She Who Rides Horses by Sarah V. Barnes
Set more than 6,000 years ago, She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book One) begins the story of Naya, the first person to ride a horse. Daughter of a clan chief, bolder than the other girls but shunned by the boys, Naya wanders alone through the vast grasslands where her people herd cattle and hunt wild horses.
But Naya dreams of creating a different kind of relationship with the magnificent creatures. With time running out before she is called to assume the responsibilities of adulthood, Naya embarks on a quest to gallop with the filly across the boundless steppe. Unwittingly, she sets in motion events that will change forever the future of humans and horses alike.
Frantastically Frances by Sharon Rae North
Frances W. North is serious, funny, spontaneous and a lot of other adjectives. At 84 years old, she’s experienced a lot of life, not all of it good. But the wisdom she gained traveling those bumpy roads is worth noting.
Since speaking freely has never been Frances’ weakness, the youngest of her two adult daughters compiled enough conversations, zingers and one-liners to fill this book. The book is filled with hilarious anecdotes, profanity, sage advice, and more than a few of Frances’ non-politically correct opinions. Her children are not exempt, celebrities aren’t either, nor is the general public. If it’s in her head, it’ll probably come out of her mouth. But that’s what makes her FRANtastic. Purchase at https://bit.ly/3ygmHpL.
Mystery at Windswept Farm by Wendy Sand Eckel
In the much-anticipated third book in the Rosalie Hart Mystery Series, Rosalie’s hard-earned organic farm certification is threatened by a toxic neighbor who is about to crop dust his winter wheat. When their impulsive farm hand decides to confront him, she finds his lifeless body inside the door of his home on Windswept Farm.
In the midst of the mayhem, Rosalie’s beloved Day Lily Café hosts a five-day cooking school. Marco Giovanelli, a celebrated Italian chef, arrives in Cardigan and a sumptuous situation ensues. When one of the students falls ill with the same poison that killed the farmer, Rosalie and her best friend and head waiter, Glenn, take matters, and homemade pasta dough, into their own hands. The fictional town of Cardigan once again comes to life and delights with suspense, humor, and mouth-watering menus.
Posts From Suburbia by George Guida
Posts from Suburbia reflects the experiences of a growing number of Americans who have, especially during the pandemic, moved to suburbia for the promise of greater security, privacy, convenience, and comfort. This satirical narrative serves as an episodic survival guide to the transition: the life of lawn care, man caves, shopping clubs, mall cops, gym memberships, malleable religious faith, discreet infidelity, various kinds of therapy, cable guys, backyard barbecues, casual bigotry, restrictive ordinances, home improvement, social media obsessions, resident know-it-alls and more.
At the heart of it all stands Bill, a thirty-something child of the suburbs who has returned, dumped by his girlfriend, and holding unused degrees from a city university—a still-young man struggling to find a new life among the characters who populate his world, his memory, and his blog.
