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Book Review

The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Anthology by Kianna Alexander, Lena Hart, Piper Huguley and Alyssa Cole

The Brightest Day

NB: Welcome to Flashback Friday! Because of Carrie’s Four Weddings and a Sixpence anthology review, we wanted to run another anthology with a similar grade that we enjoyed. The Brightest Day has one of Sarah’s favorite novellas of 2015! This review was originally published June 17, 2015. Reviewing anthologies is always difficult for me. I’m never sure if I should give a grade for the collection as a whole, even if some of the stories didn’t grab … Continue reading The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Anthology by Kianna Alexander, Lena Hart, Piper Huguley and Alyssa Cole

Help A Bitch Out

HaBO: Seeking a Particular Riverboat Historical

This HaBO request is from Cassie, who is looking for a riverboat historical. Remember when they were everywhere? Looking for book from 90’s. It had to do with a young women becoming the ward of a riverboat owner. Man came from wealthy family.  Girl was daughter of prostitute. The book starts with man thinking he was going to have the young child as his ward. He goes to meet her on his ship where she … Continue reading HaBO: Seeking a Particular Riverboat Historical