Family and friendships, relationships of all manner can be complicated. Add food to the menu and it can be a hot, spicy mix. When Zola opens her café in partnership with her gay roommate, Pierre, tensions flare in the neighborhood as the Michelin-starred restaurant across...

Audrey is the sister who remains at home in Connecticut, struggling through the police academy as the only woman among many men who believe she should not be there. Hannah has moved to New York and works on the 84th floor of the South World...

Twenty-one-year-old Lizzie loves life and a wedding is sure in the future to the love of her life, Daniel. That is until a tragic accident happens, taking her best friend and leaving Lizzie severely injured, not to mention ending her relationship with Daniel. She convinces...

Better Angel by Michael Green is a gentle crime mystery heavy on character, community, and familial love. Finn Duffy is a small-time suburban lawyer working the local streets of the historic Sydney inner-suburb of Newtown. Finn, it seems, has limited aspirations for greatness and plods...

Both Sides of the Border is a work of realistic fiction penned by author Terry Overton. The work is suitable for the general reading audience and contains non-graphic references to drugs and violence. Written with a strong sense of faith and Christianity, this touching and...

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...

As shy Ryan Collins begins a new career as a teacher, he is anxious about making a good first impression in order to be comfortable in his workplace. Another good reason to connect with his coworkers is the beautiful colleague that catches his eye, about...

Thought-provoking is the first word I came up with in describing BlackWash: The Untold Stories of Reverse Racism by Rodney Cloud Hill. This novel could not have arrived at a more impeccable time. As social and legal controversies surrounding anti-White bias are becoming a zero-sum...

Broken Like Me by Kaitie Howie had me spellbound, a story with sophisticated characters and strong plot points. Readers are introduced to two key characters with difficult pasts—Rose and Josh. Rose has long stopped dreaming and believing that life can be better and that a...

As much as I consider myself an avid reader, there are still books that can surprise me with something new. Backstories by Simon van der Velde is one of those books. A collection of short stories set in the Sixties and Seventies between the United...