In "Defiant Heart" Marty Steere places a newly orphaned teenage boy from Manhattan, Jon Meyer, in the isolated midwestern town of Jackson, Indiana, population 300. His 80-year-old grandmother, Marvella Wilson, is his only remaining relative, so she is obliged to take him in, although they...

Letting Go: The Defiant Sisters Duet, Book1 by Jacquie Biggar is a compelling coming-of-age story of sisters Renee and Izzy Thomas. When their father committed suicide, both lost their innocence and they begin separate journeys that led to transformation. Renee left town, went to college,...

Finding Me is an absorbing coming-of-age tale by Jacquie Biggar. Ever since the suicide of her father, life hasn't been the same for Izzy Thomas. While her mother slowly lost her life to alcohol and pharmaceutical pills, Izzy had to drop out of high school...

In Gwendolyn's Sword by E.A. Haltom, Gwendolyn might be the lady of the manor, but you wouldn't know it by looking at her. She prefers to wear the garb of her men-at-arms and she brandishes a sword as expertly as the best of them. When...

Ghetto by M.L. Sparrow is an exciting look at our world in the near future. Unlike many novels about the future, Ghetto feels close, warm, and totally possible. Part of the surprising warmth and intimacy of Ghetto is the amazing voice of our narrator, Sunny,...

No Rest For the Wicked by M.L. Sparrow is a romantic fantasy about a young woman named Elira who had spent most of her life in an orphanage. She was often chastised for being pretty and having a well developed figure. The story begins with...

The Trumpets of Jericho: A Novel by J. Michael Dolan is a historical novel that explores one of the horrible moments of history — the horrors of Auschwitz. Taking the reader through the daring 1944 Jewish uprising at the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, the...

Once Our Lives: Life, Death, and Love in the Middle Kingdom by Qin Sun Stubis is a non-fiction memoir that traces the author's family legacy back generations and forms a full picture from the evolution of the Chinese Communist Revolution to the Cultural Revolution. Stubis...