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Monday, July 27, 2026

Horror Suspense Teaser: Only Angels Have Blue Eyes by J. Todd Kingrea

Heaven’s Hope offers Maylin Cole exactly what she needs: distance from an abusive relationship, shelter for herself and her four-year-old daughter, and the possibility of beginning again. The refuge becomes more difficult to understand as its charismatic leader assigns angelic identities, controls access to the children, and recasts obedience as spiritual preparation. In Only Angels Have Blue Eyes, J. Todd Kingrea builds suspense around the moment when sanctuary begins to resemble captivity—and a mother realizes that questioning the rules may be the only way to save her child.



Only Angels Have Blue Eyes

Author: J. Todd Kingrea

Genre: Horror / Suspense

Date Published: 08-03-2026



༺ ABOUT THE BOOK ༻


Things are looking up for Maylin Cole and her 4-year-old daughter, Margo. Fleeing an abusive relationship, the private clinic Heaven’s Hope offers shelter and the promise of a new life. Led by the charismatic and beguiling Seraph Nakir, they learn a surprising truth: they’re actually angels who have lost their way.

 

Everyone has an angel name and is being prepared to ‘ascend’ when the time is right. Their angelic identities will play a significant role in aiding humanity when the world ends.

 

As the weeks pass, Maylin becomes accustomed to the peculiar confrontational therapy. The black curtains and bars on the windows no longer trouble her. The lack of privacy, mystifying theology, and strange rules become commonplace. She sees Margo less frequently since the children are kept in the basement.

 

The death of another patient awakens Maylin to dark secrets within the walls, and soon the horrifying truth about Nakir and Heaven’s Hope is revealed. Maylin must confront her insecurities, rediscover her individuality, and use her wits and resources if she hopes to save Margo and the other children.

 

Inspired by a true crime case, this slow-burn thriller roars to a pulse-pounding climax, reminding the reader to think independently, ask questions, and be careful who you trust.

 


༺ WHY READ THIS BOOK ༻


The danger in Kingrea’s premise develops through coercion rather than immediate violence. Heaven’s Hope first appears to offer Maylin protection, but its closed environment gradually replaces safety with surveillance, dependence, and control. The clinic’s angelic language gives that manipulation a spiritual vocabulary, allowing troubling restrictions to be presented as preparation for a higher purpose.

 

Maylin’s relationship with Margo gives the suspense its emotional center. Every new rule becomes more threatening as access to her daughter decreases, and the separation of the children raises the stakes beyond Maylin’s own escape. Her challenge is not simply to uncover what Seraph Nakir is hiding, but to recover enough confidence in her own judgment to act against a system designed to make doubt feel like failure.

 

The true-crime inspiration adds another unsettling dimension. Rather than treating cult influence as an inexplicable form of evil, the story examines how charisma, isolation, invented theology, and repeated confrontation can make increasingly alarming conditions seem ordinary. That slow normalization is what gives the novel’s horror its psychological force.



༺ Read a quick EXCERPT ༻


Maylin stared at Nakir in disbelief. “I…I can’t do this.”

 

“Administer Uriel’s punishment. Now,” he replied.

 

Maylin looked at the man’s back as he knelt before the fireplace like a monk at an ancient altar. Then she looked back at Seraph Nakir. “No. N-no way…”

 

Nakir tilted his head, his dreadlocks falling to one side. He scowled at her. “The injury was against you,” he said. “So, it is only right that you be the one to dispense his punishment.”

 

She shook her head, eyes still wide, and thrust the poker toward Nakir.

 

He refused it. “You must, my daughter. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. His bruises for your bruises. Go ahead. Begin.”

 

“No, no—this isn’t right. It’s not—”

 

“Carry out the punishment!” Seraph Nakir bellowed, stepping forward to tower over her.


༺ WHO WILL LOVE IT ༻


This novel is suited to readers drawn to psychological horror built around coercive control, cult dynamics, and closed communities. Its tension will appeal to those who prefer a gradual accumulation of disturbing details over immediate shocks, especially when ordinary routines begin to reveal how thoroughly a character’s freedom has been reduced.

 

Readers of domestic suspense may also connect with Maylin’s determination to protect Margo while rebuilding the independence an abusive relationship has already damaged. The book should be especially compelling for anyone interested in true-crime-inspired fiction, charismatic leaders, manufactured belief systems, and stories in which survival depends on recognizing manipulation before it becomes impossible to resist.


༺ ABOUT THE AUTHOR ༻


J. Todd Kingrea is the author of "With A Blighted Touch" and The Deiparian Saga ("The Witchfinder," "The Crimson Fathers," and "Bane of the Witch"). He has also authored two non-fiction books, two short stories, and role-playing game scenarios. When not writing, he enjoys collecting and watching movies, reading, and prowling through dusty old bookstores. He and his wife live in Galax, Virginia. 


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༺ LAST WORD ༻


Only Angels Have Blue Eyes locates its most disturbing threat in the misuse of trust. Maylin arrives at Heaven’s Hope after one controlling relationship and slowly discovers that the refuge has created another, this time reinforced by communal rules, spiritual authority, and fear of losing access to her daughter.

 

That pattern gives the novel more than a sinister setting. It turns Maylin’s struggle to reclaim her judgment into the core of the story. Her escape depends on questioning the language she has been taught, recognizing what has been normalized around her, and choosing her own understanding of reality over the certainty offered by Seraph Nakir. For readers interested in the mechanics of manipulation as much as the danger it produces, this premise offers a particularly unsettling form of suspense.



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Thursday, July 23, 2026

Children's Book Blitz: The Foopy Song! by G.D. Griffiths

The funniest ideas in children’s books often work because they make a real part of everyday life easier to understand. The Foopy Song connects food, energy, movement, and digestion through a rhythm children can repeat, sing, and laugh about. Its proudly silly refrain gives families a playful way to talk about why bodies need food—and why what happens afterward is perfectly normal.

 


Children’s Picture Book

Author: G.D. Griffiths

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: June 5, 2026


 

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༺ ABOUT THE BOOK ༻

 

Food goes in and poop comes out-it's the circle of happy!

 

Mealtimes can be a struggle, but The Foopy Song is here to turn every bite into a celebration. Follow the rhythmic logic of the "Foopy" cycle: from the very first munch to the final wiggle! 

 

This catchy, cheerful and joyful book helps children understand that eating isn't just about sitting still-it's the fuel that lets them play, laugh, and poop their way to a happy day. By showing kids how food leads to energy and energy leads to play, it turns the daily routine into a delightful, rhythmic experience. 

 

BECAUSE!

 

Eat. Poop. Play. Repeat!

 

With a bouncy rhythm parents can sing or read, it's the ultimate guide to why we eat, how we feel, and why a little "poop" is a very big deal.


༺ WHY READ THIS BOOK ༻

 

The book’s memorable “Foopy” cycle turns a basic lesson about the body into an idea young children can repeat in their own words. Rather than separating nutrition, energy, play, and digestion into abstract explanations, G.D. Griffiths links them through a single comic rhythm: eating provides fuel, fuel makes activity possible, and digestion is part of the same healthy process.

 

That direct approach may be especially useful during difficult meals. The subject children are most likely to giggle about becomes the reason they listen, while the repetition gives adults an easy refrain to carry beyond storytime. The book is designed to be read or sung aloud, making participation part of the lesson instead of asking children to sit quietly through it.


༺ WHO WILL LOVE IT ༻

 

The Foopy Song is suited to families with toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary-age children who respond well to rhyme, repetition, movement, and bathroom humor. Adults dealing with mealtime resistance may appreciate having a lighthearted conversation starter that explains what food does without turning dinner into a lecture.

 

It also belongs naturally in lively read-aloud settings. Parents, grandparents, early-years educators, and children’s librarians can invite young listeners to repeat the refrain, add gestures, or sing the lines together. Children already fascinated by how their bodies work will find the subject familiar, funny, and easy to remember.


༺ ABOUT THE AUTHOR ༻

G.D.'s storytelling spark was ignited in the hallowed land of Wales, where his childhood was spent exploring the sea until the legendary midnight summer twilight. His journey led him through academia, earning degrees in Computer Science and Operations Management, culminating in a PhD focused on Virtual Reality.

 

​While pursuing his studies in Nottingham, he met his wife. Together, their spirit of adventure took them first to New Zealand, where G.D. worked in the video game industry and taught Scuba Diving. A seemingly simple job inquiry brought them to California, a place they planned to "try for one year," and where they still reside almost fourteen years later in Redondo Beach.

 

​The family, which welcomed their son in 2012, is completed by Rhea, their quirky German Shepherd. Rhea became the key inspiration for G.D.'s first book, ABC's With Rhea, A doggy journey through the alphabet. Having observed that children learn best through stories, G.D. wrote this book to craft a specific, relatable world for each letter, encouraging children to connect deeply with the subject.

 

He has recently published his second book, Olly's Journey, and is already hard at work weaving new tales and adventures for his readers.

 

G.D.'s mission is to empower children to pursue their own creative writing journey.


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༺ LAST WORD ༻

 

The Foopy Song understands that a child’s laughter can be the beginning of a useful conversation. Its eat-poop-play-repeat structure makes the body’s everyday cycle concrete, while the sing-along delivery gives families room to be noisy, active, and amused.

 

For households where another bite can become a negotiation, that playful change of perspective may be the book’s most practical idea.



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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Speculative Fiction Spotlight: Field of Purple Bonnets by Dave J. Brown

What if the greatest discovery wasn't a new technology, but a new way of seeing the people and world around us? Field of Purple Bonnets blends literary fiction with speculative ideas to explore how love, innovation, and human connection can transform our perspective. Set against the backdrop of modern Texas, Dave J. Brown's novel invites readers to consider not only what we choose to see, but also the consequences of making the invisible visible.

 

 


Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction

Date Published: May 21, 2026





༺ ABOUT THE BOOK ༻

 

You've been standing in the field your whole life. You just couldn't see it yet.

 

 If you've spent any time in Texas in spring, you know the bluebonnets. Now imagine a pair of glasses that shows you what you had been missing: every ultraviolet the flower had been wearing all along, a field suddenly purple, a world you had been standing inside without seeing. 

 

That is love, for Richard Smith. That is Zin. Richard is the kind of man who learned early how to disappear. Quiet. Careful. Brilliant in ways he rarely lets anyone witness. He writes poetry in notebooks no one is allowed to open and gives his best hours to work that asks nothing of his heart. 

 

Then Zin walks into his life—sharp, guarded, beautiful, and impossible to reduce—and does the thing he never prepared for.

 

She sees him.

All of him.

 

And instead of flinching, she stays. 

Together, they help bring a technology into the world that does for millions what Zin did for Richard: it lets people see what was always there.

 

Hidden color.

Hidden beauty.

Hidden power.

 

A cheap, wearable lens that reveals the spectrum just beyond ordinary sight.

 For a moment, it feels like freedom. But a world that profits from keeping people blind does not celebrate new sight.

 

It studies it.

Owns it.

Sells it.

Weaponizes it.

 

What began as wonder becomes surveillance.

 

What began as intimacy becomes empire.

 

And as the device they helped create starts tracking faces, movements, desires, and private lives, Richard and Zin are forced to confront the difference between being seen, being wanted, being protected, and being controlled. 

 

The world Richard wanted to open is becoming a machine that watches everyone. And the woman who first opened him may be the only person brave enough to tear it down.

 

The Field of Purple Bonnets is a literary speculative love story about being seen versus being watched. About a man brave enough to be soft, a woman wise enough to know what that costs, and a country slowly forgetting the difference between freedom and possession.


༺ WHY READ THE BOOK ༻
 
While Field of Purple Bonnets introduces an intriguing speculative technology, its heart lies in the questions it asks about love, identity, privacy, and the price of progress. By combining an intimate character-driven story with timely themes surrounding surveillance and emerging technology, the novel offers readers a thoughtful exploration of how innovation can reshape both personal relationships and society itself.  


༺ WHO WILL LOVE THIS? ༻

This book is a great fit for readers who enjoy:

  • Literary fiction with speculative elements
  • Character-driven stories about love and self-discovery
  • Thought-provoking novels exploring technology and ethics
  • Near-future fiction grounded in today's world
  • Books that spark discussion about society and human connection


༺ MEET THE AUTHOR ༻

 

 Dave J. Brown writes fiction about love, technology, consciousness, and the strange systems people build to survive themselves. Field of Purple Bonnets is his most ambitious work to date. 

 

He pays his bills helping organizations navigate enterprise technology rollouts, building small applications, and consulting on the kinds of complex implementations that make most people's eyes glaze over. The technical fluency shows up in his writing… not as exposition, but as texture. When Richard designs BeeVision, the engineering feels real because it comes from someone who thinks in systems. 

 

He lives just south of Austin, not far from a field of bluebonnets that looks exactly the way you'd imagine.



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༺ THE LAST WORD ༻
 

Field of Purple Bonnets offers more than an imaginative premise—it encourages readers to reflect on what it truly means to be seen in an increasingly connected world. If you enjoy fiction that blends emotional depth with timely ideas, this is a novel worth exploring.

What part of this story intrigues you most: the love story, the speculative technology, or the questions it raises about privacy and perception? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.


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Monday, July 20, 2026

Social Science Book Blitz: The Great Inversion by Jordi Ter Woord

Today’s featured release takes a thoughtful look at artificial intelligence, culture, attention, and the systems shaping how ideas move through the world.

The Great Inversion by Jordi ter Woord may appeal to readers who enjoy accessible nonfiction about technology, philosophy, media, and the changing relationship between people and machines.


Social Science / Media Studies; Technology & Society; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Popular Philosophy; Artificial Intelligence & Society; Cultural Theory; Attention Economy

Date Published: July 1, 2026

༺ ABOUT THE BOOK ༻

For ten thousand years, ideas needed human minds to copy themselves forward. That has ended.
 

The Great Inversion is a trade non-fiction book about the moment culture stops needing us as its bottleneck. From ancient stories and print culture to algorithmic feeds and generative AI, Jordi ter Woord traces how ideas learn to survive, why the mirror of the internet feels so personal, and what remains human when creation becomes cheap.

This is not a digital-detox book. It is a book about attention as the one act the machine cannot perform for us. 

༺ WHY THIS BOOK STANDS OUT ༻

Artificial intelligence has changed the speed and scale at which ideas can be created, copied, and shared. The Great Inversion looks beyond familiar debates about screen time and digital distraction to ask a larger question: what happens when culture no longer needs human beings as its primary way of moving forward?

The book brings together technology, philosophy, media, and cultural theory while keeping its focus on one deeply human resource: attention. Readers who enjoy nonfiction that gives them plenty to consider and discuss may find this an especially timely release. 

༺ WHO WILL LOVE THIS? ༻

Consider adding The Great Inversion to your reading list if you enjoy:

  • Thought-provoking nonfiction about AI and society
  • Books that connect technology with philosophy and ethics
  • Cultural commentary about media and the internet
  • Big questions about creativity, attention, and human choice 
༺ MEET THE AUTHOR ༻
 

 Jordi ter Woord is a Dutch writer, solution architect and IT lead with a background in philosophy and artificial intelligence. He has spent much of his working life close to the systems that move information through organisations, and much of his private life wondering what those systems do to the people who live inside them. 

 

His non-fiction debut, The Great Inversion, is about the moment culture stops needing human beings as its bottleneck. From ancient memory and print culture to algorithmic feeds and generative AI, it asks what remains human when creation becomes cheap and attention becomes the expensive side of the transaction.

 

Jordi also writes Whimsical Weather, a children's weather-adventure series about Cloudy, storms, patience, migration and letting go. He lives in the Netherlands with his partner and daughter.

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༺ THE LAST WORD ༻

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday life—from search engines and recommendation algorithms to writing tools and image generation. 

Do you find these changes exciting, concerning, or a little of both? 

I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. 

 

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Monday, July 13, 2026

Literary Fiction Spotlight: The Notorious Murder of Ellar Day by Marcy S. Wood

Today, I have a western-themed literary fiction piece in our book blast spotlight! Learn about The Notorious Murder of Ellar Day and author Marcy S. Wood--and be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post! 


Literary Western Fiction

Date Published: 06-13-2026

Publisher: Steinmetz Press


 

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Seventeen-year-old Ellar Day is drowning in societal judgment. Following a shotgun wedding and an equally swift divorce from an unfaithful husband, she is under intense pressure from her demanding father to find a respectable provider and secure her infant son’s future. Instead, she falls for Joe Dixon, a former Buffalo Soldier. Because of the era's deep racial prejudices, their passionate affair is strictly forbidden, forcing them to steal quiet moments in back alleys and mule barns.
 

Meanwhile, her father champions Mark Atkins, a local editor who offers Ellar financial security and a white-picket homestead. But beneath Mark’s polished facade lies a dark, volatile past. When a stormy night with Joe leaves Ellar facing a potential pregnancy, the stakes turn deadly. Knowing a mixed-race child means social ruin for her and a hangman’s noose for Joe, she sacrifices her happiness and accepts Mark’s marriage proposal to save the man she loves. 

 

Yet, safety is an illusion. Facing financial ruin and discovering Ellar's betrayal, Mark unleashes a brutal act of vengeance. When Ellar is fatally shot down a long hotel corridor, Joe is immediately accused of the crime. Orchestrating a ruthless brand of Wild West justice, Joe is burned alive in his jail cell by a lawless vigilante mob.



Reviews for The Notorious Murder of Ellar Day


"The Notorious Murder of Ellar Day is an untold story that is as compelling as it is timely and impactful.

~Penny Haw, author of The Invincible Miss Cust and The Woman and Her Stars.

"There is no easy or clear path for Ellar. Doing the right thing feels wrong and doing what feels right is forbidden." 

~Kimberly Burns, author of The Mrs. Tabor and The Redemption of Mattie Silks

"The political and social backdrop of a bustling Colorado mining town gives authentic historical flavor to this captivating debut novel." 

~Sherry Skye Stuart, author of Forgotten Female Felons Book One.

"Five stars for Marcy S. Wood's stunning debut! This beautiful reimagining of history portrays the delicate intersection of romantic tragedy and racial injustice with the reverence it deserves."

 ~Jennifer Wyrick, former owner of the Beaumont Hotel.

 

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I sped down the stairs and out the door. The hag’s vicious laugh haunted my ears. Across the street stood Joe, speaking with the men with whom he played cards. They joked and smoked cigarettes. Surely they knew and were laughing at me. They fell silent as I dashed past. I tossed my mask.

 

“Missus Woodcock?” he said.

 

I ran on, too confused to orient myself.

 

“Excuse me,” I heard him say. To me? To his friends? I continued, hell-bent on escaping my dreadful embarrassment. I saw Mr. Begole’s store was closed up tight with the kerosene streetlights reflected in its windows, and the black night everywhere else. Kicking mud behind me, I rushed toward the company housing. 

 

When I got to my tent, I hurled Chas’s clothes from the top drawer. I stomped them into the muck and mire of my life. It dawned on me that my wicked husband spent my money on whores and sodomites. I spat rancid bile from my mouth, and it landed just shy of Joseph W. Dixon’s feet. 

 

“You all right?” He held my mask, now tarnished with mud.

 

I stared at him, wishing to scream. Instead, I kept my voice low and even. I gnashed my teeth. 

 

“What does the W stand for?” I asked.

 

“What?”

 

“The W stands for What?”

 

“What are you asking me?”

 

“Your middle name?” He looked confused. “The W in your middle name. You’re Joseph W. Dixon, right? Oh, never mind. Were you aware of my husband—of his, all of this—when you met me today?” I was angry and addled, but my run through the chilly night had cleared my senses. 

 

“I don’t find it my place to judge a man’s proclivities.”

 

about the author

 

Marcy S. Wood, MA in Creative Professional Writing, lives in the mountains of Ouray, CO. She writes at the end of her family’s dining table with a pup at her feet and a cat on her lap.


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Coming of Age Memoir Spotlight: A Boy Becoming by Eddy Yang

I love finding new memoirs to share. This morning, I have a coming of age story in our book blitz spotlight! Learn about A Boy Becoming: A Renewed Vision for a Kinder, Gentler World by Eddy Yang! 


A Renewed Vision for a Kinder, Gentler World


Coming of Age Memoir

Date Published: May 14, 2026

Publisher: MindStir Media


 

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What if the most important lessons in life came from the ordinary moments we often overlook?


A Boy Becoming: A Renewed Vision for a Kinder, Gentler World is an inspiring coming-of-age memoir that invites readers into the private journals, drawings, reflections, and life experiences of young author Eddy Yang. Compiled from diary entries written between the ages of ten and sixteen, this powerful memoir chronicles the journey of a young boy learning how to navigate family, faith, friendship, sports, responsibility, and personal growth.


Through honest reflections and meaningful life lessons, Eddy explores what it means to build character in a world that often values achievement over integrity. Along the way, he learns that becoming a better person is not about perfection—it is about practice.


As an ice hockey goalie, Eddy discovers courage, resilience, humility, discipline, and the ability to recover from failure. Through conversations with his parents, guidance from teachers and coaches, experiences with service, and moments of self-reflection, he learns that true strength comes from within and that growth happens one choice at a time.


Filled with wisdom beyond his years, A Boy Becoming explores timeless themes including:


✔ Character Development and Personal Growth

✔ Kindness, Compassion, and Empathy

✔ Family Values and Faith

✔ Self-Reflection and Emotional Growth

✔ Discipline, Responsibility, and Resilience

✔ Youth Leadership and Positive Decision-Making

✔ Sportsmanship and Life Lessons from Hockey

✔ Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Humility

✔ Identity, Purpose, and Self-Discovery


At the heart of this reflective memoir is a simple but powerful truth: character is built slowly through ordinary moments. Every mistake, every challenge, every act of kindness, every lesson learned, and every effort to improve becomes part of the process of becoming.


Perfect for teens, young adults, parents, educators, coaches, mentors, and anyone interested in personal development, A Boy Becoming offers encouragement, insight, and hope for readers navigating their own journey of growth.


Inside You'll Discover:

●      Honest diary reflections from childhood through adolescence
●      Life lessons from family, faith, sports, and service
●      Thought-provoking insights about character and self-improvement
●      Inspirational messages for young people facing challenges and uncertainty
●      Practical wisdom about becoming someone you respect


Memorable Quotes from the Book


"Kind is more important than smart. Logic has no moral. We must be nice no matter what."

"Forgiveness frees you more than it frees the other person."

"Possessions should not possess you."

"A distracted driver misses exits. A distracted life misses destiny."

"Remember: you are not your trophies. You are not your mistakes. You are the daily effort that nobody sees."

If you enjoy inspirational memoirs, coming-of-age stories, personal growth books, youth leadership, family-centered nonfiction, or books that encourage reflection and character development, A Boy Becoming will resonate long after the final page.


Because becoming a better person isn't a destination—it's a lifelong journey.
 
 
 
  
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 Eddy Yang is a student, writer, ice hockey goalie, and young author whose work focuses on self-reflection, personal growth, family values, faith, discipline, and character development.

His passion for writing began long before he imagined becoming an author. Throughout childhood, Eddy kept journals, diary entries, drawings, comics, and reflections that documented his experiences, thoughts, challenges, and questions about life.


Over time, these personal writings evolved into something larger—a record of growth from childhood into adolescence.


"Kind is more important than smart. Logic has no moral. We must be nice no matter what."
 

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Monday, June 29, 2026

Second Chance Romance Release: Lift Off to Love by Gina Giambalvo-Glockler

Today, I have a second chance romance novel to share in our book release spotlight! Learn about Lift Off to Love and author Gina Giambalvo-Glockler! 


A NASA Second Chance Romance


Contemporary Romance

Date Published: June 29, 2026



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She didn't plan on NASA. She definitely didn't plan on Jack Calloway.

 

When her Dallas skincare company is hired to develop a cream for the Diana IV moon mission, Bella Genovese finds herself in a world of astronauts, launch countdowns, and one very unexpected attraction to the mission's quietly devastating commander.

 

He's a widower with two daughters and a Corgi named Daisy. She's a widow with two daughters and a Corgi named Primrose. He drinks Laphroaig neat and drives a Porsche. She wears Louboutin’s to baseball games and names her suitcase Spotty Dotty.

 

The universe, it seems, has a plan.

 

But with a moon landing on the horizon, the miles between Dallas and Houston, and two hearts still carrying the weight of loss — can two people brave enough to reach for the stars find the courage to reach for each other?

 

Warm, funny and deeply romantic, Lift Off to Love is the story of two people who thought their greatest adventures were behind them — and the love that proved them beautifully, completely wrong.

 

"Roger that. Always."

 

The countdown has begun. Get your copy today and join Bella and Jack on a journey where dreams take flight and love reaches for the stars. 

 

 

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 Gina Giambalvo-Glockler is a debut novelist with a love of romance, hockey, Taylor Swift, and shoes that are probably impractical but absolutely worth it. A proud Italian American, she writes warm, funny stories about second chances, blended families, and the kind of love that proves it's never too late for a great adventure. When she's not writing she can be found researching Italian designers, developing skincare products, watching the Philadelphia Flyers, and spending time with her rock star husband, drummer Nigel Glockler of the British heavy metal band, Saxon. Lift Off to Love is her first novel.


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Historical Thriller Book Blitz: Between These Walls by Michael Newman

This morning, I have a historical fiction novel to share! Learn about Between These Walls by Michael Newman! 



A Gripping Journey Through History's Darkest Corridors


Historical, 20th Century, World War II & Holocaust

Date Published: March 26, 2020


 

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History has a way of hiding its deepest secrets behind closed doors and within silent walls. Some stories remain buried for decades, waiting for the right moment to emerge and demand to be told. Between These Walls is not merely a work of historical fiction, but a profound exploration of identity, survival, and the unbreakable bonds that connect generations across time and tragedy. Written by Michael Newman, this compelling narrative weaves together threads of war, persecution, and redemption into a tapestry that refuses to release its grip on the reader's heart and mind.


A Tale Woven from Three Families

In the summer of 1988, New York art curator Daniel Singer receives a mysterious package from West Berlin, sealed with security tape that will shatter everything he thought he knew about himself and his family. What begins as a simple delivery transforms into an extraordinary odyssey that spans continents and decades, pulling Daniel into a labyrinth of secrets that have been carefully guarded for over forty years. 

 

Newman masterfully constructs a dual timeline that oscillates between May 1945 and July 1988, creating a narrative bridge across generations. In the dying days of World War II, on the American occupied side of Germany's Elbe River, US Army Medical Corps Colonel Samuel Singer stumbles upon the shot-up wreck of a smoldering SS staff car. Inside: a badly injured driver, a dead German Army officer carrying the ID of a Nazi war criminal, and a young blonde woman, also dead in the back seat. This haunting discovery sets in motion a chain of events that will echo across four decades. 

 

The story sweeps across the battlefields of World War I, through the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust, into the founding of Israel, and through three Middle East wars. Each historical moment is rendered with meticulous attention to detail and emotional authenticity. 

 

The involvement of the Mossad, Israel's legendary intelligence agency, adds layers of intrigue and suspense to Daniel's quest. As he uncovers shocking truths about his heritage, Daniel must navigate a treacherous landscape where the past and present collide, where old wounds remain fresh, and where the consequences of long-buried secrets threaten to destroy everything he holds dear. Following one American family and two German families, Newman crafts a narrative that explores not just acts of evil and callous indifference but also acts of heroism, generosity, and love in the time of Adolf Hitler's rise and eventual defeat.

 

A Labor of Love Rooted in Personal History

Newman's research was exhaustive and deeply personal. He traveled throughout Europe, visiting the actual locations that appear prominently in the book. He walked the streets of Berlin, discovering the stolpersteine, the engraved brass plaques embedded in the cobblestone streets marking where Jewish families lived before the Nazis deported them to their deaths in Auschwitz. He ventured to the Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden near Munich, Hitler's wartime summer home perched high in the Bavarian Alps. Most significantly, he visited Mauthausen concentration camp itself, where his own father had been imprisoned by the Nazis in 1944-45. 

 

"My visits to Mauthausen, Berlin and Hitler's summer home at Eagle's Nest were the motivators for me to write Between These Walls," Newman explains.

 

"These places provided me with the inspiration and ideas for the plot and premise of the book. With the global rise in antisemitism, the words 'Never again' couldn't ring truer."


The book's website features a compelling gallery of images from Newman's travels, including photographs of historical documents, and the actual locations featured in the story
 


Discover the Truth Behind the Walls

Between These Walls is available for purchase through multiple platforms, making it accessible to readers worldwide. The novel is available in both paperback and Kindle editions. 

 

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 Michael Newman brings an unparalleled authenticity to Between These Walls because he writes not as a distant observer of history, but as someone whose life has been indelibly shaped by it. The son of Holocaust survivors, Newman has always had a deep interest in the Second World War, not as an academic pursuit, but as a personal mission to understand and honor the experiences that defined his family's existence. He received first-hand accounts of what happened during WWII in the concentration camps, particularly Mauthausen, where his father was imprisoned. 

 

Newman's mother, aunt, and grandmother were hidden by Righteous Gentiles in Budapest during World War II. His father fought in the Hungarian Army, dug trenches in a forced labor battalion near Stalingrad, and later endured eight terrible months at Mauthausen in Austria. In 1956, at age twelve, Newman himself became a refugee, slogging through mud and snow, dodging guard huts to escape into Austria after the crushed Hungarian uprising against the Soviets. 

 

Years later, as a successful self-made real estate magnate and founder of InterRent, a real estate investment trust on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Newman could have allowed his professional achievements to define him. Instead, he chose to honor his heritage by telling a story that needed to be told. He has since taken his wife, three children, and one granddaughter on trips to Mauthausen, ensuring that the next generation never forgets. 

 

During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, concerned over what he perceived as one-sided news coverage against Israel, he had the opportunity to travel, surreptitiously, to Israel. Using a connection with an Israeli intelligence colonel, Newman spent a week in the war zone, visiting bomb shelters, air raid command centers, and troops in the field. This experience became a model for a character in his book who helped Israel fight for independence in 1948. 

 

"I am not a religious person, but I do identify myself with what happened during the Holocaust and I am very much a Zionist and support the founding of Israel," Newman says. 

 

This conviction breathes through every page of Between These Walls, giving the novel an emotional authenticity that resonates with readers across all backgrounds. 

 

Today, Newman lives on Toronto's waterfront with his wife, Dixie, and their Morkie, Mia. Surrounded by five children and eleven grandchildren, he has transformed the pain of his family's past into a gift for future generations. Writing books, as Newman admits, is "a career change I wasn't expecting to make at this stage of life. It's been gratifying for the ego." He is currently working on a sequel with the working title A Daughter's Revenge, and has hired a screenwriter on spec to craft a six-part series based on his first book.


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