Bedloe: A True Fable by Tony Powers is a dystopian novel set in the year 2040 in a bleak version of New York. The protagonist, John Bedloe, and his son James live under the oppressive rule of a totalitarian regime, a direct result of the...

Ugliest is the third book in The Art of Being Ugly series by Kelly Vincent. It's been a few months since Nic Summers, a seventeen-year-old from Emerson, Oklahoma, has come out as agender, and that has expectedly garnered the attention of a few bullies. Nic...

Lisa Y. Potocar’s Gold, Guts, and Glory, the third book in Glory: A Civil War Series, is a meticulously researched historical novel that balances adventure, romance, and social commentary. Set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, the story follows Jana Brady, a former...

The Baths of Caracalla by Robert N Eckert takes the reader deep inside the very personal lives of the powerful rulers of the Western Roman Empire as it was in decline and close to collapse. Emperor Septimus Severus was the all-powerful, all-conquering ruler of the...

The Sureness of Horses by Kevin Arnold begins with Wade Middleton, who connects with seatmate Diana Buchanan on a flight. Diana and Wade begin to meet socially, but Diana is married and unwilling to leave. Meanwhile, Wade learns about layoffs at his workplace, which adds...

An Unfinished Marriage by Cindy Bonner will appeal to fans of family drama and romance novels with a touch of suspense. Sarah and Adam Glasser go through hard times as their marriage falls apart. Adam asks Sarah for divorce, but she manages to maintain the...

The gripping tale of Opal Slepecki, who needed her friends' help to end her life, unfolds in Kristen Wasyliszyn's Why is My Bra Still On? Over many years, Opal and her friends shared numerous secrets and spent much time together. When Opal was diagnosed with...

In Her Pacific Showdown by Mike Krentz, Captain Kate Mahoney is fighting a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband when she receives orders to report for duty aboard the aircraft carrier Shenandoah stationed in the South China Sea as the chief of staff to the...

Jack Parker Saves the World by Bill Flanigin is a delightful rendition of what I would call soft science fiction. Yes, it is set in the future and yes, it involves space travel but the timeframe and technology are such that it is not only...

So many novels struggle to tell these kinds of tales, the grim and the grime of their characters. For Home and Hearth by Ethan Warrener is a compelling novel that follows the life of Omar Bradley, a drifter who becomes a part of the Tucker...