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Small Town Stories with Big Secrets and Plenty of Charm

What is it about small-town settings that instantly make a story jump off the page? Is it the secrets? The quirky characters? The fact that everyone knows everything about everyone? For me, in my new novel Summer State of Mind, it’s a little bit of all those things. Plus, when…

Kristy Woodson HarveyMay 1, 2026

Listicles Romance

Why We Keep Falling for Small-Town Romance

In today’s noisy, fast-paced, sometimes overwhelming world, there is nothing like escaping into a small-town romance. The stories invite readers to embrace the simple joys, savor a slower pace and step into a love story that feels personal and timeless. The characters are ordinary, relatable people who find love in…

Shanna HatfieldOctober 7, 2025

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This Author Gives Us an Inside Look at the World of Reality TV — With a Fantastical Twist

Reality TV and the land of the Fae — two halves of a story that most people would never think to combine. But Randee Dawn’s debut novel Tune in Tomorrow is far from your average read. As K. L. Romo writes in her review, “ust like Alice after dropping down…

BookTribAugust 29, 2022

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5 Books for the Lazy, Hazy Dog Days of Summer

This month we celebrate Women’s Fiction stories of lazy, hazy summer days spent at the beach, listening to roaring sea waves or boating across the placid or mysterious waters of a lake. Lots of things can happen during the dog days of summer when the heat hits record temperatures. Water…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationAugust 24, 2022

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When Plans Go Awry: 5 Captivating Tales of Unplanned Vacations

This month in BookTrib, we are celebrating Women’s Fiction titles that showcase unplanned vacations. Getting stuck on the road, at the airport, on a boat, at a house for the weekend. Stories where the character is unable to leave a location and has to deal with the situation. It may…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationJuly 27, 2022

Fiction Young Adult

Bullies Are No Match for Rainbows and Drag Queens in Julie Murphy’s “Pumpkin”

NYT bestselling author Julie Murphy’s latest book, Pumpkin (Balzer + Bray), is a charming, life-affirming and glittering high school graduation gift to her scores of young adult readers and new fans of all ages. Waylon Brewer, aka Pumpkin, an 18-year-old openly gay senior with secret drag queen aspirations, narrates the…

Linda HitchcockMay 25, 2021

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Evil Stalks the Colonial Australian Countryside in Historical Crime Thriller

Criminals rule the rough harbor of 1875 Sydney, New South Wales, and the cobblestone streets are bloody. But the blood of a murdered flower girl, her throat savagely cut, is only one of the reasons police Inspector Cormag Macleod drinks too much. An ex-Londoner, he’s haunted by visions of his…

Joanna PoncavageJanuary 17, 2022

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Secrets of Former Classmate’s Disappearance Unravel as Old Friends Confront Dark Past

Spoken by one of the three protagonists near the end of Ava Black’s intoxicating The Friends, it might be unclear as one reads through the pages whether the book’s title is sincere or sarcastic. Perhaps “partners in crime” is the best reference, as the book traces the perilous exploits of…

Jim AlkonNovember 16, 2021

Fiction Thrillers

Tall Poppy Review: Unsolved Murder Shakes Midwest Town, and Its Secrets Prove Corrosive

"Nicole Baart dazzles once more in this haunting family saga about the danger of uncovering hard truths ... Expertly plotted." — Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke, authors of How To Save a Life — ∞ — "Suspenseful, beautifully rendered. Everything We Didn’t Say is Baart at her best." — Heather…

Sandra BlockNovember 18, 2021

Fiction

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

I was lucky enough to be able to engage in conversation with the talented and charismatic Laurie Frankel at my latest book club meeting, where we discussed her moving new novel, One Two Three (Henry Holt and Co.) The group gave this amazing book rave reviews and we thoroughly enjoyed…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 22, 2021

Fiction

“The Devil Pulls the Strings” and a Troubled Hero Strives to Sever the Ties

What do secret societies, world mythologies, steampunk vampires and time travel have in common? The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek weaves these strands and more into a complex multi-genre romp that combines urban fantasy, science fiction and paranormal adventure, with a big dash of Renaissance faires and the…

Gevera Bert PiedmontSeptember 15, 2021

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: Sometimes “Little Broken Things” Have a Big Impact…

Tender descriptions of Minnesota lake picnics, boathouse romances and childhood memories cloak simmering shame and mysterious motives in this slow unraveling of community secrets, Little Broken Things, from author Nicole Baart. When Quinn’s sister Nora brings a troubled child to the door of her small cottage, telling her not…

Kelly SimmonsNovember 30, 2017

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BookTrib Giveaway: A Hated Judge, an Unending Suspect List and a Small Town Full of Secrets

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/JW-no-click-scaled.jpg *U.S. Entries Only* PGEgY2xhc3M9InJjcHRyIiBocmVmPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnJhZmZsZWNvcHRlci5jb20vcmFmbC9kaXNwbGF5LzkzNjE0NTg0NDc1LyIgcmVsPSJub2ZvbGxvdyIgZGF0YS1yYWZsaWQ9IjkzNjE0NTg0NDc1IiBkYXRhLXRoZW1lPSJjbGFzc2ljIiBkYXRhLXRlbXBsYXRlPSI1YzAwODg5MjQ3MmJkODVhMGIxMTRhODUiIGlkPSJyY3dpZGdldF9iNWc2Y2pxNSI+YSBSYWZmbGVjb3B0ZXIgZ2l2ZWF3YXk8L2E+CjxzY3JpcHQgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3dpZGdldC1wcmltZS5yYWZmbGVjb3B0ZXIuY29tL2xhdW5jaC5qcyI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+ "Judge's Waltz is saturated with the authenticity that can only emanate from four decades of total immersion in countless criminal cases in numerous courtrooms." —Amazon reviewer "This one has it all — excellent writing, engaging characters and a top-notch plot. Burnette gets all the details…

BookTribJune 16, 2022

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Courtroom Veteran Delivers a Murder Mystery Full of Personal Experience

As a former federal and state prosecutor, it’s no wonder debut author Katherine Burnette is brimming with stories to tell. “My dream was always to write a novel,” she says. To make this dream a reality, Burnette prosecuted by day and wrote by night, eventually resulting in her first novel…

Wyatt SemenukJune 6, 2022

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New Murder Mystery by Rick Bleiweiss is Unforgettable: He’s Telling Us Some Reasons Why

One of Publisher's Weekly's "Best New Debut Mystery Novels" An Amazon Editors’ Pick for “Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense” Pignon Scorbion & The Barbershop Detectives (Blackstone Publishing), Rick Bleiweiss’ new murder mystery, is a whodunit with an unforgettable Police Chief Inspector Pignon Scorbion at its center. In a style reminiscent…

Susan Shapiro BarashFebruary 18, 2022

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Saul Kenneth Falconer On How He Crafted A Thriller With His Favorite Character at the Core

“A somber, readable tale of frontier psychodrama. Falconer draws this provincial world well, although the book’s most memorable creation is Macleod himself, a hard man with a soft heart and a jaded worldview,” assesses Kirkus Independent Reviews. The Falconer in question is Mr. Saul Kenneth Falconer, author of the new…

Judy MorenoJanuary 31, 2022

Small Town Stories with Big Secrets and Plenty of Charm

Why We Keep Falling for Small-Town Romance

This Author Gives Us an Inside Look at the World of Reality TV — With a Fantastical Twist

5 Books for the Lazy, Hazy Dog Days of Summer

When Plans Go Awry: 5 Captivating Tales of Unplanned Vacations

Bullies Are No Match for Rainbows and Drag Queens in Julie Murphy’s “Pumpkin”

Evil Stalks the Colonial Australian Countryside in Historical Crime Thriller

Secrets of Former Classmate’s Disappearance Unravel as Old Friends Confront Dark Past

Tall Poppy Review: Unsolved Murder Shakes Midwest Town, and Its Secrets Prove Corrosive

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

“The Devil Pulls the Strings” and a Troubled Hero Strives to Sever the Ties

Tall Poppies Review: Sometimes “Little Broken Things” Have a Big Impact…

BookTrib Giveaway: A Hated Judge, an Unending Suspect List and a Small Town Full of Secrets

Courtroom Veteran Delivers a Murder Mystery Full of Personal Experience

New Murder Mystery by Rick Bleiweiss is Unforgettable: He’s Telling Us Some Reasons Why

Saul Kenneth Falconer On How He Crafted A Thriller With His Favorite Character at the Core

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