Author: fabulousreader4ever

Hello Book Lovers! I'm Yaritza from NY. I'm an avid reader who loves books and traveling to book events to meet authors. I find reading a great escape from reality and a way to expand my mind. Books mean so much to me that I will forever have an unlimited TBR list. Eight years ago, I opened a Facebook group where I could share my love of books with other readers, and I have made wonderful friends for life. The book community is so loving, charming, and caring. Books are a huge part of our lives and have a profound impact on each of us. My favorite genres are Mystery, Thriller, Romance, and Young Adult. My mission is to spread the love of books to all ages. ​Let's turn the page together!

Review: Watersheds of World History by John L. Taylor

Goodreads Blurb

“Watersheds of World History” is the story of the amazing path taken by the human race from monarchies to democracy and from mythology to reason. This is a kaleidoscope of human events to be enjoyed by everyone but especially by those who have little or no background in world history and would like to appreciate and understand how the fragments of major events form a unified whole. Read the high reviews on Amazon.

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is a very short book but has plenty of history. It’s a great book for someone who needs to learn the major events that have occurred in Europe and the US. It is a very intellectual book that tells you about history and how the world has changed and parts where people will never change. In the last hundred years, people fought for religious relm, king and country, and unity. I would hope that we can live on without war, racial inequality, religion vs. science, gender ineuality, but we are a world of greed and power. If the possibility is there, then the opportunity will succeed. John wrote this book with such ease and intelligence. History is what makes us today.

Author Biography

The author taught English and American literature on the university level for a decade before entering the mortgage banking industry for 20 years wherein he tried to help minorities obtain better housing. He retired in Utah and moved to Arizona with friends and family. For the last 50 years he has been an avid student of world history and he is engaged at the present time in writing books on this subject for preteens, teenagers and adults with an emphasis upon international peace, racial equality and religious tolerance.

Review: The Curse by Kathi Daley

Goodreads Blurb

Alyson Prescott moves to Cutters Cove, Oregon, after being placed, along with her mother, in the witness protection program. In her previous life, Alyson was an A-list heiress with the excitement of a trend setting lifestyle and the security of old money. After witnessing a murder executed by two members of a powerful gang family, she is forced to leave her old life behind and become a middle class girl, living in a middle class town. Alyson struggles with the duplicity in her life as she strives to reconcile her new life with the old.

In book two of the series, two Seacliff High students turn up missing just days before Halloween. The police believe that they have simply run away, but when strange and unexplained things begin to happen at the annual Haunted Hayride, Alyson begins to suspect there may be more going on than the adults in town would like to believe. After they the props and decorations for the annual event turn up missing, Alyson and the gang decide to look into the case of the missing students. Could the two events be connected? And what about the symbol found splattered in blood in the barn where the annual Halloween party is to take place? Could it be connected to the gypsy curse that most believe to be simply a legend?

Book two in the series will also begin to reveal Alyson’s past and the reason for her inclusion in witness protection.

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome YA book and series. Alyson is very brave and does anything to help and protect her family and friends. Loved the plot twist in this book. Great book to read in Halloween. Didn’t really expect the book to unravel as it did. Loving the romance between Alyson and Devon. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

Author Biography

Kathi lives with her husband, kids, grandkids, and dogs in beautiful Lake Tahoe. When she isn’t writing, Kathi likes to read (preferably at the beach or by the fire), cook (preferably something with chocolate or cheese,) and garden (planting and planning not weeding). She also enjoys spending time on the water when she’s not hiking, biking, or snowshoeing, the miles of desolate trails surrounding her home.
Kathi uses the mountain setting in which she lives, along with the animals (wild and domestic) that share her home, as inspiration for her cozy mysteries.

Cover Reveal: Handle with Care by Hayden Stone

BOOK DETAILS:

Handle with Care

by Hayden Stone

Publication date: October 14, 2025

Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance

Synopsis:

Two rival interns. One art museum. And a missing art museum exhibit.

Dylan Alexander doesn’t need a boyfriend. Having one will only slow him down.

Freshly graduated from university, Dylan’s arrived in London, England from Vancouver, Canada for a summer internship at the London Art & Design Museum. He’s also looking for strings-free fun and a fresh dating scene. This is Dylan’s dream chance to start his career and land a permanent job in London—or else he must return to Vancouver where museum jobs are rare, and the dating pool is old news. Everything’s going great in his new life—except for one thing. Dylan must put up with rival museum intern William Martin-Greene.

Will is everything Dylan can’t stand: flashy, arrogant, and entitled. Forget that he’s too handsome for his own good and knows it. It’s bad luck that they both started on the same internship program. At least they work safely apart in different departments—until one day, they’re forced to work together when Will unexpectedly joins Dylan’s Curatorial team. So much for the avoidance strategy that had worked so far. Will’s arrival on his team is also not helping his unmistakable attraction. When Dylan and Will end up stranded together while collecting exhibits, with only one bed to share, they can’t deny their chemistry.

With only one permanent job on offer at the end of the summer, the competition is on to be the best intern. They both share the blame when an important design exhibit goes missing and risks the unexpected summer romance between them. Then, everything is on the line—including hearts, careers, and a chance at love.

A rivals-to-lovers, opposites attract, only one bed, and boy-next-door romance!

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235469428-handle-with-care

Pre-order: https://amzn.to/45S5eES

AUTHOR BIO:

More animal than mineral, Hayden Stone is a writer of fun queer fiction, especially with kissing. He currently lives in Victoria, Canada, and has previously lived in Vancouver, Canada and London, UK. He likes strong coffee and is owned by two cats. You can find out his latest news on Twitter or Instagram, or at his website: haydenstonebooks.com

Author links:

https://www.haydenstonebooks.com/

https://www.instagram.com/haydenstoneauthor/

@hayden.stone.author

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21632218.Hayden_Stone

Free Virtual Book Talk: Beyond Blue and White

Virtual book talk with author Genevieve Wheeler Brown exploring the hidden history of Delftware and the women behind it.

Date and time

Thursday, September 18 · 6 – 7pm EDT

Location

Online

About this event
Community • Historic
Discover the Untold Story Behind Delftware—And the Women Who Shaped It

Join us virtually on Thursday, September 18 at 6 PM for a special conversation with author and decorative arts advisor Genevieve Wheeler Brown as she introduces her new book, Beyond Blue and White: The Hidden History of Delftware and the Women Behind the Iconic Ceramic (Pegasus Books, releasing August 5).

Broadcast live online from the West Parlor of Van Cortlandt House Museum, Genevieve will share surprising stories of artistry, influence, and women’s labor—set against the backdrop of VCHM’s own historic Delft tile collection.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how the museum’s collection connects to a broader, often overlooked legacy.

This book talk is fully online. Registration is required to receive Zoom webinar link. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.

About the book:

“When over seventy-five pieces of rare and intriguing 17th and 18th century Delftware are rediscovered in a historic Manhattan townhouse, decorative art advisor and writer Genevieve Wheeler Brown quickly recognizes that, together, these pieces tell an amazing story. What begins as a curatorial exercise quickly evolves not only into an exploration of this colorful, expressive, and sometimes even humorous decorative art, coveted for hundreds of years, but also an unexpected uncovering of forceful female lives yet untold. Connecting the accounts of women across centuries, Beyond Blue and White allows us to craft a more complete picture of female experience through the lens of material culture.

We meet female Delftware makers, including Barbara Rotteveel founder of “The Three Bells” Delftware factory in 1671. We are introduced to female Delftware patrons such as Queen Mary II, who found her means of expression while creating a vogue in the 17th century for Delft blue and white across royal courts. And then there are the female collectors beginning in the 19th century who saw the artistry and craft in these ceramics others had overlooked. Foremost among them was Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt II who came together with fellow New York women and laid the groundwork for women in the museum world while preserving decorative arts with an educational mission.

With illustrations of period objects, documents, maps, paintings, prints and drawings, Beyond Blue and White is a colorful celebration of an iconic decorative art and dynamic women living in extraordinary times. Wheeler-Brown’s rich narrative encourages us to see beyond the dazzling cobalt glaze of Delftware to consider that these vessels are also our connection to a history with a fascinating group of women at its center.”

About the author:

As a decorative art advisor and writer with over thirty years in the art world, including a decade with Christie’s in New York and London, Genevieve Wheeler Brown has been actively involved in the community of Delftware. She has also participated on the Antiques Roadshow as an appraiser with an eye out for overlooked “treasure.” In her role, she has held innumerable objects, from fake Stradivari violins to gold-mounted Faberge eggs, considering their value but also the stories they can tell.

Link to RSVP for event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-book-talk-beyond-blue-white-with-genevieve-wheeler-brown-tickets-1553027911289?aff=oddtdtcreator

Review: Princess in the Spotlight (Princess Diaries #2) by Meg Cabot

Goodreads Blurb

No one ever said being a princess was easy.

Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. First, there’s an unexpected announcement from her mother. Then Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for the brand-new crown princess of Genovia. On top of that, intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer begin to arrive.

Before she even has the chance to wonder who those letters are from, Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which haven’t been seen since volume I of The Princess Diaries.

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just love this series with Mia. Her grandmother just cracks me up. It’s her way or the highway. I felt so bad for Mia finding out about her mom’s pregnancy; she was not expecting that. When she had the interview, I was cracking up with her comments. I can’t believe she threw everyone under the bus without even realizing it. I was a little upset with Mia’s mom for making a decision that didn’t include her in such an important event and moment. I was glad that her grandmother hopefully learned a lesson for not messing around with people’s personal decisions. Can’t wait to see what happens next.

Author Biography

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse — at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby–writing novels–for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.

She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy’s Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.

Meg is now writing a new children’s series called Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.

Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn’t know he married a fire horse. Please don’t tell him.

Review: Confessions of a Queen B by Crista McHugh

Goodreads Blurb

Alexis Wyndham is the other type of Queen B—the Queen Bitch.

After years of being the subject of ridicule, she revels in her ability to make the in-crowd cower via the exposés on her blog, The Eastline Spy. Now that she’s carved out her place in the high school hierarchy, she uses her position to help the unpopular kids walking the hallways.

Saving a freshman from bullies? Check.
Swapping insults with the head cheerleader? Check.
Falling for the star quarterback? So not a part of her plan.

But when Brett offers to help her solve the mystery of who’s posting X-rated videos from the girls’ locker room, she’ll have to swallow her pride and learn to see past the high school stereotypes she’s never questioned—until now.

My Review: Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Many people were bragging over this book, and, unfortunately, it didn’t live up to its standards. Alexis pretty much annoyed me with her bitchyness. She was just as bad as the popular girl named Summer. Standards and popularity over friends and love.

Author Biography

Crista McHugh is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING author of fantasy and romance with heroines who are smart, sexy, and anything but ordinary.

She also writes fantasy with less kissing and a lot more action as C. A. McHugh.

She currently lives in the Tesla-filled suburbs of Seattle with her husband and two children, maintaining her alter ego of mild-mannered physician on the weekends.

Review: Arthur’s Thanksgiving by Marc Brown

Goodreads Blurb

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Arthur! When Arthur is picked to direct his school’s Thanksgiving play, all his friends beg him for the lead role. But not everyone can be the star, and someone has to be the turkey! Can Arthur find the perfect lead, the perfect turkey, and save the day?

My Review: Rated 5 out 5 stars

It’s such a perfect book to read to the kids during Thanksgiving. The illustrations are just perfect. Loved the turnout at the end of the book.

Author Biography

Marc Tolon Brown is perhaps best known for his series of children’s books about Arthur the aardvark, which was turned into an animated television show on PBS. Brown is a three-time Emmy Award winner, for his role on the television show inspired by his books.

He lives on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City with his wife, Laurie Krasny Brown. He has three children, sons Tolon and Tucker, and daughter Eliza. The names of his two sons have been hidden in all of the Arthur books except for one: Arthur’s Tooth.

Review: His Texas Christmas Bride by Nancy Robards Thompson

Goodreads Blurb

TWINS UNDER HIS TREE

Join Becca Flannigan and Nick Ciotti as they promise to love, honor and cherish each other in front of their family and friends…and her baby bump! The blushing bride-to-be is carrying double duty—twins—from one passionate night with a mysterious bad boy. When Becca lands in the hospital, who should treat her but Nick? He’s the new doc in town, but his bedside manner is all too familiar…

Becca and Nick begin to bond, but can Dr. Delicious leave his painful past behind him to create a family of his own? Add in Becca’s worries about her own future, and you’ve got one apprehensive engagement! With a little Christmas magic for the bride and groom, this may be the happiest-ever-after in Celebration!

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was an outstanding romance novel. There were so many emotions I surpassed as I kept on reading. Two characters who have dis-functional families but with love and encouragement were able to fix and forgive their past. This was an emotional roller coaster from the very beginning filled with many surprises. I closely relate to Becca since my own parents are strict and at times felt like I had no say. I was in tears when I found out about the accident that Nick couldn’t forgive himself for and haunted him for so many years. It is truly an exceptional book written from the heart for all to share. You don’t want to miss this holiday book.

Author Biography

Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author Nancy Robards Thompson has worked as a newspaper reporter, television show stand-in, production and casting assistant for movies, and in fashion and public relations. She started writing fiction seriously in 1997. Five years and four completed manuscripts later, she won the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart award for unpublished writers and sold her first book the following year. Since then, Nancy has sold more than 50 books and found her calling doing what she loves most – writing mysteries, romance, and women’s fiction full-time.

Review: Falling For Mr. December by Kate Hardy

Goodreads Blurb

The best Christmas present ever!

Photographer Sammy Thompson has learned the hard way to protect herself. After surviving cancer, she’s not about to risk her emotions on just anyone! But meeting buttoned-up barrister Nick Kennedy at a charity calendar shoot, and feeling the sparks between them, makes Sammy wonder what she’s been missing out on…

Sammy’s never dreamed of forever, but as she gets to know the man behind the pinstripes, dare she hope Nick will make it a Christmas to remember with the most magical gift of all—his heart?

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very touching story. I loved that the characters’ occupation was different from most stories I have read. Sammy and Nick were meant for each other the moment they met. Love a man who would do anything for their family even when it’s pushing their comfort zone. Both families had something in common without Nick knowing. Nick is a character that is loving, caring, smart, and spontaneous. I was so happy on how he set up a dinner that Sammy would never forget. Sammy was independent, strong, and pushed her limits. Two characters who both got hurt by loved ones get a second chance at love. Great book to help families with ways of helping there love one with cancer and the possibility that everyone can help by donating their hair for a great cause. Related with this story because my grandma had cancer and saw her deteriorating right before my eyes. Wish I was able to do more.

Author Biography

Kate Hardy is the award-winning author of more than 100 books for Harlequin Mills & Boon and the Georgina Drake cozy crime series for Storm. Her novel ‘Breakfast at Giovanni’s’ won the RNA Romance Prize in 2008, ‘Bound by a Baby’ won the RNA RoNA Rose in 2014 and ‘A Will, A Wish, A Wedding’ won the RNA Liberta Books Shorter Fiction award in 2021. She’s been shortlisted six more times for the award, as well as for two Romantic Times awards.

She lives in Norwich in the east of England with her husband, two grown-up children, springer spaniels Archie and Dexter, and too many books to count. She’s a bit of a nerd who loves cinema, live music, the theatre, ballet, history and cooking, and adores anything Italian. She loves doing research, particularly if it’s hands-on and means experimenting with cooking. Reviewers say that her books are full of warmth, heart and charm – and also that you’ll learn something new and interesting from them!

Kate also writes bestselling local history books under the name of Pamela Brooks

Upcoming Event: Meet Kate McKinnon

Meet Actress and Comedian Kate McKinnon Sunday, Sept. 28th Noon!

About this event
Each person attending the event must purchase their own book/ticket. We use a number system based off how early you preordered your book. You may call the store a few days after purchase to find out your ticket number. It is not first come first serve. You can order your book through this link or call the store 201-784-2665 and purchase it over the phone with a credit card or stop by the store if you are local.

You can pre-purchase your book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-actress-and-comedian-kate-mckinnon-sunday-sept-28th-noon-tickets-1510991870359?aff=oddtdtcreator