My 17-page 2025 Winter Reading Guide is live! The guide contains 45 recent and upcoming releases (that you won't see lots of other places) plus new titles in book series, fiction/nonfiction pairings, stellar mystery series and some anticipated spring and summer releases. If you are interested, fill out the Google form and submit a tip of your choosing.
Christine Simon grew up in a very large and very loud Italian family and now lives with her husband and four children. The Patron Saint of Second Chances is her first novel.
In this interview, Christine and I discuss The Patron Saint of Second Chances, her inspiration for this story, when she knew she wanted to be a writer, her unusual publishing journey, creating a tremendous sense of community in her book …