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Ten Thousand Light Years From Okay

Author: Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy KatzmanPublisher: Lake Union PublishingPublished: December 1, 2025 I’m not crying, you’re crying! Although this book is categorized as women’s fiction rather than romance, it incorporates elements of mystery, fantasy, and trauma. It’s centered around Thea’s inability to write a new book after her first book seemed to foretell her husband’s tragic…
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The Girl Without a Voice

Author: Sandra J. PaulPublisher: Datura BooksAnticipated Publication Date: August 19, 2025 Book Tour The Girl Without a Voice was a haunting tale of a girl held prisoner, not just in her own house, but in her mind. Raised by cold parents, her mother, an alcoholic, and her father, mostly absent, Alice is told that her mutism…
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Hiding Places

Author: E. J. PostPublisher: BDA PublishingDate Published: April 16, 2024 This was a beautifully written story about the aftermath of trauma, and the consequences of the way our society deals with mental health issues. In the wake of a mass shooting, Ellie is at once called both a hero, and a killer, and even accused of…
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The New Girl

Author: Alison StockhamPublisher: Boldwood BooksDate Published: April 9, 2024 The New Girl The letterbox clatters and sitting on the mat is a piece of paper, in black and white, with everything needed to blow Anna’s perfect life apart. A baby scan photo. Anna and Jon have been trying for a baby with no success, so after…
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Casual Cruelties

Author: Alison IrvingPublisher: Bloodhound BooksDate Published: November 3, 2023 While this book is classified as a domestic thriller, it read to me more like women’s fiction. A woman, going through a certain stage of her life, is constantly finding herself having to do what her husband wants. Every day is filled with his constant little…
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The Trade Off

Author: Sandie JonesPublisher: Minotaur BooksDate Published: August 15, 2023 If you have any dreams of becoming a journalist, this book will definitely squash them! The story pits two reporters, Stella, a high-powered assistant editor, against the new and idealistic Jess. Jess thinks she’s been recruited because of her high morals, but is that really the…
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The Silent Friend

BLOG TOUR Author: Alison StockhamPublisher: Boldwood BooksDate Published: July 24, 2023 When Louise looks out the window of her newly leased apartment and sees the police at her neighbor’s house, I was as curious as she was. Uh oh – what happened? Louise bides her time until Isabelle, her pregnant neighbor, knocks on her door. …
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The Girls of Summer

Author: Katie BishopPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: June 6, 2023 There are some things I think it’s important to know going into this book. Despite the Booklist review that says “plot-driven tension will appeal to fans of psychological suspense” it was definitely not in that category for me, but wholly in the category of women’s…
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The New Mother

Author: Nora MurphyPublisher: St. Martin’s Press, MinotaurDate Published: May 30, 2023 A new house and a new baby should be the stuff of dreams, right? Not for Natalie! Baby Oliver is too colicky, and Natalie is determined to keep feeding him to keep him calm and satisfied. But the price she pays is sleepless nights.…
