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Hannah Mary McKinnon | A Lost Forgiveness List Has Things Taking a Sinister Turn
Author Guest / June 19, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE REVENGE LIST 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When Frankie Morgan loses her “forgiveness list” – the names of people who have wronged her in the past, and whom she could work to forgive – she thinks nothing of it. But as the people on Frankie’s list have increasingly serious accidents, Frankie knows she’s in trouble. She wrote her own name on the list because her past self is the one person she’ll never forgive, and if she doesn’t find out who’s behind the attacks, she might be next. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I often set my books in Portland, Maine, because we drive through it when visiting family in New Brunswick. It’s beautiful! 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes! I think it would be very interesting to spend the day with Frankie (providing I don’t make her angry). 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Protective, fierce, quick-tempered. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That anger is a valid emotion, just like any other. It’s not the anger, but how we handle…

Svetlana Libenson | Fresh Fiction Reviewer Top Reads of 2019
Author Guest / December 30, 2019

Our final reviewer top reads list comes from Svetlana Libenson! You can check back and read our other favorite reads of 2019: Debbie Wiley Danielle Dresser Jessica Grogan Miranda Owen Teresa Cross Now, here’s Svetlana’s list: It’s that time of year again: time to reflect on the last twelve months, to make resolutions, and to welcome in a new decade, 2020. I can hardly believe its 2020. It seems like only yesterday that 2019 had begun, and now in a couple of days we will walk into the 2020s. When it comes to literature, my taste runs towards historical fiction, domestic suspense, multicultural fiction and contemporary fiction, and 2019 had its good moments in those categories.  In no particular order, I will share eight of my favorite 2019 reads as well along with some honorable mentions. MIRACLE CREEK by Angie Kim was a recent read for me, but it’s one that I’ll think of whenever I remember 2019. My favorite parts were the quotes Angie Kim wrote, and I also loved how she touched the interracial marriage between the characters as well as the struggles of identity and immigration in her character of Mary. Because I’m also a huge fan…