Too Much Left Unsaid profiles the lives of two American women from 1917 through 1969. Lee Collins’ characters, Mattie and Kathy, share similar childhood losses that have an emotional impact on their adult lives and their decision making. Both women dream of becoming well-educated and...

In The Last Virgin Alive, Stephanie Crosby tells the story of a young girl with very low self-esteem, among other issues. Symphony has experienced rejection and criticism from those closest to her to the point that she even rejects herself. One of the problems that...

Life Song by Christine M. Knight introduces us to Mavis, who was born to be a songbird. Her parents even chose to name her after one, the bird with the song that was worthy of poetry, however, Mavis was not able to soar like a...

Atticus Finch said it is the nature of the law that every man will get at least one case that will affect him personally. For lawyer Max Gildea, that case is Sophie Suriano. Sophie’s husband died when the Chinese freighter, Nereus, hit the Suriano yacht...

Dany Madrid and her father, Dante, move to a ranch in Montana after her mother, Ellen, died. Dany is free spirited and stubborn, and prefers to wear cowboy clothing instead of dresses, much to the disapproval of some townsfolk. Dany becomes involved with a cowboy...

In A Blazing Gilded Age, by Rich DiSilvio, readers are transported into the world of men who were ahead of their time in the 19th century. Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, Edison and Teddy Roosevelt were determined to make their mark on history and would lie, cheat,...

Miss Carrie is a delightful tale which chronicles the early childhood years of Ben Williams. Ben gets involved in the usual childhood pranks with his buddies. After succumbing to a dare with his friends, he encounters Carrie Stephens who is known to be an “old...

In The Willow Tree, Elan Carson spins a picturesque tale filled with torn emotion. We meet our young protagonist at the impressionable age of fourteen when life is anything but tender. Recurring abuse at the hands of her step-father are mingled with the image of...

Deplorable living and working conditions, low pay and diseases are just a few things the lower classes endure in Manchester, England. These attributed to Thomas Berry’s death and his grieving widow, Sarah, finds herself struggling to survive with five children. She’s a talented dressmaker who...

Doubtful by Ann Warner is a dramatic tale of survival for the two strong main characters, David Christiansen and Dr. Van Peters, who meet in the small town of Doubtful. Doubtful is a retreat for Van, whereas it is anything but for David: he is...