Archives for the ‘Book of the Week’ Category

Book of the Week–Holiday Brides by Farrah Rochon

By • Nov 1st, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

Author Farrah Rochon shares with readers why Holiday Brides would make a great addition to our personal library. She says, “After reading Holiday Brides, she hopes readers walk away with a renewed belief in the power of true love.” Stop back and check out APOOO’s review from team member Jennifer Coissiere and hear her thoughts about Holiday Brides.



The Well and The Mine by Gin Phillips

By • Oct 19th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

A novel of warmth and true feeling, The Well and the Mine explores the value of community, charity, family, and hope that we can give each other during a time of hardship. During the summer of 1931, nine-year-old Tess Moore sits on her back porch and watches a woman toss a baby into her family’s well without a word.



Book-of-the-Week: Before I Forget by Leonard Pitts, Jr.

By • Oct 12th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

This powerful novel of three generations of black men bound by blood ? and by histories of mutual love, fear, and frustration ? gives author Leonard Pitts the opportunity to explore the painful truths of black men’s lives, especially as they play out in the fraught relations of fathers and sons.



Book-of-the-Week: Why Men Fear Marriage by RM Johnson

By • Aug 11th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

You’re out there, you’re dating, and you’re looking for marriage material. But is he? Believe it or not, many men — especially men over thirty — do have the strong desire to settle down and embrace the marriage package. What stops them?



Children of the Waters by Carleen Brice

By • Jul 11th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

Still reeling from divorce and feeling estranged from her teenage son, Trish Taylor is in the midst of salvaging the remnants of her life when she uncovers a shocking secret: her sister is alive. For years Trish believed that her mother and infant sister had died in a car accident. But the truth is …



Truth Be Told by Skye Warner and Elisa Brandon

By • May 6th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

Truth Be Told is a multicultural fiction revolving around Soria, a stripper who’s veiling a covert life. Soria Livingston finds herself having to make a choice between being the perfect mother to a daughter that she never wanted or living the glamorous life she’s always dreamed.



This Is What I Signed Up For by Jerald Howard

By • Apr 19th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

This Is What I Signed Up For by Jerald Howard is a fast-paced, drama-filled read that will have you jumping out of your seat because of Howard’s eye for detail and great descriptions. Thomas and Darbye are in a monogamous relationship; however…



Reflections of a Quiet Storm by Patricia Bridewell

By • Apr 5th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

The story begins to unfold after Pauline Bridges experiences a near fatal accident. God begins to reveal a painful past through dreams and flashbacks. Visions of the past invade her days and nights.



Book of the Week–The Someday List by Stacy Adams Hawkins

By • Feb 17th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

Dera said, ‘I finished The Someday List today and it was very good. A multi-layered story, I felt it was realistic and not preachy, but gave sound, intelligent reason for walking with God and how to it.’



When Love Comes Around by Victoria Wells

By • Jan 7th, 2009 • Category: Book of the Week

Kevin Dawson, a career womanizer, is the last man on earth Starr should be willing to put her hope and trust in. The sparks of attraction are magnetizing making his tempting proposal hard to resist, a proposal that would make all her dreams a reality