Déjà vu All Over Again by Larry Brill is the story of Nate Evans, a man on the wrong side of fifty who feels like the universe has given him the short end of the stick. His wife has had an affair, his home has...

The Prototype by Sam Mitani is a cleverly plotted crime novel with sophisticated characters and a plot that takes readers to places they never could have imagined. I never expect a good story to feature a plot where one thing leads logically to another. No...

The Beast Within by Liz Cowan is a wonderful rendition of Beauty and the Beast. This is a second such novel that I have read and this one is by far the more modern and approachable story line. It is more believable and enjoyable because...

Emily never lived in Seattle’s Blue Diamond apartments but now she’s packing up her parent’s unit following the death of her abusive, alcoholic mother. An awkward misfit who aspires to be an artist, Emily is stuck working for her famous father in a job she...

The Winner's Circle by PJ Colando tells the story of three friends. Friends who want out of their mundane lives. Bonnie wins millions on the Boffo Lotto and both Bonnie and Jackie tell her she needs to get a lawyer, invest her money and hide...

Kricket by Penni Jones is a dystopian novel set in present times. Kricket is a member of the Religious Resistance, fighting to restore religious freedom after the Religious Uniformity Act took it away. A close call sees Kricket leaving the activists to protect her daughter...

Warm and breezy, It's About Luke by Gwenyth Snow is a biographical fiction story that examines the reality of family, love, friendship, and humanity. Set in Edmonton, the story follows an ordinary young boy, nine-year-old Luke Poole, whose life vacillates between the doldrums of everyday...

Son of Saigon: A Novel by David Myles Robinson is an engaging story that follows the adventures of two compelling characters, a crime thriller with a wonderful setting and a great plot. Meet Hank and Norm, two retired friends with good homes and enough money...

Life is full of snippets, some true, some made up. When life becomes a story, there are many versions, multiple scenarios and tangents. And then there is the clever weaving of fact with fiction and point of view. Author V.S. Kemanis does this expertly, one...

Maroboodus by Alaric Longward is based on the real life figure of a Germanic king who lived in the early part of the 1st century AD. The tale begins when Maroboodus is a youth, deeply envious of his berserker cousin's glory in battle and frustrated...