Read On! July 2020

We now have a special Monthly Highlights shelf on Goodreads, where you can get full information on the books listed below. Thanks for reading, reviewing, and sharing with your friends!

The Exit Strategy

by Lainey Cameron

Silicon Valley, sexism and the power of female friendship. "An uplifting tale for turbulent times. Cameron creates more than an unlikely friendship—she forges an unshakable female alliance that aims to do what women do best: change the world, one heart at a time." -- Kathryn Craft, author of The Far End of Happy

For more information, please visit Lainey's website.

Side Trip

by Kerry Lonsdale

With her deceased sister’s Route 66 bucket list in hand, California girl Joy Evers sets out on a cross-country road trip to meet up with her fiancé, checking off the bullets along the way. Joy's journey spans a decade and explores the what-ifs of routes not taken. SIDE TRIP is an unforgettable and breathtaking novel of love and loss, a romantic women's fiction from Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.

For more information, please visit Kerry's website.

Anna's Dance: A Balkan Odyssey

by Michele Levy

It's 1968. The world is in turmoil. So is twenty-three-year-old Anna Rossi, who questions everything in her life, from her mostly Jewish heritage to her fear of intimacy. Summer in Europe with a childhood friend offers a perfect way to escape her demons. When her friend abandons her in Italy, Anna makes the rash decision to travel on with strangers. Her journey takes a perilous turn leading her into conflict in Eastern Europe and into the heart of the Balkans. Love, Intrigue, Betrayal--Anna must find the strength to survive.

For more information, please visit Michele's website.

Duty and Desire (Winds of Fire #1)

by Anju Gattani

To uphold family honor and tradition, Sheetal Prasad is forced to forsake the man she loves and marry playboy millionaire Rakesh Dhanraj. As her world splinters into a web of lies, deceit and betrayal, Sheetal must find a way to ally with the stranger she married in order to protect their infant son from his family’s tyranny.

For more information, please visit Anju's website.

Women's Fiction: Women's Fiction with Historical Elements

Explore the past with these timeless stories.

The Girl Who Wrote in Silk

by Kelli Estes

The Rose and the Whip

by Jae Hodges

The Companion

by Kim Taylor Blakemore

The Last Year of the War

by Susan Meissner

Catfish Alley

by Lynne Bryant

Eliza Waite

by Ashley E. Sweeney

The Subway Girls

by Susie Orman Schnall

The Winter Loon

by Lori Henriksen

Another Ocean to Cross

by Ann Griffin

All the Best People

by Sonja Yoerg

Hear Us Roar! Debut Author Podcast

Sharina Harris earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgia State University. After college, she pursued a career in digital marketing and public relations. Although her profession required writing, she decided to pursue a career in writing in 2012. Sharina's contemporary romance series under the pen name, Rina Gray, was named Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Romantic Comedies. When Sharina's not writing, she can be found with her head stuck in a book, yelling for her favorite NBA teams, and spending time with friends and family. Sharina resides in Atlanta with her husband and son.

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