Review Uzma Jalaluddin delivers a heartwarming, funny, and culturally vibrant story with Dina Gets Lucky. Dina's recently divorced status is still a secret to her family. And it will stay that way as long as her trifling ex cooperates. But she didn't anticipate reuniting with her former friend and college crush, Lucky. They can't help… Continue reading Dina Gets Lucky by Uzma Jalaluddin
Vanishing Daughters by Cynthia Pelayo In this podcast interview Megan welcomes back Cynthia Pelayo to talk about her new book, Vanishing Daughters, available March 11. She talks about how writing this book helped her navigate her own grief. Please rate, review, and subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Follow on social media to… Continue reading Episode 73 – Cynthia Pelayo: Vanishing Daughters
Briar Rose Thorne is grieving her late mother Aurora, back in her childhood home on Chicago’s South Side. In the days since her mother’s passing, she’s been having strange, vivid dreams about a girl in white asking for someone to take her home. She also hears phantom music throughout the house, along with other strange occurrences. She dismisses these moments as bouts of grief. But memories of her mother indicate the disturbances might be spirits or ghosts trying to communicate with Briar. There’s also a serial killer taking lives of young women. Once Briar begins researching the murders, she starts to connect the dots to her own family history. Vanishing Daughters by Cynthia Pelayo is a gothic fiction novel in which Briar must put a stop to the ongoing tragedies, or else she might become the next victim. Read more
