January 8, 2026
A Quiet Kind of Wrong
A Quiet Kind of Wrong explores guilt, family loyalty, and how far we’ll go to protect the lives we’ve created, even when they’re built on lies.
About A Quiet Kind of Wrong
One mistake. One secret. One family about to unravel.
Jane Taylor seems to have it all—a loving husband, a successful career as a children’s book author, and a picture-perfect life in Orange County. But one terrible night, she hits her neighbor’s teenage son, panics, and drives away. The police never come to arrest her.
For a year, Jane hides behind her carefully constructed suburban façade. Then a true crime podcaster revisits the unsolved case, and her son, Noah, a podcast addict, discovers the guilt-soaked letters Jane has been writing to the victim.
When Jane resolves to confess, Noah begs her for time. He’s sure the truth about that night is more complicated. Terrified of what her imprisonment would do to her family, Jane reluctantly agrees to Noah’s request. But as their search for answers pulls them deeper into the secrets of their seemingly safe neighborhood, Jane soon realizes that she’s not the only one hiding something.
Dark, twist-filled, and emotionally charged, A Quiet Kind of Wrong explores guilt, family loyalty, and how far we’ll go to protect the lives we’ve created, even when they’re built on lies.
You can purchase a copy of this book on Amazon.
About the Author
Mary Frances Hill was born in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The daughter of a music professor and an elementary school teacher, she obtained a master’s degree in counseling psychology and worked as a therapist before raising two children. Mary currently lives in Southern California with her Russian Blue and Scottish Straight cats, her Pyredoodle puppy, her golfer husband, and her adult son and daughter. She is an avid dog walker and home renovator and loves binge-watching true crime documentaries and mysteries. She is the author of three novels: The Worm Man, The Heaven Spot, and A Quiet Kind of Wrong.
You can connect with her on her website, Instagram and Goodreads.
Disclosure: This is a spotlight tour, I did not receive compensation for this post. All opinions expressed are my own.
January 7, 2026
Mommy Is Here! after a Long Day at the Hospital
“Mommy Is Here! After a Long Day at the Hospital” is a heartwarming bedtime story that captures the magical reunion between Mommy Otter and her baby after a long day apart.
About Mommy Is Here! After a Long Day at the Hospital
“Mommy Is Here! After a Long Day at the Hospital” is a heartwarming bedtime story that captures the magical reunion between Mommy Otter and her baby after a long day apart.
Mommy Otter has been busy caring for patients at the hospital, but now she’s home, ready for hugs, stories, and one very curious little otter.
Mommy’s shift may be over, but her most important job has just begun!
Enjoy this paperback version of the book. This book honors the resilience and special bond between parents working in the medical field and their children. It offers a space for comfort, laughter, and connection for little ones learning that love doesn’t sign off.
You can purchase a copy of this book on Amazon and B&N.
About the Authors
Nathalie P. Suarez Moscoso is a physician and mother who understands the challenges and joys of raising a child while caring for patients. Her experiences as both a doctor and a parent inspired her to create stories that honor the resilience of medical families and the deep bonds between parents and children.
Edison J. Cano Cevallos is a physician and father whose greatest joy comes from the moments of connection he shares with his family after long days at the hospital. Inspired by those tender reunions, he writes stories that reflect the resilience of medical families and the unbreakable bond between parent and child.
You can connect with them on their website, Instagram and Goodreads.
Disclosure: This is a spotlight tour, I did not receive compensation for this post. All opinions expressed are my own.
January 6, 2026
The Illumination: Izol
Izol: The Illumination is a sweeping story of awakening, devotion, and betrayal. For readers who love epic storytelling grounded in emotional intimacy, myth, and wonder.
About Izol: The Illumination
She went into the woods an ordinary young woman. She returned marked by destiny.
When Izol crosses the boundary of the forbidden forest, she encounters a terror that should have ended her life. Instead, she is not only spared, but chosen. A mysterious messenger reveals a truth that will shatter everything she thought she knew about her family, her people, and her purpose.
Found bloodied and half-conscious, Izol returns home changed. But not everyone is ready for a young woman touched by the divine.
As tensions rise within the keep and dangerous eyes turn toward her, Izol must choose between who she was raised to be—and the powerful, terrifying truth of who she is. As the verity of her awakening begins to spread, those with something to lose will do anything to silence her.
Izol: The Illumination is a sweeping story of awakening, devotion, and betrayal. For readers who love epic storytelling grounded in emotional intimacy, myth, and wonder.
You can purchase a copy of this book on Amazon and B&N. Enter to win a signed copy of the book here.
About the Author
In my adolescent years, I was an extreme introvert, though I had a few friends I was close with; if you weren’t acquainted with me, you would probably perceive me as asocial. I believe it was in my mid-20’s that my persona changed. I graduated from college at twenty-three and began working part-time with a major US airline. I thought the job exciting and the ability to travel the world made the position hugely attractive.
My sojourn in the airline industry was only until I had decided on a permanent career path, or so I thought. Many years later, after traveling to a multitude of countries on five continents, having two boys who also traveled the globe with me, I find myself here, at this monumental moment where I’ve embarked on a new adventure, this all unfolding by happenstance, a bedtime story I told my nieces had etched its way in my mind.
The story slowly revealed itself as I sat having lunch in my office, on my commute home late at night, and while meandering the farmers market on weekends, I would see my story in my mind’s eye.
Finally, on a trip to Copenhagen in December five years ago, it beckoned me, the inner child, when I visited the statue of the Little Mermaid with my niece. Watching her entranced by the serin, I felt her wonderment as if reliving the experience of my first reading of the fairytale at the age of ten. A whispered voice caught my ear, and a single word summoned my heart. WRITE!
Invigorated by this calling, I set to paper what had been dancing in my head. Now here we are: the Izol series has been birthed. My grandmother’s words stood the test of time: “Wherever you are, there you’ll find yourself.”
Yu can connect with them on their website, Goodreads and Instagram.
Disclosure: This is a spotlight tour, I did not receive compensation for this post.
December 7, 2025
Hudson’s Monarch Nursery
Hudson’s Monarch Nursery by author and educator Laurie Sharp, offers a timely and tender narrative for budding young naturalists.
About Hudson’s Monarch Nursery
A young boy’s passion for butterflies becomes a gateway to science, empathy, and conservation in Hudson’s Monarch Nursery.
Launching October 7th, 2025, through Mascot Kids!, this illustrated story with dyslexia-friendly text invites readers to follow Hudson as he raises monarch caterpillars, nurturing them through their miraculous metamorphosis into butterflies. Inspired by her decades as an early childhood educator and her love of nature, Laurie weaves scientific facts into a story brimming with wonder. The book tracks the monarch’s life cycle and family bonds, curiosity, and care for the natural world.
Engaging and developmentally appropriate, Hudson’s Monarch Nursery encourages children to become explorers, scientists, and stewards of nature.
Our Thoughts
Hudson’s Monarch Nursery is a wonderful story of discovery, compassion, and how to be a steward of this wonderful place we call home. Hudson, along with his Mother, is privileged to live near a spot where the monarch caterpillars can be found. Hudson and his Mom have a special tradition of collecting caterpillars, and I loved the agreement that the two of them have. The special agreement is that if you remove something from nature or its natural habitat then you must learn how to take care of it. What an important lesson for young children. It can be so tempting to fall in love with the beauty of nature and want to keep a piece of it for ourselves. But sometimes in doing so, we destroy this beauty and we need to make sure that we do our best to avoid this.
I loved the honesty from Hudson, who shares his own mistake in the past that ended up being fatal for a caterpillar. He even shares how he is preparing so that this doesn’t happen again. We learned so much about collecting caterpillars and even the difference between male and female monarchs. The story follows the life cycle of a monarch, from Hudson collecting the caterpillars on milkweed to the chrysalis to emerging and taking its first flight. The book also includes a glossary and fun facts at the end which helps to reinforce the learning throughout the story.
What I loved the most about this story is the pure joy that Hudson shows throughout the story of his role as being a part of something bigger than just ourselves and the important role that we play in protecting our world. It is not just a beautiful story about monarch butterflies, but passing traditions down, the circle of life and how every child can be a steward. These are such important messages for young children as they begin to learn to care for the world around them. This message comes through clear through age appropriate language, illustrations and ideas that you and your child can do at home. Hudson’s Monarch Nursery will be a well loved addition to your child’s home library.
You can purchase a copy of this book on Amazon, B&N, and Indigo.
About the Author
Laurie Sharp is the author of picture books, Hudson’s Monarch Nursery and The Day Sweetie Pie Died. She has been an early childhood educator for more than three decades and is passionate about using storytelling to connect children with nature. Her time spent in gardens, fields, and classrooms informs her writing, which is rich with life lessons and environmental education. Laurie divides her time between her ranchette in Central Texas and her family’s lake house in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Whether she’s caring for animals or observing monarch butterflies, she finds daily inspiration in the outdoors. Visit her at lmsharpbooks.com and @lauriesharp33.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
November 24, 2025
Boy with Wings
Boy with Wings is a story of the sacrifices and freedom inherent in making one’s own special way—and of love and the miracles that give our lives meaning.
About Boy with Wings
What does it mean to be different?
When Johnny Cruel is born with strange appendages on his back in the 1930s South, the locals think he’s a devil. Determined to protect him, his mother fakes his death, and they flee. Thus begins Johnny’s yearslong struggle to find a place he belongs. From a turpentine camp of former slaves to a freak show run by a dwarf who calls herself Tiny Tot and on to the Florida capitol building, Johnny finds himself working alongside other outcasts, struggling to answer the question of his existence. Is he a horror, a wonder, or an angel? Should he hide himself to live his life? Accompanying Johnny’s journey through love, betrayal, heartbreak, and several murders, Boy with Wings is a story of the sacrifices and freedom inherent in making one’s own special way—and of love and the miracles that give our lives meaning.
You can purchase a copy of this book on Midtown Reader (signed), Amazon, B&N, Google, and Bookshop.org.
About the Author
Mark Mustian is the author of the novel The Gendarme, an international bestseller shortlisted for the Saroyan International Award for Writing and published in ten languages, and the new novel Boy With Wings, winner of the 2025 Grand Prize for Fiction from Next Generation Indie Book Awards. He’s the founder of the Word of South Festival of Literature and Music in Tallahassee, Florida, and lives in Florida and Michigan.
You can connect with him on his website, Substack, Facebook, Bluesky, and Goodreads.
Disclosure: This is a spotlight tour, I did not receive compensation for this post.