Huck fought in Vietnam and returned home with the terrors of the jungle still inside him. He was a minister at a time when the Columbine High School shooting shocked the nation and he had to console those who had lost loved ones. He lost...

When typical, suburban socialite Laura Beckman’s life is turned upside down by the premature death of her beloved husband, she has to face some searching questions about herself and how she has conducted her life, especially with respect to her estranged eldest daughter, Brooke. Laura’s...

In The Ninth Session by Deborah Serani, when psychologist Alicia Reese agrees to take on a referral client, little does she realize what horrors face her. On first meeting Luke/Lucas Ferro, Alicia believes she is facing a client with simple panic attacks, but as the...

Set between the late 1950s and ‘60s, a young woman who has endured innumerable suffering and abuse since her childhood searches for love no matter what it takes--even at the risk of moral transgressions. Author Cheryl Robillard brings dark and gritty undertones to her novel...

Six Stories Up by Kregg P.J. Jorgenson is actually a captivating collection of five very short stories and one short novella. I cannot remember enjoying a collection as engaging as this one in a long time. What makes it so good is the realistic characterization,...

The Imposter: A Norfolk Romance by Chris Shaw opens with a short chapter describing the gruesome life of a First World War sniper, but quickly moves on to the start of the Norfolk romance mentioned in the title. It is Saturday night and Frank Matthews...

Diego's Brooklyn by Adrian Del Valle is the story of a young boy and how his life turned upside down because of other people. Diego never had an easy life. He is a 14-year-old boy who lives with his handicapped mother on welfare. What little...

Virtual Fire is a work of both realistic historical fiction, technological development, and an alternative autocratic future governed by military tech and cyber warfare, and was penned by author Mendy Sobol. It is narrated in audiobook format by the author, as well as three other...

The Europeans: A Saga of Settlement Down Under is a sharp work of cross-cultural fiction penned by author Gerry Burke. Set around the middle of the twentieth century to begin with, in this story we are witness to the arrival of Bing McKeon, from Scottish...

Whispers from Prophecy is the second book in the fascinating and conceptual The Chikondra Trilogy, penned by author Sandra Valencia. Subtitled Love Bear the Challenge, this adult-content book continues the meaningful relationship of Sandra Warner, now taking on her husband’s last name, Sirinoya. As she...