Category: Books
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First Read of 2025
What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started the year off right with this one. I love a good lowcountry story. Add mystery and I’m in love. Wanda M. Morris is an auto-buy author for me. I have the hard cover, but also checked out the audio…
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It’s My Pub Day!
Summer Tour! I’ve put together a video of my events. I’m visiting some locations in South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina. If you’re in those areas, I hope you’ll come out and purchase your copy of Bitter and Sweet. I’d love to see you. *If you’re planning to meet me, please plan to support the…
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Unboxing Bitter and Sweet
The giveways on social media are closed. However, if you’ve subscribed to my newsletter you can still enter to win. I just sent a newsletter out today and subscribers can enter to win an ARC. Here’s the link to join my newsletter: https://rhondamcknight.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4f3b59a20c8f76d06a5585d73&id=d53e8fcbc4 More about the book: From the beloved author of The Thing About…
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Gullah Food
In my novel, The Thing About Home, Gullah Geechee and lowcountry food culture played a significant role in establishing the setting and atmosphere of the story. The descriptions of traditional dishes helped to paint a vivid picture of the region’s culinary traditions. Additionally, the shared experience of preparing and enjoying these dishes brought the characters…
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Publishers Weekly Review
My first PW review!!! Exciting stuff in the life of this writer. I’ll take zippy, vivid, fully-realized, and ring true. I would have liked a few other really important aspects of the book to be mentioned, like the fact that it’s a dual-time story…that’s where the reader learns the history, but overall…I’m a very happy…
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Advance Reader Copies Recevied
Receiving my ARCS for The Thing About Home was one of the highlights of my year. I can’t wait for the world to meet Casey Black and her family and friends and everyone else in her world. Preorder at Riches in Reading and receive a preorder gift with your copy of the book. Riches in…
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The Thing About Home

Here is the final back cover synopsis for The Thing About Home!!! Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renewal ceremony ends in her being left at the altar, the former model turned social media influencer has new fame—the kind she never wanted. An embarrassing, viral…