Family Life Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: HEMLOCK LANE by Marshall Fine

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 25 November 2025

Publication Date: November 25, 2025 In this riveting story of family bonds and buried truths, a young woman’s homecoming becomes a reckoning as four days together threaten to shatter the comfortable lies that...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE SEVEN by Igor Stefanovic

Action/Adventure Amy Wilson - 14 November 2025

The Seven Saga: Book 1 Publication Date: October 7, 2025 Haunted by his failures as a father, billionaire widower Abraham Meyer sends his seven privileged children on a life-changing quest across seven continents to...

4-STAR REVIEW: MY MOTHER’S PHOTOGRAPH by Laura Sweeney

Family Life Amy Wilson - 6 November 2025

Dovecote Cottages: Book 3 Publication Date: November 4, 2025 Turning towards the lighthouse, Sarah wipes a tear from her eye as she reads the inscription on the faded photograph. Will this discovery tear her...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: OTHERWISE ENGAGED by Susan Mallery

Family Life Amy Wilson - 31 October 2025

Publication Date: November 4, 2025 A twisty, tender and wise look at how secrets can transform the powerful—and sometimes problematic—bond between mothers and daughters, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery. When Shannon gets...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: MY DAUGHTER’S BABY by Kate Hewitt

Family Life Amy Wilson - 23 October 2025

Publication Date: October 23, 2025 As I hold my daughter’s newborn baby to my chest, my heart breaks knowing she didn’t live to meet her son. Someone will need to raise this child,...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE BEST WORST THING by Lauren Okie

Romance Amy Wilson - 14 October 2025

Publication Date: October 14, 2025 From a stunning new voice in romance, Lauren Okie’s The Best Worst Thing is an intimate story about starting over, second chances, and two people who cannot help falling into...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: WHAT A WAY TO GO by Bella Mackie

Mystery Amy Wilson - 6 October 2025

Publication Date: October 7, 2025 With the bite of The White Lotus and the family dynamics of Succession, What a Way to Go is an uproarious and satirical whodunnit about people behaving badly—and perhaps finally getting their just...

4-STAR REVIEW: A SECRET DAUGHTER FROM IRELAND by Ann O’Loughlin

Family Life Amy Wilson - 2 October 2025

Orchid Bay: Book 1 Publication Date: October 2, 2025 The young woman gazes at the Irish sea for the final time, a careful hand on her stomach. She will do anything to keep her...

5-STAR REVIEW: RESTITUTION by Tamar Shapiro

Family Life Amy Wilson - 30 September 2025

Publication Date: September 30, 2025 As children in Central Illinois, Kate and Martin were never told much about their mother’s childhood in East Germany. And they rarely asked questions. They were too busy...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: SHE WAS NEVER YOURS TO TAKE by Jen Craven

Family Life Amy Wilson - 15 September 2025

Publication Date: September 15, 2025 I take a deep breath and turn to my sister. I have to make things right, but my heart pounds as I say what I should have said...

5-STAR REVIEW: WHAT WE LEFT UNSAID by Winnie M Li

Family Life Amy Wilson - 20 August 2025

Publication Date: August 19, 2025 On an unexpected road trip, three estranged siblings uncover a startling family secret and larger truths about being Asian American in a post-COVID world—from the author of the...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE FRIENDSHIP LIST by Beth Miller

Family Life Amy Wilson - 19 August 2025

Publication Date: August 18, 2025 Wiping away her tears, Kay looks at her old photos, of friends who have come and gone through life’s big moments. But then there’s Rose, her one constant...