When I reflect on the style of the young adult novel Any Joe by Maura Lin, I envision a delicious dinner being prepared in a slow cooker. Why? Because special foods need time for all the rich flavors to fully blend and be enjoyed. So...

A Kind of Hush by JoDee Neathery is a tale about profound loss that is shrouded in mystery. One of the biggest heartaches that parents can experience is the tragic loss of a child. Matt and Summer married in 2002. They adopted Willa and they...

In A Leaf in Wind and Water, Jennifer Skutelsky tells the story of Anneline Mulder, or Leaf as her Pa calls her, a girl growing up in South West Africa. Raised on a farm in the Kalahari, she knows her mother’s constant sorrow and her...

In Connie Wesala's A Far Away Star, Sarah and Maggie are best friends. They're about to graduate from high school and already have their college plans made, sharing a dorm room and all. Sarah’s blue-eyed boyfriend from out-of-town flies in for the prom, and everything's...

A Heartbeat in Danger by Dan Morrow is an open narrative on abortion. Stacy Kent was a successful high school student from a broken home. A cheerleader and a good student, Stacy was in love with Tucker who loved her just as much. One night...

When Hattie flees from her husband, it is with a world of hope in her heart. Her story is told in A Room in Blake's Folly by J. Arlene Culiner. Blake’s Folly feels like an appropriately hidden location to land in. Unfortunately, the only available...

Angels in the Architecture is a work of fiction in the women’s fiction and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Annie M. Ballard. The book follows a married couple, Emelie and Liam, after a...

A Revolution of the Mind by MV Perry is a work of literary fiction that centers around its first-person narrator, Boo Harvey. Boo has grown up with the trappings of wealth in Chicago. We see dips in her mental health from early on, but when...

American Nomads by N.L. McLaughlin is a New Adult novel that focuses on Beth’s coming of age story. Beth craves a life of freedom, travel, and adventure. She wants to be famous online, but her boring life does not allow it. However, the opportunity arises...

Accidental Lives by Howard Reiss tells the story of twenty-six-year-old Cole, who has a college degree and a good job in the accounting department of a major corporation. He is paralyzed for life when a ninety-two-year-old driver turned right in front of him without...