Usually, when I’m on vacation, I can’t wait to get lost in a sexy romance. But recently, I stumbled upon Lakewood by Megan Giddings, and–instead of getting caught up in a love story with lots of meet-cutes, angst, misunderstanding, sex, and more sex–I ended up in one...
Now that Thanksgiving’s over, the Christmas shopping season has begun. If you’re like me, you have a few people on your shopping list who are foodies, love experimenting in the kitchen, and think nothing of whipping something magical together with what’s in the...
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid It’s not often that I get to read a novel set in my hometown of Philadelphia, so I was pretty excited to read Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age. I’d already heard about the novel from a friend and fellow author, Nia Forrester. We...
What would you do…? Would you be able to forgive a police officer whose actions have left you emotionally scarred? And would you be able to work together with him or even consider him a friend seven years later? This is the intriguing premise of Xyla Turner’s...
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Every now and then, I hear about a book several months in advance, see the hype around it, pre-order it based on the blurb, and hope it will live up to the hype. Not all books do. But I can happily report that Get a Life, Chloe...
For women of color to continue the conversations that we have in the nail salon, beauty parlor, church, and during our lunch breaks at work. This is a place where you can kick off your shoes and get comfortable.