Never Again No More 4 Release Day Shout Out
As Pooch works tirelessly to realign the Dope Boy Clique from prison, Trinity and Terrence seem to be falling apart at the seams. Trinity wonders if Terrence is truly the man she thought he was, and Terrence begins to question Trinity's actions around those closest to him. Although they love each other, are they right for each other? Unknowingly, they must brace themselves for the wrath of Pooch.
Life has moved on for LaMeka. She has the career and the new man she's always wanted. Gavin is playing for keeps, but Tony is alive and well. With a new lease on life, he wants his family back and will do whatever it takes to remove Gavin from the picture.
Lucinda struggles to adapt to the new normal of her stepdaughter, Jessica, and Aldris' ex-fiancée, Jennifer. Admittedly, Aldris doesn't make the transition easy, and as Jennifer and Aldris get close again, it causes a rift between Lucinda and Aldris. When Lucinda finds solace in an unexpected friend, Aldris is left struggling to keep his blended family together.
After Lincoln shows up and wreaks havoc for Charice and Ryan, it's Ryan who's left having to correct his errors to make his wife happy again. However, the secret they are withholding about the paternity of their baby may be the one thing that rips this perfect union to shreds.
About Untamed
Author and poet, Untamed brings about enlightenment and
amusement through real-life, everyday stories with resonating characters. This
Cum Laude graduate of UMUC attributes her passion for the literary arts to her
magnet school educational background. Her unique style of writing landed her
awards such as Coca-Cola Young Writers Award and UBAWA's Top 100 Authors 2018.
Her creative talents afforded opportunities with SWAG Magazine, Boss Magnet
Media, and a multi-book deal with Urban Books. As an expert movie quoter with a
hankering for the 90s, Untamed resides in Georgia and relishes family time with
her husband and children. She continues to push the creative
envelope--delivering content that is unapologetically real and undeniably
untamed.
Visit her website: www.authoruntamed.com or
www.untamedpublishing.net
Trace of Doubt Book Blog Tour
Publisher: Tyndale House
Pub Date: September 7, 2021
Pages: 432 pages
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PRAISE FOR TRACE OF DOUBT :
"Filled with high stakes, high emotion, and high intrigue." – LYNN H. BLACKBURN, award-winning author of UNKNOWN THREAT and ONE FINAL BREATH
“Trace of Doubt is a suspense reader’s best friend. From page one until the end, the action is intense and the storyline keeps you guessing.” – EVA MARIE EVERSON, bestselling author of FIVE BRIDES and DUST
“DiAnn Mills serves up a perfect blend of action, grit, and heart. . . Trace of Doubt takes romantic suspense to a whole new level.” – JAMES R. HANNIBAL, award-winning author of THE PARIS BETRAYAL
“Well-researched . . . with some surprising twists along the way. In Trace of Doubt, Mills weaves together a tale of faith, intrigue, and suspense that her fans are sure to enjoy.” – STEVEN JAMES, award-winning author of SYNAPSE and EVERY WICKED MAN
Link to the Book Trailer on YouTube
This novel centered around Shelby Pearce. She was recently released from prison after serving time after confessing to the crime of murder. Now being free, she wants to start her life anew. We also have Agent Denton McClure who believes Shelby may or may not have committed just a bit more than murder.
This story held quite a few twists, which I love when a story keeps me on my toes. I found Shelby to be quite intuitive and extremely forgiving. I don't know how I would be able to handle being estranged from my family, even if the reason occurred due to my own actions. Maybe I'm a bit sensitive because Shelby was such a likable character. I wanted her life to be smooth sailing upon her release, but predators and roadblocks tried to get in the way of her finding the answers she sought. She does however find her own circle of friends who trust and believe in her. I also liked that the romance between Shelby and Denton was able to grow organically.
"Old friends are like gold nuggets-they increase their value with time."
While this mystery was also a thriller, it had a few other elements like romance, abuse, religion, violence, and abuse. This will probably show that I have an affinity towards True Crime TV and all things Dexter. But, I LOVED the scene with Jess, Marissa, Shelby, and the finger. You'll have to read it. It was smartly done and a bit cheeky.
Just when I caught my breath after one twist, Mills hit me with another. DiAnn Mills is quickly becoming one of my favorite Texas Authors. She has a way of pulling you into the character's psyche until you become one with them. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.
No Names to Be Given Book Blog Tour
JULIA BREWER DAILY
Categories: Women's Fiction / Vintage Fiction / Adoption / 1960s
Publisher: Admission Press Inc.
Pub Date: August 3, 2021
But such a life-altering event can never be forgotten, and no secret remains buried forever. Twenty-five years later, the women are reunited by a blackmailer, who threatens to expose their secrets and destroy the lives they’ve built. That shattering revelation would shake their very foundations—and reverberate all the way to the White House.
Told from the three women’s perspectives in alternating chapters, this mesmerizing story is based on actual experiences of women in the 1960s who found themselves pregnant but unmarried, pressured by family and society to make horrific decisions. How that inconceivable act changed women forever is the story of No Names to Be Given, a heartbreaking but uplifting novel of family and redemption.
PRAISE FOR NO NAMES TO BE GIVEN:
A gorgeous, thrilling, and important novel! These strong women will capture your heart. --Stacey Swann, author of Olympus, Texas.
An insightful and sympathetic view offered into the lives of those who were adopted and those who adopted them. --Pam Johnson, author of Justice for Ella.
A novel worthy of a Lifetime movie adaptation. --Jess Hagemann, author of Headcheese.
Readers can expect deep knowledge of the world the characters inhabit. --Sara Kocek, author of Promise Me Something.
This book is a relevant read and one that will keep readers guessing page after page until the very end. --The US Review of Books
Today's young women, especially, need to absorb No Names to Be Given. --Midwest Book Review, D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer
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Three young women. Three
heartbreaking events. One blackmailer.
This story centers
around three young women who through very different circumstances find
themselves unwed and pregnant in a time- the South in the late 1960s - when
being in that "condition" meant being sent away until after the birth
of the baby and then move on as if nothing has occurred. After dealing with all
that emotional trauma, decades later they begin to receive notes from a
blackmailer.
I have to say that the shame that unwed mothers were shrouded in "the old days" was always fascinating to me. I think because it was still around when I grew up and can distinctly remember young women, I knew that was forced to hide away in shame. It is so far removed from the "show and tell" society that we are currently experiencing...well most of us. Beyond the cultural stigma of unwed mothers, the author layered in the racial undertones as well i.e., an interracial relationship, and the use of the word Negro down to the relationship that Becca had with Mama Tea was an accurate depiction of that time in history. The author is an adoptee or as she affectionately calls herself “a chosen child”, so her experience lends to the authenticity in which she relayed the experiences of Sandy, Becca, and Faith.
I liked that the author introduces the trio as a collective and then allows us each to tell her story individually, before bringing them forward as a collective again. It felt as if I was experiencing their lives with them. The story moved well, and I found myself engaged from the beginning.
"Our own choices
and those forced upon us defined each of our paths."
This statement really
summed up the emotional journey the author took me on as a reader. The strength
and resilience that each character was written well. She didn't just tell us
that Faith had faith and was strong. It showed how each overcame their
circumstances to regain some control and success in their lives in three very
different directions. I won't say what part the White House plays, but it was a
nice twist. I would recommend this novel to anyone who knows the best fiction
has a dose of truth in it and doesn't mind it pulling on their emotional
strings. I think this was a well-written novel. I look forward to seeing what
else the author has in store for us.
Julia Brewer Daily is a Texan with a southern accent. She holds a B.S. in English and a M.S. degree in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. She has been a Communications Adjunct Professor at Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi, and Public Relations Director of the Mississippi Department of Education and Millsaps College, a liberal arts college in Jackson, MS. She was the founding director of the Greater Belhaven Market, a producers’ only market in a historic neighborhood in Jackson, and even shadowed Martha Stewart. As the Executive Director of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi (300 artisans from 19 states) which operates the Mississippi Craft Center, she wrote their stories to introduce them to the public. Daily is an adopted child from a maternity home hospital in New Orleans. She searched and found her birth mother and through a DNA test, her birth father’s family, as well. A lifelong southerner, she now resides on a ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas, with her husband Emmerson and Labrador retrievers, Memphis Belle and Texas Star.
The Forgotten World Book Blitz
In his third collection, poet Nick Courtright explores the world at large in an effort to reconcile selfhood as an American in the international community, while also seeking anchors for remembering a wider world often lost to view in our shared though increasingly isolated experience of reality.
Beginning in Africa with investigations of religion and love, The Forgotten World then moves to Latin America to tackle colonialism and whiteness. From there it travels to Asia to discuss economic stratification and Europe to explore art and mental health, culminating in a stirring homecoming to troubled America, where family, the future, and what matters most rise to the forefront of consideration.
Through all of it, Courtright displays a deft hand, at once
pained, at once bright, to discover that although the wider world seems farther
away than before, the lessons it offers are more needed than ever.
"In The Forgotten World, Nick Courtright explores the intersections of being a citizen of one country and the desire to live as a citizen of the world..." - Octavio Quintanilla, author of If I Go Missing and 2018-2020 Poet Laureate of San Antonio
