Synopsis: Apron Bramhall is a thirteen-year-old seventh grader for whom life has been extremely difficult lately. Her mother died just six months ago from cancer and Margie, the Brazilian nurses’…
Synopsis: Travis Brown thinks that things can’t possibly get any worse for him and his four-year-old daughter, Bella. He’s about to find out how wrong he is. Travis has lived…
It is my great pleasure to welcome author Diane Chamberlain to Colloquium today! The Midwife’s Confession consumed me and I am happy to relate that The Good Father is equally…
When I first began reviewing books here at Colloquium, I happened upon Pump Up Your Book, specialists in virtual book tours, online book publicity, and social media marketing for authors.…
Synopsis: Grace is at her son, Adam’s, school for sports day. Nearly all of the children are outdoors when suddenly the building erupts in fire. As Grace looks around for…
Synopsis: Héctor has longed dreamed of a better life for himself, his wife Lilia, and their infant daughter, Alejandra. He has been making plans for some time to cross the…
Synopsis: Catherine O’Brien and her partner, Louise, are homicide detectives with the St. Paul, Minnesota police department. As the story begins, Nathan Stanley has been found murdered on the front…
Synopsis: Gordon Meyers has neither seen nor spoken with Glenna Rising for thirty years. They met in 1968 and lived together for the better part of two years before breaking…
Synopsis: Charlotte Malone is having second thoughts about her upcoming wedding to Tim Rose, but she’s not exactly sure why. She escapes to a familiar hideaway, Red Mountain, the site…
Synopsis: Gwen Swan was a rodeo queen, sitting glamorously in the saddle as she waved to the crowds. She still rides, but its on the Swan family ranch that she…
Award-winning debut novelist Jamie Lisa Forbes is my special guest today. Unbroken focuses on a family of ranchers, living “a life of extremes” on the high plains near Laramie, Wyoming.…
For an avid reader, discovering new authors is an ongoing, thrilling adventure. Yet another first-time novelist, Jennifer Gooch Hummer, is my special guest today! Jennifer’s debut work is Girl Unmoored,…
Synopsis: Amelia Gladstone is an eighteen-year-old beauty from Southampton who has accepted the kind invitation of Mr. Chapman to journey to New Haven, Connecticut and take up residence with her…
Synopsis: Eleanor “Nell” Margaret Slattery survives the crash of a 757 airliner over Iowa. In fact, she is one of only two survivors, the other being Anderson Carroll, a well-known…
Synopsis: The Camerons have not gathered together for twelve years — not since the fateful weekend that was supposed to be a relaxing getaway at Olivia and Joel’s new country…
I am delighted to welcome author Valerie Stocking to Colloquium! Valerie details the frustrating and harrowing saga of getting her first novel published! It is a cautionary tale for all…
My very special guest today is Jessica Chambers, a remarkable young woman who has overcome a great deal in order to achieve her dream of being a published author. Her…
Synopsis: Camille Hart is devastated, frightened, and unsure how to break the news to her physician husband of twenty years, Edward Constantin. The cancer they thought she beat last year…