You Cannot Forbid the Flower by Elizabeth Lukács Chesla is a gripping historical fiction novel, drawing inspiration from the tumultuous events of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution through the eyes of the author's father, Marton. This evocative narrative artfully blends fact and fiction, weaving a tapestry...

Lee Richie writes a story based on certain true events in the book Black Bones, Red Earth. Told in two parts, the author follows a ten-year-old English girl, Katherine Bowers, to the Stewarts’ homestead in Australia. Nursing a sad past, Katherine hopes only to find...

Things are going very well, and the possibility of love warms her heart, but can she forget her past and trust a man? Hanna has been through various challenges in life. Growing up, she had been named John by her parents, who could not accept...

Septan Phase by Hisho Gaited is a rare kind of marvelous literary hallucinogenic mandala, designed to provoke acute flights of imagination while stimulating the full diapason of the senses; in short, it offers a reading experience like no other. The premise in itself is unique...

Southern-Fried Woolf by Drema Drudge is a woman’s journey of self-reflection as she goes through turmoil in her personal life. Briscoe Chambers’ plate was full. She had a thesis on Virginia Woolf to complete, manage the career of her country star husband, and live with...

Abigail Mandlin's Muses follows the story of a young writer on a journey of self-discovery. The book opens with an unnamed protagonist -- an author -- suffering from writer's block and unable to meet the demands of their agent. Seeking inspiration, the narrator sets off...

Girl Gone North by John McIlveen is an absorbing historical fiction novel that follows the lives of two teenage sisters, Emma and Thalia Holden, and the rapid changes that occur with the deaths of their parents as they try to fend for themselves amid the...

Leslie Liautaud's Black Bear Lake follows the story of a man haunted by past regrets. In the present day, Adam Craig's tumultuous marriage hits a new low after his wife leaves him because of his reluctance to have children. Seeking answers, Adam travels to Black...

The More Beyond by Jill Thomas follows the story of a young girl trying to navigate life while growing up in a dysfunctional family. Fed up with the whims of her neglectful parents, Morton Guthrie ends up trying to commit suicide twice in four days,...

The Round Prairie Wars by Aden Ross is a mid-century historical fiction novel set in Nebraska, where siblings Jeb and Sam Wilder navigate a frequently nomadic existence through imaginative play. The Wilders park their trailer in Round Prairie, a rural community of staunch religion and...