Out of the Darkness by David A Jacinto takes place against the backdrop of 19th-century Britain, set among the Yorkshire coalfields in the north of England. The Wright family has mined coal deep underground for many generations. It is expected that Tommy, on his seventh...

In Outside the Lines, Mary Perrine covers a subject that we all hope will not happen to us. She writes a most wonderful, moving story that will grip the reader's attention from the prologue to the very last page. Mary uses her main characters Bella...

Our Lesser Angels: A Novel of the Elmira Civil War Prison Camp is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, interpersonal drama, and American literary subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Mary Frailey Calland, this fascinating...

Of White Ashes is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, military adventures, and emotive slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author duo Constance Hays Matsumoto and Kent Matsumoto, this WWII historical novel follows the lives...

The Sword by Lilypearl Colman is a wonderful exploration of the enchantment, magic, and inherent violence of early Norse culture and family life. Oddný Einarsdóttir was just fifteen when, on a voyage with her foster brother to Iceland to finally be reunited with her father...

Overlap: The Lives of a Former Time Jumper by N. Joseph Glass revolves around Marcus Hollister, whose wife Ellie was fatally shot during a mugging, leading to a reclusive existence and a desire to change the past. In an interview with reporter Jessica Matthews, Marcus...

On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk by Gail Combs Oglesby is set in the founding days of colonial Massachusetts. Told in the voice of a fictional Mayflower passenger named Sarah, it vividly depicts the tremendous challenges, hardships, and suffering the colonists faced as they...

On Love and Death and Belonging by Daphne Wright is a story told in vignettes and revolving around three characters, Fiona, Brice, and Adelina. Brice, diagnosed with ALS, grapples with daily struggles, including a weakening body and emotional turmoil. Fiona, a medical professional, reflects on...

Patty Friedmann's One Knife, One Fork, One Spoon is the story of a woman's troubled family life and the mistakes she makes along the way. Renna Newman's humdrum life with her husband, Richard, a lawyer, and their four children hit a snag when, one day,...

Only Oona by Tamatha Cain begins in 1927, when playwright Eugene O'Neill's family experiences newfound affluence due to his success, while young Oona O'Neill adapts to her parents' volatile moods, arguments, and eventual divorce. Oona prioritizes reading over formal education and bonds with friends Carol,...