Maggie used to cleanse her emotional bottlenecks with a good cry. She would cry at anything, a news story or a corny film, and she would be good. However, as she grew older, her shell of cynicism made this more difficult. So she crashed cemetery...

Country Boy, City Girl: Trials and Triumph During The Great Depression by Teresa Holmgren delves into the history of two families as they struggle to survive the poverty of the Great Depression. Country boy Harley and his family love their home and farm, believing they...

Circle of Time by Debra Shiveley Welch is a fascinating time travel story with powerful historical hints, a sensational romance, and a painful betrayal, a tale with compelling characters like Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Bridget Littleton. Bridget Littleton is a twenty-one-year-old girl and...

Coleman’s War by E.N. Heim is a beautiful portrait of a life. It is a powerful tale and I was impressed with Heim's masterful use of flashbacks to tell his story. It is the story of an American veteran and since I fall into that...

Chasing Petalouthes is a work of women’s fiction by author Effie Kammenou, and the third book in The Gift Saga. The saga features a Greek American family, continuing through different characters and generations to follow them through trials and tribulations, love, family and clashes of...

A fine balance between light-hearted romance and deep loss, Catalina Romance by Anastasia Alexander explores the challenges of the 21st century’s dating world. When Charissa is selected to star in the reality TV show Millionaire Engagement, she is hesitant. Her experience in the previous season...

Cactus Jumpers by Andrew Burch is an excellent meld of the crime and Western genres, with a setting in the quiet town of Emerald, California. In this small town, there is a power tussle between two influential men: the head of the Rancher’s Association, Moss...

Catfish: A Novel by Madelyn Bennett Edwards is an energetic and poignant narrative that explores themes of love, family, and racism, set against the backdrop of a small town in the deep South in the sixties and the seventies, where the activities of the Jim...

Casanova Cowboy by Jo Ann Bender is a terrific read with a mix of different genres — romance, adventure, and drama — but what stands out is its appeal to fans of Westerns. The reader is plunged into a rural setting where inhabitants are always...

Cats in the Barbecue: A Novel by Carl Monuto is an interesting read that features family drama and explores the dynamics of father-son relationships. Is it really important for sons to have fathers in their lives? David isn’t an articulate man and he’d rather keep...