It’s been a while since I read Aimee Agresti's Campaign Widows, but with my August 25th release of Favorite Daughters rapidly approaching, I’ve decided to focus most of my reviews on political fiction. Campaign Widows is an excellent way to start! The novel’s protagonist is Cady, who is in a fairly new relationship with Jackson. She uproots her life for him and moves to DC. Everything is great and they’re engaged, and Cady believes she can fit in at the nation’s capital. But then the campaign …
Was Jane Eyre a Feminist?
There are several lines that could be considered Jane Eyre feminist quotes. I love the novel and I love Jane as a protagonist. But was Jane Eyre a feminist? Consider the following quotes: “Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts, as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, to absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is …
Path to Publication: Favorite Daughters Advanced Review Copies Arrived!
Last night, Rich and I were on our way for a date night when we saw that two big boxes and one small one had been left outside our door. "Were you expecting something?" Rich asked. I shrugged. "I have no idea. I guess one of us was." One quick glance at the packaging, and the mystery was solved. "They're my books!" I exclaimed. Thank God we'd been on our way out. It was about to storm, and had we been staying in the for the evening, we could …
Book Review: Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak
I’ve read reviews that call Anna Pitoniak's Our American Friend fanfiction for Melania Trump. I disagree. This novel does not fawn over the woman who, when visiting children separated from their parents and put into cages at the southern border, wore a jacket that said I really don’t care, do u? And who, when given a chance to call for peace and unity on January 6th, reportedly said no. Perhaps, instead, I’d call this novel fantasy fiction, with a focus on fiction. The main character, Lara, …
Path to Publication: Favorite Daughters Update
Favorite Daughters is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Click here to find out more. And I just found out today that it's a finalist in the Women's Fiction category for the 2022 Maxy Awards. I'm very honored & excited. Please stay tuned as come back with more news about the pre-publication of Favorite Daughters. Release day is August 25th! …