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Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe
T.I. Lowe’s gritty yet tender and uplifting tale reminds us that a great story can break your heart … then heal it in the best possible way.
Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving her to pick up the pieces while holding her six siblings together and doing her best to stop her daddy from retreating into his personal darkness.
Scratching out a living on the family’s tobacco farm is as tough as it gets. Just when it seems she might have something more waiting for her — with the son of a wealthy local family who she’s crushed on for years — her father makes a choice that will crack wide-open the family’s secrets and lead to a public reckoning.
A Road Trip to Remember by Judith Keim
A fun and memorable road trip between grandmother and granddaughter brings about surprises and love as they discover new possibilities for everything they’ve ever wanted.
Aggie and her granddaughter Blythe drive to Florida, stopping to see old college friends along the way — particularly Donovan Bailey, the man she’d thought she’d marry. Aggie’s son and his wife, Blythe’s difficult stepmother, can’t find out.
All goes well until Aggie falls while dancing with Donovan. Then Blythe’s father is seriously injured in an automobile accident. Blythe and Logan Pierce, Donovan’s young assistant, do their best to step in for them at work, fighting their mutual attraction. A fun novel from a prolific author.
EVE-0 by Danielle Gomes
Would you sacrifice a few lives to potentially save millions?
When a team of scientists discovers the deadly consequences of a human gene they dub “the evolution gene,” they quickly realize that the human race is on the brink of extinction.
As pandemic after pandemic ravages the world, symptomatic of the looming eradication of all humankind, this team heads to the Amazon for one last chance to save humanity. While the modern world is on the verge of total collapse, salvation lies in a forgotten time.
Adam Names the Insects by Janice Dixon
A great read for the young and the young at heart, Adam Names the Insects (with a little help from Eve) is a whimsical telling of an old story. The author takes the reader through a child-like excursion in the Garden of Eden in which Adam inspects the various insects and pronounces each name. He uses the sense of smell to name the stink bug and the sense of sound to name the Bzzz. Readers delight in the clever back and forth between Adam and Eve.
The book has been described as “a clever, refreshing, glimpse into the lives of two delightfully dissimilar individuals tasked with naming the insects.” Come along and enjoy the journey. Purchase at http://bit.ly/3kd9OFK.
