Marriage

Is E L James’ “Freed” the Last of Fifty Shades?

It’s hard to imagine that anyone hasn’t heard of E L James’ controversial and sensuous romance series Fifty Shades of Grey. What began as fanfiction inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling Twilight Saga transformed into a hit series all its own, and now, ten years later, James has released Freed (Bloom…

BookTribJune 9, 2021

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Vignettes Paint a Colorful Mosaic of Life Lessons That Can Serve Anyone and Everyone

A 50-year-old woman is beginning to resign herself to a life without romantic love. She moves to Tulsa for work, without knowing anyone, and attends a Toastmasters District Conference with the intention of just meeting potential friends. At the event, she strikes up a conversation with some friendly women, and…

BookTribNovember 17, 2021

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: The Tearjerker “You Were Always Mine”

Equal parts tear-jerker and page-turner, Nicole Baart's You Were Always Mine (Atria Books) entwines the heartbreak of a mother's struggle with the urgency of a mystery that won't let her (or you) go. At the start of You Were Always Mine, we meet mother and teacher Jessica Chamberlain on the brink of…

Jessica StrawserOctober 25, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Love and Afterlife in “A Change of Heart”

Sonali Dev’s third novel, A Change of Heart (Kensington), opens with Dr. Nikhil “Nic” Joshi, a former Doctors Without Borders physician, who's working as a cruise ship doctor. He's drinking himself to death while alternately chasing down, and hiding from, the ghost of his wife, Dr. Jen Joshi, who has been dead for…

Amy ImpellizeriJanuary 24, 2019

Fiction

Celebrating Lovely Imperfections in “Branching Out”

Emotional and satisfying, Kerstin March’s novel Branching Out is a skillfully written love story that will truly touch the heart of readers. This isn’t a story about a perfect marriage, and that’s what makes it so very lovely in its deeply moving journey of love between two people. This is…

BookTribJune 21, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: “Perennials” Unfolds Beautifully

Julie Cantrell has long been one of my favorite authors, a writer whose pages I know I can turn to for stunning language, heartfelt stories and flawless character development. Her latest, Perennials, is no exception, and I found myself completely invested from the very first page. Lovey Sutherland’s Arizona life,…

Kristy HarveyNovember 16, 2017

Fiction

Cultures Clash in Ayobami Adebayo’s Debut, ‘Stay With Me’

Stay With Me is a story about a Nigerian young couple, Yejide and Akin, who married for love as they faced the challenges of infertility. In their culture, having children is expected, and they are desperate to become parents. Yejide’s mother died when she gave birth so she hopes her feelings…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 12, 2017

Fiction

Feldman’s Follow Up to ‘The Book of Jonah’ is Endearing and Darkly Comedic

Known for his critically-acclaimed debut novel The Book of Jonah, author Joshua Max Feldman is back with another novel that promises to be every bit as engaging, intelligent and introspective as you think it will be. Start Without Me: A Novel does more than just analyze the family dynamics, and the…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaOctober 11, 2017

Fiction

Elliot Ackerman Has Endless Inspiration for ‘Dark At the Crossing’

Here is an author whose fiction cannot be separated from his life, or, if you indulge me, whose novels are based on his life. Once a marine, with an impressive five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Elliot Ackerman is now a journalist based in Istanbul, from where he…

Frederic ColierOctober 11, 2017

Fiction

ABC’s ‘American Housewife’ Writer Sarah Dunn Delivers Laughs in ‘The Arrangement’

Suburban young couple, Lucy and Owen are looking to feel energized and happy in their relationship as well as bring back the butterflies, so their exciting but not so well thought-out solution was The Arrangement. An open marriage for six months; Break all the rules; Do what you want, with…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 28, 2017

Fiction

“After Happily Ever After” Comes a Winning Novel by Leslie Rasmussen

Welcome to After Happily Ever After (She Writes Press), the debut novel by the multitalented TV screenwriter Leslie A. Rasmussen. This highly entertaining and thought-provoking book portrays the struggles that millions of women in the “sandwiched generation” face. In the story, Maggie Dolin is 45 and she isn’t dealing with…

BookTribApril 8, 2021

Is E L James’ “Freed” the Last of Fifty Shades?

Vignettes Paint a Colorful Mosaic of Life Lessons That Can Serve Anyone and Everyone

Tall Poppy Review: The Tearjerker “You Were Always Mine”

Tall Poppy Review: Love and Afterlife in “A Change of Heart”

Celebrating Lovely Imperfections in “Branching Out”

Tall Poppies Review: “Perennials” Unfolds Beautifully

Cultures Clash in Ayobami Adebayo’s Debut, ‘Stay With Me’

Feldman’s Follow Up to ‘The Book of Jonah’ is Endearing and Darkly Comedic

Elliot Ackerman Has Endless Inspiration for ‘Dark At the Crossing’

ABC’s ‘American Housewife’ Writer Sarah Dunn Delivers Laughs in ‘The Arrangement’

“After Happily Ever After” Comes a Winning Novel by Leslie Rasmussen

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