Alpha Bette by Jennifer Manocherian centers around Bette Gartner, a feisty and headstrong widow of ninety-five who, after having lost her beloved George due to a fatal disease nearly six years ago, has been waiting for a sign from him. After all, they did make...

An Offering by Maura Lin is a historical literary novel that explores the lives of siblings Alice, Dora, and Edith from the Silent Generation, and Alice's children Lucy, Eleanor, and Mark from the Baby Boomer generation. The narrative focuses mostly on Alice and Lucy, starting...

Another Side of the Heart by C. H. Lazarovich is a touching novel about a mother grieving the loss of her only child. As the anniversary of her daughter’s death approaches, Mary Devere decides to spend the summer alone at the cottage she and her...

Patrick E. Horrigan's American Scholar explores the life of James Fitzgerald, a professor in New York City. The kick-off point begins with a disruptive encounter James has with the sister of an old acquaintance, following a successful reading of his book, also titled American Scholar....

All That She Brings by Toby Brookes focuses on the life of Matthew Banks, an insurance agent in Connecticut. Matthew's optimism for the future is shattered when his wife Julia dies in a car accident. He discovers that she had been cheating on him and...

When Jamie Lord got the assignment to interview Terry Walker, a convicted serial killer, her initial impression was it would be a straightforward two-way chat yielding just enough material for the next edition of her Inside Crime series. Despite subtle warnings to the contrary, when...

Healthy forty-four-year-old Luke goes to the doctor because he is coughing. Unfortunately, this is the beginning of his travails. Luke has an inoperable cancer tumor that is messing with his lungs and restricting his airways. He has a loving relationship with his video producer wife...

As Long We're Together Everything Is Going To Be All Right is a gripping drama by Harold J. Fischel. After rising to the top of the corporate ladder as the CEO of a successful advertising company, Preston Cranston has a swift fall from grace. His...

Akashic Diaries: Detroit Degree Zero, and other crisis writings by Biba Sheikh is a collection of journal entries, poems, and stories aimed at transforming and healing the world from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. The author discusses the political, social, and...

In A Lie Called the Present by Jim Van de Erve, the author has taken a subject that haunts families, especially parents, as they get older. It was very enlightening and intriguing as to how children will treat their parents in old age. There are...