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Kirkus Review of Dolly All the Way
“Monaghan creates an impossibly winning story with a charming, lovable heroine. Dolly is capable, hardworking, and will do anything for the people she loves… It’s also refreshing that, even though Dolly must learn to allow other people to help her, she never views her caretaking responsibilities as burdens. She deeply loves her family, and that love carries through the entire story. A charming love story that absolutely radiates warmth.” Kirkus January 12, 2026
Jeffrey Blount’s Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way
“Jeffrey Blount’s newest novel, Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way has garnered several awards including:
2025 IPPY Gold Medal Award – South Best Regional Fiction
2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards – African American Fiction
2024 National Indie Excellence Award – African American Fiction
2024 NYC Big Book Award – General Fiction
2024 American Book Fest Book Award – African American Fiction
2024 Finalist for Best Independently Published Book – Shelf Unbound Magazine
Simon Tolkien’s Literary Journey
“Simon Tolkien’s new novel, The Room of Lost Steps: The gorgeously rendered settings for his novel are a mixture of reality and Tolkien’s imagination. Read the review by Kristen McDermott for Historical Novel Society.
The Palace at the End of the Sea – #1 bestseller in the Kindle Store for Political Fiction/Literary Sagas
“Simon Tolkien’s new novel, The Palace at the End of the Sea, the first book in his Spanish Civil War duology, is holding strong as the #1 bestseller in the Kindle Store for Political Fiction/Literary Sagas. Watch for his personal essays in Writer’s Digest Magazine and Lithub.”
It’s a Love Story – New York Times Bestseller
“Congratulations to Annabel Monaghan whose newest novel It’s a Love Story is a national bestseller just a week after publication, hitting the New York Times bestseller list. She is now drawing huge crowds wherever she goes. Check out her website for information on her live appearances. https://annabelmonaghan.com/
The Girls of the Glimmer Factory – Recent Praise
“Worthwhile and thoughtful, Coburn has written another superb book.”
Historical Novel Society review, February 2025.”
The English Problem – Recent Praise
“A dynamic character portrait as well as a nuanced depiction of India’s struggles against British rule. It’s a triumph.”—Publishers Weekly
Kamlani’s story of one man’s odyssey of discovery contains extensive historical context. Replete with lyrical imagery of rivers, the saga confronts issues of racism, class disparities, parenthood, and sexual acceptance… Kamlani’s ambitious debut packs an important dose of relevant history into a very human story.” –Kirkus
Summer Romance – LibraryReads Pick
SUMMER ROMANCE has been made a LibraryReads pick! And since it is Annabel Monighan’s third novel to be selected – making it the third out of her three adult novels published- she now has the honor of being inducted into the Library Reads Hall of Fame as an author! Congratulations Annabel!!
Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
Glowing trade review for SUMMER ROMANCE, from Library Journal’s May issue.
“In this sweet romance, Monaghan has created believable characters who are multidimensional, while her touches of humorous dialogue enhance the story and make the characters even more likable.”
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You Belong Here Now by Dianna Rostad
This brilliant debut YOU BELONG HERE NOW is reminiscent of Christina Baker Kline’s The Orphan Train and Kristina McMorris’s Sold on a Monday. William Kent Kruger writes “You won’t find a finer debut novel anywhere.”
Over 1600 five star reader’s rave reviews
Finalist for the Willa Award
Shortlisted for The Reading West Award 2022