[BOOK REVIEW] D. G. Torrens' ONE FOR SORROW is another chilling story of survival. You won't be able to forget it!

 

Author D. G. Torrens is a talented storyteller that brings you into the pain and peril of her characters and guide you through the other side. With ONE FOR THE SORROW we have another powerful heroine in Avery Masters who must navigate the pain of the past and the present and find the will and strength to survive.

he book is something that will draw the reader in, mainly because it's something that is so real and relatable. Finding someone who seems to love you for you, promising to undo the darkness of the pain---that is until you realize they have their own darkness to replace it.

What we see in Avery is not just the feeling of being trapped, but the journey of loving oneself enough to want better. Thankfully she isn't alone. Avery has friends that want to see her get to a place of happiness and healing. Will she let them help her towards the light or will it be too late?

For those looking for a suspenseful read that grabs you and keeps you engaged from beginning to end ONE FOR SORROW is the kind of book you'll devour. It's a chilling story of survival that you won't soon forget. 

Get ONE FOR SORROW on Amazon. 

Conversations Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2018

It has become one of Conversations' most prized reveals: what books read by Conversations Media Group founder Cyrus Webb are his top picks of the year?

Here you will find his choices for Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2018. As over the past decade the list includes established voices as well as individuals who told amazing narratives either about themselves or others.

CONVERSATIONS' TOP 50 NON-FICTION BOOKS OF 2018
(Listed in no particular order)

1. Intrinsic Hope: Living Courageously in Troubled Times by Kate Davies (New Society Publishers)
2. Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career On Screen and Behind the Camera by Bill Duke (Rowman & Littlefield)
3. Youtube Secrets by Sean Cannell & Benji Travis (Sean Cannell & Benji Travis)
4. Abyss: Thought Provoking Poetry & Prose by D.G. Torrens (D.G. Torrens)
5. Thriving Through Uncertainty by Tama Kieves (Tarcher Perigee/Penguin Random House)
6. The Soul of America by Jon Meacham (Random House)
7. Letters to the Daughter I'll Never Have by Ashley Brown (Mezcalita Press)
8. The Top 10 Rules For Success by Evan Carmichael (Evan Carmichael) 
9. Heavy by Kiese Laymon (Scribner)
10. Daughters Betrayed by Their Mothers by Holli Kenley (Loving Healing Press)
11. Redlined by Linda Gartz (She Writes Press)
12. PTSD to Freedom by Linda Diane Wattley & William Sumner (Linda Diane Wattley)
13. T.R.U.T.H. (Taking Responsibility Unleashes True Healing) by Mary Ellen Ciganovich (Conversations Media Group)
14. Not A Poster Child by Francine Falk-Allen (She Writes Press)
15. Act Like You Love Yourself by Lester Greene (Infinity Publications)
16. Last Trip Home by Wanda Maureen Miller (She Writes Press)
17. Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice by Lawrence Goldstone (Scholastic Focus)
18. Sit Down and Shut Up by Cinque Henderson (St. Martin's Press)
19. The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams (Hachette Books)
20. This Is the Day by Tim Tebow (Waterbrook)
21. Black Coffee: No Sugar, No Cream by Regina Duggins (Gina Mocha)
22. Delta Epiphany: Robert E. Kennedy in Mississippi by Ellen B. Meacham (University Press of Mississippi)
23. Cracking the Boy Code by Adam J. Cox (New Society Publishers)
24. Food Fight by Chef Gigi Gaggero (Koehler Books)
25. Pure by Linda Kay Klein (Touchstone)
26. How Woman Rise by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith (Hachette Books)
27. Pocket Full of Dreams by Justine Wentzell (Red Balloon Station Books)
28. Unbroken: Still I Smile by Tamara Charles (Tamara Charles)
29. Never Shut Up by Marcellus Wiley (Dutton/Penguin Random House)
30. The Sense of Success by Angelo Ellerbee (Ellerbee Group)
31. Wherever You Are by Cynthia Lim (Coffeetown Press)
32. Food for L.I.F.E.(Lasting Impressions Forever Enjoyed) by Lisa W. Beckwith (Rain Publishing)
33. Align with Your Purpose by Earl Hall (Earl Hall)
34. The Burn Zone by Renee Linnell (She Writes Press)
35. The Change of Life: The Mario Loving Story by Mario Loving (Conversations Media Group)
36. Letters From Max: A Book of Friendship by Sarah Ruhl & Max Ritvo (Milkweed)
37. The Magic of Tiny Business by Sharon Rowe (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
38. A Mountain Too High by Michael McClendon (Xulon Press)
39. The Book of Self: A Thesis on Energy and How It Interrelates by Floyd Williams (Floyd Williams)
40. Astonishing Tales: Stories and Essays by Matt Geiger (Henschel Haus)
41. Chos3n: There's A High Cost to Low Living by Bianca Harris (Chos3n/Conversations Media Group)
42. The Triumph of Rosemary by Judge Marylin E. Atkins (Two Sisters Writing & Publishing)
43. Women Who Launch by Marlene Wagman-Geller (Mango)
44. When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney (National Geographic)
45. Breaking Up with Busy by Yvonne Tally (New World Library)
46. Craig & Fred by Craig Grossi (William Morrow/Harper Collins)
47. Beloved by Greatest Poet Alive (James Gordon/GPA Media Inc.)
48. How to be Perfect Like Me by Dana Bowman (Central Recovery Press)
49. A Spy In Canaan by Marc Perrusquia (Melville House Publishing)
50. WTF?!(Willing to Fail) by Brian Scudamore (Lioncrest Publishing)

Conversations' 25 Summer Reads for Adults, 2018

It is one of Conversations' most popular lists: our 25 Summer Reads of each year. Handpicked and read by book club President, media personality and author Cyrus Webb, this list is sure to have something that you will want to add to your own reading list, covering both fiction and non-fiction interests. Though summer is coming to a close, see how many of these titles can still make it on to your shelf before the end of the year.

Conversations' 25 Summer Reads for Adults, 2018 (in no particular order)

1. "Welcome to Moonlight Harbor" by Sheila Roberts (Mira Books)
2. "Three Shoeboxes" by Steven Manchester (The Story Plant)
3. "Racism from the Eyes of a Child" by Mathew Knowles (Music World Publishing)
4. "I've Got My Eyes On You" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon and Schuster)
5. "Another Bump in the Road" by T.M. Brown (T.M. Brown)
6. "Dog and Bitch Island" by Robert Blake Whitehill (Calaveras Media)
7. "Firestorm" by Solange Ritchie (Stony Hill Publishers)
8. "Flight Season" by Marie Marquardt (Wednesday Books)
9. "The Escape Artist" by Brad Meltzer (Grand Central Publishing)
10. "Woman Last Seen In Her Thirties" by Camille Pagan (Lake Union)
11. "Jenna's Case" by Andy Siegel (Rockwell Press)
12. "Abyss" by D.G. Torrens (D.G. Torrens)
13. "I Give My Eyes" by Brian H. Peterson (Due Santi)
14. "Envy" by Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)
15. "Happy Accidents" by Four Day Weekend Comedy (Wiley)
16. "Death Logs Out" by E.J. Simon (Endeavour Media)
17. "Welcome to My World" by Curtis Bunn (Strebor Books)
18. "Love and Death Among Pigeons" by Lawrence A. Wood (Lawrence A. Wood)
19. "Bad Men and Wicked Women" by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)
20. "Think Like A Winner: Act Like You Won" by Carl Mathis (Carl Mathis)
21. "The Way of Beauty" by Camille Di Maio (Lake Union)
22. "The Gospel According to Abraham" by Paul Abraham (thewordverve)
23. "In Praise of Difficult Women" by Karen Karbo (National Geographic)
24. "The Cutting Edge" by Jeffery Deaver (Grand Central Publishing)
25. "Delta Epiphany: RFK in Mississippi" by Ellen B. Meacham (University Press of Mississippi)

Conversations Top 25 Fiction Books of 2023

 

Conversations Media Group President Cyrus Webb is pleased to announce his Top 25 Fiction Books of 2023. This list showcases the books that Webb has personally enjoyed and is glad to share with the world. 

Conversations Top 25 Fiction Books of 2023 (Listed in no particular order) 

1. A Likeaable Woman by May Cobb (Berkley)
2. Backlash by Iris Bolling (Siri Austin Entertainment, LLC)
3. Girls in Search of Cover, Part 2 by Pamela Mshana (Seven Visions Entertainment & Consulting, LLC)
4. A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing (Berkley)
5. Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell (Grand Central)
6. Pride by Victoria Christopher Murray (Gallvery Books)
7. Havana Hangover by Randy Richardson (Renegade Press)
8. Laws of Annihilation by Eriq La Salle (Lavette Books)
9. The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen (Thomas & Mercer)
10. Flipping Boxcars by Cedric Kyles aka Cedric "The Entertainer" (Amistad)
11. Tides of Fire by James Rollins (William Morrow)
12. My Magnolia Summer by Victoria Benton Frank (William Morrow)
13. Whispers on the Wind by Marta Moran Bishop (Marta Moran Bishop)
14. These Things Happen by Michael Eon (Girl Friday Books)
15. Layers of Truth by Rosalie T. Turner (Sunstone Press)
16. The Wrong Seat by Natasha D. Frazier (Encouraging Works)
    
17. Out of the Darkness by David A. Jacinto (Forefront Books)
18. The Sisters We Were by Wendy Willis Baldwin (Sourcebooks Landmark)
19. What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall (Thomas & Mercer)
20. The Intern by Michele Campbell (St. Martin's Press)
21. The Wrong Catch by Dr. Velma Bagby (Adoni Publishing, LLC)
22. The Golden Rose by Jodi Lea Stewart (Progressive Rising Phoenix Press)
23. Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg (Thomas & Mercer)
24. One For Sorrow by D. G. Torrens (D. G. Torrens)
25. The Brill Pill by Akemi C. Brodsky (She Writes Press)

Conversations' 25 Authors You Should Know 2023

 As summer approaches, Conversations is excited to share 25 Authors You Should Know in 2023. Some of them might be names you have heard. Others might be new authors who are starting to make their mark. Either way this list brings together 25 authors and books that are sure to keep you engaged and get you talking.

NON-FICTION TITLES

1. Part of My World by Jodi Benson (Tyndale)
2. Transformation: The Bounce Back by Dr. Teresa A. Smith (DQ Consulting)
3. I Am Debra Lee by Debra Lee (Legacy Lit)
4. A healers Journey to Healing by Porcia Mann (13th & Joan)
5. What I Really Want Is... But I'm Just Too Full Of... by Seth Lusk
6. Now Faith by Foster A. Clark (Snyder Press, LLC)
7. Sunrise by Kristin Abello (Archway Publishing)
8. From Scratch by David Moscow and Jon Moscow (Permuted Press)
9. Brer Mack: Struggle & Reward by Isiko Cooks (Peter Mack Presents)
10. Return to the River by Dave Pelzer (Health Communications, Inc.)
11. Watching for Dragonflies by Suzanne Marriott (She Writes Press)
12. Standing Still by William G. Harper, Jr.
13. The Love You Save by Goldie Taylor (Hanover Square Press)
14. Dream by Design Inspirational Journal by Melissa Banks
15. Heart of a Warrior by Fa'apepele Hunkin (TC Publishing)
16. Coming Home by Cleon Jones with Gary Kaschak (Triumph Books)

FICTION TITLES

1. The House of Lincoln by Nancy Horan (Sourcebooks)
2. Blast by Robert Blake Whitehill (Calaveras Media)
3. The Wrong Catch by Dr. Velma Bagby (Adoni Publishing)
4. One For Sorrow by D. G. Torrens
5. Loyal to a Fault by Omar Scott (Outskirts Press)
6. Havana Hangover by Randy Richardson (Renegade Press)
7. Super Bloom by Megan Tady (Zibby Books)
8. Layers of Truth by Rosalie T. Turner (Sun Stone Press)
9. Mothers Vol. 1 by Ben Burgess, Jr. (Legacy Books)