Contemporary Women's Fiction

Is Forgiveness Ever Easy? Two Authors Get to the Heart of It

We all love a climactic moment of reconciliation when one person proclaims to another “I forgive you!” in a scene that ends with joyful tears, a loving embrace, and the apparent release of some kind of pixie dust that obliterates all pain. While I long to trust the magic and…

Diane ParrishJuly 19, 2023

Listicles Romance

Five of This Summer’s Hottest Beach Reads

Looking for a great book to check out while you relax in the warm summer sun? From romance to suspense, we have five recommendations you're sure to enjoy.

Wyatt SemenukJuly 17, 2023

Fiction

Woman Returns Home to Uncover Family History — And Fails Spectacularly

New York Times best-selling author Marie Bostwick has succeeded impressively with her latest novel Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly (William Morrow). It deserves to be a summer blockbuster! The dedication neatly summarizes the book’s theme: “To the Spectacular People, those who figure out how to keep going when they feel like…

Linda HitchcockMay 25, 2023

Author Spotlight Fiction

Modern Love Story About Death, Ghosts and the Love That Never Dies

Twelve Months and A Day (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) is a riveting story of love lost and second chances. In Louisa Young’s carefully crafted supernatural novel, two peoples lives are upended by their partners’ untimely deaths. For both Roisin, whose fiancé Nico’s sudden death is shocking, and for Rasmus, whose young…

Susan Shapiro BarashFebruary 16, 2023

Fiction Romance

Breathtaking Icelandic Literary Romance Between Artists

Author Barbara Linn Probst enjoys an enriching life, digging deep with people and experiencing places, and it shows in her writing. The Color of Ice (She Writes Press), her latest novel, takes us to Iceland with Cathryn, a single mom who has put her needs aside to raise her children and…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 8, 2022

Fiction Romance Romance - Featured

A Unique Perspective on #MeToo in Paulette Stout’s New Romance

Many of the high profile #MeToo cases and accusations we’ve seen in the news are focused on accused famous men. Whether the victims are men or women, many of the alleged and proven perpetrators are men. I had never really considered a female predator harassing a male, even with over…

Y. M. NelsonNovember 4, 2022

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: Tina Ann Forkner Wakes Up Emotions

My oh my but I have a thing for the Talleys. I must—I just finished reading Tina Ann Forkner’s Waking Up Joy (Tule Publishing) for the second time. Image courtesy of amazon.com Joy Talley is the 40-something who has tasked herself with preserving her parents’ rural Oklahoma homestead as well…

Kathryn CraftJuly 5, 2018

Fiction

Jennifer Weiner Transforms Mistaken Identity Into Self-Actualization in “That Summer”

"An uncompromising, complicated portrait of the insidious dangers of the patriarchy that is also a lot of fun to read." — Booklist —∞— If you’re a fan of Jennifer Weiner, or at the very least if you’ve followed her work the past couple of years, you’re probably wondering two things…

Y. M. NelsonMay 11, 2021

Fiction

9 Beach Reads that Seriously Deliver on the Sisterhood Vibes

From the waves to the romance, we love a good beach read here at BookTrib. And while true beach reads tend to have certain things in common (compelling relationships, family drama, a lake or an ocean visit), this year we’ve noticed a more specific trend: sisters and sisterhood. It seems…

Rachel CarterJuly 3, 2017

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Summer of Sisters and Secrets in the South

Whenever I read one of Kristy Woodson Harvey’s books, I head to the south. Not, literally, unfortunately. But with a skip and a little jump, I head to the south in my mind. White front porches with columns. Mint juleps. Hot, humid summers. Charming, fancy, old homes with history and…

Cathy LambMay 9, 2019

Fiction Romance Romance - Featured

Star-Crossed Lovers Face Fears and Follow Dreams in Hawaii

Who says a beach read needs to be read at the beach or in the summer only? As the fall season arrives you’ll still be sure to enjoy the Hawaii-set novel, Where The Sun Rises (Rosewind Books), written by Anna Gomez and Kristoffer Polaha. The story presents a captivating romance between…

Anne Eliot FeldmanOctober 11, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured Recommended

Retired Artist in Savannah Valley Redefines Generational Wealth

Life in the Savannah Valley has the potential to be different from anything Adelia ever dreamed of. On the surface, it looks picture-perfect. But when she arrives in the retirement community, she feels like an impostor. The rich locals don’t take kindly to a woman who they don't think belongs…

Megan BeauregardOctober 26, 2022

Author Discovery Zone

Anna Gomez

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/anna-gomez-chair-crop300.jpg Anna Gomez Women’s Fiction Contemporary Romance Women’s Literature Author of six novels under the pen name of Christine Brae, and co-author of the series "From Kona With Love" under her given name. As Anna Gomez As Christine Brae BOOKS: AS CHRISTINE BRAE The Light in the Wound (2013) His…

Cynthia ConradNovember 23, 2020

Author Discovery Zone

Christine Brae

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Latest-Profile-2019-300x300.jpg Christine Brae Women’s Fiction Contemporary Romance Women’s Literature Full-time career woman/advertising executive thought she could write a book about her life and then run away as far as possible from it. Can be found shopping for shoes and purses, running a half marathon or spending time with family. Four…

BookTribMay 13, 2019

Contemporary Women’s Fiction

Is Forgiveness Ever Easy? Two Authors Get to the Heart of It

Five of This Summer’s Hottest Beach Reads

Tall Poppies Review: Tina Ann Forkner Wakes Up Emotions

Jennifer Weiner Transforms Mistaken Identity Into Self-Actualization in “That Summer”

9 Beach Reads that Seriously Deliver on the Sisterhood Vibes

Tall Poppy Review: A Summer of Sisters and Secrets in the South

Star-Crossed Lovers Face Fears and Follow Dreams in Hawaii

Retired Artist in Savannah Valley Redefines Generational Wealth

Anna Gomez

Christine Brae

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