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Sexual Abuse, Politics, and Justice Author: Dan Schorr Mountain Hill University has long been a bastion of education and sports, so the entire community is shocked to discover that the university’s star softball coach has been sexually abusing the girls under his care for years. Even worse – the university has known about it and been covering it up. The whistleblower – Serena Stanfield, the human resources director and only one not to know about the incidents and coverup – is now going viral for her meltdown on the pitch. Something will have to be done. Looking to save the university, [...]

Frances Carden2025-08-11T16:48:01-07:00August 11th, 2025|Tags: fiction, justice, MeToo#, read, reading|

Piglet

"To say something, to do something, to feel something, would be to self-destruct." Author: Lottie Hazell Piglet finally has it all. She’s clawed her way to the top. She’s an up-and-coming chef on the brink of a brilliant career and engaged to a handsome society man. Her lavish wedding, where she will make her pièce de résistance, her own cake, is just around the corner. She has posh friends now, a fancy life, and despite the childhood nickname that hides a bevy of trauma, she has finally made it. But then, two weeks before her wedding, her fiancé confesses something horrible. [...]

Frances Carden2025-08-04T10:57:43-07:00August 4th, 2025|Tags: appearances, book review, fiction, hunger, read, reading|

Too Good To Be True

"The irony in unbearable things is that they actually are bearable." Author: Carola Lovering You’ve heard the old saying – if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. This certainly describes Skye’s sudden whirlwind romance and marriage to Burke. Skye is a beautiful, wealthy woman. But her extreme OCD has turned away many a would-be suitor. Another event from her past has also left her traumatized and unable to trust. But Burke is different – or so she thinks. After returning from the honeymoon, Skye “accidentally” receives an email that shatters everything. Burke’s digital diary is included as an [...]

Frances Carden2025-07-28T17:28:23-07:00July 28th, 2025|Tags: book of the month, book review, botm, fiction, read, reading, thriller, Too Good to Be True|