An Epiphany in Lilacs: In the Aftermath of the Camps by Iris Dorbian is a moving book, set within the years following World War II. It is 1945 when Daniel, a Latvian Jew, finally tastes freedom after his horrible experience of the Holocaust. Daniel is...

A Legacy of One is a political fiction novel written by Kevin G. Chapman. The twentieth anniversary of Columbia’s class of ‘93 was attended by a number of illustrious alumnae, but none, Jonathan Prescott III figured, had reached quite the prominence he had. It was...

With two unmarried daughters still living at home, the Bennet family are intrigued, and not a little concerned, to hear that their recently widowed cousin, Mr. Collins, is coming to visit the family at Longbourn. Mr. Collins, it would appear, hopes that one of the...

A Faithful Son by Michael Scott Garvin is the coming of age story of a young man who is trying to find his place in the world. Zach Nance is struggling to decide where he belongs in the world while it changes ever faster. Durango,...

I had mixed feelings about A Shed in a Cucumber Field by S.L. Russell. The story is about two sisters, named Vic and Bel, who have not spoken to each other in over twenty years. When Bel writes Vic, begging her for a place to...

Amie Stolen Future by Lucinda E Clarke is book three in a series of books centered around Amie and her life in Africa. Amie returns to Africa once again with her husband, where she has previously formed relationships, friendships, and even enemies. As Amie, a...

Didi Oviatt, the author of Aggravated Momentum, developed a strong, fascinating cast of characters in this thrilling fictional work. Markie is a young single woman who has been greatly affected by the murder of her best friend, Beth. Her sister, Kam, is supportive, yet challenges...

Scott Archer Jones’ A Rising Tide of People Swept Away takes us right in the heart of Albuquerque’s less privileged class where we meet a series of curious characters, one as thought provoking as the other. Gerald Matthew Roger (GMR), a ten-year-old boy, escapes from...

Ages of Suffocation: Remembered Dreams by Uzo Amaka breaks down the life of Oma into three different portions. The story starts off with background information about the treatment the girls received from their stepmother in the absence of their father. The sisters led very abusive...

A Day With The Old Folks: Verdun, 1916 by Michael P. Kihntopf focuses on four German soldiers for a twenty-four-hour period during the Battle of Verdun. We follow these four men through life and death struggles that they endure just trying to survive. Kluggman is...