ve never been in her office before. It’s orange and pink and has a child’s bedroom feel about it. It feels safe here, and my limbs slowly unclench. Emily plucks a stray hair from...

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Book Review: This Time Could Be Different, by Khristin Wierman

Guest review by Becki BayleyMadeline’s feet pounded along the dirt path as Green Day’s “Horseshoes and Handgrenades” roared in her ears. She’d started running along this trail a few weeks before. But today she wasn’t paying attention to the sunlight cascading through the dark...

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Book Review: Trouble the Living, by Francesca McDonnell Capossela

Guest review by: Becki BayleyThe Mississippi Man’s eyes were a glint of glass in the dark. Damon, I corrected myself. I knew it wasn’t right to call him whatever I wanted, like I was some kind of God.His long, thin fingers extended a cigarette to me. I shook my head.“Of course,”...

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Book Review and GIVEAWAY: The Good Bride, by Jen Marie Wiggins {ends 11/26}

Guest review by: Becki BayleyMarcus nods then turns to Ruth, his voice light. “I know a lot of people have already asked you this, including myself, but I have to ask again. You’re absolutely sure what you saw out there – and you’d only had one drink. One glass of red wine?”“Yes...

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