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Rose Madder

“It ain't the blows we're dealt that matter, but the ones we survive.” Author: Stephen King After 14 years of marriage – of beatings, of blood, of miscarriages and abuse – Rose Daniels finally comes to her senses and walks out of her house, never to return. It isn’t planned, this moment of bravery. She leaves only with the clothes on her back and her husband’s bank card, which she uses to get a ticket out of town and then throws away. Rose is done with Norman Daniels, with his escalating rages, his biting, his fists, and the promise of death [...]

2025-05-10T09:25:58-07:00May 10th, 2025|Tags: , , , , |

The S Word: A Memoir About Secrets

Secrets. Silence. Standing Alone. Author: Paolina Milana S stands for secrets. For silence. For sin. For schizophrenia. For sinister. For standing alone. In this memoir, Paolina Milana documents her childhood and teen years, growing up in a chaotic family, dedicated to taking care of Paolina’s increasingly schizophrenic and often violent mother. The father of the family is overwhelmed, and after a brief adventure with the unhelpful medical system – even bringing the police into the ruse to institutionalize Paolina’s mother – the family caves to fear and secrecy. They are on their own, shunned, struggling, trying to keep a secret that [...]

2025-05-08T09:35:06-07:00May 8th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , |

Dead of Winter

"Old scars sometimes peel back open and weep fresh blood.” Author: Darcy Coates Christa and Kiernan are escaping to the remote Rocky Mountains for a romantic get-away. Christa needs the distraction. Kiernan is her bright spot, her hope, the single luminous wave in a dark ocean. So, when the bus gets stranded, she’s not too worried. She has Kiernan with her – loving, gentle, and yet a tough mountain man. What could go wrong? The answer – pretty much everything. When Kiernan gets lost and the snowstorm starts in earnest, the group is forced to break into the only local cabin [...]

2025-05-07T18:16:59-07:00May 7th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , , |
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