Madwoman Book Review Disclaimer: I know this is a long review. But I loved the book too much to cut it short. If you don't have the time or patience to read it all, just read the text in red… please, please, pretty please. The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones, a memoir by Sandra Tsing Loh, is hysterically funny, disturbingly dark and fiercely intelligent. Loh is a master storyteller who will captivate you with tales of her turbulent journey through perimenopause. I h...Read More

Hi, friends! I'm so happy to share some exciting news with you about my friend and fellow Booktrope author, Lilian Roberts! This woman is amazing. She's an engineer, wife, and mother, yet somehow makes time to work on her much-loved her Immortal Rapture series, which will include eight books! Here's the scoop... Booktrope has released the fifth paranormal romance in Lilian Roberts' Immortal Rapture Series. Arielle Immortal Journey is the first completely new book we've seen from the author si...Read More

Shame vs. Guilt I just finished reading The Gifts of Imperfection: Your Guide to a Wholehearted Life by Brené Brown and highly recommend it. It was quite eye opening and at times, a painful experience. She’s so damn honest and spot-on as she points out all the things we do to sabotage our own happiness. For example, she believes almost all of us use something to numb our feelings regularly. It could be alcohol, drugs, food, sex, busyness… the list is endless. You get it. It’s kind of ha...Read More

Podcasts and Vices The bright, funny Ally Bishop, author/editor extraordinaire and Booktrope family member, interviewed me on her Upgrade Your Story podcast! It was so much fun. And it may be the closest I'll ever get to that sit down with Oprah I’ve always dreamed of. I hope you’ll listen. I’ve been making my way through all her episodes, learning a great deal from them about writing, editing, publishing, and promoting books. Click here to listen to the podcast. If you’re like m...Read More