Valley Heat by David Cropp takes inspiration from Dante's Inferno and gives readers much to think about. This is the story of an alcoholic called Jack Kavanaugh. He is a police sergeant who needs to face his demons and fight them if he wants to...

“Until she hears the bus driver swear, Camille isn’t worried.” With this instantly captivating and encapsulating opening sentence, Jessica Winters Mireles begins her highly engrossing, impeccably written novel, Lost in Oaxaca. In fact, the novel is so well written, it begs to be reviewed on...

Inside the Grey by Bobbi Groover is a story of love, war, heroism, and friendship that exceeds all boundaries, knows no end to its depths, and what one human will do for another. Two key characters have come together under trying circumstances with one aim,...

Summer of Two Worlds (3rd edition) by J. Arthur Moore is a coming-of-age story that takes place six years after the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Prairie Cub is an orphan raised since the age of three as the son of a Sioux warrior....

In The Girl At The Hanging Tree by Mary Gray, we are introduced to Gemma Louise Coldiron, a young woman trapped inside her own head by a paranoid and manipulative second personality named Tansy. Aside from a dual personality, Gemma also suffers from amnesia, unable...

Twelve Mondays by Laura Gaisie follows Emma-Lynn St. Roman as she deals with neglect, abuse, addiction, bullying, shame, guilt, and more. The story begins from her childhood, exploring the circumstances and experiences that shape Emma-Lynn until she is a young adult. It is a journey...

Samantha A. Cole is a writer after my own heart. Scattered Moments In Time brings together a collection of short stories and novellas that can only be described as diverse in subject, but all arguably fit within the scope of contemporary fiction. They shift from...

Secluded Summer at Hidden Havens by Wendy Black Farley is a romantic novel that readers will find intriguing. Benita Sotolongo needs a refuge from the hectic literary agency she inherited from her father and a dead-end relationship. She wants to recapture the carefree summers she...

Dewdrops by Dan Flanigan is a compilation of two short stories and a short-fiction style novella. Each of the three works is independent and read as stand-alones but the themes that weave through the trio do tie in similarities. Some Cold War Blues follows Jack,...

The Redeemer by Tank Gunner is a historical fiction novel that keeps you hooked until the end. The story centers around the main character Dr. Greffen Gates, nicknamed Pearly, a doctor who is released from a Texas prison after being cleared of murdering two of...