Herb Guggenheim’s The Nothingness Imperative is an unconventional work of speculative fiction that blends science, memory, and existential humor. At its heart is Skip Gershwin, a weary adjunct professor whose life is as cluttered and frayed as the canvas shopping bags he hauls to class....

Have you ever come across something like an old quilt or photo and thought, “What’s the story behind this?” In The Recollection by Cherie Dargan, college teacher Gracie MacNeill wonders the same thing about a Crazy quilt that once belonged to her mother. Instead of...

Not every love story starts with a magical first meeting—some begin with a packed suitcase and a brave goodbye. The Colors of Us by Long Temple reveals that anyone, at any age, can start over. Olivia, a middle-aged woman, decides to take the chance on...

The Wedding Worries by Bonnie Engstrom is a heartwarming story about second chances and the value of supportive friends. Megan has always been the one seeking advice from her older friend, Scoosy. However, this time the roles are reversed. Scoosy confides in Megan that she...

The Past That Made Us by Kelly Marks is an unforgettable novel about confronting the past, seizing second chances, and starting over. She had finally built the life she had dreamed of until a shocking diagnosis changed everything. Millie Carpenter has worked to build a...

Sometimes, second chances can be cathartic, and sometimes they cause more pain. Cameron Lane’s The Squaring of a Heart is sprinkled with romance and centered on coming home, fighting for what matters, and discovering that second chances often appear when you least expect them. Coming...

The Faithful Ones by Kathleen J. Waites takes place during World War II. The story primarily revolves around Edward F. Hohlfeld, a young Catholic man from a working-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He loves art, particularly sketching and painting, and has a younger sister, Mary....

The Measure of Enough by Deonna Kay is a profoundly moving and devastating story. When she was a little girl, Kacee Robinson and her father made a pact always to keep the secrets between them. Now, at thirty-four years old, Kacee runs a nonprofit agency helping victims of abuse....

In Sharon Gloger Friedman’s The Other Emma, Rose Litkin was taken to the Children’s Aid Society and placed in the Girls’ Lodging House. After two years, Lucien Boyesten adopted Rose to be a sister and companion for his ten-year-old daughter, Emma. Emma taunted Rose with...

Unfolding over decades, G.W. McCullough’s Texas Loophole takes readers on the reflective journey of Toni (Antonia Liat Wexler). The story is told from her point of view through her childhood and teenage years into her mid-40s, trying to balance her home life in NYC with...