In A Matter of Identity by Susan Tuttle, with the sudden suicide of her father, Marina was left in a new country she didn’t know, with not much money on her person, and a rack of debt that the unstable man who raised her had...

A young teacher in 1830s Germany, Elke is looking for her first teaching job. A Witch's Burden by D.W. Goates tells us her story. After receiving a letter that promises her a classroom, Elke spends nearly every cent she has to make a two-week journey...

Anna’s Shadow is a dramatic and personal work of women’s fiction penned by author Ingrid McCarthy. Set in Europe during both the present day and the events of World War Two and the German occupation, this unusual novel chronicles a story inspired by real...

Raymond leads a happy, normal life. He has a successful career in a commercial building supply company, a marriage of 12 years to Gwendolyn, and has a great father-son relationship with his 11-year-old son, Justin, who loves to make airplane and rocket models. When unexpected...

Lucia Mann says, 'Parents abused by adult children suffer silently, shamed to the marrow by words, moods, acts, and blows that pierce through their imagined bubble of safety and kidnap any notions they had of sharing a mutually loving relationship with their children.' In Addicted...

With thematic threads and certain plot elements reminiscent of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and the long holiday movie classic It’s A Wonderful Life, D.L. Finn’s short-short book, A Long Walk Home, offers a feel-good antidote to potential seasonal doldrums, as well as a cautionary tale...

“These long hours were for them, not for his ego.” Dave Thompson works hard to provide for his family, sacrificing his time with them. It causes a strain in his relationship with his wife of 18 years, Debbie. He’s aware of the problem, and he’s...

No doubt about it, A Man’s World is written by a woman, Kate Merchant, for women. Any woman who has ever lived through the misery of male domination, where her voice and choices are controlled by a husband or partner and, worse yet, are the...

After the Fall by Brad Graber is a well-written story that explores the themes of family, identity, and the importance of being connected, with a strong appeal to readers who enjoy sleuth, adventure, and stories with emotional and psychological depth. Rikki aches to know who...

A Hundred Fires in Cuba by John Thorndike is the fictional story of Clare Miller, an American photographer married to a wealthy Cuban business tycoon in Havana, a man she'd settled for after a whirlwind affair with the prominent and revered revolutionary Camilo Cienfuegos left...