“Maya Lord” by John Coe Robbins is a superbly realistic rendition of historic events in the context of a fictional tale. Robbins imagines the initial contact between Spanish Conquistadors and the native Maya and Aztec peoples. The story records a realistic interplay over a period...

The setting for parts of "Singing Her Alive" by Diana K. Perkins is Willimantic, Connecticut, during the late 1800s and the early 1900s. Our tale spans three generations. Sarah returned from Boston to Willimantic to bury her grandmother and assist her mother in cleaning out...

"The Oxbow Revelation" may have you questioning your own belief system on spirituality and opening your eyes to a new twist on how the psychology of reality can foster our social harmony and help us grow. We find Paul, a young teen who is...

"Gray Rainbow Journey" by K.B. Schaller has something for nearly every reader. There is adventure, cultural experience, indecision in moving toward adulthood and soul-searching personal questions which move the characters to self-fulfillment. Dina Youngblood is a young Native American adult looking for a personal sense...

"The Complete Mystery of Matthew Alcott" is so much more than your usual mystery! This novel is a loaded cannon you won’t want to miss! Matt Alcott is a journalist who works in the records department on archives for the Mormon Church when he discovers some...

"The Duke Don't Dance" by Richard Sharp is a fascinating journey following the lives of a group of friends and acquaintances we first meet at Annapolis in 2011. They are attending the wake of one of their own, who has recently passed away. From there...

"The Lucky Cake," written by Anna Prokos and illustrated by Christina Tsevis, is the wonderful telling of a Greek tradition. Billy is very excited as it is New Year's Day and he cannot wait until the cake is cut into as he is hoping that...

Mingmei Yip's latest novel "Skeleton Women" is a fascinating and provocative story about an orphan girl named Camilla who was raised to be a performer and companion to a most notorious Chinese organized crime leader named Lung. She is programmed by the leader's rival Big...

"Of Tapestry, Time and Tears" is the story of a news reporter and war correspondent Edwina Kleberg that will hold the reader's attention through every page as Edwina's life unfolds. Edwina's father, Joseph, loses both parents in devastating storms in Texas decades after the Civil...

Brigitte Goldstein has created in "Court of Miracles" a story version of the Greek myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. And as Lerner and Lowe did with the musical "My Fair Lady", she has formed a brilliant story based upon the theme of a sculptor who...