Hannah Brooks is great at her job. Like, really great. Part of what makes her excel is her ability to blend in coupled with her incredible skillset of being able read people and decades of jujitsu experience. That's why she's one of the two top personal protection agents, AKA bodyguards, at her company. But life [...]
Month: July 2022
This Place of Wonder Book Review
In her latest novel This Place of Wonder, Barbara O'Neal acutely captures the nature of grief, the aching of belonging, and the powerful effect hope and time can have on both. Famed chef Augustus Beauvais dies unexpectedly, leaving behind two daughters, an ex-wife, a girlfriend, and a sagging empire. The women who mourn him are [...]
Author Interview: Angela Jackson-Brown
Historical fiction fans, if you haven't read Angela Jackson-Brown yet, you are seriously missing out. Lucky for you, the author of When Stars Rain Down has a new book coming out. The Light Always Breaks will be available tomorrow, July 5! Author photo by Chandra Lynch, Ankh Productions Angela Jackson-Brown was kind enough to answer [...]
The Light Always Breaks Book Review
Angela Jackson-Brown's The Light Always Breaks is set in 1940s Washington, D.C. yet (unfortunately, angrily) much of the discourse is still relevant today. Eva Cardon is a successful restaurant owner. This would be impressive on its own, but she's also only 24, Black, and it's 1948. She's using her exceptional business prowess to help feed [...]