The Garden of Second Chances is a work of fiction in the social issues and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is intended for the older end of the young adult reading audience and contains no graphic material, but does make strong references to racial slurs, profanity,...

In The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell by Kelly Flanagan, Elijah Campbell had it all – a great career as a writer and his faith, although his wife had left him. A recurring nightmare from his childhood could see him lose everything and he heads back...

Living in the rough at the end of a chain, with meager portions of food once a day, isn’t much of a life for a dog. To be taken into a ring to fight to the death isn’t much better. So, when wounded and abandoned...

The Boy Behind The Door: How Salomon Kool Escaped the Nazis by David Tabatsky is inspired by a true story. Salomon Kool was celebrating his Bar Mitzvah with family and friends when they learned that Amsterdam had been invaded. The life they knew was slowly...

The Female Breeders: In a World Controlled by Women by Melanie Bokstad Horev is an interesting perspective of what an all-female society could look like. EVE has five clans of genetically engineered women. Each clan has a special enhancement that sets them apart. For example,...

The Timber Stone by Dave Abare takes you on a journey through life. Joshua Traxon used to be famous but now all he wants is peace. Escaping LA, he heads for Vermont, where he plans to settle down with Pickle, his pug and best friend,...

Set in 1950s Cuba where Batista rules with an iron fist and dissenters disappear in broad daylight, the mafia and their nefarious cohorts have joined hands with the junta to suck the country dry and the future looks bleak for ordinary Cubans. For the Enriquez...

On a remote island off the coast of Maine, we see the lives of various people unfold in The New Shore by Caren J. Werlinger. Life on Little Sister Island seems ideal, only nothing in life is perfect. Meredith and her family moved to Little...

For Duke, the only place he had ever found enough peace and security to consider home was the circus. He learned the ropes and became a sword swallower, among other things, and with that skill, followed them and performed wherever they went. A stint in...

The Songs of My Family is a drama by Jillian Arena. Myra Jenkins' happy family life turns upside down when a tragic accident involving her - although not entirely her fault - leads to the death of a couple, leaving their children orphaned at a...