Both Sarah Soon and Janet Joanou Weiner are writer friends of mine. Janet’s first book came out this year—historical fiction set in France during the reign of Louis XIV. Though Darkness Descend focuses on the persecution of the French Hugenots, a...
Cynthia Toney was one of the first of my writer friends to be published. Her historical novel for tweens and teens is a favorite read. Synopsis In a southern U.S. farming community in 1925, thirteen-year-old Salvatore and his Italian immigrant father become involved...
