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Publication Date:  June 15, 2021 Format:  Paperback Genre:   psychological Thriller Publisher:  Celadon           Length:  352 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback  Synopsis In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don't speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling.   Then Kacey disappears, suddenly, at the same time that a mysterious string of murders begins in Mickey's district, and Mickey becomes dangerously obsessed with finding the culprit--and her sister--before it's too late. Review:  This was a rough one for me as I personally have a daughter who is addicted and living in Kensington (yes the photo above is a real photo of the area). Once a thriving factory district n...

Release Date: April 2, 2017 Publisher: Fiction with Meaning LLC Format: Kindle Pages: 504 pages Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller Buy: Kindle  | Paperback Synopsis: Seven year old Tony has two choices: to live or to die. Tony Bruno just wants to fit in, but the bullies at his school are cruel and relentless. At home, he leans on his mother Teresa for strength and comfort, but she’s no match for his father, Carmen. His father, a fighter and bully himself, hates Tony. He is embarrassed by the child for not fighting back and wishes that Tony was never born. Then as a teen, in one act of blind courage, Tony fights back shifting the balance of power with his peers. Even after Tony sets things straight with the neighborhood boys, his father continues to terrorize him. At school, Tony is now respected by his classmates. One day he stands up for a bullied kid named, Salvatore, and the boys become friends. One night, Salvatore commits a horrific crime and Tony suffers the cons...

Title:   One of Us by Tawni O'Dell Publisher: Gallery Books 304 pages Genre: Thriller I received an advanced e-copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for a fair review. It is due to be released August 19, 2014. Synopsis:  Dr. Sheridan Doyle—a fastidiously groomed and TV-friendly forensic psychologist—is the go-to shrink for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office whenever a twisted killer’s mind eludes other experts. But beneath his Armani pinstripes, he’s still Danny Doyle, the awkward, terrified, bullied boy from a blue-collar mining family, plagued by panic attacks and haunted by the tragic death of his little sister and mental unraveling of his mother years ago. Returning to a hometown grappling with its own ghosts, Danny finds a dead body at the infamous Lost Creek gallows where a band of rebellious Irish miners was once executed. Strangely, the body is connected to the wealthy family responsible for the miners' deaths. Teamin...

Titles:   His to Possess #2: The Morning After by Opal Carew ,  His to Possess #3: Perfect Storm by Opal Carew ,  His to Possess #4: True Lies by Opal Carew Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin 42, 36 & 44 pages Genre: Romance Synopsis: The erotic serial His to Possess, an intoxicating tale of a woman torn between a dominant billionaire and a tattooed, bad boy rock musician. Part 2: When Jessica and Dane shared a night of explosively hot, no-strings-attached sex, she never expected him to offer the one thing she needed most—a job at his business empire.  As she embraces her role as his assistant, it becomes impossible to keep things strictly professional. Her body burns for him, and his commanding presence awakens her darkest hungers. She’s never been dominated before, and now she can’t stop yearning to submit to him completely. But carrying on a secret affair with the head of a powerful business empire puts her at risk of losing her job…and her heart...

Title:  Buck: A Memoir by MK Asante Publisher: Randomhouse Publishing 272 pages Genre: memoir I received an advanced e-galley of this book through netgalley.com . It was released August 20, 2013 Synopsis:  MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents: a mother who led the new nation’s dance company and a father who would soon become a revered pioneer in black studies. But things fell apart, and a decade later MK was in America, a teenager lost in a fog of drugs, sex, and violence on the streets of North Philadelphia. Now he was alone—his mother in a mental hospital, his father gone, his older brother locked up in a prison on the other side of the country—and forced to find his own way to survive physically, mentally, and spiritually, by any means necessary. Review: Drugs, crime, broken families, and violence is nothing new to this Philly girl but it may be new to some.  This is a story of a brilliant writer who almost lost his battle to grow up. Through...