After their parents’ deaths, siblings Elizabeth and Francis are invited to a seaside holiday at Aycliffe. Long-time friends of their late mother have asked them. Elizabeth in particular was intrigued by the invite as she knew her mother had corresponded regularly with these friends. Only,...

Through Forests and Mountains by Margaret Walker is a military novel with strong historical underpinnings. Set in Yugoslavia in 1941, the story follows Anton Marković, a submarine captain in the Yugoslav navy, after a propeller accident leaves him crippled and left behind as the German...

The Women of Great Heron Lake by Deanna Lynn Sletten connects two women who married into the same Madison family but exited decades apart from each other. When, after over a year of fighting pancreatic cancer, Nathan passed away, his wife, Marla Madison, felt free....

The Knight of the Cart: A Merlin Mystery by Jay Ruud is a spellbinding historical mystery that follows legendary characters of the medieval period. King Arthur ignores Sir Meliagaunt when setting up the Round Table and Meliagaunt conceives an elaborate plan to get Arthur to...

Then She Roars by Vanessa Evetts is a wonderful story that explores emotions of pain and joy, of hope and despair. Avery Bishop has an enviable job, a great body, and a very good life. That is until a routine checkup offers disturbing revelations: She...

Twelve Lifetimes by Claire Merchant is a clever, compelling YA novel about reincarnation and a chance at finding true happiness. Yes, the main character Elizabeth Cambridge has lived eleven times before, and although there are differences in each life (her fourth life as a would-be...

In Gerry Burke’s captivating historical novel, The Europeans: A Saga of Settlement Down Under, a Scot, a Greek, and an Irishman all arrive in Australia with great dreams but their lives follow different courses. Bing McKeon, a bulky confident Scot, arrives in Australia where he...

The Conman: A Baseball Odyssey by Mike Murphey with Keith Comstock is an interesting way of telling a true story in a fictional manner and throws light on the lives of professional baseball players and the challenges they undergo to make it to the top...

The Rider by Charles Simpson is an interesting book that explores the themes of life, death, and rebirth, a narrative with a strong appeal to readers who enjoy reincarnation and fans of Franz Kafka. Sixty-five-year-old Janusz Zalewski dies happily in 1915, and as he dies,...

Theological Adventures with Rocco by John West is a spiritual odyssey filled with surprising questions about God, faith, and the relationship between God and man. Rocco is a house painter, a newly “confirmed Christian,” about twenty years old, and described as confused and confusing. Rocco...