War Serenade by Jill Wallace is a touching love story between an Italian prisoner of war and a young woman in South Africa during World War II. Despite his low birth, Pietro was a famous opera singer in Italy before being conscripted into the Italian...

The Watcher, written by Jim Pugmire, tells the story of an incredible young man named Ethan Saher. Ethan has accepted his role as a “watcher.” His job is to watch people and their actions/interactions to determine the possible outcome of their choices in life and...

Orlando in the Cities by Sebastian Michael is a literary novel inspired by Virginia Woolf's Orlando. The gods of the Greek pantheon fiercely debate as to who among them is the patron of the perfect city on Earth. To solve their dilemma, they chose Orlando,...

A Gathering of Broken Mirrors: Memories of New York Survivors is a work of collected fiction stories by author Anthony E. Shaw. The work is better suited to the mature adult reading audience due to references to violence and death and its complex subject matter....

I love Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol: it is a must-see every year during the holidays. John C. Derr has written Another Christmas Carol, which is a modern update to the classic story. This time, the character that has a chance to be redeemed is...

The Straitjacket Waltz by Glynn Thompson is a work of literary fiction that follows multiple characters who live on the fringes of what most would deem to be a civilized society. Written primarily in a first-person point of view narrative, Thompson builds a world of...

“Derangement happens when the story is denied.” Queen of the Sugarhouse is a collection of literary short stories by Constance Studer. In Mercy, Nurse Ann is remorseful after giving a patient the wrong medication but fears legal repercussions. Meet veteran Benjamin Tyler, who believes he’s...

A Mother's Tale & Other Stories is an amalgamation of interconnected stories set during the Vietnam War. Written by Khanh Ha, the book contains eleven short stories loosely connected by the characters and themes. "Heartbreak Grass" focuses on a newly recruited soldier of the North...

Reality often serves as a great blueprint for fiction and Joseph Costa illustrates this in his brilliant novel, Comets. This is a twelve-story collection that connects with one another and takes place in Ybor City. Here you get to meet Roberto, a cabinetmaker’s son, whose...

The plot premise behind Gregg Norman’s highly engaging book, Bingo At The Legion, resonates easily with readers while Norman’s treatment is handled deftly and pleasingly. The main character, Grady Locke, returns to his small hometown after having bolted suddenly years before, leaving family and friends...