Winter Light by Martha Engber is a coming-of-age novel that gives us a stark reminder of the narrow line between success and failure, sorrow and joy, contentment and destruction that so many of our teenagers are forced to navigate in those dangerous and yet potentially...

Withlacoochee Jitterbug is a work of fiction in the historical, interpersonal drama and slice of life sub-genres, and was penned by author Ted Leavengood. It focuses on two characters who undergo some very trying times indeed, leading them to later accomplishments and the promise of...

Wildchilds by Eugenia Melian is the story of a woman who is forced to confront her past if she wants her future to be happy with her daughter. Iris rebuilt her life as a sculptor and left her past behind in Paris. Living in California...

Naomi Wark’s heart-warming novel Wildflowers in Winter follows the life of a ninety-two-year-old woman, struggling with the loss of loved ones and estranged from her daughter-in-law’s family. Edna listens to the news of the death of her son with shock. The death evokes memories of...

When The Fireworks End is a work of fiction in the coming of age sub-genre, penned for mature young adults and new adult audiences by author Alex Lund. Focusing closely on the culture and experience of growing up in a close-knit Japanese coastal community, we...

Watermark: The Broken Bell Series by Elise Schiller is a heart-breaking story of teenage angst, coming of age, family dysfunction, and poverty in the inner city. Angel Ferente is a little more damaged than your average teenager and yet, she has managed to rise above...

When Strange Calls You Home by Kelly Punton is an excellent collection of twelve short stories. A teenage girl tries to figure out what she wants from her somewhat dull life. A man takes a chance on an epic space adventure. Another man struggles with...

What Little Girls Are Made Of by C.A. Whittingham is a crime thriller that centers around and bravely confronts the last literary taboo, pedophilia. The narrative dances neatly throughout the point of view of the antagonist and perpetrator, Stefan Mademan, who is being early paroled...

What If They Knew by T R Hendrick is a brilliant meld of historical and political themes in a thriller, a novel that invites the reader into a discussion on the documents that define the American states. In writing that is beautiful and fluid and...

Who Am I by J. R. Penna is a novel that engages readers in a serious conversation with themselves and their choices and that explores strong and realistic themes. Rita is a thirty-four-year-old single woman with no children, pursuing her dream to be successful and...