A Drowned Kingdom by P.L. Stuart follows the story of Othrun, Second Prince of Atalantyx. Having ambitions of becoming king himself one day but resigning himself to the fate of faithfully serving his brother and first in line to the crown, First Prince Erthal, Othrun...

And Still We Rise by Jordan Steven Sher is a powerful story of survival against all odds, overcoming tragedies, and keeping hope alive in the face of unbelievable brutality. This book tells the story of a family torn apart during the genocide in Bosnia in...

In A Cobra's Bite Doesn't Hurt by Anil Nijhawan, one of its most memorable themes is that its main character, Kalu, narrates his story and records it for the prime minister of India to let him know of his sad plight and of others like...

Set in a fictional South American country with a corrupt government that dictates the destiny of its citizenry, Alejandro's Lie by Bob Van Laerhoven is one of those rare and entrancing stories that is a little self-contained but offers depth and redemption. The protagonist, Alejandro...

Michael A. Greco's cultural novel A Labyrinth for Loons is the story of a writer exploring the meaning and loss of self-identity. Leonard Smith, an American indie writer, is the principal character and narrator. Leonard, his Japanese wife, and their 11-year-old daughter live in Kyoto,...

A Sultan's Folly: Two Mystical Artefacts From the Sub-Continent, A Web of Intrigue, And an Intense Friendship by Phillip Dowsett is an adventure full of mystery, intrigue, and danger. If you like enigmas wrapped in riddles, then keep reading this review, because the author delivers....

A Republic's Rise by Clinton Aldrich is a tale with a strong appeal to fans of historical novels, especially those with a setting evolving around WWII. Before WWII, the Reich Chamber of Culture orders Derek Schorr, an art graduate student at Berlin Academy of Arts,...

In All Things Small by Norman B. Schwartz, we first meet protagonist Nathan Epstein in 1961, with a guidebook of Rome in his hand as he settles at a cheap table in a cheap restaurant in the Eternal City. Trying to read the menu after...

Angel’s Grove, written by Lana Lindemann, is set during World War 2. It follows the journey of the main character Adelisa, who, along with her husband and two children, are forced out of their home. They get sent to Angel’s Grove where everything gets far...

A Wife in Bangkok by Iris Mitlin Lav is a women’s fiction novel taking place in 1970s Thailand. When Crystal’s husband, Brian, decides to take up a position in Thailand with his company, Firstgas, Crystal feels she has little choice but to leave their comfortable...