A Review Category / B Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / civil rights / Historical / interracial marriage / novella / POC author / Reconstruction / slavery10 Comments
The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology, with a foreword by the inimitable Beverly Jenkins, brings you four novellas highlighting love, light, and hope set over a period of history that’s often left in the shadows. Ladies, I had been eyeing this upcoming anthology for months but still almost ... more >
Book Reviews / C ReviewsContemporary / multicultural / POC author / post-apocalyptic / Romance5 Comments
Dear Ms. Cole: I love post apocalyptic, survival stories and when I saw several well known authors tweet about how much they loved this book, I couldn’t wait to try it. Arden Highmore and her best friend, John, are living in New York when one winter day all electricity goes ... more >
D ReviewsBrooklyn / multi-cultural / romantic-suspense6 Comments
Dear Alyssa Cole, Salomeh Jones is a Brooklyn high school teacher whose attempt to aid an abused student ruins her career and puts her life in jeopardy. Julian Tamali is a special agent hot on the trail of the Albanian mafia boss responsible for a slew of crimes, including the ... more >